7. A mood of loneliness and pain left him gloomy all day. Later, with the help of his teacher and his classmates, he expressed his wish to join Young Pioneers. Everyone was happy for his determination to improve and gave him great encouragement. He resolved to join, and from then on, no longer skipped classes, listened attentively in lessons, and even reviewed homework at home in the evenings.
[!]Note: text based on a complete copy of the lianhuanhua; see our translators’ introduction for a reproduction of the missing page.
