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How Much Goes in the Red Envelope
A young couple preparing red envelopes for the new year disagrees on the amount. He wants a big round number because more money makes the kids happy. She says the number itself has to sound lucky too…
This reading is part of the course. Inside, it comes with pinyin you can toggle a character at a time, a native recording that highlights each word as it is spoken, and the comprehension check as a real graded quiz — alongside every other passage, the lessons that build up to them, and the flashcards that keep them.
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