"I can also speak the foreigner's language. Grandpa Tate taught me."
Tang Xiaonan then recited the 26 letters of the English alphabet. Felix Thorne and the others listened, completely baffled. They couldn't understand a single word. What was this gibberish she was speaking?
Shane Thorne's eyes, however, lit up. Although he had never studied English in school, he had picked up a few phrases while teaching at Hangzhou Middle School. English was widely taught there. At the time, Shane Thorne taught Chinese literature, and the English teacher was on good terms with him. To be precise, they were drinking buddies.
This was because the two shared common interests—a love for drinking and women.
