Character List

Characters (in order of appearance)

老李 Lǎo Lǐ: Eldest member of the Li family; Xiao Li's father and Xiaoxiao Li's grandfather

小小李 Xiǎoxiǎo Lǐ: Youngest member of the Li family; Lao Li's grandson and Xiao Li's son

小李 Xiǎo Lǐ: Son and only child of Lao Li; Xiaoxiao Li's father; employee at 安全新能源公司*

刘依诺 Liú Yīnuò: (刘 Liú surname, 依 yī to depend on; 诺 nuò promise); employee at 安全新能源公司*

张老板 Zhāng Lǎobǎn: Hutong bookstore owner

继父 jìfù stepfather，妈妈 māmā mother of Liu Yinuo; mentioned in chapter 3

邻居史太太 Línjū Shǐ Tàitài: Neighbor Mrs. Shi

胡同大厨 Hútòng Dàchú: Hutong street food chef

王雪梅 Wáng Xuěméi: (王 Wáng king, 雪 Xuě snow, snowfall; 梅 méi plum flower) Wife of Liao Li (李太太); mother of Xiaoxiao Li; an employee of 安全新能源公司 ; currently working in Shanghai

*安全新能源公司 Ānquán Xīn Néngyuán Gōngsī, Safe New Energy Company, specializes in developing electric vehicles. They are frontrunners in the development of 锂离子电池 lǐ lízǐ diànchí lithium-ion batteries. Xiao Li and Xiao Li’s wife work in the 研究与开发部 yánjiū yǔ kāifā bù research and development department. Liu Yinuo works at the company as a  程序员 chéngxù yuán software developer.