David's worried about who will look after the estate whilst Kobi is away. Mali and Zainab are sure Kobi has arranged a replacement and sure enough a temporary caretaker arrives on the scene. Everyone likes the new caretaker, Ricki, and David then worries that Kobi's replacement might take over for good, leaving Kobi out of a job.

When a present for David arrives all the way from China, Laila is fascinated by the notion of Chinese New Year being on a completely different day to the New Year they celebrated just after Christmas. Laila starts thinking that she could create her own celebration and is determined to choose a day and create her own festival celebration, but not all her friends are as enthusiastic about ‘Laila's Day'.