When Shao Wanwan brought up the matter again and was prepared to fulfill her promise, Zhang Suran felt uneasy. It wasn't that she was worried about Shao Wanwan spending money, but she was genuinely afraid that Shao Guanghua would get angry.

Shao Guanghua described many times the scene where Shao Wanwan's biological father shielded him and Jiang Jianhua from a knife attack. There were five knife wounds in total: three to his back, one to his chest, and the most fatal one to his neck. Blood flowed like a river, and he had nightmares for several days afterward. Every day he dreamed of catching his comrade's cold corpse, and his hands were quickly covered in blood.

Shao Guanghua kept nagging her, making her feel that they owed Shao Wanwan a debt they could never repay in their lifetime.

“Wanwan, you’ve worked so hard to earn this money, you don’t need to give it to Mom. Mom feels like she’s already received your reward too soon, and I feel a little bad about it. Wait until you start earning a salary!” Although she really wanted the gold necklace, Zhang Suran still said.

"It's okay, Mom. Just buy a thinner one. I won't spend too much money. Aunt Qian always shows off her gold ring, right? Let's buy her a gold necklace this time so she can be envious. Besides, Mom, you have good taste. Help me see what I think of that new bag I want to buy." Shao Wanwan focused on the bag, giving Zhang Suran a way out.

Rationally, she wanted to refuse Shao Wanwan, knowing that Shao Guanghua would scold her for being immature. However, she just couldn't bring herself to say no. Shao Wanwan offered her a way out, which she immediately accepted with great joy.

Because most of the houses in Luosi Hutong are self-built, the surrounding amenities are particularly poor, and it takes more than an hour to walk to the bus station.

If I have an urgent matter and need to go out, I usually call the convenience store downstairs from Uncle Li's public phone. As long as he's home, he'll drive to Shao's house to pick me up. Uncle Li is a nice guy and will give me a friendly price.

But Uncle Li just happened to have taken a job in another city and wouldn't be back until the next day.

Zhang Suran then suggested sewing the money onto their underwear, and then using a knife to cut open the pockets of their underwear and take the money out when they got to the jewelry store.

Although Shao Wanwan saw the author write about it in the book.

Because the security situation was so bad at that time, and there were pickpockets everywhere at the train station, the underwear sold at the market all had pockets.

But when Shao Wanwan actually saw the floral shorts with pockets, the corners of her mouth still twitched uncontrollably.

"Mom, these panties already have pockets, so don't sew them on!" Shao Wanwan really couldn't accept that she had to ask Zhang Suran to pull down her panties even when they were at the jewelry store.

"Wanwan, it's not that Mom's nagging, but you don't know how many people are staking out the area near the department store! We not only have to sew the money into our underwear, but we also have to wear tattered clothes, otherwise, we'll easily get robbed!"

Zhang Suran's words left Shao Wanwan, who had read the novel, speechless. Better safe than sorry; it was the right thing to be extra careful at this time.

When they arrived at the bus station, Shao Wanwan admitted that she was having second thoughts.

It's as if everyone's eyes can shoot X-rays and scan her to see that she's carrying money.

He felt that everyone's gaze was malicious, and that they were glancing near his crotch.

Fortunately, Zhang Suran held her tightly.

Once they squeezed onto the bus, Shao Wanwan realized that what hit her even before the heatwave was the various smells on the bus.

After all, it was my first time riding a bus from 1998.

She was just like a primary school student, curiously looking at everything around her.

The bus was extremely basic, and the middle was already piled with various agricultural products.

Perhaps out of curiosity, she wasn't paying attention to where she was stepping, and the two geese were kicked and startled, squawking wildly.

The goose's honking caused all sorts of other creatures in the car to start honking in unison.

In an instant, the car was filled with a stench and noise, turning into a chaotic mess. Shao Wanwan stood in the aisle, enduring the scrutiny of everyone's gaze.

The driver, already impatient from working non-stop, heard the noise, grabbed a large teacup filled with strong tea, slammed the door shut on the ladder, climbed into the driver's seat, glanced at the rearview mirror, and yelled, "Some young comrades just don't know their place. They could have taken a taxi instead of squeezing in."

Everyone knew they were talking about Shao Wanwan, so no one said a word.

"Little Comrade" is such an uncommon term.

Shao Wanwan was at a loss for how to react.

I was busy making money recently and didn't get to know 1998 properly. I never expected to be in such a predicament.

"Wanwan, let Mom help you squeeze to the back. I think it'll be more spacious there." Zhang Suran completely ignored the bamboo baskets filled with various agricultural products in the aisle, only thinking about showing off in front of Shao Wanwan.

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