Xia Minmin has no say in whether or not to buy clothes and shoes; she only has the power to decide based on the style.

Xia Minmin felt that the pants and shoes were still wearable and not much smaller than usual. She prefers pants and shoes that are a size larger and usually buys them one size up, so they weren't too small for her now.

After browsing through the shop, Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo handed over all the items they liked to Xia Minmin.

Xia Minmin took a look and picked out two or three pairs of cargo pants in different styles and colors to go to the fitting room. This was the first time in her life that she had ever bought cargo pants.

She prefers the loose fit of cargo pants to jeans, as they are very comfortable to wear.

While Xia Minmin was trying on pants, Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo sat in the store looking at hiking boots, constantly complaining about their daughter.

"I don't understand why kids their age like to wear dark-colored clothes; it makes them look much older."

“We were just at that shop on the second floor. The clothes there were so pretty, all pink and delicate, perfect for someone her age.”

"As Xiaomin said, it's childish!"

Li Chunmei finds it funny whenever she recalls the expression on Xia Minmin's face when she said those words.

If Xia Minmin heard Xia Jianguo say this, she would definitely complain that combining elements like lace, pink, light blue, and white is simply a disaster.

Xia Minmin has always been very opinionated about her clothes; she will never buy something she doesn't like, and she won't wear it even if she has paid for it.

Xia Jianguo patted Li Chunmei on the shoulder and said, "Your daughter is out. Go and see her."

Li Chunmei walked to Xia Minmin's side and said, "It's fine, the size looks just right."

Xia Minmin turned around in front of the mirror. "I want to buy a size up so it will be more comfortable and looser."

Li Chunmei suggested, "Let's get a size up first, you can try it and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, we'll stick with this size."

Xia Minmin nodded, and the sales assistant changed her size.

After trying it on, Xia Minmin finally showed a satisfied smile. She felt free after going up a size, and the clothes felt so good without any sense of restriction.

Years of exercise and calcium supplements have paid off. Xia Minmin is very satisfied with her current height and figure, with long arms and legs. When she went to the hospital to have her bone age measured, the doctor said she would probably grow to about 1.7 meters tall. She grew a full 10 centimeters in one go.

The sales assistant stood next to Li Chunmei and said, "Sister, our clothes really suit your child. Our clothes only look good on tall people with long legs and arms."

“I’ve been in this store for many years, and I’ve never seen a child wear clothes that look like this. Your child looks very cool in our clothes.”

Li Chunmei also felt it was very good. "Your brand has few styles of clothes, but the fabrics are all very good. My child has very sensitive skin, and she is very particular about the material of clothes. There are very few clothing brands in this mall that she can wear."

"The material of our clothes is indeed suitable for people with allergies. Over the years, I have helped many people with skin allergies buy clothes. Now everyone is a repeat customer of our store."

Xia Minmin took out three pairs of pants and handed them to the sales assistant, saying, "These are the three pairs."

After Xia Minmin changed her clothes, Xia Jianguo introduced her favorite hiking boot styles to Li Chunmei and Xia Minmin one by one. Xia Minmin was very casual about shoes, as long as the size was right.

But Xia Jianguo is different; he is very picky about the style of clothes and shoes.

In the end, Xia Minmin sat on the sofa and waited for the two of them to try on the shoes.

An hour passed before Xia Jianguo finally chose his hiking boots.

Xia Minmin bought a pair of hiking boots based on Li Chunmei's style.

Xia Minmin finished the whole process of trying on shoes and paying at the sports store next door in less than five minutes, afraid that Xia Jianguo would stop her and make her keep trying on shoes.

After Xia Minmin finished buying her clothes, Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo also started choosing their own clothes. She aimlessly wandered around the sofas in various clothing stores.

It was so tiring, even more tiring than a sports meet.

Li Chunmei was so happy with her purchase that she insisted Xia Minmin try on the leather shoes.

Those were a pair of red ballet shoes, very eye-catching in style, and looked good on the feet, making her skin appear snow-white. They were perfect for Xia Minmin's slender feet.

Xia Jianguo and Li Chunmei nodded in agreement upon seeing this.

"How about it? Pretty good, right? Buy it and take it home."

Xia Minmin looked resistant. "I don't want to. The soles of these shoes are too thin. My feet will get tired after wearing them for a while."

"You look so good in it. Mom, I want to wear it but I can't."

Li Chunmei's feet are fleshy, and when she wears ballet shoes, the shape of the shoes changes.

“I’ll never have a chance to wear these shoes. They don’t look good with my school uniform from Monday to Friday. I can’t wear them on Saturday because I have tennis lessons. And I don’t need them on Sunday because I’m going hiking. They’re just a beautiful piece of junk.”

Xia Minmin's words made a lot of sense, so Li Chunmei had no choice but to give up trying to persuade her further.

After the family returned home, Li Chunmei put the new clothes in the washing machine to wash them.

The next day, Xia Minmin went to her extracurricular class wearing new pants and new shoes.

I ran into Tang Meng as soon as I went downstairs.

"Xiaomin, your new pants are very stylish."

"The style is secondary; the fabric is really comfortable."

Tang Meng touched the fabric with her hand. The fabric looked stiff, but she didn't expect it to be so soft. In her opinion, it was impossible for these two characteristics to be combined. She was surprised that the pants were so well integrated.

"Xiaomin, what brand of pants did you buy? I've never seen this kind of fabric before?"

Xia Minmin briefly mentioned the address and brand.

"I'm going to buy a pair tonight too. My jeans are too tight and they're not small, so I'm going to buy a size up."

"Right? I don't like wearing jeans either. My knees often get allergic reactions from jeans, and they're super itchy!"

Xia Minmin has a lot to complain about when it comes to jeans. But now that she's in middle school, she can't wear the kind of pants that kids wear anymore.

Her only options were sweatpants and jeans. She had bought all kinds of pants made of this material, but each had its own drawbacks, so she had no choice but to settle for jeans.

When Xia Minmin returned home at noon, she saw that the egg tarts on the coffee table were still steaming.

Xia Jianguo came out of the kitchen carrying dishes and saw his daughter staring in disbelief.

"Xiaomin, how about it? Do you like it? Dad bought you all the flavors of egg tarts."

Xia Minmin was shocked by the mountain of egg tarts on the coffee table. There were six of each of the five flavors, for a total of thirty egg tarts.

Since that incident, Xia Minmin hasn't eaten egg tarts for almost half a year.

That same evening, Tang Meng and Luo Yang went to the store Xia Minmin had mentioned to buy pants.

In less than a month, girls at No. 5 Middle School started wearing cargo pants.