Huang Wanzhen: "I think Wang Po is not suitable. She is too cunning. You used her as a pawn before, but she was far inferior."

Mrs. Huang Dong: "What do you know, little kid? You'll lose only one out of ten if you pawn it."

"Besides, I don't want to go alone. It would be so embarrassing if someone recognized me. Mrs. Wang is a widow, so I'll just keep it a secret. I'll just consider it as her errand fee."

Huang Wanzhen paused as she lifted the quilt. "If that's the case, then you can come to me next time. After all, I'm your own daughter. Giving the errand fee to me is no better than giving it to Mrs. Wang."

Huang Dong poked her hard and said, "Do I need you to wear clothes or to eat? Look at how stingy you are."

People can’t teach people, but things can teach people once.

Huang Wanzhen decided to find an opportunity to take Huang Dongshi to the pawnshop to see for herself today.

She just didn't believe that jewelry made of real gold and silver would be worth less if it was exchanged for big dollars.

"Well, mother, please go to the main hall and wait for me. I'll wash up and come find you."

As soon as the sky brightened, the two of them went out.

Mrs. Huang didn't even dare to hail a rickshaw, so Huang Wanzhen walked to the middle of the road and hailed one.

"Madam, Miss, where are you two going?"

Mrs. Huang pursed her lips tightly and said nothing. Huang Wanzhen asked, "How much is the admission fee to John's Hospital on West Street?"

Rickshaw driver: "Fifty copper coins."

Huang Wanzhen: "It's too expensive. I only spent twenty copper coins on a bus yesterday."

Rickshaw driver: "How can one person be the same as two people?"

Huang Wanzhen frowned: "Is that how it's calculated?"

Rickshaw driver: “Of course.”

Huang Wanzhen wanted to say something, but Mrs. Huang tugged at her sleeve and said, "Forget it, go up, I'll go."

Huang Wanzhen held her hand and shook her head, "What are you afraid of right in front of your own house?"

He turned to look at the rickshaw driver and said, "We won't take it anymore."

The rickshaw driver waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, I'll give you a discount. Forty copper coins should be fine. Get in."

Huang Wanzhen ignored him and waved to a rickshaw driver not far away.

The driver was about twenty years old, very tall and strong. He wore a long-sleeved white coat and black trousers with particularly wide legs. He had thin straps tied around his ankles, revealing a pair of big, prominent feet. He seemed to be born for this job.

"John's Hospital on West Street, how much?"

"Thirty coppers."

A deep male voice sounded, making Huang Wanzhen smile.

"Mom, get in the car!"

"Hey! Hey! Ah Xiang, do you understand the rules? How can you steal my customers?"

The previous rickshaw driver quit.

Huang Wanzhen didn't even look at him and directly helped Huang Dongshi into Axiang's rickshaw.

Ah Xiang said nothing, but simply used his broad shoulders to push the person away, and ran away with his big feet flapping.

As soon as she got on the rickshaw, Mrs. Huang never stopped talking. She first expressed her opinion on the fare, and then complained about Huang Wanzhen being too troublesome.

"Why save a few dollars when you're away from home? You'll just offend people for nothing."

Huang Wanzhen was also a person who refused to admit defeat, and she immediately started to refute, "Who did you offend? Do you know that person?"

Huang Dongshi: "It's better to be safe than sorry. Even if you don't know him, don't offend him. What if he harms us?"

Huang Wanzhen: "Well, I was afraid he would harm me, so I just changed cars. Isn't that perfect?"

Huang Dong glared at her angrily, "I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. What do you know, little kid?"

Huang Wanzhen: "Well, I don't know anything, so why did you ask me to accompany you to the hospital? If you have the ability, go by yourself!"

Huang Dongshi's voice suddenly rose. "I spent the money. What? You're going to deny it before we even get to the hospital? Spit it out if you can."

Huang Wanzhen did not show any weakness, "Okay!"

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, John's Hospital is run by an American church. It's full of foreigners who speak a foreign language. Even if you go there, you won't understand what they say!"

Huang Dong threw the handkerchief at Huang Wanzhen's face angrily, "You can do it, you understand?! I'll see how you embarrass yourself later."

Huang Wanzhen is a person who often attends English corners. She may not understand some professional medical terms, but she has no problem with daily communication.

"Just wait and see!"

See more of the outside world, gain more abilities, and be less constrained by men.

When they arrived at the hospital entrance, Huang Dongshi had just taken out a dollar when Huang Wanzhen grabbed her hand.

"I'll do it."

She handed the copper coins she had prepared in advance to Axiang, and then helped Huang Dongshi get out of the car.

After watching Ah Xiang leave, he quietly reminded Huang Dongshi, "Mom, when you're out, don't show off your wealth, especially when you're two women with bound feet like us."

Mrs. Huang was speechless as she looked at the four-story Western-style building in front of her. She just kept nodding.

Huang Wanzhen pulled her inside. As soon as they reached the door, Mrs. Huang stopped, clutching her chest. "Will this building collapse?"

Huang Wanzhen looked up and saw the brick-concrete structure and water-brushed stone craftsmanship. "It's much stronger than the brick and wood structure of our house. It won't fall down. Let's go in."

Huang Dong leaned half of her body on Huang Wanzhen and walked in slowly.

The steady and solemn huge arches, the imported mosaic tiles, and the stained glass windows made of colored glass made Huang Dongshi feel dizzy.

Huang Wanzhen half supported and half hugged her as they walked towards a blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigner.

"Hello, I want to have a foot radiotherapy. Are there any procedures required?" A string of fluent English came out of Huang Wanzhen's mouth.

This made Mrs. Huang dumbfounded.

She felt that the daughter beside her was more unfamiliar than the strange foreigner opposite her.

"Ma'am, the Western Department of Surgery is fine. The general practitioner is two dollars, and the director is five dollars. Who would you like to see?"

Huang Wanzhen handed over five dollars without hesitation.

The foreigner took the dollar and handed her a small wooden sign, "Go east and turn left."

Huang Wanzhen didn't leave after receiving the wooden plaque. Instead, she smiled and said, "My mother wants to consult about some fertility issues, mainly about having a boy or a girl. Do we have such a service here?"

The foreigner glanced at Mrs. Huang Dong as if suddenly realizing something, then smiled and said to Huang Wanzhen, "Your mother should have come to us for a diagnosis earlier. As long as she's still menstruating, there's still hope."

"Our doctor, Dr. Liam, is an authority on this subject, but his consultation fee is a bit high, ten dollars. I'm not sure if you can afford it."

Huang Wanzhen immediately turned her head and said in Chinese: "Mom, it's ten dollars. Do you still want to ask?"

Mrs. Huang nodded slightly. "Yes, I brought thirty dollars with me. As long as I can find out how to have a son, I will spend it all. I don't mind."

"Let me tell you, when the emperor was still alive, there was a recipe for having a child in the palace. It was a recipe worth a thousand gold coins. Ten dollars is nothing."