While waiting for her food, Tang Meng asked Xia Minmin about what had just happened.
Tang Meng has a deep feeling about being stood up. "My dad often stands me up too, and I can understand that it's for work. But I just can't understand this dad. Why can't he come out earlier when he's playing games at home? His daughter must be disappointed and aggrieved. No matter how much he tries to make up for it later, it can't make up for today's disappointment."
The restaurant waiter brought over the pizza, and Xia Minmin couldn't wait to eat it by the edge of the pizza with her hands. Because she hadn't washed her hands, the edge of the pizza was left on the plate.
“Mengmeng, let me tell you about that old man. I really wanted to curse him. I tried my best to hold back because I was afraid he would clutch his heart and try to scam me.”
Tang Meng thought about what her best friend had said, "Yes, you can't mess with the elderly or children. I heard my dad say that they handled a case where an elderly person was trying to scam someone. At first, they had to pay a lot of money, but the situation was reversed after they found a witness."
Xia Minmin sighed. Such staged accidents are quite common. If you encounter one, it all depends on your conscience. But it's best to avoid getting involved.
"Mengmeng, are you planning to return to Shanghai earlier this year?"
“My family is planning to buy an apartment in Pudong. My mom and I went back to look at apartments beforehand, and then my dad will go over. I really want to travel with you all. I also want to see the Terracotta Warriors. I heard that their museum has many precious cultural relics.”
"The ancient capital of thirteen dynasties must be different! I heard you can dig up ancient porcelain fragments just by digging a hole in the ground. When we grow up, I'll take you there again when we have time."
"Will we just go there directly then?"
"No, we need to go back to our hometown first to pick up my maternal grandparents, and then take my godfather to play with us for a few days before going to Chang'an."
"That's great, I've never been to your hometown either."
"I guess you wouldn't be used to living in my hometown..." Xia Minmin hesitated, knowing that what she was about to say was not appropriate at this mealtime.
Tang Meng understood what her best friend meant and didn't press the matter further. She also knew that the toilet wasn't unused.
Where do we go next?
“I want to go to the video wholesale market to buy DVDs of TV series to take back to my hometown. My grandparents often complain on the phone that the TV series are not good. This time when I go back, my uncle is going to buy a DVD to take back with him.”
After dinner, Tang Meng accompanied Xia Minmin to the video store to pick out TV series DVDs, which were mostly pirated.
The two stood at the entrance of the video wholesale market, watching the shop owners rushing in and out, busy shopping.
Xia Minmin felt annoyed when she first arrived and saw the bustling scene. "I wonder if the wholesalers here do retail business?"
Tang Meng said, "I'm a little scared!"
Xia Minmin nodded in agreement, "Me too, let's go into a shop that doesn't have many customers!"
"That's what I think too. They're so busy with customers that they can't even keep up with us, let alone pay attention to us."
As soon as I stepped into the first shop, the owner said in a very rude tone, "Where did this kid come from? Get out!"
Xia Minmin and Tang Meng were already on guard, but hearing such words still hurt them.
The two then found a second shop with fewer customers.
Xia Minmin stood at the door and said, "Hello, boss, we'd like to buy some DVDs."
The boss glanced at the door and said coldly, "No retail."
So they went to a third, a fourth, and a fifth company, but were rejected by all of them without exception.
"Xiaomin, it's no wonder these business owners are having such bad business; their attitude is just too rude!"
"Even if the God of Wealth came to our door, they would push him away. Let's go check out the store with the most people later."
Xia Minmin and Tang Meng turned and went to the store with the largest store and the most customers.
As soon as you enter the store, a staff member comes over and asks, "Little friend, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xia Minmin looked at the young boy in front of her and said, "Brother, hello. We'd like to buy some TV series DVDs to take home. Do you sell them here?"
The shop assistant smiled and said, "We do both retail and wholesale here. Just take whatever you like. If you can't find it, you can ask me for help."
Hearing the shop assistant say that, Xia Minmin and Tang Meng's eyes lit up. "Thank you!"
The two wandered around the video store, browsing through DVDs. The store's counters were crammed with all sorts of DVDs, both domestic and international.
Xia Minmin still remembers that every summer when she was a child, Li Qing would rent various DVDs from the video store in town, and Xia Minmin watched a lot of TV series with her back then.
"Xiaomin, are these okay?" Tang Meng chose TV dramas from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Xia Minmin took a look and found that they were all classic TV dramas suitable for older people to watch.
Xia Minmin and Tang Meng each carried ten DVDs to the cashier to pay.
The cashier must be the boss, Xia Minmin heard the shop assistant call him boss.
"Little sister, did you buy so many DVDs? Are you going to watch them at home by yourselves?"
"Uncle, yes! I'm planning to go back to my hometown in a few days to bring it to my grandparents."
"Then I'll give you a discount."
The shop owner received 200 yuan for twenty TV series DVDs.
When Xia Minmin and Tang Meng left the video store, they were carrying DVDs in their hands. Fortunately, these DVDs only looked bulky, but they were not heavy at all.
"Mengmeng, aren't you going to buy something to take back with you from Shanghai?"
Tang Meng shook her head. "We've gone back too many times, and we don't know what to bring back. They don't like what we bring anyway, so it's better to buy it in Shanghai."
That's how it is when you bring gifts; sometimes it's just spending money to suffer.
Tang Meng helped Xia Minmin deliver the DVD to her home; Li Chunmei had already gone home.
As soon as she entered the house, Xia Minmin eagerly showed Li Chunmei the bag she had bought, saying, "Mom, look, I bought a lot of DVDs to take back to my grandparents in our hometown."
Hello, Auntie.
Li Chunmei took out grapes and watermelon from the refrigerator to treat Tang Meng.
"Mengmeng, why don't you have dinner here with Auntie?"
Mengmeng ate a grape. "No, Auntie, I still need to pack my luggage when I get home. My mom and I take the train at noon tomorrow."
Xia Minmin took a box of dark chocolate from the refrigerator and handed it to Tang Meng, "You must try this dark chocolate. It's 100% pure and really delicious. It's not bitter or sour at all."
Tang Meng looked at the chocolate in her hand and wondered if she had already found the 70% cocoa butter dark chocolate Xia Minmin had given her bitter, so this 100% cocoa butter chocolate would probably be even harder to accept.
Li Chunmei couldn't stand it anymore. "Mengmeng, if you don't like it, just put it on the coffee table. Neither her father nor I can accept this 100% dark chocolate. It's bitter and sour. Only Xiaomin likes it. I don't know what kind of taste she has that she always likes to eat this."
Xia Minmin made a face at Li Chunmei, "Mom, it's because you don't know how to appreciate things, you have no taste!"
Tang Meng put the dark chocolate into her bag. "Auntie, I'll go back and try the power of this 100% dark chocolate too. Xiaomin, Auntie, I'm going back now. See you in a while."
Xia Minmin escorted Tang Meng to the apartment building and watched her gradually disappear from sight before turning around and going upstairs.
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