After lunch, Wang Yitong took Yingbao to buy books, pens, ink, and a military green crossbody bag, which was a kind of schoolbag.
We went to the same place as last time, the one for my eldest brother, second brother, and youngest brother... for them to use when they go to school.
That shop is called Yipinxuan. It has a wide variety of books and is much better than the other shop. More importantly, the service is also good. You can come in and browse freely, just be careful not to damage the books.
It's much better than Yi Jing Xuan, which is so condescending. The most important thing is that Yi Jing Xuan not only condescends, but also its books, writing materials, storybooks, pamphlets... are extremely expensive, and most people can't afford them. Even if they could, Ying Bao and the others wouldn't buy from this store.
The quality is about the same, one is cheap and affordable, the other is ridiculously expensive. Even a fool could tell which one to choose!
Art Gallery.
"Young friends, what would you like to order? Would you like me to introduce some dishes to you?" The somewhat wealthy and refined-looking shopkeeper had been watching Wang Yitong and her daughter Yingbao come in for a while, hesitating about what to choose. He stepped forward and introduced them.
Wang Yitong politely replied, "Thank you, boss, but not for now. I'll call you if I need anything. You can go ahead and do your work."
Yingbao ignored the little incident and instead read the storybook she had accidentally discovered earlier with great interest.
It mainly tells the story of a beautiful woman and Chen Shimei (a notorious traitor).
Yingbao was so engrossed in watching her daughter that she didn't call out to her. Instead, she wandered around by herself, slowly making a decision. But her daughter Yingbao was a decisive person and might not necessarily have her own choice, so she walked up to Yingbao and asked, "Yingbao... what do you need? Which one do you like?"
Yingbao finally looked up from the storybook. She hadn't looked at one in a long time and was completely absorbed. She was a little shy and said, "Mommy, I'm fine with anything. Just buy whatever you think is best." After hesitating for a moment, she said to Wang Yitong, "Mommy, could you buy me some more storybooks and tales of strange and unusual events?"
Wang Yitong asked in confusion, "Why do you need a storybook? Can you even understand it?"
Yingbao pretended to be sad and said, "Mother, I used to hear the old men in the village talk about how wonderful and interesting the outside world was. I really wanted to see it for myself. The old men even told stories in the storybooks, and the stories in them were so moving..."
I've never seen a storybook before, and I want to see the picture dolls in it with my brothers.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yitong said with a pang of sadness, "Buy...we'll buy whichever ones you want," and then added to Yingbao, "Is there anything else you want?"
Yingbao shook her head and said obediently, "Mother, this is enough for me."
Wang Yitong looked down and her eyes hurt. Good heavens, more than a dozen books! Could she possibly finish reading them all?
But she only thought about it silently in her heart; in the end, she still arranged everything for her daughter, Yingbao.
Yingbao rarely asks her mother for things, food... In her memory, there is almost none. This is the first time she has seen her express such a strong desire.
Therefore, as a mother, fulfilling her child's wishes is the best she can do so far.
Yingbao did find some of the content in the storybook appealing, but that wasn't the most important thing.
Her plan was to wait until she had time to read and understand the current trends, directions, and target audience of storybooks, so that she could write one herself, combining the magazines and novels she had read in modern times.
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