âHow does that sound good?!â
Luo Shuyan glared at Shen Yan and looked at her father. She advised, âPapa, youâre only earning a thousand a month. A car is so expensive, it isnât something that our family can afford. Plus, we donât need a car! School is very nearby, itâs only a 10 minute walk. As for you, you can take the company bus to work or even ride a bicycle!â
Sheâd rather him use the money to buy another piece of property.
Of course, she wouldnât dare to tell her father something like this. After all, she was still an elementary school kid. Plus, people from the 90s didnât have the desire to buy houses as investments; they believed that houses were a place for them to stay in. At most, the more progressive population of society might consider buying a piece of property for their children, and that was it.
Luo Tianyuan already had two properties under his name plus another one in the village. It would not be realistic to buy another house and Luo Shuyan knew her father would not agree to do so.
Ning City wasnât as developed as big cities like Jing City or Shanghai. The average wage of workers wasnât a lot. People like Luo Tianyuan, who were able to earn more than a thousand a month, were rare in the small city.
Families in the late 90s already had a change in eating habits and meat was no longer a luxury.
Pork cost CNY3 for one pound and rice was 7 cents per pound, however, based on their meat intake and the price of meat, she could estimate Luo Tianyuanâs monthly income. The father and daughter were able to live comfortably on this salary, and if only he knew how to budget, they might even be able to put quite a bit into their savings account.
Despite all that, Luo Shuyan understood a manâs love for cars. She didnât need to look far. Even her male classmates loved their toy cars.
But based on their financial standing at the moment, a car wasnât something that they could afford to keep.
Luo Tianyuan was taken aback. Clearly, he hadnât expected his daughter to say something like this.
When he came back to his senses, his heart clenched; he wanted to laugh and cry. He had so much money. So, wasnât all his hard work done to allow his daughter to have a good life? To ensure her happiness?
He had to admit that he wasnât being serious when he brought up the idea. However, he now had his heart set on buying a car. If others were to ask, he could tell them that heâd sold a house to buy the car. Coincidentally, he wanted to ask Shen Qingruo to buy the apartment that they were living in. She couldnât keep renting from him forever, could she?
Although he was born in Ning City, he knew that he and his daughter couldnât possibly stay there indefinitely. When he found confidence in his abilities and when his daughter was older, he would leave this place and move to a bigger city with her.
Luo Tianyuan remained silent on their walk to school. At the school gates, he knelt down and told his daughter, âPapa has decided to buy a car and will find a way to get the money. Wonât it be great when Papa comes to fetch you in a car when the weather is bad?â
Luo Shuyan had no idea how to answer him.
Luo Tianyuan, who was squatting in front of her, was only 27 years old. At his age, he was physically attractive and a man with good morals. He looked stunning in a simple short-sleeved shirt. He was as charismatic as the actors found in movies. No wonder he was so popular among women despite having a child.
People told him that he was very young and many men his age werenât even married yet.
He was a father, but he was only human. As a human, he had his own desires. He didnât smoke or drink and he spent all his money on his daughter. So now, since he felt like buying a car, who was she, as his daughter, to stop him from doing so?
She felt like she wasnât being very filialâ¦
âAlright then.â Luo Shuyan unhappily nodded.
âSince the old man likes it, why not.â
What else could she do but agree?
Luo Tianyuan was amused by his daughterâs expression and reached to pinch her chubby cheeks. Â âPapa will ask around for a suitable second-hand car. Iâll try to buy it before National Day, itâll be just in time to take you and Shen Yan out for a spin.â
Shen Yanâs hands were holding onto the straps of his backpack. His expression was very calm.
A few fifth graders stood guard at the school gates to check if each of them had brought their red scarves*.
*The red scarf is a neckerchief worn by young pioneers of several countries during the socialist (âcommunistâ) era.
âOh no, I left my scarf at home,â Luo Shuyan panicked.
The school was very strict. Students who didnât bring their red scarves werenât allowed on school grounds and their names were taken down. The small vendors outside the school saw it as a business opportunity. So, in addition to selling ice popsicles, spicy sticks, haw flakes and pork jerky, they also sold red scarves. It wasnât expensive and elementary school students definitely had enough pocket money to buy new ones. It was better than heading home again, reporting late for school, and having their names taken down.
Luo Tianyuan had just left. Luo Shuyan was about to take out her money to buy a scarf before Shen Yan tugged her by her bag.
He was half a head taller than her despite being only half a year older than her.
âAh!â Luo Shuyan exclaimed and before she could reprimand him, he said, âI brought yours along with me, thereâs no need to buy a new one.â
ââ¦Oh.â
The vendor missed a chance to make a deal and promptly shifted his gaze towards other hapless little children.
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Shen Yan took out a red scarf from the side pocket of his bag. He paused before he shoved it to her in contempt. âHow long has it been since school started? Youâve bought at least ten new ones.â
âYouâre so forgetful.â
âMhmp.â Luo Shuyan put on the scarf and whispered, âIâm saving for a rainy day.â
At first, she found it childish to wear the red scarf. Then, she realized that the little kids in her class reacted proudly when they received the scarf from their teacher. They were finally part of the Young Pioneers of China*; the scarf was a symbol of honor. Third and fourth graders would write essays with sentences such as â âThe red scarf I wore shone brighter than day!â
*The Young Pioneers of China, often shortened to the Young Pioneers, is a mass youth organization for children aged six to fourteen in the Peopleâs Republic of China. The Young Pioneers of China is run by the Communist Youth League, an organization of older youth that comes under the Chinese Communist Party.