Fortunately, when Pei Huai heard this, he didn’t show any strange expression. Instead, he nodded at her, as if he were answering her question.
Since Pei Huai responded, Jiang Ran couldn’t pretend not to see it. She could only nod at Pei Huai and point to Pei Jing beside her, "I’ll take him to wash up first. You should wash up and go to sleep soon too; it’s already very late."
It’s not really late.
It’s just that the days are colder now and the sky darkens earlier, so people eat earlier and rest earlier.
In fact, it’s just after eight in the evening now.
If it were sumr, it would just be getting dark at eight, and people’s nightlife would just be starting.
But now, at eight, it’s as quiet as a mouse outside.
Not only quiet, but even the lights are few, as if everyone has gone to bed early.
In fact, people do go to bed early.
Because it gets dark early, people start having dinner earlier too.
Plus, with no entertainnt facilities or nightti activities, what else is there to do but sleep early?
Forget about computers and the internet—households with a TV are few and far between.
Thinking about television, Jiang Ran felt that she should plan to get one.
She decided to act upon the thought.
Though TVs are expensive, they aren’t unaffordable for Jiang Ran right now.
The next day, after breakfast, Jiang Ran didn’t hurry to the small wardrobe.
Pei Huai was all ready to take Jiang Ran but saw her not in a hurry, which made him a bit puzzled, so he ca up to ask.
"Aren’t you going to the small wardrobe today?"
Jiang Ran shook her head, "No rush to go there. I want to check out the departnt store."
Pei Huai didn’t ask why; he just nodded and said, "Then let’s go!"
Jiang Ran, "?"
Seeing Pei Huai acting as if it were a matter of course, Jiang Ran quickly stopped him, "What are you doing? Going to the departnt store, I can go by myself. You can attend to your things."
Going to the departnt store will definitely take so ti, unlike before when taking her to the small wardrobe, where he could leave as soon as she arrived.
Pei Huai is quite busy, and Jiang Ran didn’t want to take up too much of his ti.
But clearly, Pei Huai didn’t think the sa way.
Seeing Pei Huai stubbornly staring at her, Jiang Ran sighed inwardly and had to explain why she was going over there.
"I just want to buy a TV. You don’t need to..."
Before Jiang Ran could finish her sentence, Pei Huai interrupted her.
"In that case, I absolutely must go with you."
"Why?"
"To pay."
"..."
In the end, Jiang Ran couldn’t out-argue Pei Huai, so she had to go to the departnt store with him.
Sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, even though the bike was going slow enough and Jiang Ran was wrapped up thoroughly, she still felt the cold wind sneaking into her neck, making her shiver.
But there was no other way. Small cars weren’t sothing ordinary people could afford back then, and Jiang Ran never considered buying a car anyti soon.
Luckily, the departnt store wasn’t too far, and it didn’t take long before they reached its entrance.
Pei Huai parked the bike, while Jiang Ran stood aside waiting.
Once Pei Huai locked the bike, they both walked inside together.
At this ti, television sets were all bulky and square-shaped.
They all ca in different sizes too.
Jiang Ran didn’t bother with the small ones and looked directly at the big TVs.
Since it wasn’t a color TV and the resolution wasn’t high, buying a small one would be even worse for the eyes.
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