Chapter 104

  "Oh no, I'm not going down anymore, there are too many people downstairs, it's not good if we're seen."

  Xiao Su withdrew his arm and said with a bitter face.

  Seeing her like this, I also followed her and squatted down. As soon as I did, I felt that the sunlight on my body was much weaker. No wonder she clung to this spot and refused to leave - it turned out she had discovered this advantage.

  However, staying here all the time is not a solution. Even if you can hide under the bridge, you can't hide from the people on top of it. There are people passing by from time to time, but fortunately, we haven't met anyone familiar on this bridge yet. Although my companion and I occasionally receive some attention, we try our best to ignore it and pretend that no one has seen us.

  "Xiao Su, let's hurry up and get going. First, change out of these clothes, then find a place to wash your face."

  I reached out and tugged at her sleeve a few times, but she had a gloomy face and hummed incessantly. After a while, she said, "I'm so ashamed, I, Xiao Su, am so ashamed."

  "You can't afford to lose it, and I also can't afford to lose it."

  I nodded in agreement: "Now both of us are in this awkward state, hiding here and not daring to move. The people coming and going on the bridge don't know if they recognize us or not. I hope we won't be seen by someone who knows us."

  "It can't be, if you've seen it then you've seen it, mind your own business."

  Xiao Su said with disapproval.

  I followed her and said, "Actually, it's okay to meet anyone, just don't want to meet our class flower Dong Xiaohui. If we met her here, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape today, she'll definitely stop us and mock us mercilessly."

  "She dares."

  Suddenly, Xiao Su let out a loud shout and sprang to his feet with a whoosh.

  As I saw her stand up, I continued to tease her and said: "She would just laugh to death, but what I'm worried about is that tomorrow morning, the photos of our ghostly faces will spread wildly in school, and whether it's boys or girls, they'll all have our photos in their hands.

  There's no other way, what she cares about most is her image in school. If we don't use this to stimulate her, I reckon she'd rather be roasted alive on the bridge than go down and meet people.

  "Heaven wants me dead."

  She let out a loud cry and rushed over to grab my arm, then turned around and dashed towards the underpass.

  "Xia Qinghe, what should we do now?"

  Xiao Su turned around, looking worried and asked me.

  "What's going on?"

  I asked with a puzzled expression.

  She raised her other hand and a shiny big bag appeared before my eyes.

  "What's wrong with this bag? Are you afraid it will get damaged from the sun?"

  "No." She cried out in distress: "There's no extra money in this purse, where are we going to buy clothes?"

  Seeing her worried, I smiled easily and said, "So, you're worried that there's not enough silver in your hands to buy clothes."

  "Uh-huh."

  She nodded pitifully at me.

  I smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've got the clothes shopping covered. You, who only knows how to wear branded goods, Miss Spoiled Brat, I didn't expect you to find good stuff from that cheap pile anyway."

  "Hmm."

  She snorted heavily and said disdainfully, "I must declare beforehand that if you want to buy cheap clothes for me to wear, I won't be picky. However, the style of clothing has requirements - it must be one of SAM teacher's designs from this summer's fashion show; otherwise, I'd rather crawl back like this than wear those low-end clothes."

  "Alright, alright."

  I nodded to her and said, "Don't worry about this, I think everything you've said is fine."

  "Isn't it all right?"

  She looked at me with a surprised face, "Could it be that counterfeiters are now so powerful that they can even fake the limited edition clothes of famous designers?"

  I turned back with a smile and said to her, "That's natural. If I hadn't done that, how could I have been so confident in agreeing to this?"

  "Alright then."

  She looked at the bag in her hand with a disappointed expression and shook her head.

  "Xia Qinghe, what do you think is the difference between genuine and fake brand names?"

  "What is the difference between genuine and fake brand names?"

  Suddenly hearing her ask me such a profound question, it's really hard for me to believe. I turned my head to look at her and repeated it again to make sure it wasn't my ears that had the problem.

  "That's right."

  She nodded and said, "Rich people like to wear branded clothes. If they don't wear branded clothes, they feel uncomfortable. And there are some families with low incomes who can't afford branded clothes, but they also enjoy shopping every day. Although in the eyes of those rich people, the things those poor people buy are so inferior, but the people who buy things are still enthusiastic."

  She looked at me and said, "Sometimes I really don't understand, are we rich people born to be used to living a life of luxury? So in our eyes, the lives of those poor people seem so shameful. Even if it's just seeing some poor people picking up small change on the ground without regard for their dignity, us so-called rich people will feel embarrassed and uncomfortable, as if we've lost face."

  I smiled and asked her back, "What about you? If you saw me rummaging through a trash can for a 50-cent coin, regardless of how dirty it was, would you think I'm too embarrassing to be doing that for just 50 cents? Or would you think that even though it's only 50 cents, I have no right to discard it carelessly, after all, the portrait on our country's currency is a symbol of our nation?"

  Xiao Su let out a loud laugh and couldn't help but raise her bag to hit me, fortunately I was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and immediately blocked her bag.

  "I only think that Xia Qinghe picking up that 50 cents is a patriotic act, because of our relationship, you don't have to say it's just 50 cents, even if it's more than 50 cents, as long as I Xiao Su can afford it, I will give it to you."

  "Hehe, Xiao Su."

  I looked at her with a faint smile on my face.

  "What's wrong?"

  She couldn't help but roll her eyes at me again, but I'm in a good mood right now, so I won't bother with her.

  "What you said, Xia Qinghe will remember it in her heart, don't think about regretting it later."

  "Just remember it then, or would you like me to repeat it? Record what I'm saying with your phone so you can come find me later."

  Seeing me disbelieving, she said somewhat angrily.

  Yes, she's my good sister and close friend since childhood, at any time, I shouldn't doubt her.