Ye Ling went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a pair of nurse shoes, spending five yuan. Although she felt the pinch, she thought of her own miserable life; why should she let herself be wronged? Moreover, when she truly starts high school, why shouldn't the family pay for tuition? If they really don't, she would sever the parent-child relationship and rely on herself. She simply wouldn't believe she couldn't earn money.
Besides, given her father's job, such a severance wouldn't be allowed to happen. So Ye Ling wasn't worried, taking her new shoes and buying a steamed bun. Ye Ling barefootedly found a guesthouse, where it was one yuan for a single room per night, and fifty cents for a shared bed. Ye Ling eventually stayed in the single room, washed her shoes in the washing area of the guesthouse, flicked most of the water off her feet, and wore her new shoes back to the room. As soon as she entered, she locked the door and fell directly onto the bed.
