Rebirth in the 80's: The Daily Life of the Villain's Mom-Chapter 42: I’m Afraid

The salesperson looked Jiang Ran up and down several times after hearing her words.

Having worked here for several years, the salesperson had encountered all sorts of customers.

There were those who acted rich and insisted on buying something.

And there were those who asked a lot of questions but ended up buying the cheapest option.

It was the first time seeing someone like Jiang Ran, who openly asked for the cheapest item from the start.

Being stared at by the salesperson didn’t make Jiang Ran feel embarrassed.

What’s wrong with buying the cheapest?

Isn’t she still spending money?

There’s nothing to be ashamed of.

After all, she wasn’t asking the salesperson to give it to her for free.

Seeing Jiang Ran’s composed expression, the salesperson stopped staring and turned around to take a simple-designed alarm clock from the counter.

"This is the cheapest, ten dollars."

Even the cheapest costs ten dollars?!

Jiang Ran’s eyes widened slightly, but she quickly returned to normal.

At this time, businesses wouldn’t take advantage of customers, especially in such a department store with fixed prices.

Although Jiang Ran thought it was a bit expensive, she gritted her teeth and bought it.

Pei Shanshan, who had been following Jiang Ran, felt her heart ache when Jiang Ran actually bought the alarm clock.

These past few days, they earned over ten dollars, but Pei Jing’s schooling cost five, and now buying an alarm clock cost another ten.

The hard-earned money was spent too quickly!

Money was handed over and goods were received.

The salesperson demonstrated how to wind the alarm clock and set the time correctly before handing it to Jiang Ran.

Alarm clocks at this time were mostly mechanical rather than battery-operated.

There was a small knob at the back of the clock that needed to be wound until it couldn’t be wound anymore.

It needed winding every day, otherwise, it would stop without you knowing. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Jiang Ran had used such an alarm clock when she was very young.

Back then, she often forgot to wind it, causing the clock to stop.

This issue disappeared later with battery-operated clocks.

Jiang Ran took the alarm clock and left the department store, turning to Pei Shanshan, "Did you remember what the salesperson just taught?"

"I remembered." Pei Shanshan nodded.

"Then you need to wind it every morning and evening, so the clock doesn’t stop."

Jiang Ran was worried she might forget because she was busy, so she reminded Pei Shanshan.

If both of them knew about it, even if one forgot, the other would remember.

After hearing Jiang Ran’s words, Pei Shanshan became nervous.

After a moment of hesitation, Pei Shanshan spoke softly, "I’m afraid..."

Jiang Ran looked at Pei Shanshan in confusion, "Afraid of what?"

"Afraid of winding it. What if I break it?"

Pei Shanshan said, raising her eyes to look at Jiang Ran.

Meeting Pei Shanshan’s gaze, Jiang Ran realized Pei Shanshan wasn’t lying; she was genuinely scared.

After all, the Pei Family had always lived frugally and hadn’t seen many clocks, let alone touched them. It’s only natural for Pei Shanshan to be scared.

Jiang Ran softened her tone, "There’s nothing to be afraid of. Just don’t use too much force when you’re winding."

Pei Shanshan moved her lips, wanting to say something else.

But when she met Jiang Ran’s gaze, she swallowed the words and nodded in agreement.

Without spending any more time in the town, they took the clock and headed back to the village.

They didn’t go straight home but instead went to the Pei Family’s field to get the key from Wang Cuilan.