Chapter 23
While walking and talking, they arrived at a mobile phone store. Yao Le'er, blushing, took out her old HTC phone, which was very broken and outdated, with a cracked screen.
The repairman took one look and laughed, "Little beauty, this model is almost ten years old. It's a miracle it still works. Just buy a new one; there's no point in repairing this."
Yao Le'er hesitated, "It can still work if you fix it!"
The repairman shook his head, "Parts for this model are hard to find these days. Trust me, just get a new one."
Yao Le'er took her phone back, bit her lip, and looked down shyly. Xu Bin asked, "Le'er, did you bring money to fix this old phone?"
"Yes, otherwise, I won't be able to use it," Yao Le'er replied helplessly. "I keep it under my pillow, and I must have cracked the screen while sleeping."
She was still in school and her family was strict about her using a phone, so she only got this old phone from her sister Yao Xin after entering high school. She jailbroke it and started using it.
This phone couldn't run any games, but Yao Le'er treasured it. Xu Bin didn't know whether to admire her contentment or pity her for having such a cheap phone from her mother-in-law.
"Just get a new one. Parts for this model are rare now," Xu Bin suggested.
"I can't ask Mom for money," Yao Le'er said, looking down, her voice filled with disappointment. "My sisters think I'll get distracted if I have a new phone, but all my classmates have them."
Xu Bin knew better than to comment on Shen Ruyu's stinginess. Yao Le'er was right; she was too controlling, even for a senior high school student.