Upon reaching the area that sold large items, they asked for a sewing machine which, in addition to the ticket, cost another one hundred and fifty yuan—an amount that truly pained one's heart, but since they had come to buy a sewing machine, there was no point in dwelling on it any further.
After having the sales clerk issue the receipt, Luo Qiao handed over the money and receipt and asked their moving master to deliver the item to the alley behind.
The master, upon hearing that someone would come for it later, couldn't help but ask, "Why not wait at the department store entrance?"
Luo Qiao answered with a smile, "That entrance is too conspicuous, and I have no idea when my family could get here. I'd rather not be gawked at like a monkey, so I arranged to meet here."