Li Xia was terrified of being a burden to Chen Rou, so she tried to familiarize herself with everything on her own. Yet, it was as if she had been thrust from a primitive world into a civilized society. She spent the better part of the day in a state of complete disarray, from entering the wrong building unit to failing to open the door once upstairs. After getting lost and asking for directions, she finally made it home, only to realize she had forgotten how to turn on the gas stove. She struggled with it for a long time, and by the time Chen Rou arrived, she still hadn't eaten.
However, when Chen Rou asked how she was getting on and if she was getting used to things, Li Xia immediately claimed she was doing perfectly well.
There was a television in the apartment. Remembering that Chen Rou might like it, she had learned how to turn it on, and it worked on the first try. When she went downstairs to buy groceries, she saw apples—a fruit rarely available in Shenzhen this season—and bought two. Needless to say, the price was exorbitant, costing three yuan per apple when converted. She couldn't bear to eat them herself; she peeled and sliced them, and when she saw Chen Rou wouldn't take any, she fed them to her slice by slice.
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