Chen Weisi and the others planned to meet at three o'clock. Not many students had mobile phones yet, so they could only agree to gather on the first floor of the bookstore to avoid missing each other.
Fu Ying left the house right after Mom Fu went out. Going a bit early to browse was better; once the others arrived, it wouldn't be as easy to look around.
The bookstore wasn't too far from the pedestrian street, though no direct buses went there. Fu Ying got off near the pedestrian street, crossed the overpass, and walked two more stops to arrive.
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