"Mom, the pot you use for cooking rice, was it bought by Laosan?"
Mrs. Zhao eyed Da Shu's mother, seeing right through her intentions; she wasn't fooled for a second.
"It was bought by Laosan's wife. If you want one, prepare the money and have Laosan mail one over to you," she said.
Expecting Laosan to ship one over without payment was out of the question.
The electric rice cooker made cooking rice extremely convenient.
It cooked rice and steamed buns, albeit not too many, but it could cook porridge without burning it.
This item surely wasn't cheap; where would the money for such a pot come from in their household?
"Mom, we're still in the midst of famine," she said.
There was no money for any other significant purchases.
She had thought she might persuade her mother-in-law to get one from Laosan and his wife.
But now that it would cost money, Da Shu's mother was naturally reluctant.
