bayedsolid Chapter 658: Tripped
Chapter 658: Tripped
The next morning, Qin Huairu was awakened by a sharp ringing sound. She opened her eyes in a daze and looked around for the source of the sound. She found that it was a small box placed on the bedside that was ringing. She carefully picked up the box and looked left and right, not knowing how to stop it. The ringing sound continued, making her head ache. She tried to press the button on the box, but she didn't expect that the ringing sound would become louder, and a mechanical voice came out: "Your alarm clock is on, and it will be sunny today..." Qin Huairu was so scared that her hands trembled and she almost threw the box out. After a long struggle, she finally found a way to turn off the alarm clock. While washing, Qin Huairu saw a white ceramic basin in the bathroom with two faucets on it. She thought it was for washing her face, so she reached out to turn on the faucet. As a result, a stream of cold water suddenly spurted out and splashed her. She stepped back in panic, but accidentally touched another faucet, and hot water gushed out again. For a while, the bathroom alternated between hot and cold, and Qin Huairu was soaked and embarrassed. By the time she finally figured out how to adjust the water temperature, she was already soaked like a drowned rat. After changing her clothes, Qin Huairu was hungry and decided to go out to find something to eat. She walked out of her residence and saw a fast food restaurant on the street. She walked in and looked at the dazzling array of food pictures in the store, and had no idea how to order. At this time, a young man behind her said impatiently: "Auntie, please hurry up, go over there to pay after ordering." Qin Huairu looked embarrassed and blushed and said: "Young man, how do you order food? Auntie doesn't understand." The young man realized that Qin Huairu's dress and expression were different, so he patiently explained it to her. Qin Huairu finally ordered the meal. When she was looking for a seat with a tray, she tripped over the chair leg again, and the food on the tray almost spilled, attracting the attention of people around her. After eating, Qin Huairu wanted to go out for a walk and get familiar with this strange city. She saw a row of yellow bicycles parked on the side of the road with "shared bicycles" written on the body. She thought the bicycle was pretty and wanted to ride one. She reached out to move the bicycle, but found that it was locked with a strange lock. She was wondering, and a little boy next to her smiled and said, "Grandma, you have to use your mobile phone to scan the code to unlock it." Qin Huairu looked confused: "Mobile phone? Scan code? What is that?" Seeing that she really didn't understand, the little boy took out his mobile phone and demonstrated it to her. Qin Huairu watched the little boy skillfully operate the mobile phone and unlock the bicycle, and her heart was full of envy. She said to the little boy embarrassedly: "Child, grandma doesn't have a mobile phone, what can I do?" The little boy thought about it and said, "Grandma, you can go buy one. Mobile phones are very convenient now." Qin Huairu listened to the little boy and decided to buy a mobile phone. She walked into a mobile phone store, and the various mobile phones in the store dazzled her. The clerk came up enthusiastically and asked her what kind of mobile phone she needed. Qin Huairu stammered, "I... I want a mobile phone that can make calls and scan codes to unlock the bicycle." The clerk couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and recommended her a relatively simple smartphone and patiently taught her how to use it. Qin Huairu studied very hard, but she still encountered many problems. She accidentally pressed the camera function, and the phone took a series of photos at the clerk; she accidentally touched the voice assistant, and a voice came from the phone asking her if she needed any help, which scared her. After buying the phone, Qin Huairu tried to scan the code to unlock the shared bicycle according to the method taught by the clerk. She took a lot of effort and finally successfully opened the lock. She happily rode the bicycle, but not long after riding out, she found a red light in front of her. She didn't know what the red light meant, nor did she know what to do, so she continued to ride forward. As a result, a car almost hit her, and the driver leaned out and shouted at her: "Auntie, you ran a red light, you're going to die!" Qin Huairu was so scared that her face turned pale and she quickly stopped the car on the side of the road. At this time, a traffic policeman came over and explained the traffic rules to her. Qin Huairu realized that there are so many rules for riding a bicycle in modern society. When she returned to her residence at night, Qin Huairu was so tired that she collapsed on the bed. She looked at the phone in her hand, thinking of all the things that happened during the day, and felt funny and helpless. She thought to herself that although this modern society is novel, it is not easy to adapt to it. At this moment, the phone suddenly rang. It was a message from the clerk, teaching her some basic operations of the phone. Qin Huairu looked at the message carefully and decided to study hard from now on and try to adapt to this era. In the following days, Qin Huairu began to study modern knowledge hard. She followed the teaching programs on TV to learn how to use various household appliances, from washing machines to microwave ovens, each of which made her feel novel and confused. Once, she wanted to heat a cup of milk, and after putting the milk in the microwave, she didn't know how to set the time and power. She pressed a few buttons randomly, and after a while, there was a "crackling" sound from the microwave, and smoke came out. Qin Huairu was so scared that she quickly opened the microwave door, and a burnt smell came to her face. The milk had turned into a black mass. Only then did she realize that she had made a mistake in operation and almost caused a fire. Qin Huairu also encountered many difficulties in learning to use social software. She downloaded a commonly used chat software and registered an account. But when she saw the various pictures, texts and emoticons posted by others on WeChat Moments, she was completely confused. She tried to send a message to the staff at the rescue station, but accidentally clicked on the voice call. After the staff answered the call, she was so nervous that she didn't know what to say, and shouted into the phone: "Hello, can you hear me?" The voice was so loud that the whole room could hear it. The staff on the other end of the phone couldn't help laughing and crying, and patiently taught her how to use voice and text chat correctly. As time went on, Qin Huairu gradually mastered some basic skills of modern life. She learned to use her mobile phone to take a taxi. Although the driver took a long time to find her taxi because of inaccurate positioning the first time she took a taxi, the second time was much smoother. She also learned to shop online, and she thought it was amazing to see the courier deliver her purchases to her doorstep. However, she still makes some jokes from time to time. Once, she bought a dress online, and found that the dress was too small after receiving it. She didn't know how to return the goods, so she called the merchant. She said on the phone: "Why are your clothes so small? I can't wear them. I want to return them, but how can I return them?"