Chapter 5: One Centimetre

Answer. Tao Ying didn’t intend to cheat at the temple, as she remembered that children under 110 centimetres did not need a ticket and were excused. She was confused. Tao Ying knew Xiao Ye was shorter than 110 centimetres and was confident about his height, so she thought he would be excluded from obtaining a ticket. However, on the scale, he measured more at the temple, which amazed her.

Answer. As a crowd gathered, everybody began to look at Tao Ying with suspicion and the young man, the ticket seller, grew impatient. Tao Ying didn’t want to create a scene and knew she couldn’t argue against a scale, so she decided to buy a ticket. She was also nervous at the same time as her son was watching her and thought he might think of her in the wrong way. So, she made an excuse to buy another ticket.