{"product_id":"8-ten-ping-ha0010a-48","title":"8\" Ten Ping (HA0010A)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEver since my mother left for Hong Kong, I took over the responsibility to visit her mother – my nana every Sunday. Nana’s family was a little better off than my family back then, so there was a guarantee for some kind of snack every time I visited her. She even gave me a dollar every time I left. One dollar was worth quite a bit of money back in the 1950s, but I never thought to keep it for myself. I always brought it back and gave it to my grandmother to help support our family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was a Sunday in the middle of summer. My grandma gave Yu Ping, and me streetcar money to go visit nana. After we got off the streetcar near nana’s house, I stopped by Wing On Department store to look at my Miu Miu doll again. She was sitting gracefully in her beautiful blue dress. I couldn’t wait to grow up and wear that dress to university!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight outside of the Wing On department store was a little store that sold “Ding Ding” candies. My sisters and I were naturally drawn into the scent of the candies. Immediately, our mouths filled up with water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI searched around my pocket, found only the money for our return streetcar home. I expected my nana will give me a dollar after I visited her, so I decided to use up the streetcar money, and then replenish the streetcar money from the dollar from my nana. I purchased a little bag of “Ding Ding” candy and shared it with Yu Ping. It was quite tasty, there were even peanuts inside!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe proceeded to nana’s house right afterward. Nana was very pleased to see us. We had a very great time in nana’s house until the sky turned dark and it was time for us to go home. Nana gave me a big watermelon right before we left. Perhaps due to this reason, nana didn’t give us the one dollar that she usually did. Uh-oh, now I have no money to take the streetcar home. What should I do? I refrained from asking nana to borrow money, as grandma had taught us that good kids don’t borrow money from other people!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI, therefore, proceeded with the last resort, walking home. To make sure that we were going the right way, my sisters and I walked along the tracks of the streetcar. The road home was not easy at all, as I had to carry a watermelon that was half my size. We stopped at every stop to ask if the driver of the streetcar would allow three little kids would nicely transport us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I’m sorry sir, I have to rush home and my watermelon is breaking my back. Can you please let us board the streetcar? Even 1 station would be good?” I asked, in my sweetest child voice? But the drivers all politely refused my pleading.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe continued walking back along with the track home under the sun. My back was hurting from carrying the big watermelon, but I was determined to bring it back home. We stopped at every station along the way to see if there was a driver that could kindly transport us, but unfortunately, there was no such luck.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe finally reached home after three hours of walking. Grandma greeted us with a worried face as we were very late. I put down the watermelon and sat down in exhaustion. Yu Ping hastened to tell today’s story to grandma. After Yu Ping had finished, grandma looked at me in a strange expression, as if she was trying very hard to maintain a poker face. At last, she couldn’t help but break up in laughter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This is so silly,” she laughed, while her tears came out of her eyes. And then abruptly, she stopped laughing and turned to me with a serious look.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Thank you Ten Ping, for your determination in sharing the watermelon with me. And most of all,” she gave a little pause, “I must praise you for carrying that watermelon home all by yourself. You never asked your siblings to share the burden, and that is very noble of you.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd with that, grandma gave all three of us a great hug.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMajor Material: Cotton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMajor Colour: Orange, Brown and Beige\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWig Size: 5.5 inch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItems included: Nude doll with make-up, Wig, Blouse, Sleeveless Dress, Trousers, Under-pant, Earrings, Socks, Shoes, Watermelon, a scarf and Limited Edition Story Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.rubyreddoll.net\/images\/strawberina_size.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruby Red Galleria - Ten Ping","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50779862008096,"sku":"HA0010A","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/4014\/1600\/files\/123_b45700e6-2b97-43fe-b14b-fd13049ae1cb.jpg?v=1759980746","url":"https:\/\/rubyredgalleria.com\/products\/8-ten-ping-ha0010a-48","provider":"Ruby Red Galleria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}