She wasn't a materialistic girl, but she understood that for ordinary families, material things were sometimes indeed very important!
After all, her own family wasn't wealthy, quite financially strained, and she often heard her parents arguing over money issues at home.
Perhaps if she could show a little bit of the "benefits" of being with Mikhail, her parents would be more understanding...
So, before heading back home, Donia did some impromptu shopping in Irkutsk city!
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Her father's old Lada had been driven for more than a decade, every part jingled except for the nonfunctional horn; he had even developed a knack for auto repair over the past years, considering opening his own repair shop after retiring...
In the large automobile retail store of Irkutsk city, Donia bought her father a recently popular Volvo SUV!
Four-wheel drive, V6 engine, it did look quite luxurious!