"You really struck gold with this trip!" the tour leader joked with a laugh, though his voice was full of envy. "Now Xiao Ying Group not only reimbursed your expenses, but they also gave you tens of thousands of dollars extra."
The tour leader smiled as he teased, but his tone was full of admiration.
Ten thousand US dollars was certainly not a small sum in 2003; as a tour guide proficient in Russian, how much did he earn a month?
Han Xiaodan pursed her lips and said nothing, although she didn't quite understand why her mother had said the bonus was only ten thousand US dollars.
But she wasn't foolish and didn't disclose the matter publicly.
Her mother's eyes were smiling, narrowed to slits, as she feigned modesty, "The child is just lucky, just lucky that's all."
And with that, the matter almost came to a rest; after all, those who could afford to travel abroad weren't exactly poor.
