After completing all the paperwork for stock trading, Jiang Hao could now freely buy and sell stocks. Leaving the brokerage firm, he took Jacob to the mall, and the two stopped in front of a mobile phone counter.
"Jon, are you buying a phone?" Jacob asked, leaning over the counter and looking at the dazzling array of phones inside.
"Yes," Jiang Hao said.
He had been too poor before to even afford a phone, and not having one was indeed terribly inconvenient.
"Jacob, which one do you like?"
After looking around, Jacob pointed at a Nokia phone. "This one. It's pretty. I like this kind."
Jiang Hao checked the model. It was a Nokia 7250i, a classic phone that cost 325 US Dollars. It had a color screen and a camera, making it perfect for young people.
"Miss, please get us two of these," Jiang Hao said.
Jacob looked at Jiang Hao in confusion. "Two phones? Do you have enough money to buy phones?"
"I do now. One for each of us. You're fifteen already, so you should have your own first phone." Jiang Hao smiled.
Hearing that he was getting a phone too, Jacob was overjoyed. "I get one too? You're giving me one? Haha, Jon, thank you so much! I've wanted a phone for ages, but Dad said I didn't need one yet and wouldn't buy me one."
Once they got the phones and set up the numbers, Jiang Hao confirmed that his worked properly and stuffed it into his pocket. To him, this outdated phone was really just a communication tool. Jacob, however, was thrilled, cradling his phone as he repeatedly tested its various functions, unable to put it down.
"Come on, go buy a computer with me." Jiang Hao patted Jacob.
"What are you buying a