diff --git a/admin_user.h b/admin_user.h
index 43f0963..4964ebc 100644
--- a/admin_user.h
+++ b/admin_user.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void add_item();
 void remove_item(struct inventory db,int index);
 void update_item(struct inventory db,int index);
 void admin_list_pages(struct inventory db);
-void item_control(struct inventory db,int index);
+struct inventory item_control(struct inventory db,int index);
 
 int prompt_inv_control(){
     int choice = 0;
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ int prompt_inv_control(){
 }
 
 void inv_control(){
-        struct inventory db = read_db_invt();
         int choice = 0;
         do{
         choice = prompt_inv_control();
@@ -153,6 +152,7 @@ void inv_control(){
             case 1://list
                 //add a new element with product name new item
                 //for item control
+                struct inventory db = read_db_invt();   
                 db.row = (struct inventory_row *)realloc(db.row, sizeof(struct inventory_row) * (db.db.row_count + 1));
                 db.db.row_count += 1;
                 strcpy(db.row[db.db.row_count - 1].product,"CREATE NEW ITEM");
@@ -183,11 +183,16 @@ void show_item_admin(struct inventory db,int index){
     return;
 }
 
-void item_control(struct inventory db,int index){
+struct inventory item_control(struct inventory db,int index){
     int choice = 0;
     if(db.row[index].barcode == -1024){//new item
         add_item();
-        return;
+        struct inventory temp = read_db_invt();//reappend new item at back
+        temp.row = (struct inventory_row *)realloc(temp.row, sizeof(struct inventory_row) * (temp.db.row_count + 1));
+        temp.db.row_count += 1;
+        strcpy(temp.row[temp.db.row_count - 1].product,"CREATE NEW ITEM");
+        temp.row[temp.db.row_count - 1].barcode = -1024;//IMPORTANT: -1024 is reserved for new item
+        return temp;
     }
     do
     {
@@ -212,6 +217,12 @@ void item_control(struct inventory db,int index){
                 break;
         }
     } while (choice != 0);
+    struct inventory temp = read_db_invt();
+    temp.row = (struct inventory_row *)realloc(temp.row, sizeof(struct inventory_row) * (temp.db.row_count + 1));
+    temp.db.row_count += 1;
+    strcpy(temp.row[temp.db.row_count - 1].product,"CREATE NEW ITEM");
+    temp.row[temp.db.row_count - 1].barcode = -1024;//IMPORTANT: -1024 is reserved for new item
+    return temp;
 }
 
 char* prompt_item(char* prompt){
@@ -222,9 +233,10 @@ char* prompt_item(char* prompt){
         scanf("%[^\n]",item);
         if(strcmp(item,"") == 0){
             printf("Invalid input, try again?(y/n)\n");
+            char temp[100];
             fflush(stdin);
-            char c = getchar(); 
-            if(c == 'n'){
+            scanf("%[^\n]",temp);
+            if(strcmp(temp,"n") == 0){
                 return NULL;
             }
         }
diff --git a/normal_user.h b/normal_user.h
index b6b1035..a2b9b08 100644
--- a/normal_user.h
+++ b/normal_user.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void normal_menu(){
 
 //universal functions for normal user
 struct Map* sortItems(struct inventory db, int sort);
-void show_item(struct inventory db,int index){
+struct inventory show_item(struct inventory db,int index){
     system("cls");
     printf("Product: %s\n", db.row[index].product);
     printf("Catergory: %s\n", db.row[index].category);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void show_item(struct inventory db,int index){
     printf("Press any key to return to the list\n");
     fflush(stdin);
     getchar();
-    return;
+    return db;
 }
 int normal_menu_user_choices(){
     int choice;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int normal_menu_user_choices(){
 }
 
 //user for showing list result and search result
-void list_page(struct inventory db,struct Map* map,int row,void (*showitem)(struct inventory,int)){//showitem is a function pointer for showing item,allow customization for better flexibilty  
+void list_page(struct inventory db,struct Map* map,int row,struct inventory (*showitem)(struct inventory,int)){//showitem is a function pointer for showing item,allow customization for better flexibilty  
     int choice = -1;
     int page = 0;
     int page_size = PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void list_page(struct inventory db,struct Map* map,int row,void (*showitem)(stru
             scanf("%d", &page_size);
             total_pages = ceil(row / page_size);
         }else if(choice >= 9 && choice < row+9){
-            (*showitem)(db,choice - 9 + page_size*page);
+            db = (*showitem)(db,choice - 9 + page_size*page);
         }else if(choice != 0){
             printf("Invalid choice\n");
             valid = false;