Chapter 74
Who knew department stores were such a disappointment?
Shi Xiaoai had also watched period TV dramas before. In the TV dramas, although the counters of the department stores were a bit older and the clothes worn by the salespersons were outdated, at least the windows were clear and clean.
But after entering, she discovered that the internal area of this so-called largest department store in the city was so small!
Or it can't be said that the area is small, mainly because the things sold here are too miscellaneous.
The first floor sells tobacco, wine, sugar, and tea, not to mention all kinds of food. In addition to men's and women's clothing and various daily necessities, the third-floor
It also separates different areas in the middle, where bicycles are placed. , sewing machines, various children's strollers, and even an area with mops, brooms, and tin chimneys!
There was so much chaos everywhere that two people could not walk side by side.
Because there are so many varieties, men's clothing that may be challenging to sell has been squeezed into only one counter, which is still in a small, remote corner.
If it weren't for Cheng Yang's sharp eyes, Shi Xiaoai would have looked around but couldn't have found it!
Several people walked to the counter. Shi Xiaoai stared at the row of clothes hanging on the wire above the counter for a long time, becoming increasingly dissatisfied.
It's not that she has high standards; it's just that these clothes are so out of place.
She can accept it if it's just a vulgar style, mainly because everyone wears similar clothes nowadays.
Men either wear imitation military uniforms, imitation Chinese tunic suits, or factory work clothes.
These styles are already at the forefront of fashion, and there is no choice.
What she disliked was the poor quality of the hanging clothes.
Those clothes were made of thin materials resembling chemical fiber and were slightly reflective under the light.
Although this kind of fabric is the mainstream now and is said to be strong and resistant to damage, Shi Xiaoai knew it was not breathable, easy to pill when worn, and could generate static electricity.
Like now, many of these clothes and pants hanging together are stuck together without being touched. If you wear this on your body, it will always stick to your body when you walk, and when you move your arms and legs, there will be a crackling discharge, which is how uncomfortable it would be. Ah!
Cheng Yang couldn't help but feel amused when he saw his wife staring at the clothes on the counter without saying anything, her eyes increasingly disgusted.
He touched her and whispered: "I have already received my new military uniform. Qian Yingming will bring it back to me when he comes over before school starts. I really don't need to buy enough clothes. How about we go to the women's clothing counter?"
"Shall we go back to find Master Liu? It's still early anyway, and the hotel is close. Another trip won't delay us for long." Shi Xiaoai said suddenly.
Cheng Yang was stunned momentarily and said, "Do you want to go to the Friendship Store?"
"Well, I haven't been there yet, let's go there and have a look." Shi Xiaoai nodded lightly.
"I'm not short of clothes..." Cheng Yang said again.
Shi Xiaoai stubbornly raised her head, saying, "I want to buy it."
Hearing what she said, Cheng Yang couldn't say anything else.
He had just heard from his wife that Master Liu and his hotel had to receive foreign guests to get foreign exchange coupons.
At that time, he just heard it casually but didn't expect his wife to take it seriously.
Foreign exchange coupons are relatively easy to get if you want to find a way. Cheng Yang can get them if he wants.
The main reason is that the exchange ratio is a bit high. The exchange rate with cash is almost 1:1.5. Under normal circumstances, ordinary families do not need it.
Cheng Yang never thought his wife would exchange foreign coupons to buy him clothes.
It was impossible not to be excited, but he also felt slightly embarrassed.
After all, I am a grown man, so there is no point in wearing over such a big thing.
But he didn't want to refuse.
Who would be willing to refuse when his wife loves him so much?
As expected, Master Liu was very helpful. Not long after they approached him, he helped exchange for 300 yuan of foreign exchange coupons.
Seeing his daughter-in-law counting the bills so naturally, Cheng Yang was quite frightened and a little ashamed at the same time.
Inexplicably, I felt like I had a bad stomach and had to rely on my wife to make ends meet.
Yuncheng's Friendship Store is in the center of Yuncheng, not far from the city department store, but the location is much better than the department store.
It is next to the People's Park on the left and the municipal government guest house on the right.
The city government guest house is closed to the public. It is specially used to entertain distinguished guests coming to Yuncheng. It is also the only hotel in the city that can accommodate foreigners.
It represents the city's facade, with simple and elegant decoration. It is the most beautiful building in Yuncheng.
Friendship Store is also the only foreign-related store in the city, serving foreign guests or domestic officials about to go abroad on official business. Only one currency is used to purchase goods here: foreign exchange coupons.
It does not occupy a large area, only one floor, and not many goods are sold inside. There are only a few simple categories, such as food, handicrafts, daily necessities, and clothing.
However, these products are exquisite and rarely seen outside; some are imported high-end goods.
After entering, Shi Xiaoai's family of four went straight to the men's clothing counter.
Xiao Ai finally looked satisfied after seeing the cashmere and all-wool coats displayed inside.
Three hundred yuan sounds like a lot, but buying something particularly desirable takes work.
For example, the black cashmere coat is priced at 360.
Seeing such a price, Cheng Yang's face turned dark instantly.
"Don't buy that one."
Shi Xiaoai glanced at him, then pointed at a sweetheart-neck sweater behind the counter and said to the salesperson: "Please take this out and show me."
This is a sweater. The navy blue wool sweater is very low-key in color, but because of the good material, it looks particularly stylish when worn on Cheng Yang. In addition, he has gained a little weight during the more than a month at home and seems like a jade tree in the wind when wearing it.
Not to mention Shi Xiaoai, even the two little ones jumped up and praised, shouting together: "Dad, you look so beautiful!"
Cheng Yang himself must have been very satisfied, and he looked in the mirror for a long time until Shi Xiaoai looked at him again. A black woolen coat was handed to him before he looked back.
"I don't want this." He refused out loud: "I usually don't use this when I wear a military uniform."
"There will always be times when I can wear it." Shi Xiaoai handed it to him again with an insistent tone.
In desperation, Cheng Yang had to put it on again...
With Shi Xiaoai's insistence, Cheng Yang looked brand new today.
He finally removed the military uniform that almost grew on him and wore a new set of clothes.
He looks dashing and wears all-wool black pants, a navy blue sweater, and a black casual hunting jacket.
This set of clothes cost two hundred and sixty yuan, and a single coat cost one hundred and twenty yuan. Cheng Yang repeatedly refused, but he couldn't win over his wife.
Taking the forty yuan foreign exchange coupons he found, a trace of distress flashed in Cheng Yang's eyes.
He looked at his wife helplessly: "Let's go to the women's clothing counter and have a look. If we find something suitable, we'll change some."
Shi Xiaoai smiled and said, "Okay, I can't do anything wrong to myself. Didn't I just change it a few days ago?" Did you ask Aunt Liu to knit a sweater for me? I have clothes to wear." "
That's different." Cheng Yang disagreed, pulling her towards the women's clothing counter.
"Why are they different? I think they are all the same. Hey, don't mess around, let's go to the food counter and have a look. I saw chocolate." "Look at the clothes first." "Look at the food first."
Shi Xiaoai and Cheng Yang were chatting and in a good mood as they walked.
It's not that she doesn't cherish herself; it's unnecessary.
Winter is almost over; how nice would it be to have some money to buy spring clothes? If she wants to buy good winter clothes, she can wait until she earns more next year.
Then, she will have more options.
So she picked up her son and said, "Mingrui, do you want some chocolate? Can mom buy you some chocolate?"
Usually, no matter who the two of them were, they hugged Mingxi more often than Mingrui. They rarely hugged Minrui.
When Shi Xiaoai picked up her son, the little guy's whole body was stiff, and he subconsciously glanced at his sister several times.
It looked like he was not used to it.
Seeing her son like this, Shi Xiaoai was a little funny. She kissed his little face twice and asked, "What are you looking at? Mingrui is also my mother's little cutie. I also like our Mingrui very much!
" The young man's face turned red again as he spoke.
He put his hands around Shi Xiaoai's neck, put his face against hers, rubbed her gently, and whispered: "Okay."
Mingxi was shocked when he saw the interaction between her mother and brother. Eyes full of incredible expression.
It looked as if she had been abandoned again.
Cheng Yang chuckled lightly, picked up his daughter, and put it on his neck, firmly holding the child's waist with his hands.
He said: "Mom loves my brother, dad loves our Mingxi, and dad loves our little girl the most."
One sentence made Mingxi giggle.
Sitting on her father's neck, the little girl's field of vision instantly broadened a lot, and she could take in the entire store.
She pointed forward with her finger and said loudly: "Dad, go there, go there to buy candies!"
Cheng Yangming knew that his wife's behavior was to use the two children to divert her attention, but when faced with her daughter's request, There was no way to refuse.
I could only agree and go to the food counter with my little girl.
Shi Xiaoai followed closely and wanted to follow.
But at this moment, Mingrui's body twisted, and he suddenly looked ahead and said, "Mom, I saw that person."
"Which person?" Shi Xiaoai needed clarification.
"That bad guy, the woman who kept crying in front of our house that night."
Shi Xiaoai couldn't help but stop.
Shi Xiaomei?
Why is she here?
She looked in the direction her son was pointing.
Although the Friendship Store only has one floor, it is decorated beautifully to show the city's heritage.
Each area is distinguished by wooden latticework and screens with beautiful landscape paintings. In addition, there are also many flowers and trees staggered.
This looks good and increases privacy so that everything is not visible at a glance.
This is why Shi Xiaoai and the others did not see Shi Xiaomei in the women's clothing area.
Through the green plants, Shi Xiaoai saw Shi Xiaomei facing them sideways, choosing clothes with a man.
The man was very old. Although he couldn't see his face, he could tell from the slightly bald head and the ring of gray hair that he must be in his fifties or sixties.
Seeing that they did not follow, Cheng Yang returned with his daughter.
Seeing them looking towards the women's clothing counter, Cheng Yang curiously asked, "Isn't that Shi Xiaomei? Who is the man next to him, her father?" "I don't know, but it's not her father. " Shi Xiaoai replied.
Although she had never met Shi Yunpeng, she knew he was unwilling to come here to buy clothes for her daughter.
What's more -
While they were talking, the man reached out to help Shi Xiaomei straighten the collar of her clothes.
Although the movements were not inappropriate, they were filled with indescribable intimacy and could never be those between a father and his daughter.
Cheng Yang also saw this scene, and he subconsciously took the risk of doing something rough.
After being glared at by Shi Xiaoai, he pursed his lips and said, "Is there something wrong with this woman?" Shi Xiaoai didn't know if there was something wrong with Shi Xiaomei, but she knew it was inconsistent with the plot.
According to the story's outline, Shi Xiaomei should be marrying a workshop director of their chemical plant.
The wife of the workshop director died due to persecution during the movement, leaving behind a daughter.
However, according to the description in the book, although that person had been married before, his conditions were very good, and he was even more infatuated with the heroine.
After the two married, they supported each other and had a very good relationship. The success of the heroine's business in the future is inseparable from the support behind the hero, and it is also inseparable from his connections.
In short, in the book, Xiaomei and that person are a couple of gods.
Although Xiao Ai was almost sure that Shi Xiaomei was on the wrong side of things when they first met, and she must have been reborn, there was no evidence.
But now, seeing that she had given up the workshop director and gotten together with this man who could be her father, Shi Xiaoai believed her judgment was correct.
This person must be very helpful to Shi Xiaomei.
Her previous experience made her realize that Cheng Yang was unreliable, so she started looking for foreign aid again.
But what does this have to do with me?
As long as this woman doesn't lose his temper and comes back to cause trouble for her family, Shi Xiaoai won't bother to pay attention to what kind of "good father" she has found. "Let's go.
, let's go buy candy." Shi Xiaoai pulled Cheng Yang.
Seeing what his wife meant, Cheng Yang looked over again, carrying the two children to the food counter.
Shi Xiaoai luxuriously bought a pack of White Rabbit toffees and a box of Golden Monkey chocolates.
In addition, she also bought a beautiful little handkerchief for each of the two little guys. I also asked the salesperson for two small safety pins and pinned one to each of them on their clothes.
The two little cubs were immediately very happy. They showed off their chests and looked like they feared others wouldn't notice that they had bought new handkerchiefs.
She didn't want her parents to hug her anymore, and she walked out with a majestic posture of 1.8 meters tall.
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