For the next two days, Zhang Guoqing and his wife went out early and came back late. Every time, they hurriedly placed their son in a safe place and rushed to *** Hutong.

Fortunately, there were two elderly people who helped cover up, and the couple finally spent two days clearing out everything upstairs.

After moving their things, they followed Grandma Jiang and her husband to the neighborhood committee, and then greeted their neighbors and several families at the entrance of the alley.

On the last day, we said goodbye to Grandpa Jiang and his wife. After finishing the important matter, Zhang Guoqing and his wife were in a good mood, smiling as they looked at the surrounding scenery.

On the first floor, Lin Lishan was flipping through the newspaper, looking outside bored. Seeing them come back so early, she knew the work was done, and she immediately felt relieved.

"Mom, everything is done. You take charge from now on and I'll carry the bag!" Zhang Guoqing said in a low voice when he saw that she was staring at them with anticipation on her face.

"Let's not go in! I'll secretly call your aunt out. There have been constant customers these past two days, and once we go in, we won't be able to get out." Lin Lishan hurriedly stopped him.

Zhou Jiao held her mother, "Mom, remember to check on Ping An."

Lin Lishan rolled her eyes at her. "Your aunt took him upstairs and downstairs to watch, and he kept moaning. He was so happy. He knows how to enjoy himself better than you do."

Zhang Guoqing couldn't help but burst out laughing. The happiest person on this trip was his son. He stayed up late at night, staring at the chandeliers and wall lamps in the room, and started yelling when the lights were turned off. He kept yelling when he met foreigners in the restaurant, and he would go "oh" when they greeted him.

Old Mrs. Cheng had always said that the child must be precocious, and asked them to keep it a secret. He felt the same way. Especially since the child would smile and then cry whenever he saw him, he felt his son was definitely greeting him.

There was one other thing he hadn't mentioned: his child's kicks had been getting stronger lately. He had forgotten what his childhood was like and planned to go back to his mother to find out.

Zhou Jiao couldn't bear to look at the man beside her grinning foolishly. She casually pulled out a piece of paper from her bag. It was filled with all the news she had heard about the mall, department store, and flea market in the past two days.

Zhang Guoqing's legs went weak as he glanced at the paper. These past two days, they hadn't just moved things; they'd also withdrawn a lot of deposit slips. They now had too much cash in private.

It was estimated that his wife wanted to exchange money for supplies, and his mother-in-law liked to pay for everything. Whenever he thought about this, he became terrified.

Zhang Guoqing noticed her expression and whispered, "Jiaojiao, you've drawn too many routes. We're leaving tomorrow, so we won't be able to explore so much."

"Don't worry, take a tricycle. Tomorrow morning, you accompany me to Huaihai Old Area. I heard from an old man from Shandong that things there are very cheap and affordable. If you don't go there when you come to S City, you will regret it. I must go."

Zhang Guoqing noticed Lin Lishan and the other person coming down and quickly said, "Don't buy too much. Be careful Zhao Yuanyuan finds out you came to S City and didn't ask her to settle the score with you."

Zhou Jiao frowned subconsciously. She had forgotten about Zhao Yuanyuan.

Zhang Guoqing originally wanted her to buy less, but seeing her frown and distress, he quickly coaxed her, "It's okay. Just bring her some more rare things."

Seeing them whispering to each other, Lin Lishan smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Have you decided where you want to go?"

Zhou Jiao shook her head. She'd go anywhere, as long as she could buy something. What good was money? She had to spend it. Not to mention inflation, even if she had money but no tickets in the future, why would she hold onto it? It was like growing hair.

"It's up to mom and aunt to decide where to go." Zhang Guoqing pulled Zhou Jiao and followed them.

Cheng Ruzhu took Lin Lishan's arm and said, "Let's go to the department store and buy the coat we bought yesterday. We'll talk about it later."

The city’s No. 1 Department Store is the first department store retail store in the country.

The four-story storey houses a wide variety of merchandise, and the merchandise displayed in the eighteen expansive glass windows tempts passersby to enter the mall.

Not to mention the country's earliest escalators, and the air conditioning inside the mall that can adjust the temperature according to the season. It is more like a tourist attraction than a place for shopping.

The Spring Festival atmosphere had not yet subsided, and the mall was packed with people. It attracted not only local residents of S City, but also people from all over the country who came to choose their favorite products.

Nowadays, if the packaging says "S City No. 1 Department Store," it means it's a high-end product. Even if you bring home a handkerchief and say you bought it at No. 1 Department Store, people will envy you.

The first-floor lobby was packed with people in front of the cake, snack, and candy counters. Zhang Guoqing escorted Zhou Jiao as they followed Lin Lishan and the others inside. The higher up they went, the more valuable the items became, and the fewer people there were.

After Cheng Ruzhu bought the coat, everyone started from the fourth floor and looked down at each counter one by one.

Zhou Jiao was thinking about buying a gift. When she came downstairs, she saw the price and was reluctant to buy it. She decided to wait until she got home in the evening to think about it.

As they left the mall, Lin Lishan looked at Cheng Ruzhu with a bit of disinterest. They had spent two days browsing department stores, big and small, and now she was waiting for recommendations.

"Aunt, let's go to Huaihai. Things here are too expensive." Zhou Jiao couldn't help but whispered secretly.

Cheng Ruzhu burst out laughing when she heard this. "No wonder your mom said you would come out empty-handed. Okay, listen to us, Jiaojiao."

When I arrived at Huaihaijiu, it was crowded.

Zhou Jiao smiled at them proudly and immediately lined up behind them.

Lin Lishan was actually quite interested in the women's goods mall across the street. As for the secondhand goods in the market, many of them were either used or defective. She had no interest in them at all, as there was no use for them.

She pointed across to Cheng Ruzhu, and when she nodded, she said hello to Zhou Jiao and agreed that she would go in to find the couple later when there were fewer people.

After watching them leave, Zhou Jiao pricked up her ears to listen to the news as the crowd in front of her dwindled, not forgetting to hold on tightly to the corner of Zhang Guoqing's clothes.

Zhang Guoqing whispered, "Don't be afraid. Wait a minute, you'll be in front of me and I'll protect you. Think about what you need to buy first. Don't forget about it once you get in and there's all this chaos."

At this moment, Zhou Jiao happened to hear two middle-aged women in front of her speaking the local dialect. They heard that there was a batch of exported shirts that were of good quality, but the collars were crooked, so they were returned from abroad and sold domestically.

"Well, brother, wait a minute, I'll pick it and you pay."

Zhang Guoqing rubbed her head and suddenly realized that many people were staring at him. He quickly put his hand down. He forgot about this damn place in his joy.

Zhou Jiao didn't notice anything unusual. She was filtering the information she was receiving. She found that the content here was mainstream and suitable for home life.

That’s right, living in seclusion in the city, this is the mainstream.

The line at the front was rapidly shortening, and as it got closer to the main entrance, the shouting of prices could be heard more clearly. Zhou Jiao couldn't analyze the price based on the total. However, since it attracted so many people, it must be suitable for the general public.