The old man set off firecrackers, and Tao Ying originally wanted Zhou Daya to lift the red cloth.

However, Zhou Daya refused. In her words, she was unlucky and had never enjoyed any happiness in her life.

Tao Ying is lucky; she's the one who owns the shop.

So Tao Ying was in charge of lifting the red cloth.

The area outside was already crowded with people, mostly young men and women.

Tao Ying had marked the prices on the shelves in advance: skirts were 20 yuan, tops were 15 yuan, pants were 18 yuan, parkas were 25 yuan, and leather jackets were 30 yuan.

Basically, the prices are ten times higher.

Sunglasses cost five yuan, leather shoes cost thirty-five yuan, and hats range from five to ten yuan.

In short, Qianse Clothing Store has only one principle: "Expensive!"

"Look carefully before you buy. You can't try it on if you don't want to buy. Look around and pick whatever you like. If you try it on after you pay and it doesn't fit, you can exchange it. Once you've left the store, there are no refunds or exchanges," Tao Ying shouted from the side.

Every era has its own rules, and in this era, you can't try things on in stores.

Also, there are a lot of people now. If they were allowed to try on any item, they might just end up buying a couple of things.

And what if someone doesn't shower and gets dirty while trying on clothes?

No one cared about what Tao Ying said, since state-run stores didn't even allow you to touch things; the sales clerk would just give you whatever they offered.

The whole family wore new clothes, and Tao Ying even made a special effort to dress them all up.

They were mostly slim and tall, and all of them were quite good-looking.

Although the elderly couple are at a disadvantage due to their age, they still look extremely stylish when they wear sunglasses.

Although many people came, most of them left as soon as they saw the price.

"Boss, can you give me a discount?" A young woman in her early twenties looked at a red striped dress and asked Tao Ying.

“Child, these goods that Auntie has brought in are all high-end products from Shanghai. I won’t make much money from them,” Tao Ying refused directly.

"Are you going to buy it or not? If not, move on. We're waiting to look at clothes." A woman in her early thirties rolled her eyes and started to argue.

The little girl's eyes were red, and she ran out with her bag on her back.

However, there are still many wealthy people in the city, and several of them are in relationships, so Tao Ying sold more than thirty items in just one morning.

For lunch, everyone just grabbed a quick bite of a steamed bun.

"Aunt Tao!" Liu Jing came with her second sister-in-law and exclaimed with delight when she saw Tao Ying.

"Little Jing'er," Tao Ying greeted warmly.

"Second sister-in-law, this is Aunt Tao whom I told you about."

"Aunt Tao, this is my second sister-in-law, Zhao Na," Liu Jing quickly introduced to Tao Ying.

"Aunt Tao, thank you so much for taking care of my little Jing." Zhao Na was wearing a dress and small leather shoes.

I was quite fashionable walking down the street, but when I walked into Tao Ying's store, I suddenly felt like a country bumpkin.

Zhao Na heard from her neighbors that a clothing store had opened in the area, and that most of the families living in Liu Jing's neighborhood were cadres.

Most families are well-off, so that neighbor bought a dress and even made a point of showing it off in front of Zhao Na.

Fearing criticism from her mother-in-law, Zhao Na suggested taking Liu Jing out to buy clothes, hoping it would make the blind date easier.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jing's mother immediately gave the two of them fifty yuan and told them to come and buy clothes.

Liu Jing's marriage has become a major worry for the old lady.

Liu Jing had previously told her family about Wang Baomin, but she couldn't even get past her mother's approval.

Fortunately, Tao Ying later told Liu Jing about Wang Baomin's three-year mourning period, otherwise Liu Jing would have felt guilty for a long time.

“Xiaojing is sensible, she doesn’t need me to take care of her. Xiaojing, you take your sister-in-law to look around as you like. If she sees a piece of clothing she likes, she can try it on first. It doesn’t matter if she buys it or not,” Tao Ying said with a smile.

"Aunt Tao, you go ahead with your work, we'll take a look ourselves." Liu Jing nodded.

There were more than twenty people in the store, and Liu Jing led Zhao Na to look around.

Zhao Na likes every piece of clothing she sees and wishes she could try them all on.

But that's just wishful thinking. She's just Liu Jing's former colleague; how could she really try it out casually?

Especially now that there are so many people, it wouldn't be good to try it yourself but not let others try it.

The two looked around inside and understood the rules: you had to pay to try it.

Zhao Na took a liking to a pair of pants, a green shirt, a beige skirt, and a pair of leather shoes.

Liu Jing looked at the dress and picked out a black polka dot dress.

Zhao Na hesitated for a long time before leaving the beige dress there.

"Xiaojing, let's go pay. Is there anything else you like? If you don't have enough money, your sister-in-law will give you some more," Zhao Na said, feeling a pang of regret.

"It's too expensive. My monthly salary isn't enough to buy two dresses." Liu Jing shook her head vigorously.

The two of them took the clothes over, and Tao Ying glanced at them. "Tops are fifteen, pants are eighteen, skirts are sixteen, leather shoes are twenty-five, totaling seventy-four. I'll give Xiao Jing a hat, which matches the clothes better, and I'll give Xiao Na a pair of sunglasses." Tao Ying then took a round hat and a pair of sunglasses from the side.

"Aunt Tao, whatever the amount is, I can't let you lose money," Liu Jing quickly refused.

I just saw that hats and sunglasses cost five yuan each.

"You're being so polite with your Aunt Tao. I have a guest here. I'll chat with you next time." Tao Ying stuffed the things into Liu Jing's hands.

“Auntie, I saw it, you have to give me something too.” A young woman in her twenties said with a smile.

“That won’t do, this is my niece.” Tao Ying said, shoving a pair of sunglasses into the little girl’s hand.

The young girl happily paid and left with the clothes.

Seeing this, Zhao Na and Liu Jing dared not refuse any longer and quickly took the clothes and left.

Before leaving, Liu Jing took a final look at Wang Baomin, who was greeting guests.

Her cheeks flushed slightly.

When the two returned home, Liu Jing's mother was quite surprised.

"Why are you back so soon? Didn't you find anyone you liked?" Liu Jing's mother asked, puzzled.

Every time I go out for a stroll, I never come back before 3 PM. Why did I come back in less than an hour this time?

"Mom, the store we went to happens to be owned by Aunt Tao, the one Xiaojing always mentions. The clothes there were so beautiful, we almost couldn't leave," Zhao Na said with a pained expression.

"That Tao Ying?" Liu Jing's mother suddenly remembered that Liu Jing had mentioned a few months ago that she wanted to meet Tao Ying's son, and couldn't help but look at Liu Jing.

"Mom, come and see the clothes my second sister-in-law and I bought. My Aunt Tao even gave me a hat." Liu Jing dared not mention that matter again; Aunt Tao's son was so tall and handsome, how could he possibly be interested in her?

"Mom, take a look." Zhao Na was also eager to share.

Liu Jing's mother glanced at the dress and saw that her daughter only had one dress, while her second son's wife had bought three. She couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

Xiaojing needs to go on blind dates now, so it's normal for her to buy some expensive things. Zhao Nadou is a mother of two, yet she's still so extravagant.

Zhao Na could tell that her mother-in-law was unhappy, but she didn't take it to heart.