This Labor Day became more lively because of Gao Mingcheng's return.

For workers who have days off, this day is a holiday, and the weather is fine, so it is a good day to go shopping with family.

For merchants, all holidays are good days to do business!

Xinxin Clothing Store does very good business. During the Chinese New Year, many men and women go on blind dates. If the relationship is successful, they will start dating and then prepare to get engaged or married.

If you want to get married, buying a few expensive clothes for the woman has become a common practice. As a famous high-end clothing store in the county, most of the customers in the store recently are young men and women.

When Gao Mingcheng came back with a big bag of turquoise, some old customers heard the news and rushed over.

Even Zhao Dongmei came with a few friends.

Seeing Zhao Dongmei, Gao Mingcheng smiled and said, "Aunt, why are you here too? I specially left some for you!"

Zhao Dongmei smiled and said, "I was playing mahjong at your Aunt Chen's house. I heard that you were back, so I came here with everyone. Don't leave anything for me. Hurry up and take out the things so that we can choose for ourselves."

"Okay!" Gao Mingcheng responded with a smile, opened the bag of turquoise, revealing various kinds of turquoise inside.

Turquoise is relatively soft in texture, but its color is very beautiful, which really conforms to the aesthetic taste of Chinese people. Most importantly, it is not expensive!

This bag of turquoise is mostly bracelets and pendants, and some are raw stones.

During the Chinese New Year, Deng Wanwan gave Xuanyimei and Gao Shufang each a turquoise bracelet. When a customer saw it, he said that they were very beautiful and he wanted one too.

Because Gao Mingcheng decided to go to the capital for business after the New Year, he promised to bring it to them.

Now, more than two months have passed, and the turquoise that everyone has been longing for has finally been brought back by Gao Mingcheng!

"Wow! That's a lot! There must be hundreds of them, right? The colors are so beautiful!"

"Yeah, I heard it's imported, from Türkiye or something!"

"This bracelet is beautiful! But this pendant is also beautiful! Oh, I want both!"

Women love gems, and once turquoise appears, all their attention is drawn to it. They choose and discuss it, trying to pick something that suits their taste.

People tend to follow the crowd, and when other customers who came to buy clothes saw it, they also came over to choose.

The price of turquoise is relatively cheap at the moment because it has not yet been hyped up in the market, so it is easy to buy. Under the guidance of Wang Xun, Gao Mingcheng easily bought a large bag of it, and because he bought a lot, he was even able to lower the price.

When Zhao Dongmei and the others were choosing, Gao Mingcheng did not stare at them, but asked Gao Shufang to watch. He had been away from home for so long and was not interested in anything else at the moment but holding his son!

After returning this time, Gao Mingcheng found that Xiao Xuxu could already walk very steadily, which made him very happy.

But what he cared about most was weaning.

So he quietly asked Xuanyuemei whether she had weaned little Xuxu.

Manyu Mei gave him a shy look and said, "Not yet."

Gao Mingcheng was anxious. His son was already over one year old and it was time to wean him!

So he said, "Let Xiao Xuxu sleep with Shufang tonight! When she is weaned, we can bring her home!"

Xuanyue hesitated for a moment, but she and Gao Mingcheng had been separated for a month, and actually wanted to be alone with Gao Mingcheng, so she said, "Okay, I'll tell Shufang later. Xiao Xuxu's milk powder, bottles, clothes, etc. are all still here."

Seeing Xuanyuemei agreed, Gao Mingcheng's heart immediately became hot. Tonight, he and Xuanyuemei were going to spend some time alone together!

With a smack, Gao Mingcheng kissed Xiao Xuxu on the cheek. The naive little Xuxu had no idea what would happen next and just grinned foolishly.

Gao Mingcheng also looked at his son with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart, although his son is good, his wife is more important!

Son, now that you are over one year old, it’s time for you to learn how to stop drinking milk!

While he was teasing Xiao Xuxu, Zhao Dongmei and the others finally picked out the jewelry they liked.

Originally they were only going to buy one, but then they saw that it looked good and thought about buying two, but in the end...

There is only one reason that can stop women from spending money - that is, they have no money!

But Zhao Dongmei and her friends were all wealthy, so they picked and chose and each of them selected several!

The person who bought the most bought eight skewers with one hand!

This person only has two hands, how can he wear eight bracelets?

Gao Mingcheng didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from taking the money with a smile.

He was originally planning to send Zhao Dongmei away, but now Zhao Dongmei came with her friends, and Zhao Dongmei gave him a wink, so Gao Mingcheng gave them a preferential price and took the money from Zhao Dongmei as well.

Zhao Dongmei was very generous in giving money, and before leaving, she also invited Gao Mingcheng and his wife to her home for dinner in the evening.

Gao Mingcheng agreed immediately and said he would come over for dinner in the evening.

After Zhao Dongmei and the others left, new people came in to buy turquoise.

Gao Mingcheng carried back a big bag of this stuff. He was not worried about not being able to sell it because he was the only one in the county!

Even if some of them cannot be sold, don’t worry, you can keep them and wait for the price of turquoise to go up in the future, or you can give them away.

Guests came and went, and by the evening, the big bag of turquoise was half empty!

This really shows that you should never underestimate the purchasing power of women!

Gao Mingcheng promised Zhao Dongmei to go to her house for dinner, so he and Xuanyuemei did not stay at the clothing store for dinner that night. Instead, he said to Gao Shufang, "Your sister-in-law and I will go over there for dinner. Xiao Xuxu will be left to you. Feed him milk at night!"

Gao Shufang agreed subconsciously, but it took her a while before she realized that her second sister-in-law was preparing to wean her baby?

She glanced at Many-Mei.

Xuanyuemei smiled and said, "Shufang, it might be noisy on the first night. Thank you for your hard work."

Gao Shufang also smiled and said, "It's okay, second brother and second sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of little Xuxu!"

With her assurance, Gao Mingcheng prepared to leave with peace of mind, but Mei had mixed emotions.

Weaning is a little cruel for children and a little hard to let go for mothers.

When a child seeks breast milk, which mother can have the heart to refuse?

But children always grow up, and the mother will have to be herself sooner or later, so weaning is a must!

Manyu Mei thought so, but after leaving the clothing store, she still felt a little lost.

In order to prevent little Xuxu from making a fuss about following his parents, Gao Mingli took the child out for a walk before they left.

As the weather got warmer, the days became longer, and it was still somewhat bright at six in the evening.

Today is a holiday, Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei are both at home. After Zhao Dongmei invited Gao Mingcheng to her home for dinner in the evening, she separated from her friends, first went to the braised food store to buy some braised food, and then went home to kill a chicken.

When Gao Mingcheng and Xuanyuemei went over, they smelled the aroma of stewed old hen.

The fragrance is very overbearing, lingering in the air for a long time.

This is an old hen raised by Zhao Dongmei herself. It is a local chicken. It is not only fragrant but also has a good taste.

White-feathered chickens are now available on the market.

As early as the 1980s, white-feathered chickens were imported, and farmers in coastal areas began to raise white-feathered chickens on a small scale.

White-feather chickens are different from domestic chickens. They can only eat feed and are ready for slaughter in a very short time, only forty-two days. They are broilers.

But it’s different with native chickens, they eat millet and insects. A 42-day-old native chicken, still a chick, is completely inedible!

Gao Mingcheng believes that free-range chickens that have been raised for one year are the most delicious!

As soon as he entered the yard, Gao Mingcheng shouted with a smile: "Uncle, aunt, we are here!"

"Mingcheng and Duomei are here, come in and sit down!" Zhao Dongmei was still busy in the kitchen. She greeted them warmly and called Gao Guobing to pour tea for Gao Mingcheng and the others.

Gao Guobing took out two porcelain cups and poured hot tea from the thermos.

"Mingcheng, Duomei, have some tea." Gao Guobing handed over the tea, and Gao Mingcheng and Duomei took it with both hands.

Everyone sat down on the sofa. There were some melon seeds and peanuts on the coffee table to entertain the guests.

Gao Mingcheng drank tea and chatted with Gao Guobing.

After not seeing each other for a month, the two sides were very cordial when they met. Gao Guobing had never been to the capital, so he took Gao Mingcheng aside and asked him a lot of questions about the capital.

Gao Mingcheng was prepared. He took out a photo album and handed it to Gao Guobing.

"Uncle, these are the photos I took in the capital! Look, I've been to places like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall!"

Gao Guobing took the photo album and began to look through it.

Manyu Mei had seen this photo album before, but now she is looking at it again with Gao Guobing.

This is the capital!

Wang Xun has a camera, so it is very convenient for him to take pictures. As long as he buys some more color films, he can take pictures however he wants!

In the album, there are group photos of Gao Mingcheng and Wang Xun, solo photos of Gao Mingcheng, and even pure landscape photos!

There is a bird's-eye view photo of the Forbidden City, which was taken by Gao Mingcheng when he climbed Jingshan Mountain!

Jingshan, formerly known as Coal Hill, is where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself on a locust tree.

This bird's-eye view of the Forbidden City is very impressive! The boundless Forbidden City was once the residence of the royal family, but now it is a place that everyone can step into!

In addition to photos of scenic spots, there are also some photos of commercial streets. With the press of the camera shutter, the prosperous time of the capital is frozen on the film!

Gao Mingcheng pointed at some photos and explained the contents of the photos one by one: "This is the Chongwenmen Vegetable Market, this is Quanjude, the roast duck restaurant! This is Wangfujing, this is the Deshengmen Arrow Tower! This, this is the small house I bought!"

He has already paid for that small villa and acquired the real estate. It is now truly his property in the capital!

Gao Mingcheng took very complete photos. Even though Gao Guobing had never been to the capital, just by looking at these photos, he had a clearer understanding of the capital.

He looked at the photo of Tiananmen Square and said enviously, "One day, I want to go to Tiananmen Square, too!"

Gao Mingcheng consoled him, "Uncle, the country is building roads everywhere now. It will be much more convenient and faster to go out by car in the future. Not to mention that you want to go to Tiananmen Square, you can even go abroad for fun!"

Gao Guobing was amused and said, "I don't want to go abroad. What's good about going abroad?"

Some people think that foreign countries are paradise, but some people think there is nothing good about going abroad.

Not only is the journey long, the language is different, and the food is unfamiliar to me!

Gao Guobing longed to visit Tiananmen Square, but had never thought about going abroad.

While we were chatting, Zhao Dongmei had already started serving the cooked dishes to the table one by one.

Seeing her serving the dishes, many beauties hurried over to help. Gao Guobing and Gao Mingcheng did not continue to sit here and look at the photos, but walked towards the dining table.

Some people took bowls and chopsticks, some people took drinks, and soon the table was full.

"Mingcheng, are you hungry? Come to the table and eat!" Zhao Dongmei smiled brightly and invited Gao Mingcheng and Xuanyuemei to sit down and eat.

Gao Guobing had also opened a bottle of Si Te liquor and poured it for Gao Mingcheng.

So they toasted the wine, ate the food, and talked about what he had seen and heard in the capital.

Zhao Dongmei already knew that Gao Mingcheng had brought a photo album. She was also full of yearning for the capital and wanted to look through it immediately, but she held back and decided to eat first!

After dinner, Zhao Dongmei didn't bother to clean up the table and just took the photo album and started flipping through it.

Gao Mingcheng was explaining everything at the side, Zhao Dongmei was watching with great interest, Gao Guobing was also watching at the side, but Xuanmei had already stood up to help clear the table.

Zhao Dongmei prepared a delicious meal to entertain them, so naturally she should help with some things. So after Zhao Dongmei finished looking at the photos, she found that Xuanmei had already cleaned the table and washed the dishes.

Zhao Dongmei couldn't help but say, "Oh, just leave it there, I'll clean it up later."

Xuanyumei smiled and said, "It's just something that's easy to do, and it's not tiring!"

Zhao Dongmei was being polite, but the more she looked at the beauties, the more she liked them and she loved them very much.

At this time, Gao Mingcheng took out two more things.

"Uncle, aunt, this is a fountain pen I bought in the capital. It's of very good quality. I'll give one to each of you!"

Gao Mingcheng originally planned to give Zhao Dongmei turquoise, but Zhao Dongmei had already bought it with her own money, so there was no need to give her a gift, so he just gave each of them a pen.

They both have jobs and need pens.

Sure enough, Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei were both very satisfied with this gift.

After the four of them chatted for a while, Gao Mingcheng left with a lot of beauty.

The two families live close to each other, less than a hundred meters apart.

However, Gao Mingcheng was not at home before, so Xuanyuemei lived with Xiao Xuxu near the clothing store.

Pushing the door and walking into the yard, Gao Mingcheng saw that the yard was very clean, and the flowers and osmanthus trees in the flowerbed were growing well.

Xuanyuemei said: "After receiving your call, I took half a day off to clean the house."

After turning on the light in the living room, she quickly walked into the bathroom and plugged in the water heater.

Then he went to light a fire and prepared to boil a pot of water to drink.

Gao Mingcheng leaned against the door frame, watching the many beauties busy at work with tender eyes, feeling the tranquility and beauty of the world. (End of this chapter)