On the long west wall, Xia Baozhu pasted a brightly colored landscape oil painting wallpaper, with plaster moldings around the wallpaper, making it look like a huge picture frame on the wall.

It added a touch of glamour to the otherwise flat and uneven space.

The east wall is decorated with thick, natural wood strips that blend seamlessly with the wooden strips on the ceiling, much like the old store's decor.

Compared to the cramped old store, the visual effect here looks more unified and spacious.

As for the lights, Xia Baozhu chose several UFO-shaped energy-saving lamps, which were arranged on the wooden strips of the ceiling.

These lights are connected in series and in parallel.

A series connection allows you to turn on all the lights in a row, while a parallel connection allows you to choose which main light to turn on.

Liu Runan ran around the store, playing hide-and-seek with Xia Laidi, who was cleaning.

Xia Laidi used a small shovel to scrape away the white dust that had been left in the corner, and then wiped it clean with a damp cloth.

Although she didn't decorate the shop, seeing it transform from a plain white wall into this bright and beautiful place filled Xia Laidi with pride—pride for her sister.

Once her child starts school, she can come here to work.

Working in such a bright place is a scene she only dares to dream of.

Her mother said that working in a clean place is a privilege only city dwellers can enjoy; we rural people just need to farm well.

But why do city dwellers look down on them? Is it because they're lazy? Is it because they don't work hard?

Although she was a bit slow-witted, she wasn't stupid; she understood the meaning behind the way people looked at her.

When taking the bus, the ticket seller speaks to well-dressed city people in a different tone.

Sometimes she wonders, if they didn't farm, would city dwellers be able to afford to eat?

Why is there such a big difference in the gains between urban and rural people with the same effort?

Therefore, Liu Guangjun didn't want to farm, and she was willing to come to the city.