After Zhou Xuemin's reminder, Jian Shu suddenly came to his senses and said, "Yes, let's line up. Let's go and line up."

Without thinking any more, he pulled Li Chunmei and ran to the end of the team, calling out to the two people behind him to catch up quickly.

The long queue includes men, women, young and old. In an era without mobile phones, people in the queue could only chat to pass the time.

The queue was like a thousand ducks quacking and chirping at once, making the environment incredibly noisy. Jianshu stood in the queue in agony, enduring the torment of the noise and praying that the door would open soon.

After enduring for a while, she couldn't bear it any longer and secretly took out a pair of earplugs from the space and put them on. Her hair was short, which was just enough to cover her ears, so she was not afraid of being discovered.

She felt much more relaxed with the earplugs, but it was different for the other three.

Li Chunmei covered her ears, her face full of despair; although Zhou Xuemin did not cover his ears, his expression was not much better; as for Li Heping, his face looked the same as usual, but a closer look revealed that his eyes were dull, as if he had left his body.

Jianshu felt very sympathetic, but there was nothing she could do. She absolutely could not take out the earplugs.

To prevent it from being too prominent, she covered her ears tightly like Li Chunmei, with a mask of pain on her face.

Because of this, the four of them didn't start chatting and waited anxiously for time to pass.

Finally... the door is open!

The moment the long dragon-like team began to move, Jianshu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The crowd was surging, and everyone was pushing in, trying to get in quickly. Jian Shu was forced to go with the flow, feeling the pressure from all sides. She shouted to the three people, "Meet at the door in three hours."

With so many people, it's impossible to shop together. Besides, everyone wants to buy different things, so shopping together is a waste of time.

Seeing that the three of them heard what she said and nodded, Jian Shu felt at ease and followed the crowd into the old gate of Huai State.

The store is very large, estimated by Jianshu to be over a thousand square meters. Counters of all sizes are arranged in rows, and the crowd is scattered, forming long queues in front of each counter.

The counter selling enamelware, clothes, shoes and socks is right at the entrance, and there are the longest queues there. There are much more people than the counter selling watches and jewelry on the left and radios and cameras on the right.

Jian Shu's purpose was very clear. He took out Pan Ning and Li Li's list from his pocket, took a look at it, and then ran to the clothes, shoes and socks counter with a clear purpose.

Among food, clothing, housing and transportation, clothing comes first. In an era when you needed receipts to buy clothes and fabrics, even department store employees were not well-off in terms of clothing.

Huaiguojiu, which does not require bills, is the best place.

There were both used and discounted items at the counter, and given the choice, Jianshu would naturally choose new. Pan Ning and Li Li were both in good condition, and although there was a price difference between new and used items, it was still within an acceptable range.

Standing in front of the counter, Jianshu swiftly stated his needs, "Hello, comrade, I want five women's shirts, two blue, two white, and one floral; five men's shirts, three white, two blue; three floral skirts; five pairs of black pants for men and women; five sweatshirts for men and women..."

A series of demands came out of Jianshu's mouth, shocking the people around him. So many things, how much would it cost?

Jian Shu listened to the salesperson calculating the bill while smiling at everyone and said embarrassedly, "I heard that my relatives at home asked me to bring some things when I came to Shanghai on a business trip. One for you and one for her. It adds up to this much."

Everyone nodded in understanding, "Most people in my family are like this."

Just at this time, the salesperson had finished calculating the bill, and Jianshu took out the money to pay. In an instant, hundreds of dollars were spent.

Afterwards, Jianshu squeezed out with a big bag of clothes and started to squeeze towards the counter selling shoes next to him.

Trying hard to hold the things in her arms, Jianshu walked with difficulty, regretting it deeply. If she had known earlier, she would have bought clothes last. The weight of so many clothes together was not a big deal, but it was inconvenient to move.

But then I thought, going early is a must. If I go too late, who knows if there will be any clearance items left? They are so popular!

"Comrade, five pairs of men's leather shoes; five pairs of women's leather shoes; two pairs of white mesh shoes; two pairs of blue mesh shoes..." Jianshu, who had squeezed to the counter with difficulty, read out the list in a row, and then reported the required sizes.

However, this time the list was not Pan Ning and Li Li's, but her own.

In addition to buying things for herself, there were also things for Uncle Zhao, Aunt Meng, Uncle Qian, and of course, Gu Mingjing. There was no way she would leave her boyfriend behind.

After paying the money, the package in Jianshu's hand became bigger. She couldn't hold it in her arms anymore. She had no choice but to carry it on her shoulder.

Fortunately, she is very strong, so this weight is nothing to her.

Then Jianshu walked in from counter to counter. If he saw something on the list or something he liked, he would queue up. If not, he would continue walking forward.

Just like that, Jianshu bought some more fabrics, yarn, and towels...

As the package grew bigger, Jianshu had bought almost everything on the list. From then on, she really focused on shopping.

However, it is always inconvenient to carry so many things. Jian Shu looked at the time. It had been an hour and a half since she came in. After thinking about it, she walked towards the door.

The guesthouse they were staying at wasn't far from here, so she could go back first and then come back to continue shopping. She had already bought most of what she needed to buy, so she could just spend the rest of the time browsing and see if there was anything she liked.

Although she didn't find it difficult, carrying a large package was inconvenient and conspicuous, so it was really unnecessary. She should go back first.

Jianshu quickly returned to the guesthouse and then quickly returned to Huaiguojiu, but this time she was not as anxious as before and became much more relaxed.

Jianshu looked at the counters one by one, including watches, jewelry, antique furniture, and piano instruments. He bought a classic Rolex watch for his collection and was envious of all the furniture. He stayed at the counters that interested him for a long time. Finally, he came to the place where pianos were sold and suddenly he couldn't move.

Looking at every piano inside, Jianshu felt very complicated and stayed there for a long time.

Each piano seems to symbolize the brokenness of a family and the suffering of a group of people...

After being bumped on the shoulder by the passers-by, Jianshu came to his senses, smiled helplessly, and turned away.