After dinner, Liu Huimin suggested going to the department store: "I'm almost out of soap, and I also need to buy two new packs of shampoo."
Xia Qingqing refused, saying, "I won't go. I promised my brother I'd take him to get a haircut this afternoon, and he should be waiting for me at home right now."
Liu Huimin said with some regret, "Okay, then I'll go with Sister Qiu and Xiuxiu. Be careful on your way back."
"Okay, I'll be going now, bye-bye," Xia Qingqing waved goodbye to the group.
As soon as Xia Qingqing got home, Gou Dan heard the noise and ran out of his room: "Sis, you're back! Shall we go get our hair cut now?"
"Don't rush, let me have a drink of water and rest for a bit, okay?" Xia Qingqing said with a smile as she parked her bicycle.
"Okay, then you rest for a bit, and we'll go after you've rested," Gou Dan replied obediently.
Xia Qingqing magically pulled two meat buns out of her bag: "Ta-da! These meat buns are specially brought for you. Can you still eat them now?"
"Yes," Gou Dan's eyes lit up as he looked at the meat bun, and he subconsciously swallowed.
He was craving meat, and his sister brought him meat buns because his family had cabbage and eggplant for lunch. He was so happy.
"Don't force yourself if you can't eat it. You can heat it up and eat it as a snack in the afternoon," Xia Qingqing said as she handed him the bun.
Dog Egg didn't want to wait, so he took the meat bun and started eating.
However, since it had only been a short time since lunch, he immediately let out a burp after eating a meat bun.
Dog Egg regretfully put the steamed buns in the kitchen, planning to eat them after he finished getting his haircut.
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The bicycle came to a steady stop in front of the barbershop, and Gou Dan nimbly jumped off.
Xia Qingqing waved to Gou Dan: "You go in first, I'll lock my bike and come right away."
"Oh, sis, hurry up!" Gou Dan said and ran into the barbershop.
When the barber saw Gou Dan, a child, enter the barbershop alone, he asked with a curious smile, "Kid, why are you getting a haircut alone this time? Didn't your mom come with you?"
It was obvious that the barber remembered Gou Dan. Gou Dan shook his head: "No, my sister brought me here. She parked the car outside."
The barber picked up his hair clippers, dusted them off, and gestured for Gou Dan to come over: "Sit down, let's start cutting your hair."
Dog Egg sat down on the chair and let the barber put on his hairnet.
When Xia Qingqing came in, she saw that the barber had already started cutting Gou Dan's hair, so she quietly found a stool and sat down.
The barber glanced at Xia Qingqing and said, "Little girl, you must be this child's older sister?"
Although his eyes were looking in Xia Qingqing's direction, his hands were very steady with the clippers, clearly showing that he was a master clipper with many years of experience.
Xia Qingqing gave a polite smile: "Yes."
"Why don't you get a haircut? I see your hair is quite long. A shorter cut would be easier to manage, and washing such long hair would save you a lot of trouble," the hairdresser advised.
Short hair is very popular right now, partly because it's easier to manage and saves on shampoo. One wash of long hair can use up as much shampoo as several washes of short hair.
Also, hair dryers weren't popular at that time, so long hair took a long time to dry after washing, which was particularly troublesome.
"No need, I think long hair is fine too," Xia Qingqing politely declined.
"Young lady, you're pretty. You'd look even better with a short bob that reaches your ears. It would make you look more energetic," the hairdresser said, still trying to persuade Xia Qingqing to cut her hair short.
Xia Qingqing felt that her long hair looked quite energetic, so she had no intention of cutting it short for the time being.
It's not that short hair is bad, it's just that short hair is more difficult to manage than long hair, and you need to go to the hair salon for a trim every now and then.
Of course, at this time, the ear-length short hair is very simple, and many people choose to cut it themselves at home, which can save a few cents.
After being rejected again, the barber said with some regret, "Alright, you can come to me anytime you want a haircut next time."
"Okay, thank you, Master," Xia Qingqing said politely.
Because at that time, cutting hair was simply cutting hair, unlike in later generations where hair was washed several times, so the process was much faster.
Xia Qingqing felt like she hadn't been sitting down for long when Gou Dan's hair was already cut.
The barber carefully brushed away the stray hairs on Gou Dan's neck before taking off the barber's cape he was wearing.
Seeing this, Xia Qingqing quickly stood up and asked, "Master, how much is it in total?"
“I know, 2 cents,” Gou Dan said eagerly, referring to the 2 cents Zhang Hongyan had paid when she brought him to get his hair cut.
"That's right, that's right, a haircut for a boy costs 20 cents," the barber said with a smile.
Xia Qingqing took out some money and handed it over: "Here you go, thank you, you've worked hard."
"It's nothing hard, this is my job. But the young lady is very polite, she looks like a cultured person, is she still in school?" The barber smiled so much that wrinkles appeared on his face, he was obviously very satisfied with Xia Qingqing.
After all, not everyone is as polite as this young girl. Even though it was just a simple "thank you" and "you've worked hard," it made people feel respected.
Dog Egg immediately interjected, "My sister is a college student at Beijing University."
The barber's eyebrows twitched, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, that's really impressive, and you're a top student too!"
"My sister was always the top student in her class when she was in school, so getting into university was a piece of cake for her," Gou Dan said matter-of-factly.
He had heard all these remarks from Zhang Hongyan, and as someone who was obsessed with his older sister, he firmly believed in them, thinking that his older sister was the best.
Upon hearing this, the barber complimented Xia Qingqing a couple more times.
"Hehe, well, we have some things to take care of at home, so we'll head back first, Master," Xia Qingqing said with an awkward smile, quietly tugging at Gou Dan, who still wanted to continue speaking.
This child seems to have a bit of a sister-bragging obsession. I don't know how many times she's bragged about her in front of outsiders. It's fine if she bragged about her behind her back, but praising her like this in front of her makes people feel quite embarrassed. People who don't know her might think she's very narcissistic.
Gou Dan pouted, reluctantly swallowing back what he wanted to say. He hadn't lied; his sister was already very outstanding, so why couldn't he tell others?
After leaving the barbershop, Xia Qingqing gently ruffled Gou Dan's freshly cut buzz cut: "Are you still unhappy? It's not that I don't want you to praise me in front of others, but we have to be low-key, otherwise others will be jealous of us."
Dog Egg snorted: "So what if you're jealous? There's an old saying that a person who isn't envied is mediocre."
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