Chapter 112 Buying Sandals at a State-Owned Store
At eight o'clock in the morning, the whole family went out.
The car Gu Huai borrowed couldn't accommodate so many people, so he walked to the bus stop outside the military family compound and took the bus.
It's summer vacation now, and there are more people on the bus.
There were no seats left on the bus. The ticket seller was someone Yu Hui knew. Seeing that there were elderly people and children, he called two young men to stand up and give up two seats.
Zhao Changying held Beibei in her arms, and squeezed into two seats with Gu Xixi, Gu Yangyang, and Gu Nan.
Gu Dong and Gu Bin were standing holding the backs of the chairs, Yu Hui was standing holding the pole above, Gu Qiuyan and Gu Qiuye were standing on her left, and Gu Huai was standing behind her.
There were a lot of people at the Military Family Courtyard station, and the bus was packed. People on the bus were sitting next to each other.
Yu Hui's arm was touching Gu Qiuyan, but her back was touching Gu Huai behind her.
Gu Huai stood behind her, his strong body was like a wall, blocking others and preventing her from being squeezed by the people behind.
It was also the first time for Gu Qiuyan and her friends to take the city bus, and they were also full of curiosity.
"The buses in this city are similar to the buses from our town to the county seat, except that they are too crowded."
The buses in their town have never had so many people on them.
Gu Huai said: "There are many people in the city, so there are more people riding in the car."
Families without bicycles rely on buses to go to and from get off work.
Gu Qiuyan nodded and was about to speak when the driver slammed on the brakes.
Gu Qiuyan and Gu Qiuye were bumped by the person in front of them who was not standing steadily, and their bodies bumped into Yu Hui due to inertia.
This collision pushed her directly into Gu Huai's arms.
The latter held her shoulders, lowered his head and asked in a low voice: "Are you okay?"
The hot air exhaled by Gu Huai when he spoke sprayed on Yu Hui's neck, making her feel a little itchy.
The whole person was wrapped in a faint smell of soap, and the strong chest against which her back was pressed also conveyed a heat of thirty-six and a half degrees, causing Yu Hui's ears to feel hot.
He regained his balance by holding onto the pole, shook his head and said it was okay, and fanned his face with his hands, feeling a little hot.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." The woman who bumped into Gu Qiuyan and Gu Qiuye apologized repeatedly.
Many people got on and off the bus, and then many more got on, and the bus continued to drive into the city.
Gu Qiuyan and the others had already seen it when they were riding the jeep back to the city yesterday, so they didn't seem particularly surprised.
The bus stopped at the state-owned store station and one-third of the people on the bus got off.
The state-owned store building is quite large. Although there are counters only on the first and second floors, it has five floors in total.
"Wow, this building is so tall." Gu Qiuyan said, looking up at the roof.
Gu Huai smiled and said, "The Fuhao Hotel next to the Municipal Building is even taller than this. It has ten floors and an elevator."
That hotel was built a few years ago with funds from returned overseas Chinese, but it was only used to receive foreign guests.
"What is an elevator?" Gu Qiuyan asked curiously.
Gu Huai said, "It's a big iron box. You sit in it and press the button to go upstairs. It will climb upstairs by itself and stop when it reaches the floor you press."
Several children exclaimed, thinking it was magical.
Including the three Gu Dong brothers, they had never seen an elevator or a ten-story building.
Yu Hui: "Let's go inside and take a look."
The group went into a state-owned store. Since it was a holiday, there were many people in the store, most of whom were parents with their children.
After entering the state-owned store, Gu Qiuyan and the others were dazzled by the counters and the items inside.
Gu Qiuyan: "The state-owned stores here are much bigger than those in our county, and they sell more things."
She had never seen many of the things in the state-owned stores in the county town.
Gu Huai looked at his two nieces and nephews and said, "Just tell me what you like."
The four of them glanced at the mother-in-law who had a stern face and looked disapproving, and remained silent.
"The shoe counter has received a batch of sandals. They are so cool to wear."
"Oh, then I have to go buy a pair. Wearing cloth shoes in the summer is too stuffy for my feet."
Yu Hui turned her head and looked at the two women walking past her and walked towards the shoe counter at the back.
She looked down at the small leather shoes on her feet, then at the old cloth shoes on Gu Qiuyan and the others, and the rubber-soled sneakers on Gu Dong and the others. She looked up at Gu Huai and said, "Let's go buy some sandals. It's too hot to wear cloth shoes and sneakers in the summer."
"Okay." Gu Huai nodded.
It is indeed hot to wear cloth shoes and sneakers in summer, especially for children who like to run around. Last night when they were taking a bath, he saw that Gu Bin and Gu Yang's toes were wrinkled by sweat.
"No, I don't want to. I'm still used to wearing cloth shoes." Zhao Changying immediately stated.
Yu Hui and Gu Huai smiled but said nothing.
There were quite a lot of people in front of the sandal counter. Yu Hui and the others stood in front of the counter for a while before it was their turn.
There are not many styles of sandals, all made of plastic, and women's sandals come with or without heels.
"Which one do you want? What size? How many pairs do you want?" Before Yu Hui could even speak, the salesperson frowned and asked three questions in a row.
Yu Hui was used to their attitude and knew that they were not targeting anyone. They were just too busy and the weather was hot, so they were a little irritable.
"Give me the army green men's style in sizes 27, 28, 30, 33, and 36." These sizes belong to the three Gu Dong brothers and the two Gu Bin brothers.
As someone who grew up in an orphanage and had to take care of her younger siblings when she grew up, she could tell the shoe size of a child at a glance without anyone having to tell her.
Zhao Changying's eyes widened. "You need so many?"
Yu Hui smiled and said, "Don't we still have Gu Bin and Yang Yang? Boys have to wear sandals in the summer, otherwise their feet will get smelly."
Gu Bin and Gu Yang widened their eyes. Should I buy it for them too?
How does Sister Xiaohui know that they are wearing the same size shoes?
The salesperson quickly took down the shoe size Yu Hui wanted.
Yu Hui smiled and said, "Sister, let the child try the size first to see if it fits."
"Try it, but don't step on the ground." The salesperson took out a piece of discarded newspaper from under the counter and handed it to Yu Hui, asking them to step on the newspaper.
"This is yours, this is yours..." Yu Hui distributed the shoes to several children to try on.
Gu Bin held the shoes and looked at his mother-in-law, not knowing whether he should try them on.
"Come, let daddy help you try on the sandals." Gu Huai took the sandals from Gu Yang's hand, took the newspaper from Yu Hui, and spread it on the ground to help Gu Yang try on the shoes.
Yu Hui looked at Gu Qiuyan and Gu Qiuye and said, "See which style you like and pick a pair each."
Gu Qiuyan and Gu Qiuye stared at the white bow sandals and shook their heads, "We don't want them. We're not used to wearing sandals."
Yu Hui shook her head helplessly and said to the salesperson, "The ones with white bows, take two pairs for thirty-seven and one pair for thirty-six."
This style of women's sandals is the best looking at this counter.
Although white is not resistant to dirt, this kind of plastic can be cleaned with water if it gets stained with dust or mud.
The salesperson took one look at Yu Hui and could tell at once that she must be living in the city and was bringing her younger brothers and sisters from the countryside to buy things.
He doesn't look very old, but he is very generous and capable.
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