Chapter 96 Big Shopping Spree After getting married, who would still wear bright red every day...?
If you ask Chen Mian what her recent work has been like, she will answer you with two words: "Spending money, spending money, and more spending money."
Right after the family meeting, the Chen family went to look at cars.
There are many brands in the car market, most of which are relatively inexpensive domestic cars, such as Great Wall and Zhongxing.
There are also some Sino-foreign joint venture brands, such as Jiangling, and a few are imported.
Chen Mian and her group walked around for a while, but they didn't know much about the car's performance; they could only look at the price and appearance.
It's fortunate that Chen Mubai came back. Although he has been in the army for many years, he has learned a lot of diverse things.
For ease of combat, he can drive everything from airplanes and speedboats to cars and motorcycles. He even has some basic maintenance skills.
Of course, he is also the only person in the Chen family who currently has a driver's license.
Chen Mian and the others were so focused on buying a car that they completely forgot that none of the four of them knew how to drive.
She raised her hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear, her gaze casually drifting elsewhere.
"What's the point of getting a driver's license? Once we buy a car, we'll naturally know how to drive it."
Chen Mubai considerately avoided pointing out his sister's embarrassment and chimed in, "Driving is indeed quite simple. I'll teach you in the next few days when we get home."
Finally, under Chen Mubai's supervision and considering the limited budget, Chen Mianmian chose a brand new Tianye BQ1020 family pickup truck, which was also auspiciously priced at 85,800 yuan.
At that time, most of the domestically produced cars were imitations of foreign cars.
This pickup truck is no exception; apart from its red body color, its appearance, wheelbase, and body length are almost identical to Toyota's Hilux pickup truck.
The overall design is quite square, with two rows, one in the front and one in the back. The back row can seat three people, which is just enough for the Chen family of five.
The rear half of the vehicle is an open-air compartment with a load capacity between 0.5 and 0.75 tons, which is enough to hold at least one hundred boxes of peaches from the Kapok Peach Orchard.
Chen Mian was very satisfied with the size, and the family immediately paid for the car, picked it up, and completed all the paperwork in one go.
After paying, they sat in the shop and waited for a while. The owner then said that the formalities were completed and they could drive away.
That's right, our Chen family is just that simple and unpretentious. Once we decided to buy a car, we just brought a bag of money with us.
Chen Mubai felt helpless about his family's behavior and tried to persuade them that it was unsafe.
The Chen family said, "With Mu Bai/Brother around, we are absolutely safe."
Before leaving, the car dealership owner specially hung a red ribbon on the car and set off a string of firecrackers.
"That's how you feel when you pick up a car. Otherwise, when you drive it out, no one will know you bought a car."
The car dealership owner smiled mysteriously: "As for the driver's license, I can help you with that if you need it."
Just give them a small tip for their hard work, and you'll get it in a week.
Chen Mian didn't understand what her boss meant, thinking that she might not be able to learn it in a week.
Chen Mubai, standing to the side, narrowed his eyes and looked at the man again.
He meant that regardless of whether you could drive or not, as long as you paid, he could get you a driver's license.
It's possible that someone was hired to take the exam for them, or that they had connections inside and could get a certificate directly.
Chen Mubai: That's interesting.
"Brother, could you leave us your contact information? We can contact you if we need anything in the future," Chen Mubai said.
"Okay, I'll write it down for you on this piece of paper. Please come and patronize our business often."
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Chen Mubai drove his new car all the way to the Poplar Restaurant for lunch with his family.
Chen Mian's original words were: "Since my older brother didn't come to the engagement banquet and didn't get to eat at the table, let's make it up to him today."
Chen Mubai smiled gently, "Okay, whatever you say, this meal is on me."
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Chen Mianmian specifically emphasized to the owner that the dishes must be exactly the same as those served at the engagement banquet.
Boss: "Don't worry, we're all regular customers. I'll give you a free snack to go with your drinks."
"I'm driving today, so I won't be drinking," Chen Mubai said.
Chen Yongliang: "It's alright. We can pack up the leftovers and take them home with us when we leave. My son and I can enjoy them at home..."
"Okay, I'll do as Dad says."
Lin Huijun smiled with satisfaction from behind. It had been a long time since her family had sat down together for a proper meal.
Either the older child was absent, or the younger one was absent. Fortunately, the family will finally be able to see each other more often from now on.
After lunch, the family went to the department store in the city.
Chen Mubai and his father went to the grocery and confectionery section on the first floor to buy wine, while Lin Huijun and her two daughters went to the third floor to look at home appliances.
All sorts of home appliances were neatly arranged on the counter, many of them brand new models that I had never seen before.
Lin Huijun pointed to a round or square object and said, "Does steaming rice really require a special pot? That must use up a lot of electricity."
The salesperson explained, "These are all imported, high-quality brands. Do you know Panasonic?"
That's a very famous Japanese brand, even overseas. It uses very little electricity, and the rice cooked in it tastes better.
Lin Huijun was still skeptical. "Steaming rice doesn't require any fancy techniques. You just rinse the rice and put it in the pot to steam. How much is this?"
"It's not expensive, only eight hundred yuan."
Even Chen Mian couldn't stand it anymore. "Eight hundred yuan isn't expensive. Mom, let's go."
After the incident involving an 800-yuan rice cooker, when Chen Mian and her two companions stood in another store and heard that a television set cost 5,000 yuan, they didn't even think it was expensive.
A useless rice cooker can sell for 800 yuan, but this is a big color TV, in full color, with dozens of channels.
It's understandable that it's a bit more expensive.
The owner of this house is very good at attracting customers. He turns on three or four TVs at the same time. One TV is showing "Water Margin", while the other shows Wei Xiaobao flirting with his wives. Anyone who passes by can't help but stop and watch for a few minutes.
Azmu has been in business for over a decade. He can tell at a glance which people are genuinely interested in buying and which are quick to spend money.
After just a few casual words, he could tell that this family had planned ahead and had come specifically to buy a television.
Azmu's eyes darted around. "Big sister, you've come at the perfect time. I just got a new 25-inch color TV in my shop. It's the only one I have, and I even had to fight someone for it."
“Normally I would sell it for more than 5,000 yuan to others, but I’m doing this because you are from out of town and it’s not easy for you to come to Xinjiang to make a living.”
If you're really serious about buying today, I'll give you a price of four thousand eight!
Upon hearing the number, Chen Mian's gaze shifted from Ake, and she automatically entered bargaining mode: "Four thousand yuan."
Azmu said with a worried look, "Four thousand is really not enough, sister. If you give me a little more, I'll sell it to you."
"This is a Changhong brand TV. You won't find one for less than five thousand yuan anywhere else."
Seeing that the shop owner wouldn't allow it, Chen Mian decided to back down: "We're not in a hurry to buy it. I'll go take a look at the washing machine first, and we'll talk about it later."
"You want to buy a washing machine?" Azmu's smile widened even more. "You should have said so earlier. The washing machine shop next door is mine too."
After saying that, he enthusiastically led Chen Mian and the others to the next room.
After some back and forth, Chen Mian finally bought the Changhong color TV for 4,500 yuan.
There's also a fully automatic pulsator washing machine that costs 2,500 yuan. It has two drums, one for washing and one for spinning.
Chen Mian took Lin Huijun's arm and said, "Mom, from now on you can just throw your clothes in to wash while you're watching TV."
Lin Huijun: "Okay, Mom will listen to you."
After buying the appliances, Chen Mian realized that her older brother and father hadn't returned yet, so she had to leave the items at Azimu's shop and go upstairs to browse.
The second floor of the department store mainly sells clothing, as well as various fabrics.
The cheongsam Chen Mian wore for her engagement was handmade by Lin Huijun, and the fabric was bought here.
This wedding requires three outfits: a Uyghur wedding dress for the bride's departure, a light wedding gown for the ceremony, and a cheongsam for the toasts.
Ji Yu also needs to prepare three sets of clothes in the corresponding styles.
If Lin Huijun were to make all six sets of clothes by herself within a month, it would be too exhausting.
Chen Mian thought she would come here and take a look around. If there were any ready-made items, she would buy them. If not, she would buy some fabric and find a tailor to make them.
Lin Huijun was not happy after hearing her daughter's plan: "Mianmian, your wedding is such a big event, your mother must prepare it for you personally."
When I married your father, your maternal grandmother sewed my wedding dress and quilt herself.
According to the customs of my hometown, the bride's family not only has to prepare the wedding dress, but also the wooden chest for storing clothes, the quilt for sleeping, the socks to wear, and the insoles to use, all of which must be prepared in pairs.
These are things that have been prepared for several years in advance.
As a mother, Lin Huijun naturally prepared some as well, using only the finest materials.
She just didn't expect that coming to Xinjiang with her daughter would lead to her settling here so soon.
All the things she prepared are still safely stored back in her hometown.
Chen Mian didn't care about these formalities; everything prepared for the wedding was red, and it was only displayed on the wedding day to look nice.
After getting married, who would still sleep under a bright red quilt every day?
Seeing that she couldn't persuade her mother, she had no choice but to compromise. "Mom, how about this? We'll buy the fabric today, and once you get home and draw up the patterns, we'll have the tailor make Ji Yu's clothes."
You can make a few of my items. As for the quilts and shoes, my sister and I will buy ready-made ones ourselves in the next few days.
Chen Mian: "This is the most efficient way, and you won't have to work too hard. Otherwise, I'm really worried that you might suddenly faint like Aunt Yu one day."
"What nonsense are you talking about, child?" Lin Huijun was startled by Chen Mian's words. "Aren't you afraid of being overheard?"
Chen Mian was completely confused: "I didn't say anything?"
Lin Huijun blushed and slapped her lightly, "In any case, you're not allowed to say things like that again. You're so disrespectful."
"oh."
The first step in Chen's method of persuasion is to lower the other person's expectations; the second step is to repeat the previous step.
After browsing the second floor, under the relentless sweet persuasion of her two daughters, Lin Huijun only bought a piece of bright yellow silk fabric to make a cheongsam.
Everyone else had their clothes custom-made by a tailor.
Chen Mian smiled mischievously, her eyes crinkling: "It should have been like this a long time ago. I've been waiting to wear matching cheongsams with my mother."
Chen Muhe: "I want one too."
"You have it too, you have it all."
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