Before long, the group arrived at Ju'er Hutong.
Today was the weekend, and Sun Zhengdong was also at home. The couple were preparing lunch when they heard a noise at the door.
"Zhengdong, stop what you're doing and come out to help."
Hearing the shouts, the couple quickly ran outside.
Good heavens! This is like robbing a department store, a whole cart full of stuff, plus Ning Xiaowei's new bicycle, and the watch on her wrist.
The couple was stunned. How much money would this cost? And the key was having a receipt.
"Don't just stand there like an idiot! Hurry up and help move these things."
Sun Zhengguo said with a smile.
"Oh! Aifang, hurry up and help."
With the help of the two people, all the items were unloaded within five minutes, and the larger items were moved into the room.
This room is the largest in the entire courtyard, measuring over 50 square meters. It was specially reserved by Sun Zhengguo for their wedding.
After moving everything, Sun Zhengguo paid the fare, Wobo happily thanked him, and then pulled the cart away.
Only after the only outsider left did Sun Zhengdong ask the question hesitantly.
"Brother Zhengguo, Sister-in-law Xiaowei, how much did you spend today?"
This question stumped Sun Zhengguo. He only knew how to buy things, but he really didn't know how much he had spent.
“How would he know if you ask him? He only knows how to buy. Today we spent a total of 869.82 yuan.”
Ning Xiaowei added from the side.
Anyway, the accounts are all laid out here! Anyone with eyes can do the math and see, there's no need to hide anything.
Sun Zhengdong and his wife were instantly unsettled. These two had spent nearly two years' worth of their wages in just one morning; they were truly outrageous.
"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"No, brother, we're just about to cook."
Wang Aifang said from the side.
"Okay, I'll steam a few more buns later, and I'll go get some good dishes so we can celebrate."
"Okay! I'll go right now."
Wang Aifang happily agreed.
Since she married Sun Zhengdong and moved into this courtyard, she has come to understand many things.
But she wasn't a gossip; living her own life was better than anything else.
Seeing the couple steaming buns, Ning Xiaowei didn't go over to help, but instead started tidying up her new home.
Seeing that there was nothing left for him to do, Sun Zhengguo made an excuse to go out for a while. He was going to prepare vegetables; he couldn't just conjure them up out of thin air, could he?
Around noon, the four of them were eating lunch. There were several meat dishes on the table, and they were drinking soda.
Everyone ate and chatted happily, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.
After the meal, the two women cleared the dishes, while Sun Zhengdong also made two cups of tea, and the two brothers chatted while drinking.
"Zhengdong, I'm planning to take your sister-in-law to take wedding photos this afternoon. Do you want to come along?"
"Of course we'll go. Our last wedding was too rushed, so this is a good opportunity to take another picture."
"Okay, I'll go to the police station first to get your sister-in-law's car registered. You go and let my parents know if they want to come. Finally, we'll all meet at the Hongxing Photo Studio."
"No problem, leave it all to me."
As the two were talking, Ning Xiaowei and Wang Aifang walked in.
As soon as she entered the room, Ning Xiaowei couldn't wait to ask.
"Jung-guk, now that we've bought everything, do you want to try it out?"
Sun Zhengguo slapped his forehead, only then realizing that he had been so busy drinking tea and chatting that he hadn't even tried the things he bought.
"Let's go take a look together."
The group went to Sun Zhengguo's room and unpacked the sewing machine, but a new problem arose: no one knew how to use it.
At this moment, Wang Aifang came in from outside with a piece of clothing that needed mending.
"Aifang, why did you bring these clothes over? Nobody knows how to use this sewing machine."
Wang Aifang ignored Sun Zhengdong's question, instead moving a stool over, sitting down at the sewing machine, and skillfully threading the needle.
After threading the needle, she checked it again. Once everything was ready, Wang Aifang used both her hands and feet to sew the clothes. Like an obedient child, her hands moved back and forth following the stitches.
Two minutes later, the clothes were mended. After cutting off the loose threads, Wang Aifang looked at them again and then threw them to Sun Zhengdong.
"So, what do you think? Are you satisfied with this outfit?"
Sun Zhengdong took the clothes, looked them over twice, and then asked, puzzled.
"When did you learn this? I didn't know about it."
"You guys forgot, Brother Ji has a sewing machine at home. When you're at work, I often go to visit my sister-in-law. She's the one who taught me how to use it!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhengguo remembered that his cousin's family had a sewing machine, which his father had bought!
Now that Wang Aifang knows it, it's only a matter of time before Ning Xiaowei wants to learn it too.
Now that the sewing machine problem is solved, the radio problem is much easier to solve.
Sun Zhengguo took out the radio, plugged it in, and turned it on. He heard a crackling sound coming from inside. After turning it a few times, he found a channel.
The music playing inside was a crosstalk performance. Although no one knew who was performing, it didn't stop everyone from listening, and the group listened with great interest.
At 1 p.m., seeing that it was almost time, Sun Zhengguo took Ning Xiaowei and prepared to go to the police station to apply for a license plate.
"Zhengdong, I'm leaving now. I expect to be done in half an hour. We'll meet at Hongxing Photo Studio then."
"Okay!"
After exchanging greetings, Sun Zhengguo and Ning Xiaowei each rode a bicycle to the nearby police station.
The two went to the police station, found the department that specializes in registering license plates for vehicles, showed the invoice, and easily got the official stamp. After paying a management fee of 2.5 yuan, they received a small booklet and that was the end of it.
After getting their license plates, the two rushed off to the Red Star Photo Studio.
"Jung-guk, we're too early. They haven't arrived yet."
Ning Xiaowei said as she parked her car at the entrance of Hongxing Photo Studio.
"Let's go in and take a look; they should be here soon."
The two locked the car and went into the photo studio.
Although it's the weekend, there wasn't a single person taking photos in the photo studio except for the staff.
Nowadays in Beijing, everything requires a ticket, but taking photos is free. Even so, very few people come to take photos because it's just too expensive.
Sun Zhengguo was speechless when he saw the price list on the wall.
A regular 5-inch photo costs 2.5 yuan, while a 10-inch photo doesn't even have a price listed, presumably it needs to be discussed in person.
"Hello comrades, are you here to take pictures?"
The staff at the photo studio saw that a customer had arrived and came over to greet him warmly.
"Yes, yes! We're getting married soon and wanted to come here to take some wedding photos as a keepsake."
Sun Zhengguo said.
"That's no problem. We mainly take wedding photos here. I don't know what size photos you'd like to have."
The staff member pressed for an answer.
Actually, taking photos can be very profitable, especially large-format photos; the larger the image, the more money you make.
"Could you wait a moment? My family will be here soon, and we need to take some family photos. Is that alright?"
"Of course! I forgot to tell you earlier, but we're really good at taking family photos."
Hehehe!
The staff member's words amused Sun Zhengguo.
Whatever he proposes?
In any case, this staff member always had a prepared explanation waiting for him.
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