Chapter 639 Shopping

"It's not even ten o'clock yet, why are you awake so early?"

Mike said with a smile after looking at the clock on the wall.

The two of them fought until dawn last night, and the reason why Mike was able to get up early was entirely due to his huge mental strength.

As for Penelope, normally she should have slept until the afternoon.

Upon hearing this, Penelope sat in Mike's arms, closed her eyes and rubbed her head against Mike's chest before slowly saying:

"Today I'm going to Diagon Alley shopping with Soraka and the others."

Mike's face showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

After the proposal last night, they quickly determined the time for the official marriage and wedding under the witness of Professor Flitwick.

It was Saturday three days later.

As the bride, Penelope naturally needed to buy some things.

To be honest, Mike actually wanted to postpone the time a little, after all, everything has just returned to stability, and he still has a lot of work to do.

But Penelope couldn't wait. If she didn't need to reserve some time to make preparations and distribute invitations and door keys, she would have wanted to get married on the spot.

Mike expressed his understanding.

He and Penelope have been together for five years.

After so many years of getting along, their relationship is no different from that of a real couple.

For a while, Mike even thought that they could just live like this, and it didn't matter whether there was a wedding or not.

But in the end, he decided to give Penelope a solemn proposal and a gorgeous wedding.

After all, for a woman, a wedding and a proposal represent not only a ceremony, but also one of the happiest moments in a woman's life.

If the two of them continue to live like this without a name or status, Penelope will definitely feel bad even if others don't say anything.

Of course, the most important thing is that Mike found that Penelope seems to be developing into a politician based on her performance during the war last time.

This is not what he wants to see.

Of course, this does not mean that Mike is worried about Penelope seizing power.

Mike just simply does not want the relationship between the two of them to change.

After all, for politicians, love and other things are fake.

Just look at the Clinton family in the Muggle society. If two politicians are together, then their married life must be full of lies and fights.

Therefore, it is extremely important to marry Penelope as soon as possible. Only such a big event as marriage can draw Penelope's attention back.

Thinking of this, Mike touched Penelope's long hair affectionately and said:

"I'll go with you. There are some things for the wedding, so it's better for us to choose them in person."

As soon as these words came out, Penelope, who had buried her head in Mike's arms, sat up straight instantly, looked at Mike excitedly and said:

"Really?"

"Of course it's true."

"But..." Penelope looked at the pile of documents on Mike's desk and said, "Don't you still have work here?"

Mike chuckled, waved his fingers, and a strange wind suddenly appeared, blowing all the documents on the desk down.

"No more now." Mike said, "And even if you are the Minister of Magic, you have a wedding leave. Let Benjamin and others take care of the work."

Penelope was stunned at first, and then cheered.

"Great! We haven't been shopping for a long time! Oh! It's getting late now, I have to put on my makeup! Honey, wait for me for a while, don't worry, it won't be too long!"

After saying that, Penelope rushed out of the office, leaving Mike smiling and shaking his head.

Logically, he should have gotten ready, after all, it was almost noon, which was really not early.

But it was not the first time he had waited for his girlfriend to put on makeup.

So he knew very well that once women started to wash and put on makeup, it would take more than half an hour.

In this regard, it was the same for both witches and ordinary women, even if witches had spells to help.

And the fact was really as he expected.

Until Mike slowly finished his coffee, washed up, changed into a suit and finally came to the fireplace of the villa, Penelope still did not appear. After

waiting for another five minutes, Penelope trotted over here.

"Sorry, Mike! You must have been waiting for a long time!"

The voice came before the person arrived.

Looking at the pointer on the pocket watch approaching 11 o'clock, Mike smiled and said:

"No, I just arrived for 5 minutes."

Mike was telling the truth, but Penelope didn't believe it. In fact, she was also very clear about how much she put on makeup, but as a woman, she really couldn't stand going out without makeup.

"Thank you for your hard work, darling."

Penelope kissed Mike on the cheek while speaking.

Mike smiled and shook his head, but his eyes were always looking at Penelope.

To be honest, Mike didn't see any difference between Penelope before and after makeup. In his opinion, putting on this kind of light makeup that almost made no difference was a waste of time.

But of course he wouldn't say his true thoughts. Feeling the moisture on his cheeks, Mike took Penelope's hand and praised:

"You are so beautiful! For this beauty, it's worth waiting for a long time!" As

soon as these words came out, Penelope's cheeks turned red.

Mike also smiled at this.

Then the two of them spent some time in front of the fireplace, and finally stepped into the fireplace.

With a slight dizziness, Mike and Penelope appeared on the second floor of the Tufan Clothing Store.

This was the first stop of Penelope's shopping trip, and it was also the place where she, Soraka and Hilary agreed to meet.

When Mike and Penelope arrived, Soraka and the others were already choosing dresses for the wedding in three days with the help of the shop owner. Penelope's eyes lit up when she saw the dress samples and fabrics neatly hung on the wall. She pulled Mike and started running towards Soraka and the others.

The movement here naturally attracted the attention of Soraka and the others. The three women soon chatted together, while Mike stood silently aside.

Perhaps because Mike was too lonely, the middle-aged gentleman shop owner came over and bowed to Mike and said:

"Mr. Minister, I sincerely wish you a happy wedding."

"Thank you."

Mike replied politely. Seeing this, the shop owner adjusted his glasses and said:

"I don't know what you need for the wedding dress. I swear I will do my best to satisfy you."

"I don't have any requirements. This time, I will listen to my wife."

Mike said expressionlessly. To be honest, he really didn't know much about clothes. He had relied on the shop owner to help design custom suits before, so he couldn't give any opinions.

Moreover, Penelope was obviously particularly concerned about this dress customization, so it would be better to leave it to her.

Anyway, with the owner here, the clothes made will not be ugly no matter how weird they are.

The owner also heard the meaning of Mike's words, bent down and made a gesture of invitation and said:

"Then I will take you to the rest area to wait. You can drink tea and eat snacks there."

Mike nodded and walked straight to the rest area. He has been to this store many times and does not need the owner to lead the way.

Soon, the snacks and black tea mentioned by the owner were brought up by a house elf. Mike sighed and leaned back on the soft chair.

He was well aware of the speed of women shopping and choosing clothes, so if nothing unexpected happened, he would need to wait here for a long time.

Thinking of this, Mike instinctively looked out the window.

The location of Tufan Clothing Store is very good, located in the center of Diagon Alley. Looking out from the window on the second floor, you can easily see the scenery of almost half of Diagon Alley.

Today is Wednesday. Although it is not Tuesday, which is the nightmare of office workers, it is also a weekday and Hogwarts is not on holiday, so there should be few people on the street.

But at this moment, the streets below are bustling with people.

There are long queues in several newly opened restaurants. The long queues turn straight at the door of the store and extend far away until they disappear at the end of Mike's career.

It is worth mentioning that among these people, Mike can hardly see children who can be the main consumer.

Seeing this, Mike nodded with satisfaction.

Because this phenomenon represents that the income of wizards in Yingguo has generally risen to a very considerable level at this stage.

Otherwise, there would never be so many adults with relatively stronger restraint who would not come out to consume on weekdays.

This hot scene at the moment also reminds Mike of the prosperity that Diagon Alley will usher in during the summer vacation and Christmas Eve. He dares to say that by then, the entire Diagon Alley will definitely become a crowded battlefield.

Mike even found some gorgeously dressed goblins and other intelligent creatures in the crowd, which was absolutely rare in Diagon Alley in the past, because compared with Yingguo, these non-human intelligent creatures with the ability to consume would prefer the United States, at least no one in the United States would point fingers at their appearance.

And now, these non-human intelligent creatures have begun to walk into Diagon Alley.

This is good news!

Because this proves that Mike's previous equal rights work is effective.

And all of the above also made Mike realize that Diagon Alley must be expanded.

At present, there are too few public activity areas and shops in Diagon Alley, which is not conducive to commercial activities and will greatly increase the cost of merchants entering Diagon Alley.

If Diagon Alley can be expanded, then the wizarding world of Yingguo will inevitably become faster in the future.

Of course, this may also be a trap.

Because if the Ministry of Magic of Yingguo is now just a short-term bubble formed by enjoying the dividends brought by policy changes, then expanding Diagon Alley will become meaningless.

Mike feels this deeply.

In his previous life, he had witnessed the bursting of the Neon economic bubble. He still remembered that the media at that time almost described Neon as a hell of exchanging children, so he was deeply impressed.

However, Mike thought he didn't need to worry about this.

Because this prosperity was promoted by policies, population dividends and war dividends.

The impact of policies may dissipate quickly, but the population dividend of Muggle wizards and the war dividends given by other magic departments will definitely not disappear for a period of time.

In addition, the research on mysterious objects and Muggle technology products and the establishment of multiple joint trade organizations are also being promoted.

These two plans will continue to provide various benefits to the wizarding world of Yingguo in the future.

This means that this prosperity can last at least for a few more decades!

Thinking of this, Mike's originally expressionless face also showed a sincere smile.

To be honest, as a Minister of Magic, nothing can make people happier than seeing his rule become more prosperous.

And just as Mike was enjoying this sense of accomplishment, a small hand shook twice in front of him quickly.

Mike quickly came back to his senses and looked over, and saw Penelope blinking her big eyes and looking at him curiously.

"What are you looking at? You're so absorbed in it."

"Nothing." Mike shrugged his shoulders and said, "I just think there are too many people on the street today."

After saying that, Mike noticed that Penelope had changed into a light blue dress, which matched her light blue eyes and long brown hair, and she exuded a pure and energetic charm.

Since leaving school, Penelope's dress has become mature and stable. She basically doesn't wear other clothes except work clothes and dresses. Now, seeing Penelope's different look, Mike was stunned for a moment, and then he instinctively asked:

"G? Aren't you picking out a wedding dress? Why are you wearing this one?"

Penelope grinned upon hearing this. She had seen all of Mike's reactions. While secretly happy, Penelope made a wronged expression on her face and said,

"I just tried it because I saw that the dress was beautiful. What? Doesn't it look good?"

"It looks good! Who said it doesn't look good!" Mike quickly reacted and said, "In my opinion, you should wear more colorful clothes in the future. This will suit you best!"

"Really?"

"Of course!"

Penelope's smile became even brighter. Soraka and Hilary on the side couldn't help laughing when they saw this.

As for the middle-aged shop owner, he was very self-aware and stood in the corner, watching the nose and the heart, pretending that he didn't see anything.

Then the few of them talked and laughed for a while, until it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon when they finally decided on the style of the wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses.

But Penelope's shopping trip had just begun. Then everyone went to the Jix Dessert Shop to enjoy a meal called afternoon tea but actually lunch.

After that, they went to Mrs. Primpinel's beauty potion shop and a newly opened jewelry store.

When everyone finally returned to the Masonic Secret Realm, the bags of the traceless stretch spells they carried were almost filled with all kinds of clothes and cosmetics.

Mike felt sore all over his body, and he didn't know whether it was because he was too tired from shopping or because of the delayed onset of the intense activities last night.

But despite this, looking at Penelope's beautiful smile, Mike still felt that it was all worth it.