Chapter 249 I Just Want That TV

Sister Gu asked, "Second brother, how much is the bride price from the bride's family?"

"The gift is 500 yuan, a bicycle, and a watch."

Sister Gu was slightly surprised. "Five hundred yuan for the betrothal gift? Isn't that a bit too much?"

"A lot? It's okay. Big sister's marriage is different from when we got married, not to mention when we got married to Mingyue and the others."

Second Sister Gu thought it was okay; five hundred yuan was neither too much nor too little and was very reasonable.

The old son bought the shop with his own ability, and his parents didn't help at all. They planned to buy him the betrothal money, watches and bicycles.

Sister Gu really hasn't changed her mind. She still thinks about her two sons getting married. "That's right, it's definitely different now."

"Second brother, how much is the Red Army shop? I wonder if Aoki and his wife bought the shop."

Her eldest son and daughter-in-law never sent a single letter.

Sister Gu said, "Hongjun didn't say that in the letter. Hongjun spent more than 4,000 yuan to buy that shop."

Second Sister Gu really didn't know whether Zhang Ning and Qingmu bought the shop. When her eldest son wrote to her, he only talked about himself but didn't mention Qingmu and his wife.

But she guessed that he bought it.

These two kids always have plans.

"So expensive? Just the front door or a second floor like a pie shop?"

“It’s just a facade.”

"It's too expensive. This is almost like robbery. Has the Red Army been cheated?"

Sister Gu thought that the bakery with the second floor only cost 2,800, but this storefront cost her more than 4,000.

Second sister Gu shook her head and said, "Without the eldest sister, more and more people are self-employed, and this shop will become more expensive every year."

She also thought it was expensive, but there was nothing she could do because it was Beijing, the capital of the motherland.

You have to buy it no matter how expensive it is. If you want to gain a foothold in Beijing, you must have a shop!

Sister Gu said, “Four thousand yuan can buy four shops in our county.”

She thought that if Qingmu Zhang Ning and his friends didn't buy a shop in Beijing, she would advise them not to buy one and go back to the county to buy one. At the very least, they could go to their city, which was cheaper than Beijing.

Before getting on the train, Sister Gu called Su He and told him the number of people going to Beijing.

There are so many people, there is no place for them to stay at home, so they go to stay in a guesthouse.

However, since relatives and friends have come with great difficulty, she and Gu Jianhua will definitely buy good wine and food to entertain them.

No need to go to another hotel, just eat at the pie shop.

After arriving in Beijing, Gu Erjie and her friends went to a guesthouse to store their luggage and then went to a pancake shop.

They had breakfast on the train, but the children were still hungry and wanted to eat something, so Gu Jianhua made them some pancakes.

Chunqing really liked the pancake shop. She looked around and said to Su He, "Aunt, this shop looks great."

"Right, do you two want to come to Beijing to develop your career?"

People are partial, and Su He especially likes to take care of her second sister's children. If Chunqing's family wants to come over, she, as their aunt, can help.

"No, aunt. Everything in Beijing is expensive. It's fine for us to stay in our hometown."

Chunqing is the type of person who is content with the status quo. She will work hard, but does not want to step out of her comfort zone as she feels it is too risky.

Su He understood, "Okay, whenever you want to come, just let your aunt know."

"Uh-huh."

Everyone was a little tired after rushing on the bus all the way, but when we heard that Gu's second sister and her husband were going to the department store, everyone wanted to go too.

So the group went to the department store. Sister Gu and her friends wanted to buy a bicycle and a watch for Xu Ying.

After coming out of the department store, Sister Gu and her husband wanted to go see their eldest son and his wife.

The group came to the clothing store and saw Zhang Ning.

Aoki went to the shop to renovate it.

Sister Gu said, "I think you didn't buy a shop, so I asked you to go to the county to buy one. The shop in Jingshi is too expensive."

"Mom, we have moved our household registration here." Zhang Ning said helplessly.

Sister Gu said, "It's nothing. We moved here and we can move back. But since you have already bought the shop, we won't talk about this anymore."

Zhang Ning was speechless. Her mother-in-law didn't know how much money it cost to relocate her household registration, and she thought it was so easy to move!

"How much did you pay for the shop?"

Zhang Ning: “4800.”

Sister Gu said, "Your shop is two hundred more expensive than the one the Red Army bought."

The group strolled around and then returned to the guesthouse to rest.

After a good sleep, everyone felt more energetic in the afternoon.

Sister Gu San and her family went to Hong Xing's house to see their little grandson.

The rest of the people went to the courtyard to chat.

Time is rather tight today, so my second sister and her husband plan to visit their future in-laws tomorrow.

They have been in contact since they went back last year. In the winter, my second sister Gu and her husband sent a sheep and a few old hens to Xu's father and mother.

Normally they send some of their own dried mushrooms, air-dried beef jerky, and milk tofu.

Originally, Xu's father and mother had a good impression of Gu's second sister and her husband, and now it's even better.

These in-laws are really nice.

The couple also loved the Red Army very much and often invited them over for dinner.

Gu's second sister and her family had been there and knew about how Gu's parents were taking care of them in their old age. Gu's eldest and third sisters had also heard about it, but after coming to Beijing and experiencing it for themselves, they realized that his parents were living a really good life!

There are several fans in the house, one in the living room and one in the bedroom.

We have TV, washing machine, refrigerator, all these home appliances.

Su He had plenty of money this year, so he bought a refrigerator for the courtyard, and also a TV and a refrigerator for the tube building.

Taking care of their parents is the retirement life that their eldest and third sisters dream of.

"Mom and Dad, how much does it cost to buy a small courtyard like this in Beijing?" asked Sister Gu.

She thought that if possible, when Yaoyao went to college, they would also move to Beijing to live, mainly because her eldest son and daughter and their families were all in Beijing.

Mother Gu said, "I think it cost two thousand or something, I forgot, but that was the price two or three years ago. The price must be different now."

Sister Gu nodded, "That's right."

In the evening, Su He and Gu Jianhua prepared a large table of food. However, there were too many people to fit at one table, so they divided the meal into two tables.

Halfway through the meal, Sister Gu suddenly asked Su He, "Sister-in-law, are your shops short of staff?"

Su He thought that Sister Gu was going to introduce someone to him, but she said, "If you need someone, your brother-in-law and I will do it."

Su He laughed, "How dare I hire you, big sister?"

She can use the younger generation from her relatives' families, but she dare not use those from the same generation.

You can't say anything, and you can't scold him.

Sister Gu, "I'm serious with you, are you short of help?"

Su He shook his head, "We don't need a big sister."

She laughed and said, "Big sister, you are just living a good life in retirement, why do you want to work?"

The three children of Sister Gu and her husband have all started their own families and careers, and their grandchildren have also grown up. As the old saying goes, they have now completed their mission and can rest.

Sister Gu smiled and said, "I think it's boring to stay at home, so why not come to your place and do some work?"

Su He dare not use it.

Without continuing the conversation, Su He changed the subject.

Sister Gu did not continue to say anything. She mainly felt that it was nice to stay in Beijing. She had good food and drink and could watch TV at night. She was thinking about her and her husband doing a job like the one they did in a clothing store.

They just sit there and introduce things to people who come to buy things. It seems quite relaxing.

Misunderstanding, really misunderstanding.

There are four people in the women's clothing shop now. In order to train the newcomers, all customers coming to the store are newcomers, and Zhang Ning just sits there and collects the money.

When we returned to the guesthouse at night, my eldest brother-in-law said to Sister Gu,

"Why are you telling your sister-in-law that? Even if they are short of people, they won't use us."

It’s okay if it’s a younger person, but who would use it if it’s my elder sister-in-law?

Sister Gu, "I'm just asking."

Brother-in-law, "I know what you are thinking. Don't think about it anymore. Let's just stay in our hometown."

My eldest brother-in-law is not as shameless as my second uncle Gu. He doesn’t care what others say, but he cares a lot.

When they came over today, the eldest son and his wife were not very enthusiastic about them, and they didn't even ask them to come over and have a look at the shop they bought.

This is because they are not very welcome.

Sister Gu snorted, "What am I thinking? I was thinking a lot. Life here is so comfortable. Didn't you listen to the Red Army? They get off work at five in the evening."

"After get off work, I go for a walk, go to the beach, or visit a park, then come back and watch TV for a few hours before going to sleep."

Brother-in-law, "Just think about that TV."

Sister Gu: "Yes, I just miss that TV. It's so good."

She had never seen it before.