Chapter 129: Getting into a County City Still Requires Connections

Suddenly, Wang Ziru's face turned red, like a red apple in autumn, "You're so fast?"

"Yes!" Han Dixing nodded slightly, with his back straight and facing the warm light outside the supply and marketing cooperative. The small suit set off his smooth figure. "Come with me over there..."

Wang Ziru was held by his wrist, looking confused, her almond eyes blinking with brilliance, "What are you doing?"

Before she finished her words, Han Dixing pulled her to a glass counter nearby, raised his hand high, and shouted to a salesperson who was surrounded by a group of mothers, "Comrade Zhang, please come over here."

His voice was neither high nor low, but it brooked no rejection.

The next moment, a young male salesperson who was selling new leather shoes just a second ago was startled and turned to look in their direction.

He quickly put down the small leather shoes in his hand, hurried over, and said with a smile, "Is it Chief Han? Are you here to buy something at this time?"

"Well, bring over the batch of goods your supply and marketing cooperative just received, which is children's leather shoes. We want to pick out two pairs."

"Ah? Section Chief Han, you don't have any children at home," the salesperson named Zhang's eyes flickered, and he noticed that Section Chief Han was holding the hand of a young wife. He smiled awkwardly, "Is this Section Chief Han's relative..."

The gentle smile on Han Dixing's face faded a little, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Please wait a moment, both of you. I'll go get the new models." The salesperson named Zhang nodded quickly and spoke in a low voice, as if he was afraid of offending his leader.

The mothers who were choosing items at the counter looked over here curiously.

Some people recognized him as Section Chief Han from the bank, especially the woman who had just clearly stated that she disliked country people.

When the woman saw the young country girl being protected by Han Dixing, her mouth twitched fiercely, "She is a country relative of the Han family?!"

The mothers immediately stopped picking even the little leather shoes and hurried over to greet Han Dixing with a smile.

"Section Chief Han is here to buy something too?"

"What a coincidence! Section Chief Han is here to buy something too?"

"Chief Han, is she a relative of your Han family?"

Everybody recognized the third son of the Han family. Not only was he handsome, he was also the youngest section chief in the bank with a bright future. Everyone wanted to curry favor with a wealthy family like the Han family.

"It's okay, go and get busy." Han Dixing slowly let go of Wang Ziru's wrist, his face indifferent, with a look of aloofness that kept people at a distance.

The women were not able to find out the identity of the young wife beside him, so they were a little unwilling, but they had to turn around and go to the counter to continue choosing small leather shoes.

Probably because of Han Dixing's bank section chief, three salesmen from the supply and marketing cooperative came over in unison to serve them.

Not only did they bring three new models of leather shoes in front of them, but the salesperson named Zhang was very considerate and whispered to his colleagues, then brought over two pairs of women's leather shoes.

"Chief Han, besides shoes, do you need to pick out some clothes or something?" the salesperson named Zhang asked nervously.

Although they are employees of the supply and marketing cooperative, they cannot afford to offend the Han family.

Han Dixing looked at the young wife in front of him with a softer look in his eyes. "Take a look at the size you want to buy. If it's for a child, it has to fit the child's feet. It won't work if it's a little bigger."

He also didn't know what size shoes Wang Ziru's children would wear.

There were three sales clerks on standby, two of whom were female sales clerks in their thirties.

One of the women noticed something and asked with a smile, "How old is the child?"

"I'll be four years old in two months." Wang Ziru smiled bitterly in her heart.

It would be embarrassing for Han Dixing in public. So many women are watching him. If some rumors get out, it will not be good for this unmarried young man.

"A four-year-old? This size is perfect for this spring and fall." The saleswoman smiled warmly, "It depends on the color you choose. Black is more formal and can be worn on Children's Day. Reddish brown is trendy, and green is also trendy."

"Then let's go with black. By the way, comrade, how much is a pair?" Wang Ziru picked the black style without hesitation, held it in her hand and weighed it. It was indeed leather, but it had a plastic base and the workmanship was okay.

Han Dixing gently pressed the back of her hand and said softly, "Let's buy another reddish brown one? This will look fashionable on children."

Without waiting for Wang Ziru to say anything, he told the salesperson, "I want both black and brown, pack them up."

"Okay, okay, Chief Han, look at this pair of women's leather shoes. They are new models that just arrived this year. They will definitely look good on her." The salesperson named Zhang enthusiastically handed them a pair of black women's leather shoes.

Han Dixing lowered his head and saw Wang Ziru biting her lips, as if she was worried about the money. He nodded, "Well, then I'll buy a pair according to her size."

"No, no need. I won't buy any. Just buy one pair for the child." Wang Ziru hurriedly pulled Han Dixing's suit sleeve. If she bought so many shoes in one breath, she would be scolded by her husband as a spendthrift woman when she returned home.

"It's okay. I'll buy it."

"No, no, Dixing, you really don't have to spend any money..." Wang Ziru felt a little nervous, holding the pair of children's leather shoes in her hand tightly, not knowing whether to put them back or buy them.

Biting her teeth lightly, she secretly glanced at the young man standing behind her. He looked very assertive, but the faint smile on his lips didn't make him look like the capable Section Chief Han.

The younger female salesperson hurriedly came out from the counter holding two pairs of identical women's leather shoes and helped Wang Ziru determine the shoe size.

All three salespeople came over to serve them, and the other mothers had to stand by and wait patiently.

Seeing that Section Chief Han bought two pairs of small leather shoes and was going to buy leather shoes for his young wife, everyone couldn't help but feel jealous.

Especially the young women who had just been married for a few years, when they saw Han Dixing doting on that young country girl who came from nowhere, they felt like cats paws in their hearts, wondering why no one was so nice to them.

Han Dixing generously paid the bill and asked someone to pack the things together.

The comrades from the supply and marketing cooperative put three pairs of leather shoes into a simple paper box and tied it up with a thin hemp rope.

After wrapping it, he handed it to Han Dixing respectfully with both hands.

A group of women watched Han Dixing and his young wife leave the supply and marketing cooperative with their eyes wide open, feeling inexplicably sad.

Standing on the street outside the supply and marketing cooperative.

Wang Ziru didn't know what to say to thank the man in front of her.

The third child of the Han family may not seem passionate enough, but beneath his gentle surface he hides a delicate and gentle heart.

Wang Ziru blushed and sighed, "You still spent so much money."

Han Dixing gently patted her shoulder and raised his chin towards a jeep parked on the street: "…The bank will be closed soon. I'll ask the driver at home to take you home. I'll put the things in the back seat."

Without further ado, he stuffed the person into the back seat of the jeep.

He knew that since Wang Ziru didn't want to take advantage of anyone, she would definitely not accept anything he gave her for no reason.

Standing on the street, watching the jeep slowly drive away, he smiled and strode towards the bank.

…

In the evening, Wang Ziru took a ride on a taxi in the town and returned home.

The father and son had already returned from Longwang Village and were standing outside the fenced yard waiting anxiously.

Seeing that his wife had finally returned, Zhai Ximo hurried over, greeted the comrade driving the car, waved his hand and watched the car drive out of the village.

However, when he turned around, he saw his wife holding a large bag of things, "Why did you go to the city to buy so many things?"

Zhai Ximo hurried over and took something from his wife.

Bao Er was also curious and pinched the shoe box wrapped in a cloth bag with her little finger, "Mom, what did you buy? I can't move it."

"These are the little leather shoes that your mother bought you. When we go to the army, you can wear them to go to kindergarten and school." Wang Ziru held the child's hand, resisted the child's curiosity, and took the child back to the room to explain.

Zhai Ximo looked down at the large bag he was carrying, then followed his wife into the fenced yard, "How many pairs of shoes did you buy? More than one pair, right?"

“I bought a pair myself…”

"oh."

Mrs. Liu sat at the door of the main room, with her hands folded, her eyes fixed on the big bag in her son's hands.

When he heard that the third daughter-in-law went to the city to buy leather shoes, he curled his lips and said angrily: "What a heartless person, he only knows how to waste money on buying random things! He doesn't even know how to buy a piece of clothing for an old woman like me."

Turning back to watch the family of three walk into the side room, Mrs. Liu stood up and planned to eavesdrop outside the side room door.

Just then, her eldest son walked into the main room carrying a bamboo basket. "Qingsong! What's in your bamboo basket?"

“…some wild mushrooms.” Zhai Qingsong was going to give them to the third brother.

I didn't expect to run into my mother, and the small bamboo basket was snatched away in an instant.

Mrs. Liu used her hands to scoop out the wet wild mushrooms in the bamboo basket. They were all edible. Without saying a word, she took the small bamboo basket and went to the yard outside. She poured all the wild mushrooms into a winnowing basket and placed it under the eaves to dry.

"Let it dry and fry it."

Having said that, he threw the small bamboo basket on the ground.

Zhai Qingsong had no choice but to go over and pick up the small bamboo basket, then turned around and went back to his own room silently.

At this moment, the family of three in the side room is having a great time.

The little guy couldn't wait to try on the new leather shoes his mother bought for him.

I told my dad to take out the shoes quickly.

Zhai Ximo didn't say much. He placed the oversized cloth bag in his hand on a worn-out drawer in front of the bed. He opened the bag, untied the thin ropes, and saw three shoe boxes. His heart suddenly rose to his throat.

After taking them all out, I realized I bought two pairs for my child.

"Wow! What beautiful little leather shoes." Baoer stood next to the drawer, rummaging through the shoe box impatiently. When he saw his father take out a pair of reddish-brown little leather shoes from the box, his little face broke into a smile.

Zhai Ximo also thought that his wife had good taste and the little leather shoes she bought for the children were very beautiful.

I picked up the child and placed him on the edge of the bed. I took off his dirty cloth shoes and carefully put them on the child.

The boy put on brand new red leather shoes on both feet. He excitedly slid to the ground and ran around the room madly, deliberately stomping on the muddy ground to make a "dengdeng" sound.

Seeing the child so happy, Zhai Ximo felt that the money spent was worth it, so he asked casually: "You spent a lot of money on the trip to the county town today, didn't you? You even bought two pairs of leather shoes for the child in one go."

“…buy two pairs for replacement.” Wang Ziru said calmly.

"How much is a pair of his leather shoes? They must be expensive." The man asked with a smile.

Wang Ziru couldn't remember how much Han Dixing gave her. The key point was that when she bought the shoes at the supply and marketing cooperative, she didn't hear Han Dixing ask about the price. "I don't seem to remember how much a pair cost."

"I don't remember how much you spent in total?" Zhai Ximo stared at his wife seriously. Three pairs of leather shoes must have cost at least 30 yuan. "When you left the house this morning, you didn't seem to have much money on you. Did you borrow money from Zou Bu to buy the shoes?"