Cao An looked at the streets filled with motorcycles and cars, and it was impossible not to feel envious. He wondered when such cars would become available in the inland areas.
If I had the money, I would definitely buy one from here. I would put it in my space and take it out to look at it when I have nothing to do. It doesn't matter if I don't drive it.
Xiao Hai nudged Cao An with his elbow, "Brother Cao, that's a double-decker bus, shall we take a ride?"
There happened to be a bus stop on the side of the road, so the three of them got in together and went all the way to the second floor to sit.
Xiao Hai sat by the window, stuck his head out, and looked at the shop signs hanging on the houses along the road. Most of them were in pure English.
"There's a department store over there. Do you want to go check it out?" They'd been browsing the small stalls all morning and hadn't been to any of the big ones yet. They didn't know what the difference was between their small supermarket and this department store.
Cao An had no objection. While the bus was empty, he took the durians from their hands and stored them in the space. He wasn't afraid that the people behind him would be surprised. He just let them think they had fallen on the bus.
Qi Siling also wanted to go and see. So the three of them got off at the next stop, deliberately slowing down their pace and waiting for the people behind them to catch up.
The three of them wandered around outside for a while before entering the department store.
As soon as they entered, the three were shocked by the wide variety of goods inside.
If the supply and marketing cooperatives in the inland also sell general merchandise, they are nothing compared to what's here.
Not to mention the colorful clothes, even the black and white TV has many patterns, and there is even a color one!
Qi Siling saw a dress hanging on the wall at a glance.
He pulled Cao An, who was about to walk forward, and said, "I'm going to buy some clothes."
Cao An followed his gaze and without saying a word, pulled Xiao Hai, who was about to go watch TV, and grabbed his collar to follow Qi Siling.
Qi Siling had already started communicating with the shopping guide, and when she brought over a brand new piece of clothing, Xiao Hai's face was filled with amazement.
"This dress is really beautiful, Youyou will definitely like it."
Qi Siling took the clothes and compared them with his wife. At the first glance, he knew that this dress would be the most suitable for his young wife.
This is a fairy-like gauze skirt, and this kind of fabric is not available in the inland.
Their little girl must be the first person in the inland to wear this kind of skirt.
"But, isn't this season inappropriate? It's already autumn back home."
Xiao Hai couldn't help but pour cold water on him, and was beaten up by Cao An.
"Can't I wear it next year?"
"Okay, okay!" Xiao Hai hugged his head and hid behind Qi Siling, who was still immersed in his thoughts. "Brother Qi, buy it quickly. I want to go over there and look at the TV."
After asking the price, Qi Siling paid without hesitation.
After wrapping up the clothes and tucked them under his arms, he followed them to the TV with satisfaction.
Color televisions are available in mainland China, but due to limitations in production technology and equipment, they are not yet widespread. Even black and white televisions are not affordable for every household.
But in the department store here, the entire counter is colorful, with only one row of black and white items.
Three tall men stopped in front of the color TV counter and watched an episode of the TV series without paying attention to the strange looks from others.
Although they couldn't understand Hong Kong dialect, it didn't stop them from watching the movie with great interest.
Seeing that they were just standing there looking and had no intention of buying, the shopping guide curled his lips, muttered something, and sat aside, ignoring them.
Xiao Hai said in a voice that only the three of them could hear, "Let's go back and get one too. This TV is pretty good."
"We can't watch it even if we have one." Cao An glanced at him. "This is a TV series performed by Hong Kong people themselves. Even if we had a TV, we wouldn't be able to watch it."
What’s interesting is the TV series, not the TV itself. It’s useless to have it.
Xiao Hai crossed his shoulders in disappointment and continued to walk inside with them.
The three of them had something to eat in the mall and continued shopping in the afternoon.
Qi Siling went to the jewelry area and knew that Xia Youyou liked these things, so she chose a ring with the reddest color and the most gems.
The salesperson glanced at him and said in a disdainful tone, "Can you afford it?"
Her somewhat broken Chinese and disdainful look startled the three of them.
The smile on Qi Siling's face faded. "How much?"
"This is a top-grade pigeon blood ruby, six thousand. Do you have one?" Although the salesgirl was much shorter than the three men in front of her, it did not affect her contemptuous look at all.
"Want to buy the gold?" Qi Siling pulled out a large yellow croaker from his back. He didn't have money, but he had plenty of yellow goods!
The salesperson was stunned. She stared at the golden yellow croaker on the glass counter, at the gold, which weighed at least 500 grams. She paused for a moment, then straightened her face. She shifted her gaze back to the three people, and finally put away her contempt.
"Please wait a moment. I need to ask the manager."
She hurried off, leaving the three standing there waiting.
Xiao Hai put his big hand on Qi Siling's shoulder and said, "Brother Qi is so domineering! When you took out something just now, I thought you were going to take out this!" After saying that, he bent his hand into a pistol shape and hit the big yellow croaker twice.
Qi Siling brushed his hand away, anger still lingering on her face.
They were waiting for the salesperson's reply, but they didn't know that someone who had been watching them from a distance had also seen him fish out the yellow croaker. Feeling that they had caught a big fish, they quickly asked another person to report it to the higher-ups.
Qi Siling and Cao An looked at each other and nodded slightly.
It was true that he wanted to buy the ring, and it was also true that he wanted to lure the snake out of its hole, but it was just an accident.
After waiting for a few minutes, the shopping guide finally brought over a man dressed very neatly in a suit.
The man in the suit wore black-framed glasses and his hair was meticulously combed, seemingly even smeared with hairspray. He didn't look down on the three tall men, especially when he saw the gold on the glass counter.
Few people can come up with so much at once!
These guys are really generous!
"Hello, gentlemen. I am the manager of the department store. Would you like to exchange gold for jewelry?"
The manager spoke very pure mainland Chinese. I guess the shopping guide had told him about the situation of several people and what happened before they came.
Qi Siling nodded at him, looking quite arrogant. "Aren't you worried that I can't afford it? Can you buy it with this?"
"Of course!" The manager walked to the counter and took out the largest ring he liked.
"Sir, this is our newest ring. It features a two-carat, unheated ruby from Burma, a pigeon-blood red vitreous ruby. The diamonds on either side are old European-cut, teardrop-shaped, and of very high quality." He handed the man a magnifying glass. "Look inside with the magnifying glass. There's not a single flaw. Each diamond is 1.75 carats."
Qi Siling looked at it with a magnifying glass and felt more and more that she had good taste. She fell in love with this ring at first sight. The little girl at home would definitely like it!
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