The CD shop has two storefronts, and the entire shop is filled with all kinds of CDs. In the middle of the shop, there are several long tables with various DVD players and tape recorders of all sizes. Some DVD players are already connected to a TV, playing Jay Chou's album music video. Jay Chou's unique voice echoes in the CD shop.
The walls where the CDs are displayed are all equipped with mirrors, so that you can clearly see the posture and actions of each guest standing in front of the CDs.
The long table only reached the waist of an adult man, and was divided into three tiers: upper, middle, and lower. Each tier held machines of a different style than the other two tiers. Apart from that long table, there was nothing else to obstruct the view of the entire store.
The shop owner sat in front of the cashier at the entrance, sorting through newly arrived CDs while watching the shop.
Shen Qingqing followed Shen Rongzhou inside and discovered that the discs were not arranged according to the type of content they contained, but rather according to the color of their outer packaging, making the entire space very stylish.
Shen Qingqing remembers that Crazy English discs came in two colors: one red and one green.
Whether it was a pirated copy or not, Shen Qingqing didn't know, but she did remember some of the content. It was very suitable for people with no prior knowledge to learn, so whether it was pirated or not was not important. In a small place like Karami, it was already good enough that it was available for sale.
As she followed Shen Rongzhou to the long table to choose a DVD player, she craned her neck to search for the two colors she remembered in the store.
She quickly found the red one, and also discovered the green one not far away.
Shen Rongzhou looked at several DVD players, hesitated, and beckoned the shop owner over to ask her what the differences were between them.
The shop owner explained the differences between these DVD players to Shen Rongzhou in detail, and of course, the prices also varied.
In fact, Shen Rongzhou didn't really understand these differences, but adhering to the idea that expensive is good, Shen Rongzhou was about to say that he wanted the most expensive one when Shen Qingqing stopped him in time.
"Wait a minute, Dad! Just buy this lighter, thinner, cheaper one. We're not going to use it for anything else, just to play English DVDs to learn. Once I get my new textbooks, we'll have tapes to listen to too, so we don't need something so expensive."
Shen Qingqing knew that DVD players would basically disappear from the low-end market in a few years, and laptops with CD playback capabilities would soon become more common. There was no need to spend so much money to buy something that would be obsolete in a few years.
Shen Rongzhou thought about it and agreed. He nodded and bought the cheaper one that Shen Qingqing had mentioned from the shop owner.
As for the tape recorder, Shen Qingqing had already chosen the one she wanted to buy after finding the two CDs.
She didn't plan to buy one of those big, portable tape recorders that were sold at school; instead, she chose an Aiwa tape recorder, a portable model.
The entire tape recorder is about 15*20 cm in size and about 3 cm thick. It is divided into two parts, the top and the bottom. The top part is used to put the tape. Pressing the power button on the top row of buttons will open the cover, and the speaker is below.
The tape recorder was easy to package; I just grabbed the corresponding box and put it in. The shop owner simply grabbed the box that was underneath and packed it for her.
After Shen Qingqing took it, she turned around and pointed to the red disc, saying, "Auntie, could you please get me that red Crazy English disc?"
The disc was placed a bit high up, so the shop owner used a ladder to climb up and get it for her.
After receiving it, Shen Qingqing said a little shyly, "I also want that green one over there."
The shop owner smiled helplessly and carried the ladder over to get it for Shen Qingqing.
Because in those days, everyone learned English at school and listened to the tapes provided by the school. Few people would specifically buy extra English CDs to listen to. So the shop owner put all these CDs on the shelf, placing some movie CDs and music albums where they could be easily reached.
I never expected to run into Shen Qingqing buying two discs that weren't even placed together.
After taking it down, the shop owner went to install the DVD player for Shen Rongzhou.
The DVD player, tape recorder, and two discs cost around five hundred yuan.
As Shen Rongzhou paid the bill, he watched the shop owner pack the DVD player for them.
The tape recorder and two discs were packed in a bag, but the DVD player could only be carried around.
Shen Rongzhou carried the DVD player with one hand, let Shen Qingqing sit on the back of the motorcycle first, then placed the DVD player in front of her so she could hold it, before he sat on it himself.
The father and daughter returned home with a full load of goods.
The shop owner just demonstrated how to install the DVD player to them in the store.
It can be used by connecting it to the TV they are currently using.
Once home, Shen Rongzhou couldn't wait to take out the DVD player and install it.
Shen Qingqing also took the discs out of the bag and squatted down to watch Shen Rongzhou connect the cables to the TV and DVD player.
After Shen Rongzhou had been busy for a while, he finally said, "Okay, give it a try!"
Shen Rongzhou pressed the power button, and a row of buttons on top of the DVD player lit up with a blue-purple light.
Based on her memory, Shen Qingqing pressed one of the buttons, and with a "click," the disc tray popped out.
"Let's play this one first!" Shen Qingqing carefully removed a green disc and placed it inside, then pushed the tray in and pressed play.
A moment of silence...
"Huh?" Shen Qingqing and Shen Rongzhou exchanged a glance.
Shen Qingqing blinked and stared for a while, then suddenly laughed: "Our TV isn't on!"
"Oh right, hahaha!" Shen Rongzhou laughed at his own stupidity and quickly turned on the TV.
The pre-recorded music unique to this disc immediately came from the television.
"Children..."
Shen Qingqing and Shen Rongzhou exchanged a glance, both seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.
"Dad, hurry up, get ready, I'll go get the book. Let's see what's different between the book and the DVD!" Shen Qingqing patted Shen Rongzhou, then stood up and ran into the room to get the third-grade English book she had borrowed from Chen Yurong.
Whether it's the initial CDs or the initial English books, they all start by teaching the twenty-six letters of the alphabet.
Shen Qingqing placed the book in front of Shen Rongzhou. "Dad, hurry, it's starting! This letter is 'A'! It's the first of the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet!"
As soon as Shen Qingqing finished speaking, a gentle female voice came from the television: "Children, today we're going to learn the first letter of the twenty-six English letters, which is—'A'!"
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