"Go and buy some things."
Wu nodded earnestly, "It's something we should get. Look how well-dressed those students were at school yesterday, Chief. Comrade Li Ping didn't even have a red ribbon in her hair. Even Yang Bailao knew to buy a red ribbon for Xi'er to tie her hair."
Li Guoliang: "..."
Su Yu was also shopping at the state-run department store. Since it was National Day, many things the store normally didn't sell were now available. Su Yu didn't care about anything else, but she absolutely had to buy this soap. She was truly fed up with using soap.
A group of people were jostling around the counter, but luckily there was a guy standing next to her. Women shouldn't lean on men, so she wasn't crowded around. Su Yu grabbed a few bars of soap and held them to Secretary Song's nose for him to smell. "Does it smell good?"
Secretary Song nodded absentmindedly. He was thinking that Comrade Su would be using these soaps from now on, and that Comrade Su would always smell like them. He wondered if he should buy a couple for himself, so that if he couldn't see Rao in the future, he could smell the soap and feel good.
Fortunately, he still had some principles and felt that this was a desecration of his partner, so he didn't do anything too despicable.
After buying soap, the two hurried off to buy clothes. Su Yu liked wearing dresses, so she bought two new ones, while the old ones were given to Su Lin and Liu Mei. This way, she could wear new clothes every year, and her younger sister and sister-in-law wouldn't have to wear patched clothes. She felt she was truly a loving older sister who cared for her younger siblings.
Secretary Song took out her wallet to pay for her bill, and she didn't stop her. She then turned around and bought Secretary Song two coats. "The weather's getting cooler, you should wear more clothes," she said, touching Secretary Song deeply.
The two had just finished shopping and were about to leave the crowded mall when Secretary Song suddenly grabbed Su Yu.
"What's wrong?" Su Yu looked up at him.
Secretary Song gestured with her chin towards the front, and Su Yu looked in that direction and saw Li Ping looking at the various counters with a man in his fifties.
Li Ping kept shaking her head, seemingly not planning to buy anything.
Secretary Song clicked his tongue twice. "Comrade Su, it seems your ability to get things done really exceeds my expectations. I was already surprised yesterday, and seeing it again today, as you said, it's truly dazzling. Commander Li actually took his daughter shopping at the mall."
Su Yu looked up at him and asked, "Did you used to think you'd go shopping with your partner?"
Secretary Song subconsciously shook his head. How could he possibly have thought of that? Back then, he was impatient with dealing with female colleagues and just wanted to find a virtuous and sensible woman who could take care of the family and not cause him any trouble. After all, female colleagues were so troublesome; he couldn't handle them.
Looking at Su Yu smiling beside him, he felt that he might still have the talent to serve female comrades.
He smiled and said, "So, how about we go say hello?"
"Of course, it's a rare opportunity to come to the mall, how could Li Ping not buy anything?"
She then quickly walked towards Li Ping, smiling as she called out, "Li Ping, my classmate!"
Li Ping was shopping with her father, Li Guoliang. Li Guoliang had no idea what to buy; he couldn't very well buy his daughter a red ribbon, so he didn't buy anything and let Li Ping choose for herself. But Li Ping was cautious and didn't know what to buy. She was worried about buying the wrong thing and upsetting her father, making all her previous efforts go to waste.
Hearing Su Yu's voice, she quickly turned her head to look. When she saw that it was indeed Su Yu, she immediately felt relieved. "Su Yu... classmate."
Su Yu smiled and said, "You're shopping too? What are you buying?" Then she looked at Li Guoliang and said, "Is this Uncle Li? I'm Li Ping's college classmate."
Li Guoliang nodded solemnly.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Uncle Li is such a good father, even shopping with his daughter. What did you buy? When are you going home? I'm about to head back after I finished shopping."
"I haven't bought it yet..." Li Ping said, looking at Su Yu, hoping Su Yu would give her some hints.
Su Yu said in surprise, "The mall is still having a National Day promotion today, lots of good stuff, some even without coupons. You definitely have to buy some. You'd better hurry, otherwise a lot of things will be gone by noon." She raised her hand to show her wrist and looked at her watch, "Look, it's already eleven o'clock. We have to hurry, or we'll have made a wasted trip."
Then, remembering something, she reminded him, "Oh right, the watch counter got some new stock. Why don't you go buy one? It's so inconvenient not to have a watch in college. You're a student council member, and you don't even know the time in meetings. It really interferes with your work."
Li Ping looked surprised, then fell silent.
Li Guoliang glanced at the watch on Su Yu's wrist. He used to think that young people didn't need to wear watches, that it was too extravagant, but now, hearing Su Yu's opinion, he said, "Is it appropriate for students to wear watches? It's better to be more simple."
Su Yu said earnestly, "Uncle Li, in the eyes of us students, a watch is not a luxury item, but a useful tool. It's so convenient to have a watch for exams, studying, and participating in activities. The main thing is that there are many courses in university, and we have to make the most of every minute to study. In our hearts, every inch of time is worth its weight in gold, and time is much more precious than a watch. We would rather eat less and wear less to buy a practical tool."
Upon hearing this, Li Guoliang felt there was some truth to it. Back when they were fighting, they desperately needed a watch, as it could help them seize opportunities in battle.
Su Yu checked the time again. "Uncle Li, Li Ping, I have to go now. My family is waiting for us to have dinner together."
Li Guoliang continued to nod seriously.
Li Ping watched Su Yu turn and leave, feeling a little uneasy. She knew what Su Yu wanted her to buy—a watch.
"Dad, let's go back. We don't need these things, so let's not waste money."
Li Guoliang thought for a moment with his hands behind his back, then asked, "Pingping, do you want a watch?"
"...It's too expensive. I heard from my classmates that even a simple meal costs tens of yuan."
Li Guoliang thought for a moment and figured he could come up with a few dozen yuan. "Let's go take a look first."
Su Yu pulled Secretary Song out of the mall, and after getting on the bicycle, she kept laughing.
Secretary Song said, "Do you think Commander Li would buy it? I know he's a very frugal person."
"A father who is frugal with himself will always be generous with his children. If other children have something and his child doesn't, how embarrassing is that? Besides, he's a commander, after all. Even if he doesn't like to compare himself to others, he'll still unconsciously have a little sense of superiority. He'll get used to buying things for you. If you don't let him spend money on you the first time, he'll feel like he doesn't need to spend money on you anymore. If he buys you something expensive the first time, he'll feel embarrassed to buy you something cheap later."
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