Chapter 46 Temperamental Little Beauty
After getting in the car, Ye Qian sat by the window and admired the scenery of Shanghai.
I have never been to the Shanghai of later generations, but the Shanghai of the 1960s was indeed very distinctive.
Soon, the train arrived at the station.
After getting off the car, Ye Qian went straight to the department store.
After walking in, Ye Qian looked at the dazzling array of goods inside and couldn't bear to blink.
Handicrafts, tobacco, alcohol, cakes, fabrics, jewelry, shoes, cosmetics, watches, radios, bicycles, and of course the import counter that I simply ignored. I don't have any overseas remittance coupons, so I'm tempted by the sight, but forget it.
There was a counter selling pastries at the door. Ye Qian saw the white cream cake at a glance. She didn't expect that this was available in Shanghai now. There were also ordinary egg cakes, peach cakes and other pastries.
Ye Qian went to the cloth counter and bought several feet of dark blue woolen cloth and several feet of other cotton cloth. The cloth looked much better than what she bought elsewhere.
The tobacco and alcohol counters, like other places, have purchase limits. Ye Qian bought two bottles of wine and a pack of cigarettes, and she had to use her work ID to make these purchases, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to buy them at all.
She bought a lot of candies. Although White Rabbit was more famous in the 1960s, there were other brands as well. Ye Qian also weighed two kilograms.
Seeing the watches, Ye Qian couldn't help herself and bought two imported watches. However, the watches in Shanghai are slightly cheaper than those in other places, perhaps because of price reduction. An imported watch is 420 yuan, also a Rolex, which is more than 100 yuan cheaper than the one she bought before. Ye Qian didn't exchange for a watch ticket, otherwise she would have wanted to buy a domestic one.
She walked to the ready-made clothes counter and bought a few more pieces of clothing, but she could only buy single clothes because Ye Qian didn't have any cotton tickets.
When Ye Qian walked to the jewelry counter, she was a little unable to move. The current craftsmanship was quite beautiful. She couldn't buy anything without a ticket, so she could only go to other counters.
I had almost finished buying things and was about to leave, so I bought a lot of pastries and a piece of cream cake at the pastry counter.
Cream cakes are really expensive nowadays. A palm-sized cake costs one dollar. Ye Qian was worried that it wouldn’t taste good, so she only bought three pieces and took them home to try together.
There were also many daily necessities, and Ye Qian also bought some. In fact, Ye Qian had everything she needed, but she wanted to stockpile them since they wouldn't go bad if she kept them in the space.
After leaving the department store, Ye Qian found a deserted place and put the things into the space.
Ye Qian definitely couldn't bring all the things she bought today back to the dormitory, but she said she was out shopping, so if she didn't take something back, she wouldn't do it, so she took the cake and cloth to pretend.
After strolling around for the whole morning, Ye Qian was too lazy to run around anymore and had lunch directly in the space.
She made a bowl of instant noodles, added an egg, a piece of ham and a bottle of Coke, but these were not enough, so Ye Qian added a hamburger.
After eating these, Ye Qian nodded with satisfaction, left the space and started strolling outside. Passing by a photography studio, Ye Qian suddenly remembered that the photos of this era seemed to be taken quite well.
Later on, when I was surfing the Internet, I saw photos of celebrities that looked so beautiful. Of course, the photos of the elderly in my family were also very elegant.
Ye Qian thought about keeping this photo after taking it, and taking it out to look at it when she is old. Maybe someone would say, "This old lady was so elegant and beautiful when she was young." Ye Qian, who was immersed in her own fantasy, felt a little excited at this moment.
He raised his head and quickly walked up the stairs. When he opened the door, he saw a man sitting at the counter.
When he saw Ye Qian come in, he said, "Take a photo or get a photo."
Ye Qian said with a smile: "I am here to take pictures. You can take pictures here for a few days."
The man said, "Usually it takes three days, but if you pay extra, you can get it on the same day. It only takes two hours."
Ye Qian asked, "What about the cost?"
The man replied, "Three-day tickets are 1 dollar each, and expedited tickets are 3 dollars each."
Ye Qian clicked her tongue. This expedited service was really expensive, but she only needed to stay for seven days, so there was no need for expedited service.
Ye Qian said to the man, "Just the normal one, three days. If I don't have time to pick it up after three days, two days later will be fine."
The man nodded: "Okay, just don't forget it."
The man took me upstairs, where the photographer was. After Ye Qian walked over, the photographer asked her to sit on the chair in front with a white cloth behind her. He didn't even put on makeup or comb her hair. Then there was a "click" sound, and the photographer told himself that the shooting was over.
Ye Qian was a little confused at this time. The whole process was smooth and she hadn't even prepared yet, but the shooting was already over. She seemed to have blinked just now, and she didn't know if she could see the photos with her own eyes.
The camera now cannot be turned on to check, otherwise it could be retaken. Ye Qian went downstairs, paid 1 yuan, then took the bill and left the studio.
At this moment, Ye Qian felt that she should not expect to be a beautiful girl with temperament. It would be good enough if the photos were good looking.
After leaving the photo studio, Ye Qian sighed and continued shopping.
There’s nothing I can do. I have to start studying tomorrow and I don’t know if I will have time to go shopping later.
I need to walk around more and remember the scenery here well.
After walking for more than an hour, Ye Qian was tired and planned to sit down and rest for a while.
Turning around and looking, she found an empty seat not far to the left. Ye Qian was about to walk over, but she missed a step and almost rolled down. At this time, a man supported Ye Qian.
Ye Qian recovered from her shock and thanked the man: "I'm sorry, thank you!"
After saying that, Ye Qian raised her head and saw the appearance of the man in front of her. She was stunned for a moment.
His face was as handsome as a sculpture, with distinct features and sharp angles. He had short hair and wore a black suit. He exuded a cold temperament that made Ye Qian shiver.
After hearing Ye Qian's words, he replied without even looking at her, "You're welcome!" and turned around and left.
Ye Qian looked at the man's back, and only came back to her senses when she couldn't see him clearly: "He must be 185cm tall and so handsome. Oh my god, why didn't I leave a phone number or something?"
After saying this, Ye Qian felt something was wrong. Even if there were telephones in the 1960s, it would not have been convenient. She should have left an address. Now the person is gone and there is no way to catch up.
Ye Qian stamped her feet in frustration, but of course she didn't forget that she was very tired. She walked to an empty chair and sat down.
Although Ye Qian was stunned by the man's appearance, she had to admit that this man was well-maintained. It was rare to see such a tall man in the sixties. He did not look pale and thin like other people. In short, Ye Qian was satisfied no matter how she looked at him.
But what does this have to do with Ye Qian?
Angry Ye Qian sat for a while and then decided to go have dinner. It would be better to go home early since she was out.
Ye Qian got up, took the bus and left.
(End of this chapter)
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