"Mom, look at how many stores there are here. If these store owners want to do business here, they have to pay rent. The rent alone is a lot of money every month!" Shen Jianlin explained, then looked around and sighed, "Oh, it would be great if we could have such a big department store!"
"You, stop dreaming and just do your job! It's been a few years and you haven't become a master worker yet. You still want to open a department store? You're dreaming!"
Shen Jianlin felt a little embarrassed by being scolded by Old Lady Shen and touched the back of his head.
The family continued to walk inside. The four boys looked here and touched there as if they had discovered a new world. They thought this department store was so grand and magnificent. Compared with those small shops in the town, it was really a world of difference!
Old Mrs. Shen came here for clothes and fabrics. She saw a large clothing store in front of her and many people were choosing fabrics inside.
Her eyes lit up and she immediately called for her family to follow her and go in to take a look.
There were so many people buying cloth that Old Mrs. Shen joined the queue and listened to what kind of cloth the people in front of her were buying.
"Comrade, take down the one with red floral patterns on the left and show it to me." The middle-aged woman in front of Mrs. Shen pointed to the clerk, "Yes, that's it!"
The clerk took the cloth down, and the woman touched it carefully, and asked critically, "Is this made in Haishi? Will the color fade?"
The clerk said happily, "This lady, you really know the goods! This is genuine Haishi fabric, the quality is very good, very strong, and the color is guaranteed not to fade."
“Hmm… not bad!”
"Of course it's good, it's made in Haishi!" the clerk said proudly, "and this color is popular nowadays, it's very fashionable, I think it suits you very well, big sister, this red color looks really good on you!"
The woman was so moved that she decided to buy it immediately and asked the clerk to cut a piece of cloth 12 feet long, enough to make two dresses.
Old Mrs. Shen was also persuaded. The fabric had festive colors and small flowers on it. It would definitely look good if it was made into clothes for Fubao to wear!
She turned to Shen Jianlin and Lin Xiujuan and said, "I bought this cloth for my daughter to make clothes. Jianlin, you should also take your wife to buy some clothes."
Lin Xiujuan was a little surprised and quickly shook her head, "No, Mom, I bought these clothes two years ago and they are still wearable. You don't need to buy new ones. Just buy more for the children."
She and Shen Jianlin were used to being frugal and rarely bought things, especially clothes. They were not like children who would grow taller, so they could wear the same set of clothes for many years.
"No!" Old Madam Shen said seriously, "Now that we have money, we should buy what we need. Otherwise, will we just leave the money to rot in the bottom of the box? You two are both working. Clothes are your dignity. Do you still want to wear patched clothes? Leave the children's clothes to me, and buy your own. We didn't have the conditions before, but now that we have money, we have to live a decent life. Jianlin, listen to me and take your wife to buy clothes."
Shen Jianlin couldn't persuade Old Lady Shen, and thought what she said made sense, so he took Lin Xiujuan's hand and continued to walk inside to look at the ready-made clothes.
Finally it was Mrs. Shen's turn. She definitely wanted the red floral fabric.
She could imagine how beautiful Fubao would look in a red dress. All the girls in the village would surely be envious!
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