The three of them walked briskly to the front of the Overseas Chinese Shopping Mall. From a distance, the mall's exterior design was very impressive, making them look forward to what was inside.
Upon entering the mall, the first thing that catches the eye is the sales staff in uniform, who greet each customer with smiles and enthusiasm, a stark contrast to the indifferent staff at the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Wow, the service here is so good!" Shen Xiaoxiao exclaimed excitedly, her eyes sparkling.
“Yes, it’s completely different from the supply and marketing cooperative,” Shen Xiaochuan agreed.
"Then let's go in and take a look!" Shen Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement.
Shen Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and then gently pushed open the transparent glass door of the Overseas Chinese Shopping Mall.
The moment the door opened, a blast of fresh air rushed in, and her eyes were immediately drawn to the scene inside, causing her to involuntarily hold her breath.
This is a large shopping mall with four floors. In the spacious and bright space, rows of neat shelves are filled with all kinds of goods, a dazzling array that is hard to look away from.
The fluorescent lights on the ceiling illuminated the entire mall as if it were daytime, making every item appear exceptionally dazzling.
"Wow, the decoration is really nice!" Shen Xiaoxiao exclaimed, her voice echoing in the empty mall.
"The variety of goods here is amazing, it's almost like a shopping mall from later generations," Shen Xiaoxiao muttered excitedly as she looked around.
Dai Xingyun, standing next to her, didn't hear what she said, so he subconsciously asked, "What did you just say?"
"I didn't say anything," Shen Xiaoxiao replied with a chuckle.
"This...this is more than ten times bigger than the county's supply and marketing cooperative!" Shen Xiaochuan looked up, mouth agape, staring in astonishment at the colorful promotional banner hanging from the ceiling, and muttered softly.
He secretly marveled at how big this place was. You see, he had lived through the future and was no stranger to large shopping malls and supermarkets, but the scale of the Overseas Chinese Shopping Mall in front of him still surprised him greatly.
Shen Xiaochuan took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then came to his senses.
He looked around as he slowly walked into the supply and marketing cooperative. The layout was spacious and bright, the shelves were neatly arranged, and the goods were dazzling.
"Let's get everything we need for the house today," Dai Xingyun said confidently, pulling a large stack of foreign exchange certificates from his pocket.
"I can't wait any longer, let me see what products are available." Shen Xiaoxiao rubbed her hands excitedly and walked quickly toward the shelves.
Her gaze was quickly drawn to a row of gleaming aluminum thermos flasks.
These thermos flasks are printed with exquisite peony patterns, which shimmer in the sunlight.
Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but stop and reach out her finger to gently stroke the bottle, feeling its smooth surface and delicate texture.
In the village, such thermos bottles are rare items, requiring tickets to purchase, and usually only one color is available.
However, there were seven or eight different kinds of thermos bottles on display here, each one irresistible.
Shen Xiaoxiao wandered around curiously, looking around. Her eyes scanned every shelf and item.
When she walked to the east side, she was surprised to find that it mainly sold all kinds of daily necessities. In addition to thermos flasks, there were a wide variety of pots and pans, toiletries and cleaning supplies, etc., you name it.
"Two, please." Dai Xingyun had already walked up to the sales clerk and skillfully asked her to write out the invoice. He pointed to the thermos and said to Chen Xiaoxiao, "That way we can have hot water anytime."
Shen Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement. Watching Dai Xingyun skillfully communicate with the salesperson, she couldn't help but admire how thoughtful and considerate Xingyun was.
Shen Xiaoxiao continued to wander around the first floor, where she was drawn to piles of soaps. These soaps were piled up into a small mountain, with various shapes and scents, which dazzled her.
"Brother! Look!" Shen Xiaoxiao suddenly grabbed Shen Xiaochuan's sleeve excitedly, pointing at the soaps, "There are so many soaps here!"
Shen Xiaochuan followed her finger and couldn't help but show a surprised expression. The packaging of these soaps was printed with foreign languages, and they looked much more upscale than the soaps sold in the supply and marketing cooperative.
Shen Xiaoxiao picked and chose from the pile of soaps, and finally selected a jasmine-scented soap.
The soap's wrapper is light blue with a white jasmine flower printed on it, and it smells much fresher than the soap from the supply and marketing cooperative.
After choosing their soaps, Shen Xiaoxiao and the others went up to the second floor.
The second floor is the clothing department, where Shen Xiaochuan picked out a navy blue polyester shirt from the clothes rack.
He took the shirt in his hand, looked at it carefully, and felt that the color and style of the shirt suited him very well.
However, when he saw the price tag on the shirt, he couldn't help but gasp – this shirt cost him half a month's salary!
As Shen Xiaoxiao strolled through the mall, her gaze was drawn to a piece of fabric.
The fabric was covered in colorful patterns, and she couldn't help but reach out her fingers to gently touch the soft cotton, feeling its texture and warmth.
Just then, a voice suddenly rang in her ears: "Take seven feet of this color and make a dress that matches that one." Shen Xiaoxiao looked up in surprise and saw Dai Xingyun smiling and talking to the sales clerk.
"How did you know..." Shen Xiaoxiao asked in surprise.
Before she could finish speaking, her gaze fell on the hair clip in Dai Xingyun's hand. It was the very style she had looked at three times but couldn't bring herself to buy, yet now it had appeared in Dai Xingyun's hand as if by magic.
A surge of emotion welled up in Shen Xiaoxin's heart. She looked at Dai Xingyun, her eyes sparkling with surprise.
Dai Xingyun smiled and gently placed the hair clip on her head.
The three of them strolled around the mall for a while but didn't buy much.
They arrived on the third floor when suddenly, a sweet aroma wafted into Chen Xiaoxiao's nose, catching her attention. Following the scent, she saw a glass display case filled with all sorts of candies.
There are fragrant milk candies with an irresistible milky aroma; there are coconut candies with a subtle coconut scent; and there are chocolates with foreign languages printed on them, beautifully packaged, making them irresistible to try.
"Let's buy some to try," Shen Xiaochuan said.
Just as he was about to reach for the candy, he suddenly saw a television set on the shelf next to him!
The nine-inch screen emitted a mysterious blue light, and the price tag made the brother and sister swallow hard at the same time, both thinking, "So expensive!"
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