As the year draws to a close, both the supply and marketing cooperatives, department stores, and Friendship Shopping Malls are packed with people.
The old clothes that Jiang Wanmin, Jiang Shengli, and Zhang Guilian wore in the countryside were all given away by Jiang Xile to several elderly people living alone in the brigade before they returned to Beijing.
All that remained were a few outfits that Jiang Xile had a tailor make later, but the style and fabric were naturally inferior to those sold in department stores and Friendship Stores.
Jiang Xile planned to go on a shopping spree today, and there was a stack of foreign exchange certificates mixed in with the receipts Jiang Yanshu had given her earlier.
She counted them and found that there were more than a thousand in total. Taking advantage of the New Year, the father and daughter bought several new outfits.
Supply and marketing cooperatives are not currently under consideration. Jiang Xile's first stop was the department store, which was much more impressive than the one in Tiancheng.
Similarly, the variety of goods sold was also more extensive. Jiang Xile went on a shopping spree and bought two pairs of leather shoes, three pairs of pants, two shirts, and a jacket.
Similarly, he didn't forget his father and bought a complete set for Jiang Yanshu, inside and out.
After leaving the department store, Jiang Xile went into Quanjude, where Peking duck was a must-try.
Although he was alone, Jiang Xile had a big appetite. He ate a whole roast duck, a stir-fry, and a duck bone soup, leaving the waiter somewhat surprised.
After finishing their meal, Jiang Xile rested briefly at the restaurant and drank two cups of jasmine tea before heading towards Friendship Shopping Mall with her things in hand.
Many items in the Friendship Department Store are imported from abroad, so foreign exchange certificates are required, and the prices are not cheap for anything you like.
After looking around, Jiang Xile bought two more coats, three more tops, and a set of thermal underwear and two cashmere sweaters for Jiang Yanshu.
Having squandered all her foreign exchange certificates and spent a considerable amount of cash, Jiang Xile decided to call it a day after receiving a large stack of shopping bags in her hand.
When I got home with all the bags and packages, I saw Jiang Yanshu had already come home from get off work.
"Dad! You're home so early today!"
"Lele went shopping. Why didn't you say so? You could have had the driver take you. Aren't all these things heavy for you?"
"I'm strong, this is nothing. Oh, Dad, I also bought you a few clothes. Try them on and see if they fit!"
"Why buy it for me? Just buy something for yourself!"
Although he said that, the smile on Jiang Yanshu's lips never faded. This was the first time in so many years that someone had thought of him and bought him clothes.
Looking at her daughter busily gesturing and moving around, Jiang Yanshu felt a surge of warmth in her heart!
"Dad, this is thermal underwear. It's really warm to wear underneath. I see you usually wear very thin clothes, so you must wear this."
"Okay, Dad will listen to you. I'll wear it to work tomorrow!"
"Um!"
After putting down her thermal underwear, Jiang Xile took out her coat and wool sweater.
"I think the colors of these two sweaters suit you quite well, so I bought them both. It's almost Chinese New Year, so we can wear new clothes every day!"
"Okay, I'll listen to my daughter. I think this color is nice too. My daughter has great taste!"
"Right? I liked these two pieces the moment I saw them. And this coat, Dad, try it on and see if it fits!"
Jiang Yanshu readily took off her coat and put on the new one her daughter had bought for her, radiating joy from head to toe.
"Great, this size is just right. My daughter really knows how to shop!"
"That's right, my dad looks really good in that outfit, so handsome!"
"Hehe, you little rascal, how old is your father? What's so pretty about him!"
"No matter how old my dad is, he'll always be the most handsome in my heart!"
"Haha...you little rascal!"
After Jiang Xile had looked at all the new clothes, Jiang Yanshu told her what he wanted to say that day.
"Lele, you know that with Dad's position here, many of your old comrades and colleagues haven't met you yet."
Now that the year is almost over, many people have called to say they want to visit you in person. I know you don't really like this kind of socializing.
But these are all connections. If you do anything in Beijing in the future, or if you encounter any problems, you won't be left alone and helpless because you know them.
So I thought that instead of having to attend one social engagement after another every day, I should hold a banquet instead.
Invite them all over and introduce them to you. That would be a way of officially announcing your identity to the outside world, how about it?
Jiang Xile nodded. She knew her father meant well and wanted her to integrate into the social circles of Beijing more quickly.
"I'll listen to Dad, but I've never attended a banquet before. Where are we going to hold it, and is there anything I can do for you?"
"You don't need to worry about that. I'm thinking of putting it in the small villa in the military compound. It's quite spacious there."
Moreover, most of the people attending the banquet lived there, and even those who didn't live there had no problem getting in and out.
"I'll have your brothers Zhou and Xiao come over to help you with the banquet arrangements. You just need to learn from their experience; you don't need to do anything yourself!"
Jiang Yanshu had already chosen the attendees and the location, which was enough to prove how much he valued this banquet.
Although Jiang Xile has never attended such a high-class banquet in her life... of course, she never did in her past life either.
After all, she was an orphan at that time, and at most she would participate in school social events.
However, this kind of banquet must be considered a high-end event. I just wonder if there will be any dramatic or soap opera-like events like in TV dramas.
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