Chapter 207 The much anticipated gift-giving session
That night, Gao Mingcheng brought many beauties to Gao Guobing's house and had dinner there.
Xuanyimei was not sick, she was just tired from the long journey. After resting for a few hours in the hotel, her condition improved a lot, but if she wanted to recover completely, she would have to rest well for a few days.
The atmosphere of this meal was very harmonious.
Gao Yue said that he really liked the watch given by Gao Mingcheng. It looked very nice when he wore it on his hand. Compared with the Lushan watch he had before, this one was a hundred times better looking!
And it’s a special fashion technology. Gao Yue couldn’t take his eyes off it the first time he saw it. Now the watch is firmly worn on his wrist, and he has to look down at it from time to time.
Aunt Zhao Dongmei also expressed that she liked the abalone given by Gao Mingcheng. The reputation of abalone has existed since ancient times and has always been regarded as a precious thing.
They are not near the sea and can hardly eat any seafood, so they are really happy to receive the precious abalone.
After dinner, everyone chatted for nearly an hour until around nine o'clock, when Gao Mingcheng left with a lot of beauty. He left on a bicycle.
Early tomorrow morning, they will return directly to Gaojia Village.
Although we said we were leaving early in the morning, we actually slept until 8:30 in the morning. Don’t think this is still early, for many Americans who usually get up at 6:30, it is already very late.
The two of them had a casual breakfast and then prepared to return to the village.
Gao Mingcheng sold his electronic watch and sunglasses yesterday, so the things he carried were reduced by half. Gao Mingcheng tied the bag of clothes to the horizontal bar in front with a rope, and the many beauties in the back only needed to carry a small bag.
This small bag contains gifts they brought for their family members.
For the sake of convenience and fairness, all of them are given cheap electronic watches as a gift. This thing is novel and practical, and the key is that the wholesale price is relatively cheap.
Gao Mingcheng pedaled his bicycle so fast that afterimages appeared. The wind at the end of June blew through the mountains and forests, blowing on their bodies, bringing a slight coolness. By noon and afternoon, the remaining coolness in the wind would disappear and turn into scorching heat.
Before the hottest day, Gao Mingcheng and Xuanyuemei finally returned to Gaojia Village.
Seeing the familiar village, I felt strangely excited by its many beauties.
After running around outside, I feel at ease when I come back here. As the saying goes, a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse, and the idea of returning to one's roots is a sentiment shared by many people from ancient times to the present.
As soon as they entered the village, some villagers saw them and started asking questions.
Everyone knew that they were going to Guangzhou, and everyone knew that Guangzhou was very far away and very prosperous.
Unable to refuse the kind offer, Gao Mingcheng had to park his bicycle under the largest camphor tree at the entrance of the village. This camphor tree was a hundred years old, with a canopy that covered the sky. It was the best place to provide shade and cool down, but it was also the birthplace of gossip and rumors in the village.
Gao Mingcheng is a good speaker. He talked a lot about his trip to Guangzhou, and described the interesting things he saw and heard along the way in a very humorous and exciting way.
Therefore, the idea of traveling far away and seeing the world was implanted in the minds of the younger generation.
Few people go out now, but by the 1990s, the young people in the village will gradually leave the village and move to unfamiliar big cities.
Some of them work on construction sites, some work in factories, and some start small businesses.
The two sons of Gao Fanmao, the uncle of Gao Mingcheng, went to the city famous for its leather products. They worked as laborers at first, and later opened a leather factory and started selling leather clothes, making a lot of money.
This is a story for later, but what Gao Mingcheng did not expect was that it was because of his bragging this time that his two cousins went out to work two years earlier.
After finishing his conversation, Gao Mingcheng found an excuse to leave. Otherwise, if he was kept on talking, it would take a whole day and night to finish.
After returning home, Gao Mingcheng saw that Xuan Xuanmei was still not in good condition, so he said, "You rest at home, I'll go out to deliver something."
Xu Xuanmei was indeed a little tired, but she held on and said, "I'd better deliver the gifts for my second sister and brother first, so that she won't say anything."
It can be seen that Xuanyimei also knew her second sister's character very well, so she took two electronic watches and went to her second sister's house.
This time, she was going on a long journey and asked her brother to help take care of the family's livestock and crops in the fields. In addition to gifts, he also had to receive wages.
Gao Mingcheng did not participate in many of the affairs between the beautiful sisters. He reorganized the things he brought back, packed the sample clothes to be sent to Gao Shouwang in a separate bag, and then packed the gifts separately.
He rode his bike and went out again.
I went to Gao Shouwang's house first. Before I entered the door, I heard the sound of sewing machines and the chattering of girls.
After listening carefully, I found out that the topic was still about him.
The news that he had returned from Yangcheng had already spread throughout the village.
But Gao Shouwang and others remained calm because they knew that Gao Mingcheng would definitely come here after he had finished packing.
"Uncle Shouwang! Aunt Feixia! I'm here!" Gao Mingcheng parked his bicycle beside the gate, carried a big bag of things and walked in with a smile.
"Second brother!" Gao Shufang was the first to stand up and looked at Gao Mingcheng with joy on her face.
Among the people present, she and Gao Mingcheng had the closest relationship, as they were siblings from the same mother.
Gao Shouwang and Dong Feixia could no longer stand still, and quickly walked over to Gao Mingcheng. Both of them stared at the big bag with a hint of excitement on their faces.
They have invested all their money in the garment factory, so they all want to build a good business out of it.
In fact, the reason why they work so hard is related to their son.
In one letter, their eldest son tactfully stated that he was dating a girl whose status was not ordinary and that he might not retire from the army and return home in the future.
Gao Shouwang and Dong Feixia felt happy and sad when they saw it.
The older generation naturally do not want to leave their hometown where they were born and raised. At the same time, they feel that if the woman has a high status, then their son would be marrying into the woman's family, which makes them feel somewhat uncomfortable.
In their previous life, they had no choice but to accept it. Later, in order to take care of their grandson, the whole family moved away and never returned to Gaojia Village again.
But in this life, they became friends with Gao Mingcheng, and Gao Mingcheng expressed his desire to open a clothing store in the county.
To sell clothes, one naturally has to purchase goods. In this case, why don’t they set up a clothing workshop and make ready-made clothes to sell?
Dong Feixia had skills, and her daughter also had skills. With the addition of a few apprentices, a startup team was formed.
As long as the garment factory is established and they have money, they will have the confidence. Even if the woman is of high status, they will not be so ashamed.
But their experience is limited. Although they have been making clothes for more than ten years, the styles they make are almost the same. They have not seen much, so naturally they don’t know much.
Fortunately, Gao Mingcheng proposed at this time that he would take many beauties out to see the world and buy back all the popular clothes in Guangzhou.
With these samples, they can take them apart, make patterns, cut them, and then sew similar styles.
This is actually plagiarism, but no one will come to you to discuss copyright issues now.
The clothes that Gao Mingcheng brought have been taken out. Most of them are summer clothes, with styles for men, women, young and old. There are also two winter clothes, one for men and one for women.
It is not easy to buy winter clothes on a hot day, because all the stalls on the street are selling summer clothes, not even autumn clothes.
With his eloquent tongue, Gao Mingcheng quickly established a relationship with the owner of a stall, and through this owner, he got the two best-selling men's and women's coats of last winter.
For people in Guangzhou, last year's styles are out of date and no longer fashionable this year, but fashion trends often start in big cities and then spread to small cities.
These two winter coats are the most fashionable and best looking when brought to a small county town.
“It’s so beautiful!”
“So beautiful!”
“I really want to wear it!”
"This fabric... is so special!"
Exclamations rang out one after another. Gao Shufang and other little girls were already distracted by the pile of dresses.
As the saying goes, there is always one piece of clothing missing in a woman's wardrobe.
The same is true for Gao Shufang and others. The reason they don't go shopping is simply because they have no money.
"Beautiful! So beautiful! Things in Guangzhou are just different!" Dong Feixia's eyes lit up and she couldn't let go of these beautiful clothes.
She quickly picked out a few skirts and said, "Shufang, you guys try them on and see how they look on you."
She has a good eye and the dresses she picked are all most suitable for Gao Shufang and the others.
They were all at an age where they loved beauty, so they couldn't hold back and took their clothes into Dong Feixia's room and started changing.
In just two minutes, the three of them came out one after another.
After putting on the latest dresses, the three of them instantly became fashionable and stylish. If they changed their hairstyle, got a perm, put on some makeup, even their mothers might not recognize them.
Gao Mingcheng was watching from the side and thought that these skirts were suitable for them, so he said generously: "After these skirts are disassembled and made into patterns, I will give them to you to wear!"
The ownership of the clothes he bought belonged to him, but he asked Gao Shouwang and others to disassemble them and make patterns for them.
"Second brother! You are so nice!" Gao Shufang jumped for joy on the spot, and the other two cousins also looked delighted.
They never expected that there would be such benefits.
Gao Mingcheng then said to Gao Shouwang and his wife, "After you make the clothes, I will take them back and give them away."
Gao Shouwang immediately said: "This is what we should do."
These clothes are worth a lot of money, they dare not take advantage of them.
It's a great deal to be able to disassemble these clothes and make patterns for free, and then make them accordingly.
After making his point clear, Gao Mingcheng took out three electronic watches from another bag, one for men and two for women.
The men's one was given to Gao Shouwang, and the women's one was given to Dong Feixia and Gao Shufang.
As for Gao Shuzhen and the other two, they didn't have any.
Although cousins are close, no one's money comes from the wind. He only gives gifts to his family, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Even if one is jealous, one would only grumble a few words in private.
Although Gao Shuzhen and the other girl looked envious, they were not dissatisfied. They were already ecstatic about getting a new dress.
"What is this? A watch? What a strange watch!" Gao Shufang shouted in surprise, her voice full of joy and excitement.
Gao Mingcheng felt her happiness, smiled, and told everyone how to use the electronic watch.
He gave me the simplest model. To be honest, it doesn’t look very good, but it’s novel enough! The LCD screen represents new technology!
For the villagers, this is truly magical and they never get tired of watching it.
Gao Mingcheng talked here for a while, then said goodbye and left. He had to go to his parents' house.
When he arrived at his parents' house, he was surprised that all his family members were there. Even his sister-in-law was sitting under the eaves holding her child. When he appeared, everyone became excited.
The head of the family, Gao Yuanjian, was the first to speak: "Mingcheng, you're back. Was your journey okay?"
Well, Gao Mingcheng knew what to say, so he told everyone what he saw and heard along the way. Everyone was stunned and their eyes were full of longing.
What he said were naturally selected out, as for the dark part, he kept silent about it because there was no need for it for the time being.
It is not a bad thing to make the villagers yearn for the outside world.
Although the small mountain village is nice, there has not been much development. It would be a tragedy if I were trapped here for the rest of my life.
Only when you have enough money and are free, a small mountain village will be a desirable place.
After talking to you all about my experiences for a while, it’s time for the most anticipated part: giving gifts!
Gao Mingcheng took out several watches, both men's and women's, and said with a smile: "One for each of you, pick your own!"
The colors are different, but gold accounts for more than half of them.
Who doesn’t like gold?
Sure enough, the gold color was picked out first, and the remaining few were still struggling with it.
Grandma Gao sat on the stool without moving. Although there was curiosity in her eyes, she remained as still as a mountain.
When you reach her age, you naturally become indifferent to some things.
Seeing an extra watch, Grandma Gao smiled and said, "Mingcheng, I'm old and don't know how to read a watch. I don't want this one anymore. You can take it back."
Gao Mingcheng was not surprised by this. He took back the last watch as a matter of course, and then took out another thing from his bag like magic.
He handed the thing to Grandma Gao and said, "Grandma, this is for you."
It was a silver hairpin with a simple shape. Although it was hollow, it still felt very textured when held in the hand.
Grandma Gao was used to bunting her hair in an old-fashioned way, using a wooden stick, which looked somewhat undignified.
So when Gao Mingcheng was shopping in Guangzhou, he fell in love with this simple-looking silver hairpin.
When Grandma Gao saw the silver hairpin, her voice became tense and she asked, "Is this silver?"
Gao Mingcheng smiled and nodded.
Grandma Gao's eyes instantly filled with tears. She had lived her entire life and had never owned any gold or silver jewelry!
On the fourth day after my son got sick, my daughter also got sick. Then I continued to go to the hospital to check in. Now in the pediatric department of the hospital, nine out of ten patients have hand, foot and mouth disease! This disease has been spreading too rapidly recently!
Fellow book friends who have children, please also pay attention to their children’s physical condition!
(End of this chapter)
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