Chapter 170: Beautiful and Confused
Liu Cuihua was not sure either. "It shouldn't be possible. The family compound has people coming and going from all over the place. Not to mention your sister-in-law's domineering temper, just look at her beautiful yet confused appearance.
Your eldest brother couldn't trust her to live in the family compound for a long time. He applied for the house so that Dongdong could have a place to stay during the winter and summer vacations. Your eldest sister-in-law could bring Dongdong to visit relatives and she would have a place to stay."
Jiang Dong finished eating the duck leg and washed his face and hands before speaking, "Grandma, I'm done. Let's go shopping in the department store."
Liu Cuihua touched the handkerchief in her pocket and said, "Come on, let's walk. If there's a bus on the way, we can take it. It's not far anyway. Don't ride the bike. The road is covered in snow, and I can't stand falling at my age."
Jiang Hao put on his shoulder bag, and Shi Luo went back to the bedroom. When he came out, he handed Jiang Hao more than 300 yuan and a bunch of bills in his hand.
Liu Cuihua saw Jiang Hao took it very naturally and put it in his bag. She didn't say anything and pulled Dongdong and Shi Luo out the door.
Arriving at the department store, Liu Cuihua went straight up to the second floor and looked at the wide variety of items with a smile on her face. "Or maybe it's better to say that big cities have everything. Let's go, let's go look at some clothes first. Luoluo, take a look and if there's anything you like, I'll buy it for you."
Shi Luo was dragged away, feeling somewhat helpless. "Godmother, I don't lack clothes. How can I have two newly bought clothes that I haven't worn yet? I should let you see if there is anything you like and I will buy it for you."
"It's all the same, it's all the same. Hey, that coat is nice. Salesperson, can you take it down so I can take a look?"
Liu Cuihua pointed to the black woolen coat hanging on the wall and continued,
"This dress isn't big enough for someone who's 170 or 180cm tall, but the style looks pretty good."
"Hello, comrade, we are not allowed to take off the woolen coats to let customers touch them."
The salesperson didn't mean to look down on Liu Cuihua, but that was the rule.
"This dress is a new model this year, and it's a long style. The size on the wall is suitable for people around 1.8 meters tall. The material of this dress is also very thick."
Liu Cuihua was not disappointed that she couldn't take the clothes off to touch them. "How much is this dress? How many cloth coupons are needed?"
The salesperson said, "This one is fifty-three yuan each. You don't need a cloth coupon, but you do need three industrial coupons."
Jiang Hao took a look at the clothes and immediately made his decision. "Pack this one for me. The brown one next to it is for women, right? Pack me a size that can fit a 1.65 meter tall person. How much is it?"
Liu Cuihua tugged at her son and whispered, "Just buy the men's one for your father. You don't need to buy the women's one. I'm your mother, and I don't need any clothes."
Jiang Hao patted Liu Cuihua's hand and said in a tone that brooked no refusal, "I'll take them all. You can wear them together with my dad when you get home."
Liu Cuihua could never persuade her youngest son, so she had to agree.
The salesperson was quite pleased to see that she had sold two high-priced clothes. "The women's ones are cheaper, fifty-one, two industrial coupons. The total for these two clothes is one hundred and three dollars, five industrial coupons."
Jiang Hao paid the money and took the receipt and the clothes in a paper bag in his hand. He glanced at Jiang Dong, who was staring at the counter, and pointed to the children's clothing sets on the other side and asked, "Comrade, how much do you want to buy that dark blue autumn shirt and long trousers and black cotton jacket over there?"
The salesperson said, "Autumn clothes and autumn trousers are 13 yuan plus a set of 180cm of cloth coupons. The cotton-padded jacket is 19 yuan plus two kilograms of cotton coupons."
Jiang Hao: "Okay, look for something a size bigger than this child, and help me wrap it up."
Jiang Dong was very excited when he heard this. "Uncle, you are buying me new clothes, right? Of course you are. Hey, thank you, uncle."
"You're welcome, your father buys me a lot of things."
Jiang Hao shook his head indifferently and continued to say to Liu Cuihua,
"Mom, let's go to the shoe counter and buy another pair of small leather shoes for you and my dad."
Liu Cuihua gave Jiang Hao a sidelong glance as if he was a prodigal. "Buy shit! Your father and I have so many feet. Why buy so many pairs of shoes? We have small leather shoes at home, both padded and unpadded. We even have two pairs that are almost new. No need to buy anything. Let's go to the food counter on the first floor and see what we can buy. We can take them to your grandfather later."
The salesperson looked at the four people leaving with envy, and said to his colleague who was buying small leather shoes at the counter next to him with a sigh, "I wish my son could buy things for me like this when he grows up. Look at other people who can buy clothes worth only a hundred yuan without any hesitation. It really makes me jealous."
The shoe salesperson who was buying shoes watched the whole process from the side. When he heard this, he nodded in agreement and was also very envious.
Liu Cuihua circled the food counter. "Hello, comrade. I need a can of milk powder, a can of malted milk, a pound of tongue biscuits, White Rabbit candy, and jujube flower pastries, a can of yellow peaches, a can of pineapples, and a can of those Golden Rooster cookies over there, too."
Shi Luo pulled Liu Cuihua and said, "Godmother, we have canned food, biscuits, and milk powder at home. We can get them from home later."
Liu Cuihua counted the bills in her hand, handed them to the salesperson, and shook her head. "That won't do. We keep the money at home for ourselves. I have to buy the things we take to visit Grandpa. This is a gift from me and your godfather. It's not appropriate to take your children's money directly."
Jiang Hao took the net bag and the snacks wrapped in string and oil paper from the salesperson and counted them. "Mom, there are eight items in total. Including the jar of honey at home, it makes nine. Is it appropriate for people to take an odd number?"
Liu Cuihua: "I forgot about this. The odd number is inappropriate. Comrade, give me that bag of Kangle fruit over there too. Your grandma used to like it, but it makes you get irritated if you eat too much. Oh, luckily, when we went out, your dad and your brothers exchanged a lot of tickets for me. If they hadn't exchanged them for this department store, I would have just been able to look at it."
When the salesperson heard that Liu Cuihua was buying so many things as gifts, he murmured with envy, "You're taking so many things to visit relatives. You really have so much money that you don't know where to spend it."
Liu Cuihua didn't take it seriously after hearing this. She knew that these days no matter how close the relatives were, they wouldn't bring so many things. Generally speaking, even if someone only brought biscuits or canned food, it was already a big gift.
But my situation is different. It's already inappropriate for me not to be with the elderly to fulfill my filial duties. In the past few years, I haven't come here to visit the elderly because of my busy family. Now that I'm finally here, I have to take it seriously.
Shi Luo held the Kangle fruit in one hand and supported Liu Cuihua with the other hand. "Godmother, see if there is anything you want to eat. Let's buy some and eat it ourselves."
Liu Cuihua smiled and poked Shi Luo with her hand. "Oh, I know you're filial, but I see there's still a lot of food at home. When we finish eating at home, bring mom to buy more. Otherwise, if you buy it back, it will just sit there for a long time and won't taste good anymore."
Shi Luo nodded, "Okay then, Dongdong, if you need anything, just tell me directly, and Uncle Shi will buy it for you."
Jiang Dong secretly glanced at his uncle Xiao Wu after hearing this. Seeing that his uncle nodded at him, his eyes lit up a little. "Uncle Xiao, I want a pack of instant noodles."
Shi Luo was stunned when he heard this. Hey, if Dongdong hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten about it. And it's true. In his previous life, when he first went abroad, he basically relied on instant noodles for three meals a day. Eating instant noodles was so tiring that even hearing the name made him want to vomit, let alone smelling it.
Now I suddenly want to eat it again when I think of it. I remembered the boxes of instant noodles of various flavors and brands in the space. I sighed. Don’t say it, I have been here for nearly three years, and I have never eaten this stuff. I don’t know if there is a big difference between the instant noodles in the 1970s and the ones in the space.
The salesperson said, "I have five packs of instant noodles left. How about some? They're 15 cents a pack plus two taels of food coupons. They're delicious when cooked."
Shi Luo took out 75 cents and a pound of food coupons and handed them to the salesperson, "I want both."
Jiang Dong took the five packs of instant noodles and was so happy that he almost jumped up. "Uncle Xiao, I saw a big brother eating instant noodles on the train and I wanted to eat it."
Liu Cuihua curled her lips as she looked at the packets of instant noodles, which were barely bigger than a palm. She felt they weren't worth that much money, but she wasn't going to spoil the fun. "Grandma'll make you some tomorrow morning, and then I'll make you an egg to satisfy your craving. Hey, there's the word 'Jingshi' on it. Let's buy a few more packets when we go back home so your grandpa and the others can have a taste of what's produced in the capital."
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