Zhang Hongmei observed everyone's expressions; they were all filled with gratitude and remembrance, which was the best outcome.
Everyone felt a warm glow in their hearts as they held the money in their hands, and felt immense gratitude towards the country and its people.
"Alright, let's go. Each person needs at least two sets of clothes to change into. There's also underwear, shoes, socks, towels, and toiletries. I can't think of everything right now, let's look at them at the mall."
The main group set off, and the two team leaders, looking at the excited young people, felt that they were also full of energy.
Women are born with a desire to shop, and the six girls were simply dazzled by the dazzling array of colorful clothes on display.
"Hongmei, look how revealing this dress is!" Jiang Mingyan asked softly, looking at the beautiful gown.
"Hehe, we can't accept it, but people might think it's beautiful. Besides, we can't wear such clothes out in public. Imagine wearing this to school, the school would probably come after you."
"Hehe, I reckon we wouldn't dare wear it at home either," Dong Yuping joined their conversation.
"Let's just buy those jeans and t-shirts, that way we won't stand out from the crowd."
"Hongmei, how do you know what jeans and t-shirts are?" Zhao Yuetong asked in a low voice, afraid that others would laugh at her.
"Read more books!"
Several people were looking at her; how could this happen?
"Hurry up, they're all tall and strong, we might have to buy them and alter them. All of you know how to sew, right?"
Several people looked at Zhang Hongmei strangely, wondering why she didn't know how.
Now he was in an awkward situation, so he chuckled and said, "I don't know how."
"You're not actually proud of it, are you?" Miao Xinyue asked Zhang Hongmei with a blank stare.
The girls looked at Zhang Hongmei speechlessly, thinking that fate was quite fair. Look, although she was the top student and excelled in her studies, she couldn't sew. Now everyone was satisfied.
Of the six girls, Zhang Hongmei is 165 cm tall, while the others are all around 160 cm tall.
The sales clerk only gave Zhang Hongmei adult clothes, and gave her children's clothes for the rest.
Several people didn't understand and stared blankly at the saleswoman, while Zhang Hongmei chuckled to herself.
It was Wang Xinyi who came over and explained, and the other five girls blushed with embarrassment.
Wang Minxia was more generous; she picked up the jeans and held them up, finding them to fit perfectly.
"I'll just take children's clothes. That way I won't have to alter them. So what if some people wear adult clothes? They still have to go back and ask someone to alter them anyway."
The other four laughed, and Zhang Hongmei retorted, "So what? At least I don't have to wear children's clothes anymore."
"Hey Hongmei, even if you don't wear children's clothes, you're still a child! Think about your age!"
Now Zhang Hongmei was at a loss; that was her weakness. She decided to ignore them; their behavior was nothing but blatant jealousy!
"Madam, we'd like to buy two pairs of pants each. Can you give us a discount?" Zhang Hongmei bargained with the sales clerk in fluent foreign language.
The girls were even more envious of her now. How come her foreign language skills were so good?
The sales clerk was stunned. Could this really be done? But no one said it was impossible; this Eastern girl was truly unique.
Wang Xinyi laughed from the side, thinking, "This girl..."
And you know what? They actually did give each pair of jeans a 50-cent discount.
"Look, even fifty cents is money. We've saved some now."
Everyone was speechless. Did they really feel a sense of accomplishment from bargaining?
Jeans come in one color and one style, but the color comes in dark blue and light blue, so each person gets two pairs.
"Girls, you need to wear underwear now. I'll take you over to take a look. I'll pick out two for each of you, but it'll only be a visual estimate."
Wang Xinyi led the six girls to the lingerie store. The girls blushed as they looked at the lingerie hanging on the shelves, too embarrassed to look but also very eager to see.
In the end, Wang Xinyi, as a female elder, helped each of the five girls choose two items.
"Hongmei, why aren't you buying any?"
"I have some, but I still need to buy underwear, right?"
"Yes, buy two for each of them too."
"Aunt Wang, are two too few?"
"Two pairs are enough for alternating, but we also need to buy thermal underwear. However, this material is probably too expensive, but it's comfortable too. It's up to you whether you want to buy it or not."
None of the five of them bought anything. Not changing their coats might seem a bit unusual, but it didn't matter if they wore their own underwear. The dorm had one double room and one triple room, which was perfect since they were all friends. Wearing their own clothes wouldn't seem strange.
Each person also received two T-shirts. There were many colors available, and everyone chose their favorites. Since we live together, it doesn't matter if there are duplicate colors; we'll make a note of them.
Each piece of clothing was given a plastic bag, and the group was a little curious, but no one asked.
Finally, everyone bought a coat. Zhang Hongmei chose a long trench coat, which Jiang Mingyan really liked, so she gritted her teeth and bought one too. The other four girls also liked them, and seeing that Jiang Mingyan had bought one, they each chose one. No two coats were alike, but there were only three colors available. Oh well, it was best to try not to wear the same thing.
"Did you bring any sweaters? If not, you can buy wool sweaters, which are also very warm. Although the temperature here is slightly higher than at home, it is still quite cold in winter."
Several girls brought their own, but Zhang Hongmei bought two women's turtleneck sweaters, one white and one black. They felt exceptionally nice to the touch, and she gave one to Zhang Shouyi and one to Gu Chuanming.
All the clothes were bought, only shoes were left. That's when we met the men, who were also carrying several bags. It wasn't that we were particularly vain, we just didn't want to attract too much attention.
The last person chose a pair of leather shoes. The men's shoes were easy to choose, but the women's shoes were all high heels. Zhang Hongmei really didn't like them, so she didn't buy them. They would be too tiring to walk in. However, the other five people each bought a pair. No woman can resist the temptation of high heels, even in this era.
They also bought socks, scarves, hats, gloves, and other accessories. In other words, they had spent all the 100 yuan reward Zhang Shouyi had given each of them, and the girls had to pay some extra out of their own pockets. However, they were all very satisfied, since they would have bought the necessary items even without the 100 yuan.
It was three hours later that everyone finally got home.
The girls were still excited, helping Wang Xinyi cook while chattering about what they liked but couldn't bring themselves to buy, which clothes they liked, which shoes were pretty, and their biggest regret was that they all liked a scarf, but there weren't enough of them.
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