After the two left the department store, they went to other places.
Shanghai is indeed a prosperous metropolis. There are many food stores, fashion stores, and even knitting stores and medical stores. We are not afraid that you will not be able to buy something, but you will also be afraid that you will have no money or tickets.
"Sister-in-law, look!"
As the two of them were walking on the road, Gu Xingping suddenly tugged on her sleeve quietly and motioned her to look to the right.
Chen Lishu followed her gaze and her eyes lit up when she saw the words "women's products store".
"Let's go in and take a look." After saying that, he pulled Gu Xingping and walked inside.
However, as great as the expectations are, there will be great disappointments.
Originally, Chen Lishu came in for underwear, but after entering the door, she found that the counter dedicated to selling underwear was less than three or four meters long, and there were only a few bras on display that were rough in workmanship and in dull styles imitating Su Guobulaji style. This was very important to Chen Lishu.
In fact, it's not as good as what she did on her own.
However, just because she doesn't like him doesn't mean that Gu Xingping doesn't like him.
She is now at the age of sixteen or seventeen, when she is ignorant of development. She is eager and a little shy, and she hesitates and does not dare to look directly.
"Third sister-in-law, do you think I should buy one?" Gu Xingping glanced at it several times, then whispered into Chen Lishu's ear.
Growing up, she had only worn vests made at home. When the weather got hot, the material was thin, and she would wear strips of cloth to avoid being exposed, which made it stuffy and uncomfortable for a long time.
Chen Lishu asked: "Want to buy?"
Gu Xingping nodded: "I don't know which one to buy."
Chen Lishu smiled and pulled her to the counter, carefully looked at the styles above, and then selected one of a relatively similar size. She said to the salesperson: "Comrade, please show me this one."
"Is it this one?" The salesperson followed her instructions and took out the one she pointed to.
As soon as Chen Lishu took it and put it on Gu Xingping's chest, the latter jumped away like a frightened rabbit, her face turned red and she said, "Third sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
Chen Lishu suddenly couldn't laugh or cry: "How can you know which size is suitable if you don't try it?"
"There are so many people." He felt embarrassed.
"We are all women, so there is no need to be shy. Besides, we are still separated by clothes."
Chen Lishu said warmly: "When you try it on this time and know the size, you will know which one to buy when you meet me in the future."
Gu Xingping listened to her words and reluctantly nodded in agreement, holding back her shame.
After choosing for Gu Xingping, I thought about how many younger sisters there are in the family, especially Chen Liyuan, who is already fifteen this year and has reached the stage of growth, so she chose a bra that was one size smaller than Gu Xingping's size.
Not far after they walked out of the underwear store, they saw a lot of people gathered in front of the store in front of them.
Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping couldn't help but walked a few steps over curiously. After asking around, they found out that the place where everyone was queuing up was actually a secondhand store.
"Girl, the accent sounds like a foreigner, right?"
Seeing Chen Lishu nod, an aunt explained kindly: "You may think this is a secondhand store, but it doesn't sell all secondhand goods. There are also various kinds of processed goods in it, which are practical and cost-effective. The most important thing is that there are no tickets."
Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping were a little excited after listening to her explanation. It was a rare trip. Even though there were many people in line, they resolutely joined the queue.
Although the thrift store is not large, it has a wide variety of items. In addition to many purchased old clothes, there are also many daily necessities, most of which are defective products from factories.
Because she didn’t need a ticket, Chen Lishu bought a bath towel and a nice woven mat.
Gu Xingping also bought two small things and then the two of them left the store with satisfaction.
The two of them had gained a lot today and were about to take their things and take the car back to the guest house when Chen Lishu saw an overseas Chinese store not far ahead.
Currently, overseas Chinese stores are not open to the public, and there are people standing guard at the door. You can only enter with your overseas Chinese remittance card.
Chen Lishu had never gone in because of the poor conditions before, but now that she saw it, she couldn't help but take a second look inside.
Looking through the huge glass display window, there are many rare products that cannot be seen outside.
"Comrade, do you need a remittance order? I also have a remittance card here. If necessary, we can go over there and discuss it in detail."
Chen Lishu was watching, and the man who suddenly emerged from the diagonal stab came close to the two of them and whispered.
Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping looked at each other, then turned into the alley next to the man.
"Overseas bank drafts and RMB are exchanged in equal proportions. I can lend you the overseas remittance card. If you have a product you like, you can exchange it with me. If you don't like it, it can only be rented. It costs 20 cents for half an hour."
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Hearing what the man said, Chen Lishu had to admire that this man was quite good at doing business. She thought his proposal was okay, so she nodded in agreement.
Taking the overseas Chinese remittance card, Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping entered the overseas Chinese store together.
The store has a total of four floors, and each floor sells different things. Each category is divided into a separate area, food area, daily chemical area, clothing area, etc.
The two sisters walked around in a circle and stopped in front of the shoe counter.
Although the counter is not big, there are many styles of shoes that cannot be seen from the outside. Chen Lishu fell in love with a pair of blue leather sandals with thin straps and wedge heels, and Gu Xingping also liked a pair of black baby leather shoes, which were both affordable.
It's cheap, priced at over forty.
Then Chen Lishu took a fancy to a Meihua brand all-steel mechanical men's watch in the watch area.
The watch Gu Xingdong is wearing now has been seriously worn due to work, and it should be replaced with a new one.
When I found out the price, it turned out to be more than 300.
However, the opportunity was rare, so Chen Lishu decided to buy it together.
Soon the two went out to exchange money orders with the man, and then went in again to buy shoes and watches.
She and Gu Xingping had to go to Beijing because they bought too many things. For their convenience, they packed the things and mailed them directly to Gu Xingdong.
After finishing the mail, Chen Lishu called Gu Xingdong to tell him, and then the two of them returned to the guest house with satisfaction.
After dinner and another night's rest, my sister-in-law and I bought tickets and took a bus to Beijing the next day.
After staying in Beijing for another three days, on the morning of the fourth day they were ready to pack their things, buy tickets and take the bus home.
When I was checking out, the receptionist of the guest house was knitting a sweater with another woman and talking about homely things.
"Hey, have you heard? The Guo family in our alley has been rehabilitated and is preparing to sell their house right now."
"Selling the house? Their family is moving away?"
"You have forgotten that their family used to live in the prince's mansion. Now that place has long been occupied by others. In order to compensate, the superiors have provided a yard for their family from other places. This is not because the children want to get married.
Those who want to study need money, so they are going to sell the set they paid for above."
"That's a courtyard house. I'm afraid it's not cheap, right?"
"No, I heard that the price alone is only five thousand. Don't even think about conditions like ours."
When Chen Lishu heard the conversation between the two, her heart began to feel alive.