Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 388

Chapter 388: Chapter 297: Strolling Around

East Single District Dong’an Market. This comprehensive mall, which became a joint public-private venture last year, has shops lined up one after another. Now in Beijing, it’s the only place where you can shop, eat, and enjoy performances.

All of this resulted in a huge flow of people, a bustling crowd, with people of all statuses and levels present. Zhou Jiao even saw the last of the strolling nobles in the crowd.

The market has a wide variety of goods, and at the cashier’s in the shops, there are dense steel wires leading to various counters.

The sales clerks in the counters occasionally roll up the money and tickets they received, clamp them with an iron clip, and then push them hard towards the cashier’s.

The customers lining up in front of the counter don’t have to run around. The "swoosh" sound of the iron clip meeting the steel wire and the voices of the customers mix and fill the ears.

Zhou Jiao looked worriedly at the iron clips transferring back and forth overhead, while paying attention to the clothing and attire of the surrounding crowd and listening to the conversations among the people.

She had visited this market in later years, and it no longer had the current bustling scene. The theater, restaurant, and bookstore she just passed by surrounding the entire market had become a leisure haven for the people of the capital, and even a sanctuary in the eyes of tourists from other places.

Old Mrs. Cheng and Lin Lishan queued separately. Zhou Jiao felt there was nothing much needed to purchase. She greeted the two and strolled along.

It is rumored that foreign embassies are concentrated in this area, and you can find many foreign magazines. At the bookstore, she found only new books and no old ones, which immediately left her uninterested.

She wandered to the fabric section and saw Lin Lishan already picking out patterns. Afraid of being roped in, she quietly turned left and continued to observe the prices of goods at the various counters.

Taking advantage of the fact that many things do not require tickets now, and having identified her target, her next goal was to take Zhang Guoqing and convert money into supplies.

After more than an hour, she finally saw them coming out with their purchases. Zhou Jiao let out a secret sigh of relief; aimlessly wandering was really not her style.

Approaching the Si Lian Hair Salon, Lin Lishan dragged Zhou Jiao and the old lady inside. Eight dimes? What a rip-off! But there are indeed many willing to pay.

Zhou Jiao declined her mother’s suggestion. She likes long hair, likes straight hair. Watching her fellow women with their newly permed hair and radiant smiles, she shed a tear for these women compromised by hairstyle. Even in the thick winter, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, wouldn’t they worry about their own man mistaking someone else from behind at night?

The three women got their hair done and seeing the time was not early, they hurriedly found a vehicle to rush back home.

In the car, Zhou Jiao secretly laughed at Old Mrs. Cheng. She remembered how the old lady had confidently told Zhang Guoqing they would definitely be back in three hours, just in time for Ping’an to wake up.

See! No matter how old women are, their shopping desires do not wane.

Back home, Zhang Guoqing in the living room saw Zhou Jiao coming back empty-handed and raised his eyebrows; his wife had said she would go on a big shopping spree this morning.

He quickly handed over their son in his arms to Zhou Jiao. He found out the child didn’t like the formula. This little guy must have developed a taste.

"Mom, grandma asked someone to tell us to have dinner at her place tonight. What about Ping’an?" Zhang Guoqing, seeing Old Mrs. Cheng cheerfully going to the East Wing with Zhou Jiao carrying things, said softly.

Lin Lishan, without raising her head, said, "Ask your dad, wait till he comes back. Xiao Wu, stop laughing. Quickly help mom see if this material is good for making you clothes?"

"Mom’s taste is always excellent. If you think it’s good, it definitely is."

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