Friendship Store has a total of four floors. The service staff inside are different from those in shopping malls outside. They all greet people with smiles when they enter.

They are all carefully selected and will not differ based on the identity of the customer. Since they can enter the Friendship Store, their identities must be extraordinary.

As soon as I entered the Friendship Store, I felt a sense of desertion. Since it is specifically for foreign guests, there are really not many people here. It may be that they came earlier. Apart from the staff, they are the only guests in the entire hall.

The first floor sells jewelry, silk products, antique calligraphy and painting, porcelain and other products. Tang Xin and the others walked around for a while, but found they were not interested. They asked the salesperson that the clothing items were on the second floor, so the five of them went straight to the second floor.

The style of the second floor is different from the first floor. As soon as you go upstairs, you can see that the style of the second floor is somewhat similar to that of a later shopping mall. There are various styles of clothes on the shelves, as well as clothing models.

Chen Xi and Zhu Min felt it was very novel, but Tang's mother and aunt, who had experienced the bustling Shanghai, were more calm. The Shanghai of the past had everything.

Maybe it was due to the season. There were various cashmere products on the shelves, both domestic and imported. As they went shopping, several people bought a lot of things for their families.

Tang Xin also fell in love with a dark red woolen coat and a camel-colored cashmere coat. Coincidentally, the camel-colored cashmere coat was also available in men's styles, and Tang Xin's mind was moved.

Tang's mother saw that Tang Xin liked these two coats, "Why did you choose this coat?"

Auntie was also on the side. When she heard what Aunt Tang said, she also came over, "This coat is good. I just bought one for you and Xiaobai. If you like it, buy it. Your grandma said it when we came out today. Today, Let’s buy whatever we like. Don’t worry, Auntie will have plenty here.”

As she spoke, her aunt patted her purse specially, and it was indeed bulging inside.

Tang Xin was actually quite embarrassed. Even if she wanted to buy things for herself, she wanted to buy them for Jiang Wenbai. The key was that these would cost foreign exchange coupons.

"Sugar baby, don't be polite to your aunt. Your grandma has already said that your mother's share of our things belongs to you, so you should treat it as your mother's share. You deserve this, and so do you. , Chen Xi, it’s your mother’s share, and our Xiao Minhua’s mother’s share.” My aunt said to them with a smile.

Tang's mother glanced at her sister-in-law gratefully. Her sister-in-law was generous. Her parents were kind to her, and her sister-in-law was even more so.

"Yes, you can buy whatever you like. We finally caught your aunt today, so we have to make your aunt spend some money." Tang Ma also advised.

They were amused by Tang Ma's words, so they relaxed and continued to choose.

The salesperson who had been watching them next to them was even more talkative. He praised Auntie and Tang Ma so much that Auntie was so happy that she wanted to buy everything the children had seen.

After finishing shopping on the second floor, we went to the third floor, which sells baby products, food and other miscellaneous things.

Tang Xin saw Coca-Cola and thought that she had never drank it since she came to this world, so she bought a few cans, and then bought some chocolates, cans and pastries, which could not be bought outside.

Zhu Min bought some clothes and a stroller for the baby at home. At Tang Xin's suggestion, she also bought a few cans of baby milk powder to supplement nutrition. Her milk supply is not very good and she really needs to supplement it with milk powder.

The fourth floor is purely imported, all from international brands, including tobacco, alcohol, cosmetics, and daily necessities.

There were so many that Tang Xin felt like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. She wanted to buy everything, but she was too embarrassed to let her aunt spend too much money. She secretly thought that she would come to visit when she had the chance.

A few people spent the whole morning shopping and came back with a full load. The salesperson in the mall also saw their purchasing power and smiled brightly as he sent them away.

The five of them alone would definitely not be able to bring everything back. Fortunately, the Friendship Store has a door-to-door delivery service. I have to say that the people who serve foreign guests are so considerate.

"This Friendship Store is really good. I want to come here again in the future, but I feel like I haven't had enough shopping."

Come on out, Chen Xi said, she was speaking out what everyone wanted.

"Come on, let's come back in a while. I haven't seen enough yet." Auntie laughed.

"Well, let's wait and see if Wanzhen eats this milk powder when we get home. If she's ready, we'll buy it again."

Zhu Min couldn't help but nod. Since becoming a mother, she now wants to buy any good thing she sees for her daughter.

"Xiao Min, don't worry, as long as our family Wan Zhen eats well, we will keep buying it for her. Of course my eldest granddaughter will give her the best."

When it comes to the eldest granddaughter in the family, my aunt loves her beyond words.

"It's already noon, let's just go to the restaurant. I'll treat you. What do you want to eat?"

After shopping and spending a lot of money, Tang Ma was very happy and decided to take everyone to eat something delicious.

"Okay, let your aunt treat you and let's have something good." My aunt was very happy.

Tang Xin, Chen Xi, and Zhu Min looked at it, but there was nothing they particularly wanted to eat. The hot-boiled meat was too hot, the roast duck was a little undesirable, and the others couldn't be thought of at the moment.

"We are all going to the Friendship Store today. How about we go to the Beijing Hotel at noon? Let's try the Western food there?"

Tang Xin suddenly felt something in her heart and suggested.

"Okay, okay, I haven't been to the Beijing Hotel for a long time. My dad took me there last time."

Chen Xi immediately agreed upon hearing this. Since his father returned to China, he would sometimes take her to eat Western food, saying that he wanted her to taste authentic Western food.

Zhu Min also nodded. She had been to the Beijing Hotel twice, but she had never been there since she got married.

Since the children all agreed, Mother Tang would certainly not object, "Okay, let's go, let's go to the Beijing Hotel for a toothpaste ceremony at noon today."

With that said, the five of them happily took the bus and went straight to the Beijing Hotel.

The current Beijing Hotel is not the ten-story building of later generations, which was rebuilt later. The current Beijing Hotel is only 7 stories high, but it was considered a high-rise building in Beijing at that time.

Several people entered the hotel and went directly to the Western restaurant. Fortunately, there were no restrictions on entry and exit at the Beijing Hotel. They successfully ordered their meals and started waiting for their dishes.

Tang's mother and aunt used to eat Western food a lot when they were in Haishi. They ordered everything from appetizers, main courses to desserts. Tang's mother was determined to let the children have a good meal.

"Speaking of which, I haven't had Western food in a long time."

Tang Ma took a sip of coffee and felt a little emotional.

"Yeah, I'm so busy every day. Now I eat at home and have less chance to go out to restaurants."

My aunt is also a little nostalgic. Life is very good now, but compared with before, it is still several levels behind.

Tang's mother looked around cautiously and patted her sister-in-law's arm. Auntie looked at Tang's mother and smiled and shook her head.

The general trend of the times was that she, a woman, could not change anything. She could only adapt to it, but she only felt a little emotional occasionally.

Tang's mother also misses the past days a little. She knows that many people in the old society lived a hard life and struggled on the edge of life. However, since she was born, she has always been pampered and has never suffered at all.

Sometimes compared with the current life, they still miss it occasionally. This is human nature, but they all know that they cannot express their inner thoughts and can only bury them deep in their hearts. Times are good now too.

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