In this regard, Shen Man had already thought of his words.
"It's under the big wardrobe. You didn't come to pick me up one time, so I took it back." She continued: "It wasn't as relaxed as it is now. How could I dare to buy a color TV?"
Indeed, if there was a color TV at that time, if others found out about it, they would probably put it online.
So it is right not to say it.
Gu Chen understood this and nodded: "Okay, let's buy something else. Are there any requirements for furniture?"
There is always time to add furniture to the home. There are no new styles of furniture now. They are all boxes with red paint, or else they are painted with yellow paint.
After hearing this, Shen Man thought about it and still felt that dark brown was better, and would change it when he had the opportunity in the future.
The two discussed the details and left the furniture and appliances to Gu Chen.
Shen Man went to pick out home textiles, and changed all the curtains, sheets and quilts.
Heating was not yet popular at this time, but it was still installed, so their family built a boiler room and installed many radiators in the house.
Heating is quite expensive nowadays. There are ten radiators on one floor, and thirty radiators on the third floor.
There is no way, their house is too big, it will be cold if they don't install enough.
These thirty heaters cost a total of more than two thousand yuan! If Gu Chen hadn't been well-connected, he probably wouldn't have been able to buy them.
"So many installations?" When Li Jinhua came over to take a look, the heater was being installed.
She had seen this thing before, it was in the department store! There were so many people there that it was inconvenient to burn the stove.
Shen Man said with a smile: "There are children at home, and you and my dad also need to keep warm. If we don't have enough clothes, we won't be warm. Our family doesn't use indoor stoves, which are prone to poisoning."
Poisoning is not a trivial matter. There are many neighbors around, and they often get poisoned when they turn on the stove in winter.
Although everyone is afraid, it is still cold even without a fever. But not everyone is in such good conditions as theirs and cannot afford to install a heater.
When Li Jinhua heard that he was poisoned, he didn't say how much he spent. The child is still young, and if he was poisoned, he would easily suffer from brain problems.
Last winter, the household at the entrance of their alley suffered from gas poisoning, and the child's brain was in trouble.
It takes a long time to renovate my home, so I'm not in a hurry to move here.
Li Jinhua sent Li Mei's children to their home, and then went home to cook.
After checking the time, Shen Man went to the department store and met Ma Xiaoli as soon as he entered the door.
"Xiaoman? I haven't seen you for a long time. Where have you been?" Ma Xiaoli was in good spirits.
Now I still work as a secretary in a food factory, but I just organize documents, not run errands for the boss.
"I went out of town, how are you doing recently?" Shen Man replied with a smile.
Ma Xiaoli shook her head: "It's okay, the children are in school, and I work all day long, so I don't have much time to rest."
She was just thinking about rest. She used to think that being a worker was tiring, but she didn't expect that being a secretary would not only make her physically tired, but her brain.
Hearing this, Shen Man smiled and said, "There's nothing I can do about it. There is no time to rest in a clerical job. If you have time, you can go to my house to play."
Ma Xiaoli nodded and agreed.
At this time, someone behind her called Ma Xiaoli's name.
Shen Man looked back and saw that the person who came was a man in his early thirties, with combed hair, wearing a pair of glasses, and a gentle appearance.
The clothes look a bit big, but they are very clean.
"Xu Rong? Why are you here?" Ma Xiaoli was a little surprised, with an intriguing expression on her face.
Opposite Shen Man noticed that this man was a bit shy?
Isn't it?
There seems to be a six or seven year age difference between the two of them!
Xu Rong walked over with a smile and said, "I'm here to buy clothes. Just in time, will you follow me and help me choose?"
"Okay!" Ma Xiaoli agreed directly.
After seeing Shen Man, she introduced the two to each other.
Finally, he added: "Xiao Man is my best friend and my noble person. If it weren't for her, I might still be working as a worker on the assembly line."
Speaking of this incident, she felt a little emotional. She didn't expect that there had been such a big change in the past two years. Her job had become easier and she made more money.
Xu Rong looked at the person opposite him curiously. He was in his twenties, really beautiful, and very confident.
This kind of person has always been strong and he is not willing to interact with others.
He smiled and nodded as a greeting.
Seeing that they wanted to go shopping, Shen Man followed them in, but they didn't go together.
She was going to buy curtains and the like, while Ma Xiaoli and Ma Xiaoli were going to buy clothes.
Although the curtains in the department store are already very good, their style is still a bit poor.
Big peonies, or mandarin ducks, this kind of curtains were still popular until the 2000s.
Shen Man didn't like this, so he simply bought thick dark brown cloth and found a tailor to make the curtains himself.
If there are many windows in your home, you need more curtains.
Except for the living room and toilet, all other bedrooms have curtains.
After all this calculation, I'm afraid two pieces of fabric are needed.
"Comrade Shen, please wait a moment. I'll go to the warehouse to see if there's anything left. There's only one piece of cloth left here." The saleswoman knew her, so she said hello and went to the warehouse.
Shen Man waited until he got bored and went to look at something else. He happened to be standing at the top of the stairs and saw the counter selling clothes below.
"This one is good, it fits well." Ma Xiaoli looked at Xu Rong's clothes. The black tunic suit and white shirt looked really good.
Compared with the clothes I was wearing just now, these clothes looked like my own, and the clothes I just wore looked like they were stolen from other people's clothes.
Xu Rong stood in front of the mirror and took a look and nodded with satisfaction, "Well, Xiaoli, you still have good taste. If I did it by myself, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to buy such nice clothes."
As he spoke, he looked at Ma Xiaoli tenderly.
Ma Xiaoli was embarrassed by his look.
"No, you have a good image, so you dress well." Ma Xiaoli smiled and then looked away.
Xu Rong changed his clothes back and said to the salesperson: "Put it on and issue the invoice."
"Okay, the total is fifty-six yuan." The salesperson wrote the check in a few seconds and handed it over.
Xu Rong took it, put his hand into his pocket, and his expression suddenly changed.
He searched in other pockets again, but still found no money.
"What's wrong?" Ma Xiaoli noticed that his face didn't look good and asked quickly.
Xu Rong said with an ugly face: "I, my money seems to have been lost."
Suddenly, he looked like he was remembering something, "I know! Someone just bumped into me on the shuttle bus, and I didn't pay attention at the time!"
Xu Rong looked regretful and wanted to beat his chest.
"Ah?" Ma Xiaoli was also stunned.
She hurriedly said: "It's okay, I have it here."
With that said, she took out the money ticket and gave it to Xu Rong.
It just so happened that work started today, so she came over to buy things, otherwise she wouldn't have gone out with dozens of dollars on her.
Seeing the money, Xu Rong hesitated: "Forget it? It will be the same if I buy it another day."
"It doesn't matter. Give it to me when you have it. I'll lend it to you." Ma Xiaoli looked understanding.