No words were spoken that night.
The next morning, after breakfast, Su Zelin spread his hands and said, "Dad, give me some money. I'm going to buy clothes today!"
"Buy, buy, buy. All you do is buy clothes. Look at your closet, it's full. And they're all weird clothes that are expensive and ugly!"
Zhao Lixia couldn't help but complain.
The "fashion" in Su Zelin's cabinet is simply an eyesore to the two elders.
"Yeah, those clothes are too ugly, I plan to change them all into normal ones!"
Su Zelin's face turned red.
"Are you sure?"
Su Jianjun didn't quite believe it.
Based on his understanding of his son, these strange clothes were "normal".
Su Zelin suddenly got angry: "Dad, with your IQ, can I deceive you? If you don't believe me, you guys go with me!"
"That's right!"
Su Jianjun enjoyed the flattery very much.
"Your mom and I are busy. The store will be very busy today!"
He hesitated and made a decision.
After a conversation with Su Zelin yesterday, he found that his son is indeed different from before. He even has the idea of starting a business after going to college. If he wants to change his image, he naturally has to support him.
He took out five big red human heads from the cowhide bag and stuffed them into Su Zelin's hands.
Prices were still cheap in that era, and this money was enough to buy several decent brand name summer clothes.
"Remember, little brat. Don't buy anything with holes in it, or anything colorful or fancy. If you dare to cheat us, you'll be in big trouble!"
Zhao Lixia gave some instructions. She had originally considered asking Qin Shiqing to go and keep an eye on the students, but she was afraid of wasting other people's precious time reviewing their lessons, so she gave up.
"Yes, mother!"
Su Zelin took a few old people's heads with a smile and stuffed them into his trouser pocket.
"Please keep this money safe and beware of thieves!"
Zhao Lixia frowned.
"Don't worry, old man. If anyone in Jianglan dares to steal my money, I will smash his head!"
Su Zelin is careless, but he speaks the truth.
He has been restless since he was a child, and he often fights with his classmates and hooligans. He has fought for countless blocks and is known for his ferocity and bravery. He is called a street bully and is well-known in the circle.
Besides, hooligans and thieves are used to picking on the weak. Even if you don't know Su Zelin, seeing that he is tall and strong and has a scoundrel-like manner, you can guess that he is either in the same industry or someone who is not easy to mess with. No one would look for trouble when he has nothing to do.
"You're an adult, and all you do is fight!"
Zhao Lixia grumbled for a few more words before she and Su Jianjun went out, got on a Jialing bike, and left the alley.
In the car, Zhao Lixia said dissatisfiedly: "You, you are too indulgent to your son. You gave him so much money to buy a few sets of clothes. What a spoiled son you are!"
"It's a good thing that my son wants to change his image. Besides, Zelin is more sensible than before. I talked to him last night and asked him what his plans were for the future. He said he planned to start his own business after college!"
Su Jianjun responded while driving without turning his head.
"He really said that?"
"Really? And I don't think he's lying. Zelin really wants to have his own ideas!"
"That's good!"
Zhao Lixia breathed a sigh of relief. What she was most worried about was that her son would continue to live in such a daze.
"By the way, when we were washing dishes last night, Shiqing told me that Zelin was very well behaved in school last week and often stayed in the classroom after school!"
"Haha, it seems our Zelin has really grown up!"
"… "
As soon as the two elders left, Su Zelin also rode out on his bicycle.
Jianglan is a quite small place. It has only been a few years since it was upgraded from a county to a city. The places where people often buy clothes can be counted on one's fingers.
The big markets with preferential prices include the Central Market, the Southern Market and so on.
Su Ze first ran around and was disappointed to find that most of the goods were cheap goods, with poor styles and quality, and "Nike" and "Adidas" everywhere.
The prices are quite cheap, some clothes are only 20 or 30 yuan, and you can even bargain further, it is no problem to get an 20% discount.
This is the experience that Zhao Lixia told Su Zelin before she went out. If you buy clothes in these two places, you must bargain. If the discount is more than 20%, turn around and leave. Before you walk five steps, the stall owner will automatically call you back and make a deal with you with excuses like "the market just opened today" or "since you are a student, I'm selling it to you at a low price."
Before his rebirth, Su Zelin wore clothes from big brands. It wasn't because he was vain, but because the fabrics of these brands were of good quality, which helped to improve his image, and they were also comfortable to wear.
Besides, his family is well off, and he is confident that he can make money soon, so there is no need to humble himself just to save a little money.
After going to two markets, Su Zelin estimated that the situation was basically the same in other markets. He didn't waste any more time and went straight to the famous brand street in the city center.
There are more styles of clothes in this place, and while the prices are higher, there are also designs.
Walk down from the street.
Caesar, Old Man, Youngor, and KingBoss are too old-fashioned and not suitable for young people. Pass!
Su Zelin stopped only when he reached the fifth shop.
This is a Jack Jones store that specializes in jeans and targets young people.
That’s it!
The bicycle stopped in front of the store and Su Zelin walked in.
"Hello, welcome!"
Jack Jones really understands the psychology of young consumers. The shop assistants there are all handsome men and beautiful women dressed fashionably, and the reception girls are also very pleasing to the eye.
There are not many brands in China that focus on the younger market, and merchants have not realized the future trend of consumption changes. The brand’s concept and direction are correct, and it can make money by joining any franchise and opening a few stores in any city.
"Well, I want to see some jeans, straight-leg ones!"
Straight-leg trousers are a timeless silhouette that never goes out of style.
Small trumpet, large trumpet, and narrow-leg styles have all been popular, but they either disappeared or failed to become mainstream.
"Okay, this way please!"
The female clerk took Su Zelin to a place in the shop, where all the jeans were straight-leg jeans, and there were dozens of styles.
Su Zelin took a few casual glances and his eyes fell on one of them, and he picked it up.
"It has a certain degree of elasticity, good drape, and good breathability. It should be a blend of spandex and cotton, with a spandex content of about 30%!"
"Indigo dye, bright and vivid, with a slight red tint, no noticeable staining on the bag cloth!"
"Delicate feel, high thread count!"
"… "
Before the girl could even introduce herself, Su Zelin started describing everything like a treasure trove, leaving the girl stunned. She didn't even recognize some of the terms.
Meet the expert!
But this handsome boy looks like a high school student, why does he know so much...
Su Zelin fell in love with the pants at first sight. The girl quickly went to the warehouse to find the right size and took a look at the washing label.
The spandex content is 31% and the cotton content is 69%.
sharp!
Su Zelin tried it on, looked at himself in the mirror, and nodded with satisfaction.
This is what a handsome man looks like. His previous image was so lame!
His body is like a clothes rack. As long as the clothes are not weird and the size is right, he can easily carry off any clothes.
When you put on this pair of straight jeans, you will look more handsome and most importantly, they are comfortable.
Clothes made of pure polyester fiber are elastic, soft, have good drape, have bright colors and are not easy to fade. However, they are not breathable, do not absorb sweat, and are not skin-friendly. Clothes made of pure cotton are just the opposite. They are breathable, absorb sweat, and are skin-friendly. However, they have poor elasticity and drape, and are easy to fade. Therefore, blending a certain proportion of polyester fiber into cotton is the most suitable material.
In addition, the craftsmanship also needs to be considered, such as the count, which also directly affects the skin feel and comfort.
I left the Jack Jones store with two pairs of jeans. Consumption was low in that era, so I only spent a little over 100 yuan. Compared with those cheap goods in the market that cost 23 yuan, Jack Jones in 2000 was considered a luxury.
I continued to shop in other brand stores and bought a set of hip-hop style wide-leg shorts and loose T-shirts, a set of island country college style clothes, and a set of sportswear. I had almost spent all the money in my pocket.
Carrying several large bags, Su Zelin left the famous brand street and went straight to a hair salon.
Besides his old clothes, he was also unhappy with his hairstyle.
Although long, thick, piled hair with a 2:8 or 3:7 split is not non-mainstream, it is even a popular classic in Hong Kong. Jimmy Lin, Aaron Kwok, Louis Koo, and Xie Tingfeng all have this hairstyle. However, Su Zelin, a man from the future who traveled back ten years later, still feels that it is not refreshing enough, and it is too hot in summer.
This is one of the most famous hair salons in the town. The fees are a bit expensive, but they can cut many avant-garde hairstyles, including Hong Kong style, Bay style and even European and American style, so Su Zelin chose it.
As soon as I entered the room, I called the director by name and described it to him in person, asking him to style my hair into the same style as the hero Ke Zhendong's hairstyle in the movie "You Are the Apple of My Eye". It was neither long nor short, just right, showing the youthful vigor. With a little mousse, it could also make me look older and more mature.
The director’s craftsmanship is excellent, at least Su Zelin is quite satisfied with the results.
After the image improvement project was completed, it was almost noon and he rode his bicycle leisurely back home.
We stopped at the convenience store at the corner of the alley.
After walking around the street for half a day, the sun was so scorching that Su Zelin's throat was almost smoking.
"It's so hot, Uncle Chen, come to the Arctic Ocean!"
Uncle Chen has been running this convenience store for many years. He is an old neighbor and Su Zelin used to buy snacks and drinks here when he was a child.
"Okay, one for the Arctic Ocean!"
Uncle Chen quickly took out a soda with a polar bear logo from the refrigerator and handed it to him. He looked at it carefully and said with a smile, "Wow, Zelin has become a handsome boy!"
Su Zelin couldn't stand his old, weird clothes any longer, so he bought some new clothes on the brand-name street, and with a short, messy hairstyle, he looked like a new person.
"Uncle Chen, what are you talking about? It's as if I was never handsome before!"
Su Zelin protested.
Uncle Chen chuckled.
Although Su Zelin had a good-looking face in the past, his dressing style was really not flattering. It was just that this brat was thick-skinned and not afraid of being beaten. His own son also played the same trick before getting married, and he was scared after being beaten twice.
After shaking it a few times and opening the lid, orange-yellow soda spurted out with bubbles, and Su Zelin took a few gulps.
I feel so cool and happy!
Phew, now I feel comfortable!
While sitting at the door drinking soda, Su Zelin was also looking at the things in the convenience store.
Although small, it has everything and sells quite a few daily necessities.
Su Zelin's main focus is snacks.
Maltesers, Monkey King Balls, Lard Candy, Fig Shreds, Whistle Candy, Popping Candy…
That’s right, the popping candies are still used for eating, and boys eat them too.
"Uncle Chen, two packets of sour plum powder, please!"
Su Zelin's childishness was aroused.
"You are such a grown-up boy, why are you still eating sour plum powder?"
Having said that, Uncle Chen still took out two packets of sour plum powder.
Su Zelin first fumbled up and down through the small packaging bag for a while, and then bit it open with great interest.
When the dark red powder was removed, a small flat plastic spoon was hidden inside, and the handle of the spoon was an image of Sha Monk.
This sour plum powder is a "three-no" product, but it has become the ceiling of street snacks. It's not because it tastes so good, the key lies in the "treasure" inside.
The shape of that small spoon is random. It may be a series of cold weapons such as knives, forks, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks. It may also be a character from Journey to the West, or the twelve zodiac signs of dragon, snake, horse, sheep, or a series of gods such as Laozi, Tathagata Buddha, etc. Even rarer are the European gods series and the machine guns, pistols and submachine guns series.
Buying a pack of sour plum powder gives you the same thrill of beating monsters and getting equipment, which is extremely stimulating.
If a rare series spoon is found, this spoon alone can be exchanged for several bags of sour plum powder, but most children are reluctant to exchange it.
When Su Zelin was a child, he ate hundreds of packets of sour plum powder, not for the sake of eating, but to collect spoons. His family still has weapon sets and a complete set of Journey to the West, as well as most of the Twelve Zodiac Signs set. It’s a pity that he never got a rare spoon, which is a bit of a pity.
I opened another package, but my luck was still bad. There are a lot of spoons like this from the cold weapon series, and they have no collection value.
Su Zelin was not disappointed. He just played around and poured the sour plum powder into his mouth. It was sour and sweet and tasted very good.
After finishing a bottle of soda, he still felt unsatisfied, so he bought a banana popsicle, which was also one of Su Zelin’s favorite summer foods.
At this time, two more children ran to the convenience store, a boy and a girl, about six or seven years old, and they were children from the nearby neighborhood.
The two of them were sweating profusely while playing. The girl stared at the banana popsicle in Su Zelin's hand, her saliva almost dripping.
Su Zelin burst out laughing, and suddenly remembered when he and Qin Shiqing were children. He immediately asked Uncle Chen to get a box of "Seven Dwarfs" for them.
"Thank you, brother!"
The two children were overjoyed.
Being able to eat a popsicle on such a hot summer day is their greatest happiness.
"Wait a minute, kid!"
Su Zelin stopped the boy holding the ice cream box and asked casually, "There are seven popsicles here, how do you divide them?"
The little boy tilted his head and thought for a moment: "I have three, Qiqi has four!"
"Oh, why?"
Su Zelin was very interested.
"Because I'm a boy, my dad said that boys should give way to girls, so Qiqi, just eat one more!"
The little boy answered in a sophisticated manner.
"very good!"
Su Zelin touched his little head.
"You can't divide it like that!"
The little girl suddenly spoke up.
"oh?"
"Mom said that we should be fair, so Xiaoqiang and I will each lick the last popsicle until we finish it!"
"You're a good kid too!"
Su Zelin gave her a thumbs up.
The two children ran away with their popsicles.
Su Zelin was filled with emotion.
This is our childhood, so simple!
"Zerlin!"
A gentle and graceful female voice came from behind.
But Qin Shiqing had stood behind him at some point.
"How long have you been here?"
Su Zelin was slightly stunned.
Qin Shiqing did not answer, but looked at the two children's backs as they walked away, a trace of nostalgia appearing on her peaceful face: "That's how we ended up dividing it back then."
Uh, she's been here for a while...
Qin Shiqing's face suddenly turned red as she thought of something.
She and Su Zelin each took a lick of the last popsicle.
After a long while, Qin Shiqing finally withdrew her gaze.
Looking at Su Zelin in front of her, her beautiful eyes lit up and she was slightly surprised.
After being neighbors for so long, this was the first time she saw her childhood sweetheart in his current state.
His thick long hair that was parted in the 3:7 style was cut off and replaced with refreshing short and messy hair. The slim straight jeans made his 1.8-meter-tall figure look more upright. Paired with a red and blue T-shirt, he exuded a casual and fashionable vibe.
Very trendy!
It is not the "pseudo-trendy" non-mainstream clothing of the past, but real taste. At least Qin Shiqing finds it very pleasing to the eye.
"Am I too handsome now that I can't be recognized?"
Su Zelin waved his hand in front of her, and Qin Shiqing came back to her senses and spat, "That's not the case. Stop being so conceited!"
Uncle Chen looked at the two of them with a smile.
In the boy and girl just now, he saw what Su Zelin and Qin Shiqing looked like in the past.
The girl from the Qin family, when she had two pigtails, liked to run behind the boy from the Su family.
In the blink of an eye, the two children have grown up and I have grown old!
"Uncle Chen, two more Arctic Oceans!"
Su Zelin knew Qin Shiqing's taste without asking.
They both like the same kind of soda.
They grew up together and were in the same class from kindergarten to high school. He knew her so well!
Uncle Chen took out two bottles of Arctic Ocean from the refrigerator and opened them.
Su Zelin took one for himself and handed the other to Qin Shiqing.
The two of them sat outside the convenience store, sipping soda slowly, no one spoke, and it felt as if they had returned to the old days.
After drinking half of the soda, Su Zelin spoke again: "Qin Shiqing, promise me one thing!"
"What's up?"
Qin Shiqing asked casually.
“I must get into Peking University or Tsinghua University!”
Su Zelin said seriously.
In her previous life, Qin Shiqing had the potential to be admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University, but for some reason she performed poorly and ended up being admitted to Zhejiang University in the same city in the province.
Because of this, the two of us had many opportunities to interact during college, which led to me cheating on her later.
Therefore, Su Zelin doesn't want his life to remain like that.
"I'll try my best. That's it. I'm going home!"
Qin Shiqing put the bottle down, stood up and walked towards the alley.
"Hey, why are you walking so fast? I haven't finished drinking yet, wait for me!"
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