Chapter 16

To put it nicely, it’s an art area, and it is indeed very artistic. Most of the area is filled with picture books.

Some well-preserved fine picture books in later generations, especially those by famous authors or rare editions, can be recycled for thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

However, she has no plans to buy it for the time being because it takes up too much space.

It would be better to find time to stock up more stamps. They are smaller in size and have greater collection value.

Ignore the various picture books, squat down and carefully select in the area in the lower right corner.

In her previous life, she graduated from a domestic fashion design college.

She majored in clothing and apparel design in her undergraduate studies and clothing and apparel culture studies in her graduate studies, but she did not continue her studies because her physical condition at the time not only did not allow her to study abroad, but she could not even stay in school for long.

Buying relevant books now is to pave the way for her future career.

She never had the chance to show what she has learned before, but now that she has the opportunity in this life, she will definitely make good use of it.

After finishing their selection, the two of them came to the checkout area with the books in their arms.

“It’s nine dollars and forty-five cents in total. Do you need me to tie it up for you?”

After the salesperson reported the price, she felt a little embarrassed.

In later life, most payments were done on the phone, and she had long lost the habit of carrying cash.

You don’t even have to touch your pocket to know it’s empty.

Before she could be embarrassed for more than three seconds, a strong hand reached out from the side, holding a big unity between its fingers and handed it to the salesperson.

“Please help us tie it up, thank you.”

“You’re welcome. It’s my pleasure.”

The other party took the money, placed the 55 cents change on the counter, and then deftly helped them tie the books into two piles.

“Thanks.”

Lu Anning mouthed thanks to Sui Jingxing who paid the bill.

“Lu Anning, we are already husband and wife. There is no need to be so polite between husband and wife.”

“I put a passbook in the drawer of the cabinet in my room. It contains my allowances and bonuses from the past few years, a total of 4,000 yuan. There is also 500 yuan in cash and some tickets next to it. But this time I took out 300 yuan to buy a bicycle and a fan.”

“This is all our common money. You can use it directly. If it’s gone, I’ll go earn more.”

When he opened the drawer to take out the money today, he found that Lu Anning had not used a single cent of it.

It was the same as when he put it in, and when he opened it today, it was still the same. She might not have even opened the passbook to look at it.

He doesn’t want this.

They have already obtained their marriage certificate and are a legal couple. As the breadwinner of the family, he should earn money to support his wife. This is what he insists on.

“I have.”

Sui Jingxing understood her mouth shape and smiled slightly.

“I know you do, but now that we’re married, there’s no need to be too clear about it.”

“I’ll give you my allowances from now on. I don’t need money much.”

He doesn’t like to be too fussy about money matters. If a couple is too calculating, there will be no relationship.

He didn’t know what the situation was in other families, but in his family, women had always been in charge of the money.

If his mother knew that he kept the money in his own hands and let his wife spend her own pocket money after marriage, she would pull his ears and make him spin around twice.

Lu Anning felt somewhat relieved that he was willing to hand over his salary, but for the time being he didn’t want to spend his money.

She felt that their relationship now was more like roommates and partners.

If money is mixed together, it will be very troublesome to separate them later.

She is not short of money.

When she married Sui Jingxing, the Sui family gave a betrothal gift of 2,888 yuan, all of which was handed over to her.

The Lu family openly gave a camera and two thousand yuan in cash as a dowry.

In fact, her grandparents secretly gave her two thousand yuan, and even her brother and sister-in-law gave her five hundred yuan.

In addition, the New Year’s money and pocket money she received from childhood to adulthood totaled more than one thousand. She never used it, because once she went out, she had no part in paying.

All the money she had added up was over eight thousand five hundred.

Before she could think more, Lu’s father and mother saw the two of them and stood up and walked over.

“Have you bought everything?”

“Um.”

“Jingxing, please take some time to buy a bookshelf for Lu Anning at home. She reads very quickly. Her grandfather and brother buy her a lot of books every month.”

“We’ll also send a few boxes when we get back. It will be more convenient for her to find books with a bookshelf.”

“Okay, I’ll measure the width of the room’s walls when I get back.”

After buying the books, they went to the department store.

Sui Jingxing and Lu’s father went to buy a bicycle and a fan separately, while Lu Anning took Lu’s mother’s hand and strolled around casually.

She didn’t want to buy anything, but Lu’s mother was completely different. She wanted to buy her anything that suited her.

“Lu Anning, what do you think of this dress?”

“I think this pattern is nice. You have fair skin and it will look really good on you.”

Lu’s mother asked the salesperson to take down the skirt, held it in front of Lu Anning for testing, and nodded with satisfaction.

“I want this one, the smallest size.”

Before Lu Anning could stop her, she was already anxious for the other party to pretend.

Lu Anning quickly waved to the salesperson.

“Do you want it or not?”

The salesperson was a little unhappy about being shunned, and his attitude when asking questions was already a little impatient.

She immediately shook her head no.

“What’s wrong? You don’t like it?”

“Um.”

This was a cotton dress with a blue background and white flowers. It was an extremely ordinary style and not nearly as pretty as the ones she had designed before. However, it cost twelve yuan, not including the cloth coupons.

She just noticed the cloth counter. One foot of cloth was only 40 cents. Considering her height of 1.68 meters, a long skirt would require about seven to eight feet of cloth, and it would cost only three dollars and twenty cents at most.

For twelve dollars, you can make about four skirts, so there is no need to buy ready-made ones.

“Mom, I want to buy some cloth and make it myself.”

The original owner’s clothing-making skills were average, but she had learned from her grandmother, who was very good at making clothes.

“It’s so troublesome to buy and make it yourself. You should rest more.”

Lu Anning was a little amused and helpless. Her mother really didn’t want her to do anything.

In Lu’s mother’s opinion, she just couldn’t carry anything on her shoulders or lift anything with her hands. Her legs were sore when she stood and her waist ached when she sat. She wished she could just lie down forever.

“Not tired.”

“The sewing machine at home has never been used since I bought it. It must be rusty because it has not been used for so long.”

Knowing that she could make clothes, the Sui family bought her a sewing machine and a radio in addition to the betrothal money.

“Well, as long as I don’t get too tired.”

The two of them picked out three pieces of fabric at the fabric counter. At the suggestion of Lu’s mother, Lu Anning also picked out two pieces of dark fabric for Sui Jingxing.

In the words of Lu’s mother, even though he wears military uniform most of the time, it doesn’t mean that he doesn’t need to buy new clothes.

The army will not provide some underwear, so you still have to make it yourself.

“That woman is actually a mute.”

The salesperson at the clothing counter looked down on Lu Anning when he saw that she was writing to communicate.

“Shh, keep your voice down, don’t let anyone hear you.”

“This mother and daughter are well dressed. They don’t look like poor people.”