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Chinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people.

It's also the perfect holiday to show off.

During a family reunion, a new belt is inadvertently revealed, along with a keychain hanging on it, and car and house keys attached to the keychain.

As everyone raised their glasses in toasts, someone casually picked up the remote and pressed a button, turning on the 50-inch TV screen and starting to play the Spring Festival Gala.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner in the living room slowly opened its mouth and began to spew out hot air.

In short, it's about showing off.

As the holidays approach, the free-spirited people of Suzhou begin to discuss what to buy to bring home in the new year and improve their quality of life.

At 7:30 a.m., Zhou Yaohui hurriedly grabbed his son and left the house. Before leaving, he shouted towards the bathroom:

"Chen Fen, take a day off today and go to the shopping center in the city. I heard from a colleague that they are having a sale on home appliances there. See if you can find anything suitable, pick out a set for the family, and also pick out a set for both sets of parents."

"Got it!" came a voice from the bathroom. Receiving a response, Zhou Yaohui picked up his son's schoolbag and ran out.

About ten minutes later, Chen Fen came out of the bathroom and immediately saw her son eating at the living room table.
"Aren't you going to class?"

My 10-year-old son looked up with a confused expression and said, "I'm on vacation!"

"Mom, you're a teacher, don't you know that?"

"Oh, I forgot, you're a teacher for the second year of junior high, so you need to give extra lessons."

"Wait, you guys had a day off yesterday! So who did your dad send off?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Fen slapped her forehead, lowered her head, and walked out.

"Stay home and do your homework. I'm going out for a bit, and I'll buy you a cake when I get back."

Going downstairs, they saw Zhou Yaohui rushing back. The couple greeted each other upon meeting:

"It seems my son is on vacation."

"Hey……"

After watching her husband's car drive away, Chen Fen turned and walked to the bus stop next to her. She waited for a while before the bus to the downtown shopping plaza arrived.

As she boarded the bus with the crowd, she took out her phone as soon as she sat down, intending to call her boss to ask for leave.

The phone screen lit up, and the first thing she saw was the text message.

[Mijia, if you have trouble choosing home appliances, you can come here to check it out. ]

Following this string of text is an address.

[No. 31 Qinhuai Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Suzhou Sports Plaza]

Upon seeing the address, Chen Fen subconsciously looked up at the bus stop sign: Gusu Sports Square Station, on her way to the city center shopping plaza.

Her gaze lingered on the bus stop sign for a moment before she looked away.

Anyway, it's on my way, so I'll go check it out when I get there. If the product is really good, I'll buy one.

If the goods aren't good, then let's take a look.

Anyway, it's on the way.

The bus continued forward, and the conductor announced six times that the bus stop they were referring to was the Sports Center Square stop.

Upon hearing the bus stop sign, Chen Fen subconsciously looked up and saw the direction of the Sports Center Plaza.

In the square in front of the sports center, a makeshift stage has been set up at some point, and a simple red gate has been erected at the entrance of the square.

Next to the main gate are several large signs.

[Mijia, if you have trouble choosing home appliances, you can come here to check it out. ]

【Mijia, comfortable home appliances.】

【Mijia, your home appliance quality support.】

【Mijia, the gatekeeper of your home appliance quality.】

Looking at the billboards, Chen Fen took out her phone and checked the text message on it.

The bus stopped at this point, and the conductor began announcing the stops:
"We have arrived at the Sports Center Plaza Station. Passengers who wish to alight at the Sports Center, please move to the rear door."

As soon as the ticket seller's voice rang out, Chen Fen stood up and slowly moved towards the back door.

It wasn't until the bus had driven far away that Chen Fen belatedly came to her senses.

I was supposed to be going to the shopping mall plaza, so why did I get off here by some strange twist of fate?
The next bus wouldn't arrive for a while. After staring at the bus stop sign for a moment, she hesitated, then turned around and walked towards the sports center.

Since we're already here, let's go take a look; it won't hurt.

Just look, don't buy.

After passing through the simple red gate, there is a simple floor plan behind it.

The blueprints don't actually show much: the entrance passage, the exhibition area in the middle, and then the escape route.

After looking at the road for a while, Chen Fen slowly walked towards the exhibition area.

As she walked, she observed her surroundings. Perhaps because it was so early, there were very few people around; besides her, there were only two or three others.

Moreover, the other two or three people seemed to be just passing by and came in because they saw something there.

She walked a little further and then stopped.

The road ahead is blocked.

Two construction workers wearing reflective vests stood there, blocking the way with apologetic expressions, and then explained with equally apologetic expressions:
"Excuse me, everyone, we are indeed holding an exhibition here."

"But we are still decorating and arranging materials. The official start will have to wait until the 25th."

"So I'm very sorry."

"Come and have a drink of water."

The two people, both wearing reflective vests, were seen: one apologizing, and the other offering bottled water.

Chen Fen took it casually and found that the water was still warm.

She glanced at the bottle opening again to make sure it hadn't been opened before she opened the cap and took a small sip.

After drinking half a bottle of water, she stepped forward and asked the two people:
What do you do here?

"Selling home appliances."

Do you have a factory?

"You can see our factory introduction when you come tomorrow. We didn't prepare that much today, we're just starting out."

"Confirmed to start on the 25th?"

"confirm."

"Okay, goodbye." Having asked what she wanted to know, Chen Fen turned around and slowly walked back to the bus stop.

After waiting for about 10 minutes, the bus to the shopping center plaza station finally arrived slowly.

Get on the bus and find a seat.

After another five or six stops, she finally arrived at the shopping center plaza.

After getting off the bus, Chen Fen finished the half-empty bottle of water in her hand, threw the bottle into the trash can, and walked into the shopping center with high spirits.

Our small family needs to buy three air conditioners: one for the living room, one for the couple's bedroom, and one for our daughter's bedroom.

But if you have a 1-to-3 system, that would be best, as central air conditioning is convenient.

The elderly on both sides are getting old and are afraid of the cold in winter, so they need at least two air conditioners, one in the bedroom and one in the living room.

Besides air conditioning, I also need to buy an induction cooker and a rice cooker.

The elderly people on both sides like to put the pot on the fire and then chat with their neighbors.

It's best to use an induction cooker with a timer function, as this is safer.

Lost in thought, Chen Fen suddenly pressed her wallet...

No, no, we need to prioritize and buy the most important things first.

Slowly, she walked into the home appliance section of the shopping mall plaza.

As soon as I entered, the salespeople in the home appliance section greeted me warmly:
"Sister, are you buying home appliances?"

"Take a look at the refrigerator. It's a new double-door refrigerator with multiple controls."

"Look at the TV, a 50-inch color TV, you can watch Soldiers Sortie, Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber... It doesn't use any electricity at all in standby mode."

"Take a look at our air conditioners. They are all new inverter air conditioners, new products, new technologies, and more energy-efficient."

The sales clerk was so enthusiastic that Chen Fen was overwhelmed.

After dodging the pulls one by one, she finally got close to the appliances.

Twin-tub washing machine, 1400. 340L double-door refrigerator, 6500.

Gree 1.5 HP fixed-speed air conditioner, 2400.

Gree 1.5 HP inverter air conditioner, 4700.

Gree 5HP 1-to-3 air conditioner, 44000.

Luxury 3000-watt induction cooker, 820.

50-inch color TV...

From walking into the shopping mall with burning dreams to leaving with her wallet clutched, Chen Fen only took less than 45 minutes.

The product is very good, excellent.

but……

My wallet can't take it.

It's really unbearable.

She felt she should bring her husband along so they could look at the options together and make a decision together.

Otherwise, if we buy a lot of things, we'll all be starving next year.

On her way back, she saw the billboard in the sports center square again.

She didn't look away until the billboard disappeared from sight.

That evening, the couple sat in the living room with their account books. They first calculated their savings, and Chen Fen spoke first.

"If all else fails, we'll just buy an air conditioner first, prioritizing the appliances for both sets of parents."

“We need to buy at least two,” Zhou Yaohui said, pointing to his son.

Chen Fen and her son exchanged a glance and decisively changed the number to 2.

“We have two air conditioners, and the elderly on both sides have a total of four air conditioners. Even the cheapest fixed-speed air conditioner would cost around 13000 yuan.”

"Make a note of that. What about the induction cooker?"

“I took a look, and the induction cookers with more complete functions are all above 600, so I need to calculate based on 700.”

"Then add another 1400."

"What about a TV? Do you want to buy one? I checked the prices, and brand-name ones are all over 5000 yuan."

"I think we don't have to buy it."

"We have to buy it!" The son, who had been silent all along, suddenly jumped up, holding a broom in his hand and striking a pose like Sun Wukong (the Monkey King).

"I want to see the Monkey King."

Zhou Yaohui was speechless and pressed his temples: "As long as you finish your homework this winter vacation, I won't care if you watch TV."

"So we won't buy a TV yet."

"Yay!" The Monkey King let out a joyful shout, turned around, waved his broom, and ran towards the bedroom.

The couple, who remained in the living room, studied the list for a while longer before finally putting it together.

The final total price was also obtained.

24765 yuan.

This is half of their savings after a year of work, setting aside social obligations, basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter, transportation, medical care, and education.

It hurts.

Zhou Yaohui looked at the list for a while, then carefully put it away:
"Let's go see it together sometime when we have some free time."

"it is good."

After putting the list away, Zhou Yaohui returned to the sofa, turned on the TV, and the song that had ended the evening news broadcast came through the TV speakers with perfect accuracy.

As soon as the singing ended, an advertisement for Suzhou TV popped up.

The advertisement opens with a completely black screen.

Then the lights suddenly came on, and the camera focused on a fair arm.

The next second, the camera angle changed, encompassing the owner of the arm.

She was a very lively girl wearing a white down jacket.

As soon as she entered the room, the girl started taking off her down jacket and throwing her shoes around.

The down jacket and shoes were thrown aside when the person was already on the sofa.

The camera then pans to the coffee table in front of the girl.

There are two remote controls on the coffee table, one for the TV and one for the air conditioner.

The air conditioner was turned on, and the television was also turned on.

Seeing an advertisement playing on the TV, the girl got up and went to the kitchen.

First, open the rice cooker. It's completely empty; it could starve a mouse to death.

Then I opened the refrigerator, which was stuffed full of things.

After rummaging through the refrigerator for a while, I only found a bag of dumplings.

After taking out the dumplings, the girl then took out an electric cooker from the cupboard.

She added water to the pot, threw in the dumplings, set the timer, and then walked out of the kitchen in circles. She returned to the sofa, sat for two seconds, and then suddenly started sniffling again.

My gaze eventually settled on the blanket in the corner of the sofa.

With a look of disgust, he picked up the blanket and walked to the balcony, where there was a front-loading washing machine. He casually opened the door and threw the blanket inside.

The camera pans, and the girl is back in the kitchen, now holding a bowl of dumplings.

The voice-over appears here, along with the advertising slogans.

Mijia, your home appliance guardian, has everything you need.

Upon seeing the advertisement, Chen Fen exclaimed in surprise, "Is this the girl who puts canned food into the electric pressure cooker?"

Zhou Yaohui was taken aback by his wife's surprised voice. Then he clapped his hands and said, "I think I received an advertising text message from this company this morning."

“I received it too.” Chen Fen took out her phone, opened the text message, and handed it to Zhou Yaohui: “When I went to the shopping mall plaza today, I saw their booth at the sports center plaza.”

"They said the exhibition won't start until the 25th. Should we go check it out then?"

"The 25th is a Monday."

"Could you please ask for leave?"

"Let's talk again."

As he spoke, Zhou Yaohui was about to switch channels to watch his favorite TV series.

But before he could even touch the remote, his son snatched it away, saying, "I want to watch The Monkey King."

Looking at his son's expression, Zhou Yaohui thought for a moment and decided not to hit him with the broom.

The next day, life went on as usual. At 7 a.m., the couple both received advertising text messages.

Seeing that the content and time were the same as yesterday, the young couple smiled and didn't pay much attention.

At 11:30 a.m., the advertising text message arrived on time.

At 5:30 p.m., the advertising text message arrived on time.

At 7:30 p.m., the girl who put canned food into the electric pressure cooker and then liked to throw clothes around in circles reappeared on the TV.

Time slowly passed until the 25th.

Early in the morning, Chen Fen received the exact same text message again. After reading it, she turned and went to her son's bedroom, lifting the child off the bed:

"Come on, let's go out for a walk with your mom."

The two, one big and one small, walked out of their home, out of their residential compound, boarded a bus, and swayed along with it until they reached the sports center square.

However, the situation on the scene was somewhat unexpected for Chen Fen.

There were many people in the square.

Many, many people.

A huge crowd, young and old, lined up in a long queue in front of the simple gate, slowly making their way inside.

Although she wasn't quite sure what was going on ahead, Chen Fen knew she just had to wait in line.

Once you're inside, you'll know what's going on.

(End of this chapter)