Chapter 1828

Cao Jingsong said dissatisfiedly: "They left overnight last night, and they still haven't arrived yet; aren't you worried?"

Deng Yuzhi put down the remote control in her hand: "What's the use of worrying? Can you fly up to the sky to find them?"

"..."

Cao Jingsong opened his mouth just as the phone rang.

"Hurry up and answer the phone."

Deng Yuzhi picked up the phone, and her precious daughter's voice came through the receiver.

"Mom, I've arrived. I'm at Anqiu Hutong; I'll go back after I eat."

Deng Yuzhi let out a breath, a smile appearing on her face: "Got it."

"Arrived? Where is she?" Cao Jingsong asked hurriedly.

Deng Yuzhi said with a smile: "She's at Xiaobei's brother's house, that Anqiu Hutong."

"It's good that she's arrived." Cao Jingsong also let out a breath: "I don't know what the matter is; why couldn't it be said on the phone, and she had to come back?"

Deng Yuzhi was also very puzzled: "Do you think these two kids are getting married?"

Cao Jingsong shook his head: "Xiaobei isn't old enough; what kind of marriage would that be."

"Not old enough." Deng Yuzhi muttered: "Then what if it's an engagement?"

Cao Jingsong was stunned: "That's really not certain; otherwise, what matter couldn't be said on the phone."

Deng Yuzhi perked up: "If the two kids really want to get engaged, how should we ask for the bride price?"

Cao Jingsong pondered for a moment: "Even if we ask for this bride price, it's for the two kids to take back. And even if we don't ask, the Zhou family won't give less, so it doesn't matter whether we ask or not."

"Then we won't ask, let the Zhou family give what they see fit." Deng Yuzhi nodded: "As long as the two kids are happy and joyful, that's all that matters."

The couple became happier and happier. Their daughter was already twenty-five; although it was only an engagement, it was still a betrothal.

And this son-in-law was the one-in-ten-thousand kind; how could they not be happy?

The two didn't care whether their guess was accurate or whether their daughter came back to get engaged.

In their minds, even if she came back for something else, they would still propose an engagement.

The two sat on the sofa discussing the engagement, where to hold the banquet, and who to invite, all listing out names.

Seeing it was eleven o'clock, Deng Yuzhi looked at the white paper full of names in her hand.

"Is it a bit too much? An engagement isn't a wedding. I think it's enough for both our relatives to have a few tables."

Cao Jingsong said with a smile: "This is just our preliminary idea. How to hold the banquet still needs to be discussed with Xiaobei's parents. If they want to hold a big one, we'll invite whoever we should invite.

If they don't want to hold a big one, we'll just invite those relatives we're closer to, and a few close friends."

"Right!" Deng Yuzhi put away the list.

At this moment, the sound of keys opening the door came from outside, followed by Cao Yi and Xiaobei walking in.

"Uncle, Auntie!" Xiaobei placed a box of special-supply Yugong liquor on the ground.

Seeing his son-in-law had come, Deng Yuzhi's face blossomed with smiles, and she pulled Xiaobei's hand to sit on the sofa.

"You must be tired, sit down and rest for a while."

Seeing the box of special-supply Yugong liquor that Xiaobei had brought, the smile on the face of Cao Jingsong, the father-in-law, also never disappeared, and he personally poured a cup of tea for Xiaobei.

Cao Yi stood there, watching her father and mother revolve around Xiaobei, not even looking at her, so angry she gritted her teeth.

"Hey, I'm your own daughter."

"What are you shouting for?" Deng Yuzhi glared at Cao Yi: "I see you."

Cao Jingsong hurriedly said: "I'm going to buy groceries, Xiaobei, what do you want to eat?"

Xiaobei said with a smile: "I just finished eating, not hungry yet."

"Still have to go buy groceries." Cao Jingsong turned and walked out: "Eat early in the evening."

Cao Yi pouted, sat down beside Xiaobei, and pinched his arm.

"You stole my mom and dad away."

Xiaobei giggled foolishly: "I'm just Mom and Dad's son, what do you mean stole them away."

"Right, right, right!" Deng Yuzhi said happily: "Xiaobei is my own son."

Cao Yi rolled her eyes: "Mom, we came back to discuss the engagement."

"Really an engagement?" Deng Yuzhi smiled: "Your dad and I really guessed right."

Cao Yi said: "Meet with Xiaobei's parents tomorrow and discuss it?"

"Alright!" Deng Yuzhi said: "Where should we meet?"

"Not set yet!" Xiaobei said hesitantly: "Otherwise, let's go to my house, or have my parents come here."

"Alright!" Deng Yuzhi said readily: "At home is good; whether we go to your house or come here, I have no objections."

"Wait for my dad to come back and discuss it." Cao Yi yawned: "I'm going to sleep for a while."

Deng Yuzhi said to Xiaobei: "You hurry up and go sleep for a while too."

Zhou Andong sat in the car flipping through the newspaper; the news about the Top Ten Outstanding Youths occupied a large amount of space.

He tossed the Jingcheng Daily aside and picked up the Jingcheng Evening News. As soon as he opened it, he saw a big headline.

"The Curtain Falls Sadly on Jinghua Shopping Mall"

"Jinghua Self-Selection Shopping Mall opened on September 28, 1984. This was our country's experimental reform of the traditional commercial business model, establishing a large-scale self-selection shopping mall with international standards.

On the day of the opening, I received an interview assignment and was right at the scene. The slogan 'There is nothing you can't buy, only things you can't think of' still lingers in my ears to this day.

That day, it was truly a sea of people. I followed the surging crowd into the self-selection supermarket, carrying a shopping basket, and wandered around inside for half a day, wishing I could look at every corner and every product carefully.

Before the opening of Jinghua Self-Selection Shopping Mall, we had to buy things in sections, and for daily shopping, we had to carry vouchers. The mall's three-foot counters were arranged in a 'hui' shape.

To buy something, you had to have the salesperson take it from the shelf across the counter. Wanting to touch, look at, pick, and choose carefully was a luxury. However, the opening of Jinghua Self-Selection Shopping Mall broke the shopping model that had existed since ancient times.

Customers could walk through the product area at will, with a dazzling array of goods within reach. Customers could choose freely as they pleased, just like taking things from their own homes.

If you changed your mind, you could put the product back in its original place at any time, without having to look at the salesperson's face...

Ten years, Jinghua was popular for ten years. I thought it would continue to be popular, but the city is constantly changing and developing. Whether it's Jinghua or other shopping malls, if they can't keep up with the progress and development of the times, they can't escape the fate of being eliminated...

On April 11, 1994, Jinghua sadly fell, officially closing its doors, and signed an acquisition agreement with RT-Mart on the evening of the 12th..."

Zhou Andong looked at the newspaper, a smile appearing on his face. Jinghua was in hand. As time passed, Jinghua Appliances would spread all over the country.

Because the demand for space wasn't that great, it would be even faster than RT-Mart's pace.