Chapter 978: Persuading Gu Gu Xiaoshuang

Leaving the restaurant, Wang An looked at Gu Gu Xiaoshuang's tattered clothes, thought for a moment, and then took Wang Yi and Gu Gu Xiaoshuang to the supply and marketing cooperative.

It was mainly because such a nice young girl was dressed like a beggar. Although Wang An wasn't a bleeding heart, he really couldn't stand to watch it.

Arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, Wang Yi asked:

"Big Brother, what are we doing here?"

Wang An said while getting off the vehicle:

"Just strolling around, seeing what to buy. You two get down."

After Wang An finished speaking, he straightened his peaked cap and led the way into the cooperative.

Walking straight to the clothing section, Wang An glanced at Gu Gu Xiaoshuang's body again and pointed to the clothes hanging in the cabinet, saying to the salesperson:

"That white shirt, give me two in the smallest size."

Immediately after, Wang An pointed to a pair of dark blue trousers and said:

"Those trousers, give me two in the smallest size as well."

Hesitating for a moment, he looked at Gu Gu Xiaoshuang's feet and continued:

"Canvas shoes, give me a pair in size 35..."

Taking the shoes, Wang An turned and handed them to Gu Gu Xiaoshuang:

"Try them on quickly, see if they fit."

Gu Gu Xiaoshuang was stunned, then waved her hands in panic and said:

"Big Brother, I don't want them, I really don't."

Wang An glanced at Gu Gu Xiaoshuang sideways and said in an unquestionable tone:

"Do it quickly."

Gu Gu Xiaoshuang was about to cry, but she still waved her hands in a panic:

"Big Brother, I really can't take them."

Wang An didn't speak, but stood his ground, looking at Gu Gu Xiaoshuang with a fierce expression, as if he were about to beat her at any moment.

At this moment, Wang Yi pulled Gu Gu Xiaoshuang's sleeve and whispered:

"You'd better try them on. My Big Brother is really fierce; he beats people really hard."

Wang Yi's words almost made Wang An laugh out loud. The main thing was that no matter how hard he beat people, he could never lay a hand on a young girl.

Besides, why was he fierce? That was pure nonsense.

Consequently, Wang An gave Wang Yi a fierce look.

Gu Gu Xiaoshuang, hearing this, looked at Wang An with timid eyes and then hesitantly took the shoes.

It had to be said that Wang An's "tailor's eye" was truly accurate, because after Gu Gu Xiaoshuang put on the shoes, they fit perfectly.

However, even so, Wang An still asked with a cold face:

"Are they too tight?"

It wasn't that Wang An wanted to be cold-faced; it was mainly because Gu Gu Xiaoshuang was too stubborn. If he gave her even a slightly good look, she would definitely take the shoes off and say, "Big Brother, I don't want them."

Gu Gu Xiaoshuang secretly glanced at Wang An and said in a low voice:

"They aren't tight, they fit just right."

Wang An didn't bother with Gu Gu Xiaoshuang anymore and turned to the salesperson:

"Give me another pair, also size 35."

Just then, Wang Yi suddenly said to Wang An:

"Big Brother, I only have one pair of sneakers."

Wang An's hand, which was reaching for money, froze, and he rolled his eyes at Wang Yi impatiently:

"Didn't your sister-in-law make you two pairs of cloth shoes? When do you plan on wearing those?"

Gu Gu Xiaoshuang immediately said from the side:

"Big Brother, I don't..."

Unfortunately, before Gu Gu Xiaoshuang could finish, Wang An turned his head and interrupted:

"Shut up."

Gu Gu Xiaoshuang blinked and didn't dare to speak.

Wang An gave Wang Yi another look and said to the salesperson:

"Please give me another pair in size 40, and then calculate the total for me."

Hearing Wang An's words, the corners of Wang Yi's mouth couldn't help but lift slightly, because he was the only one in the family who wore size 40, so the shoes Wang An was asking for were definitely for him.

After Wang An finished speaking, he watched the salesperson mutter while clicking the abacus:

"Eight yuan a pair, three times eight is twenty-four. A shirt is six yuan fifty, two are thirteen. Trousers are ten yuan fifty each, two are twenty-one."

Immediately after, the salesperson said:

"Without cloth coupons, it's fifty-eight yuan. With cloth coupons, add six meters of coupons and it's fifty-seven yuan."

Based on buying clothes and trousers, it could be seen that the role, or rather the value, of cloth coupons was becoming lower and lower.

Six meters of cloth coupons were only worth one yuan.

Wang An handed the salesperson six ten-yuan notes and the coupons, and said casually:

"Give me two small cloth bags as well."

In this era, no matter what you bought, customers had to find their own way to carry it. Plastic bags didn't exist; it wasn't until the 90s that disposable plastic bags began to be widely popularized.

When walking out of the cooperative, Gu Gu Xiaoshuang held the cloth bag containing the clothes in a daze, as if she were holding a priceless treasure, and she was completely at a loss.

When getting into the sidecar, Gu Gu Xiaoshuang suddenly burst into tears, as if she had suffered a great grievance.

Wang An and Wang Yi looked at each other, then stared at Gu Gu Xiaoshuang crying.

The main thing was that there was really no way to comfort her, and they didn't know how to comfort her.

After crying for a while, Gu Gu Xiaoshuang said timidly:

"Big Brother, I can't take these things, I can't afford to pay you back."

As she spoke, Gu Gu Xiaoshuang wanted to return the bag to Wang An.

Wang An looked at Wang Yi, then looked at Gu Gu Xiaoshuang, and said helplessly:

"Why are you so stubborn, child? They're already bought and can't be returned. Besides, no one else can wear them."

Organizing his thoughts, Wang An pointed at the bag and continued:

"How about this: you know how much these things cost. After you go back to school, write it down in a notebook. After you graduate and have money, you can pay me back. How about that?"

For someone with such strong self-esteem, this was the best method Wang An could think of.

Seeing that Gu Gu Xiaoshuang still wanted to refuse, Wang An continued:

"If you feel bad about it then, you can give me some interest."

Before Gu Gu Xiaoshuang could speak, Wang An said:

"Alright, it's settled then. Don't think about useless things. Study hard in the future and you'll have everything."

Seeing that Gu Gu Xiaoshuang didn't speak and just kept shedding tears, Wang An was truly getting impatient. If it weren't for Wang Yi having feelings for this girl, Wang An wouldn't have wanted to bother with her.

In fact, the reason Gu Gu Xiaoshuang kept wanting to refuse was nothing more than the self-esteem of "not accepting charity" at work.

It was as if accepting someone else's help was the same as begging.

Consequently, Wang An began to lecture Gu Gu Xiaoshuang earnestly:

"Gu Xiaoshuang, this current attitude of yours, to put it nicely, is called 'backbone,' but to put it bluntly, it's actually 'useless persistence.'"

"You have to know that 'help' and 'charity' are two completely different things. Besides..."

After cajoling her with all sorts of arguments, Gu Gu Xiaoshuang finally managed to get over this hurdle, and smilingly said to Wang An:

"Mm, I know, Big Brother."

It had to be admitted that if Wang An wanted to persuade someone, it really wasn't a difficult task; it just depended on whether he wanted to waste his breath.

(End of chapter)