Back to the 80s: Raising my Wolfy Boyfriend-Chapter 72: The Fashion of This Era
This floor sells washing machines, bicycles, sewing machines, radios, electric fans, lights, audio equipment, video recorders, and other items.
Gu Jin walked towards the stairs, occasionally turning back to remind her cousin to catch up.
No wonder, as soon as they entered the department store, her cousin’s eyes widened with astonishment, glancing at this and that, filled with curiosity.
The two arrived at the second floor, which sold cigarettes, various alcoholic drinks, cookies, canned goods, Ovaltine, White Rabbit candies, and daily necessities such as umbrellas, thermos flasks, towels, and cups.
They reached the third floor, where they saw an array of trendy clothes. Gu Jiajie stared repeatedly at the peculiar clothing.
Gu Jin took a quick glance and led him to the men’s clothing counter.
"Looking to buy something?" The female salesperson proactively initiated a conversation.
In those times, salespeople who proactively approached customers were usually very good-tempered.
Moreover, despite Gu Jin and Gu Jiajie’s attire not looking like that of beggars, it wasn’t much better either. It was genuinely rare to encounter such friendly demeanor from her.
Gu Jin smiled and asked, "Do you have leather jackets?"
"Yes, only this style."
The salesperson pointed to a leather jacket hanging behind her.
Leather jacket styles in that era were particularly simple, yet they represented the fashion of those times. Only families with decent means could afford them.
Gu Jin gestured to Gu Jiajie beside her, "Find one that fits him."
"Alright."
The salesperson quickly pulled out a leather jacket from the counter, which Gu Jin received and handed to Gu Jiajie.
"Try it on and see how it fits."
Gu Jiajie hesitantly took the leather jacket and mechanically put it on, secretly feeling the leather. It was incredibly smooth, carrying that distinct leather scent, truly captivating him—it was the scent of money.
Even nestled in Qingshan Village, he knew what a leather jacket signified.
Occasionally, in the county, he noticed people wearing them—those who usually drove private cars. Every time, he watched enviously.
Gu Jin saw him with the leather jacket, which clashed horribly with the worn autumn clothes beneath.
She turned back to ask the female salesperson, "Do you have thin sweaters?"
"Yes, there’s white, black, and dark blue—what color do you want?"
Gu Jin glanced at the somewhat self-conscious Gu Jiajie and said, "Dark blue."
The salesperson deftly pulled a dark blue thin sweater from a pile of clothes at the counter.
The lady placed the clothes on the counter and pointed to a simple curtain nearby, "You can change behind the curtain."
Gu Jin took the thin sweater in hand and continued, "Also find a pair of straight-cut jeans, not bell-bottoms, something more fitting."
The seller swung out a pair of jeans from the counter, not too dark in color, and quite simple in style.
Jeans like these didn’t sell as well as bell-bottoms, but to Gu Jin, they weren’t too gaudy; she was immune to the fashion of those times.
Gu Jin stuffed the jeans and sweater into her cousin’s arms and nodded towards the curtain, "Go try them on."
Holding the clothes, Gu Jiajie looked conflicted.
He glanced at the female salesperson standing inside the counter, moved closer to his cousin, and whispered, "Xiaojin, these clothes must be expensive, let’s not buy them."
He currently had only over a hundred and twenty yuan on him, with a hundred and twenty earned from the black market in the past three days, certainly not enough to buy these clothes.
Gu Jin nudged him toward the curtain with a smile, "Why worry about it, just go try the clothes on."
