Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 27: Brother Bing's Equipment

Xu Chen didn’t know what Feng Qingqing was thinking. He was just completing the tasks assigned by his father and trying his best to take care of this “leader’s daughter”.

The two of them ate casually, and Xu Chen asked about the afternoon schedule.

The nature of this meeting had already been defined in Feng Qingqing's previous text message.

"It's just a formality, just like getting to know a friend..."

Overall, Xu Chen is not under so much pressure.

"My dad said that he needs me to discuss studying with you, so we can go to the reading room later." Xu Chen said.

"Okay..." Feng Qingqing answered shyly while eating a piece of tiramisu.

"Of course, we rarely have weekends, so if you want to go out and play, that's fine. We just don't tell your parents!"

"Really?" Feng Qingqing suddenly looked excited.

Xu Chen smiled and said:

"We can go shopping and have some fun, I just need to buy some things.

If you are free later, we can go to the Internet cafe together."

Feng Qingqing blinked:

"Can we go to the Internet cafe? Isn't that for bad kids?"

"..."

Xu Chen took a sip of Coke and smiled innocently.

It seems that Feng Qingqing is usually strictly controlled by her parents and rarely goes to the Internet cafe.

In this era, Internet cafes have only been around for a few years, and the first group of children who went online were indeed defined as "bad kids" by many parents.

The Internet environment at that time had not yet had the "Clear and Bright Operation" of later generations, and all kinds of unhealthy content were rampant.

In a sense, it has indeed "poisoned" many young boys and girls who have just entered society.

Of course, in general, it still helps this generation of young people to open the door to a new world earlier...

"Has your boyfriend never taken you to an Internet cafe?" Xu Chen asked jokingly.

Feng Qingqing was stunned for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed, and lowered her head to continue eating the cake.

In fact, she doesn't have a formal boyfriend yet.

Just like what she just said to her bestie, she was afraid that Xu Chen would pester her like the boys she had met before.

Feng Qingqing had a very high opinion of herself and looked down upon the boys from this small county town.

But when she saw Xu Chen in person, Feng Qingqing was still a little surprised.

Besides being tall and handsome, he also seems to be good at taking care of people.

He is indeed very different from the “small town boys” I have met before.

Feng Qingqing drank orange juice and said:

"You have a girlfriend too?"

Xu Chen smiled and replied:
"same here."

……

After dinner, Xu Chen took Feng Qingqing shopping.

Although he said he was accompanying Feng Qingqing, in fact Xu Chen wanted to go shopping on his own.

He was still thinking about buying shoes for Xie Bingran.

The town is not prosperous. There is only one commercial street in the center of the town, which is full of copycat brands.

In order to attract business, each store played loud music through loud speakers.

These were also the songs and stars that were popular in counties and towns during this era.

Daolang, Shiyan, Huanzi, Zheng Yuan...

This is the era of "color ringtones", and operators can make a lot of money just from this business.

There are many shops clustered together in this short commercial street.

Smith Barney, Jeanswest, and Eslite are considered "high-end" brands here.

As for genuine Nike and Adidas, in the eyes of teenagers of this era, they are serious international brands.

Xu Chen followed Feng Qingqing and wandered around "Meibang".

Feng Qingqing was wandering around the women's clothing area, picking out skirts and jackets, and having a lot of fun.

Xu Chen followed silently, helping to get drinks and clothes. Brands like Mebon were later packaged as "domestic products".

But now it is the 2000s, and these brands still have a high "IQ tax" and deliberately try to make themselves sound like foreign brands.

It's just to fool the boys and girls in the county town. The quality and brand premium cannot support the price.

The cost-effectiveness of these brands will only become apparent after more than ten years.

Feng Qingqing tried on a few pieces but had no intention of buying any.

Xu Chen naturally would not offer to pay the bill. After all, Feng Qingqing "already has a boyfriend", and it would seem inappropriate and abrupt if Xu Chen paid the bill.

This "sense of boundaries" is still necessary.

When the two of them walked to the door of Nike, Xu Chen paused for a moment.

"I need to buy a pair of shoes for someone, wait for me."

Feng Qingqing was a little surprised:
"You're going to give me Nike as a gift, that's really extravagant. Are you buying it for your girlfriend?"

In the small towns in the early 2000s, giving people Nike shoes as gifts was indeed a "luxury".

Xu Chen smiled and turned to enter the Nike store.

In this era, domestic brands of running shoes have not yet developed. If you want to buy professional running shoes, you still need to go to Nike or Adidas.

There seems to be Asics, Mizuno and the like, but there are no official stores in this small town.

Xu Chen entered the store and looked around.

He didn't know much about running shoes, so he went straight to the clerk.

"I need some professional running shoes, for girls."

"Is it long-distance running or short-distance running? Professional running shoes are divided into two categories: cushioning and racing."

Xu Chen thought for a moment and said, "That should be a race."

"For racing, it depends on whether you are going to race on the track. If you are going to race on the track, it is best to buy spikes directly."

Xu Chen hesitated for a moment and said:

"Don't use spikes for now. It's best to just wear racing shoes that you can wear normally."

He thought of Xie Bingran whom he had seen on TV in his previous life, and said again:
"I want red, real red."

Feng Qingqing followed behind with a curious look on her face.

"Is your girlfriend a sports player?"

Xu Chen didn't know how to explain it, so he just smiled.

After a while, the clerk brought a few pairs of running shoes.

"These three pairs are all good racing running shoes, and they are all the latest models."

Xu Chen looked at them one by one, but actually couldn't figure out what was going on.

In this era, there seems to be no high-tech running shoes such as "carbon plates", but when you hold the running shoes in your hand, they are indeed breathable and light, and you can tell at first glance that they are good things.

If you can't tell the good from the bad, you can only judge by the price.

"How much is each?"

“This pair is the basic model, 489.

These two pairs are the latest research and development, thinner and lighter, with better base, priced at 679 and 899 respectively. "

Xu Chen didn’t feel much. After all, the better running shoes in his previous life were also about the same price.

As a gift to the future Asian champion, Xu Chen would not think it was expensive.

What's more, this pair of running shoes is endorsed by Xie Bingran, which is worth at least hundreds of millions!
Xu Chen had several thousand yuan in his hand that his father had given him that morning, so his budget was completely sufficient.

Feng Qingqing, who was standing by, was dumbfounded.

She never expected that a pair of running shoes would be so expensive.

Although she thinks highly of herself, her family are just civil servants in the township after all.

And this was in 06...

Running shoes that cost 500 yuan a pair are simply unbelievable for high school students in the county.

Feng Qingqing looked down at the light white sneakers on her feet. They seemed to cost only over a hundred yuan, and she suddenly felt less interested.

　The title of the book has been changed:
　　Rebirth: My Dad Is Too Listen to Advice

　　
　
(End of this chapter)