Chapter 369 Walking on the Street with the Girl
We agreed last night to go to the Great Falls together, but we couldn't go as soon as we woke up today. After all, everyone hadn't adjusted to the jet lag yet, and they were clearly still not fully refreshed the next day.
Furthermore, if you want to go to the Great Falls, you have to make corresponding plans in advance, so today's plan was temporarily changed to everyone going out shopping together.
Sawayama Haruno didn't care about the result. He would be staying there for several days anyway and had plenty of time. What's more, he also wanted to visit downtown Toronto.
He had no objection, so Mine Shiori naturally had even less objection. The only thing that made her feel a little resentful was that Morikawa Riho was also going with them.
In response, the thoughtful editor said that she was innocent. She originally wanted to come to Toronto to buy some clothes. The prices here are cheaper than in the island country. It's a rare trip abroad, so how could she justify not buying anything?
What's more, shopping is a woman's nature. Even the more reserved assistant couldn't help but be moved after hearing what Morikawa Riho said.
Seeing this, Sawayama Haruno stroked his chin and said, "If that's the case, let's go together."
"We are unfamiliar with this place. Although there is no problem with language communication, it is better for us to do things together," he added.
English is also spoken in Canada. Morikawa Riho and Mine Shiori both graduated from prestigious universities. Although they still have the inevitable Japanese English accent, they are much better than the average Japanese person.
As for Sawayama Haruno himself, his English level is relatively pure, because he did not learn it in a school on the island country, so naturally he does not have any strange pronunciation habits.
Another issue is the public security in foreign countries. Although Toronto is a big city between the United States and Canada, there are still some evildoers lurking around the streets. Compared with several countries in Asia, the public security here is really hard to feel at ease.
Sawayama Haruno was also worried that if Morikawa Riho acted with her deputy, they might run into trouble. If they followed him, regardless of whether they could avoid trouble, at least they would have the ability to solve it.
I guess there is no custom in Canada where people are free to beat people with a BIUBIU in the street. If it was just an ordinary robber and he encountered someone like me with a physique that can be described as abnormal, he would probably just have bad luck.
Seeing Sawayama Haruno said this, Morikawa Riho immediately smiled and advised: "That's right, Azumi, Kiriyama teacher doesn't mind, so why are you afraid? Let this big boss pay for us when we go shopping later!"
She would not miss any good opportunity to beat up Sawayama Haruno. How could she not get any reward after working like a slave for so long?
Although she had asked Haruno to treat her twice before, her appetite was very limited and she didn't eat much at all. She couldn't trick Sawayama Haruno at all. This time was a godsend opportunity!
"can."
Hearing this, Zeshan Haruno said readily, "The copyright tax revenue is about to arrive, so just buy whatever you want today."
Sawayama Haruno, who has already achieved financial freedom, has no shortage of this. The most important point is also related to Mine Shiori, so he just takes the opportunity to give her a small gift.
Anyway, they will become a family sooner or later. Sawayama Haruno is impeccable in treating his own people and is willing to spend money.
In his opinion, money is meant to be spent, and once it is gone you can just earn it again. He has no shortage of ways and means to make money.
Ever since he moved to Tokyo to live alone, he has basically never put himself in a bad situation. Although it cannot be described as "extravagant", he did spend a lot of money in his three years of high school and one year in college.
Before he started writing the novel, he bought a lot of things because he lived with Miyazawa Maki, and spent most of his savings from his part-time job.
Sawayama Haruno said something so hard to refuse that Mine Shiori on the side smiled and followed Morikawa Riho in persuading them a few words. Then they went back to their room excitedly to change clothes.
Sawayama Haruno didn't care and just put on a plaid fleece jacket and set off, but the three women obviously took a lot of time.
Finally, after he sat on the sofa and played with his phone for half an hour, several people finally came out of the room.
The most eye-catching person is Mine Shiori. She has a petite figure than anyone else, and today she changed into a slightly mature outfit for the first time.
She wore a blue knitted sweater, slim-fit jeans, and an oversized white tweed coat. She also wore a cute little hat, which gave her a mature yet childish look, so much so that Haruno Sawayama couldn't help but take a few more glances.
When Morikawa Riho on the side noticed this, she puffed out her chest in dissatisfaction, and her already proud capital trembled slightly with this subtle movement.
What she wore showed off her figure more than Mine Shiori's. Even in such cold weather, she still insisted on wearing an outfit that exposed her belly button. She only chose a thicker coat and even wore shorts with over-the-knee socks. A small piece of white and tender thigh flesh was exposed, which made her look very timid.
As for the last deputy, he seemed a bit conventional, dressed very tightly, and looked a bit like a student out for a trip. However, perhaps influenced by the temperament of the two people next to him, he looked good overall.
After looking at the three of them, Sawayama Haruno stroked his chin and began to wonder whether he should go back to his room to change his clothes.
They were too serious about dressing up, and their makeup was obviously very carefully applied. I just casually put on a coat and went out, which made me feel a bit out of place with them.
"It's done, let's go."
Morikawa Riho didn't give Sawayama Haruno time to hesitate. She waved her hand with high spirits and was about to lead everyone to the big shopping mall in downtown Toronto.
Seeing this, Zeshan Haruno had to give up his previous idea and followed the others out of the villa.
The driver had received the news that they were going out long ago, and had already parked the car in front of the door.
As the only male in the group except the driver, Sawayama Haruno was naturally ruthlessly pushed to the passenger seat by Morikawa Riho. Fortunately, he didn't mind. After all, even if he sat with Mine Shiori, he couldn't do much due to the small space in the car.
Today's task is just to go shopping.
Riding in a business car, the few of them were quickly led by the driver to Eaton Center, the largest shopping mall in Toronto.
This is not a shopping mall in the traditional sense. Shopping malls abroad are actually somewhat different from those in the island country and Haruno's previous life. The biggest difference is that shopping malls abroad are actually more like commercial shopping streets.
Shopping malls in Asia are huge buildings filled with various structures, and are not arranged in the form of streets.
They are just different in layout style, and they are essentially shopping malls that provide goods, but the one that Haruno and his friends came to looks quite luxurious. It is not clear how many floors there are, but the transparent skylight above and the dozens of seagull statues hanging on it look quite exotic. There is even a white piano in the center of the first floor of the mall, and there are barrier-free belts around it, which is obviously open to the public.
It's a pity that Sawayama Haruno has not learned any music-related skills so far, so the white piano has no appeal to him. After just a quick glance at it, he quickly turned his attention to the shop next to it.
At this moment, Morikawa Riho had already pulled her deputy assistant and excitedly ran to a store specializing in coats. It is indeed one of the three most popular items for women to buy when shopping. If you ask what the other two items are, only jewelry and high heels can compete with coats.
Sawayama Haruno quickly lost interest in their activities. He turned to look at Mine Shiori next to him and asked, "Shiori, don't you want to go with them to take a look?"
"I?"
Mine Shiori looked down at herself, then whispered, "Forget it, I'm not suitable for wearing that style of clothes."
Her figure was a little too petite, barely even meters tall. Even among the women in the island country, she was considered relatively short.
In fact, over the years, there have been slight changes in the appearance evaluation of men and women in the island country. In the past, many people would laugh at tall women and give them ugly names such as "Tokyo Tower", but this number has decreased a lot in recent years.
Men have also gradually changed from requiring tall boys to being okay with shorter boys, because most girls in the island countries feel that short boys are more likely to arouse their maternal instinct, or the so-called protective desire.
The most intuitive point is a certain anime that Sawayama Haruno had watched in his previous life. The heroine with an older sister appearance was paired with a dark and short male protagonist. After the rise of this anime, it successfully brought this new appearance trend in the island country to a higher level.
However, according to Sawayama Haruno's own judgment, girls can be taller or shorter, but boys should be as tall as possible.
"Then let's go see something else?"
Seeing that Shiori Mine was reluctant to look at the coat, Sawayama Haruno thought about it and made a new suggestion.
The shop next to the coat shop happened to be a second-hand shop. Given Shiori Mine's personality, perhaps it would be more appropriate for her to visit this kind of shop.
The so-called second-hand store actually means a second-hand market. The earliest origin of the word second-hand also began to develop from the island country, which is also related to the island country’s most famous "bubble economy".
In the 80s, the emergence of the bubble economy also led to the Japanese people at that time squandering their inflated money and continuously purchasing a large number of luxury goods.
This is not a situation that only occurs in individual families. In the "bubble" that has lasted for several years, almost all families have begun to spend money without restraint.
After the "bubble" was ruthlessly burst, a large number of families began to frequently trade the luxury goods they had previously purchased in order to restore their finances, and second-hand stores emerged.
Precisely because the bubble era happened a long time ago, a large number of items sold in second-hand stores have long been out of production. Therefore, they have the value of antiques, but the value is not particularly high. They are good for collection.
It is not groundless for Sawayama Haruno to judge that Mine Shiori would like this kind of store. After all, Mine Shiori is definitely that kind of literary girl. Compared with luxurious diamond jewelry, she might prefer things that are vintage, very special, and hard to obtain.
What's more, this is a second-hand store in Canada, and the things sold there are definitely different from what she saw in Tokyo.
Sure enough, after Sawayama Haruno pointed to the shop next door, Mine Shiori's eyes quickly lit up and she became slightly interested in the shop.
Seeing this, Sawayama Haruno pulled her in without saying a word.
Even in Canada, the interior layout of second-hand stores is all the same, with a large number of goods randomly placed on the ground and shelves, as if they would not be able to highlight the temperament of cultural relics if they were not placed in this way. Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but complain in his heart.
He kept his attention on Mine Shiori the whole time, so when the other party's eyes were fixed on an old-fashioned record player, Sawayama Haruno immediately understood what she meant.
"Boss, how much does this cost?"
He pointed to the uniquely shaped old-fashioned record player and started communicating with the store owner in fluent English.
The boss looked like a middle-aged bald man with red cheeks, which was obviously caused by frequent exposure to the wind. After hearing what Zeshan Haruno asked, he said without thinking: "Five hundred Canadian dollars, you can take it away, this is the cheapest price."
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Sawayama Haruno immediately realized something was wrong. You're selling me an old record player for 500 Canadian dollars? What kind of record player could be worth so much?
No, I still have to bargain. It's obvious that the shop owner wants to rip off the out-of-town tourist, and he probably saw that I wanted to give it to Shiori Mine, and thought that since I'm a man, I would be embarrassed to bargain in front of a woman, so he offered an astronomical price.
Although Sawayama Haruno is rich, he is not stupid. It is impossible for him to spend 500 Canadian dollars to buy this old record player which is seriously overpriced.
So he opened his mouth again and quoted: "Fifty Canadian dollars. If you like it, you can pay it on the spot. If not, let's go to the next store and have a look."
"Fifty??"
The shop owner widened his eyes and looked at Sawayama Haruno in disbelief.
This is really the ultimate invincible dragon-slaying sword. It almost made the store owner faint with one blow. Is this guy not here to buy things sincerely?
Fifty Canadian dollars was barely enough for him to recover one-third of his investment!
"No, three hundred Canadian dollars, it really can't be lower."
The shop owner took a step back and even introduced the old record player to the two of them. It was at this time that Sawayama Haruno realized that this was an antique steam record player from the last century that had been out of production for who knows how many years.
Normally, such items could be sold at sky-high prices, but the store owner's record player had long been broken and could not work properly, so it could only be displayed for display, so he wanted to sell it to them for a few hundred yuan.
(End of this chapter)
