It's been a while since I've been to the department store, and Ling Chengyan noticed a lot of changes. Each counter was much more stocked and varied, with plenty of side dishes, and the fabric and ready-to-wear counters had changed significantly, too. Fabrics now come in a wider range, and there were more ready-made clothes. Women's clothing, needless to say, had more styles, and even men's clothing had several new styles—stylish jackets, more formal blazer coats, in both long and short versions.
"Just get a short one," Wang Liansheng said, a bit taken aback by the price tag.
Short wool coats were over 120 yuan. The long one was 195 yuan, nearly 200 yuan, which was almost three months of his salary.
