Chapter 387: The Rise of Feature Phones

"I know." Dabao hung his head.

After leaving the small room, the group walked along the sewer for more than half an hour and finally came out from another entrance.

What they saw along the way was that the lives of the lower class were indeed more difficult, and there were countless people who could only lie down.

Yang Lina felt a little uncomfortable watching this.

Xu Dong hurriedly comforted her:

"It will be fine after these few years. Compared with foreign countries, it is lucky to survive."

Chai Han saw that her elder sister-in-law was in a low mood and immediately interrupted: "It's too early to go back now. Why don't we go to the black market?"

"Is it far?" Yang Lina became interested.

"Not far, it will take more than ten minutes to walk."

Hearing that it would take more than ten minutes to walk and the weather was so hot, Lele came to his father and said coquettishly:

"Dad, take a taxi, I can't walk anymore."

Xu Dong looked at the children. Yang Ge and his sister and brother looked like nothing happened, but his five children were the only ones who were panting.

It was obvious that they lacked exercise.

"It's so close, why take a taxi? If you're tired, just walk slower. Look, your brothers and sisters are younger than you, and they didn't complain about being tired." Xu Dong refused directly.

"Ah..."

Lele's face fell immediately.

Seeing the "big devil" was defeated, the triplets clapped their hands and were extremely happy. As a result, Lele burst out with all his might and chased the three brothers to beat them up.

Yang Lina hurriedly stopped them and said, "Okay, watch the car, stop making trouble."

The children stopped fighting.

After walking for more than ten minutes, they arrived at the black market.

Yang Jianbang put away the parasol, pointed to a shopping mall and said, "The black market is inside, let's go in!"

Parasols have now become a must-have item for home use. No matter men, women, old or young, they need to use them whenever they go out. They are no longer exclusive to women.

Men can use them openly as well!

Entering the mall, there is a large patio in the middle, surrounded by small shops. The mall has a total of seven floors, and the flow of people is not bad.

Arriving here, Xu Dong finally felt a bit of vitality. The city, which was originally like a stagnant pond, suddenly became lively.

"Keke, Lele, Dabao, Erbao, Xiaobao, do you want new clothes? Auntie will buy them for you, okay?"

This time, Chai Han and his wife were ready to spend a lot of money. The eldest sister-in-law gave them so many gifts. It was reasonable for them to give back.

"Okay, I want a new dress."

Lele's eyes lit up.

"Auntie, I don't want clothes, I want new toys." Dabao said expectantly.

"Okay, Auntie will buy you new toys."

"Auntie, I want to buy a football." Erbao was unwilling to lag behind and shouted.

Xiaobao raised his little hand: "I want a robot."

"Okay, okay, everyone has one."

Chai Han promised quickly.

Unfortunately, the Porcelain Capital is just a small city after all, and there are not many good things. After a round of shopping, they only found five or six sets of clothes and a few scattered things.

Yang Lina also bought clothes for Yang Ge and his sister, especially for little Yang Ge, and also gave him a pair of gold bracelets, which were quite expensive.

In addition, she also bought a "senior phone" for her mother.

The Porcelain Capital has electricity restrictions every day.

Yang's mother was still complaining to her yesterday that the sound quality of the old radio was not good, especially buying batteries was particularly troublesome.

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At 5:30 in the afternoon, the temperature dropped a little, and the group finally came back.

"Grandma, my mother bought you a mobile phone."

Lele ran to Yang's mother with the mobile phone box.

"Why buy a mobile phone? The phone bill is so expensive, grandma can't afford it." Yang's mother pretended to be angry.

Yang Lina smiled and explained: "Mom, I didn't ask you to make a phone call. The phone can also be used as a radio. Once charged, it can last for several days!"

"How much does a radio cost? A mobile phone is too expensive."

Chai Han helped persuade: "Mom, my elder sister has already bought it, so please accept it!"

Lele helped grandma to open the phone box. Yang's mother fiddled with the phone for a few times and asked casually:

"How much did it cost?"

"Not expensive, less than 5,000 yuan." Yang Lina replied.

Yang's mother shook her head repeatedly: "You still say it's not expensive? Our family's annual water and electricity bills don't even cost 5,000 yuan."

"Mom, this is a new phone, and it also comes with a power bank. It's worth the price."

The phone is indeed new, and it has been out of the factory for only a few months.

This is a new-era phone, using technology from more than a decade ago. The phone screen is not as big as a pair of glasses. It can only make calls and send text messages, and at most has the function of a radio.

It does not have the fancy features of a smartphone, and has returned to the most primitive communication function. Its advantage is that the standby time is particularly long. It is currently widely used in all walks of life.

Xu Dong has a similar work phone.

Yang's mother looked at her son: "Jianbang, your phone screen is broken, let's change phones!"

"Mom, no need, my phone is still usable."

Yang Jianbang was a little embarrassed. He couldn't afford a mobile phone card, so he might as well use a smart phone. At least he could read novels and watch videos.

At most, he could go to the Internet cafe a few more times and download as many resources as possible each time, which would be enough for a few months.

"Why are you being polite to mom? I took the initiative to change it with you. Your sister won't blame you." Yang's mother comforted.

Yang Lina laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist:

"Mom, don't force your little brother. What he wants is a smart phone. You gave him a new phone, but he thought it was too heavy!"

"Forget it."

Mother Yang shook her head. She didn't want to change it yet, and then put away the new phone.

After dinner, Xu Dong and his wife did not return to the hotel immediately. Yang Lina pulled her mother into the room.

It was mainly about the food bank.

"Mom, you can't stay at home every day. It's too hot at home. Even if the adults can hold on, you have to consider the feelings of the children!"

"It's just a little hot. It's not like Mom hasn't suffered before. As for Yang Ge and his siblings, they have a good life. They can eat meat every two days. What else are they dissatisfied with?

Mom tells you that you must not spoil your children. Look at the children in your family. They are all delicate and tender. You can tell at a glance that they have never suffered. You will have a headache in the future."

Mother Yang said earnestly.

Yang Lina smiled bitterly: "Alas, it's all because of my parents-in-law. I want to take care of it, but I can't do it alone."

"Don't we have a son-in-law?"

"Dongzi is even more unreliable. He is a little bit like a father to Dabao and the other three, but he is almost free to let Keke and Lele go."

"I can't say much about this matter. You should discuss it with your son-in-law more often!" Yang's mother said helplessly.

Yang Lina nodded.

Then, she suddenly realized that she came to persuade her mother, so why did she do the opposite?

"Hey, mom, I heard from Chai Han in the afternoon that there is a food bank in the city. Our family has stockpiled a lot of food. It's not safe to keep it at home. Should we keep it in the bank?"

"No, no, it's even more unsafe in the bank."

"Banks are opened by the state, how can they be unsafe?" Yang Lina asked.

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