Chapter 632: shopping

"Harry Potter's Raven's Claw (
"It's not ten o'clock now, why did you wake up so early?"
Looking at the clock on the wall, Mike said with a smile.
The two of them fought fiercely last night until the sky was bright, and the reason why Mike was able to get up early was entirely due to his huge mental power.
As for Penello, normally she should sleep until the afternoon.
But after hearing that Penello sat in Mike's arms, first closed his eyes and rubbed his head against Mike's chest before slowly saying:
"Today I will go shopping with Soraka and others in Diagon Alley."
There was a look of sudden realization on Mike's face.
After the proposal last night, they quickly determined the time for the official marriage and the wedding under the witness of Professor Flivy.
It was Saturday three days later.
As a bride, Penello naturally needs to buy something.
To be honest, Mike actually wanted to postpone the time. After all, everything has just returned to stability, and he still has a lot of work to do.
But Penello couldn't wait. If it wasn't for some time to prepare and distribute invitations and door keys, she would have liked to get married on the spot.
Mike understood this.
He and Penello have been together for five years.
After so many years of getting along, the love life between them is no different from that of a real couple.
For a while, Mike even thought that the two of them would just go on like this. It didn't matter whether there was a wedding or not.
But in the end he decided to give Penello a solemn proposal and a gorgeous wedding.
After all, for women, weddings and marriage proposals represent more than just a ceremony, but one of the most happy moments in a woman's life.
If the two of them have been so obscure, even if others don't say that Penello will feel uncomfortable.
Of course, the most important thing is that based on Penello's performance in the war last time, Mike found that she now seems to be a politician.
This is not what he wanted to see.
Of course, this is not to say that Mike is worried about Penello's seizure of power.
Mike simply didn't want the relationship between the two of them to change.
After all, for politicians, love and everything are false.
Just look at the Clinton family in Muggle society. If two politicians are together, their married life must be full of lies and fights.
So getting married with Penello as soon as possible has become crucial, and only such a big event as marriage can bring Penello's attention back.
Thinking of this, Mike touched Penello's long hair affectionately and said:
"I'll go with you. It just so happens that we have some things to be used at the wedding, we'd better pick them out ourselves."
As soon as these words came out, Penello, who had buried his head in Mike's arms, instantly sat upright, looking at Mike excitedly:
"Really?"
"of course it's true."
"But..." Penello looked at the pile of files on Mike's desk and said, "Don't you still have a job here?"
Mike chuckled slightly, and a strange wind suddenly appeared with a wave of his finger, blowing all the files on the desktop down.
"Not anymore," Mike said. "And even if you are the Minister of Magic, you still have marriage leave. For work or something, just let Benjamin and the others top it off."
Penello was stunned when he heard the words, then cheered.
"Awesome! We haven't been shopping for a long time! Oh! It's not early now, I have to put on some makeup! Honey, wait for me for a while, don't worry, it won't be too long!"
After that, Penello rushed out of the office in a hurry, leaving Mike with a smile and shook his head.
It stands to reason that he should also be ready, after all, the time is approaching noon, it is really not too early.
But it's not the first time he has done things like waiting for his girlfriend to put on makeup.
So he knows very well that as long as women wash and make-up at the beginning, it is absolutely impossible for them in less than half an hour.
Regarding this, it is the same whether it is a witch or an ordinary woman, even if the witch has a spell to help.
And the facts are really as he expected.
Until Mike drank the coffee slowly, then washed again, changed his suit and finally came to the fireplace in the villa, Penello still did not appear.
After waiting for another five minutes, Penello trot over here.
"Sorry, Mike! You must have been waiting a long time!"
The voice came before the person arrived.
Looking at the pointer on the pocket watch that was approaching 11 o'clock, Mike smiled and said:
"No, I have only just arrived 5 minutes."
Mike was telling the truth, but Penello didn't believe it. In fact, she also knew how much ink she put on her makeup. Just as a woman, she couldn't bear to go out without makeup.
"Thank you Darling."
Penello said as he kissed Mike on the cheek.
Mike smiled and shook his head, but his eyes kept looking at Penello.
To be honest, Mike didn't see the difference between before and after Penello's makeup. In his opinion, putting on this almost indistinguishable light makeup was a waste of time.
But naturally he would not tell the truth. Feeling the wetness on his cheeks, Mike took Penello's hand and praised:
"You are so beautiful! For this beauty, it will be worth the long wait!"
As soon as he said this, Penello's cheeks reddened with naked eyes.
Mike smiled openly when he saw it.
After that, the two men inked in front of the fireplace for a while before finally stepping into the fireplace.
With a slight sense of dizziness, Mike and Penello appeared on the second floor of Tuofan Garment Store.
This was the first stop of Penello's shopping trip, and it was also the place where she agreed to meet with Soraka and Hillary.
When Mike and Penello arrived, Soraka and others had already selected the dresses for the wedding three days later with the help of the shopkeeper, and Penello saw the dress samples neatly hung on the wall and the back of the fabric. It lit up, pulled Mike and started running towards Soraka and the others.
The movement here naturally attracted the attention of Soraka and others. The three women soon got together while Mike stood silently.
Perhaps it was because of seeing that Mike was too lonely, the middle-aged gentleman shopkeeper approached and bowed to Mike:
"Mr. Minister, I sincerely wish you a happy wedding."
"Thank you."
Mike replied politely, and when he saw this, the shopkeeper helped his glasses and said:
"I don't know what you need for that wedding dress. I swear I will do my best to satisfy it."
"I don't have any requests, this time it's up to my wife."
Mike said blankly. To tell the truth, he really didn't have much research on clothing. Previously, the shopkeeper helped design customized suits, so he couldn't get any opinions.
And Penello is obviously very concerned about the dress customization this time, so it would be better to leave it to her.
Anyway, there is a shopkeeper, and the clothes made will not be ugly even if they are weird.
The shopkeeper also heard the meaning of Mike's words, bent over and said in a please gesture:
"Then I will take you to the rest area and wait. You can have tea and snacks there."
Mike nodded and walked straight to the rest area. He had been to this store many times, and he didn't need the owner to lead the way.
Soon the dim sum and black tea the shopkeeper said was brought up by a house elf. Mike sighed, and one leaned back on the soft chair back.
He has a deep understanding of the speed of women shopping and picking clothes, so if there is no accident, he will need to wait here for a long time.
Thinking about this, Mike instinctively looked out the window.
The location of Tuofan Garment Store is very good, right in the center of Diagon Alley. Looking out from the window on the second floor, you can easily see almost half of the scenery of Diagon Alley.
Today is Wednesday. Although it is not a Tuesday that can be called a nightmare for office workers, since it is also a working day and Hogwarts is not on holiday, there should be few people on the street.
But at this moment, the streets below are crowded with people, so it's so lively.
Several newly opened restaurants also lined up in long lines. The long line turned straight at the entrance of the store, and then stretched farther away until it disappeared at the end of Mike's career.
It is worth mentioning that among these people, Mike hardly sees children who can be the main force of consumption.
Seeing this, Mike nodded in satisfaction.
Because this phenomenon represents that the income of the wizards of the country has generally risen to a very considerable level at this stage.
Otherwise, there would never be so many adults with relatively stronger restraint, it would be impossible for them to come out to consume during the working day.
This hot scene at the moment also reminds Mike of the flourish that Diagon Alley will usher in during the summer and Christmas Eve. He dare to say that by then, the entire Diagon Alley will definitely become a crowded battlefield.
Mike even found some gorgeously dressed goblins and intelligent creatures of other races in the crowd, which were absolutely rare in Diagon Alley in the past, because compared to the country, these inhuman wisdom capable of consumption Creatures will prefer the United States, at least no one in the United States will point to their appearance.
And now, these inhuman intelligent creatures have begun to walk to Diagon Alley.
This is good news!
Because this proves that Mike's previous equal rights work is effective.
All of the above also made Mike realize that Diagon Alley must be expanded.
At present, there are too few public activity areas and shops in Diagon Alley. This is not conducive to commercial activities and will greatly increase the cost of merchants entering Dijiao Alley.
If Diagon Alley can be expanded, then the wizarding world of the country will inevitably become more rapid.
Of course, this may also be a trap.
Because if the Ministry of Magic is now only a short-lived bubble formed by enjoying the dividends brought about by the policy change, the expansion of Diagon Alley will become meaningless.
Mike deeply felt this.
In his previous life, he had witnessed the bursting of the neon economic bubble. He still remembered that the media at that time almost described neon as a of Yizi, so he was very impressed.
But on this point, Mike thinks he doesn't need to worry.
Because this time the grand scene was promoted by policies, demographic dividends, and war dividends.
The impact of the policy may dissipate quickly, but the Muggle Wizard Demographic Dividend and other war bonuses given by the Ministry of Magic will never disappear within a period of time.
In addition, the research on mysterious objects and Muggle technology products and the establishment of many joint business organizations are also in progress.
These two plans will continue to provide various benefits for the wizarding community in the country.
This means that this grand scene can last at least for decades!
Thinking of this, Mike's expressionless face also showed a sincere smile.
To be honest, as a Minister of Magic, there is nothing more happier than seeing yourself become more prosperous under the rule.
While Mike was enjoying this sense of accomplishment, a small hand shook quickly in front of him twice.
Mike hurriedly looked back, and saw Penello looking at him curiously with his big eyes flashing.
"What are you looking at? So absorbed."
"Nothing." Mike shrugged. "I just think there are a lot of people on the street today."
After speaking, Mike noticed that Penello had been put on a light blue dress. With her pair of light blue eyes and long brown hair, her whole body revealed a sense of purity and wealth. Energetic charm.
Since leaving school, Penello's dress has become mature and stable. He basically doesn't wear other clothes except for work clothes and gowns. UU reading www.uukahnshu.com now suddenly sees Penello's different look. Mike instantly I was taken aback for a moment, and then instinctively asked:
"Hey? Are you not picking a wedding dress? Why did you wear this one?"
Hearing that Penello grinned, she saw Mike's reaction just now, and while she was secretly happy, Penello made an aggrieved expression on her face:
"When people see this dress beautiful, they can try it. Why? Doesn't it look good?"
"It looks good! Who said it is not good!" Mike hurriedly responded, "According to me, you should wear more gorgeous clothes in the future, so that it suits you best!"
"is it!"
"Of course!"
The smile on Penello's face became even brighter, and Soraka and Hillary on the side couldn't help but laugh.
As for the middle-aged shopkeeper, he stood in the corner with a lot of self-knowledge, watching his nose and his heart, pretending to see nothing.
Then the few people talked and laughed for a while, until it was close to one o'clock in the afternoon that they finally determined the style of the wedding dress and bridesmaid's dress.
But Penello's shopping trip has just begun, and then everyone went to the Jikes dessert shop to enjoy a meal called afternoon tea, but it was actually lunch.
After that, he went to the beauty and magic drug store of Mrs. Primpinier and a newly opened jewelry store.
In the end, when everyone returned to the secret of Freemasonry, the non-marking stretch curse bags that everyone carried were almost filled with all kinds of clothes and cosmetics.
Mike felt sore all over his body even more. He didn't know whether it was because of the exhaustion of shopping, or the delayed outbreak of the activities that were too intense last night.
But despite this, looking at Penello's delicate smile, Mike still thought it was all worth it.