The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family novel Chapter 2281

After leaving Pearl River Point, Charlie rushed to the wet market.

He had spent too much time dealing with Wendy's matter. If he didn't hurry to buy the food back to cook, Claire would not be able to eat lunch when she got home from work.

Although Aurous Hill was an ancient city, it was getting more and more modernized nowadays. Most o f the old buildings were either destroyed, demolished, or renovated to suit the modernization of the city.

They had basically turned into skyscrapers and high-rise buildings of the modern metropolitan city.

Many traditional craft stores and markets were gradually being replaced by a variety of luxurious shop lots as well as integrated supermarkets.

In the early years, there were a lot of roadside barbers who had excellent skills in haircutting and shaving. A simple haircut or shave was only about two to three dollars. 8

However, these ancient and old-schooled barbers had long since disappeared and were now replaced by the dazzling and high-end hair salons. The standard price for a simple haircut from the mediocre at best or even unskilled hairdressers was a couple of hundred

dollars and above. Some of these salons would even beckon the customers to apply for a membership, and eventually, a simple haircut would end up costing a few thousand dollars. These kinds of shops were rife i n the city. 5

In the past, many roadside wagons and carts would sell fresh vegetables. The vendors were the countryside farmers who picked their own vegetables from their farm in the morning and then drove the wagon to the city to sell. Their vegetables and fruits were both fresh and cheap. 5

Regretfully, over the years, these self-operated vendors were not allowed to operate in the city. Even the traditional wet markets were dwindling, so most people could only go to the supermarket to buy vegetables. 4

The quality of the vegetables in the supermarket was not very good, yet the price was surprisingly expensive. A pack of lettuce could fetch more than ten dollars per pack.

This also made the ancient city gradually lose its traditional atmospheric livelihood.

In truth, Charlie did not like going to the supermarket t o buy food. He felt a sense of dullness whenever he visited the supermarket, so he often went to the protected residential area in the old town district where there was a very lively vegetable market. 2

The reason why he liked to go to the old residential area was not only because it was bustling and