The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 224 -inch Color TV
Liu Hua bought his son a copper revolver-style firecracker gun. He also generously gave him five dollars to buy the firecracker, which made his son so happy that he burst into tears.

No matter how old he is, guns are a man's romance. If he can't play with a real gun, he can't play with a cannon gun. Liu Hua is very relaxed about his son's playing in this regard. As long as he has good academic performance and good moral character, it doesn't matter if he is a little naughty.

Liu Guodong put the firecracker gun into his belt and stood in front of the TV drama counter. He was watching Huo Yuanjia on the TV on the counter and could not move at all.

Only then did Liu Hua realize that he didn't have a TV at home. He only had a tape recorder that could play tapes and listen to the radio.

This thing was very popular ten years ago, but now it is no longer new to people. Nowadays, people like to buy TVs, whether domestic or imported, which are just that tiny.

A TV of this size was bought by Liu Hua and his roommates in the dormitory when he was in college in his previous life, and he placed it in the dormitory for entertainment purposes.

Liu Hua nudged his wife and said, "Let's buy a TV. Look at your son's eyes. He can't even move them away."

"That's not necessary." Liu Feifei shook her head: "It's great to have a radio at home where I can listen to the radio and play tapes at the same time."

"This is the 1980s." Liu Hua laughed dumbly: "Radio is outdated. Look how popular TV sets are now."

It was indeed very popular. Soon Liu Guodong could no longer stare at the TV because all the TVs on the shelves were sold out, even the TV used for display.

"If we buy the TV, Guodong will probably be obsessed with it, which will affect his grades."

Liu Hua shook his head: "There are many temptations in this world. It's not just the TV that affects children's grades. We can't blame the decline in children's grades on TV and novels. The key lies in their self-control. Our Guodong does a good job in this regard. He plays when he should play, studies when he should study, and rests when he should rest. It never affects him."

"Then buy one."

Liu Guodong had sharp ears and immediately came back jumping up and down: "Mom, are you really willing to buy a TV?"

"Just buy it as long as it doesn't affect your grades."

"Definitely not." Liu Guodong said happily, "What a pity, all the TVs here are sold out. You should have made the decision ten minutes earlier."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll go find some foreign exchange coupons and buy you an imported color TV."

"Imported large color TV?" Liu Guodong shouted in surprise, "Dad, can you really buy an imported large color TV?"

"Do not worry."

After Liu Guodong shouted like this, the people around who were preparing to buy a TV couldn't help but look at Liu Hua's family. They were all surprised that this family, who were not good-looking, actually wanted to buy an imported large color TV.

If Liu Hua knew their comments, he would be angry with them. What does "ugly" mean? Is the man not handsome? Is the woman not pretty? This is called ugly. You are called good-looking.

Liu Hua said confidently: "It's just some foreign exchange coupons. It's easy to get. Your father has some skills."

The next day, Liu Hua exchanged two Toshiba color TVs from the system. These TVs were very cheap, costing seven points each. Liu Hua directly exchanged two, one for himself and one for his parents.

When the color TV was brought back to the yard, everyone was shocked. Yan Fugui had been saving money to buy a black and white TV. He also wanted to shock everyone in the yard when the time comes and let everyone see that old Yan was not really stingy and spent his money wisely.

Yan Fugui stood at the gate. He had developed this habit over the years and he was not going to change it since he was going to retire soon. Although he wore glasses, the old man had sharp eyes and saw the picture of a TV on the box at a glance. It was different from the black and white TV he had seen countless times in the department store.

He stopped Liu Hua and said, "Hua Zi, what is that thing you are holding?"

"A TV." Liu Hua said calmly, "If the child wants to watch TV, just buy him one."

"How can you buy it for your child just because he wants it? You will spoil him."

Liu Hua shook his head: "As long as the education is proper, the child will not be spoiled. Besides, he is now at an age where he is very curious about the world. Buying him a TV will help him understand the world and will be good for him."

Yan Fugui was so envious that he was going crazy. He bought one for his child just because he wanted to watch TV. His family didn't have this habit.

“Isn’t this a black and white TV?”

Liu Hua nodded: "Teacher Yan, although your eyes are nearsighted, they are really sharp, Toshiba, small imported from Japan, 18 inches."

Yan Fugui blurted out, "An 18-inch imported color TV?"

Liu Hua gestured and said: "It's only 18 inches. You call this thing big."

Although Liu Hua didn't watch TV at home in his previous life, he bought a 65-inch TV as a decoration. He also bought a special computer for playing games, and the display screen was 37 inches.

"This isn't big enough." Yan Fugui said enviously, "I've been to the department store many times and just wanted to buy a 12-inch black-and-white TV, but yours is 18 inches and not big enough."

After Yan Fugui's promotion, the whole hospital came to see the novelty. You know, this is an imported 18-inch color TV. Department stores have it, but it is a rare item and ordinary people can't buy it.

Sha Zhu asked with envy: "Hua Zi, how much is your TV?"

"Some of them are sold for 1,600 yuan in the department store." Liu Hua said with a smile, "But I didn't buy them in the department store. I bought them in the Friendship Store. I used foreign exchange coupons, so the total cost was about 700 to 800 yuan."

Xu Damao also said enviously: "Hua Zi, you are really capable to get so many foreign exchange certificates."

"You two can get it, too."

Sha Zhu nodded: "I can get some foreign exchange coupons, but not so much. If I don't save up for a year or two, I definitely won't be able to buy a TV."

Now that people's lives have improved, Sha Zhu's business is booming. Almost every day people ask him to cook. Sha Zhu used to charge five yuan per time, but now it starts at at least ten yuan, and this is the price for acquaintances.

In this era, if you have a TV, you have to share it with everyone. At night, Liu Hua connected the electrical wires to the yard and everyone watched TV together.

You have to know that this is a big color TV. There are TVs in the surrounding yards, but the neighbors will also come over to watch. Color is definitely better than black and white.

At that time, people had no entertainment, and watching TV became their favorite pastime. Why did so many people flock to watch this TV series? It was because everyone had nothing to do in the evening.

(End of this chapter)