50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 481 Buy Two

Sun Zhiwei and his companion parked their bicycles in the parking lot inside, and immediately an aunt wearing a sun hat came up to them.

The aunt hung half a number plate on each of their car handlebars, and then handed the other half of the same number plate to each of them.

This is their parking receipt. When they want to pick up their car, they need to match the number on the license plate.

Sun Zhiwei put the number plate into his pocket and then walked up the steps in front of the gate with Tong Jiajia.

When the news spread and ordinary people realized that they could enter the country with foreign exchange certificates.

If a young man could get his hands on a few foreign exchange certificates and then take his girlfriend to the Friendship Store, that would be a very prestigious thing.

They treated the few foreign exchange certificates they had as admission tickets and were reluctant to use them.

Most of the time, they would come in with a lot of foreign exchange certificates, browse around but not buy anything, and then leave with every single one of them.

The Friendship Store now has four floors. On the first floor, right at the entrance, is a foreign currency exchange office where foreign visitors can exchange foreign currency for foreign exchange certificates to spend in the store.

Of course, you still need to show your passport or other documents for simple registration when exchanging currency, but it's not as troublesome as exchanging currency at a bank.

In addition, the first floor has many functional areas that offer services such as clothing customization, gift wrapping, seal engraving, cultural relic appraisal, photo printing, luggage shipping, and door-to-door delivery.

The products sold on the first floor are mainly imported foods such as cola, butter, cheese, and candy, as well as various imported tobacco and alcohol products such as Marlboro and whiskey.

Domestic famous and high-quality products, such as Moutai, Tiantan cigars and other famous cigarettes and liquors, as well as unlimited cotton, grain and oil, are also sold here, but the prices are much higher than those outside where you need to buy them with coupons.

As soon as Tong Jiajia entered, seeing the dazzling array of goods, it was as if her innate shopping spirit as a woman had been awakened, and she began to browse from one counter to another.

Helpless, Sun Zhiwei could only follow behind her, walking and watching, occasionally responding.

Sometimes, the sales clerks at the counter will come up to them and ask in English what they need.

Tong Jiajia's English is not bad, and she has no problem communicating in normal language. She will also respond in English after hearing something. However, Sun Zhiwei insists on communicating in Mandarin.

In his mind, foreigners are nothing special; on the contrary, being able to speak Chinese is something to be proud of.

Unfortunately, others did not share his idea. When the sales clerk saw the man and woman, one speaking Mandarin and the other speaking English, she naturally focused her main attention on serving Tong Jiajia.

Sun Zhiwei was happy to be left undisturbed and could watch his own show.

The two strolled around the first floor for a while, and Tong Jiajia bought a lot of imported candies, chocolates, and other things that couldn't be bought elsewhere.

Sun Zhiwei also picked out a lot of expensive cigarettes, alcohol and tea from China. These are things that you can't always buy even with coupons outside, so it's always good to buy more since they're available here.

After browsing the first floor, the two paid and got their receipts before going up to the second floor.

The items we just bought have been packed up and placed in the first-floor storage area, where they are being looked after by staff. They can pick them up with their tickets when they come down later.

The second floor features clothing and footwear, including imported fabrics and men's and women's ready-to-wear garments, as well as domestic silk fabrics such as Suzhou double-sided embroidery, Hangzhou brocade, and Xuelian cashmere sweaters.

This used to be a favorite shopping spot for women, but now that it's the early stages of reform and opening up, the atmosphere in China isn't suitable for wearing these kinds of clothes out.

In particular, since Tong Jiajia and Sun Zhiwei are cadres, they should be even more careful about their words and actions and avoid standing out.

Seeing that Tong Jiajia really liked some of the clothes and shoes, but only glanced at them a few times before resisting the temptation and moving on to other items, Sun Zhiwei felt a pang of heartache. He immediately went up to her, took her hand, led her to the counter where she had been looking, and bought all the items she had been eyeing.

Even if it's not appropriate to wear it out now, it's fine to wear it at home for him to see. In two years, when more people wear fashionable clothes outside, it will be appropriate to wear it out.

Tong Jiajia said no, but her eyes were full of joy. After seeing that he had paid, she glared at him and happily accompanied him up to the third floor.

The third floor features distinctive Chinese handicrafts, such as jade, porcelain, and incense burners, as well as jewelry, gold and silver ornaments, and the Four Treasures of the Study.

He also had a lot of jewelry at home, all of which he had acquired through various channels in the past. Later, he put them all in a special jewelry box and gave them to Tong Jiajia.

In terms of quality, they are no less than those sold here, but unfortunately, they can't be taken out now and can only be left to collect dust in the basement.

The two quickly looked around the third floor before going up to the fourth floor.

The fourth floor mainly sells bicycles, watches, televisions, and other in-demand large items in China, as well as various imported home appliances and cosmetics.

Most of the home appliances that can be seen are imported from abroad, many of which are produced by small businesses, as well as some brands that will be well-known in later generations.

There are televisions from Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Hitachi; refrigerators from Nagamine-Ariston and Sharp; radios and washing machines from Siemens and Sanyo, etc.

To enrich the product range of Friendship Stores, the country spends its limited foreign exchange reserves each year to import a small number of foreign goods from around the world.

Sun Zhiwei was thinking of buying a large freezer for his home, and this was the only place where it was sold.

The two searched around the imported home appliance section and found quite a few refrigerators, but only one freezer brand, Husky.

This freezer has a small capacity of only 250 liters, but it's not cheap; it costs 1650 yuan in foreign exchange coupons.

Sun Zhiwei disliked the brand. The original abbreviation of this Finnish brand was "HCK," but he didn't know which genius translated it as "Husky."

But this was the only type of freezer available, so he had no choice.

Tong Jiajia already knew why he came today, but seeing the price made her hesitate.

Because Sun Zhiwei only gave her 2000 yuan in foreign exchange certificates, and after buying a lot of things, she only had 1540 yuan left, which was not enough to buy a freezer.

So, just as she was thinking about returning something, Sun Zhiwei suddenly reached his hand into her bag.

She looked down and saw that Sun Zhiwei had stuffed a large amount of foreign exchange certificates into her bag.

At this point, she didn't have time to ask him where the money came from; she just quickly took it out and counted it.

The total cost is 2463 yuan. Adding the remaining 1540 yuan, the total is 4003 yuan, which is more than enough to buy a freezer.

Just then, Sun Zhiwei spoke up: "Let's buy them, saleswoman, we want two freezers."

Two? Tong Jiajia glanced at Sun Zhiwei but did not refute.

Because she had enough money to buy two, having money gave her confidence. Besides, Tong Jiajia always gave men face in public.

However, if Sun Zhiwei doesn't give her a reasonable explanation when she gets back, hehe.
Tong Jiajia may not have ever argued, but that doesn't mean she can't argue. She's not afraid of fighting either, and she doubts Sun Zhiwei would dare to fight back.

(End of this chapter)