After returning to the alley and parking the car on the side of the road, Gu Jie and Song Yuan greeted them and said they wanted to go back to their homes first.

Song Yuanchao didn't hold back on this. After all, Gu Jie had been away for half a year before. After returning to Shanghai, it was human nature to go back to his own home to see his parents and family. Anyway, they would meet each other in the next few days, and the journey was tiring.

If there is no rush, let Gu Jie go back early and make an appointment to meet again tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

Carrying their luggage, Gu Jie, Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo waved goodbye and strode towards their homes. After Gu Jie left, Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo took out the remaining bags, locked the car door and walked towards the alley.

go.

"Aunt Chen, morning, have you eaten?"

"Uncle Liu, are you going to go out for a stroll on the street? Come here, smoke a cigarette. This is a foreign cigarette I brought from Yangcheng. How do you like it?"

"Grandma Tang, have you just come back from grocery shopping? What did you buy today? Darling, this fish is really good. Your little grandson is in for a treat today, hahaha..."

Qin Zhengguo has not lived in the alley for a long time, but this guy has a familiar temperament. In a short period of time, he has even met more people in the alley than Song Yuanchao, who has lived in the alley for so many years.

Along the way, Qin Zhengguo greeted the neighbors warmly, stopped to say a few words, or handed a cigarette to brag or something. He saw a child and took out a few candies from his pocket to tease the child. He didn't know this guy.

How do you get these things in your pocket?

When he arrived at the Zhang family's aunt's house, Qin Zhengguo was even more enthusiastic. He took the Zhang family's aunt's hand and talked a lot, and even took out the gift specially brought for them from his bag.

It was only a few dozen meters away from the alley entrance to home, but Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo walked for more than half an hour in just a few minutes. When they entered Building 23, Qin Zhengguo once again distributed the gifts to the neighbors on the first floor.

After a while, he and Song Yuanchao went upstairs together.

"Zheng Guo!" Hearing the excitement downstairs, Ying Caixia opened the door of the third floor pavilion and walked down. Before she reached the second floor, she saw Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo coming up.

When she saw Qin Zhengguo, Ying Caixia was extremely happy and walked over quickly.

"Sister Caixia, have you missed your brother after not seeing her for so many days? Come on, come on, for the sake of our pure revolutionary friendship, let's give a warm hug between comrades first!" Seeing Ying Caixia, Qin Zhengguo happily opened his arms to her.

He walked away, deliberately taking advantage of him.

"Fuck you, who is your sister! What's going on? Are you going to play gangster with me?" Ying Caixia's chest bulged and she had to go forward instead of avoiding her. She looked at Qin Zhengguo with a half-smile in her eyes.

Qin Zhengguo smiled and put down his hands. He really didn't dare to hug Ying Caixia. It was just a joke.

But who would have thought that just when Qin Zhengguo put down his hands to say a few words to smooth things over, an unexpected scene happened. Ying Caixia stepped forward and opened her hands to hug Qin Zhengguo tightly. Although the hug lasted only a short time, it was just a moment.

They separated upon contact, but Qin Zhengguo was stunned for a moment.

"pink clouds……."

"Long time no see, Zhengguo, I'm glad to see you." Ying Caixia seemed a little embarrassed by her actions just now, and subconsciously raised her hand to brush the short hair around her ears, but she soon returned to normal.

But it can be seen from her eyes that she is really happy. When they were in the northwest, Song Yuanchao, Qin Zhengguo, Lin Yan, and Ying Caixia were the best friends. How can I not be happy to see my good friends again today? It's a pity.

The only thing is that Lin Yan is not here. How great it would be if she were here!

Seeing this scene, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but think of his days in the northwest, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Speaking of which, the relationship between Qin Zhengguo and Ying Caixia has always been excellent, and sometimes Song Yuanchao even doubted whether they were dating.

It is a pity that Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan both quietly asked Qin Zhengguo and Ying Caixia respectively, and their replies were all negative. It seems that in their eyes, the other party is just a good friend who can talk and joke, but not a lover.

emotion.

In the words of later generations, the relationship between Qin Zhengguo and Ying Caixia can be said to be more than friends but not lovers. Perhaps it was Qin Zhengguo's character or Ying Caixia's reserve that created this subtle relationship between them.

"Go inside first, don't stand outside chatting." Song Yuanchao reminded him appropriately. Qin Zhengguo, who had come back to his senses, smiled and nodded. Ying Caixia's face flashed red, and Song Yuanchao just pretended not to see it.

, directly took out the key and opened the door to welcome them in.

Put down the luggage, pour them two glasses of water, and everyone sat down.

"We haven't seen each other for a year. Zhengguo, you have changed a lot. If I hadn't seen you with Yuan Chao, I would have been a bit afraid to recognize you walking on the road dressed like this." After drinking water, Ying Caixia looked at Qin Zhengguo and smiled.

road.

"How's it going? Isn't your outfit good?" Hearing what Ying Caixia said, Qin Zhengguo's show-off personality suddenly exploded. He stood up and pretended to turn around in front of Ying Caixia, then put one hand on his waist and lifted up the left side of his coat.

, the right hand moved forward

He leaned forward and said in a thick northwest dialect: "Ahem, comrades, everyone should be quiet. Today... on behalf of the Revolutionary Committee and the production brigade, I would like to lead the way to the educated youth comrades who are struggling on the front line of production.

My sincerest greetings...!"

After saying that, Qin Zhengguo laughed and asked Song Yuanchao if they looked like the senior cadres of the Revolutionary Committee back then. Song Yuanchao and Ying Caixia were also happy to see him playing tricks, not to mention that his style and tone were exactly the same.

After enjoying themselves for a while, Qin Zhengguo suddenly remembered something, walked aside and searched for his luggage, and then came back with a small bag.

"I specially brought you some good things, Caixia. I didn't know you were here. There are some things here that you can use. I'll give you a few." As he spoke, Qin Zhengguo opened the bag and took out something. In a blink of an eye, he was on the table.

There's a lot of bits and pieces piled up.

"Some are specialties from Yangcheng, and others were obtained from Xiangjiang by someone with connections. They are good for your own use or as gifts. Yuan Chao, these belong to you and Lin Yan. Caixia, these are for you."

Qin Zhengguo divided things while talking, and soon divided the things into two piles.

Taking a closer look, I saw that I had four calculators, four electronic watches, two Liangyou cigarettes, and some special gifts from Yangcheng.

Forget about cigarettes, Song Yuanchao is not very interested in mixed foreign cigarettes. These cigarettes were given to Zhang Jianguo and Director Ma each. As for himself, he is still more accustomed to smoking domestic cigarettes, but a few calculators and electronic watches aroused his interest.

Notice.

I picked up the calculator and looked at it. It was a Casio calculator. It was not for engineering calculations. It only had simple functions. However, it was already a very advanced thing in China.

As for the four electronic watches, two of them are also from Casio, and the brands of the remaining two are unknown and Song Yuanchao couldn't recognize them. They are probably from Xiangjiang.

After trying it, the calculator and electronic watch looked good. Even the two electronic watches with LCD displays from unknown brands were relatively easy to use. After putting them down, Song Yuanchao asked about the prices of these items and nodded slightly.

Calculator prices are more expensive, one costs more than 40 yuan, electronic watches are cheaper, Casio's 32 yuan, Xiangjiang brand's 15 yuan.

"I seem to have heard that there are cheaper electronic watches in the south?" Song Yuanchao asked.

"Yes, but it's not this kind. It's made by a small manufacturer in Xiangjiang. The price is really cheap..." As he said that, Qin Zhengguo suddenly remembered something. He got up and went to dig through his luggage. After spending a long time, he dug out the corner of a bag.

He took out a bag of stuff.

"Look, that's it." Qin Zhengguo said as he put the things on the table.

"These watches are very beautiful. The colors are much prettier than the ones you just took out. Okay, Qin Zhengguo, you don't want to give me such good things, so why don't you give us these junk things?" Ying Caixia on the side saw a few pieces that Qin Zhengguo brought.

She was immediately attracted by the new electronic watches. In her opinion, these colorful idea watches were much more beautiful than the ones Qin Zhengguo had just given.

"I said Caixia, you don't understand. These are good watches. As for these, haha." Qin Zhengguo reached out and pointed at the electronic watch he took out for the first time, and then took out an electronic watch that Ying Caixia thought was beautiful from the bag.

surface.

"Look, don't blink!" Qin Zhengguo waved the watch in front of them, and then slapped it on the table with one hand. Of course, he didn't slap the table directly with the surface, but held the watch hollow and slapped it twice.

Spread your hands down.

When Qin Zhengguo spread his palms, Ying Caixia exclaimed. The electronic watch that looked beautiful just now actually fell off, revealing the white plastic core inside. Although the electronic numbers on it were still beating, looking at it

It's as ugly as it sounds.

"How could this happen?" Ying Caixia asked in surprise.

"It's a simple truth, cheap goods are not good." Qin Zhengguo threw the broken watch on the table and said disdainfully: "This kind of watch is produced by a small factory in Xiangjiang. The price of buying it locally in Xiangjiang is less than

Two yuan, what I brought you is a serious product, even a watch made in Xiangjiang costs seven or eight yuan. How can they be the same?"

Qin Zhengguo is right. You are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but you are afraid of comparing goods. If you want to ask what was most popular in the 1980s, electronic watches were one of them.

In his previous life, Song Yuanchao once got an electronic watch that Qin Zhengguo just demonstrated. Back then, this watch cost Song Yuanchao ten yuan. When he got it, it looked good in color and shape, and it looked good on his hand.

Beautiful, Song Yuanchao happily paid and rode home happily.

But who would have thought that when he parked the car at home, Song Yuanchao deliberately raised his wrist and pretended to check the time. In fact, he wanted to show off the newly bought electronic watch. But he never expected that when he raised his wrist, Song Yuanchao was immediately stunned.

Because the electronic watch that originally seemed to be very good in his hand actually lost its surface, revealing a bare white plastic core. This moment made Song Yuanchao dumbfounded.

At first, Song Yuanchao thought he was being deceived and rubbed his eyes in astonishment.

But it took me a long time to figure out what was going on after I took off the watch and looked at it horizontally and vertically. It turns out that this kind of electronic watch is the worst industrial product. The core part of the entire watch is a cheap plastic core and a battery.

This kind of plastic core is a large-scale industrial product. It is very cheap and has a short service life. As for the seemingly shiny surface shell, it is also a pressed plastic shell, which is then plated with a metal-like color.
Chapter completed!