But he said that Songbai Zhai is indeed the number one state-owned supplier of precious metals. When he walked into the hall, he saw that the hall of more than a thousand square meters, although there were no gold bricks on the floor and blankets like clouds, was still magnificently decorated, and
The starkness and simplicity of other stores of this era were incompatible.
In the hall, there is not much passenger flow, and there is always more to see than to buy. Xue Xiang came with the purpose of searching for curiosities. Naturally, he would not go and pick them one by one. Instead, he directly asked the waiter and entered the management of Songbaizhai.
The central office directly stated the purpose of the visit.
The person in charge of the reception was Deputy Director Zhang. He had a long face, bold ears, and an unattractive appearance, but his words were really sharp: "Don't worry, Comrade Xue, we don't have anything else in Songbai Zhai. This is the gold and silver jewelry for the wedding.
But it has everything you need, I wonder what price Comrade Xue needs?"
“Isn’t it inappropriate to directly quote the price without checking the appearance?”
After all, Xue Xiang has not contracted the bad habits of the nouveau riche. He just said, "Don't ask for the best, but ask for the most expensive!"
Director Zhang smiled and nodded again and again, and while echoing, he asked about Xue Lin's actual situation, such as skin color, appearance, height, etc. He seemed to have some concerns in his mind, so he asked the attendant on the left a few words, and the waiter turned around and went west.
, not long after, there were three beautiful waiters in cheongsam and similar figure, each holding an open red square wooden box.
The three red boxes contain necklaces, hairpins, and hairpins, all of which are made of gold. Under the gorgeous crystal lamp, they shine with color and are magnificent. The most amazing thing is that these three objects seem to be
A set, because the fine lines are engraved with auspicious dragons and colorful phoenixes. The pendant of the pure gold necklace is actually a sapphire the size of a pigeon egg. That pure, bright blue almost shines to the heart.
Go up.
But as soon as these three treasures were revealed, Xue Xiang's eyes widened and he asked anxiously: "How much does it cost?"
Seeing Xue Xiang's expression, Director Zhang naturally knew that the other party must be extremely satisfied and said with a smile: "You haven't said which item to pick yet?"
When the word "you" came out, the beautiful girls holding three red boxes were all shocked. They looked at each other and fixed their clear eyes on Xue Xiang. Their hearts were filled with curiosity. They didn't know this.
Who is this young man with a handsome appearance and simple clothes? He is worthy of Director Zhang to look at him with such special eyes. No, he is flattering and fawning! You must know that this director is not that old.
After thirty, he was already a deputy department-level cadre, and I heard he was a well-established person. Last time, the son of the deputy minister of the Ministry of Light Industry came to Songbaizhai to show off his authority, so he dragged Director Zhang out directly after calling the guards on duty.
But the deputy minister's son must have a good background. When comparing the two sides, it is self-evident whether the handsome young man in front of him has a good background.
However, Xue Xiangfei did not have any doubts about Director Zhang being so attentive to him. After all, he still knew very well the principles and principles of how ordinary people deal with things. He thought Mr. Xue entered the store alone and met Deputy Director Zhang from the Songbaizhai Management Center.
It was unusual. I needed something good, but someone immediately sent someone to get it without telling me. They also equipped it with such a beauty's name box. To use the phrase "excessive attentiveness" is not excessive.
It is said that Xue Laosan will figure out the key in an instant - they must have guessed his identity!
After thinking about this, Xue Xiang is not too surprised. After all, he, Xue, has been around the Four-Nine City for a long time and has gained such a great reputation. He may not know everyone who knows him, but he is not very surprised.
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"I want all three!"
"What?! Comrade Xue Xiang, no, one thing and two pieces, I can still decide to distribute them evenly. All three pieces will be paid out. The gap in the accounts is too huge anyway, how can I balance the accounts?"
Director Zhang was really shocked by Xue Xiang's words. Not only did he call out Xue Xiang's name, he even blurted out the matter of "falsifying accounts".
It is no wonder that Director Zhang was surprised. It turned out that since Xue Xiang came in, he had recognized this man as one of the top figures in the legendary Yamen circle. He had also heard many legends about Xue Xiang.
However, what I heard most at first was that this person was stubborn
Bainuo's majesty was praised in the main circle, but this majesty was just like a castle piled on the beach for someone like Zhang who was striving for an official career. Later, Director Zhang didn't care much about Xue Xiang.
news until last summer, he
Zhang happened to be at the Hongxing Teahouse, where the upper-class news of Sijiu City was concentrated, and saw the ruthlessness of this man with his own eyes. That day, he saw this man, wearing only underpants and naked, rushing in.
It's just a bloody performance, this person
When I arrived at the scene, it was like a tiger returning to the forest, and all the beasts were crouching. Even those in the Yamen who jumped the most and played the loudest did not even dare to look at others. Later I heard that even Mr. Wu
This kind of person who is connected to the sky has suffered at the hands of this person.
Afterwards, the four major yameni circles in the capital's earlier yamen circles seemed to have become a joke. After all, yameni is a dandy, doing whatever they want, coming and leaving when they want. This man can be regarded as interpreting the majesty of the yamen.
To the extreme, he started killing people directly in the teahouse owned by "Red Flag" magazine.
At this moment, when Director Zhang saw Xue Xiang entering the door, he was already ready to bleed. Thinking about it, it would be easy for such a big shot to get a gold and silver bracelet. Later, even if he picked a good one,
Okay, come up with something on your own
Blood, one should show filial piety and form a good relationship, which is also very good. This clinker is indeed a yameni in the yamen. Director Zhang brought three treasures and originally asked him, Mr. Xue, to choose one of them.
Xue Laosan, the clinker, swallowed it all in one mouthful.
But it was said that the director had lost his temper, and no one around him dared to look strange. Only Xue Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly, then calmed down again quickly, and asked: "These three items are the established items for sale in your store."
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Director Zhang didn't know what Xue Xiang meant by asking this question, but he still replied: "Our store is open for business, so there are no items that are not for sale?"
"Since there are no items that are not for sale, is there a limit to one person being allowed to purchase only one item?"
"I haven't, it's just..."
Director Zhang was embarrassed to say that when he thought about it, none of these three treasures were cheap, especially the necklace with the dove egg gemstone, which cost upwards of 50,000 yuan. If Xue Xiang only paid tens of hundreds
Yuan took it away and asked him how to balance the accounts. After all, this thing was too eye-catching and the amount was extremely huge.
"Since it doesn't exist, I'll buy it and you'll sell it. What's the problem? Director Zhang, please quote the market price. No need to discount, just the selling price in the store."
Xue Xiang had a tactful mind and naturally guessed where Director Zhang was in trouble. He must have regarded himself as one of those who took advantage of others by taking advantage of others.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Director Zhang showed surprise on his face and said in horror: "That's really not cheap! You are really right. These three pieces are a set. They are tributes to the Qing Palace and items for imperial use.
It is the property of Emperor Guangxu's favorite concubine. I have a literary and historical appraisal here. It is an appraisal certificate issued by the Palace Museum. It is guaranteed to be foolproof. Why don't I bring it to you to take a look at..."
Director Zhang said it was not cheap, but still did not tell the price. Xue Xiangxiang was attracted by this set of gadgets because of its material and craftsmanship, not because it was used by someone. If you want to find these old gadgets
, China in its prosperous age didn’t have everything, so why should he abandon the near and seek the distant?
Therefore, Xue Xiang immediately stopped Director Zhang's eloquent introduction, "There is no need for any appraisal certificate. It's just a gift for my sister when she gets married. There is no need to go to all this trouble. Just quote the total price."
But this time, Director Zhang was completely surprised. Previously, he thought that Xue Xiang asked him to quote a price just for show. Therefore, he desperately reported a bunch of data given in the appraisal certificate of the Palace Museum, which was nothing more than proof that these three
Such an item was so well-established and precious that Xue Xiang was embarrassed to bargain too hard, let alone "take" it away together.
For clinker, Xue Xiang asked Director Zhang to quote for the second time. This time, Director Zhang really understood that he didn't want to take advantage of him at all, but he was acting like a villain. At this thought, his heart was shackles.
Song, then said: "The hairpin is 18,350 yuan, the hairpin is 20,000 yuan."
Two thousand six hundred and forty yuan, the necklace is fifty-four thousand three hundred yuan, the total is ninety-five thousand two hundred and ninety yuan. Since you really want it and it is your first time to visit the store, is there a discount?
If you go out and lose your status, come on, let’s do this, you give me 80,000 yuan, three pieces, 80,000 yuan, you take it.”
Director Zhang comes from an extraordinary background. He has been exposed to official social interactions since he was a child. After becoming the deputy director of this state-owned goldware store, he received a lot of greetings and gifts, and his skills have been trained very skillfully. Xue Xiang asked him this time
He took it as a sincere offer, but he also made up his mind that he had to bleed the money. After all, how could someone like Xue Xiang be acquainted with a person like Wan'er or 8,000 yuan?
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But he said that Director Zhang was very happy to repay. Although it was a huge change, 80,000 yuan was an unimaginable astronomical figure for ordinary people in 1980. Director Zhang actually had no doubt that Xue Xiang could get it.
Isn't it strange to pay such a huge sum of money?
Speaking of which, it is not surprising, because Director Zhang is very clear about the temperament of these yamen. The most important thing is to save face. In other words, they pay attention to keeping promises, even to a pathological level. In
In his opinion, Xue Xiang might not be able to come up with it for a while, but the Yameni of this level is really determined. It will not be easy to raise such a small amount of money.
But he said that Xue Xiang had obtained the specific amount, and without further delay, he took Director Zhang into the bank and handled the transfer business. After all, it was such a huge sum of money, and in this era before hundred-dollar bills were issued, no one could withdraw it.
Isn’t it?
After handling the handover, Xue Xiang got the object and said goodbye. Before he stepped out of the bank gate, Director Zhang shouted: "Comrade Xue Xiang, did you make a mistake?"
Xue Xiang stopped and turned around and said, "Did you lose your money?"
"No, no, we agreed to 80,000 yuan, but why did you return 95,290 yuan to me? This is the original price. Even if an ordinary person comes to buy it, the change should be erased."
"One yard is one yard. Since the price is clearly marked, we will actually sell it and get it. I have something to do here. Director Zhang, see you later!"
After that, Xue Xiang went straight out.
Director Zhang held the check in his hand, dumbfounded, and murmured to himself: "They say Xue Xiang is cruel and ruthless, but he is actually a very particular person!" rq!~!