Of course, in the end we have to talk about "Tangxiner" separately.
This girl's attitude toward the Chinese New Year is very interesting. She may seem careless on the surface, but I don't know since when, she has already prepared everything for the Hong family.
She bought two bottles of wolfberry wine for Hong Yanwu's father, and gave Hong Yanwu's mother a silver mirror and a silver comb.
I gave Hong Yanwu's brother and sister-in-law two "Xianerti" quilt covers. I gave Hong Yanwen a cowhide belt and a sheepskin-covered notepad.
As a gift, Hong Yanru was given two "handfuls" of gauze scarves and a piece of corduroy material, and Chen Liquan was given a silver watch chain.
Give Hong Jun a set of twelve-color watercolor pens and two packs of "White Rabbit toffee".
In addition, "Aunt Bao" personally made "Carp Jumping over the Dragon Gate" fancy rice cakes and gave them to the Hong family.
Considering Tang Xin'er's financial status, the cost of each gift is not that much for her. But the rare thing is that these gifts are obviously prepared according to each person's specific situation and preferences, and you can tell at a glance.
A lot of thought was put into it.
As for what to give Hong Yanwu, that was even more thoughtful. Tang Xin'er actually knitted a long-haired gray wool scarf for Hong Yanwu with her own hands.
So when Hong Yanwu saw these things, his heart was filled with warmth. He felt as if he had realized happy communism.
Unfortunately, there is something wrong with "Tang Xin'er". He is always too coy and embarrassed when it comes to revealing their relationship.
This time it was like this again, refusing to comply with Hong Yanwu's request to see his parents and relatives during the Chinese New Year.
She first said that she could not let her godmother spend the holidays alone at home, and then said that Hong Yanwu was not even old enough to get married, so it would be unnecessary and ridiculous to go now.
In short, he would never compromise. This made Hong Yanwu so angry that he had no choice but to do anything.
In the end, she saw that Hong Yanwu was really a little angry, so she had to compromise and said that if she couldn't do it, it would be a "National Day" this year.
But since Hong Yanwu already knows the temperament of "Tang Xin'er", how can he allow her to use delaying tactics again and again?
He deliberately snorted and said without any doubt, "No, I'll go on May Day. No matter how ugly a daughter-in-law is, she still has to meet her parents-in-law. What are you afraid of when you're so pretty? It's not like you regret it..."
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Just like that, with coercion and coaxing, I finally got this girl to agree with a pitiful look, and this matter finally came to a visible end.
It should be said that by now, most people have clearly explained the Hong family's New Year gifts.
If there is anything I haven't mentioned, it is some things sent by my sister-in-law Xu Manli's natal family and three old neighbors of the Hong family.
The main reason is that the economic conditions of these companies are not very good, and what they can provide is very limited. I will not go into detail here.
In contrast, the Hong family also gave generous gifts to all these relatives and friends who treated each other with sincerity.
First of all, of course, four gifts were carefully prepared for the Shou family, Wanyan family, Chang family and in-laws Xu family.
The seafood that Hong Yanwu brought back was indispensable. Sea cucumbers, abalones, scallops, and dried shrimps were all prepared at two kilograms each as last year.
Each house still has two bottles of Maotai, two bottles of fruit wine, two cans of fruit, two cans of meat, and two cans of fish.
The difference is that this year there are no spareribs, ribs, and fruits, and they are replaced by one live chicken and one live duck for each family.
There were not many water chestnuts and leeks on the market, so I bought a few and kept them at home to eat by myself.
On the other hand, each house received two kilograms of mixed snacks and high-end candies. Sausages were also enriched and became the flagship product of "Chunming Food Store".
Also, every house has two jars of "orange jam" made by Wang Yunlin using oranges that are on the market in autumn.
In addition, on this basis, some additional emphasis and adjustments must be made to several relatives and friends based on the specific actual situation.
For example, Xu Manli's father has been selling wine for half his life, and he both understands and loves wine. Yuntai's "Man Dian Xiang" always has to be filled with several bottles for this relative to taste. He also has to give eight pounds of fresh eggs.
Chang Xianzhang's father's cough has not gone away in the past month since he caught a cold. Shou Jingfang's "Qiuli Cream" can be used to treat the problem. He also has eight pounds of eggs.
Wang Yunlin had already promised Yuntai to pickle cabbage in sugar water, so Wang Yunlin made two jars of it for her brother.
Moreover, she was also afraid that her brother would suffer from frugality, so she took out another thousand yuan and 100 catties of food stamps and 15 catties of oil stamps sent by "Big Preserved Fruit", and asked Zhaoqing to deliver them to Yuntai.
At the same time, thanks to Secretary An who has been thinking about me, he also asked his nephew to bring game meat. Shouldn't he light up cigarettes and wine in return? Two bottles of Maotai and two peonies were also temporarily added.
Even An Yangyang and An Yueliang's hard work accompanying Zhaoqing on this trip was not in vain.
Since they were quite envious when they saw the new trousers of the Hong brothers, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan happened to be rich enough to have one pair, so they all gave it to them.
The same goes for the neighbors, no matter what they give, whether it is too much or too little. The Hong family treats everyone equally and tries to be as generous as possible to allow others to accept it with peace of mind.
So we mainly divided the game with these three old neighbor families. In addition, we also gave each family two kilograms of gas coupons and five kilograms of eggs.
It is worth mentioning that I heard that Bian Jiangong and Su Jin will not be able to come back for the Spring Festival this year. They are busy making connections and pestering their leaders to return to the city.
Hong Yanwu quickly got a few cartons of Class B cigarettes and several kilograms of high-end candies and sent them to the Bian family and the Su family.
He wanted to send it to these two people. It happened to be a festival, so if he took these things and increased the amount, the matter might be easier. This moved the two families even more.
As for the other people, Hong Yanwu went alone to meet them.
When it comes to relationships, Yang Weifan, Song Guofu, "Xiaobaizi" and "little daughter-in-law" should be at the front. In addition, there are the three policemen.
But the Yang and Song families didn't lack anything at all. Hong Yanwu was also willing to take some of the "dried white fish" and "linden honey" from Xingkai Lake given by the Chang family, and bring them back to taste.
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As for "Little Baizi" and "Little Wife", they now have children in their hands and are living well, so they don't need to worry about anything else.
Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan went to "Xiaobaizi's" house to pay a special visit to his father and gave him some nutritional supplements to replenish his health.
Those three policemen didn't have much to do.
Xing Zhengyi and Zhao Zhenmin are definitely principled and gentle masters. Hong Yanwu has to make them wary if he wants to give them something. If he really wants to maintain their relationship, it is enough to have a meal together on the third day of the junior high school and have a good chat.
Zhang Baocheng was a little greedy, but he was self-aware. After the National Day, he just took so many overseas goods from Hong Yanwu for nothing and it was hard to ask for anything. Hong Yanwu evened out some eggs and a live chicken for him, and he was already very grateful.
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In addition to talking about feelings, there is also a discussion about utilitarianism. Some people need it, and Hong Yanwu is not short of money. It is better to burn a stick of incense than not to burn it. Otherwise, when you need people, you will be a fool to arrest them first.
So he planned to go to the homes of He Jiefu, Manager Sha, Master Si and Street Director Li in the third year of junior high school to pay New Year greetings to them. He would give them good cigarettes and wine, and be polite and respectful, that was enough.
After all, Hong Yanwu himself is as clear as day. Among all the people, the one who really deserves his attention is definitely "Tang Xin'er".
In his previous life, he had already understood that both love and marriage require joint efforts and management by both parties.
What's more, comparing one's feelings with one's own, no matter what other people's thoughts are, the converse cannot be too different.
It's easy to tell about "Aunt Bao", she is from Shanghai. The southern food of "Pu Wufang", an old store in Shanghai that moved to Beijing, must suit her taste.
Hong Yanwu bought some "fresh, sweet, crispy and soft" "braised pork", "barbecued pork", "braised pigeon" and "smoked fish".
As for the "dried white fish", "linden honey", "autumn pear paste", "golden cake", "orange jam" and "sugar cabbage" at home, you must also prepare some.
Because both "Auntie Bao" and "Tang Xin'er" like sweets and like light foods, they both like most of these things.
But the difficulty lies in the fact that just eating is not that interesting. And these days, there are very few choices when it comes to buying clothes and clothing. Both of them are people who live a refined life, and they can't look down on the ordinary ones. They just improvise, and
Where to scratch?
Fortunately, inspired by the meal at the "Jingcheng Hotel", Hong Yanwu had an idea and thought of a place where he could go to the "Friendship Store" that specializes in receiving foreigners, diplomats and government officials.
He put on the leather shoes bought by his elder brother, borrowed Chen Liquan's "American Leather Monkey", and dug out a pair of sunglasses his father had worn from the drawer at home, pretending to be a Hong Kong tourist and sneaking in.
When we introduced the "Service Department for Overseas Personnel" earlier, we mentioned that the "Friendship Store" in Beijing was established on the basis of the "Department Department Supply Department" by merging the foreign affairs business of three foreign-related stores.
It was originally located at No. 25 Donghuamen. Later, in 1971, my country resumed its legal seat in the United Nations. In order to adapt to the new situation, a new building was built specifically for it at Jianguomen.
In 1973, the "Friendship Store" officially moved to its new location for business.
The building area here is 15,482 square meters and the business area is 4,710 square meters. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, it was the largest foreign-related service store and the largest high-end consumer goods store in the country.
As for the good stuff there, it’s really overwhelming. Things for women, fashionable clothing, high-end cosmetics, jewelry, etc., everything is available.
But one thing is that the money spent here is extraordinary.
At this time, foreign exchange coupons have not been issued, so you have to use foreign currency for transactions. It is not that RMB is not accepted, but you also have to take out overseas remittance coupons to use them together.
Yes, it is said that Hong Yanwu can find a way to exchange overseas remittance coupons.
But firstly, he may not be able to sneak in so smoothly after leaving. Secondly, the capital is not a hometown of overseas Chinese. The overseas remittance coupons on the market are limited, and they are not as easy to get as industrial coupons and cloth coupons, and the prices are also low.
Great fit.
That's why Hong Yanwu felt so uncomfortable. He had money in his pocket, and there were plenty of good things, but he couldn't buy them.
Fortunately, he was really lucky that day. Just when he was in front of the jewelry and jade counter, a genuine Hong Kong man in his forties came to the counter and asked for a return.
To be honest, he just spent more than 5,000 Hong Kong dollars to buy a pair of Hetian jade bracelets yesterday. After taking them back, his friends said they were not worth it, so he regretted it.
You know, every sales team in the Friendship Store has a "foreign exchange task". Naturally, they hope that customers will not return the goods, so they try their best to persuade them. But the more this happens, the more Hong Kong people believe that the goods are not good.
Hong Yanwu listened to the pretty salesperson talking about the quality. Of course he believed that the things were real.
Because there is no private economy these days, who would fake jade?
What's more, the "Friendship Store" is the face of our country. Our country's style is that we have always been obsessed with saving face when dealing with outsiders. We only buy good things from outsiders.
So, seeing an opportunity, he took the initiative to talk from the side and said that he could buy it with money. However, he could only trade in RMB.
As a salesperson, as long as she keeps her foreign exchange, her attitude towards this transaction is very indifferent. Although it does not comply with the regulations, she can just let it go.
The Hong Kong people were quite thief. Seeing that they really wanted it, they wanted to take advantage of the exchange rate. They said I could sell it to you, but if you use RMB, you have to give me a thousand yuan.
Hong Yanwu was not a stickler, so he made a mental assessment and felt that this old boy could earn more than forty yuan a day. He didn't even bother to argue with him, so the two of them counted the money to pick up the goods on the spot and concluded a deal.
What's interesting is that after the Hong Kong man left, the salesperson expressed a few words of thanks. But he didn't expect that Hong Yanwu would take advantage of him and ask him if he could sell him something else.
The salesperson laughed and said that it's okay if you have foreign exchange, but it's really not possible if you don't have it. Because these jewelry need to be exchanged for foreign exchange, and overseas remittance coupons don't work.
Hong Yanwu was also easy to talk to and asked her if she knew anyone at the other counter. As long as she didn't need foreign exchange, she could just sell him some.
The salesperson had never seen someone so embarrassed and so easy to follow, so he said, "We don't charge foreign currency for the handmade silk embroidered slippers. Do you want them? Twenty-five dollars a pair. You can get as much as you want."
From her point of view, it was originally a joke, thinking that the things women use are so expensive, it is impossible for a young person to buy them. But she didn't expect that this would play into Hong Yanwu's hands.
He asked for twenty pairs as soon as he asked. But the salesperson was shocked.
However, people in the capital are very proud of themselves. Once they have said something, it would be unsightly to turn around and swallow their words. The salesperson reluctantly had to take him to ask for help, and finally sold him twelve pairs at twenty-five.
This person is really helpful. Hong Yanwu left two pairs of slippers, one pair for each of the trustee and the salesperson. This made them both overjoyed, and they both thought he was quite sensible.
As for the rest of the slippers, Hong Yanwu took them home. They were not much at all, and it happened that his mother, sister-in-law, and sister each had two pairs. "Auntie Bao" and "Tang Xin'er" also had two pairs each. How appropriate this was.
Hey, it's really not in vain. Just these things, whether at home or outside, have been praised all the time, and all the women have a smile on their faces when they see it.
Especially Tang Xin'er, who liked the bracelet and slippers very much. She praised him happily.
All this makes him really feel like a "friend of women".
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