Chapter 237 I really bought a watch
However, although he knew it was Liu Haizhong, Gao Zhendong was not ready to deal with him for the time being. Strictly speaking, this matter had nothing to do with Gao Zhendong. The person Liu Haizhong reported was Yi Zhonghai. , of course, maybe there are some small thoughts behind it.
After hanging up the phone with Deputy Factory Director Li, Gao Zhendong packed up his things and went home. On the way, he met Sha Zhu who was also off work.
The next morning, Gao Zhendong rode his bike to Lou Xiaoe's house. He was about to get married. Taking advantage of Sunday, the two of them planned to go shopping to see if there was anything to buy. Although most of them were from Lou's house We are arranging, but for some small things, Lou Xiaoe still wants to go shopping by herself.
She didn’t even know what she needed, she just wanted to go shopping anyway.
In addition, I have to go to Wang Dezhu's house. Firstly, the matter of the projectionist quota, and secondly, the name of 601 has not been named yet, so it must be resolved this time.
Fortunately, Wang Dezhu himself was from the police station, so he didn't panic. If it had been anyone else, he would have exploded.
I greeted Lou's father and Lou's mother at Lou's house. Lou Shouxing was still not there. He probably ran out to meet friends again. He was a well-established householder in the capital and had many friends.
The two of them rode bicycles and went to Xidan. Xidan Shopping Mall is here. It was established during the joint venture in 1956. There are also many famous shops here.
Ordinarily, if you want to buy rare goods at this time, Friendship Store is the best place. Although Friendship Store requires a remittance certificate to buy things, it is obviously not a problem for the Lou family. Not to mention the distance, Lou Shouxing has just come back. no.
But at this time, there was no Friendship Store in Beijing. The Friendship Store in Beijing did not open at Donghuamen until four years later. It would have been better if it was in the Yangtze River Delta. The Friendship Store there had been opened in 1958.
So the only place they can visit is in Xidan.
To be honest, the two of them didn’t have any purpose. Others had to prepare dozens of legs with three turns and one click when they got married. For them, there was no need to think about it. The Lou family was ready.
One ring? It rang several times. The cassette player, TV set and radio, especially the cassette player, were the "only special commemorative model of the founding" that Lou Shouxing specially made and brought back from Hong Kong Island. Lou Shouxing was very proud of this. As for quilts, pillows, pots, pans and spoons, etc., even more It goes without saying.
But among these loud things, Lou Xiaoe’s favorite was Gao Zhendong’s record player. It was with the natural sound of this record player that she followed the sound and discovered Comrade Gao, and because of this, he planned to invent a little Comrade Gao.
So they shopped very casually, looking at this and that with great interest, but not many got started with it. Moreover, the salespersons these days are not very wise and easily get frustrated if they want to bring things out for them to try. .
However, although little is less, it is not nothing. Lou Xiaoe wants to buy a pair that can be used by herself and Gao Zhendong, but is not easy to break.
The only choice is the watch.
Wearing jewelry is not a good idea these days. Even Lou Xiao'e's set of ruby "Chen Xi", which is still being processed, will probably only be kept for the time being.
Watches are different. Every inch of time is worth every inch of gold. Race against time and build a society. What a good starting point.
Both of them have watches, but the difference between a pair of watches and two watches is huge.
Thinking of this, Lou Xiaoe shook Gao Zhendong's hand excitedly: "Zhendong, let's buy a pair of watches."
Gao Zhendong looked at Lou Xiaoe's shining eyes and knew that she He meant, touched her head and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go."
What Gao Zhendong is wearing now is a May Day watch he bought in a consignment store when he first reported to the No. 3 Rolling Mill. The factory's May Day watch is still second-hand. Lou Xiao'e just wants to exchange it, so she can exchange it. Now this piece can be kept as a collection. After all, although this watch is not very accurate, it is one of the first batch of industrial products after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is still commemorative. meaningful.
The two of them walked all the way to the counter of imported watches. Although there was no Friendship Store in Beijing at this time, Western watches were still imported into the country. Xidan Department Store was undoubtedly the place with the highest concentration of such products in Beijing. shop.
There are quite a few imported watches in the counter, at least not as empty as Gao Zhendong imagined. In fact, compared to domestic watches, these watches are easier to buy because the price is much higher than domestic products.
Lou Xiao'e decided to buy this pair of watches herself for a very strong reason: she published a book and was paid.
As for the royalties, Gao Zhendong donated them, but Lou Xiaoe didn’t get a penny? That doesn't matter, as long as there is income on the books.
She was choosing a watch energetically in front of the counter, while Gao Zhendong watched with her.
Looking at it, Gao Zhendong saw a watch and was stunned.
It's not that this watch is amazing, but the contrast between the brand and price is so strong in Gao Zhendong's impression that he doesn't believe it.
I repeatedly confirmed that the foreign characters on the dial were indeed that brand.
The Chinese name on the sign is quite interesting - Baili Pigeon. The price on the sign is very cheap compared to other imported watches. It basically belongs to the basement of imported watches and is almost as high as domestic prices.
I don’t know the Chinese name Gao Zhendong, but Gao Zhendong knows a little bit about the foreign name, Breguet, the future Breguet.
This is also the reason why Gao Zhendong does not believe his eyes. In his previous life, although he was not familiar with watches, he was a man who always liked mechanical things. Thanks to the Internet, some popular and top-notch I still know some of the brands.
Breguet is one of the first groups of mechanical watch brands in the future. Of course, the first group here does not include super-standard brands such as Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin.
So when he saw the price, Gao Zhendong's first reaction was disbelief.
What he didn’t know was that this was exactly the time when Breguet was at its lowest point, at least in China. At that time, the classification of imported watches included three categories for Category I watches, three categories for Category II watches, one category each for Category III watches and four categories. In fact, there were 8 categories in total, and Breguet happened to be the fourth category watch.
That's it. It fulfills Lou Xiao'e's wish without looking eye-catching. If it is properly maintained, there will be room for appreciation in the future. The important thing is that this thing is very interesting. What is thirty years? Thirty years from Hedong to Hexi, this is it.
Gao Zhendong patted Lou Xiao'e on the shoulder: "Xiao'e, this is okay, let's buy this."
Lou Xiao'e took a look and saw that it was a coincidence that there were both men's and women's watches, but she was not very satisfied with the price.
"Zhendong, isn't this too cheap? Let's buy the right one." She felt sweet that Gao Zhendong was saving money for her.
Hearing these words, the salesperson rolled her eyes. The little girl looked good-looking, but not very smart. But looking at Gao Zhendong's appearance, she felt that it was not unacceptable.
Gao Zhendong shook his head and said with a smile: "I just think it looks good, the price doesn't matter."
Well, this soft-boiled guy knows how to be embarrassed, the saleswoman thought to herself.
Hearing Gao Zhendong's words, Lou Xiao'e carefully looked at several watches of this brand. Perhaps influenced by Gao Zhendong's words, they seemed to become more pleasing to the eye.
"Zhendong, do you really like this pair?"
Gao Zhendong answered resolutely: "Well, if you like them, just them."
Lou Xiao'e then stopped worrying. , bought this pair of watches. As soon as she got the watches, she took off the old watch from Gao Zhendong's hand, gave Gao Zhendong the new watch, and she also brought the women's model.
She put her hands together and smiled happily: "It's really beautiful, haha."
After admiring it for a while, she put away Gao Zhendong's old watch: "I have collected this watch. Hehe."
Gao Zhendong touched her head, and the two of them smiled and continued shopping.
The two of them walked around for a long time. They didn't buy much, but they ate a lot of snacks. Lou Xiao'e was in high spirits. Anyone who saw any interesting snacks wanted to buy some. She couldn't eat much, so most of them were eaten. Gao Zhendong's stomach was full of pastries from Guixiang Village. Neither of them had eaten lunch.
But it’s not all without gain, at least Lou Xiaoe has chosen where to take her wedding photos. There are several famous photo studios on this road in Xidan, including Eurasia and Cathay Pacific, both of which are famous.
In the end, after much comparison, Lou Xiaoe chose Cathay Pacific on Xidan North Street. After all, Cathay Pacific was first famous for its wedding dress photography.
What’s interesting is that of these two photo studios, Eurasia ceased operations in 1998 and Cathay Pacific relocated in 2013, but they have continued to operate. Lou Xiao’e’s choice coincides with their ultimate development.
Seeing that it was almost afternoon, the two of them simply ran to the Xidan market, bought some vegetables, and went straight to Wang Dezhu's house.
Although the weather was still cold, Wan Yueqin was taking Xiaomei and basking in the sun in the yard with 601 in her arms. When she saw Gao Zhendong, Xiaomei cheered and rushed towards them.
"Uncle Gao~~~Aunt Lou~~~"
Wang Dezhu poked his head out of the room and said hello. He was probably cooking.
Several people entered the house from the yard. Wan Yueqin and Lou Xiao'e took over the work from Wang Dezhu, while Xiaomei happily took the candy from Gao Zhendong's hand.
One or two-month-old 601 made a "beep" sound from his mouth. He stretched out his hand to touch Gao Zhendong's finger. His face had grown and looked very funny.
Seeing Gao Zhendong happily teasing his son, Wang Dezhu smiled and said: "Old platoon leader, hurry up and get married."
Gao Zhendong nodded: "Well, the second day of the second lunar month Thirteen knots.”
Wang Dezhu slapped his thigh: "Great!"
I don't know if he is happy that his children have been saved, or whether he is happy that Gao Zhendong is getting married.
Gao Zhendong took out a note and handed it to Wang Dezhu: "Now, you choose one of the names I gave 601."
Wang Dezhu was overjoyed. After waiting for a long time, he took it When I looked at the note, I saw three names on it, with explanations written on them.
Gao Yang - one of the Five Emperors from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the nickname of Zhuan Xu.
Zhaoxi - means bestow, the elegant version of "God-given".
Chengyan - words of honesty and trustworthiness.
Wang Dezhu happily chose "Cheng Yan".
(End of this chapter)