"Pearl! These are the leftover fried cakes from my sales. I saw that you and Yunyun like them, so I brought them over. Please don't mind them." After Grandma Hua entered the room, she placed the paper package on the table, rubbed her hands together, and said awkwardly.

The paper package contained six fried dough cakes, neatly stacked together, and still warm.

Grandma Hua said they were leftovers, but actually she kept them on purpose.

Today, Grandma Hua's fried dough sticks are doing very well.

Thinking that she was going to visit Zhao Zhenzhu tonight, Granny Hua had just closed her stall.

"Grandma Hua, thank you! I love your fried dough sticks, they're so fragrant and delicious," Zhao Zhenzhu said with a smile.

Zhao Zhenzhu initially wanted to refuse, but fearing that Granny Hua would think she looked down on her things, she quickly changed her mind.

Grandma Flower breathed a sigh of relief.

She came today to ask Zhao Zhenzhu for help, and Granny Hua would be embarrassed to ask if Zhao Zhenzhu wouldn't accept the gift.

“Pearl! I…I came to see you today because I wanted to ask you to help me exchange a watch ticket. My son, Xiaobo, is almost of marriageable age, and I want to get some money ready for him,” said Granny Hua.

"A watch ticket?" Zhao Zhenzhu was taken aback.

Zhao Zhenzhu didn't have any tickets for watches, but she did have a batch of watches stored in her personal space.

Knowing that she might return to the 1970s, Zhao Zhenzhu, a 21st-century woman, hoarded a large amount of supplies in her spatial dimension.

Zhao Zhenzhu originally planned that after sorting out her family's affairs this year, she would go to a big city at the end of the year or the beginning of next year to sell some of the goods in her space.

After all, the market will start to pick up from the end of this year, and some coastal areas will begin issuing business licenses to individual businesses next year.

In this era where daring to take risks and work hard can lead to great wealth, Zhao Zhenzhu is ready to make a big splash.

Unexpectedly, business came knocking on Zhao Zhenzhu's door before she even made a move.

"No? I was thinking that your husband is in the army in a big city, maybe he could help you get a watch ticket." Granny Hua was a little disappointed.

The Taohua Town Supply and Marketing Cooperative does not sell watches; if you want to buy a watch, you have to go to the department store in Qingshan County.

You can't buy a watch at the department store without a watch ticket.

“Grandma Hua, I don’t have any ticket for a watch, but I do have a watch. Would you like it?” Zhao Zhenzhu asked.

"Yes, I want it. Pearls! How much is one?" Granny Hua happily and hurriedly took out a wad of ten-yuan notes from her pocket and handed them to Zhao Zhenzhu.

Zhao Zhenzhu was both amused and exasperated.

At this time, business is completely a seller's market!

She hadn't even shown her watch to Granny Hua yet! And Granny Hua was already busy taking out her money?

"Grandma Hua, please take the money first. I'll go inside to get my watch," Zhao Zhenzhu said, and hurriedly went inside.

In front of Granny Hua, Zhao Zhenzhu could have easily taken out two watches from her pocket (actually from her spatial dimension), but doing so would have aroused suspicion.

Who in their right mind would carry two watches in their pocket all the time? Aren't they afraid of dropping and breaking them?

Zhao Zhenzhu pretended to walk around the room before taking out two watches from the "drawer" and coming out.

The white dial, stainless steel case, and stainless steel bracelet give it a beautiful and elegant look.

"Wow! They're so beautiful! How much are they?" Granny Hua's eyes lit up as she looked at the two watches in Zhao Zhenzhu's hands.

"Grandma Hua, the women's watches are Plum Blossom brand, 220 each, and the men's watches are Shanghai brand, 180 each. No coupons required," Zhao Zhenzhu said.

Zhao Zhenzhu misunderstood.

Grandma Hua said the watches were for her grandson's wedding. Zhao Zhenzhu thought Grandma Hua wanted to buy a "matching watch", so she took out a men's watch and a women's watch.

At that time, watches were considered luxury items.

It's considered good if a couple can afford to buy a watch. Couples where both spouses own watches are either government officials or both are employed.

"So cheap? Pearl, you can't lose money!" Granny Hua was startled.

This price is much cheaper than in department stores.

A Plum Blossom watch costs 195 yuan at the department store, and you also need a watch voucher.

The Shanghai brand watch costs 160 yuan, and you also need a watch ticket.

On the black market, a watch ticket costs over sixty dollars and is very rare.

“Bingchen sent me these two watches a few days ago, and the price was also set by my Bingchen. I didn’t lose money.” Zhao Zhenzhu had no choice but to bring out her “tool” Zhou Bingchen for a spin.

She's a rural woman who never even goes to the county town once a year, so where would she get a watch?

"That's good. Then I'll choose this women's style!" Granny Hua carefully examined Zhao Zhenzhu's hand and finally made her choice.

Since it's a betrothal gift for He Bo, a women's watch would be more to the woman's liking.

If she had more money, Grandma Hua would have loved to buy both watches.

Her grandson would look even more handsome if he wore a watch on his wrist.

When Granny Hua left the Zhao family, Zhao Zhenzhu went out to see her off.

It was getting dark, and the alleyway was uneven. With no streetlights, Zhao Zhenzhu was worried that Granny Hua might slip and fall.

She had only taken a few steps when a young man came up to her and called out, "Grandma."

"Xiao Bo, didn't I tell you to go home first? Why are you still here? You're not listening to me again, are you?" Granny Hua complained.

"Grandma, I'm just sitting at home doing nothing anyway. Waiting for you for a few minutes won't tire me out," He Bo said with a hint of helplessness.

He Bo originally intended to accompany Granny Hua into the Zhao family.

Grandma Hua was afraid that He Bo would stop her from buying the watch, so she stubbornly refused.

He Bo had no choice but to wait in the alley.

“Pearl! This is my grandson, Xiaobo. You should have met him before you got married.” Granny Hua turned her head and said to Zhao Pearl.

"Hello, He Xiaobo, I'm Zhao Zhenzhu." Zhao Zhenzhu greeted him with a smile.

It was getting dark, and Zhao Zhenzhu couldn't see He Bo's face clearly, only a general outline.

"Sister Pearl, my name isn't He Xiaobo, it's He Bo." He Bo was a little embarrassed.

Xiao Bo is the nickname that Grandma Hua gave to her grandson.

I've been calling her Grandma Flower since I was a child.

Previously, He Bo had never thought of asking his grandmother to change her name. Today, when Zhao Zhenzhu called him "He Xiaobo," He Bo felt inexplicably shy.

"You're He Bo?" Zhao Zhenzhu exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, Zhao Zhenzhu had already helped Granny Hua to the entrance of the alley.

There were streetlights on the street, and although it was very dim, Zhao Zhenzhu could already see He Bo's appearance clearly.

In Zhao Zhenzhu's previous life, a few years later, when He Bo, the "gang leader of evil forces" in Peach Blossom Town, was sentenced to death, a public trial was held.

The town issued a notice requiring each village to send at least fifty people to watch.

Zhou Dazhu of Zhoujia Village was obsessed with officialdom. When the higher-ups required at least fifty people to attend, Zhou Dazhu asked the entire village to go and watch. Zhao Zhenzhu also went.

On the high platform, He Bo stood tall and proud, his face full of arrogance.

At the time, Zhao Zhenzhu felt it was quite a pity. How could such a handsome young man have gone down such a path of no return?