Chapter 41: Meet Jiang Wang's Aunt and Sell TV Tickets



Ye Xuanhan was stunned for a second, then realized that Zhao Xiaoya was calling him.

Jiang Yue smiled and patted Zhao Xiaoya's shoulder gently. "Your sister Han hasn't married into the family yet. How can you call her sister-in-law?"

Zhao Xiaoya nodded her little head, as if thinking, and then shouted like a little adult: "Future sister-in-law!"

Everyone in the main room burst into laughter. Jiang Yue couldn't help but poke Zhao Xiaoya, "What a clever little girl."

Ye Xuanhan didn’t like children very much before, but when he saw Zhao Xiaoya, his expression softened unconsciously.

She always kept fruit candies and milk candies in her pocket, so she took out a handful of candies for Zhao Xiaoya.

When the little girl saw the candy, her eyes sparkled. She looked up at Jiang Yue's face, and after getting her mother's permission, she carefully took the candy and said in a very sweet voice, "Thank you, future sister-in-law!"

When Ye Xuanhan was looking at Jiang Yue's family, Jiang Yue was also looking at her.

The Ye Xuanhan in front of him had a pretty face, was well-dressed, and exuded a sense of cleverness. At first glance, she was a smart girl.

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Jiang Yue originally thought that the other party was from the countryside and her behavior would be a little bit unpresentable, but these were not a problem. As long as she was a girl that her nephew liked, she would love her as well.

Now that he saw that Ye Xuanhan was different from what he had imagined, his original picky thoughts naturally faded away.

At this time, Grandpa Jiang stepped forward and said to Jiang Yue, "Xianhan just came here from the army with Jiang Wang yesterday. This child is well-behaved and sensible, and he made your mother very happy."

After these words, it was indirectly stated that Ye Xinhan was the granddaughter-in-law they had chosen. Jiang Yue was not a fool and she also understood the meaning of her father's words.

"Dad, you don't need me to tell you. I can see how satisfied Mom is with Han Han. She's smiling all the time."

"If you talk to Miss Ye Han for a while, you will definitely like her," Grandma Jiang's eyebrows were soft, and the word "satisfied" was almost written on her face when she looked at Ye Han.

After some politeness, my uncle-in-law Zhao Yongli took out a bottle of Moutai and placed it on the table. "Yesterday I heard that Jiang Wang was going to bring his girlfriend over, so I brought the wine my friend sent over. Everyone should try it later. This wine tastes really good."

Ye Hanhan took a look at the wine bottle and found that it was indeed Maotai produced in 1970. It seemed that Jiang Wang's uncle-in-law was a big shot and could even get this kind of thing.

When guests came to the house, Grandma Jiang was too lazy to cook, so she took them directly to a nearby state-owned restaurant and ordered three meat dishes and three vegetable dishes. Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

Ye Xuanhan originally thought that Jiang Wang would also take a few sips of Moutai, but Zhao Yongli handed the cup to his mouth and he didn't drink it. In the end, only Grandpa Jiang and Zhao Yongli were left drinking together.

After eating and drinking, Jiang Wang helped the slightly drunk Grandpa Jiang and Zhao Yongli back home.

Jiang Yue said, "It's not hot at all today, why don't the four of us go shopping in the department store, and buy some clothes for Xiaoya."

Ye Xuanhan had been to the 1970s for such a long time, but she had never been to a department store. And since Jiang Yue said she wanted to go, she didn't want to spoil her interest.

Just go, she also wants to see what the clothes in the capital are like. Before Ye Han came here, she was also a vain person who liked to dress up.

If she sees clothes she likes in a department store, she will definitely buy them.

Although the traffic order in the capital is chaotic at this time, it is much more developed than other places. At least you can take the bus to go shopping.

When Jiang Yue has nothing to do, she goes shopping in the department store. She is very familiar with the roads in this area.

He took Ye Han and a few others and went straight to the third floor of the department store, which specialized in selling cloth and ready-made clothes. The counter was crowded with people, and the salesperson standing inside the counter was shouting loudly.

Ye Hanhan looked around and felt a little disappointed.

Although there were a lot of fabrics with many patterns, none of them caught her eye.

But since she was here, she must buy something.

Jiang Yue pulled Zhao Xiaoya and gestured in front of the counter, asking the salesperson to help her get the clothes, and then asked Zhang Xiaoya to put them on and try them on.

Grandma Jiang found the place boring, so she pulled Ye Han to another floor.

After a round, Ye Han found that the items sold there were indeed very complete, including fresh fruits, candies and sauces, bicycles, radios, and even household appliances.

Black and white televisions, which were rare in that era, were placed in five or six rows in the most conspicuous position on the fourth floor, playing movies repeatedly to attract people to watch.

Seeing Ye Xuanhan staring at the black and white TV, Grandma Jiang thought that Ye Xuanhan had never seen this thing before, so she said, "This is a TV. You can watch TV movies on it, but it's too expensive."

Ye Hanhan nodded. She remembered that she had taken twenty TV tickets from Deputy Director Lin's house before. There was no use holding these tickets in her hands anyway, and they would expire after a while. If she could sell them all here, she might be able to make a lot of money.

"Grandma, my stomach hurts a little. I may need to go out for a while."

Grandma Jiang nodded and enthusiastically pointed the way to the toilet for Ye Hanhan.

Ye Xuanhan found an empty space and slipped into the space. Then he quickly put on some sunburn makeup, changed into a pair of ragged blue work clothes, and then wrapped a red headscarf around his head before coming out of the space.

She returned to the fourth floor of the department store again, stood in front of the counter selling televisions, and greeted the salesperson.

"Hey, comrade," Ye Hanhan held up the money and bills in his hand, "I want to tell you something."

Televisions were still considered luxury items at that time, so even if the counter was placed in the most conspicuous position, few people would come forward to inquire about it.

When the salesperson selling televisions saw that Ye Hanhan seemed to have TV tickets in his hand, a professional fake smile instantly appeared on his face.

"Comrade, are you buying a TV?"

When the salesperson came closer, Ye Hanhan lowered his voice and said, "I'm not here to buy a TV. In fact, I came here to ask you if you want TV tickets."

Before, Ye Han always thought that doing transactions secretly in this era was a very serious matter, so he never dared to try it.

But seeing that all the tickets I had were about to expire, I had no choice but to take a risk and see if anyone would be willing to spend money to buy a ticket.

When the salesperson heard the first half of the sentence, he thought Ye Xuanhan was here to cause trouble, but when he heard the words "TV tickets", his expression became serious.

"Comrade, how many TV tickets do you have?"

"Twenty, would you like some?"

Black and white TVs in this era were sold for more than four hundred or five hundred yuan each. Ye Han estimated that the TV ticket would cost at least ten or twenty yuan, otherwise how could the TV be justified for such an expensive price.

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