Chapter 32 Lotus Brand Electric Fan
Du Ruoxia: "Indeed."
Zhao Jiajun's handsomeness is different from Yang Zeyan's. He has a roguish charm with a buzz cut, giving off a bad boy vibe.
"How about I introduce you to someone?" Du Ruoxia said with a smile. "He's a pretty nice guy, and he's probably still single."
"No, no." Luo Xiaojuan hurriedly waved her hand.
Under Zhao Jiajun's righteous and stern words, Liu Meimei was almost unable to resist.
She had never met such a eloquent man!
The crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger.
After a while, the department store manager, who was also her uncle, passed by and, upon seeing Zhao Jiajun in his military uniform, hurried over.
"what happens?"
Seeing Director Liu's obsequious manner toward the young soldier, Liu Meimei's expression immediately changed.
After learning the whole story...
"Apologize to that young lady right now!" Director Liu's face turned cold the moment he saw Liu Meimei, and he scolded her, "Do you know how unprofessional your work attitude is? How can you say such things to a customer?"
Liu Meimei's face turned pale, and she completely lost her previous arrogance. She walked out from behind the counter, bowed to Du Ruoxia, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, it was my bad attitude and poor service awareness that caused you trouble. I'm really sorry."
Du Ruoxia remained silent.
Director Liu quickly gave Liu Meimei a wink and then said to Du Ruoxia with a forced smile, "How about this, we'll give you this bicycle as compensation, okay?"
"No need," Du Ruoxia said calmly. "I don't need you to take me. I have my own money."
"Director Liu, why don't you just sell the bicycle to her?" Zhao Jiajun suggested from the side.
Director Liu: "Yes, yes, it's all because these young girls don't know how to do business. They don't know anything about samples. Since we've opened such a big shopping mall, of course we'll sell everything that customers want."
Du Ruoxia really wanted a bicycle.
However, she hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't have a bicycle ticket."
"It's alright, it's alright." Director Liu quickly waved his hand and said, "These are samples, they're practically brand new. You can buy them directly without needing a bicycle ticket."
Hearing her usually aloof uncle fawning over her like this, Liu Meimei could no longer hold back.
She looked at Du Ruoxia and Zhao Jiajun with fear, wondering who they were.
Du Ruoxia knew, of course, that the department store manager was just being polite.
In this day and age, even a secondhand bicycle requires a bicycle voucher to sell in a shopping mall. Otherwise, it would have been snapped up long ago.
She didn't want to take advantage of anyone.
"Never mind." Du Ruoxia shook her head.
At this moment, Zhao Jiajun took out a bicycle ticket from his wallet and handed it to her, saying, "Sister-in-law, take this. Don't take the sample bike; such a big shopping mall must have some in stock. I'll have someone get you a new one in a bit."
Director Liu nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, yes, we have a few more new ones arriving in our warehouse. I'll take you to pick one out in a bit."
Du Ruoxia hesitated for a moment, but without being coy, she took the bicycle ticket and said, "I'll keep it for now and return it to you later."
"No need," Zhao Jiajun said with a smile. "I'll ask Brother Yan for it another day."
Du Ruoxia nodded, "Thank you."
Zhao Jiajun: "Hey, why are you being so polite with me?"
Then Director Liu led Du Ruoxia to the underground warehouse to choose a bicycle.
There are several other colors available. Director Liu pushed out a Phoenix brand women's bicycle with a pink front frame: "What do you think of this one?"
Du Ruoxia glanced around and pointed to a silver car: "Let me see that one."
The colors and styles are very simple, and there aren't many fancy or complicated designs.
"Alright!" Director Liu laughed, "Comrade, you have a good eye. This model and color are the most sought-after. Every time they're put out to sell, they're snapped up the moment they're released. We only have one left in our department store."
"Okay, this one will do." Du Ruoxia took out her money and handed it over.
Following the cumbersome process of shopping at the department store, she first had to queue at the counter on each floor to find a cashier to pay, and then wait for the cashier to hand over the receipt and money to the sales clerk at the counter. After all this waiting, it could take a long time for a customer to complete a transaction.
But Director Liu was there and took care of everything for Du Ruoxia right away.
He personally issued the invoice and even gave her an extra raincoat.
"If your bicycle breaks down, we offer a five-year warranty. Just bring your invoice and receipt to the repairman."
"Okay, thank you." Du Ruoxia looked at the bicycle, feeling quite pleased.
This was her first "car" in the 1970s.
Luo Xiaojuan also curiously looked at and touched the bicycle.
Good heavens! She'd heard back home that everyone who owned a bicycle was a millionaire! A rich person! She never expected Du Ruoxia to buy one too.
Du Ruoxia suddenly remembered something and looked up, saying, "By the way, can I leave my car here temporarily? I haven't bought anything else yet."
Director Liu smiled warmly and said, "Yes, that's fine, no problem at all."
Zhao Jiajun interjected, "Do you need to buy a lot of things? If you do, it will be inconvenient to ride your bike. I'm going to your house now, so why don't I just ride it back for you?"
"Why did you come to my house?" Du Ruoxia asked in surprise.
Zhao Jiajun put one hand in his pocket, shrugged, and said, "Brother Yan told me to buy an electric fan and have it delivered to your house."
"Since you're here, sister-in-law, go and pick out which fan you want..." He said, then pulled Du Ruoxia away.
Du Ruoxia was quite surprised that Yang Zeyan was going to give her an electric fan? Was it because she washed her hair at night and didn't have a hairdryer to dry it, so he bought an electric fan? It turns out that men also pay attention to such small details.
Hair dryers were indeed not available in China at that time, but they might have been found abroad.
Luo Xiaojuan hurriedly followed them.
Watching the three leave, Liu Meimei cautiously asked, "Uncle, who was that woman just now?"
"Sigh." Director Liu shook his head and said, "Since the soldier called her sister-in-law, it means she is a military wife. Besides, I think that young man is not simple. I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."
"Military, military wife?" Liu Meimei forced a smile.
Director Liu sighed, "Meimei, you really don't know any better. We need to respect soldiers. You were wrong about what happened today. You have a bad temper and need to be tempered. Tomorrow you'll be transferred to the back warehouse and start from the bottom as a porter."
Liu Meimei's face turned deathly pale in an instant.
The Yushi Department Store had everything. Du Ruoxia saw a Lotus brand electric fan. The design was quite old-fashioned, but it was considered a trendy style in this era.
The price is nearly three hundred yuan. That's equivalent to two bicycles.
"This is way too expensive." Du Ruoxia frowned and questioned, "Will anyone actually buy it?"
Unbeknownst to her, Du Ruoxia had gradually become accustomed to the prices of the 1970s.
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