Nanjing Road is the most prosperous place in Shanghai, with a large number of hotels. Chen Xia could not stay at the Jinjiang Hotel, but he could always stay at a hotel of a slightly better grade. After looking around, he saw the Red Star Hotel not far away.
The Red Star Hotel is an independent 9-story Western-style building. At first glance, it is obviously a building from the old Shanghai period. The main door is a glass revolving door that is very fashionable in this era. When Chen Xia was about to go in, Chen Chun grabbed him.
"Second brother, what are you doing? How can we afford to live in such an expensive place?"
Chen Xia blinked. "Sister, I need to remind you that the person standing before you is a millionaire. Stay safe. This kind of hotel has good security, so you won't have to worry about running into any trouble. Our tour group has more women than men, so safety is our top priority."
Chen Chun was persuaded by the safety issue and thought to himself, just stay there. As long as nothing goes wrong, it will be fine. At worst, he can just grit his teeth and spend 5 yuan for a room.
Facts have proved that Chen Chun is still "too naive".
"What? A room costs 15 yuan a night. Wow!" Chen Chun and Gu Lin were so scared when they heard the price quoted by the front desk clerk that they stuck out their tongues at each other.
Staying here for one night is almost equivalent to Chen Chun's monthly allowance and Gu Lin's half-month salary. How could they not be terrified?
But since they had already come in, they didn't say much. Making a fuss and acting like they had never seen the world before would only bring shame to Chen Xia, a grown man.
Chen Xia asked the front desk clerk: "What facilities are available in your room?"
"Comrade, each of our rooms is equipped with a double bed, color TV, hot water, and private bathroom."
Chen Xia thought, are you guys bragging? Is this all you need? There was no service call in the middle of the night: "Sir, do you want special services? Do you want a massage to relax?"
If not, then this hotel is soulless and won't be popular, ahem...
Someone's ideas are very strange, but readers don't have to pay attention to him.
Having these facilities is actually very good. Chen Xia nodded, "Then please open two rooms for us. Here are our work IDs. Sister, please provide your student ID."
It’s a hassle to get a hotel room these days. You need to provide a work ID or a letter of introduction, otherwise you won’t be allowed to stay there no matter how rich you are.
I heard that in some places, if a man and a woman check into a hotel, they have to provide a marriage certificate. Otherwise, they are considered "hooligans" and will be taken to the police station?
The five people took the elevator to the 8th floor. Both the revolving door and the elevator filled Chen Chun, Gu Lin, Chen Qiu and Chen Dong, the four country guys, with surprise. They kept looking around like "curious babies".
"8013, 8012, it's just right, the two rooms are facing each other. Sister, you and Gu Lin and Chen Qiu will share a room, and I will share a room with the fourth brother."
When everyone opened the door, there was another round of screams, and Gu Lin was heard shouting over there: "Wow, how luxurious!"
Chen Xia took a look at his room. No, it was just ordinary and simple. Could it be that the room opposite was special?
When he put down his luggage and walked to Gu Lin and her room, he saw Gu Lin studying the color TV, while Chen Chun and Chen Dong were studying how to use the flush toilet.
Chen Xia didn't make fun of them. Everyone has a first time, so they always need an experienced person to guide them.
He called everyone over and patiently explained to them how to use the flush toilet.
"See? Put the lid down when you need to go to the bathroom. When you're done, press this button. The water will automatically flush you out. Also, the faucet in the bathroom is hot water on the left and cold water on the right. If you want to take a shower, you can adjust the temperature yourself. Remember?"
A few people nodded like elementary school students.
Chen Xia flirted at Gu Lin and said, "Hello, beautiful lady. If you don't know how to adjust the water temperature when taking a bath, I would be happy to serve you for free."
Gu Lin waved his fist and said, "Go to hell, you rascal."
Chen Dong covered his mouth and laughed non-stop.
"Okay, everyone must be tired after sitting in the car all day. You can take a hot bath to relieve your fatigue. Then I will take you to eat something delicious."
As a result, it took almost two hours to wash the hair. Girls are so troublesome. After washing their hair nicely, they also have to blow-dry their hair. This hair dryer is also a new thing they have never seen before.
At night, all kinds of neon lights are turned on on Nanjing Road. In the eyes of people of this era, it is like a "city that never sleeps".
Gu Lin held Chen Xia's hand, Chen Dong and Chen Qiu held their eldest sister's hand, and they all quacked like little ducks, showing interest in everything.
In 1981, Shanghai had not yet reached the stage of true take-off, but the foundation of being the largest city in the Far East was always there.
The people on the street have obviously said goodbye to green, blue, black, gray and other colors. Bell-bottom pants, bat shirts, leggings and arm-wrapped skirts have appeared one after another, which makes Gu Lin and Chen Chun's eyes full of envy.
Even the most famous academicians in later generations were very fond of beauty when they were girls.
Nanjing Road was crowded at night. Gu Lin and Chen Xia were pushed around by the crowd from time to time, and Gu Lin's plump breasts often touched Chen Xia's arms.
Although Chen Xia looked like a gentleman, his deliberate twisting of his arms from time to time betrayed his thoughts.
It has been a year since I was reborn into this era. As a normal male animal, my hormones are about to explode.
If in the "continuous war" era of later generations, it would be abnormal if lovers like Chen Xia and Gu Lin did not have sex.
It's a pity that people in this era are too conservative. If you want to eat meat, you have to wait another half year. Chen Xia felt a little regretful. She should have set the wedding date for the Mid-Autumn Festival earlier.
This trip to Shanghai was mainly for tourism. In the following days, Chen Xia took them to the zoo, the Bund, Yu Garden, the Youth Culture Palace, and also took them to eat Western food, until they were all exhausted.
The highlight is the "Shanghai Friendship Store", one of the largest foreign-oriented stores in the country, which has a wide variety of goods that cannot be bought anywhere else.
Since they are getting married, he wants to give Gu Lin the best things.
But before going to the Friendship Store, there is one important thing to take care of first.
Chen Xia slipped out of the hotel alone and came to Zhongshan East Road. The Friendship Store was right there, which meant the scalpers must be nearby.
Chen Xia stood at the entrance of the Friendship Hotel with a camera on his back for 10 minutes. Finally, a "pile driver" came up to ask questions.
"Friend, do you need foreign exchange certificates?"
Chen Xia didn't even turn around. He continued to look at the merchandise behind the large glass display at the Friendship Store and asked, "Yes, I need a lot. How much can you get?"
The little yellow calf was excited when he heard it. "Friend, why don't you ask around and see what kind of place this is? There's nothing I can't handle. You name a number, I can't do it, and I have a large group of brothers behind me."
"I'll give you $5,000. If you can give me 25,000 yuan in foreign exchange certificates, then you can come talk to me."
"Two taels... five thousand...? Are you here to have some fun? Have you used up all those foreign exchange certificates?"
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