In the General Affairs Department of Yuezhou Fourth Hospital, in the Section Chief’s office.
As soon as Chen Xia got to work today, he was surrounded by people.
The first to arrive was Xuan Yongda, director of the Department of Gastroenterology. Seeing his excited look, Chen Xia couldn't help laughing.
"Xiao Xia, did you bring back the color TV I wanted?"
"I brought it back and it's in the warehouse at the back."
"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up, let's go and get it out right away. My family is waiting anxiously."
Before Chen Xia could say anything, Yu Chuncheng, the director of the cardiology department, popped his head in and said, "Xiao Chen, did you bring back my refrigerator? Oh, Lao Xuan is here too."
Chen Xia waved his hand and said, "Director Yu, please come in. I'll give you a note. Take it to the warehouse and ask Chen Chen for it. I've written my name on the boxes of home appliances."
The two old men were delighted: "Write quickly then. We really want to thank you this time. Could you please calculate the amount?"
Chen Xiacai would not do business at a loss, so of course he couldn't calculate the price based on the domestic exchange rate when helping them sell goods. He exchanged US dollars for Hong Kong dollars, but people ended up paying him in RMB, so the exchange rate loss was huge.
"Let me make it clear to you two first. This exchange rate cannot be based on the bank's rate. It has to be calculated based on the black market rate. After all, my Hong Kong dollars are also exchanged on the black market."
"You're talking too much nonsense. We can still make you lose money. Hurry up and write a note."
After receiving the note, the two directors went to pick up their large appliances happily, as excited as if they were going to marry their wives.
The appliances Chen Xia bought were all made in Japan and Germany. The quality was impeccable, and the most important thing was that they gave him face. People in the 1980s were very obsessed with Western culture.
At that time, they really believed that the moon in foreign countries was rounder than that in China. In order to go abroad, many people tried every possible means and sold everything they could.
How many young domestic stars and beautiful young ladies are willing to marry foreign old men in order to go abroad.
The most exaggerated thing is that some married women in China even divorced and abandoned their husbands and children in order to go abroad.
Going abroad had become an obsession or a "demonstration" for people of that era.
But what if I get out?
Problems include language barriers, lack of interpersonal relationships, and lack of diplomas recognized by the European and American education systems.
Furthermore, Asians are considered "non-mainstream" in Europe and the United States, with low social recognition, even lower than that of black people. In such a society, where are the good jobs waiting for you? Where is the Prince Charming waiting to marry you?
Wouldn't you end up washing dishes in Chinatown? Or perhaps you'd simply be reduced to the lower class of your family's family. You're just an ordinary person in China, but you can become a career elite abroad? That's just wishful thinking.
This was then reflected in the commodities. The Chinese people tried their best to buy foreign goods. However, at that time, the country's doors were not fully open, and foreign goods could not be purchased through formal channels.
Either it was smuggled goods from the south or the Friendship Store, but both were too far away for ordinary people.
So when someone from a company goes abroad for inspection or visit, colleagues who are capable, have spare money, or want to save face will ask for help in bringing back some things, with home appliances and clothing being the biggest items.
Chen Xia has a golden finger, but how did those who don’t have a golden finger get brought back?
He couldn't figure it out. Several color TVs and refrigerators, just thinking about them was enough to make him feel overwhelmed. They were so heavy.
After Xuan Yongda and Yu Chuncheng left, Fei Meilan also flashed in. "Oh, Chief Chen, look at you, you look so radiant. It seems that the water and soil of Hong Kong are very nourishing."
The person Chen Xia fears most in the entire hospital is this old lady. This woman is too cunning and nothing can be hidden from her. Now, she is here to take advantage of him again.
"Sister Fei, what do I need to be moisturized as a grown man? If you need to be moisturized, it should be our Brother Li who will moisturize you well, haha."
"Go, your brother Li has been exhausted for a long time, you have to hurry up and research a man-strengthening pill, goose goose goose."
Chen Xia was defeated. Making such a color joke with an old woman was simply humiliating himself.
"Stop, stop, stop, Sister Fei, I surrender. Here, what kind of Japanese cosmetics are these? I'm giving them to you."
Fei Meilan's eyes widened like copper bells. She grabbed it and immediately smiled: "I said that Section Chief Chen is the most generous person in our unit. Don't worry, when you come to settle the bill in the future, Sister Fei is also a generous person."
Alas, the finance department in the unit is too powerful. Just like the government, the Finance Bureau is a powerful unit. If you don’t flatter them well, they will just find a few mistakes in your accounts and you will be in trouble.
Then a few old employees came and took away some of the home appliances they had helped carry.
Chen Xia did not make any money from these transactions. All transactions were based on the normal black market exchange rate. It is important to maintain good relationships with colleagues so that you will not be stabbed in the back at a critical moment.
After these old guys left, the young people immediately gathered around, including Wu Shaochen, Wang Jinfa, Bai Hua, Mo Yongfang, Tao Lili, Wan Lu, Lin Xingchen, Xie Liping, Guo Musen, etc. More than 20 people came at once and directly crowded the office.
Some people rushed in later. Since there was no place to stand inside the house, they just leaned against the window and said, "Section Chief Chen, tell us what Hong Kong is like?"
When Chen Xia is with young people, he relaxes and his playboy nature is exposed.
"Hey, Hong Kong is different from us. Look at the clothes the girls there are wearing. Guess what?"
All the young doctors and nurses asked in unison: "What's going on?"
Chen Xia gestured: "Take the collar of someone's dress, for example. It ends here. The edge of the skirt ends here."
Wu Shaochen exclaimed: "Then, wouldn't half of her breasts be exposed? The police station won't arrest her?"
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