Inside the main room of the Sun family, Sun Dajiang was truly stunned. It was all too sudden; this was a television set!
You should know that in their entire power supply bureau, only Director Zhou's family has one, which is enough to show how valuable it is, and even that one isn't as big as this one.
"Zhengnan, did Zhengguo buy this for us?"
"Yes, sir! You didn't expect that, did you? My brother said he had a surprise for you."
Sun Zhengnan happily placed the TV on the table, and then began to study the TV box aimlessly.
Lin Wencui and Sun Zheng'an looked at each other, unsure how to describe their feelings.
Inside the house was only little Mao Mao, who kept running around and barking.
"TV, TV, we can watch TV at home now!..."
At this moment, Sun Zhengguo and his group walked in from outside and couldn't help but laugh when they saw the family still standing there in a daze.
"Hey! Mom and Dad, how's this surprise?"
Sun Dajiang was the first to come to his senses, looking at his son with immense satisfaction.
"Jung-guk, this really gave Dad a big surprise. It feels unreal, but it really exists."
“Son, what about the TV ticket…?” Lin Wencui then asked.
"Mom, don't worry, this ticket is from a legal source. It's a reward from the Ministry of Metallurgy to thank me for helping them develop the rolling mill. Secretary Hu sent it over a few days ago."
After Sun Zhengguo's explanation, the whole family understood.
No wonder Secretary Hu was the last to leave at the full moon banquet that day; it turns out he was holding back a big surprise.
Since the source of the TV was legitimate, Sun Dajiang didn't stand on ceremony and immediately began disassembling the TV box, eager to see it for himself.
Meanwhile, the entrance to the Sun family's house was already crowded with neighbors who wanted to watch the commotion.
However, because the room was small, most people stood outside the door to watch.
Only those who considered themselves to have a good relationship, like Liu Haizhong and a few others, would go inside to watch up close.
Soon, Sun Dajiang connected the television to the power source, and then the group set up the antenna. After turning on the television, they saw only static.
Sun Dajiang was very experienced. With just a few quick adjustments, the Beijing TV station was displayed clearly before his eyes.
"I've got it! Everyone, look! It's our own TV station!"
Liu Haizhong, who was standing next to him, had watched TV a few times before. When he saw the channel logo, he immediately started shouting, feeling incredibly proud.
Otherwise, let those bumpkins outside see what a television is.
Not to mention Beijing TV.
And at this moment, the neighbors outside were indeed as Liu Hai had imagined.
When they first saw the television screen, they were completely stunned and felt incredibly shocked.
Can you believe that such a small box can actually play a movie?
This completely overturned their worldview, and all the neighbors were discussing it.
"Oh my goodness, this is a television set? Did they bring movies home with them?"
"Yeah! To see something this amazing is something I can brag about for the rest of my life."
"That's true, but this TV is good, it's just too expensive, almost 1,000 yuan apiece. I can't even imagine what that means..."
"That's not all, you also need tickets! I heard that's the hardest to get, even Director Yang's family at our steel rolling mill might not have any."
...
These neighbors were unaware that they possessed the ability to make their words come true.
This TV ticket was originally intended for the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.
However, the Ministry of Metallurgy intercepted the award given to Sun Zhengguo as compensation for him.
Of course, Director Yang himself had no idea.
Time slowly passed until noon, by which time the neighbors at the door had already dispersed.
After all, no matter how good the TV show is, eating is still very important.
Those who were watching from inside, like Liu Haizhong, were even more self-aware and voluntarily left while the Sun family was cooking.
Seeing that the neighbors had all left, the Sun family began to eat, and the old man and the others were also brought over.
After all, my son bought two roast ducks, so I can't eat them all by myself.
...
In the backyard, Xu Damao was enjoying a drink, feeling quite proud to have just sat in the Sun family's house watching TV.
The only downside is that my wife was feeling nauseous all day, which ruined my mood for watching TV.
"Jingru, what happened to you just now? Did you catch a cold? Should we go to the clinic next door to get it checked out?"
"Brother Da Mao, I'm fine, why waste money! I'll probably be fine in a couple of days."
Qin Jingru felt a warm glow inside when she saw that her husband cared about her.
But according to people's current way of thinking, things like colds, headaches, nausea, and diarrhea are all minor ailments, and everyone just toughs it out.
Therefore, she didn't take it to heart at all, let alone think about it on a deeper level, because she didn't know much about it.
"Okay! Then drink more hot water, and if you're still feeling unwell, put on another layer of clothing!"
Xu Damao didn't insist and continued drinking his wine.
Soon, the two finished their meal. Qin Jingru quickly cleared away the dishes, while Xu Damao leisurely lit a cigarette.
"Honey, we're free this afternoon anyway, how about I take you to the front yard and we watch some more TV?"
"No, Brother Da Mao, you go ahead! Otherwise you'll keep feeling nauseous and make people dislike you."
"Alright then! I'll go take a look around up ahead first."
After saying that, Xu Damao, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, walked towards the front yard…
After he left, Qin Jingru felt nauseous again, wanting to vomit but unable to.
After all that fuss, she felt sleepy again. So what was she waiting for? She could take a nap while she had nothing else to do…
In the afternoon, the Sun family was still as lively as ever. There were people standing outside the door and people sitting inside, but Sun Zhengguo was not in the house.
Because he was now with his wife at the foot of a three-story tenement building.
Accompanying them were Sun Zheng'an and his wife.
"Brother, sister-in-law, my house is on the second floor. Everyone else has seen it, but you two are the only ones missing. Today I'm taking you to get acquainted with the place."
As Sun Zheng'an spoke, he led the way.
I ran into a few acquaintances along the way, and everyone nodded in greeting.
Then the group arrived at a room on the second floor. Yu Li took out her key, opened the door, and gestured for them to come in.
"Brother, sister-in-law, the house is a bit small and we haven't had time to tidy it up yet. Please don't laugh at us."
Hearing Yu Li say this, Sun Zhengguo didn't pay attention. He knew that the tenement buildings were generally small and just symbolic.
But Ning Xiaowei didn't think so. "Yu Li, who would laugh at us for living in a tenement building? But if we live in a courtyard house, wouldn't we be laughed to death?"
“That’s different. Yours is an independent courtyard house with running water and a toilet. How can you compare?” Yu Li said with envy.
If there were a courtyard house like that, she would love to live there too! Unfortunately, most people can't get one.
The group then toured the room, and as expected, it was incredibly small.
A small living room connected to the kitchen, two small bedrooms, and that's it.
Sun Zhengguo estimated that it was about 30 square meters. No wonder his father and the others didn't want to live in a tenement building; it was too cramped to live here.
Fortunately, there's no shared area yet, otherwise, it would be impossible to move around.
I don't know if these officials are stupid or what.
Given such living conditions, why are people still scrambling to get a share?
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