"This...this is a motorcycle?"
Fu Wan looked around the motorcycle, examining it closely. The color scheme was actually quite simple: a bright red fuel tank, a leather seat, and the wheels and other visible parts were exquisitely crafted. It was a motorcycle picture from around 1985, and it still looked quite similar to those of today. The salesperson next to her, who had been processing a television order for Fu Wan, saw that she was actually interested in the motorcycle and hurriedly ran over excitedly.
"Comrade, you have such a good eye! This is the only motorcycle in our shop, and to exaggerate a bit, it's the only one in the whole county."
What she didn't say was that the car had been sitting in the store for almost half a month, and no one had been able to bring themselves to buy it.
After all, motorcycles need fuel, unlike bicycles where you can just pump up the tires if they go flat.
When Fu Ming and Fu Liang saw this thing clearly, they no longer noticed the television.
No man doesn't love cars. Fu Ming had been thinking of earning money to buy a second-hand tricycle like Fu San's, but these tricycles were so rare that he was almost ready to give up on his dream.
Seeing such a beautiful motorcycle now, Fu Ming can hardly imagine how happy he would be to ride it around the village!
"Comrade, how much does this thing cost?"
Fu Ming originally wanted to touch the motorcycle and enjoy its feel.
When he got close, he pulled his hand back, as if afraid that if he touched the motorcycle, he would lose a piece of skin.
"Comrade, this motorcycle is an imported Jialing brand. We sell it for 4188 yuan here."
Fu Ming and Fu Liang gasped in shock. Over four thousand? No wonder they couldn't sell anything even after sitting in this shop for more than half a month.
Even if they have good luck with the weather, they can only earn one or two thousand dollars when they go to sea. After deducting the cost of diesel fuel and taxes, each person doesn't earn much.
Fu Wan started to calculate in her mind. Four thousand yuan was indeed a considerable expense for an ordinary family in the 1980s.
But for her, it's still within her budget.
The main reason is that their family needs this motorcycle! Not to mention that it will be much more convenient to go to the county town with a motorcycle, they can also pick up Fu Ling and the others from school at the same time. Also, if they can buy the motorcycle smoothly, they and their father will have to go to the cannery a lot in the future.
When his daughter started to ponder, Fu Laoda knew that she was thinking about buying it.
He looked at the brand-new motorcycle and really liked it, but unfortunately, he couldn't afford it!
"How about I put some money in here, and we can all chip in?"
Fu Ming was the first to nod in agreement, "Okay!"
Anyway, apart from building houses, he doesn't have any financial pressure right now.
Fu Liang thought about it and nodded in agreement, but by then Fu Wan had recovered and rejected them all.
"I'll sell this motorcycle."
"Comrade, can you make it a little cheaper?"
The sales clerk was a little embarrassed, as items at Friendship Store rarely offered discounts.
"Comrade, we don't actually make much profit from these cars. Importing them also incurs significant costs."
Well, there's nothing we can do about it.
However, they didn't have that much money on them at the moment, so Fu Wan gave the passbook to Boss Fu.
"Dad, take my passbook and withdraw some money. Just withdraw thirty thousand!"
Boss Fu was shocked, "Why does it cost so much money?"
He was still unaware of the agreement Fu Wan had made with Director Wang at the cannery. It was too complicated to explain in a few words at this point. Fu Wan simply urged him, "Go and get it first; I need it."
Fu Laoda didn't dare to ask any more questions after hearing this. At this moment, Fu Wan followed the salesperson to sign the contract to buy a motorcycle. Fu Ming and Fu Liang were like two gatekeepers, guarding the motorcycle and unwilling to leave.
It's as if it'll be snatched away by someone else in a moment.
The sales clerks at Friendship Store are really happy today; they haven't seen such a generous customer all year.
A color television and a motorcycle together cost more than five thousand.
Five thousand yuan is only about twenty yuan a month for a sales clerk!
However, once these two items are sold, her monthly salary will be around forty or fifty yuan, which makes the saleswoman happy.
Meanwhile, Boss Fu, who was withdrawing money from the bank, opened his passbook and pushed it to the staff at the window.
"Comrade, could you please help me withdraw 30,000 yuan?"
"How much...?"
The comrade thought he had misheard, but when he saw that Boss Fu looked familiar, he suddenly remembered that this was the comrade who had just transferred tens of thousands of yuan to the shipyard.
Why did he withdraw another 30,000 yuan? Where did this tycoon come from? He's so rich!
"Comrade, please withdraw 30,000 yuan. Thank you!"
Boss Fu lowered his voice. There were quite a few people at the bank, and he didn't want to be so high-profile.
There wasn't enough cash in the counter next to the bank staff, so they had to ask Boss Fu to wait while they went to the office next door to apply for some more.
When the cash arrived, the staff member noticed that the passbook was not the same as the one used by Boss Fu to transfer money. When she opened it, she almost thought she was seeing things.
Damn rich people! She's never seen so many zeros in her life!
However, the bank staff were also professional, so after a brief moment of surprise, once they verified that the passbook password was correct, they quickly sorted the money and handed it to Boss Fu.
Boss Fu looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, quickly put the 30,000 yuan in cash into a cloth bag.
Then he took the passbook from the other person, glanced at the balance, and was stunned.
He hadn't looked closely at how much money was in the bankbook, so now he understood why his daughter bought things without hesitation.
That's true, and there's no need to be lenient!
It seems my daughter really did make a small fortune during her trip to Beijing.
After withdrawing the money, Boss Fu returned to Friendship Store as quickly as possible. Fu Wan had already signed the receipts and was just waiting for the money to arrive from Boss Fu's side.
"Ah Wan, here!"
Fu Wan took the bag handed to her by Boss Fu and then took out several thick stacks of banknotes from it.
Because the People's Bank of China did not issue 100-yuan banknotes at that time, the largest denomination of RMB was 10 yuan, so more than 5,000 yuan was in several thick bundles.
Before Fu Wan even took out her money, the sales clerk had already called her supervisor over. Now, the group counted out the money together, and the store's first motorcycle was sold. The director of the Friendship Store was overjoyed.
After paying, you need to push the car back.
Fu Ming moved to Fu Wan's side as quickly as possible.
"Ah Wan, the best Ah Wan in the world, let me push this motorcycle back!"
Fu Wan wanted to laugh at his fawning manner, but unfortunately, she didn't have a smartphone to record her brother's expression.
"Push it back? No way!"
Fu Ming was immediately discouraged after being rejected.
Seeing his expression, Fu Wan almost burst out laughing.
"Why are you pushing this perfectly good bike back instead of riding it?"
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