"Really? Sun Youjin can buy a mobile phone?"
Fu Wan asked excitedly, and Fu Ming nodded affirmatively.
"Yes, Mr. Sun has one. I saw it with my own eyes today."
Like a brick, Fu Ming initially thought Boss Sun had gone mad, talking to a brick.
If Fu San hadn't introduced it to him, he wouldn't have known that this was the same "big brother" that Fu Wan had mentioned before.
Ever since Fu Wan mentioned the mobile phone, Fu Ming had kept it in mind. He also retrieved the pager that Sun Youjin had given Fu Wan.
There was nothing he could do; the only person he wanted to contact was Qin Anning. He had originally planned to buy a pager so they could exchange messages. However, he forgot that Qin Anning was participating in a classified project, and these communication devices were not allowed in the camp at all.
Helpless, Fu Ming had no choice but to return the thing.
Upon hearing that a mobile phone was available for purchase, Fu Wan was immediately tempted and promptly put away Su Ran's letter.
"Bro, let's go buy a mobile phone after dinner!"
If she bought a mobile phone, she wouldn't have to go to the village committee to make calls anymore. Although phone calls weren't expensive, Fu Wan disliked having to go to the village committee all the time.
There are always gossipy people. If Fu Wan hadn't paid the phone bill in time, her house would probably have been flooded with their spittle.
After lunch, Fu Wan, Fang Min, and Fu Ming headed straight to Jinlai Restaurant. Sun Youjin had guessed that Fu Wan would come looking for him after seeing Fu Ming's interest in the mobile phone that morning.
Therefore, he deliberately stayed at the hotel a little longer today.
Fu Wan didn't stand on ceremony with him and went straight to the point.
"Mr. Sun, I heard you have access to mobile phones. I'm thinking of buying a couple. Can you tell me more about it?"
"Haha, Comrade Xiao Fu, I knew you'd come!"
Sun Youjin laughed heartily, then handed his mobile phone to Fu Wan.
"Look, this is it! This is the latest trend in Beijing. With this, you don't need to go to the store to make calls anymore!"
Fu Wan took the mobile phone, and upon weighing it in her hand, she exclaimed, "Good heavens, it's nothing compared to smartphones of later generations!"
Fu Ming said it was as heavy as a brick, and that's no exaggeration at all!
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Fu Wan roughly estimated that this thing weighed at least one and a half pounds. She glanced at the brand of the mobile phone; it was a Motorola, so it probably wasn't cheap either.
"How much did you pay for this, Mr. Sun?"
Sun Youjin made a two-pointer gesture.
"two thousand?"
Fu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, "It's not expensive!"
Sun Youjin laughed upon hearing this, "Haha, not two thousand, little brother, it's twenty thousand!"
"What?! Twenty thousand!"
Fu Ming was so shocked his jaw almost dropped. "Why doesn't he just rob a bank? This piece of junk can sell for 20,000?"
Fu Ming originally planned to buy one for himself to show off, but when he asked about the price, well, if his mother knew he bought something worth 20,000 yuan to show off, she would probably put it in the ancestral grave.
Fu Wan remained silent; she knew before coming that this thing wouldn't be cheap. However, it would be at least ten years before a mobile phone with the specifications of a PHS phone appeared.
For the past ten years, she has had to rely on a mobile phone.
"Mr. Sun, how much is the network access fee for this mobile phone?"
Fu Wan handed the mobile phone back to Sun Youjin. It was really heavy; she wouldn't have wanted to carry it if she wasn't answering a call.
As soon as Fu Wan said this, Sun Youjin knew that she was knowledgeable.
He simply pulled out his receipt for the mobile phone he bought and showed it to Fu Wan.
"The mobile phone costs 22,000 yuan, and the network access fee is 12,000 yuan. If you want to make a call, it will be charged at 50 cents per minute."
When these numbers were presented, Fu Ming was so shocked that his mouth almost fell shut.
In other words, if you want to use a mobile phone, you have to spend at least 34,000 yuan!
"Wan, why don't we buy one?"
Fu Ming whispered a word of advice, and Fu Wan thought for a moment before replying, "Then let's take a look first!"
Originally, she planned to buy one for herself and keep one at home. But now she thought, she could simply ask if they could just move a telephone line to her house!
It wasn't that Fu Wan didn't have the money to buy a mobile phone; the main problem was that the cost of one mobile phone was enough for her to buy a small courtyard house in Beijing.
Moreover, as soon as a mobile phone is released, this thing will immediately become a brick. From an investment perspective, Fu Wan felt it was unnecessary to waste money.
Thinking this, they went with Sun Youjin to find the mobile phone reseller. The reseller's name was Mou Er, he was about forty years old, and he had a very long scar on his arm.
As luck would have it, Mu Er's house was right behind Feng Ji's antique shop in the alley. Fu Wan and Fu Ming didn't ask any more questions. After looking around and finding that the mobile phone was fine, they paid, took their things, and left.
These days, resellers are all skilled. Judging from Mu Er's age, Fu Wan estimated that he must have been doing this for at least ten years.
Most importantly, Fu Wan has known Sun Youjin for so long, and she still trusts him.
Mu Er also had a lot of connections; buying a mobile phone from him included getting it registered. While waiting for the formalities to be completed, Fu Wan quietly glanced around the small-looking room.
The room was filled with all sorts of boxes, including wooden boxes, cardboard boxes, and quite a few burlap sacks.
It was full of goods, but what they were, no one knew.
The only thing that's certain is that this Mou Er's scheme is quite large.
She was looking around, and Mu Er was looking her over. These days, very few people could afford a mobile phone, and even if they did, it was almost always a man.
Fu Wan was his first female client.
She's a generous and decisive female customer.
But as he was sizing up Fu Wan, he unexpectedly met Fang Min's eyes. Her gaze, sharp as a knife, made him immediately look away.
This comrade has definitely seen blood on his hands!
After waiting for about half an hour, the mobile phone was ready. Fu Wan thanked Sun Youjin with the things, then bought some fruit and went to visit Feng Ji.
Feng Ji was still busy wiping his antiques when he saw Fu Wan coming over, and a rare smile appeared on his face.
However, the smile quickly disappeared.
"Hmph, I thought you'd forgotten about this old man!"
Fu Wan was also helpless. Every time she entered Feng Ji's shop, she could guess that he would nag her.
"Haha, how could I forget you? I've been so busy, but I came over as soon as I had a spare moment!"
Feng Ji put down what he was holding and poured Fu Wan a glass of water.
Fu Ming, on the other hand, was much more casual, simply tossing the cup aside and leaving the child to fend for himself.
"Uncle Feng, why are you packing things?"
Fu Wan took a sip of tea before realizing that most of the antiques in the shop were gone, and there were many antiques packed on the ground, making it look like the shop was about to move.
"Hmph, this old man is heading to the capital. If you had come two days later, you'd have had to come to the capital to find me!"
At first, Fu Wan thought Feng Ji had encountered some difficulties, but when Feng Ji mentioned that he was going to the capital to refer to the work on cultural relic restoration, she couldn't help but laugh.
"Uncle Feng, your talent is truly wasted in this antique shop. Going to the capital is a good thing. I've bought a courtyard house there, and I'll invite you to my home for dinner later!"
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