He finally found the home appliance area on the second floor. Before he even got close, a salesperson standing inside greeted him.
"Hey! Comrade! Did you just come up from down there? What's all the commotion down there?"
Lin Guoqing: ...Admittedly, he could hear the quarrel even when he was standing at the second-floor stairs, but aren’t people being a little too gossipy?
He shook his head honestly.
"...I don't know either. I couldn't squeeze in. There was a quarrel over there, and the woman was arguing like a machine gun. I didn't even have time to hear what she was saying before she started cursing again."
"Hahaha, I knew it! It must be Sister Zhu!" The salesperson said with a smile to another salesperson next to her, "She's the only one who keeps cursing non-stop!"
"The slogan was pasted above her head, but she acted like she couldn't see it!"
"That's my temper, there's nothing I can do about it!"
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Several sales clerks in the home appliance section gathered together to discuss the bustling scene on the first floor below that they couldn't see, and didn't pay any attention to the customers standing in front of the counter.
Lin Guoqing stepped forward and asked, "Sister, is there a TV today?"
The older woman who had just asked him about the situation downstairs turned around and glanced at him from head to toe. "You want to buy a TV?" Then she pointed to a sign hanging nearby. "Here, buy with tickets, see? You need tickets for the TV and tickets!"
Every day there is a crowd of people in front of their home appliance counter, but not everyone has money. Those people cannot afford to buy anything without money, so they just come to see the novelty and something new.
They are so annoying, so unless customers ask, they just pretend not to see them.
Lin Guoqing quickly took out the TV ticket from his pocket and handed it over. The older sister took it and saw that it was indeed a TV ticket.
"14-inch black and white, which brand do you want?"
When Lin Guoqing heard this, he was surprised. He was like, "Not only are there products available? But you can also choose the brand? What's going on?"
The older sister knew what he was talking about and sneered, "You're lucky! They were out of stock until yesterday after the Chinese New Year, and a new batch arrived this morning. Panda or Huanyu, which one do you want? Hurry!"
"Oh, then, let's have a panda!"
In fact, he didn't really know which brand was better. Ye Juncai's was from West Lake, and Lao Shi's was from Feiyue. He had to manually smash both brands occasionally to see the quality.
"Four hundred and forty. Do you want an antenna? Two dollars, that's four hundred and forty-two dollars total. Xiaoli, help him get a 14-inch Panda TV out of there."
Lin Guoqing quickly took out the money and asked, "Sister, will someone come to install the antenna?" Both Lao Ye and Lao Shi said so at the time, but he seriously suspected that this was only happening in the city.
Sure enough, the older sister raised her eyelids while writing the bill and asked, "Where are you from?"
"Shihe Village."
"Where is Shihe Village?"
"Um... Qingjiang Township, Shanyin County, near Su County."
Eldest sister: "...We're almost in the provincial capital. Who has the time to install it for you? Just get two iron pipes and put them on the roof yourself!"
Well, although Lin Guoqing was rejected, he didn’t feel very sad. After all, the TV was bought for him, and the biggest task of the day was completed!
While waiting for the TV to be brought to him, Lin Guoqing took a look around the entire home appliance area.
Table fan, 85 yuan, but it looks a little small.
A floor-standing electric fan, 196 yuan. Well, this one is good, but a bit pricey. I'll move one back home in the summer and put it in the living room. I can eat and watch TV with the fan on! It's perfect!
A washing machine, 350? Yeah, you need a ticket to buy it. It's a bit pricey, but it frees up my hands! In the summer, I can just throw the whole family's clothes in there and wash them. How much work will Chunhua save? Great, I'll buy one when I get the ticket!
A refrigerator for 1920 yuan?! What a robbery! Oh, this is a double-door one. The single-door domestic model next to it is only 700 yuan, but it has a coupon sticker on it.
Lin Guoqing, you took the lottery, and you only want 700 yuan?
If there weren't people around him, he would have slapped himself. Forget it, this thing is too expensive. Not only is it expensive, but you also need a ticket. So he won't include it in his purchase plan for the time being.
As the largest department store in the city, they have a wide range of goods, including DVDs, radios, tape recorders, sewing machines...
Hey, this sewing machine is pretty good, it’s 155 yuan. I’ll go back and ask Chunhua if she wants it. If she does, I’ll ask someone to get her some money to buy it.
"Hey! The comrade who bought the TV!"
The TV arrived and the lady behind the counter called him over. Lin Guoqing quickly put down the shopping list in his mind and ran to pick up his precious TV.
Holding a large box, he walked downstairs excitedly. There was still a commotion downstairs. He was not interested in squeezing in. What if he broke his precious TV?
Some people standing on the periphery couldn't help but turn around to look at the big box in Lin Guoqing's hand.
"Is the TV available? I've been here for a week and they've told me it's out of stock!" A big man in work clothes ran over and asked.
"Yes! They said it just arrived today, you can choose any one of the Panda Universals!" Lin Guoqing spoke irresponsibly based on his previous experience.
When the elder brother heard this, he slapped his forehead and ran to the second floor.
"Oh my! I was so engrossed in the fun that I forgot about my business!"
Someone else came over and wanted to touch the cardboard box, but Lin Guoqing dodged it with a misstep.
"How much is this one, comrade?"
"Four hundred and four," Lin Guoqing smiled, then politely walked quickly to the front, "Please make way, sorry, please make way, I'm in a hurry..."
After finally walking out of the department store, people walking on the street all looked at him.
There was no way. The box was too big, and the word "TV" was clearly written on the box in large letters, which anyone who could read could understand.
Although he is not considered to be socially anxious, he is not the type of person who likes to be high-profile on the street. Lin Guoqing felt a little nervous when he saw so many eyes.
He hurried to the nearest bicycle factory as planned. Juncai had just mentioned to him yesterday that Lao Liu was going to the provincial capital this afternoon, and he planned to take a ride with him back.
Old Liu went to have lunch early, and Ye Jun heard that Lin Guoqing came to the factory with a TV, so he hurried out to greet him.
"Oh my, this is incredible, Chief Lin, you're really asking for money! Yesterday you bought wine, today you bought a TV, and tomorrow you're going to buy a refrigerator!"
"Go away!" Lin Guoqing laughed and bumped his shoulder. "Do you think this is your home? There's everything in it!"
That’s right, Ye Juncai’s family has almost all the home appliances I saw in the department store just now. I’m so envious and jealous!
"Hahaha! To celebrate your purchase of a TV, I'm going to treat you to lunch today!"
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If you think about it, things were pretty expensive back then. One year of work only paid for a TV, so part-time jobs really didn't offer a future. T_T\"
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