After finishing the call with his daughter, Xu Jianguo looked at the watch on his wrist and found that it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.
After thinking about it, Xu Jianguo decided not to go back to the Military Industry Research Institute today, and went directly to the Ministry of Commerce to wait for Wen Sitian and Erya to get off work.
In 1990, there were many more cars on the road in Jingzhou than before. Classic models such as Audi 100 and Santana were not everywhere on the streets of Jingzhou, but you could still see some of them, and they became symbols of identity and status.
As for higher-end cars like the Mercedes-Benz, it was not until after 1991 that they gradually became more common.
In addition to the above-mentioned models, at this time, more cars running on the streets of Jingzhou are Xiali, Alto, Lada, Polonez and other cars.
I would like to mention here that when it comes to symbols of status, in addition to cars, there is another thing that is also standard.
That was in 1987 when mobile phones, which we commonly call "big brothers", first entered Longxia Country.
The first mobile phone registered in Longxia Country was issued at the mobile business hall in Yangcheng City, Yuezhou Province.
The mobile phones at that time still used analog signals, and unlike later generations where you could dial and receive calls at any time, you had to find a signal first if you wanted to make a call.
What impressed me most was that at that time, some telephone poles on the street would have an iron plate with white letters on a blue background, with the three big words "Tian Di Tong" written on it.
Anyone with a cell phone who wants to make a call and find a signal will definitely run to this telephone pole.
In addition, at that time, it cost more than 20,000 yuan to buy a mobile phone in Longxia Country. It can be seen that in this era when people with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan are still envied by everyone, people who are willing to spend more than 20,000 yuan to buy a mobile phone must not be ordinary people, so it naturally became a symbol of status.
Xu Jianguo sat in the car, looking at the scenery outside the window, and couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion in his heart, thinking that this era is really good.
Although people's lives are not rich, they have made great progress compared to before. They find everything new and have a goal in life every day.
However, as the country's economy develops better and better and technology advances, the gap between the rich and the poor gradually widens, and people's hearts become more and more impetuous and greedy.
Sometimes Xu Jianguo wondered what would happen if the country continued to implement a planned economy as before after its economy had fully improved.
Just as his thoughts were racing, Zhao Changshan drove to the Ministry of Commerce.
After the guard at the gate checked the documents, the car drove into the yard smoothly.
After parking the car, Xu Jianguo took Zhao Changshan and Liu Yang out of the car and leaned against the side of the car to smoke.
Speaking of the two people around him, they have lived well over the years. They have started families one after another, and their relatives have been arranged to live in Jingzhou under his coordination.
Originally, with their qualifications, they should have been assigned to serve as company commanders long ago. However, after Xu Jianguo proposed it once, the two refused to agree. In the end, he had no choice but to keep them by his side.
Before I knew it, it was five o'clock in the afternoon. As the bell rang for the end of get off work, people gradually came out of the Ministry of Commerce building.
Soon, Xu Jianguo saw Wen Sitian and Erya, and quickly got out of the car and waved to them.
As soon as the two girls saw Xu Jianguo, happy smiles immediately appeared on their faces and they walked towards him quickly.
At this time, Wen Sitian had become the director of the Oumei Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce of Longxia Country, enjoying the treatment of a full-level bureau-level official and was a truly powerful leader.
Originally, with her current level, she could be assigned a car, but for some reason, when the office director found her, she directly refused, saying that she did not need a car and that there was still time to coordinate when she needed one.
Xu Jianguo didn't care about this. He was the one who picked her up and dropped her off at get off work anyway. If he really arranged a special car, it would be a bit inconvenient.
"When did you arrive?" Wen Sitian asked after getting in the car.
"It's here before four o'clock!" Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
"Why are you here so early today?"
"Something big happened in my family, so I wanted to tell you earlier!"
"Something big happened? What happened?" Wen Sitian frowned and asked immediately after hearing it, and Erya, who was sitting next to her, also became serious.
In the eyes of the two girls, if Xu Jianguo felt that this was a big deal given his ability, then this matter must be no small matter, so they naturally became serious.
Xu Jianguo looked at the two of them and found it a little funny. He grinned and laughed.
Seeing this, Wen Sitian pinched his waist unhappily and said, "It's already this late and you're still laughing. Tell me, what happened?"
"Hiss, wife, let go, let go!"
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"Okay, okay, let me tell you, your eldest son might be in love. Is that a big deal?"
"What the hell, you said you're in a relationship?"
"Well, my little girl told me that she saw him go to the hospital with a female officer this afternoon. Their behavior didn't seem like that of ordinary comrades or friends."
"You bastard Xu Jianguo, you scared me to death!" Wen Sitian said unhappily while patting her chest.
Then, as if he had thought of something, he burst out laughing again.
Immediately afterwards, the expression on Erya's face turned from gloomy to bright, and then the aunt and sister-in-law stopped paying attention to Xu Jianguo, ran to sit on the last row of seats, huddled together and talked in whispers, and from time to time, bursts of laughter could be heard.
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At seven o'clock in the evening, Comrade Xu Zhengyang returned home after a busy day.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw his parents, three aunts, uncle, brothers and sisters, all looking at him, and everyone had an indescribable smile on their face.
Seeing this, Xu Zhengyang was suddenly startled and even forgot to say hello to everyone. He rushed into the bathroom as if escaping, ready to take a break while washing his hands.
In his opinion, the atmosphere at home tonight was a bit weird. Could it be that... Lele saw what happened in the afternoon?
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