Xing Baohua drank quite a bit of the wine. Taking advantage of his drunken state, he reminded or perhaps warned, "I know why you came to me. We're all relatives, so it's normal to ask for a favor. There's no reason not to help a relative. But, let me be clear, I can help, but there are limits. As long as it's not excessive, you can come to me."
They said that, but they didn't make any demands.
Xing Baohua thought to himself, "Have they all changed their bad habits? Impossible! A leopard can't change its spots; that's an age-old adage!"
Perhaps it was just his own petty thinking, but Xing Baohua retaliated by giving them one back.
One of Xing Baohua's younger cousins said, "Brother, I don't really have any help. I got into the provincial university of science and technology this year, and I'm studying computer fundamentals. So, could you sponsor me a laptop?"
Xing Baohua paused for a moment, then gave a thumbs up and said, "Good." He picked up the phone on the table and called his former chief secretary, asking him to send over a high-end version of a large notebook and tablet.
Tell the other party the location of the hotel.
It's not far, only a 20-30 minute drive.
Soon, two sets of equipment were delivered. He handed one to his younger cousin, saying, "This is the latest model on the market. It uses a 386 CPU, and there aren't many in the factory; most of these are engineering prototypes. Engineering prototypes aren't supposed to be released to the market, but you can rest assured using this; it's been fully debugged for you. It also has large memory and uses IBM's latest micro hard drive technology."
My younger cousin was overjoyed; the gifts Xing Baohua gave him alone were worth tens of thousands of yuan.
This younger cousin was quite honest, saying, "Brother, if you don't give it to me, I'm planning to buy a retired machine from an administrative agency. I even got it through connections, a 286, for only six thousand!"
"How many?"
"Six thousand!"
"A 286 for six thousand? What brand is it? As far as I know, even a used 286 costs over ten thousand, and they're usually not even available anymore. This is a mainstream machine! You're saying it's a retired government machine? Only someone with water in their brain would retire it!"
There are very few 386s on the market, and even if there are, they are very expensive.
Suddenly realizing something, he asked, "Is it something I'm thinking of?"
“Yes! Besides rice, it’s a well-known domestic brand!” my younger cousin said.
"Alright, tell your classmate, whatever you do, don't buy a certain brand of computers. I can't tell you why, but the machines they retired are definitely defective. Think about it! Government agencies and institutions use mainstream computers, and they're being retired so quickly, there must be quality issues. Anyone who buys one will get ripped off." As Xing Baohua spoke, he remembered that the 286 computers from that brand were probably from the batch he copied.
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