Chapter 33
At that time, the country had not yet implemented reform and opening up, and the economy was in a slow recovery. Even if you were an annual earner of 10,000 yuan, you were a rare wealthy person.
Huo Changfeng didn't do business, but buried himself in the laboratory every day, and he actually saved up such a huge sum of money.
Mu Qingxuan was shocked, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Huo Changfeng gradually became strange.
Huo Changfeng knocked on her forehead helplessly: "The projects of the institute are all for the service of the country. Every time they succeed, the country will give a large bonus."
As the director of the research project, he will of course receive a large bonus.
Before marriage, he didn't have much need to buy, so he saved all the money.
Now that he finally had a mistress who could spend money for him, Huo Changfeng curled his lips and looked at Mu Qingxuan's money-loving look with gentle eyes.
Mu Qingxuan was not polite to him: "Thank you, husband."
The next day, Cui Lirong enthusiastically took Mu Qingxuan to the state-owned shopping mall.
"You and Changfeng have been married for so long, and you haven't had a good time in Kyoto as a couple. Next time Changfeng is on vacation, I'll ask him to take you out for a good trip."
Cui Lirong saw Mu Qingxuan curiously looking at the structure of the mall, so she took her hand affectionately and said.
Mu Qingxuan was stunned and realized that Cui Lirong had misunderstood.
Cui Lirong probably thought that she had never seen such a high-end building before, so she looked around.
In fact, Mu Qingxuan was just a little surprised.
Her memory still lingers on the shopping malls she visited in the 1980s and 1990s in her previous life.
The shopping malls at that time were exquisitely decorated and bustling with people, and it was countless times more lively than it is now.
In comparison, today's state-owned shopping malls seem a bit shabby and don't have many customers.
But Mu Qingxuan did not reject Cui Lirong's kindness. She just smiled and said, "Okay."
The two of them went up the stairs to the third floor.
The third floor is the clothing store, with a wide variety of men's and women's clothing in various styles. The most fashionable jeans, Dacron shirts and Saree skirts are all very trendy.
The colors are bright and vivid, very eye-catching.
Many of them are from Hong Kong, and there are also many foreign brands.
Cui Lirong and Mu Qingxuan went straight to a women's clothing counter.
The salesperson saw that although Mu Qingxuan had a delicate and pretty appearance, she was wearing a piece of cheap goods of unrecognizable brand. Although Cui Lirong had an outstanding temperament, she did not have any gold jewelry on her and did not look like a rich person.
The salesperson immediately concluded that the two were country bumpkins who couldn't afford to buy anything and came to the state-owned department store specifically to broaden their horizons.
Seeing Cui Lirong touching a rose-red blouse, she immediately rolled her eyes, raised her chin and moved closer with her nose facing the sky.
Cui Lirong greeted her, "Qingxuan, look at this braid. It suits your skin tone very well. Do you want to try it?"
The salesperson said disdainfully, "Hey, lady, please don't touch them casually. The fabrics of our clothes are very expensive. If they get damaged, can you afford to pay for it?"
"Besides, we can't try on clothes here. If you can buy them, buy them. If you can't buy them..."
The salesperson glanced at the two of them with contempt.
That look seemed to be saying, "If you can't buy it, get out."
"How do you talk like that?"
Cui Lirong frowned, feeling a little offended.
It was not her first time to come to the state-owned shopping mall to buy things, but it was the first time that she was ridiculed in front of her.
Cui Lirong had a bad temper to begin with, and now her face darkened.
Mu Qingxuan also frowned.
In this era, those who worked as sales clerks in state-owned stores were paid by the government, which was not much different from the official duties in later generations.
Its eyes are on the top of its head, and it looks at people with its nose up, with an extremely arrogant attitude.
But now that supplies are scarce, customers have nowhere else to go to pick things up, so they can only swallow their anger and look at their faces.
The salesperson turned around and saw a mother and daughter in rich and exquisite clothes approaching. His eyes lit up and he greeted them with a smile like a flower: "Comrade Zhou, Doctor Gao, we just got a batch of new goods from Hong Kong yesterday. They are all high-end foreign brands. I kept them specially for you, waiting for you to come and choose first."
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Ten minutes ago.
At the gate of the state-owned store, Gao Liyue was dragged inside by a middle-aged woman with a reluctant look on her face.
She pouted in dissatisfaction: "I still have to go to work, Mom, why did you take the initiative to ask for leave for me? How will my boss see me like this?"
Zhou Hui rolled her eyes at her and said, "You are a top student who studied abroad. You are a talent that all hospitals in the capital are desperate to find. It is a blessing for the military hospital to be able to work there."
"Now that you have something urgent to do, what's wrong with taking a short leave? Which of your leaders dares to have a problem with my precious daughter? Wait for me to complain to them!"
Gao Liyue raised her chin proudly: "They really don't dare to have any opinions about me."
Everyone in the department obeys her.
If the environment of the department is like the moon surrounded by stars, then Gao Liyue claims to be the only moon.
"But mom, why did you call me out?"
"A family in the compound is going to hold a banquet in a state-owned restaurant in a few days. They are leaders of the military region. Our family had to use a lot of connections to get the invitation."
"I heard that the son of that family has achieved success in his career at a young age, and he is also handsome..."
Zhou Hui talked incessantly.
Gao Liyue seemed a little uninterested: "What does this have to do with me?"
No matter how young and successful he is, can he still compare to Huo Changfeng?
When he was less than 30 years old, he was already an important director in the institute.
Looking across the entire Kyoto, I'm afraid there is no young talent who can compare with Huo Changfeng.
Besides, Huo Changfeng's appearance...
When Gao Liyue thought of this, her cheeks turned slightly red and her eyes were filled with spring water.
Seeing that Gao Liyue was not interested, Zhou Hui stopped talking about it, sighed, and said:
"That's not for any other reason. You have to wear new clothes to attend the party."
"Lili, you were studying abroad before, and now you've finally come back. You should let everyone know that our Gao family has a daughter like you who is both talented and beautiful!"
This will make it easier to talk about marriage in the future.
Zhou Hui added one last sentence in her heart.
Gao Liyue thought about it and felt that what Zhou Hui said made sense, so she finally took the initiative to take a step forward.
"Then let's go."
The mother and daughter were regular customers of this state-owned store. As soon as they entered, they went up to the third floor as if they were familiar with the place and arrived in front of a store.
When the salesperson saw them, he greeted them warmly and took out several carefully packaged clothes from under the counter.
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Cui Lirong looked around the store but didn't find any clothes she liked.
When I was about to leave, I suddenly discovered that the new clothes the salesperson had just taken out were both fashionable and beautiful.
The material also looks better than what’s hanging in the store.
She stepped forward naturally: "Let me see this dress too."
Gao Liyue looked over when she heard the voice, and her gaze paused when she saw Mu Qingxuan's face.
Why is she here?
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