Chapter 180 Mr. Brown

It has been almost a month, and Mr. Cheng is almost recovered. Shen Ruoqing wants to go back. After all, next month is Mrs. Ji's 60th birthday, and then the school will have final exams. After such a long vacation, she must go back to take the final exams.

Shen Ruoqing told Mu Bai his thoughts.

Mu Bai thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll buy you a ticket and I won't go back with you."

"You don't need to accompany me. You haven't worked for a month. I'm afraid that if you don't go to work, your company will fire you. I've already talked to Dean Song. Things at the hospital have been handed over. The newly established department can operate normally without me." Shen Ruoqing said.

Now that everything had been discussed, Shen Ruoqing called Old Lady Ji again.

"My dear, is there something urgent?" Old Mrs. Ji was a little anxious. The call came suddenly, and she was afraid that something had happened.

"It's nothing urgent, actually. It's just that I've been in Beijing for so long, and the old man's illness is almost cured. Mu Bai bought me a ticket for tomorrow, and I'll be in An County around 10 am on the 8th. I'm afraid it's too late to write to you now, so I'm calling to tell you."

"My dear, you are finally going home? That's great. But the phone bill is expensive, and it's still three and a half days away. Wouldn't it be just right to write a letter? But you never know. Maybe our family won't be prepared in advance when we receive the letter. But you don't have to call, just send a telegram. By the way, the house has been built, and you will have a new room to live in when you come back. I will go back soon and clean your room so that you can live in it when you come home." Old Mrs. Ji was very happy.

Because the phone call was expensive, Shen Ruoqing and Old Lady Ji chatted for a few words and then hung up.

The village party secretary's wife joked, "Oh, your little girl Ruoqing finally decided to come back. I thought it was because Beijing was too prosperous that she was reluctant to come back."

"Go away, what nonsense are you talking about? My darling went to Beijing to treat a disease and save a person. Now that the patient's illness has been cured, he must come back. My darling told me on the other end of the phone that he will bring me a gift when he comes back." Old Mrs. Ji said happily.

"No, I have to go home and tell this good news."

Shen Ruoqing hung up the phone and thought about what to buy for his family.

"Shall I go with you?" Mu Bai also knew that Shen Ruoqing wanted to buy some local specialties to bring back.

"No, no, you go ahead and be busy. I want to go shopping alone." Shen Ruoqing rejected Mu Bai.

Mu Bai thought about it and actually happened to have something not particularly important to do in the afternoon, so he agreed.

"I have some foreign exchange coupons here. You can use them to buy some imported goods for your aunt. It's a small token of my appreciation." Mu Bai took out a handful of foreign exchange coupons. He had specially asked someone to exchange these foreign exchange coupons for him.

Shen Ruoqing didn't bother to be polite and took it directly. He had heard that the things in the Friendship Store were rare, but Shen Ruoqing had never been there because the things there were all bought with foreign exchange coupons, and Shen Ruoqing didn't have any foreign exchange coupons. Now that Mu Bai gave him so many foreign exchange coupons, Shen Ruoqing could go shopping.

The Friendship Department Store in Beijing was just built last year and is no less impressive than the Beijing Department Store. The Friendship Store is positioned to receive foreign guests, and one must present a passport, overseas Chinese card or foreign work permit to enter. Ordinary citizens can only stop and look around - to be precise, there is nothing to see, because at that time, "Friendship" not only had a row of steps at the door, but also an iron fence outside the door, reflecting its unusual threshold.

However, since Mu Bai gave Shen Ruoqing so many foreign exchange coupons, he naturally got a work permit so that Shen Ruoqing could enter the Friendship Store.

With his work ID, Shen Ruoqing easily entered Friendship Department Store.

In Friendship Department Store, you don’t need a receipt to buy anything. Even in Beijing, even a cabbage needs a receipt to buy. But in Friendship Department Store, as long as you have enough foreign exchange coupons, you can buy anything. Looking around, you can see the hard-to-find goods on the market: canned food from Shanghai Meilin, Western pastries from Tianjin Qishilin, double-sided embroidery from Suzhou, brocade from Hangzhou, cashmere sweaters from BJ Xuelian, bicycles and watches that Chinese people crave... Imported home appliances, whiskey, Marlboro, etc. are all sold exclusively here.

Anyway, Shen Ruoqing had a feast for the eyes.

She pinched her bills and felt that the money was not enough.

Her favorite was the double-sided embroidery from Suzhou, which was of superb craftsmanship and lifelike. Moreover, the prices of such handicrafts were not high nowadays. Shen Ruoqing couldn't resist the impulse and bought several pairs.

There are many foreigners in Friendship Department Store, and of course there are Chinese people as well. Shen Ruoqing's outstanding appearance is still quite eye-catching, especially since she has started to grow taller during this period.

"Hello, beautiful lady, may I know you?" a blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigner said to Shen Ruoqing.

The translator next to him immediately said to Shen Ruoqing, "Miss, Mr. Brown means that you are very beautiful and he wants to meet you."

Shen Ruoqing looked at Mr. Brown.

Mr. Brown had three-dimensional facial features and looked a bit handsome. He saluted Shen Ruoqing and said, "This beautiful lady, my name is Brownbony, may I have the honor to invite you to lunch?"

Mr. Brown meant to have lunch with Shen Ruoqing.

The translator next to him was ready to translate again: "Miss, Mr. Brown means..."

Shen Ruoqing raised her hand. "No need for translation, I understand. Hello, Mr. Brown. I'm glad to meet you. My name is Shen Ruoqing. I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't have the time. Because I have other things to do."

"You speak English? That's great, Miss Shen. Nice to meet you, too."

Shen Ruoqing chatted with Mr. Brown for a few more words. Mr. Brown wanted to give her a gift, but she declined.

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Finally, Shen Ruoqing left Friendship Department Store.

"Oh, my God, I met an angel, Jack. I have to find this girl."

Mr. Brown's eyes sparkled; he had a presentiment that he would see the young lady again.

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She bought a lot of things and was eating a piece of chocolate, Russian chocolate.

The chocolate at this time is really delicious, with a rich cocoa powder flavor.

After coming to Beijing, Shen Ruoqing didn't spend much money, but he didn't earn much either. He only earned more than 80 yuan in salary and an additional 500 yuan in medical fees from the Cheng family. However, Shen Ruoqing planned to give this money to Old Lady Ji to make her happy.

After finally coming here, Shen Ruoqing wanted to go shopping in the black market in Beijing. She also knew what was in the Friendship Store. After searching, she found that this expensive and scarce item was also available in the system mall. Mu Bai rarely followed her, so Shen Ruoqing planned to make some extra money.

After walking into an alley and coming out again, Shen Ruoqing turned into Brother Xiaoliu again.

But the black market in Beijing is not easy to find. Shen Ruoqing searched for a long time before finding an abandoned factory. I didn't expect that the black market in Beijing was hidden in such a place.

(End of this chapter)