"Okay, the bison and sun bears were already on the kitchen staff yesterday, and they'll bring food over at noon.
I've already made arrangements for the auditorium, and Platoon Leader Hu has already led his men to set it up."
After finishing the serious business, everyone started chatting and the atmosphere became more relaxed and pleasant.
Chen Suhua didn't feel as comfortable as she did at Zhang's house. Feeling she had no say, she suggested going to Zhang's house to look after the children.
Su Hong knew that she felt uncomfortable here, so she said a few polite words and let her go back first.
As they were talking, the topic was brought back to the new clothes. Zheng Yushan went straight to her room, took out the braid and shawl, and wanted to give them to Liu Min.
"Shanshan, Auntie really likes this braid, so I won't be polite to you. But I definitely can't give it to you for free. How much is this dress? Auntie will buy it at the original price."
Both she and Cao Guangming have good jobs, and their combined monthly salary is just over 200 yuan.
The old man's salary is higher than theirs. Not to mention the pension money, the mother-in-law also sends them money from time to time so that they can improve their children's lives.
So they have no shortage of money.
"I'll pay for this."
In Zhao Xiumei's eyes, no matter how old Cao Guangming and Liu Min are, they are still her own children.
"Mom, if you want to pay, can Shanshan still accept it? The clothes are for Guangming and I to wear, and we will pay for it ourselves.
We all have salaries, and you send money from time to time, so we've saved quite a bit over the years."
Of course, Liu Min couldn't let her mother-in-law pay for it.
Your own children are already several years old, and you still ask your mother-in-law to pay for new clothes. Do you still have any dignity left?
"Auntie, you don't have to pay me. Just take this braid if you like it. I heard you're going back to Quancheng tomorrow, so consider it a gift from me."
After all, this was the engagement dress Zhang Shuguang bought her. With Zhang Shuguang's consent, she could give it to Liu Min, but she absolutely could not exchange it for money.
"Shanshan, you call me auntie, and I am your elder. There is no way I, your auntie, would ask you for new clothes for free."
Liu Min also has her own bottom line.
Everyone loves beauty! She really liked this new style of braid, but she had to pay for it.
If Zheng Yushan didn't want the money, she wouldn't want the braid either.
Zheng Yushan glanced at Zhang Shuguang, not knowing what to do.
Liu Min insisted on not asking for the clothes for free, and Zheng Yushan couldn't exchange the clothes given to her by her fiancé for money. Because of their principles and bottom lines, they were at a stalemate for a while.
"Auntie, Yushan, I know your concerns, so let me be the bad guy.
Uncle Cao's Zhongshan suit is forty yuan, and Auntie's braid and fox fur shawl are sixty yuan, a total of one hundred yuan."
Based on the current prices, Zhang Shuguang gave a rough estimate.
"Xiao Guang, are you sure?"
Cao Guangming and his wife looked at Zhang Shuguang in disbelief.
"Uncle Cao, I did spend so much money to buy it."
Zhang Shuguang was confused by their reaction.
Although he had never bought clothes in a department store, he did have a rough idea of the prices.
Zhang Shuguang thought he did not make a random offer and did not know why the couple reacted so strongly.
"Guangming, sister-in-law, Xiaoguang will definitely not lie if he tells me how much he bought it for.
You have had little contact with him and don't know my son's character. Whether it's a distant relative or a close friend, my son has never let anyone suffer any harm."
Zhang Xiangnan looked serious, with a hint of displeasure in his expression.
It was you who wanted to buy new clothes for my son, but you refused to agree without payment. Now that I have given you the price, you suspect that he has inflated the price. This is really wrong.
Zhang Xiangnan didn't care whether they were the son and daughter-in-law of the old leader. Since he suspected his son Zhang Shuguang's character, he would stay with them elsewhere in the future.
"Captain Zhang, you misunderstood. We don't think it's too expensive, but too cheap. Xiaoguang must be trying to sell it halfway and give it away, so he just quoted a random price."
Seeing that Zhang Xiangnan's face looked strange, Liu Min hurried to explain.
"Yes, Brother Zhang, that's what I mean. How can such a novel style, such fine workmanship, and such soft fabric be so cheap?
Xiaoguang, uncle has money, just tell me how much it costs, don't worry that I can't afford it.
No matter how capable you are or how much money you have, you are still a junior. I cannot let you suffer this loss."
"Yes, Xiaoguang, your uncle Cao is right. I've been to the department store before, and I know the prices of ready-made clothes.
Any skirt costs twenty or thirty yuan, thirty or fifty yuan for a cotton coat is normal, and a military coat can be sold for more than a hundred yuan.
Such fine clothes of yours cannot possibly be cheaper than a military coat, right?"
Cao Guangming and his wife both agreed that Zhang Shuguang was not telling the truth.
Zhang Shuguang must have felt embarrassed to ask for money, but they wouldn't agree if he didn't ask for money, so he wanted to sell it to them at a loss.
"Xiao Guang, is this dress so expensive?"
Zheng Zheng looked down at his clothes. What he was wearing today were also new clothes bought by his future son-in-law.
Such expensive clothes, and both families bought them. How much did it cost?
He usually wears military uniform. His wife Gao Dongmei is responsible for the clothing of his wife and children. He doesn't really know the price of ready-made clothes.
"Old Zheng, ready-made clothes are really that expensive nowadays, especially cotton-padded clothes, which are ridiculously expensive.
My hometown is in the Northeast, where it is winter for half a year. People in our area will store enough firewood for the winter when it is warm.
After October, after a heavy snowfall, the temperature will quickly drop below zero.
A few years ago, I took my children home to visit relatives. When I saw that my parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews did not have thick cotton-padded clothes, I planned to go to the city to buy some.
When I got to the department store, I found out that a sheepskin coat cost 150 yuan, and a cotton one cost 120 yuan.
My brother pulled me and turned to go back, saying that we would not go out much during the winter and it would not be cold in the house because there was a kang, so there was no need to spend this money.
Of course I can't leave. During these years in the army, my brother and sister-in-law took care of everything at home. I didn't have to worry about my parents. Now that I get my allowance, I have to buy it no matter how expensive it is!"
Speaking of this, Lei Zhensheng has a lot of experience. He bought four sheepskin coats for his family, which cost him 600 yuan, which was half a year's allowance.
Plus cotton, cloth, food and meat, and the money I left for my parents before returning to the army.
Lei Zhensheng spent nearly a thousand yuan on a visit to his relatives.
"Isn't it just a piece of clothing? It's too expensive. I don't know what the comrades in charge of pricing at the Ministry of Commerce were thinking."
In the 1960s, workers' wages were generally around 30 yuan, and temporary workers and apprentices earned even less, only a dozen or twenty yuan.
Prices and incomes are totally disproportionate, and ordinary people are having a hard time!
"Uncle Zheng, the price of an item is determined entirely by market supply and demand."
After the official engagement, Zhang Shuguang also changed his mind.
I used to call them uncle and aunt, but now that I have confirmed my relationship with Zheng Yushan, it is not appropriate to call them that anymore.
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