Chapter 48
The department store that Xu Mei went to was not the one where Xu Di worked.
There are several department stores in Beijing, scattered in different districts.
The department store where Xu Di works is the headquarters. It not only has a warehouse and a sales floor, but also an administrative building.
The leaders of the department store all work here, as well as the accounting department, the labor union, the Women's Federation...
Xu Di and her colleagues’ office building belongs to the logistics department, and administrative departments at all levels are in another building.
Therefore, the value of this job in the Liang family is quite high.
The New Year is coming soon, and there is joy everywhere. It seems like there are some benefits today, and the old man at the door has wrinkles on his face from smiling.
"Xu Di, there is a lucky draw this year, and I don't know who will be lucky enough to win the grand prize."
As soon as Sister Tang saw Xu Di come in, she excitedly shared her joy with her.
"lottery?"
Xu Di didn’t quite understand. Wasn’t it about giving out benefits?
"You just arrived, so you don't know. Our department store has had such activities before.
Each department draws a lottery together, and the prizes are very rich. It was stopped for a few years before and resumed this year. ”
What Sister Tang didn’t say was that during the years when the movement was at its craziest, many activities were suspended.
"Really? Then I'm lucky. What prizes do I usually get?"
Xu Di was also very excited. She had never won a lottery ticket in her previous life.
"They were all tickets, ranging from rare tickets such as TV series, bicycles, and radios, to small tickets such as soap and matches.
I wish I could win a bicycle ticket. When I got married, I only bought a radio and a watch because I didn’t have a bicycle ticket.
Xu Di, what ticket do you want? ”
"I want a watch ticket. It's really inconvenient without a watch."
Xu Di stretched out his arms, revealing his bare wrists.
"Yes, it's inconvenient without a watch. Wang Wei, what do you want?"
"Sister Tang, I want to sleep now."
Wang Wei's wife gave birth to a big fat boy a while ago, and the whole family was happy.
However, after a few days, Wang Wei came to work with big dark circles under his eyes.
His fat son has his day and night mixed up. He sleeps soundly during the day and makes noises at night.
Wang Wei felt sorry for his wife who had just given birth. He and his mother had to take turns looking after the child, and they had lost a lot of hair from all the hard work.
"Wang Wei, you can't feel sorry for the child, you have to help him turn things around.
He wanted to sleep during the day, but I couldn't let him sleep. He got better after a few days. ”
Xu Di was also puzzled. Generally, newborn babies sleep for 24 hours a day. I don’t know what’s going on with Wang Wei’s child.
"Yes, it's being treated. My mom and mother-in-law are taking turns to look after him. He's getting better now."
Wang Wei yawned again. His wife was in the late stages of pregnancy and he had not slept well.
Sister Tang and Xu Di looked at each other and felt that Wang Wei was a good man who knew how to care for his wife.
"Everyone is here. It's perfect. Let's go to the conference room. Our entire logistics lottery will be held in the conference room."
As soon as the team leader came in, he called everyone to go to the conference room quickly.
After the draw, there will be benefits distributed, we are all looking forward to it.
Xu Di followed Sister Tang, but she didn't know the process, so she had to find someone who understood and follow her example so as not to make a fool of herself.
When Xu Di and the others arrived, there were already quite a few people in the conference room.
Everyone is usually busy with their own things, and it was the first time that Xu Di felt that there were quite a lot of people in their logistics department.
"Xu Di, Wang Wei, Meng Jiao, let's sit together and save a seat for Sister Zhao."
Sister Tang invited everyone in their office to come together and chat for a while.
One after another, people from each group arrived.
The director of the logistics department gave an impassioned speech, which was nothing more than thanking the Party, thanking the leadership, and saying some quotations.
"Finally, I declare that this lottery event has officially begun!"
Thunderous applause broke out, and everyone probably had the same thought in their mind: they could finally draw a prize!
Xu Di didn't know the big sister who was in charge of hosting the event. Sister Tang said that she was the most serious person in their logistics department, more serious than their logistics director, and most people didn't dare to provoke her.
Xu Di secretly took note of her appearance and tried to pay more attention to it in the future.
Thanks to this big sister in charge, the lucky draw went smoothly.
Soon, it was Xu Di and her group's turn.
"God bless me and let me win the bicycle ticket."
Xu Di heard Sister Tang in front of her praying quietly. It seemed that she really wanted the bicycle ticket and was not afraid of being heard and being accused of being feudal and superstitious.
The lottery box is just an ordinary cardboard box with each side sealed, leaving only a square opening on the top.
It was a really simple era. The cardboard boxes were not decorated at all and were just placed on the table in their original state.
Thinking back to the past, a lottery box had to have a lot of tricks. At the very least, the outside had to be covered with colored paper.
"Xu Di, it's your turn. What are you thinking about?"
“Ah, here it comes.”
While I was distracted, Sister Tang had finished smoking the cigarette and had been holding it in her hand without opening it.
Xu Di walked forward, reached in, picked up one at random and took his hand out.
After drawing the prizes, everyone went back to their respective posts. Xu Di and Sister Tang returned to the office together.
"Xu Di, please take a look first to see if you have drawn the ticket you like."
Sister Tang was nervous and wanted to see what Xu Di was drawing.
"Okay, let me take a look."
Xu Di opened the paper folded into a square and took a look.
"What?"
Sister Tang was even more nervous than Xu Di.
"Watch ticket!"
Xu Di showed it to Sister Tang, saying that she was extremely lucky this year and everything she wished for came true.
"Xu Di, how about you help me open it?"
"Sister Tang, is it impossible to change it? Whether Xu Di opens it or you open it, the result will be the same. Otherwise, I will help you open it."
Meng Jiao, who had just come in, saw Sister Tang still hesitating and couldn't help but say something.
I thought to myself, it’s just a bicycle ticket, what’s the big deal?
"Yes, Xiao Meng is right."
Sister Tang was also tired, so she opened the paper herself and took a look with a look of disappointment.
"Soap tickets!"
Sister Tang sighed, sat back in her seat, and didn't want to talk anymore.
Wang Wei looked at the radio ticket in his hand and didn't dare to show any happiness.
Meng Jiao had dim sum tickets in her hand, which was exactly what she wanted. She would go to the front building and use them tomorrow at noon.
The team leader didn't come back until the end of the day, and no one knew what she had won.
Xu Di was very happy. She put the watch and ticket into the space and waited in the office for her elder brother to pick her up, as they had agreed in the morning. She was just afraid that there were too many things and she couldn't carry them all by herself.
Their welfare this year is pretty good: each person gets five kilograms of rice, two kilograms of soybean oil, a box of toilet paper, two bottles of wine, two packs of peach cakes, and five kilograms of oranges and apples.
Xu Di was a cadre, earning 32 yuan a month, and also received some tickets every month.
She is really lucky. It is said that the benefits were not so much last year.
"Xu Di, where are the things? I'll carry them."
Brother Xu came out half an hour early and just happened to catch Xu Di getting off work.
"Brother, they are all here."
Xu Di called her elder brother over, and the two of them should be able to get it together.
"Why are there so many? More than I have."
"It is said that this year's number is higher than in previous years. I don't know what's going on."
It took two of them to carry away all the stuff.
After squeezing onto the bus with great effort, the brother and sister met some aunties and sisters when they were carrying their belongings into the staff quarters. Knowing that this was a welfare benefit issued by Xu Di's unit, they were envious again.
Those who have sons or nephews of marriageable age feel rekindled. After the New Year, they go and talk to Mrs. Xu and ask what kind of partner Xu Di is looking for.
Xu Di, who had already gone upstairs, didn't know that he had been noticed again and a large wave of matchmakers were about to arrive.
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