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Chapter 73 Friendship in the Friendship Store

The word "friendship" is beautiful, but not all stores can use "friendship" as the store name.

In this era or more than thirty years ago, things named after friendship will definitely be related to foreigners.

Not everyone can enter the Friendship Store. Only those who hold passports, overseas Chinese certificates, and foreign work permits can enter the store to consume. Foreign exchange coupons are the only circulating currency here, and they are also passes.

"The place where you wear is here."

Qin Dong rushed to pay for the taxi. In the afternoon, Yi Jin did not go to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. Coincidentally, she chose to go to the Friendship Store to take a walk.

There are many people with glazed green tiles on the roof, carved beams and painted buildings on the eaves, yellow and elegant walls, blue eyes and big beards. Among these foreigners, Qin Dong and Yi Jin's appearance immediately attracted the attention of the waiters.

“Are there any coupons?”

Qin Dongliang's foreign exchange coupons were in his hand, and the waiter let them in.

It has to be said that the interior decoration and layout of Friendship Store is far superior to other department stores. Judging from the perspective at this time, it can be said to be extremely luxurious.

The store is neat and spacious, with beautiful counter layout, complete products, uniform dress for salesmen and wear store emblems, handsome men and beautiful women.

Shopping is a woman's nature. As the director, Yi Jin was not surprised. The two of them walked side by side. She stopped from time to time and disappeared from time to time when she was no longer the way she looked when she was in the meeting these few days.

The store is divided into three floors, the first floor mainly includes handicrafts, candy and desserts, cigarettes, tea and wine.

Qin Dong bought some black currants, chocolate wine candy and various candies from Harbin Qiulin Company, which can block the mouths of Qin Nan, Du Xiaoshu and his group of children.

Friendship Store operates more varieties of tobacco, alcohol and wine, including both domestic expensive products and cigarettes from the United States.

"Two Marlboros, this one is the same." Qin Dong pointed to the cigarette under the glass counter.

Yi Jin was immediately surprised at the Marlboro cigarettes, eleven yuan for soft bags and sixteen yuan for hard boxes. As a young worker, the young man was at most a second-level worker, and he earned a salary of forty or fifty yuan a month. In this moment, he spent more than three hundred yuan, which was worth half a year.

She didn't know that Qin Dong sold his patent on the first day he arrived in Nanjing. She remembered that she met him in a Western restaurant that day and knew that he had foreign exchange coupons on him, but she didn't expect there were so many.

The third floor is decorated with expensive goods such as TVs, cameras, watches, etc., refrigerators, and TVs lined up, which shocked Yi Jin, but she did not stay here for too long, but returned to the second floor.

The second floor is mainly composed of gorgeous clothes, and the most fashionable clothes, shoes, and cosmetics can be found, seen and touched here.

The waiter behind the counter was very proud, "We have the best products on the market; we must have the shortage of products on the market; we must also have the popular products in the foreign countries!"

"That windbreaker." Yi pointed to a beige windbreaker. It was very popular in the 1980s. The weather got colder, and the windbreaker was worn on many fashionable people.

From Qin Dong's perspective, this style from the 1980s is not out of date when examining it from the perspective of later generations.

Yi Jin put the windbreaker on her body, looked at her, and smiled at Qin Dong, "How is it?" A woman's nature of love for beauty, or the youthful maturity of Qin Dong, made her unconsciously ask Qin Dong's opinions.

"It's very beautiful." Qin Dong didn't know whether he was talking about the clothes or the people under the clothes.

"Yeah." Yi Jin tied the strap around her waist, and her slender waist was out, revealing her curves. Foreigners passing by were also looking at her with appreciation, and she also stared at herself in the mirror, very satisfied.

"How much?"

"Three hundred and twenty yuan."

Oh, Yi Jin was shocked. She could imagine the price here, but the price was still out of the range she could accept.

The windbreaker reluctantly took off his body. Yi Jin did not return it to the waiter. She held it in her hand and looked at the fabric, the workmanship, and the square buckle on the strap, "Xiao Qin, do you still have foreign exchange coupons in your hand?"

The intellectual and generous, beautiful and dignified female director raised her head, and she gently pursed her hair back, showing her inner hesitation and desire.

“How much difference??”

Qin Dong could guess that Yi Jin would not exchange foreign exchange coupons with scalpers, but should have foreign currency in hand. At this time, in order to increase the country's foreign exchange reserves, the state encourages individuals to sell foreign exchange to the country. In addition to paying RMB at the foreign exchange price, the state will also return a certain amount of foreign exchange coupons.

"It costs less than 100 or less." Yi Jin restored the female director's expression and was still holding the windbreaker in his hand.

"Oh, I'm just 200 more." Qin Dong said immediately.

For 200 foreign exchange coupons, in addition to buying windbreakers, you can also bring some things to your family here.

Yi Jin showed gratitude on his face, "Okay, Xiao Qin, thank you, I'll give you money when I go back."

Two hundred yuan is not much for Qin Dong, but lending and giving are two different concepts, and he can't even ask for Yi Jin.

"It's okay, it's just a matter of effort," Qin Dong smiled. Yi Jin looked at him gratefully, walked to the side to try on the fitting, "Get one for me too." Qin Dong pointed at the windbreaker.

"What size?" The waiters were trained and their voices were very soft.

"Just as she looks." Qin Dong pointed to Yi Jin over there, "wrap it up for me later."

He didn't want Yi Jin to see that he had bought so many things, lent out another 200 yuan, and bought windbreakers. This would make Yi Jin, who borrowed money, feel inferior from the depths of his consciousness and feel unhappy.

"Xiao Qin."

Yi Jin walked over and Qin Dong couldn't help but smile. Every era has its fashion and its temperament. Yi Jin is simply the best interpretation of the beauty of women in the 1980s. It is beautiful and natural, well, "very good."

Yi Jin smiled and looked at him, breathing a sigh of relief.

...

In fact, it is good to just not buy things to stroll around like this in the Friendship Store, which is really a pleasure.

Brightly colored needle cotton products, historically authentic silk satin, finely made wooden furniture, lacquerware, seals, exquisitely crafted ivory carvings, pearl jade, porcelain... The display products behind the counter are red, green, colorful, bright and eye-catching.

"Give it, the room." Yi Jin was fascinated by the sight. Qin Dong walked to her and handed her a bottle of Coca-Cola. It was five yuan per bottle, which was more expensive than later generations. At this time, the way to drink was not to blow the bottle, but to insert a straw and sip it slowly gracefully.

The Friendship Store also opened a cold drink department, which allows you to listen to music and drink slowly, but looking at Yi Jin's appearance, I guess I still have to continue shopping.

Yi Jin was very generous. She took it with a smile and looked at the young man in front of her. She had heard that Qin Dong's grandfather was once the chief engineer of Qin Beer, but her father worked as a cook and wasted his life.

Alas, it would be a pity for such a person to be out of the hall.

"Xiao Qin, if you have the chance to go to Chennan in the future, you will definitely go to the Second Light Hall. Remember Sister Yi..." The straw was inserted into the bottle, and the brown liquid flowed into your mouth.

"I will definitely do it." Qin Dong nodded heavily. Director Yi became Sister Yi, and their feelings became one step further.

...

There is no banquet in the world, and it is finally time to part. Everyone has to return to their posts and contribute to the four modernizations.

But at the last dinner, a small episode happened.
Chapter completed!
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