Rebirth 1980: Marrying my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 656 The idea of ​​buying a property in Zhongying Street!

Genting One!
At five o'clock in the afternoon, when Li Yi returned to the villa, Jiang Xue, his mother-in-law and others had already returned, and a large group of women and children were chatting and playing in the living room.

Seeing Li Yi pushing open the door with Zhang Ziqiang and others, Jiang Xue immediately stood up and came over.

"came back!"

"Well, did you have fun today? Did you do your hair?"

Li Yi looked at Jiang Xue's hair with some surprise. The originally black and thick braids had now turned into short wavy curls, which was particularly stunning!

Jiang Xue's face turned red, and then she said, "Sister-in-law Chu Hong said my hair was too long and the weather here is hot, so she took me to get my hair done. Aren't you angry?"

"Why am I so angry? Besides, I think this looks pretty!" Li Yi said.

"Is it really nice?"

"Well, it's very fashionable and amazing!" Li Yi said seriously.

"As long as you're not angry, I'll only have this hairstyle for the past few days, and I'll change it back when I go back!" Jiang Xuedao.

"Why should we change it? I think this is good!"

At this time, the mother-in-law took over the conversation and said: "It looks good, but it may not be accepted in China, and Xiaoxue is a college student, so it is better to avoid causing controversy!"

Li Yi understood what his mother-in-law meant, and immediately nodded and said, "What mother said is true, then we will change it back when we go back!"

"By the way, how was your shopping at the mall today?"

Hearing Li Yi's question, Jiang Xue immediately said with envy: "It's so prosperous here. There are high-rise buildings everywhere. Walking in the downtown area is like entering a forest composed of buildings. It feels like even the sky has changed." It’s too small.”

"And the shopping mall here is bigger than the one in Beijing, with more complete items and more fashionable items. I feel like when we enter the mall, we are like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. We are curious about everything."

As soon as these words came out, several people in the room couldn't help laughing!

"Xiaoxue, are you okay? I see you are quite calm. You are talking and laughing with Sister-in-law Chu Hong. You dare to ask the price when you see something. Unlike me, I don't even dare to say anything when I enter the mall!" The eldest sister laughed. said.

"I'm just curious, and I also want to practice speaking English!"

While speaking, Jiang Xue looked at her man gratefully.

When Li Yi talked to her about the family's assets yesterday, Jiang Xue was shocked, but she didn't think much about it.

But after going to the mall today and hearing the prices of those things, she suddenly understood her man's intention last night, which was to stop herself from getting stage fright.

Precisely because she knew how rich her family was, Jiang Xue behaved very calmly when she was in the mall today, which not only surprised Chen Chuhong, but also Ye Lingyun and her eldest sister Li Mei found it a little incredible.

Especially when she spent money, hundreds or thousands of dollars, she didn't seem to feel bad at all.They were speechless when they saw it.

"Then what did you buy?" Li Yi asked again.

Jiang Xue smiled and said: "I bought two pairs of clothes for my mother, eldest sister, Juanzi and the children each, and bought a few pairs of shoes, which cost more than 3000 Hong Kong dollars."

"No need to quote the price, just say what you bought!" Li Yi said.

"We also bought some underwear and facial oil. It's a mess anyway!" Jiang Xueyao said.

"Buy it, especially clothes. Buy as much as you can, not just for women, but also for men and children! It doesn't matter if you need it or not, just buy it if it looks beautiful!" Li Yi said.

"Why are we buying so many clothes? Isn't that a waste of money?"

"Haha, the clothes here are indeed quite fashionable. Let's buy them back and give them to the Second National Cotton Factory for them to copy."

Then Li Yi said again: "Don't be afraid of spending money. Let the third brother reimburse you when the time comes!"

"I understand, but we have to ask him to reimburse us more. It's not easy to bring so many clothes back all the way!" Jiang Xue said with a smile.

"Yes, let him reimburse you more!" Li Yi said with a smile.

"By the way, what are your plans for tomorrow?" Jiang Xue asked again. "What do you think?"

"I want to take a boat and go to the sea to have fun!" Jiang Xue said.

"Going out on a boat?"

"Well, when we passed by the pier today, we saw many beautiful yachts there. My sister-in-law said that they have many boats and they can take us to the surrounding sea to play. She also said that we can fish!" Jiang Xue explained .

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements!"

At this time, the eldest sister suddenly said: "Xiaoyi, if you have time, take us to a gold shop!"

"Sister, why are you going to the gold shop, buying jewelry?"

"Well, I heard that the jewelry here is very beautiful. Nana is not getting married. I want to buy her some jewelry as a dowry!" said the eldest sister.

"Okay, I'll remember this, and I'll take you there later! Not only do we want to buy a dowry for the third sister, but we also want to buy some for you too!" Li Yi said with a smile.

"That's great, I want a pair of gold earrings!" the eldest sister said happily.

"Okay, I'll buy a small gold lock for Xiaorui then!" Li Yi said.

He understood the eldest sister's idea of ​​going to a gold shop to buy gold jewelry. On the one hand, the country had not yet relaxed controls on gold, so it was very difficult to buy gold jewelry.

Most of the time, when women want some gold and silver jewelry, it is either inherited from their ancestors, or they can only find a goldsmith and silversmith to make it by themselves. The style of this kind of purely handmade jewelry depends entirely on the craftsmanship of the master.

On the other hand, the gold and silver jewelry industry on Hong Kong Island has developed very maturely. Not only is the gold jewelry manufacturing industry very developed, but the purity of the gold here is also high, and the design is trendy and beautiful, and is loved and loved by the people in mainland China. sought after.

So much so that a few years later, a Hong Kong "gold craze" started in China, giving birth to the earliest purchasing agent industry.

Thinking of this, Li Yi suddenly remembered something very important.

During this time, he has been thinking about where to find a suitable window to connect Hong Kong Island and the mainland.

Not only can people come and go freely, but goods can also come and go freely. In this way, the advanced machinery and equipment he brought back from abroad will be more easily returned to the country.

The eldest sister's words just now made him suddenly think of a place - Pengcheng, to be precise, Zhongying Street in Pengcheng.

Zhongying Street is a small street 250 meters long and three to four meters wide, bounded by a monument. One side is under the jurisdiction of Pengcheng and the other side is under the jurisdiction of Hong Kong Island.

This street has been around for a long time, but as our side tightened control over border areas in the 50s, coupled with the informal port of "Sino-British Street", the flow of people began to be restricted.

In addition, Sino-British relations were still relatively tense in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. We began to implement political and military border defense policies, while the British Hong Kong government implemented a "curfew" in "Sha Tau Kok, New Territories", and Sino-British Street became a border restricted area.

But in the past two years, Chung Ying Street has attracted many mainlanders to come here for gold hunting due to its special location adjacent to Hong Kong Island and the advantages of high-quality and low-priced duty-free shops, and it has been hailed as a "shopping paradise" by the mainlanders.

It’s just that not everyone can go to Zhongying Street. Mainlanders need to apply for a border defense permit to go to Pengcheng, and they need to apply for a special pass to go from Pengcheng to Zhongying Street in Shatoujiao.These two documents are not as easy to obtain as the Hong Kong Island Pass in later generations.

Since there was a limit on the number of endorsements at that time, it was generally easier for people in units and agencies to obtain endorsements, so being able to buy imported goods at Zhongying Street was a "big deal", just like going abroad.

Since it is particularly difficult to obtain a border defense permit, people who do not have a border defense permit and want to buy imported goods from Hong Kong and foreign countries on Zhongying Street must entrust someone with a border defense permit to purchase them. Hence the earliest "Hong Kong Island purchasing agent".

The reason why the eldest sister reminded him is mainly because the most famous product in Zhongying Street is gold products.

Especially in the late 80s, Zhongying Street almost became a golden street. At the height of the "gold craze", there were 47 gold shops on the Pengcheng side and 32 gold shops on the Hong Kong side.

Several Hong Kong chain gold shops that are now popping up all over the mainland, such as Chow Fook and Chow Sang, all had stores in Chung Ying Street back then.

Taking advantage of the fact that the border trade on Zhongying Street has just started, I can definitely go there and occupy a position, which will be quite helpful for my future career.

But how to do this, he still had to discuss it with Lao Li, Lao Huang and his father-in-law.

And just as Li Yi was deep in thought, the phone in the living room suddenly rang!
Zhang Ziqiang on the side picked up immediately. After saying a few words, he took Li Yi and said, "It's Lao Huang. He wants to talk to you on the phone!"

"it is good!"

With that said, Li Yi strode forward and took the microphone.
(End of this chapter)