With the shopping system in hand, I became the richest man in the 1980s

Chapter 14 Go to Lao Mo to broaden your horizons
Hearing that the goods can be exchanged unconditionally within seven days, Mr. Wen Renhe also smiled, "Okay, okay, if there is a problem, we will come to you. If we broke it, we will definitely not ask you to compensate. You can't be such a bad person. You have to be honest, right?"

Chu Qingjiang nodded repeatedly, "You are right, we are doing business with integrity, so that customers will trust us. Thank you for today, old man. We will leave first, take care of yourself!"

Old Master Wen Renhe looked at Chu Qingjiang lovingly with admiration, and praised him with a smile, "Good boy, you will definitely have a bright future. Come on, I'll take you out."

Chu Qingjiang didn't dare to let the old man send him off, so he quickly declined, "No, no, old man, we can go by ourselves."

But Old Man Wenrenhe still saw them out the door, watched them get on the truck, waved to them, then turned back into the house and closed the door.

Seeing the magnificent vermilion gate closed, Zheng Xiangdong sighed, "This old man is really a good person. He is obviously from an extraordinary family, but he is so approachable and has no airs at all. It's really rare!"

Chu Qingjiang also nodded, "Yes, this old man is a very nice person."

Seeing that it was getting dark, Chu Qingjiang said to Zheng Xiangdong and Chu Qinghe, "We made a big order today, all thanks to you. Let's not go back to the store yet. I'll treat you two to a good meal. Where do you want to go? Lao Mo? Quanjude? Or Donglaishun?"

Zheng Xiangdong and Chu Qinghe were delighted when they heard that there was going to be a big meal.

Chu Qinghe was the first to respond: "Brother, the weather is cold now, it's the right time to eat shabu-shabu mutton, let's go to Donglaishun!"

Zheng Xiangdong suddenly asked, "Old Chu, do you have food coupons and meat coupons?"

Chu Qingjiang's face froze, and he then remembered that he had money but no food coupons or meat coupons. It was impossible for him to eat at big restaurants like Donglaishun.

Chu Qinghe rolled his eyes, and then said, "Brother, I heard that you don't need a ticket to eat at Lao Mo's now. Let's go to Lao Mo's! I have never been to Lao Mo's in my life. I have only heard others brag about how great Lao Mo is. Let's go and broaden our horizons today, okay?"

Chu Qingjiang responded readily, "Okay, then let's go to Lao Mo."

Lao Mo, the full name is Moscow Restaurant.

It was built in 1954. All the chefs are ace chefs invited by the Soviet Union. The dishes are all Soviet court dishes. The tableware is all silver, and even the guards at the gate are sent by the army.

The famous Moscow Restaurant still used the changed name "Exhibition Hall Restaurant" in 1980, but people in Beijing were still accustomed to calling it "Lao Mo".

In this era, people who can go to Lao Mo for dinner are either rich or powerful.

Going to Lao Mo for a meal has become a way for many people to show off their superiority.

Chu Qingjiang and Zheng Xiangdong had never been to Lao Mo's for dinner.

I heard that a meal at Lao Mo costs several dollars per person, which is not something that these kids from printing factories can afford.

But now it’s different. He has money now and can finally take his brothers there to broaden their horizons and gain more experience.

No matter whether the food tastes good or not, having been there is a dream come true, with one less regret and more satisfaction.

In the future, if anyone shows off their sense of superiority of having been to Lao Mo in front of them, they don’t have to envy them anymore. Instead, they can despise them in their hearts and think, “I’ve been there too. What’s so great about that?”
So, only with money can you have confidence, and many things do require money to support them.

Of course, money is not everything, and it can't buy many things.

But for ordinary people at the bottom of the society who are struggling to make ends meet, money can solve 99 percent of the problems.

The three of them drove the truck to Lao Mo.

Judging from the appearance of Lao Mo, the magnificent Roman columns and the classical gate did not disappoint them at all. When they walked in, they saw the luxurious crystal chandelier and the elegant and spacious environment. It was really beautiful, which made the three Beijing natives feel like country people entering the city and marveled in their hearts.

When they arrived, it was already six o'clock in the evening, when many people were having dinner.

Lao Mo's place is also full of guests.

Chu Qinghe said with emotion: "No matter what era, there are always so many rich people!"

Chu Qingjiang smiled and replied, "That's for sure. This was opened by Lao Mo in the 1950s. Since it opened, business has been very good. It is still booming now. Do you think there are many rich people here?"

Led by the waiter, the three of them found a seat and sat down.

When Chu Qingjiang and his friends ordered food, they all ordered dishes that they had heard about from others.

The three of them had a meal of borscht, prawn salad, braised prawns, baked fish with cream, cream cake, bread, and assorted egg fried rice, accompanied by cold coffee and ice cream. They enjoyed the meal very much.

When we paid the bill, we found that the meal for three people cost more than ten dollars.

Zheng Xiangdong and Chu Qinghe looked distressed.

"Isn't this too expensive? Could they have miscalculated?"

"I've heard that Lao Mo is expensive before, but I didn't expect it to be this expensive! It's too scary. A family's monthly expenses are spent on just one meal."

Chu Qingjiang smiled faintly and said, "It must be correct. I saw it when I ordered the dishes just now. The prawn salad alone is 3.4 yuan."

"Other items include braised prawns at 3.2 yuan, baked fish with cream at 1.9 yuan, 0.25 liang bread at 3 yuan, 2.1 servings of borscht at 3 yuan, 0.75 servings of cream cake at 3 yuan, 2.1 servings of assorted egg fried rice at yuan, and cold coffee with ice cream. These add up to a lot."

"But, I thought since we are here and it is such a rare opportunity to come here, we should eat something good, so I ordered this much."

"It's okay. We made a lot of money today. It's worth it to come here once in a while to eat and broaden our horizons. Let's go! Let's eat and drink our fill and go home to sleep!"

The three of them got back on the truck and drove back to the courtyard.

When we returned to the courtyard, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

Chu Qingjiang had already told his parents this morning that he was going to move to the courtyard and let his younger brother live here with him. They would not be going home tonight.

He also let Zheng Xiangdong stay and live in the courtyard.

Of course Zheng Xiangdong also wanted to live here, it was spacious and comfortable.

But he still had to go back to talk to Wu Xiaoyan about work, so he said, "I won't stay here tonight. I have to talk to Wu Xiaoyan about work when I go back. I'll come and stay here tomorrow."

Chu Qingjiang nodded, "Okay, then you can ride the bike in the garage back and use it as a work bike, one for each person."

When Zheng Xiangdong heard this, he grinned, "Really? Then I can ride my bike back."

Chu Qingjiang waved at him, "Don't be so cocky, hurry up and go back to find your sweetheart as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)