Chapter 550 Return to the Quadrangle

Chapter 550 Return to the Quadrangle

Arriving at the counter, Zhou Tian and Zhou Hao's eyes wandered among the clothes on the racks. When their gazes fixed on a set of dark green military uniforms, a gleam of surprise instantly flashed in their eyes.

"Comrade, may I ask, how much does that uniform cost?"

The salesperson who was busy at work heard the voice and looked in the direction of Zhou Tian's finger. Seeing the familiar military uniform, a smile appeared on his face, and he patiently explained: "Comrade, this is the style that our navy will soon change into. It was carefully imitated by the First Textile Factory in Sijiu City. The price of a set is 38 yuan, and 30 feet of cloth coupons are required."

"Thirty-eight yuan, and thirty feet of cloth coupons? So expensive!"

As soon as the salesperson finished speaking, the Zhou Tian brothers and the aunties around them all gasped.

You have to know that at that time, the monthly salary of an ordinary worker was only 27 yuan, and the price of this suit was almost equivalent to a second-level worker's entire month's income.

Although Zhou Tian's monthly salary was quite considerable, he was still shocked when he heard the price.

Since the issuance of cloth coupons, taking the lathe workers in the old city as an example, the cloth coupons allocated to an adult in a year were only 18 feet, and the cloth coupons required for this set of clothes were almost the quota for an adult for nearly two years.

Even for Zhou Tian, ​​the annual cloth coupons were only 24 feet. But he thought that today he was buying new clothes for his second brother to celebrate his admission to university. His heartache was instantly thrown to the back of his mind. He took out the money and cloth coupons without hesitation and handed them to the salesperson: "Comrade, please give me a set."

Seeing that his elder brother was about to pay, Zhou Hao suddenly became anxious and wanted to reach out to stop him. But before he could make any move, Zhou Tian held him down firmly with one hand. He could only speak anxiously: "Brother, really, this is too expensive, I..."

"Okay, Xiaohao. Consider this as a gift from big brother for your admission to higher education. You are not allowed to refuse it."

While the salesperson turned around to get the clothes, Zhou Tian turned around and glared at Zhou Hao, which made Zhou Hao swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue. Although he still felt sorry for his elder brother's lavish spending, he could only give up in the face of his elder brother's insistence.

After all, he himself really liked this military uniform, but the price was too expensive, and in his opinion, it was not cost-effective.

"Comrade, your clothes."

The salesperson took the clothes off the shelf neatly, packed them carefully, and handed them to Zhou Tian with both hands. Then, he neatly sandwiched the money and the cloth coupons together and skillfully threw them onto the wire above the counter. The coupons and money slid quickly along the wire to the cashier.

Not long after, a receipt floated back along the wire. The salesperson took it and gently handed it to Zhou Tian.

"OK, thanks."

Zhou Tian took the clothes, thanked the salesperson politely, and left the garment area with his second brother. Recalling the salesperson's warm and thoughtful service attitude just now, Zhou Tian couldn't help but feel emotional.

Fortunately, it happened in this era. If it were the 1970s or 1980s, we would probably only be able to dream of enjoying such thoughtful service.

In particular, he remembered that in some period literature he had read in his previous life, there had appeared slogans like "Do not beat customers without reason."

If someone dares to do this in this era, as long as a customer complains, those people will definitely be in trouble. After all, the country is now in a critical period of reconstruction, and the slogan of "people's servants" is not just a casual remark. From leaders at all levels to ordinary people, everyone is working hard for the prosperity and development of the country. Who dares to oppress the people and abuse their power?

I don’t know what the authors in previous lives were thinking. They actually inserted slogans that only appeared in the 1970s and 1980s into this period. It is really absurd.

Zhou Tian shook his head gently, put these distracting thoughts behind him, and brought his second brother to the candy area.

After picking out a pound of White Rabbit milk candy and two pounds of fruit candy, the two prepared to leave the department store.

In fact, Zhou Tian wanted to buy more for his second brother, but who could have expected that White Rabbit milk candy was in limited supply.

After walking out of the department store, they looked at the time and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. It was almost dinner time, so Zhou Tian did not make any other purchases. The two of them took a car back home.

After returning home, Zhou Tian saw that the family had packed up. He told his second brother to go back to the house and change into new clothes, go to Chen's house to call Chen Yaning, and he took a bus to Nanluoguxiang.

No matter what, today is my second younger brother’s graduation party. At such an important moment, I naturally cannot forget to invite my second uncle and his family.

After arriving at Nanluoguxiang, Zhou Tian asked Xiao Yang to park the car steadily at the entrance of the alley, and he walked straight into the familiar courtyard with big strides. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw the third uncle Yan Bugui watering the flowers in front of his house as usual.

Compared with previous years, Yan Bugui looked obviously much older, with deeper wrinkles on his face and a more hunched body.

"Uncle, are you still busy watering the flowers?"

Zhou Tian looked at Yan Bugui and didn't want to exchange too much pleasantries, but thinking that he still had to invite his second uncle's family, he took the initiative to greet them out of politeness.

"Hey, isn't this Zhou Tian? Are you here to see your second uncle?"

When Yan Bugui heard the voice, he looked up and saw Zhou Tian in front of him. A warm smile immediately appeared on his face and he hurried forward to ask.

"Yes, my second brother was admitted to university, so I wanted to invite my second uncle and his family to my house for a meal to celebrate. Third uncle, I wonder if my second uncle and his family are at home?"

As Zhou Tian spoke, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Yan Bugui.

"Yes, everyone is resting today, so they must be at home. I won't say any more. Since you have something to do, Xiaotian, then go quickly!"

Yan Bugui took the cigarette with a smile, put it behind his ear, and said with a smile on his face.

"Okay, Third Uncle, I won't bother you anymore. I'll go find my Second Uncle first."

After saying that, Zhou Tian turned around and walked towards the central courtyard.

Yan Bugui looked at Zhou Tian's receding back and couldn't help muttering to himself: "Ah, things are different now. I have made great progress..."

After saying this, he looked a little lonely. He slowly turned around and walked back home with heavy steps.

"Boss, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

The third aunt saw her husband walking in with a dejected look on his face and asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"It's nothing physical. Do you know who I just bumped into?"

Yan Bugui sat down on the edge of the bed, a look of regret in his eyes, and spoke slowly.

"Who?"

"The kid from the Zhou family, Zhou Tian. He is now the president of the Red Star Mechanical Research Institute!"

"What? It's Xiaotian! So you haven't offended him, right?"