Chapter 237 I Really Bought a Watch

However, although he knew it was Liu Haizhong, Gao Zhendong was not going to deal with him for the time being. Strictly speaking, this matter had nothing to do with Gao Zhendong. Liu Haizhong reported Yi Zhonghai. Of course, there might be some ulterior motives behind it.

After hanging up the phone with Deputy Director Li, Gao Zhendong packed up and went home. On the way, he met Sha Zhu who was also off work and got a ride from him. Gao Zhendong then took the opportunity to have a meal with Sha Zhu.

The next morning, Gao Zhendong rode his bike to Lou Xiao'e's home. They were getting married soon, and since it was Sunday, the two of them planned to go shopping to see if there was anything they wanted to buy. Although most of the expenses were arranged by the Lou family, Lou Xiao'e still wanted to go shopping for some small things by herself.

She didn't even know what she needed, she just wanted to go shopping.

In addition, I have to go to Wang Dezhuo's house. First, there is the issue of the projectionist quota. Second, the name of 601 has not been chosen yet, so it must be resolved this time.

Fortunately, Wang Dezhui was from the police station, so he was not in a hurry. If it were someone else, he would have exploded long ago.

I said hello to Lou's father and mother at Lou's house, but Lou Shouxing was still not there. I guess he went out to meet his friends. He is an old local resident in Beijing and has many friends.

The two of them rode their bikes to Xidan, where the Xidan Shopping Mall is located. It was established during the joint venture in 56, and there were many famous shops here at the time.

Normally, if one wanted to buy rare goods at this time, the Friendship Store would be the best choice. Although the Friendship Store required an overseas remittance certificate to buy things, this was obviously not a problem for the Lou family. Not to mention the faraway places, Lou Shouxing had just returned.

However, there was no Friendship Store in Beijing at that time. The Friendship Store in Beijing did not open until four years later in Donghuamen. If it was in the Yangtze River Delta, it would be better, as the Friendship Store there opened in 58.

So the only place they can go shopping is Xidan.

To be honest, the two of them didn't have any purpose. The preparations for the three turns, one ring, and dozens of legs that other people have to prepare for their wedding were nothing for them because the Lou family had prepared them.

One ring? Several rings. The tape recorder, television, and radio, especially the tape recorder, was the "original special commemorative model" that Lou Shouxing brought back from Hong Kong Island. He was very proud of it. As for the quilts, pillows, pots, pans, spoons, and the like, it goes without saying.

But among all these things that can make sounds, Lou Xiao'e's favorite was the record player in Gao Zhendong's house. It was because of the heavenly sound of this record player that she followed the sound and discovered Comrade Gao. From this, she decided to invent a little Comrade Gao.

So they shop very casually, looking at this and that with great interest, but not many of them touch anything. Moreover, these days, it is not wise for sales clerks to take out things for customers to touch and look at, as this can easily spoil their mood.

However, although it is a little, it is not nothing. Lou Xiao'e wants to buy a pair of things that can be used by both herself and Gao Zhendong, but which are not easy to break.

After much selection, the only thing left is a watch.

Nowadays, wearing jewelry is not a good idea. Even Lou Xiao'e's ruby ​​"Chenxi" that is still in processing can only be kept for the time being.

Watches are different. Time is money. So we should race against time to build society. What a good starting point.

Both of them have watches, but there is a big difference between a pair of watches and two watches.

Thinking of this, Lou Xiao'e excitedly shook Gao Zhendong's hand: "Zhendong, let's go buy a pair of watches."

Gao Zhendong looked at Lou Xiaoe's shining eyes, knew what she meant, touched her head, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go."

The watch Gao Zhendong is wearing now is a second-hand May 1st watch from the May 1st Watch Factory that he bought at a consignment store when he first reported to the Third Rolling Mill. Lou Xiaoe wanted to change it, so she did. Now he can keep it as a collection. After all, although the watch is not very accurate, it was one of the first batch of industrial products after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it still has commemorative significance.

The two of them walked all the way to the counter of imported watches. Although there was no Friendship Store in Beijing at that time, there were still imported Western watches in the country. Xidan Department Store was undoubtedly the store with the most concentrated such products in Beijing.

There were quite a few imported watches on the counter, at least not as empty as Gao Zhendong had imagined. In fact, compared with domestic watches, this type of watches was easier to buy because the prices were much higher than domestic products.

Lou Xiao'e decided to buy the pair of watches herself, and her reason was very strong: she had published a book and received royalties.

As for the fact that all the royalties were donated by Gao Zhendong and Lou Xiaoe didn't get a penny? That's not important, as long as there is income on the books.

She was choosing a watch at the counter with great enthusiasm, and Gao Zhendong was beside her looking at it.

As he looked around, Gao Zhendong saw a watch and was stunned.

It’s not that the watch is so amazing, but the brand and price are so different from Gao Zhendong’s impression that he can’t believe it.

I repeatedly confirmed the foreign characters on the dial and it was indeed that brand.

The Chinese name on the label is quite interesting - Baili Ge. The price on the label is very cheap compared to other imported watches. It is basically in the basement among imported watches and is almost as expensive as domestic ones.

Gao Zhendong did not recognize this Chinese name, but he knew a little about the foreign name, Breguet, which later became Breguet.

This is also the reason why Gao Zhendong did not believe his own eyes. In his previous life, although he was not familiar with watches, as a man, he always liked mechanical things. Thanks to the Internet, he knew some popular and top brands.

Breguet is one of the top mechanical watch brands in the future. Of course, the top brand here does not include super-standard brands such as Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin.

So when Gao Zhendong saw the price, his first reaction was disbelief.

What he didn't know was that this was the lowest point for Breguet, at least in China. At that time, the classification of imported watches was that there were three grades for the first category, three grades for the second category, and one grade for each of the third and fourth categories. In fact, there were eight grades in total, and Breguet was the fourth category.

This is it. It not only fulfilled Lou Xiao'e's wish, but also does not look conspicuous. If it is properly maintained, it will have great room for appreciation in the future. More importantly, this is a very interesting thing. It means that things change over time. This is it.

Gao Zhendong patted Lou Xiao'e on the shoulder and said, "Xiao'e, this is fine. Let's buy this."

Lou Xiao'e took a look and found that, by coincidence, there were both men's and women's watches, but she was not very satisfied with the prices.

"Zhendong, isn't this too cheap? Let's buy a better one." She felt that Gao Zhendong was saving money for her, and she felt happy.

The salesperson rolled his eyes when he heard this. The girl looked pretty, but she didn't seem very smart. However, when he looked at Gao Zhendong's appearance, he felt that it was not unacceptable.

Gao Zhendong shook his head and said with a smile: "I just think it looks good, the price doesn't matter."

Well, this gigolo actually knows how to feel ashamed, the salesperson thought.

After hearing what Gao Zhendong said, Lou Xiao'e carefully looked at several watches of this brand. Perhaps influenced by what Gao Zhendong said, she seemed to like them more and more.

"Zhendong, do you really like this pair?"

Gao Zhendong answered decisively: "Yes, I like them. Let's take them."

Lou Xiao'e stopped hesitating and bought the pair of watches. The first thing she did after getting the watches was to take off the old watch from Gao Zhendong's hand, give the new watch to Gao Zhendong, and also put on the women's watch for herself.

She put her hands together and smiled happily: "It looks really good, haha."

After admiring it for a while, she put Gao Zhendong's old watch away: "I'll keep this watch, hehe."

Gao Zhendong touched her head, and the two continued shopping with a smile.

The two of them walked around for a long time and didn't buy much, but they did eat a lot of snacks. Lou Xiao'e was in high spirits and would buy any interesting snacks she saw. She couldn't eat much herself, so most of the food went into Gao Zhendong's stomach. The two of them didn't have lunch, but they did fill their stomachs with Guixiang Village's pastries.

But it was not a complete failure. At least Lou Xiao'e had chosen where to take her wedding photos. There were several famous photo studios on Xidan Road, including Eurasia and Cathay, both of which were well-known.

After comparing many options, Lou Xiaoe finally chose Cathay Pacific on Xidan North Street. After all, Cathay Pacific was first famous for wedding dress photography.

What’s interesting is that of these two photo studios, Eurasia closed down in 98 and Cathay moved to a new address in 13, but they have continued to operate. Lou Xiao’e’s choice coincides with their eventual development.

Seeing that it was almost afternoon, the two of them simply ran to the Xidan market, bought some vegetables, and went straight to Wang Dezhuo's house.

Although the weather was still cold, Wan Yueqin was taking Xiaomei and holding 601 in the yard to bask in the sun. When she saw Gao Zhendong and the other person, Xiaomei cheered and rushed over.

"Uncle Gao~~~Aunt Lou~~~"

Hearing the sound, Wang Dezhuo poked his head out of the house and greeted them. It was estimated that they were cooking.

Several people came into the house from the yard. Wan Yueqin and Lou Xiao'e took over the work from Wang Dezhuo, while Xiaomei happily took the candy from Gao Zhendong.

One or two months old 601 made babbling sounds and reached out to touch Gao Zhendong's fingers. His face had grown bigger and looked pink and very cute.

Seeing Gao Zhendong teasing his son with great interest, Wang Dezhu said with a smile: "Old platoon leader, get married quickly."

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Yes, on the 23rd day of the second lunar month."

Wang Dezhu slapped his thigh and said, "Great!"

I don’t know whether he was happy that his children were saved or that Gao Zhendong was going to get married.

Gao Zhendong took out a piece of paper and handed it to Wang Dezhu: "Here, here are the names I gave to 601. You can choose one."

Wang Dezhu was overjoyed. He had been waiting for a long time. He took the note and saw three names on it with explanations written for each.

Gaoyang - a title from Zhuanxu, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Zhaoxi - means bestowed, an elegant version of “god-given”.

Chengyan——Words of honesty and trustworthiness.

Wang Dezhuo happily chose "Cheng Yan".

(End of this chapter)