Chapter 149 True Green (three shifts)

  Sitting in the co-pilot of the Big Blue Bird, Li Weimin began to fiddle with the electric lift windows again.

  After a while, Li Weimin simply lowered the glass window, and then stretched most of his head outside.

   "It's winter, what are you doing with the window open? It's not too cold!" Li Weidong said,

   "I opened the window deliberately, so I have to show people outside. I'm sitting in the big car." Li Weimin said.

   "This stupid brother!" Li Weidong sighed helplessly, and said, "Glass is transparent. You can close the window and others can see you."

"That's right!" Li Weimin retracted his head, rubbed his red nose, and then continued: "Brother, the western restaurant of Qinghe Hotel opened on New Year's Day. The business is booming. I heard that Many people go to eat."

   "That is to say something fresh, after a year or a half, the people will be fresh, and this western restaurant will no longer be open." Li Weidong said casually.

  In Li Weidong’s impression, when this western restaurant first opened, it was indeed popular for a while, but soon it couldn’t be opened anymore.

  After all, the price of Western food is too high, and the taste is not as good as traditional Chinese food. After the freshness has passed and the rich people have experienced it, no one will come to eat it.

  Li Weidong then asked: "Weimin, you have been working in a department store for almost half a year, right? How do you feel? Can you adapt?"

  "The department store is very good. On weekdays, I run errands and deliver goods to the counter, so I’m not tired." Li Weimin replied.

   "After waiting for the new year, I plan to open another factory. Would you like to help me?" Li Weidong asked.

   "I won't go! How tired in the factory! How can a department store be idle." Li Weimin shook his head.

  The two brothers chatted, and the car drove into the courtyard of Qinghe Hotel.

  Li Weidong glanced in the direction of the restaurant, and found that a man and a woman were standing at the door. Among them, Li Weidong still knew the man.

   "Oh, you can still meet acquaintances here!"

  ……

In 1987, the average annual salary of employees in state-owned enterprises was RMB 1,546. The salary level of transportation companies was originally much higher than that of ordinary state-owned enterprises. For middle-level leading cadres like Wang Haibin, a month’s salary plus bonuses amounted to two to three hundred yuan. Money, this is roughly equivalent to the current monthly salary of 30,000 yuan.

  Also, Wang Haibin is also the head of the procurement department. His position is full of oil and water, so he can charge a little rebate, which is several times more than his salary.

  Wang Haibin's family can be regarded as well-off in advance. TV sets, refrigerators and other household appliances have all been purchased. They also spent more than 3,000 yuan to buy a Jialing 70 motorcycle.

The   Jialing 70 motorcycle was launched in 1985. It was produced in cooperation between Jialing and Honda. The whole vehicle was imported and assembled in China. Therefore, the parts are all manufactured by Honda and the quality is very good.

  Moreover, this car has strong power, vigorous uphill, and very fuel-efficient. The fuel consumption is less than 1 liter per 100 kilometers. Once it was launched, it became the national sacred car of the time.

  The price of Jialing 70 motorcycle was more than 3,000 yuan. At the time, it was still quite expensive. In addition to self-employed individuals, the leaders of state-owned enterprises could afford this car.

  In the late 1980s, riding a Jialing 70 motorcycle is equivalent to driving a BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class or Audi A6L.

  Imagine if you drive a BMW 5 Series to go on a blind date with a girl, the probability of success will definitely increase geometrically!

  So Wang Lei borrowed a motorcycle from Wang Haibin and rode out on a date with other girls.

  I have to say that in order to pick up girls, Wang Lei was still willing to pay for Western food. Western food was very expensive at that time. Two people went to a Western restaurant to eat, and they couldn’t afford it without a dozen dollars.

  Wang Lei rode a motorcycle and rushed to the door of the Qinghe Hotel restaurant. Instead of getting out of the car, he turned off the fire and sat on the motorcycle and looked around.

  I finally came here on a motorcycle. Of course, I had to show it off in front of the girl. If I got off the motorcycle, I would show it off.

After a while, the girl finally came.

   "Xiao Li, I'm here!" Wang Lei waved his hand, and didn't forget to press the horn of the motorcycle, as if telling the girl that I came on a motorcycle.

  When the girl saw Wang Lei’s motorcycle, her eyes were bright. It was obvious that the motorcycle gave Wang Lei extra points.

  The girl stepped forward and asked; "Have you waited a long time?"

   "Waiting for you, it will be worth it for a long time!" Wang Lei is still very good at talking.

   "It's cold outside, shall we go in?" the girl said.

   "Okay, wait for me, I will stop." Wang Lei said.

  At this moment, the horn of the car sounded, and a large milky-white blue bird drove into the courtyard of the Qinghe Hotel.

  The brand-new big blue bird, square front face, lengthened body, full of business style, looks much better than the second-generation Passat equipped by the city leaders.

  "Imported big car! It's so stylish!" The girl couldn't help sighing.

  She doesn’t know what kind of car it is, but she can tell from the appearance that it must be an imported luxury car.

   "Big Blue Bird, which unit is so atmospheric, it can be equipped with this car!" Wang Lei was taken aback slightly, he recognized the car.

  I saw the car pulled over for a while, and then two people got out of the car. Wang Lei took a closer look and found that the car was still an acquaintance.

   "Li Weidong!" Wang Lei couldn't help exclaiming.

   "Oh, it's Wang Lei, are you coming to eat too?" Li Weidong stepped forward and greeted Wang Lei with a smile.

   "Li Weidong, where did you get the car?" Wang Lei asked with a look of surprise.

   "I just bought it. I brought it up from the East Island Customs, and I haven't had time to get the license!" Li Weidong shook the car key in his hand, and then said, "I won't disturb you, I'm going in."

  Li Weidong finished speaking, and walked into the restaurant with his younger brother Li Weimin.

   "What's the show!" Wang Lei muttered sourly, and then said to the girl beside him: "Xiaoli, let's go in!"

  However, the little girl at this time was looking at Li Weidong's back, with little stars in her eyes.

  ……

  The foodie brother Li Weimin held the menu: "Brother, I want to eat cream ice cream."

   "In winter, you still eat ice cream? I'm not afraid of diarrhea." Li Weidong complained, and then said to the waiter: "Here are two ice cream creams."

   "I'm still talking about me, I don't want a portion." Li Weimin muttered, then pointed to the menu, and said; "Brother, I want to eat this."

   "Brother, I want to drink red cabbage soup."

   "Brother, I want to eat this creamy chicken shreds."

   "Brother, I want to eat cream cake!"

  Western food in the 1980s is not like the steak, pasta, foie gras and lobster we eat now. At that time, the western restaurant of the state-owned restaurant did some Western food that was more Chinese, and the dishes were also biased towards Russian style.

For example, creamy chicken shreds, creamy pork chops, milk tenderloin, red cabbage soup, etc. are all common dishes in Western restaurants at that time. Perhaps for the chef, western food and Chinese food are similar. The same dish is just added with cream. Western food; add soy sauce to make Chinese food. If you add Pixian bean paste, it is Sichuan cuisine.

People in the 1980s ate Western food, which is different from now. At that time, people went to Western restaurants to eat, mainly tasting all kinds of Western desserts, such as cream ice cream, Western cream cakes, various cookies, etc. It seems It's more like having afternoon tea. Steak or something is not as popular as dessert.

  The reason for this is that these western desserts are not available outside.

  These Western-style pastries are not authentic, and the taste is not as good as the peach cakes, twists, and mung bean cakes sold by the grain and oil station supply and marketing cooperatives, but they are all fresh. Just like many online celebrity shops nowadays, the taste is very ordinary, but it can still attract many people to check in and take pictures.

  ……

  Wang Lei stared at the prices on the menu, only feeling that his heart was dripping blood.

"Why is this western food so expensive! A cream ice cream costs 80 cents! I usually eat a milk popsicle, which is five cents! It seems that I am going to bleed today, but fortunately I asked my dad for fifty dollars." Wang Lei secretly said in his heart.

  "Xiaoli, the ice cream here is really delicious, shall we have one?" Wang Lei asked pretendingly.

   "En." The girl nodded, and then asked: "Is your friend who drove here just now?"

   "You mean Li Weidong? In the same compound, we all know each other." Wang Lei continued.

   "His name is Li Weidong!" The girl nodded.

  Wang Lei didn’t want to talk about Li Weidong at all. He pointed to the butter cake on the menu, and then said: “Xiao Li, the butter cake here is really delicious. Would you like to have one?”

   "En." The girl nodded again, and then asked: "Is this Li Weidong the son of a senior cadre? Can you buy an imported car?"

  "What high-level cadre's son, he is the accountant in the company, not as big as my dad! This kid is lucky, he contracted the company's clothing factory, and made some money."

  Wang Lei pointed to the menu again, and then said; "Xiaoli, take a look, what else do you want to eat."

"I can eat anything." The girl dealt with absent-mindedly, and then asked: "I heard that many companies are now contracting out and can make a lot of money. This Li Weidong should also make a lot of money? How can he be a man? Ten thousand yuan?"

   "What is a ten-thousand-yuan household, my family is also a ten-thousand-thousand household!" Wang Lei quickly showed up, for fear of being robbed of the limelight by Li Weidong.

   "You ride a motorcycle and you have a household of ten thousand yuan. Then Li Weidong drives a large imported car, which is worth several ten thousand households, right?" the girl asked.

  The girl obviously didn’t know that this big blue bird could buy nearly a hundred Jialing 70 motorcycles, but her logic was very clear.

  "How old is this Li Weidong? Is there a partner? How many people in the family? How many brothers and sisters? Is the one next to him his brother?" The girl asked several questions in a series.

   "Uh..." Wang Lei was suddenly speechless, he felt that a grassland was about to grow above his head.

  At this moment, the waiter of the restaurant came over and brought a small plate of dishes to Wang Lei in response to the occasion: "Comrade, we have a big bargain for the opening. This is the broccoli salad for you."

  "Brazilian blue flower?" Wang Lei looked at the broccoli on the plate. It was really green!

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