Chapter 582 Friendship Store
Although he really didn't want to admit that he was not as good as Lu Hao, the actual situation was that he couldn't do what Lu Hao could do.
"If I had known, I would have just asked him for two tickets." Su Yumei regretted it.
"It's useless to have a visit ticket. You need a foreign exchange coupon to buy anything. We don't have foreign exchange coupons," Zhang Yongqiang said.
"That's better than not being able to go in outside. Once you go in, you can show off everywhere." Su Yumei said.
She looked at the street where Santana was no longer visible, "I don't know what Lu Hao will buy when he takes them in."
"You shouldn't be able to buy many things. The things inside are expensive. It's the money earned by rich people and foreigners. Lu Hao is really good at business, but don't forget that his beverage factory still owes a lot of foreign debt.
In addition, foreign exchange coupons are not so easy to redeem, foreigners,
Overseas Chinese, as well as compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan come to China. With their identity documents, the bank exchanges foreign exchange coupons for them, so that they can buy things more conveniently in China. Lu Hao, like you and me, is a domestic citizen. Where can he get such a thing?
How many foreign exchange coupons?" Zhang Yongqiang said.
"With some connections, I got a few tickets to visit. I showed off and took mom and Xiaojin in to take a look. Don't be envious."
Qingshan District originally belonged to Wuchang County and was the ninth district of Wuchang County. In 1952, it was placed under Jiangcheng City and was considered a suburb. Although it was under the jurisdiction of Jiangcheng City, it was still relatively backward.
There are two Wuchang districts, one is Wuchang District, which is the Wuchang District of Jiangcheng City. It belongs to the urban area of Jiangcheng. Together with Hanyang and Hankou, it is known as the Three Towns of Jiangcheng.
There is also Wuchang County, which will be merged into Jiangcheng City in a few years. However, because there is already a Wuchang District, Wuchang County was renamed Jiangxia District after it was merged into Jiangcheng City.
After decades of development, Qingshan District has also made some improvements and is no longer as backward as before.
Lu Hao drove the car, chatting with a few people, and soon arrived at Qingshan Friendship Store.
There is a small courtyard in front of the store. Several cars are parked in the courtyard. There is an iron fence around the courtyard and there are two doormen at the door.
From time to time, you can see some people coming in and out, most of them are foreigners, but some are Asian, they look like Chinese, but they speak all kinds of things.
Some of these people are overseas Chinese, some are compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and some are foreign guests or tourist groups from other countries in East Asia.
The team is an important customer of the Friendship Store.
There are two types, one is the state guest group and the other is the tourist group.
The state guest group refers to representatives from various countries who come to the country. If they come here once in a while, they will definitely want to buy something to take back. There are not many places for these foreigners to shop. The Friendship Store is an important place, and tour groups are also very popular.
It’s easy to understand, I’m here for domestic tourism.
These people are the main consumers of the Friendship Store, much more powerful than international students. After all, international students have no income yet. They are just students who come to study. The value of items purchased by state guests and tour groups is in units of 10,000 yuan.
Even some wealthy members of the state guest group, as well as big bosses of companies in the tour group, spent more than one million in foreign exchange coupons at the Friendship Store!
In the eyes of Chinese people, the items in the Friendship Store are luxury goods, and one item may cost a year's income or even more. However, in the eyes of many foreigners, these items are very cheap.
The mysterious East, the mysterious silk fabrics, the mysterious antique calligraphy and painting.
It’s a rare visit and you can’t buy enough?
Lu Hao had been to this place in his previous life, but it had been opened up at that time. You could enter without a ticket, and you could purchase items with RMB.
Prices are soaring, and many citizens are exchanging RMB for gold jewelry in Friendship Stores to preserve their value.
However, it was obvious that he had not completely let go at this moment. After checking the tickets at the guard at the door, Lu Hao and his party entered the Friendship Store.
This Friendship Store in Qingshan District was founded in 1976, and it has been 12 years now, which is neither too short nor too long. The earliest Friendship Store was founded in 1958, located in the Cishu Building in Shanghai.
Before the Friendship Store, there was a "Shanghai International Friends Service Department" in 1952. This place was only for foreign guests, international sailors and overseas Chinese to shop. It can be said to be the predecessor of the Friendship Store.
Several people were milling around in the store. The layout of the store still looked very traditional, with glass counters reaching up to a person's waist, and rows of glass counters filled with various items.
There is a salesperson standing behind the counter, and behind the salesperson there are rows of shelves with other items.
"There are so many foreigners." Wang Guizhi exclaimed, "I didn't see any of them when I was outside, but it turns out they are all here."
There are indeed many foreigners in the Friendship Store, and they are also very fashionable and avant-garde in their clothing. Some people even wear thin down jackets, which are not much different from the down jackets that were worn decades later.
In China, most families, even the wealthier families in the city, wear cotton-padded clothes, which are filled with cotton on the inside and cotton on the outside. They are warm, but very bulky.
"There are many things that I have never seen outside." Su Jin said, "Those silks are so beautiful."
In the Friendship Store, there is an area full of silk fabrics. These silk fabrics are very exquisite, and they are also one of the most popular items among foreigners in the Friendship Store.
Silks, antique calligraphy and paintings, distinctive handicrafts, and some Chinese medicines all sell well.
"Buy one for each person," Lu Hao said.
"Silk is expensive, isn't it? Brother-in-law, I'm just saying it, not buying it." Su Jin said quickly.
She thought it was because of her words that Lu Hao decided to buy it.
"I want to buy it." Lu Hao smiled, "You can't buy this thing outside even if you have money. Don't you just spend the money you make? Now that you're here, you have to spend money."
These silks, sarongs, and Kota silk are indeed beautiful.
"You guys pick it up yourself first, I'll go look elsewhere." Lu Hao said.
He has other things to buy.
"I want to eat chocolate." Nini said.
"There's no chocolate here, they're all for adults," Su Min said.
"You're lying. I've seen it a long time ago. There are chocolates there." Nini pointed to a cabinet not far away.
There is indeed a lot of food inside, not only chocolate, but also peanut butter, pastries, Coca-Cola, etc.
This little girl came in not looking at anything else but the food first.
"Okay, let's go, dad will take you to buy it." Lu Hao held Nini's hand.
"You are the one who always spoils her. There are a lot of chocolates at home and a lot of other food, so there is no need to buy them here." Su Min rolled her eyes at Lu Hao.
My man dotes on his children too much.
"It's different. This is imported, so the taste is definitely different." Lu Hao said with a smile, "My daughter needs to be rich, and eating is secondary. It would be better to let her know more."
Enrichment actually refers to spiritual wealth, but spiritual wealth often needs to be supported by material wealth.
Chapter completed!