In this era, trust between people is far greater than in later generations.

Wang Lin was kind to Shen Xue again.

She didn't have any scruples when talking about family matters.

Being with a beautiful woman is such a refreshing experience!

Listening to her soft-spoken voice, the conversation itself was a pleasure.

Wang Lin heard Shen Xue talk about the family affairs and felt that he should not accept her watch.

A watch costs two hundred yuan, which is equivalent to two or three months of Shen Xue's salary!

Grandma Shen Xue only has a meager retirement salary, and Shen Xue herself only has a monthly salary of 85 yuan.

Now that prices are soaring, Shen Xue's family will definitely not have enough money.

However, if I return the watch to her, she will definitely not accept it.

From the way she returned the favor, we could see that she was a very kind person and someone who didn't want to owe a favor.

When Grandma Shen Xue went upstairs and Shen Xue was putting away the dishes, Wang Lin took out two hundred yuan, quietly pressed it under the porcelain teapot on the table, and then said goodbye and left.

Shen Xue shouted: "Comrade Wang Lin, wait a moment, I will take you back!"

"No need!" Wang Lin said, "I have something to do and go to a nearby shopping mall."

Shen Xue sent him downstairs and shook hands with him again: "Comrade Wang Lin, goodbye!"

Wang Lin is a smart and sensitive person.

He could see that Shen Xue was polite enough to him in this contact, but it was only gratitude to his benefactor and kindness to his comrades, without any other feelings.

A meal was enough to repay his life-saving grace!

Maybe the intersection between the two people ends here, right?

Wang Lin mustered up his courage and asked, "Shen Xue, are you free tonight? Let's watch a movie together?"

Shen Xue gently flipped her hair and smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Wang Lin, I have to rehearse tonight."

Say "comrade" and you will be turned away thousands of miles away!

"It's okay, then I'm leaving!"

"Well, bye!"

Shen Xue turned around and entered the small courtyard without hesitation.

Wang Lin felt a wave of melancholy in his heart.

He knew that this woman would have an imperfect future, but he was powerless to change it.

Not to mention changing the trajectory of her life, he didn't even have a chance to get close to her!

The invitation he took the initiative just now was actually a test. She refused clearly, leaving no room for maneuver and not giving Wang Lin any hope!

Because she didn’t even leave such perfunctory words as “Let’s talk about it later when we have time!”!

Wang Lin and Shen Xue are too far apart!

This distance is not just the distance between them, nor is it just the distance between professions! It is the gap between two people caused by their education, experience, circle, cultural attributes, etc.!

Normally, there will never be any intersection between a pillar of a song and dance troupe and an ordinary mechanic!

Shen Xue will not look down on workers, and it is okay to be friends.

But if she is asked to date, fall in love, get married and have children with a worker, and spend the rest of her life together, then she will not accept it no matter what!

Class, like a wall of air, invisible but exists, has cut off the communication between so many people!

Wang Lin has a deep understanding of this.

He had no unrealistic thought that he could capture his heart through just one contact.

Even if you are gold, you have to wait until you stand out and shine before others can appreciate your beauty and value!

For now, it is enough that his external image and everything he expresses are not annoying to her.

Wang Lin came to a department store.

He strolled around for a while and was shocked by the "high-priced products" in front of him!

In this era, wages are not high, but prices are out of reach.

A color TV set costs 1,350 yuan, a two-tub washing machine costs 357 yuan, a Shuanglu double-door refrigerator costs 1,260 yuan, a Pioneer brand stereo costs 2,112 yuan, and a three-piece set of genuine CD operas costs 360 yuan!

These ordinary things are extremely expensive for working-class people, and some of them have to be supplied by tickets, or even by quotas for people going abroad or remittance coupons.

Some materials are in short supply. Even if you have money and tickets, you may not be able to buy them right away. You have to queue up.

But no matter what era it is, there will always be a "rich class".

What’s more, it’s been almost ten years since the reform and opening up!

There are still many people who got rich first.

Just like this time when prices hit a new level, the prices of various materials skyrocketed, but people still rushed to buy them.

In some state-run stores, as long as the TV has images and the electric fan can rotate, people will buy it.

Wang Lin found the watch counter, where there was a watch repair point.

He took out his watch and handed it to the watch repairman.

The master took one look and said: "What a good watch! Why is it broken like this?"

"I accidentally dropped my new watch before I put it on my hand. Master, how much does it cost to repair it?" Wang Lin asked.

"twenty!"

"Is it so expensive? Why not just replace it with a glass watch cover?"

"It can't be that simple! You can't clean it up here? And the hands of the watch need to be replaced with new ones. Twenty yuan is the lowest price. If you don't believe me, go ask the price elsewhere. I'm afraid it will be more expensive than here! Comrade

, this watch of yours, should you repair it or not?"

"build!"

In less than five minutes, the watch was repaired.

Wang Lin said: "Master, you are making too much money, aren't you? You can earn twenty yuan in just a few minutes! It's equivalent to one week's salary for me!"

The watch repairman chuckled: "The main reason is that the accessories are expensive, so I only earn 50 cents for my craftsmanship."

Wang Lin didn't believe his lies, but there was nothing he could do about it. Who could ask someone with skills to do it?

He took the watch and compared it with the one Shen Xuexin bought. The time was just as accurate, but the glass cover of the repaired watch was extra white.

"Master, do you have any women's watches on the counter? I'll trade this watch for a women's watch!" Wang Lin said.

"Exchange a women's watch? Yes, but you have to pay extra."

"How much more?"

"thirty!"

"Thirty? Including the maintenance fee, it's already fifty! Isn't this too dark?" Wang Lin really felt a little sad, and he only had half a month's salary!

"Comrade, there is nothing we can do about it. Although your watch is new, it has been repaired. We can only sell it at a reduced price. Counting your 30 yuan depreciation fee, it is already very cheap. Do you want to replace it?

?”

"Change!" Wang Lin took out the money again and exchanged it for a Shanghai brand women's watch.

This is a new style, with calendar and day of the week, very beautiful.

Wang Lin put the watch given by Shen Xue on his hand and went shopping nearby again.

There is a commercial street nearby, with small stalls on both sides, selling everything. The most popular ones are fashionable clothes, stockings, leather shoes, hairpins and other items sold from Guangzhou.

Wang Lin saw a stall selling long dresses and couldn't help but stop and linger.

The stall owner was a girl, holding a meter stick in her hand, and greeted him warmly: "Comrade, buy a skirt for your lover!"

"Haha, how did you know that I have a lover?" Wang Lin laughed.

"You are handsome, and you are a worker in a textile factory. It is too easy for men like you to find a lover!" The stall owner said with a smile, "How tall is your lover? How much does it weigh? I will choose a skirt for her, sure.

She loves it!"

The stall owner was very good at complimenting people, and Wang Lin was very impressed by his words. He smiled and said: "My wife is 1.7 meters tall and about 98 pounds. She is slimmer than you and has a better figure than you."

"Oh, comrade, if you praise her, praise her. Why are you hurting me?" The stall owner smiled, hung a meter stick around his neck, and pointed at a lotus green long skirt: "This skirt is good, this one is good."

It's long-sleeved, so you can wear it in this kind of weather. You can wear it with a small leather jacket or a denim jacket."

"Green?"

"Guys and Dolls! Women look particularly handsome in green! Especially women with fair skin are more eye-catching when wearing green skirts."

"How much?"

"I usually sell this skirt for 35 yuan a piece. Today I see that you and I have a affinity, so I'll sell it to you for 25 yuan!"
To be continued...