Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1000: Buying a Radio 1

Chapter 1000: Chapter 1000: Buying a Radio 1

Feng Qingxue took the conversation that far, and naturally, Old Li and Ye Qing didn’t insist any further and took their leave after leaving the gifts behind.

After seeing them off and returning to the room, Feng Qingxue browsed through the gifts they had brought.

Hmm, not bad, not too cheap nor too expensive, it’s proper and the most important thing is it doesn’t violate any rules.

Both their families are cadres, so they really need to pay extra attention to these matters.

The Li Family brought two tins of Malt essence, two tins of luncheon meat, two jin of candied fruit, and two jin of premium milk candy; for their household, getting these items was no trouble at all and wouldn’t burden their living expenses.

Additionally, there was a radio coupon and a stack of Industrial Coupons pressed on top of the luncheon meat, and they were even Shanghai brand ones.

The coupons and Industrial Coupons are not money; the former is a voucher, while the latter is distributed according to wages, with one Industrial Coupon issued for every ten yuan of salary.

Currently, many industrial goods require both a voucher and Industrial Coupons.

Feng Qingxue and Lu Jiang hadn’t bought items that needed Industrial Coupons for a long time, so they had mostly given theirs away.

The Li Family didn’t give money, which doesn’t count as bribery, but it’s well known that coupons and Industrial Coupons are much harder to come by than money. With money but no coupons, he wouldn’t be able to buy what he wanted; without Industrial Coupons, he couldn’t buy industrial products either.

Therefore, many staff members from institutions and units help each other out, taking turns to buy the industrial goods they need.

Big items include sewing machines, radios, large wardrobes, beds, bicycles, and so on, while small items are things like thermos flasks and clothes.

"The Li Family sure does things with a twist," Feng Qingxue said, pinching the radio coupon and Industrial Coupons, "We hadn’t thought about getting a radio coupon, and now with a bunch of elders at home, they need some entertainment while working all day. I was even considering whether to get a transistor for them, and here comes the pillow as I was feeling sleepy. I’ll bring a radio back for Dad, we can definitely afford it."

Lu Jiang’s eyes shone with indulgence, "Good! Let’s also buy a few cream cakes on the way, you promised Xibao."

Upon inquiring at the department store, a radio cost one hundred and forty-five yuan and forty Industrial Coupons. Feng Qingxue counted the Industrial Coupons in hand from the Capital, exactly forty.

"How long would it take to save up so many Industrial Coupons!" Feng Qingxue muttered.

"Save up for a year! If it’s not enough, we can borrow some from colleagues. That bicycle of mine cost a hundred and sixty yuan and a whopping fifty Industrial Coupons, we saved for nearly half a year," said the salesperson with a smile. After receiving the cash, coupons, and Industrial Coupons, they wrote out a receipt, hooked the money onto a wire overhead until Qingxue left, gave back the change, and then brought out the box with the radio in it.

Feng Qingxue tiptoed to look into the box at the radio; it was brand new, shiny, and particularly nice to look at.

"Dad and the kids will definitely love it," Feng Qingxue said.

Lu Jiang nodded, "Just worried that Xibao will be naughty, he might push all the buttons randomly. It won’t be two days before he breaks it."

"We’ll have to get Dad to keep it away; can’t let Xibao mess with it."

Indeed, they needed to watch out for Xibao, the child’s curiosity was too strong. Lu Jiang was about to nod when they heard the salesperson say, "This is the newest Shanghai brand radio, model 144 with three wave bands and six vacuum tubes, produced by the Shanghai Broadcasting Equipment Factory, nearly reaching international standards. There are three piano-like buttons on this, for tuning in low, medium, and high sounds."

The salesperson also helped them turn it on to test it out; they could clearly hear the broadcast station, and currently, the broadcaster was propagating the leader’s thoughts in a clear and pleasant voice.

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