Chapter 617: So Many Gifts
Qin Zhengguo knew best what kind of person his father was.
"Haha, isn't Xiao Liuzi getting married soon? Bring him some gifts, and also bring some for you, mom, and big brother and big sister. Since we are here, we can't come here without bringing anything, right? There are many of us here this time, so it's convenient to carry things..."
Qin Zhengguo said this with a smile, and opened the bag he had brought.
"Mom, this dress is for you, why don't you try it on?" She took out a coat first. It was a women's coat. It was different from the popular colors in the north nowadays. It was not black or gray, but beige. The fabric was very good, and it felt light and soft in the hand.
My mother liked it as soon as she saw it. After taking it, she touched the fabric and asked, "Wool? Wow, this material is so soft and light? It must be expensive, right?"
"It's not expensive, why don't you try it on?" Qin Zhengguo smiled and asked his mother to put on the coat. This coat and the one he was wearing were both made of cashmere. Of course, it was also correct to say that they were made of wool, but the difference between cashmere and wool was huge. The price of the former was several times that of the latter. Moreover, Qin Zhengguo specially asked the master craftsman of Shenghua Clothing to help customize this coat. There was no place to buy it outside.
Wearing the coat, my mother suddenly looked much more energetic. My eldest sister next to her looked at her with envy and kept saying that the coat was really nice and that my mother seemed to be ten years younger in it.
"Sister, this is for you." Qin Zhengguo took out another piece of clothing. This piece of clothing was the same style as the one he gave to his mother, but the color was light yellow. When the elder sister saw it, her eyes lit up immediately. She couldn't wait to put it on. She ran to the mirror and looked left and right, very happy.
Everyone in the family brought a coat, but the styles and colors were different. Then Qin Zhengguo took out coats for his eldest brother, second sister, third sister and younger brother. As he watched the beautiful coats being taken out of the bag one by one, although Old Qin didn't say anything, there was a hint of anticipation in his expression.
"Dad, this is for you." Finally, Qin Zhengguo took out a mink coat from the bottom of the box. Unlike the previous cashmere coats, this mink coat was very stylish. The mink fur on it was turned inside out, and it felt soft and warm to the touch. The leather treatment was also completely different from the leather coats sold in department stores. This leather felt similar to a wool coat, very soft, not hard.
When Lao Qin saw the coat, his eyes lit up. He muttered that it was all money. Why did he bring such expensive clothes for such a long journey? How could he, a retired ordinary cadre, wear this? This coat was better than their director's. If he wore it outside, wouldn't people point fingers at him behind his back?
But even so, his body revealed Lao Qin's actual thoughts. How could he not like something his son gave him as a gift? And how face-saving would it be to wear such a nice coat? The law of true fragrance was clearly visible.
In addition to a coat for each person, Qin Zhengguo also brought other gifts for everyone.
For example, watches, gold jewelry and the like. By the way, Lao Qin is a heavy smoker, so Qin Zhengguo also bought him a few packs of Marlboro. These cigarettes are quite impressive. Nowadays, foreign cigarettes are much more popular than domestic ones. If you offer a foreign cigarette when you go out to do business, especially high-end foreign cigarettes like Marlboro, you can get anything done.
The eldest sister was smiling from ear to ear as she wore the watch given by her younger brother. There was also a men's watch of the same model as hers next to her. The other two nephews also had a watch each, but it was not the Swiss Plum brand like the eldest sister and brother-in-law's, but a Casio quartz electronic watch made in Japan.
The watches Qin Zhengguo bought for his family members, including his parents and siblings, were all Plum watches. Plum watches are a famous Swiss brand. Although not as expensive as Rolex and Vacheron Constantin, they are still considered famous watches nowadays.
Moreover, Plum watches have always been famous for their stable and elegant appearance. Compared with those luxury watches, they are more practical and appear more low-key when worn on the wrist.
Nowadays, not many people wear famous watches. It is very remarkable for an ordinary person to own a watch made in Shanghai. Nowadays, people pay attention to three turns and one sound when getting married. The three turns refer to the bicycle, sewing machine and watch, and the one sound refers to the radio.
From this we can see the importance of a watch in the minds of . With the deepening of reform and opening up, living conditions in the south and some big cities began to improve. One of the "three turns and one sound" has changed from a radio to a tape recorder with four or even eight speakers. In big cities like Yanjing, Shanghai, and Yangcheng, cameras have been added to the original basis.
In this way, three turns and one click becomes three turns, one click and one click, and with a complete set of furniture with seventy-two legs, it becomes a high-end complete set.
I also bought a lot of jewelry and other things, all in another bag.
Seeing Qin Zhengguo taking out small boxes one by one, which were filled with dazzling gold rings, gold necklaces, earrings and other things, the old Qin couple and the eldest sister were completely stunned.
So many jewellery? Could they be fake? The price of gold has been rising in recent years. In 1979, the purchase price of gold was 390 yuan per tael. Now it has increased many times and has risen to 1,000 yuan per tael.
This is the purchase price. The gold and silver jewelry store sells it for 1,350 yuan per tael. Adding the processing fee for making jewelry, it is almost 30 yuan per gram. Qin Zhengguo took out all the jewelry boxes and piled them up on the table into a small mountain. How much did it cost?
"Is this fake? It's made just like the real thing..." The eldest sister couldn't help but ask as she picked up a box containing a gold necklace. But as soon as she touched it, she swallowed the rest of the words back because she could feel it as soon as she touched it. It was so heavy that it definitely couldn't be a fake, but real gold jewelry.
"Produced by Chow Sang Sang in Hong Kong, it's made of real gold." Qin Zhengguo said with a smile, and then shared it with everyone.
The parents received two rings, two gold necklaces, a pair of earrings and two large gold bracelets.
What Lao Qin got was a toilet ring weighing more than ten grams and a thick gold necklace, and the rest naturally belonged to his wife.
The eldest brother, eldest sister, second sister and third sister are all the same, with a pair of men's and women's rings, two ordinary gold necklaces and a pair of earrings.
Xiao Liuzi had more jewelry. In addition to the same jewelry as his brothers and sisters, he also had a set of more exquisite women's jewelry inlaid with rubies, including rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. These were wedding gifts for him and for his brother's wife whom he had not yet met.
Seeing his son, whom he hadn't seen for many years, taking out gifts one by one like a local tycoon, Lao Qin felt more and more uneasy.
Parents have a natural sense of superiority towards their children. In Lao Qin's words, no matter how promising the children are, they are still their own children. They should be taught a lesson and beaten if they are disobedient. This is an eternal truth.
But Lao Qin had made a "mistake" before, and had lent out all the money that Qin Zhengguo had sent to them. Now the money was like meat buns that were used to beat the dog and never came back. From this point of view, after knowing that Qin Zhengguo had returned, Lao Qin had been worried that Qin Zhengguo would bring up this matter. If he did, how would he explain it? Where would he put his old face?
Now, although Qin Zhengguo did not mention the loan, he took out so many gifts. These gifts are valuable, and any one of them is worth a lot of money. When Lao Qin worked in the railway system, he was just an ordinary small leader, and his monthly salary added up to a few dozen yuan. Now he is retired. Although this retirement salary is better than that of ordinary people, it is nothing compared to his son's move today.
Lao Qin opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say.
Teach his son not to be extravagant? Show off when he has a little money? But now his son's spending has completely exceeded his imagination. Let's not talk about other things, just look at the gifts for his family. Lao Qin calculated in his mind that the value of these things might not be able to be exchanged for even if he sold all the belongings of his family and several children's families.
I have always heard that my son is doing very well in the south and has even made it to Hong Kong and become a fellow Hong Konger.
When talking about this on weekdays, Lao Qin always doesn't take it seriously. What compatriots? This is his own little Wuzi, how could he not know? Why did he suddenly become a good Chinese and run away to the capitalist society to become an outsider? Now it doesn't matter, but in the past the whole family would have been implicated.
But now, under the impact of reality, Lao Qin's mind was a little confused. This little Wuzi has really made it? Has he really become a big boss? He actually brought back so many good things from home? So is the money he lent him nothing? If so, maybe he won't care about the previous incident anymore?
While Lao Qin was daydreaming, his mother and elder sister were extremely excited. They received so many gifts at once, all of which were real gold and silver. Who wouldn't be happy?
Especially the eldest sister, the family conditions have always been not very good, and there are two sons. As the saying goes, the sons eat up the father, and the family expenses have been tight over the years relying on the salary of the couple.
On weekdays, let alone buying a new piece of clothing, I would hesitate for a long time even if I wanted to add a meat dish to my meal in the cafeteria, not to mention these beautiful coats, watches and jewelry.
"Xiao Wu, have you really made a fortune? Last time you told... tell me, are you really the big boss?" Excited, the eldest sister couldn't help but ask Qin Zhengguo, and almost let the cat out of the bag while talking. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and turned around in time. At the same time, she subconsciously glanced at Lao Qin, and saw that Lao Qin was listening to their conversation with his ears perked up and did not react excessively, so she felt relieved.
"I guess I made a little fortune, not much, hehe..." Qin Zhengguo didn't dare to say it clearly. Although this was his home and he was facing his family, he had almost gotten into trouble because of being kidnapped before. Qin Zhengguo knew very well that wealth should not be shown off.
Of course, he wasn't on guard against his family. How could his eldest sister and her husband be outsiders? He was on guard against someone in the family letting the secret slip outside, and then spreading it to others.
