Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 691 Changes

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It's snowing, the weather is clearing, the wind is warm and the sun is shining, it's a good weather to go out for a walk.

In addition, the Spring Festival is approaching, and the small town of Haidian is particularly lively.

Li Jiankun, who had just returned from the south, was wrapped in a military coat with a fur collar and a dog-skin hat. He had no grace at all, at least in his own opinion. He walked side by side with Shen Hongyi, strolling in the On the street, their arms bumped into each other from time to time, and the sweetness of love rippled out and enveloped the two of them.

Miss Shen has evolved the anti-freezing physique of northerners. She is wearing a white woolen sweater with a half-high collar, a black woolen coat, unbuttoned, and leather boots of the same color, playfully looking for the snow and snow. The ice crystals make a crunching sound when stepped on.

She had a dark brown leather bag slung on her left shoulder and wore pigskin gloves of the same color. Her shoulder-length hair was spread freely, black and straight, like a piece of pure black satin.

Ms. Shen is now a serious working woman. Coupled with the influence of Li Yunshang, Luna, Xu Tao and others who have been widely aware of and exposed to southern fashion through doing business for many years, she has become a She is quite good at dressing up. I don’t know if she usually dresses like this, but the pair of silver flower-shaped earrings on her pink earlobes revealed the little details she had deliberately decorated for this date.

Because in such a cold winter month, besides exuding beauty, that pair of decorations really cannot bring any sense of comfort.

A melodious melody came to my ears, coming from a shop on the street. It was "When Will You Come Again" by Teresa Teng. Its spread in this country at this time can be compared to "Over the Moon" by Phoenix Legend in later generations, even though the singer's song is still regarded as a scourge.

When something cannot be banned, is enthusiastically sought after by the people, and does not cause great disaster, tolerance is the most rational and well-organized approach.

"Hoo ho! Do you want to take your turn? Don't you have to wait until dark?" When passing by a shop on the street, looking at the long queue of girls and aunts lined up under the eaves outside the door, Li Jiankun paused slightly and joked.

"Now during the Chinese New Year, there are more people, and we may not be able to wait until dark." Miss Shen chatted.

Li Jiankun looked at her cascading black hair and asked with a smile, "Why don't you get a perm?"

Miss Shen was startled and asked, "Do you like it?" After saying this, she realized something was wrong, her cheeks flushed red, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Li Jiankun.

"No, I still prefer black and straight hair." Li Jiankun grinned.

Black, long and straight? Miss Shen thought: This is the first time I heard such a playful description, but it is quite appropriate.

After Li Jiankun touched her with his arm, the two continued to move forward. The "Ruyi Barber Shop" had the best business on the whole street. According to Ms. Shen, it was like this every day during the New Year period, during business hours. No matter when you come, you will always be in line.

The works of it and its "colleagues" are well displayed on the streets. On this day, which is not a weekend, most of the women who have time and money to go shopping are wearing woolen rolls.

When passing by the park in the center of the street, there was a burst of music that was completely different from Teresa Teng's. It was restless and rhythmic. Li Jiankun and Shen Hongyi stopped and looked around, and saw a large group of young people wearing bell-bottom pants gathered in the park, both men and women.

They are full of personality, dance their youth unrestrainedly, and dance a very avant-garde dance as if no one else is around.

This was the first time for Miss Shen to see this kind of dance. She saw someone imitating the movements of cleaning the glass, as if there was a real piece of glass in front of her, and there was a sense of freshness and strangeness in her big eyes. "What kind of dance is this?"

"Break dance."

Miss Shen smiled: "It's really shocking."

On the edge of the cement flower bed outside the park, another kind of young people were sitting together:

They were holding a thick book with rough paper in their hands, and the dynamic music of breakbeat could not attract or disturb them at all. They were wandering in the world of the book wholeheartedly.

The warm winter sun is shining on your body. Reading a book while basking in the sun is indeed a joy in life.

Shen Hongyi approached curiously, leaned forward, took a few peeks, returned to Li Jiankun, shrugged and said, "Mostly "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Swordsman."

When she said this, her eyes were still fixed on a little bookworm about ten years old, and she seemed a little regretful.

Li Jiankun has a different view: "To be able to read Jin Yong with gusto at such a young age shows that his understanding ability is quite good, and his writing skills in the future will far exceed those of his peers. Spiritual entertainment is still very important, and it is not necessarily a bad thing."

Shen Hongyi couldn't refute this. In fact, she had read these two books, but she was not very enthusiastic about them. If they were novels, she would prefer the ones like "Life".

The topic turned to text, and Li Jiankun asked as he walked: "How is work?"

"Okay."

"It's okay. Why are you sighing?"

Mainly because the mode and content of the work are very different from what Ms. Shen thought.

She originally thought that the work in the editorial department should focus on copywriting, which was also her strong point. She mainly stayed in the unit and used the pen as a knife. In fact, she now spends at least four days a week running outside on average, doing work similar to that of a reporter collecting news.

It’s nothing. At first, I was a little uncomfortable because of the difference from what I imagined, but gradually I got used to it. I even liked the feeling of walking around on a business trip at public expense——

She also went to Northeast China once in November.

This enriched her knowledge and life.

The problem is: some of the work content is not what she wants, and she is unable to resist. For example, a task assigned above this time really made her a little overwhelmed.

Shen Hongyi took out a magazine from her brown leather satchel, turned to a certain page, and held it up to Li Jiankun's eyes for him to look at.

This magazine with a painted cover and a scene of a female workshop worker working seriously is called "Chinese Women".

Li Jiankun looked down and focused on the page that Miss Shen showed him. There was a particularly fashionable advertisement on it. The content was as follows:

"I am a coal miner. I am 27 years old. My parents are deceased. I have four brothers and eight rooms. My current monthly salary is 80 yuan. I love working in coal mines. I have an elementary school education and no disease. I am 1.64 meters tall. .

"If there is an unmarried woman who doesn't dislike me as a coal miner; if there is only a daughter in the family and she wants to find a son-in-law, I am willing to settle in her daughter's family to take care of her in old age; if there is a widowed woman who wants to find another partner, I will You can write or meet..."

Yes, this is a marriage advertisement.

Li Jiankun was really shocked. He took the magazine and looked at it carefully. He really didn't expect such a fashionable thing to happen in 1984.

"The country's first matrimonial advertisement. Do you know how crazy this magazine is? It's a monthly magazine. So far, this month's sales have increased tenfold compared to last month."

Miss Shen looked helpless and said: "Our agency has just started and we are eager to increase sales. The leader has taken a fancy to this gimmick and wants to create a fixed section in the daily newspaper dedicated to marriage advertisements and leave it to our team." "A good thing." ah."

"...A good thing?" Miss Shen was about to cry. The job she wanted to do was to use a pen as a knife to analyze social reality, not to be a matchmaker.

Li Jiankun said with a smile: "Many people in today's society are introverted, especially those workers who work in units with serious gender homogeneity. They have few opportunities to come into contact with the opposite sex. If we provide them with a platform, they may be able to solve marriage problems." , or even finding a good partner, what a great merit this is? How beneficial it is to society?"

The issue of leftover men and leftover women really does not distinguish between generations.

Shen Hongyi blinked. After hearing what he said, it seemed that it was indeed a noble thing and had far-reaching significance for the development of society.

Okay, she took the magazine back and stuffed it into her satchel.

"We have just entered the New Year, and the changes this year are really extraordinary." Li Jiankun glanced around the street, and he seemed to be talking to Miss Shen, but also to himself.

"Is that so?" Miss Shen answered, "My dad is a little doubtful about life."

Li Jiankun laughed and asked: "What about encouraging all people to develop the private economy?"

Miss Shen nodded and looked at the man in front of her, with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

She remembered that he had said long ago that sooner or later the country would fully liberalize the private economy. She was hesitant at that time, so she told her father, but her father refused to believe it to death, saying that it would be a mess, that people would fall into the eyes of money, and that the whole mentality would decline.

As a result, I really let go now.

Li Jiankun had a wicked smile on his face: "I wish my father-in-law to become more and more suspicious of life."

Shen Hongyi's pretty face blushed slightly and she gave him a big look. But she also thought this way: when everyone starts doing business, the social atmosphere will definitely change. No matter how stubborn her father is, he will definitely change his thinking due to the influence of the general environment.

Good thing for them both.

The two of them wandered aimlessly, buying and tasting delicious food when they saw it, getting closer to have a look at interesting people when they met, it was like a couple going shopping and crossing the street.

At dusk, Li Jiankun sent Miss Shen back to Wudaokou. In a certain alley that no one was passing by at the time, the two of them walked slowly, and the atmosphere became a little different.

The heat of love burst out from the two of them, dispelling the cold air around them.

It was a great environment and opportunity for something to happen.

Miss Shen lowered her head, her cheeks turned red, and she had a premonition. Someone certainly didn't miss the opportunity.

The footsteps stopped, and on one side in the middle of the alley, two people hugged each other, their four lips touching. The man kept asking, and the woman tried her best to give. The fiery breath seemed to urge the stubborn weed in the corner to let go. flower.

"Ouch! Ouch!" Suddenly there was a scream from the entrance of the alley, as if it hurt the eyes.

Miss Shen ran away like a frightened little rabbit. Li Jiankun didn't move. It was very close to the Shen family. Miss Shen's black coat flew back, and she raised her little hands and waved them in the air without looking back.

Li Jiankun smiled knowingly and shouted: "Happy New Year!"

The corners of Shen Hongyi's lips that were still warm from someone while running were raised slightly, and she echoed the same words, her crimson cheeks filled with happiness.

When Li Jiankun returned to the courtyard of the Empress Temple, two people were waiting for him. Wang Shanhe was sitting in the main room of the north wing warming himself by the fire. The chestnut charcoal in the brazier in front of him was burning like pieces of iron just out of the furnace.

Luna heard the commotion and ran out of Li Yunshang's boudoir, holding a brand new pink sweater that was half folded.

Li Jiankun knew that his sister bought it for the little monkey.

"The things are done." Xiao Wang patted the little Maza next to him and said.

Li Jiankun was surprised, "Isn't it right? So fast?"

Luna went back to her room, took out her black leather bag, and took out two paper items from it. It was not the business license that Li Jiankun imagined, but two application forms with instructions.

Xiao Wang explained: "The business license will definitely not be so fast, but it has been signed and it is considered completed."

When Li Jiankun took it and looked at it, Luna said with a smile: "Someone from the industrial and commercial side secretly said to us: You guys are so bold!"

These are two application forms for hosting private enterprises, and there are indeed red stamps and signatures at the bottom. One is for Shanhe's Antique City, and the other is for Luna's department store.

Although the development of the private economy was clearly encouraged after 1984, there were very few people who would actually apply for a private enterprise license like the one Chen Chunxian obtained with his special status. More people who wanted to do big business chose this option invariably. The method of affiliation.

This young couple is certainly bold.

They should be the first two people in Beijing to apply for a private enterprise license, except under special circumstances.

"Brother Kun," Luna said again, "You happen to be here, why not tomorrow?"

"It's not good. Now is the time to make money during the Chinese New Year. Besides, this season is not suitable for building a house."

"Houses can be built during the new year, but it doesn't stop everyone from making money. I've warned them before. The merchants' goods are almost cleared. If the shops are open, there will really be nothing to sell."

The temporary courtyard was open to merchants for free, and the contract expiration date was New Year's Day, 1984, which had already passed.

Li Jiankun thought about it and said, "That's okay."

For him, this is also a very meaningful thing. The temporary courtyard can be said to be the starting point of his business career in this life. Now it has come to an end, but he will give it a better future.

(End of this chapter)