The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 153 Reverse Gift Giving, Entrusting Stores to Taobao

"Master, I have a cousin who just returned to the city last month. He went to the countryside after graduating from high school."

"Is it possible to let him work in the factory? Even if he can just be a temporary worker in the workshop."

After listening to the conversation between Jiang Hui and Hou Guoming, Chen Chenxing hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but express his thoughts.

Solving work problems is definitely a very huge thing at the moment.

If Chen Chenxing can help his cousin get the job, his status in the family will be greatly improved.

"When the new BJ212 is put into mass production, we will definitely need to recruit more workers. I will find a good opportunity to talk to the factory about it and recruit a group of people for training in advance."

Jiang Hui thought about it for a moment and felt that this could be done.

According to his estimate, the production of the new BJ212 will at least double that of the current model.

In response to these demands, the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant not only needs to add some equipment, but it will definitely need to add more personnel.

It wouldn't be a big problem for him, the project manager, to insert a temporary worker.

"Thank you Master!"

Chen Chenxing smiled widely, and was truly happy.

Their family is not short of money, but there are some things that are difficult to buy with money.

In this day and age, if you don’t have a proper job, it’s hard to even find a partner.

When he returned home that night, Jiang Hui formally told Zhu Lin about his situation at the factory.

The couple were in a very good mood and celebrated by fighting for an hour in the evening.

"Most of the recent translation manuscripts for the First Ministry of Machine Building were produced by Chen Chenxing and Hou Guoming based on recordings. Although they came to you for help in recruiting this time, we still have to express our gratitude."

"Yesterday, a colleague of mine bought a watch at a nearby commission store. I thought I could go take a look and buy two gifts for Chen Chenxing and Hou Guoming."

"It's Chinese New Year soon, so this can be considered a Chinese New Year gift."

Zhu Lin is quite thoughtful.

She is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others.

During this period, Jiang Hui earned a huge amount of several hundred yuan almost every week from translating documents.

It is entirely appropriate to express it appropriately.

"Sure, it happens that the weather is so cold that it would be a bit unbearable to go out to the park."

Jiang Hui had originally planned to prepare a gift for the two of them, but he has been too busy recently and has not yet carried it out.

Now that Zhu Lin thought about this matter, he was naturally very interested.

I have heard of the name of the commissioned store, and it would be very worthwhile if I could find some good goods there.

Anyway, you don’t need a ticket to buy anything there, just have money.

Since it is second-hand goods, the price is cheaper than the new ones.

If you come across something of good quality, it is definitely worth buying.

Of course, that’s only because the couple is not short of money. If it were an ordinary family, even if they knew that there were good things in the commission store, so what?
In the middle of winter, they had to cook and wash dishes, so they had breakfast at the Qingfeng Steamed Bun Shop near the dormitory building, and then headed towards the Dongdan entrusted store in the cold wind.

Even though this store is very close to the dormitory building, Jiang Hui has never been there before.

After today, I have learned a lot.

"To see new goods, go to department stores or Xidan shopping malls, but to see used goods, consignment stores are the first choice."

“The four most famous commissioned stores in the capital area are Dongdan, Xisi, Beixinqiao and Caishikou.”

"Among them, the Xisi Commissioned Store is quite famous. It is located on the north side of the Xisi intersection. My colleagues told me that the store is not as bright as other stores. It is a bit dim and the lights are on even in broad daylight."

"But it's a bit far for us to walk there, so we can just go to the Dongdan entrusted store and take a look first."

Zhu Lin is obviously more familiar with these places than Jiang Hui.

Following her into the Dongdan consignment store, Jiang Hui gained a lot of knowledge.

The smell in the consignment shop is a bit strange, it smells like the moldy odor of a tweed coat, and sometimes like the spring of a clock.

The store sells everything: watches, radios, furniture, bicycles, woolen clothes, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings...it has everything.

There are various reasons for selling items in consignment stores.

If you are short of money and want to exchange some cash for spending.

There are some old items that I can't deal with after moving.

There are also people who sell old furniture and buy new ones. For example, when you get married, you sell your old furniture to a consignment store for a small amount of money, and then replace it with a set of fashionable modular furniture...

“There are quite a lot of things for sale here.”

Jiang Hui really was a bit like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking around.

Trust stores can either purchase items from customers or entrust the items to be sold in the store based on a price agreed with the customers.

When someone buys these items, the trust store will notify the customer to go and collect the money, and they will deduct the corresponding handling fee.

Of course, where there are sellers there are buyers. These days there are people who have a hobby of visiting consignment shops, and they even enjoy doing it, not for the sake of buying, but just for the sake of browsing.

Some people with sharp eyes and good luck can often find "treasures" from trust stores.

Like Jiang Hui, he wants to go to Taobao today.

"That's right. Trust stores are deeply trusted and loved by the old capital people because they deal fairly and negotiate with customers the price of consignment or sale based on the true value of the items."

"It's definitely not like the old street vendors who would go from street to street buying up second-hand goods and then drive down the prices to the point where the goods are worthless."

Zhu Lin and Jiang Hui walked around the store first before they started thinking about what to buy.

"It seems that there are more brands of watches sold here than in Wangfujing Department Store?"

Eventually, Zhu Lin and I will stop at the watch buying area.

Although both of them had watches, Jiang Hui remembered that Chen Chenxing didn't have one. Hou Guoming seemed to have had one before, but he didn't know why he stopped wearing it recently.

It's a good idea to give them both a watch.

“Because these are consigned or sold to trust stores, there are naturally all kinds of conditions and watches from all ages.”

“Some of the watches may be decades old.”

After Zhu Lin said this, Jiang Hui became even more interested.

If watches from decades ago or even earlier can be found in consignment stores, then the possibility of buying legendary foreign luxury brand watches at low prices is very high.

It is definitely interesting that those watches can be bought for a hundred dollars now and sold for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in a few decades.

Even if Jiang Hui no longer lacks those millions decades later, the feeling will be different.

He went straight to the counter and stared at the watch inside.

Not to mention, we saw several well-known watches such as Rolex, Longines, and Cartier.

The maintenance conditions vary, and there is a price directly marked on it. The cheapest one is 70 or 80 yuan, and the most expensive one is just over 200 yuan. It is a Rolex, and it is probably quite well-known in China, so the price is not low.

"Comrade, does this watch work properly?"

Jiang Hui pointed at a Cartier watch. Although he didn't know what model it was, a Cartier watch priced at 98 yuan was definitely worth the money as long as it worked properly.

"What do you mean?"

“All watches sold in our Southeastern commissioned store are in working order.”

The salesperson rolled his eyes at Jiang Hui in an unpleasant tone.

"Then help me get a ticket. I want this watch."

Jiang Hui didn't mind the salesperson's attitude and directly chose to invoice and pay.

This was quite unexpected for the other party.

The price of 98 yuan is considered a big item in this era. Unexpectedly, Jiang Hui did not hesitate at all and asked for the invoice and payment directly.

However, as a salesperson in a commission store, he was quite knowledgeable. He simply took a stack of bills, put a piece of copy paper in it, and started writing on it.

After writing, he took out the copy paper, tore off the two tickets and handed them to Jiang Hui.

While she was issuing the ticket, Jiang Hui continued to stare at the counter.

In the corner, I unexpectedly found a Patek Philippe watch.

The stainless steel strap is not as flashy as the gold-plated one, but it also looks quite elegant.

It is estimated that it sells better, and the price is 134 yuan, which is already higher than the price of a new Shanghai-brand watch.

No wonder it's been placed in the corner and no one has bought it.

"Comrade, I want this watch too. Can you please help me get another ticket?"

"And I'll take these two Shanghai-brand watches as well."

Whether it is Cartier or Patek Philippe, it is definitely not suitable to give it to Chen Chenxing and Hou Guoming.

Good things should be given to people who know their value, otherwise it would be a waste of money.

Jiang Hui planned to keep both watches for his own use and switch between them occasionally.

As for gifts for Chen Chenxing and Hou Guomin, just choose the Shanghai brand watches that cost about 80 yuan each.

"You're buying four each?"

The salesperson looked at Jiang Hui suspiciously. His scrutinizing eyes made people wonder if Jiang Hui was doing anything illegal or criminal.

"Why? Does your commission store have a rule that one person cannot buy four watches?"

Without waiting for Jiang Hui to speak, Zhu Lin retorted.

"Humph!"

The salesperson glanced at Zhu Lin, then at Jiang Hui, snorted coldly, and said nothing more.

Soon, Jiang Hui took the ticket to the cashier nearby to pay.

The Cartier watch cost 98 yuan, the Patek Philippe watch cost 134 yuan, and two Shanghai brand watches cost 85 yuan and 79 yuan respectively, for a total of 396 yuan.

For an average family, their annual savings are basically less than 396 yuan.

But for Jiang Hui, it was just one week's translation fee.

Soon, the money and goods were settled, and Jiang Hui had four more watches in his bag.

"These two watches look quite old. What are you going to buy them for?"

Just now at the counter, Zhu Lin didn't say anything and let Jiang Hui make the decision.

Now that everything was bought, she finally couldn't help but ask.

"Those two watches are from Patek Philippe and Cartier. These two brands are very famous in Europe and are not cheap."

"Although they look like antiques from the Republic of China period, these watches may become more valuable as they age."

"I'll just keep it as a collection. I can carry it with me and use it anyway."

Jiang Hui gave a brief explanation.

Whether it is Cartier or Patek Philippe, they are still too unfamiliar to the Chinese people of this era.

Even in later generations, although many people have heard of Patek Philippe, if a Patek Philippe watch is placed in front of them, few people will recognize it.

"As long as you like it!"

Zhu Lin shrugged and didn't bother about it anymore.

Anyway, the young couple has no shortage of money, so it’s fine as long as Jiang Hui likes it.

Next, the two of them went to the commission store and bought a mechanical alarm clock, which they would need sometimes.

Finally, before leaving, Jiang Hui bought another hair dryer.

That full metallic look will definitely be hard to find in later generations.

"Why buy a hair dryer? Not many families use this thing."

Seeing Jiang Hui asking the salesperson to issue another order, Zhu Lin couldn't help but complain about the hair dryer in front of him.

“It doesn’t matter in the summer, but it’s different in the winter.”

"If you don't blow dry your hair after washing it, you'll catch a cold easily."

"Especially if your hair is longer, you need it even more."

Since you don't need a ticket and you need it, just buy it.

However, the hair dryer was a bit large, so the two of them went back home after buying it.

Since there was still time today, the two of them simply went to a nearby bathroom to take a shower.

Jiang Hui has never been used to the public bathhouses in the north and would avoid going if possible.

But it’s uncomfortable not taking a bath for a long time, so I can only accept it slowly.

After scrubbing my body for half a day, I felt like I had lost two pounds.

After returning home with my head wrapped, I tried using a hair dryer. Although it was bulky, it was very useful.

Zhu Lin never said again that this thing was useless.

The next day, after Jiang Hui returned to the factory, he took out two Shanghai brand watches.

"Holding, Chenxing, you guys have been helping to copy manuscripts every day during this period, your hands must be sore, right?"

"These are two watches I bought when I was visiting a commission store yesterday. I'm giving them to you. I wish you a happy Chinese New Year in advance."

Jiang Hui's reverse gift-giving operation made Hou Guoming and Chen Chenxing a little uncomfortable.

In their view, transcribing translation manuscripts is basically done during working hours.

I only do it at home occasionally.

Under such circumstances, they definitely could not accept the money from Jiang Hui. This was also the reason why they had previously refused Jiang Hui's offer to share part of the royalties with them.

Now Jiang Hui has changed his approach and started giving gifts.

A watch, even a second-hand one, is definitely not cheap.

The average worker has to save money for several months to afford it.

Even engineers like Hou Guoming have relatively high incomes, but they have to support various relatives and cannot save much money every month.

"Master, this..."

Chen Chenxing didn't know how to refuse.

He definitely wanted this watch, but he felt a little embarrassed to accept a gift from his master.

"Take it, don't be polite to me!"

"If you don't take it, I'll assume that you're not willing to help me copy translations in the future."

After Jiang Hui said this, the conflicted expressions on Chen Chenxing and Hou Guoming's faces disappeared immediately.

"Master, we certainly won't be unwilling."

"It's just... I'm a little embarrassed!"

Chen Chenxing explained a little shyly.

"Okay, you two don't have to worry about it, just take it!"

Jiang Hui directly put the watch in the other person's hand and said, "Try it on and see if it fits you well!"

(End of this chapter)