Spring Breeze Twenty Years

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Xiuer stuck out her tongue and pouted, saying, "You're always taking credit for yourself, but you promised not to buy me the car."

Chen Hui laughed and said to Xiao Wei, "You're going to keep this going for the next four years. This matter will keep you talking about it for four years."

Xiao Wei said to the salesperson, "Please change it for me and give it a good wash and treatment."

The salesperson smiled and said, "Okay, sir, you'll have to wait a moment. You can sit here and rest for a while. We have coffee and tea."

The group sat down on the sofa nearby, and Xiao Hong asked Xiao Wei, "Why did you change the belt?"

Xiao Wei said, "If you're wearing this watch, you should get some original parts. Otherwise, people who know their stuff might laugh at you. I didn't think much of it at first, but Sister Liu told me about it."

Xiao Hong nodded: "That's true."

Beibei ran to Xiaowei's side and clung to him, asking, "Daddy, what are you doing? Why did you give the watch to that auntie?"

Xiao Wei said, "I'm not giving it to her, I'm just going to get it fixed. She'll bring it back in a bit."

Beibei asked softly, "Daddy, can I wear the watch?"

Xiao Wei said, "Which one do you like? But you can only wear digital watches. You can only wear the kind that Dad wears when you grow up."

The popularity of watches in China has gone through several stages. The first stage was before 80, when steel-cased mechanical watches, mainly represented by the Shanghai brand, included imported mechanical watches. Of course, ordinary people couldn't afford them.

Then in the early 80s, electronic watches suddenly became popular, the kind with LCD displays. At that time, an electronic watch sold for nine yuan in Liaodong, which was quite expensive.

In the mid-80s, electronic watches fell out of favor, and quartz watches became popular and trendy. By the late 80s, mechanical watches were back in vogue, but not the old-fashioned kind; they were fully automatic tourbillon watches, and imported watches officially entered the lives of ordinary people.

Since the 90s, automatic mechanical watches and quartz watches have coexisted, representing different levels of quality.

The leading brands for fully automatic watches are Swiss Titoni, Rolex, and Japanese Double Lion (Haiba), which were once symbols of status for men.

Quartz watches are mostly Japanese brands, such as Citizen and Casio.

Xiao Hong asked the service staff, "Do you have electricity meters for children?"

The staff member smiled and said, "Please wait a moment." After exchanging a few words with the salesperson, he returned and said, "Yes, it's over here," pointing to the counter.

Xiao Wei picked up Bei Bei and said, "Come on, let's see if there's anything you like."

They were all Japanese products. Beibei picked out a Casio watch, which cost a little over three hundred yuan.

After Xiaowei got his watch back, the group strolled around the mall for a while. Xiaohong, Chen Xiao, and Xiuer bought dresses, clothes, shoes, and other items. They also bought Xiuer two bags, one large and one small, and a leather suitcase.

Wang Jiwei stuffed the things he bought into his suitcase, and the group left Yansha and took a taxi to Qianmen to eat roast duck.

Over the next two days, the seven of them explored all of Kyoto's attractions and historical sites, took several rolls of film, sampled authentic Kyoto cuisine, strolled through the alleyways, and even visited a courtyard that was still under renovation.

The old courtyard is being repaired very slowly. Firstly, it's hard to find old wood materials, and secondly, many parts need to be done by hand, bit by bit. For example, the carved beams and painted rafters. The whole house, including the modern renovation, has been completed, but the carved beams and painted rafters are still being worked on. The old craftsman said it will take at least another month.

Manager Zhang, Manager Chen, and a few others arrived at noon on the 1st, spent half a day visiting Yansha, and flew back to Fengtian on the evening of the 2nd.

Number three.

The seven people got up, tidied up the two children, had breakfast at the hotel, and then got into the car that Lao Chen had sent to take Xiu'er to school for registration.

It's about 16 or 17 kilometers from the Beijing Hotel to the National People's Congress. Luckily, there's no traffic jam these days, so I just followed the Second Ring Road to the North Third Ring Road.

The school's main gate was already set up to welcome new students, with banners and slogans, long rows of tables and chairs, and a group of senior students wearing name tags gathered behind the tables and chairs.

Register, fill out forms, pay fees, get keys, and find dormitories.

The school here is much bigger than the one in Fengtian; the distances within the campus are measured in kilometers.

Fortunately, the group had brought their own car, and the driver was very familiar with the campus.

After finding their dorm room and putting their belongings away, Xiaowei introduced himself to his roommates. He then treated Xiuer's five roommates to a meal at the school gate, leaving Xiuer with 500 yuan before they went back to the restaurant.

Xiuer stood pitifully at the dormitory entrance watching the car drive away.

Beibei peered out the rear window of the car: "Auntie, she looks so pitiful. Is she going to cry?"

Xiao Hong said, "If it were me, I would definitely cry. If you hadn't been with me, I probably would have cried for days before I could recover."

Xiao Wei said, "When you grow up, this day will come eventually. There are several people in a dormitory, so it's fine to chat, eat together, and go for a walk. It's not like she's never lived in a dormitory before; it's not as serious as you guys are making it out to be."

In the afternoon, Wang Jiwei and Hou Qiang accompanied Chen Xiaohong and the children to the zoo, while Chen Hui and Xiaowei took the blueprints and documents to the city for review.

The three districts definitely have no objection to the plan. As long as the investment is secured, it's considered a successful investment attraction. Even if you just build a toilet on the spot, it doesn't matter. But the city can't do that. There are overall plans, requirements, and regulations in various aspects.

Representatives from all three districts came. The districts needed relevant documents, reports, and project descriptions, so Xiaowei took out three sets of plans and drawings and submitted them to the city.

Then the two of them went to check on the three plots of land, which had already been demolished. The original buildings had all been demolished and the land leveled. The efficiency was indeed high.

The main reason is that none of the three plots of land are in the central business district; they are all in the suburbs, and most of them are residential wasteland.

On the 5th, Xiaowei Chen Hui, along with his wife, children, and Xiuer, visited Lao Chen's residence and had a meal together.

Old Chen's public housing in Kyoto is a detached villa in a courtyard in Wanshou Cuiwei. It's an old house, and the courtyard is shared with other leaders' homes.

There is a staff area in the house, but the elderly couple doesn't have much private space.

The whole family gathered together to talk and have a meal. Old Chen forced a few people to stay there, sent someone to the restaurant to settle the bill, bring over their belongings, and issue them passes.

However, Lao Chen supported Xiu'er's decision to live at school and agreed with Xiao Wei's suggestion. He simply asked Xiu'er to come to his house for two days on Saturdays and prepared a bedroom for her there.

On the 9th, Xiuer started her military training, and Xiaowei also received approval from the city.

The two individuals and leaders from relevant departments in the three districts held meetings for three or four consecutive days to finalize the preliminary work for the project. Then they began to arrange and recruit staff for the Kyoto company. The company was located in the courtyard in Qianhai, occupying one courtyard of land.

Chen Hui will stay here to take charge for the time being.

On the 17th, Xiaowei and Xiaohong, along with Beibei and Wang Jiwei, returned to Fengtian. Hou Qiang stayed in Kyoto to drive for Chen Hui.

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