Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1329 is quite lively!

The mobile communication era officially began in 95.

The price of handheld phones plummeted from over 30,000 yuan (plus a network access fee) to just over 10,000 yuan, and call rates dropped to 80 cents per minute. Crucially, there were no more delays, no more waiting for a signal, and no more fear of being on public transport. From this point on, mobile communication truly meant being able to communicate while on the go.

With the advent of the mobile phone era, Motorola, Dano, and Ericsson dominated the market, while our Bird was still fully committed to developing pagers.

"Pager, mobile phone, PDA – you can't do without any of them." This has become the standard equipment for successful people in recent years.

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Miler burst into a loud, booming laugh from downstairs: "Hahahaha, you guys have really made me stupid. I've gone crazy."

After hanging up the phone and closing the car door, Mi Le went to the front desk. The others who had come with her already had their keys and room cards. Mi Le said, "Xiao Wei and Chen Hui are upstairs; they arrived before us. Would you like to go sit for a while?"

No one had any objections. They had met Xiaowei and Chen Hui when Miler Winery opened and knew that the two of them were awesome.

A group of people went up to the third floor.

Zhang Jun drove out with his wife and children and came here. He wanted to visit and say hello to some leaders from his former military unit and the higher-level departments of the battalion command post. This had nothing to do with currying favor; it was just proper etiquette.

Chen Hui and Xiao Wei were still standing in the corridor, leaning against the window, talking and looking outside. The warm sunlight shone down on them, making them feel comfortable all over.

"He should build a semi-open-air tea room or coffee shop on the roof. It would be nice to go up there, sit, bask in the sun, and chat."

"Come on, it's only a few days a year. It's cold most of the time. How many people can afford to go up there and spend that money?"

"That's true, the climate in Northeast China is really not suitable for outdoor recreation. The South is much better."

"If you actually went to live in the South, you'd probably start to appreciate the North; everything would be new and exciting there."

"What are you two talking about?" Miler's loud voice came over.

Xiao Wei turned his head and looked over: "Xiao Hui said it feels nice to be in the sun, and it would be great if there was an open-air tea room or coffee shop. I thought you guys wouldn't be coming until tomorrow."

Miler said, "The guard said to move it up a bit, I guess they've arranged something for us tomorrow."

Miler and the others who came with her greeted Xiaowei and Chen Hui, and then they all went into Chen Hui's room.

There weren't enough chairs, so everyone just sat on the beds. These were all standard rooms, with two beds, polished cement floors, two chairs, and a small desk. This was the typical setup for state-run guesthouses and hotels at that time.

After exchanging a few words, Chen Hui started arranging a game of Texas Hold'em, and Miler sent someone downstairs to buy a deck of cards.

Everyone dragged chairs and bedside tables to the bedside and formed a circle to play. Xiao Wei was also pulled in to join in.

"Bet the bottom! Bet the bottom!" Chen Hui shouted as he shuffled the cards. He and Miler loved playing here the most, getting excited whenever they touched a deck of cards.

Everyone rummaged through their pockets and wallets, but no one had much change. The ten-yuan and twenty-yuan notes added up to less than a hundred yuan; they all had fifty-yuan and hundred-yuan notes. Chen Hui said, "Why don't we just play with the fifty-yuan minimum?"

Miler said, "It doesn't matter, I'm fine with anything."

Xiao Wei said, "Come on, you two play at fifty, I'll cheer you on." Several people around them chimed in, urging the two of them to have a one-on-one match.

In the end, I sent someone down to the small shop outside the courtyard to exchange 300 yuan for change, so we could play with 10-yuan notes. It wasn't that I didn't want to play with 5-yuan notes, but I couldn't get any, and the shop also needed to keep 1, 2, and 5-yuan notes for change.

Or it's just a few cents, but there are plenty of small change.

In 1995, the 10-cent coin was still the most commonly used currency in daily life. It wasn't until around 2000 that the 10-cent coin gradually disappeared from people's lives, and the smallest unit of currency for settlement became the yuan. Only supermarkets still used the 10-cent coin.

"Ten yuan."

"Ten yuan."

"and."

"I'm twenty. Seeing you come here, I feel like you're about to explode. Let's get to the bottom of this."

"Hey, there are so many people here, if you want to see, you have to peek, understand? And you can't just show your hand. Do you even know how to play?"

"Haha, follow me, I'm fucking clean."

"235, what a bunch of stinking bastards. We were just waiting for you three to stand out, but you ended up losing over a hundred."

The noisy card game continued until Wang Gang and Li Weibing arrived in the evening.

"Hey, this is getting lively. Come on, everyone stay still and sit down. Let's collect the loot."

"Damn it, I finally got a big hand and you ruined it? I'm going to fight you to the death."

Poker faces flew everywhere as a group of young men fooled around. Soon, Wang Gang and Li Weibing were pinned to the bed and punished, their pockets emptied. Actually, it wasn't much money, just a few hundred yuan.

"Don't fight, don't fight, divide it up, divide it equally, so everyone can share in the joy." Miler handed out money to everyone.

After a while, Wang Gang and Li Weibing regained their freedom, straightened their clothes, and sat down to talk.

"Everyone goes to pick up the bride tomorrow, no one can slack off, everyone go."

"Are you two picking up the bride together?"

"There's enough time. Pick up Tian Miaomiao first, then Li Yuhong. It's just one trip anyway, the ceremony will be together. The main thing is to meet with Leader Fu. It's not easy for someone from the military region to come all the way here. Are you asking them to come this month and then again next month?"

"So, the fact that you two did it together was actually a decision you two old men made? I knew it! How could we let the two of you handle such an important matter?"

"Should we drive our car or will you arrange it? We don't know the way."

"No need to drive, just park in this yard. Two wedding cars, the rest will be military vehicles. Anyway, it's not cold right now. All military vehicles will be decorated with big red flowers, you've never experienced anything like it. Just be careful getting on and off, make sure you hold on tight and don't fall off halfway."

"Military vehicles? Trucks?"

"So you're planning to ride in an armored vehicle? Hey, you know what, having two armored vehicles as wedding cars would be pretty cool."

"Get lost, I'll just drive a whole line of tanks, and maybe a few cannons too."

"Wait, wait a minute! Isn't the wedding the day after tomorrow? The wedding procession is tomorrow? Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

"You're right. We live a bit far apart, and our houses aren't even in the same area. If I can't pick you up in time the day after tomorrow, I'll pick you up tomorrow, and you can leave directly from here the day after tomorrow morning."

What time do we leave tomorrow?

"We'll leave after breakfast. Everything's arranged here. Breakfast is at 7:30 in the morning. Get up early, guys. You've all worked hard."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "I'm fine, I'm used to waking up early. The main concern is Xiao Hui and Miler, I think they're in a bit of trouble."

"That's easy. The waiter has the key; he can just open the door and splash a basin of cold water on him."

"Damn, you're too ruthless!"

"I'll prepare a basin of cold water tonight, and I'll throw it out as soon as I open the door tomorrow."

They got everything arranged amidst a noisy chatter and laughter.

Actually, there's nothing specific going on. It's just that everyone rides along in a truck. Weddings are all about having lots of people around and having fun, so there's nothing for everyone to do.

(End of this chapter)