Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

After work, He Lai went to the state-owned store to find Daya to see if he could adapt to the job.

"Uncle, it's me again." He Lai leaned on the window and looked at the old gatekeeper, and threw a big front door over.

"Hey, are you here to see your relative?" The old man took the cigarette from He Lai and said with a smile.

"You can't hide anything from me. Do you know where she is?"

"Go inside and find the fourth shop in the third row. Your relative is selling face wash products there."

"Okay, thank you sir, I'll go take a look." He Lai knew the information he wanted and went in.

He Lai quickly arrived at the door of the store, but there was no one there.

He Lai went to the counter and took a look. Two people were knitting sweaters there, and one of them was Daya.

He Lai walked over and knocked on the counter glass.

"Xiao Laizi, you're here." When Daya saw that it was He Lai, she immediately stood up happily.

"Cousin, I told you not to call me by my nickname outside." He Lai said distressedly.

"Oh, Sister Feng, this is my cousin, He Lai, who works at the Red Star Steel Mill."

Daya began to introduce her to the older sister next to her.

"Wow, you are such a handsome boy. How about you, do you have a boyfriend? Do you want me to introduce one to you?" When the eldest sister heard that he was Daya's cousin, she immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

"I already have a partner, so I won't bother you anymore."

He Lai was still immersed in the name Feng Jie, but there was no way because the name was too famous in later generations and he really couldn't pronounce the name Feng Jie.

When mentioning Feng Jie, He Lai thought of that face. Looking at this Feng Jie again, one can tell at a glance that her face is one that has been treated with skin care products. It is very fair and has no pockmarks. She is well maintained. She is wearing a white Dacron shirt and has short hair. She is quite pretty, at least prettier than most girls of this era.

The gap was too big, He Lai couldn't bring himself to call her Sister Feng.

"Sister Feng, my cousin does have a girlfriend. They grew up together."

Daya was afraid that Fengjie wouldn't believe it, so she added this.

"What Sister Feng? You should call her Sister Feng'er. Cousin, look at yourself and then look at Sister Feng'er. If you two stand together, someone who doesn't know would think Sister Feng'er is younger than you."

"Haha, Xiaochun, your cousin is really sweet. I like him."

When Sister Feng'er heard He Lai praising her like that, she immediately covered her mouth and laughed. After all, she was already twenty-six years old, several years older than Daya.

When Daya heard this, she lowered her head again. It was true that Sister Feng'er was much prettier than herself.

"Well, Sister Feng'er, you are good at the things here, please introduce them to me and I will buy some to take back. By the way, do you need tickets for these?"

"No need for a ticket. Why would you need a ticket for hand-wiping items? Let me introduce something to you. Let me show you this first. Pechoin!

This is very good. If you have rough and dry skin, you can apply it more and it will become smooth, but it is a little oily. "

Sister Fenger took out a box of Pechoin and placed it on the counter.

He Lai looked at the Pechoin, a flat iron box with alternating dark blue and light yellow colors, and two sparrows on the top and bottom. It was a very distinctive design. It seemed to be an old brand that had been maintained for decades without any changes in style.

"Okay, buy more without tickets. I want this Pechoin."

"And this Ya Shuang is really good. I'm using it now. It has a light sweet-scented osmanthus scent, which is really nice. It's not greasy, so I can use it all year round."

Sister Feng'er took out another box and introduced it.

He Lai looked at the yellow paper box packaging, which had a chrysanthemum printed on it. It was obviously much more upscale than Pechoin!

"Okay, I want this one too."

"Finally, I'd like to recommend you another one, which is the Tremella Pearl Cream. I'm telling you, this is really, really good. Applying it on your face won't cause any damage to your skin. It's very effective in whitening, moisturizing, and anti-aging. I heard it can even repair your skin."

Sister Feng'er held a large pink glass bottle and placed it in front of He Lai and introduced it.

"This is good. Okay, give me two bottles too."

When He Lai heard about pearl cream, he thought it must be a good thing and he must get it.

"What, two bottles of this? I just showed them to you. They're really valuable! Usually we sell them individually. See? We sell them in small glass bottles like this."

Sister Feng'er said while holding up a small bottle.

"It's okay, Sister Feng'er, I have money, just tell me how much a whole bottle costs."

He Lai didn't care at all, no matter how expensive it was!

"Brother, this stuff comes in a five-jin package, and one hundred grams costs one yuan. You don't need to buy so much."

Sister Feng'er reminded them that after all, whether they bought more or less, it would not be good for them.

"It's okay. I have money, so I'll buy two bottles. But Sister Feng'er, you have to give me a small bottle. Here's fifty yuan."

He Lai took out five ten-dollar bills without caring.

"By the way, what are the prices for these? Give me ten bottles of each."

He Lai remembered the things next to him and asked.

Sister Feng'er was stunned. She had never seen He Lai buy things like this.

"Brother, did you buy too much?" Daya reminded.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll buy a few more bottles at a time, maybe I'll need tickets in the future, so I might as well buy a few more to keep in stock."

He Lai smiled.

"My younger brother is smart. Pechoin is 2.2 yuan a box, and Ya Shuang, which is 80 grams, is 58 yuan a box."

Sister Feng Er came back to her senses and introduced.

"Oh, it's not expensive. Give me 20 boxes of each. I'll stock up."

He Lai took out another sixteen dollars and put it on the counter.

After Sister Feng'er repeatedly confirmed that He Lai was serious about the purchase, she took the money, issued the receipt, and started to get things for He Lai with Daya.

After a while, a pile of things appeared on the counter.

He Lai opened his cloth bag, took out the two apples from the bag and gave them to Daya and Fenger, then started packing things, including Pechoin and Ya Shuang, as well as a dozen empty bottles.

There were also two bottles of pearl cream, which were also tied up with a hemp rope and could be taken away with one lift, in a similar way to tying wine.

After finishing these things, the three of them started chatting.

He Lai also learned that the state-owned store had provided Daya with a single dormitory, so she had a place to stay.

Daya’s internship salary is 23 yuan, which is much higher than what she earned in the factory. However, after she becomes a regular employee, her salary is fixed at 32 yuan and will not increase any more. It is estimated that it will have to wait until the seniority system is introduced before it can increase.

However, the reason why being a salesperson is a job that everyone envies is not because of the salary, but because this job has several benefits.

One: This job doesn't require as much physical effort as working in a factory.

2: This job does not require exposure to wind, sun, rain or shine, you just need to stay behind the counter.

Three: This is also an important point, which is that you can buy things that others cannot buy through internal channels. This is something that others cannot even envy.

As the saying goes, high pay, little work, close to home, high position, great power, and low responsibilities. It is no exaggeration to say that a salesperson in the state-owned era has a better job than a civil servant in this era!