Literary Master 1978

Before Lin Chaoyang could speak, Tao Yumo threw Xiao Dongdong to him and snatched the luggage from his hand with a smile on her face.

"Brother-in-law, you have worked hard all the way. Come in, come in!"

Of course, the sister-in-law's enthusiasm was not for Lin Chaoyang, but for the gifts he brought back.

Lin Chaoyang held his son and enjoyed it for a while, then returned him to Tao Yumo, and then opened the luggage. Tao Yumo looked forward to it, almost putting her eyes into the suitcase.

She looked at the pile of gifts in the suitcase, but Lin Chaoyang only took out two small boxes, and she was disappointed.

At this moment, she wanted to take the suitcase for herself!

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

"Is this a watch?" Tao Yushu, who had been silent, looked at the shape of the two small boxes in Lin Chaoyang's hand and judged what it was.

"Longines watch."

The 1980s was the peak moment of Longines, especially in the field of women's watches.

The birth of the L960 women's slim movement not only made Longines watches win many honors at the Bijhorca in Paris and the Geneva Watch and Jewelry Show, but also made the brand respected and loved by countless female customers.

The watch that Lin Chaoyang bought for Tao Yushu was the "Agassiz" slim gold watch launched by Longines last year to commemorate its 150th anniversary and pay tribute to its founder Auguste Agassiz.

Not only is the watch only 3 mm thick and waterproof, but the most important thing is that it looks ridiculously good.

The black glossy leather strap, 18K gold case, and white dial look simple, elegant, and fashionable. Even Lin Chaoyang, a gay man, thinks it looks good, let alone Tao Yushu.

After she took the watch box and opened it, her eyes were motionless and full of joy.

"Ah! Sister, this watch is so beautiful!"

Tao Yumo stared at the watch in the watch box, her eyes full of stars, and she shouted.

"Sister, put it on quickly, put it on quickly!" She kept urging her sister to wear the watch. After Tao Yushu was surprised, she gently took out the watch and put it on her wrist. The black, white and gold watch matched her white and delicate wrist, like a fine work of art. Tao Yumo smacked her lips, her expression and voice full of love, and she couldn't help but look at the other watch box in Lin Chaoyang's hand. Lin Chaoyang noticed her eyes and handed the watch box over, "This is yours." "Thank you, brother-in-law!" Tao Yumo called sweetly, stretched out her hand to take the watch box, and when her eyes touched the LOGO on the watch box, she felt a wave of disappointment in her heart. It's different from my sister's! "Hey, brother-in-law, don't I want Citizen?" "Isn't Seiko better than Citizen?" Lin Chaoyang would definitely not say that he didn't have time to choose a watch for his sister-in-law. If you ask, Seiko is better than Citizen. It has a long history and is a century-old famous brand. Citizen can't compare at all. Tao Yumo was brainwashed by him and reluctantly accepted that Citizen had become Seiko. She opened the watch box with some expectation.

She saw a rough-looking digital electronic watch lying there quietly.

The 1980s was not only the heyday of Longines, but also the heyday of Seiko. They not only swept the other two major domestic competitors in the field of mechanical watches and quartz watches, but also killed all sides in the field of electronic watches.

The 1iko series digital electronic watch uses a silver steel strap, and the outer shell is a vertical rectangular mirror stainless steel material with a screw cap, which looks a bit like the Apple Watch of later generations.

The watch that Lin Chaoyang bought for her is much more upscale than those broken electronic watches sold by Du Feng, fashionable and stylish.

But Tao Yumo was just stunned by her sister's exquisite watch that looked like a work of art. She looked at her own watch and then at her sister's watch. There is no harm without comparison.

When the two watches are compared, it is like a lady from a famous family and a rough maid who cooks and cooks.

She looked at her digital electronic watch and felt that it was thick, clumsy and ugly.

If I had known, I would not have bought an electronic watch. It is so ugly!

After a while, she slowly accepted the current situation and began to comfort herself.

After all, it was free. If you don't compare it with your sister's watch, it is actually quite good-looking. It is also face-saving to wear it out. It is much better than ordinary electronic watches.

"Brother-in-law, how much is my watch?" Tao Yumo asked Lin Chaoyang curiously.

"Why? Want to give money?" Lin Chaoyang teased her.

Tao Yumo immediately looked alert, "You said you gave it to me!"

Lin Chaoyang looked at his sister-in-law speechlessly. This money-grubber looked even worse than her sister. She could no longer be called a money-grubber, but a Pixiu.

"It's for you, no money! Look how scared you are!"

Tao Yumo breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help asking about the price of the watch.

"Two hundred and sixty." Lin Chaoyang said.

"What about my sister's watch?" Tao Yumo asked again.

Lin Chaoyang glanced at her and said, "More than 500."

Tao Yumo glanced at his expression and felt disdainful.

What a lie! That watch is not cheap at first glance. The outer ring can't be made of copper, right? It's obviously gold. How expensive it must be!

Lin Chaoyang didn't tell the truth, so she could only guess. She was extremely curious.

"Okay, okay, let's go see the child!"

Lin Chaoyang put Xiao Dongdong in his sister-in-law's arms, drove her out of the room, and enjoyed the tenderness of his wife.

The main feature of this Longines watch is its appearance. Few women can resist it. His gift was sent to Tao Yushu's heart.

"This watch is so beautiful!" Tao Yushu said in his arms.

"A beautiful appearance makes a person even more beautiful!"

The couple were affectionate for a while, but Tao Yumo came to upset them unwillingly.

"Sister, your son is hungry!"

After Tao Yushu finished feeding, she asked Lin Chaoyang to look after the baby while the sisters went to the kitchen to cook.

Tao Yumo asked her secretly, "Sister, how much did you buy that watch for?"

"Didn't your brother-in-law say it? More than five hundred yuan."

Tao Yumo let out a "tsk", "That's not interesting! You and your wife just lied to each other. You really think I don't know what I'm talking about."

Then she asked reluctantly: "One thousand yuan?"

Seeing that Tao Yushu had no response, she asked again: "One thousand and five?"

"two thousand?"

"Stop guessing!" Tao Yushu said angrily.

Tao Yumo looked at his sister and immediately knew that his guess was very close.

"Two thousand yuan! It's enough to buy a house. My brother-in-law is really willing to spend money on you!"

Tao Yumo's tone was a little exclamatory, a little envious, and a little bit full of the working people's hatred towards the bourgeoisie.

She guessed blindly and thought she was right, but in fact she was far off.

Among the gifts Lin Chaoyang bought, Tao Yushu's Longines watch was the most expensive, worth 3,000 Hong Kong dollars, more than ten times that of Tao Yumo's Seiko watch.

The next day, Lin Chaoyang asked Tao Yumo to go to Mianmian Hutong and Langrun Lake Apartment to invite two families to have dinner.

Of course eating is a casual thing, but giving out gifts is the real deal.

That evening, the two families came to Xiaoliubukou Alley one after another, and Lin Chaoyang took out all the gifts he had brought for everyone.

Tao Xiwen and Tao Xiwu looked at the things in Lin Chaoyang's hands eagerly. The things that their uncle brought back from Xiangjiang must be good things.

Lin Chaoyang took out Haoguang's camera and Nintendo game console. Tao Xiwen got the game console, and Tao Xiwu got the camera.

Game\u0026Watch is a product of the previous generation of red and white consoles. A game console only comes with one game. Because it is a low-end product, it only costs 160 Hong Kong dollars, so Lin Chaoyang bought it back.

Hershey cameras were later popular among young people because of their fashionable appearance, but today they are still just synonymous with cheap cameras.

This thing imitates the imaging effect of the Soviet LC-A camera. The middle of the photo is clear and the edges are blurry. Strictly speaking, it is an unqualified imaging product.

But later it gradually became an imaging style that was loved by some young people. It is somewhat similar to the toy cameras produced in China today, and it is just right for children of Tao Xiwu's age to play with.

After getting the things, the Tao Xiwen brothers played with them in novel ways, but they still didn't understand how to play with them.

Lin Chaoyang distributed all the gifts prepared for others. Tao's mother, Lin's mother and sister-in-law Zhao Li each received two sets of clothes, and Tao's and Lin's father each received a pocket atomic radio.

There is no big difference in the quality of clothes, the main thing is the style. Nowadays, Guangzhou clothes are popular in the mainland, largely because Guangzhou clothes imitate the styles of Xiangjiang fashion.

After getting the clothes, sisters Tao Yushu arranged for their mothers and sisters-in-law to try them out.

Father Tao and Father Lin were playing with the radio, which was no bigger than a palm, full of curiosity.

"The radio made now is too small." Lin Erchun tried the sound of the radio and was filled with joy.

Father Tao also tried the radio and said to Lin Chaoyang: "Chaoyang, so many things are too expensive!"

Lin Chaoyang said with a smile: "Dad, it's not like I have to go to Xiangjiang every year. If I bring something with me, everyone will be happy."

Father Tao nodded happily. What he admired most about his son-in-law was his strong sense of family.

While everyone was playing with their gifts, Tao Yucheng looked at Lin Chaoyang eagerly.

Before setting off, he wanted Lin Chaoyang to bring back martial arts novels for him, but he gave up the idea after hearing that the publications were difficult to bring.

After all, everyone has gifts, and he must be indispensable.

While Tao Yucheng was thinking about it, Lin Chaoyang opened the suitcase, revealing a thick stack of more than thirty books inside.

"Brother, your gift is here. It's too heavy, so just take it yourself." Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

Inside the box was a complete set of martial arts novels given by Jin Yong. More than thirty books weighed more than ten kilograms, which was heavier than all other gifts put together.

Tao Yucheng was a little surprised when he saw the gift. Wasn't it said that books are difficult to carry? Why did you get so many books?

He stepped forward and picked up a book, and saw the words "Swordsman and Proud Jianghu" written clearly on the cover.

"This is..." Tao Yucheng looked surprised, ""Swordsman"? A novel by Jin Yong, right?"

He looked at the covers of other books, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer"...

Tao Yucheng has only read a few of Jin Yong's many novels, including "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Because in the 1980s, "Wulin" produced an official pirated version and serialized Jin Yong's novel in the magazine. Not only did the magazine's sales jump to millions of copies, but it also made hundreds more copies in the country. Millions of fans of martial arts novels.

"Are they all Jin Yong's novels?" The expression on Tao Yucheng's face turned into surprise, and then he took a look at the book's price, and the words "HKD 20 (USD 4.50)" in traditional Chinese came into view.

Tao Yucheng's eyes were focused on these dozens of novels. Each book cost 20 Hong Kong dollars. So many books, not six or seven hundred Hong Kong dollars?

"Chaoyang, this... why did you buy so many books? How much does it cost?"

Tao Yucheng thought that even if he saved for five years, he might not be able to afford so many books!

His expression was complicated, with the joy of getting what he wanted and the unbearable distress.

"Don't worry, it didn't cost money." Lin Chaoyang said.

"It didn't cost money? What do you mean?"

Tao Yucheng was puzzled, and others also cast their eyes on him.

Lin Chaoyang told the origin of this set of books, and the whole family was surprised. Tao Yucheng excitedly turned the title page of the novel, and sure enough, he found Jin Yong's signature on the title page of each book.

He laughed heartlessly, his mouth almost grinning behind his ears.

I thought martial arts novels were no longer a thing, but I didn't expect that my brother-in-law not only brought him back novels, but also a whole set, and it was signed by Jin Yong himself.

Tao Yucheng happily gave Lin Chaoyang a bear hug, saying: "Good brother-in-law!"

"Okay, look at your achievements." Tao Yushu said to his eldest brother.

At this time, Tao's mother looked at Lin Chaoyang and suddenly asked, "Chaoyang, didn't you buy anything for yourself this time?"

Hearing this, the family members who were originally happy all looked at Lin Chaoyang.