SWNOVELXO Chapter 160
August 12th was the third day since Chu Yang and his sister came to the city.
Today, Chu Yang did nothing but take Chu Xi to the home appliance city and furniture city for a whole day.
First, they went to Xiyingmen to buy beds, chairs, benches, sofas and coffee tables. Considering that Chu Xi was going to move in soon, they bought almost all solid wood, with only one sofa made of leather, which would be usable after the smell had gone away for a few days.
After buying furniture, the brother and sister ate a bowl of clam omelette at the door, and then rushed to Gome to buy electrical appliances.
According to Chu Yang's idea, the four major items of TV, refrigerator, air conditioner and washing machine must be equipped, and the others can be added slowly later.
Chu Yang chose a small two-bedroom apartment for Chu Xi, so two air conditioners, a refrigerator and a color TV would be enough.
The color TV they bought first was a 32-inch Hisense plasma TV... um, yes, it was the same TV as Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu's home, which was later smashed by Xu Jiang.
Then the refrigerator was a Haier three-door refrigerator.
Finally, they went to choose the air conditioner.
Chu Yang chose Changhong's larger one, two units!
These days, in the field of home appliances, Hisense and Changhong are the same level as Qiao Feng in the north and Murong in the south, and the rest are not good enough to compete.
Just this year, Changhong alone accounted for 69% of the contribution rate of domestic air conditioners, which is not just half of the market, but more than half of the market.
Gree and Midea, which are famous in later generations, are really younger brothers in front of Changhong.
Of course, the price is also quite good, 3998 per unit, and that's after the discount.
(I didn't find out how much the larger one-horsepower Changhong air conditioner cost in 2007, but it should be about the same. Electrical appliances were more expensive in the past. The dog author's family has a West Lake TV from 1994, which cost more than 3000 at that time.)
"Brother, this air conditioner is so expensive, just install one in your room, I can just use an electric fan." Chu Xi pulled the corner of the brother's clothes and whispered.
"Hahaha, it's okay. The squids we caught last night are enough to buy 10 sets."
Chu Yang waved his hand and decided.
Although his sister is sensible, the city is not like the island. In summer, it's really a pain to not have an air conditioner.
After buying the main furniture and appliances, Chu Yang took Chu Xi to the department store to buy other household items.
Like pots and pans, brooms and mops, towels and toothbrushes...
These things are not big, but very trivial.
I worked until after 6 o'clock and barely bought all the daily necessities.
After counting the 40,000 yuan I took out in the morning, there was less than 2,000 left.
Well, the money for squid fishing last night has been almost spent.
In this regard, Chu Yang had to sigh that money is really a thing that can't be spent easily.
It's a pity that the box was bought on the sea today, otherwise he really wanted to continue fishing at the pier and earn back the money he spent today.
"What do you want to eat for dinner?"
After buying everything, Chu Yang was ready to reward his brother and sister, so he asked his younger sister.
"Let's have hot pot, I haven't eaten yet."
Chu Xi sucked her lips and pointed to a restaurant on the street.
Chu Yang looked and saw 'Little Sheep'!
"Okay, let's go to Little Sheep for hot pot at noon."
"Welcome to Little Sheep!"
As soon as the brother and sister walked to the door, a waiter in the same uniform welcomed them.
In the later generations, hot pot restaurants are no different from roadside restaurants. There are even many affordable hot pot restaurants such as 'Jiuzhuang' and 'Shuzhuang' with an average price of dozens of dollars, which are quite popular among students.
But at this time, hot pot restaurants are still high-end restaurants.
And Little Sheep is the leading enterprise in the current hot pot industry.
The development path of this enterprise is so mysterious that it is the kind with the halo of the protagonist in urban business war articles.
It was established in 1999 and started the chain mode in the same year.
By mid-2001, there were more than 30 self-operated and chain stores, with two new stores opening almost every month.
By 2003, just over three years after China joined the WTO, they opened a branch directly in Los Angeles. Many companies founded by the male protagonists of novels dare not write like this.
In early 2004, they built their own headquarters building.
In 2005, the brand value exceeded 5.5 billion, ranking 95th in the annual brand. In the same year, the Toronto branch of Canada and Massachusetts opened.
In 2007, they entered New York.
In 2008, Little Sheep was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and became the "first stock" of hot pot...
Although it fell into decline after being acquired by Yum! Brands (the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut), it almost faded out of the Chinese people's vision.
But there is no doubt that it is at its peak at the moment.
It is dinner time now. Walking into Little Sheep, the hot pot restaurant is even more lively, and the attendance rate has reached almost 100%.
"What a pity."
Chu Yang shook his head. Such a good national brand, but it was messed up by foreigners and made a Temasek person(Someone) got a bargain.
Of course, he could only sigh in his heart. Not to mention now, even in his previous life, his family could not get involved in the fight between industry giants.
"It's a pity that the old Cai family runs a restaurant. It would be great if they opened a hot pot restaurant..."
After ordering a large table of dishes, the brother and sister sat on each side and ate heartily.
Both of them are carnivores. At the end of the meal, more than a dozen plates of meat were swept away, but there were still several pieces of potatoes left.
"I can't eat anymore!" Chu Xi touched her bulging belly and leaned back in the chair and hummed.
Chu Yang's throat was also full.
After paying, the brother and sister strolled on the street for a while to digest the food, and then returned to Sunshine Manhattan Community.
The furniture bought in the morning was delivered in the afternoon. Because Chu Yang bought a lot, the store also provided installation, so he didn't have to sleep in a hotel at night.
After washing the newly bought mahjong mat, Chu Yang lay on it and fell asleep quickly.
The next morning...
"Oh my god~"
Chu Yang looked at the two hairs that were caught in the gap of the mahjong mat and looked miserable.
This thing is cool, but it is too easy to catch hair. It's okay to catch hair on arms and legs, but it's a pain for people who like to sleep naked.
Don't ask the dog author why he knows, I'm just guessing ╭(╯^╰)╮
"Brother, you're up, have breakfast."
When I walked out of the room, I saw Chu Xi preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
I didn't have time to buy any vegetables last night, so I bought some egg noodles at the store at the entrance of the community when I came back at night, so I only had egg noodles for breakfast.
Chu Yang didn't dislike it, he poured some soy sauce and vinegar, and showed off a big bowl first.
After eating, I didn’t rush out. I took my girl to lie on the new sofa and watch TV.
The TV was showing the scene of Shi Banzhang’s retirement in the TV series “Soldier Assault” which was the ratings champion of that year.
Captain of the Seventh Company: Do you have any requests?
Captain Shi: What? I don’t have any requests.
Captain of the Seventh Company: How can I not have any requests? This~ You are not wearing a military uniform anymore, you have to consider the reality...
Captain Shi: I really don’t have any... Hey~ I have any requests!
Captain of the Seventh Company: Tell me!
Captain Shi: You always say that we are defending the capital, but you have never seen what the capital looks like... Tiananmen Square, Wangfujing, Xidan, roast duck... Hehehehe...
Captain of the Seventh Company: Hehehehe...
The scene changed, the BGM of Conquering Heaven sounded, and the military vehicle passed by Tiananmen Square.
Captain of the Seventh Company: Drive slower!
Shi Jin: Wow~
(In order to write this paragraph, the dog author also rewatched it and cried bitterly. Just for this, it’s not too much to ask for a free love generator to fill the gap~)