After school in the afternoon, Zhao An and Ye Luoluo went home together, and unexpected guests came to the house, which turned out to be uncle Zhao Xiaobing, and cousin Zhao Qiya.

Zhao An didn't pay attention to Zhao Xiaobing, just nodded at Zhao Qiya, he didn't have any impression of this cousin who went to Hong Kong, he just played together a lot when he was a child, and so far he has only left a faint memory.

"People want faces, trees want bark, embarrassment?" Zhao An didn't know what Zhao Xiaobing was doing here with Zhao Qiya, so he dropped his schoolbag and a word, didn't look at Zhao Xiaobing, and sat on the sofa.

Zhao Xiaobing's face was pale, and he said with a straight face: "Zhao An, since you know that people want faces and trees want bark, you talk to your uncle like this?" Do you still have a long and young in your eyes? ”

"You don't have a face first, and you still want me to give you face?" Zhao An smiled dumbly, "Chang Youlun is often right for people like you?" If you had such a concept of kinship in your heart, you wouldn't have recovered the 30,000 yuan last year, Zhao Xiaobing, if you want face, just return the 50,000 yuan that my father originally lent you, don't ask my family to ask you, you should have no such thing! ”

Zhao Xiaobing trembled with anger, pointed at Zhao An and said: "Zhao Datong, how did you educate your son, this is worth it, they all rebelled!" ”

"How about my son, I don't need you to say it, we have a good education, and he is right, when will you pay us back the 50,000 yuan!" Qin Zhu walked out of the kitchen, stood in front of his son and said, as a daughter-in-law, she often only fulfills her obligations as the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family, but she doesn't have that kind of blood-related family affection, and she will think about helping each other if she gets along well on weekdays, but since Zhao Xiaobing is like this, Qin Zhu will not have any scruples and care if she wants to turn her face.

"Okay, I know, I'll go back." Zhao Datong waved his hand impatiently.

Zhao Xiaobing wanted to say something, but Zhao Qiya quickly pulled him away.

Zhao An looked at the door and asked incomprehensibly, "What else is he running here for?" Fortunately, his wife didn't want to come. Pull my daughter here, you think we will be polite? ”

Zhao An pondered, Zhao Xiaobing still felt that it was a very great thing for Zhao Qiya to go to Hong Kong, and others had to look down on Zhao Qiya, so with Zhao Qiya, Zhao An's family should also give Zhao Qiya face, and not make Zhao Xiaobing ugly.

What a ridiculous idea.

"It's a matter of building an ancestral hall and renovating the family tree." Zhao Datong knew that Zhao An already hated Zhao Xiaobing's family, and he didn't say anything to make Zhao An perfunctory.

"So you want to go back?" Zhao An sighed, this is a helpless thing...... The clan concept of Xiangnan folk is very strong, although Zhao Datong has been very disappointed with the clansmen, but after all, Zhao An's grandfather and grandmother are still buried in the grave of the Zhao family, the two old people have passed away, but they are all very traditional concepts, to let the two elders enter the ancestral hall and enter the spectrum, Zhao Datong needs to go home to discuss.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is asking for money, but this money is to be paid no matter what.

"yes, it's going to take two or three days." Zhao Datong nodded.

"You've been eating at Luoluo's house for the past few days, and I've already agreed with your Aunt Hu." Qin Zhu was not worried about Zhao Datong going back, and was always worried that Zhao Datong would be too soft-hearted in the face of those fellow clansmen, and it would be difficult for him to stick to his original decision after being made a high-sounding statement. Qin Zhu is willing to pay for the construction of the ancestral hall and genealogy, but he is also unwilling to pay a penny more, but many times men have to save face, and in some cases, some words should be said by women.

"Okay, be careful. There is nothing polite about treating those people. Except for the surname Zhao, they have nothing to do with us at all. Zhao An said in disgust.

People are social animals, but the characteristics of social animals lie in watching and helping each other, the large and small clans in the Han society, themselves are a group with the responsibility and power of mutual support linked by blood, but in such a group, they only want to get the help of others, but they are stingy to fulfill their obligations, such a group, just break away.

After seeing such indifference, for Zhao An, it is just a matter of putting aside other traditional moral and cultural concepts of clan relations and looking directly at the essence, that is, animal relationships.

Of course, Zhao Datong and Qin Zhu would not regard the clan relationship as a relationship of survival under the natural laws of the animal kingdom like Zhao An, but they would not have too much enthusiasm and kindness towards those clansmen.

"After eating, I'll take you to buy a mobile phone." Zhao Datong said, "When I go out to travel, it's difficult to call you to ask about the situation, and I have to go out for a few days...... Besides, you're going to school in the future, and you'll be able to use it then. ”

"yes." Qin Zhu also said appreciatively, "Sometimes you don't go home to eat and don't say anything, you have a mobile phone on you, and you only know when you will go home and eat at home." ”

Zhao An couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, although he told his mother that he sometimes went home after studying with his classmates, but the specifics were not accurate, and it was not good after all.

In fact, in 2001, mobile phones were relatively popular, and for the vast majority of adults, mobile phones have become a very common tool for light luxury, and it is not very rare for high school students in developed coastal areas to use mobile phones. Shonan is a little behind, but even at Kolsa Junior High School, there are students who use mobile phones, but in this case, the teacher also asks that they are not allowed to use it in the school.

This is still a rather ostentatious situation.

So Zhao Datong and Qin Zhu decided to buy Zhao An a mobile phone, but they also told him to use it as little as possible in school...... At this time, the mobile phone basically has no entertainment function, and the purpose of Zhao Datong and Qin Zhu is to facilitate contact with their son, and the family has this condition, Zhao Datong and Qin Zhu feel that it is still very necessary.

Zhao An nodded, it is also convenient to have a mobile phone. Seeing his son's calm attitude, he was not surprised at all like other children, and felt that there was something that could satisfy vanity and show off, Qin Zhu and Zhao Datong were also much relieved.

Although buying a mobile phone is nothing for the current situation at home, it feels like it is still a big deal, no different from buying large items at home, and it is necessary to go out with the whole family.

Zhao Datong and Qin Zhu are still accustomed to going to traditional department stores to buy more expensive goods, of course, mobile phones are not cheap, the family came to the department store near Liuyi Road to pick up mobile phones, Zhao An Xiang fell in love with a Nokia 8250.

2001 was not the heyday of Nokia, but Nokia's market share in the domestic market has exceeded 30%, and Motorola occupies most of the domestic mobile phone market.

At this time, Ericsson, which was once prosperous, has begun to die out, with its previous channels and reputation still has a market share of 10%, and the explosive growth of China's mobile phone market has increased Motorola's investment in China to nearly 30 billion yuan, becoming the largest foreign-funded company in China.

Zhao An remembers that after a few years, Motorola began to gradually decline, and after a short period of ZTE in the middle of the process, Nokia was prosperous in the next few years, but it also suddenly lost its position as the market hegemon, and finally collapsed.

Looking at the Nokia 8250 in his hand, there are a lot of jokes about the excellent quality of Nokia mobile phones, Zhao An can't help but feel a little nostalgic, holding the brand new but very retro style 8250 in his eyes, Zhao An touched it and put on the mobile phone card that was done together by the way.

Zhao Datong called Zhao An and tried the call quality...... In this era, this is definitely an unnecessary but necessary habit for Chinese people to buy mobile phones.

In addition to the big-name mobile phones with counters, most of the domestic mobile phones and some foreign brand mobile phones with decadent sales are put together, but Zhao An noticed that there were only two or three mobile phones placed in a counter close to the Motorola counter, but it was a mobile phone brand that Zhao An had never heard of.

"Jingxiu ......" Zhao An looked at this mobile phone brand, and couldn't help but think of Lin Nanxiu, and didn't need much evidence, his intuition told him that this mobile phone brand also belonged to Lin Nanxiu.

Is she really too lazy to come up with a brand name, or is she trying to create a brand with the greatest appeal and influence?

Among these mobile phones, the most high-end is the "show" series of mobile phones, there is no doubt that the word "show" is related to the word "show" in Lin Nanxiu's name, and naturally this series of mobile phones is also the trump card in the "Jingxiu" brand.

Zhao An glanced at one of the mobile phones, the shape of the clamshell, the smooth and rounded lines, and the bright red color was dotted with a huge diamond...... With an external screen, this is quite advanced technology and design in this era, right? What made Zhao An dumbfounded was that the price of this mobile phone was 18,888, which was far more expensive than the high-end series of most foreign brands.

Zhao An remembers that the clamshell design and external screen design of the mobile phone used to be a sensational selling point, but it was definitely not this "Jingxiu" that carried forward this selling point.

It can only be said that Lin Nanxiu is the biggest variable after his rebirth, and he can't find his roots.

Just when Zhao An's family was choosing a mobile phone, a pot-bellied man picked a "show" mobile phone here and gave it to the young woman who accompanied him who was overly sexy.

It's really a combination of accurate design and positioning in the face of a specific group, Zhao An smiled, but unfortunately this Lin Nanxiu is really not suitable for contact, otherwise Zhao An really wants to meet and talk to her.

"Jingxiu's mobile phone is very good, and it used to have a good reputation." Zhao Datong also noticed it, frowning, "It's just that the more it sells now, the more expensive it is, there is no mobile phone less than one thousand and a half." ”

"It should take the mass luxury route, which is clearly different from the feature phones used in daily use, and not like the kind of high-end customized mobile phones that cost tens of thousands of dollars." Zhao An nodded and said, even in 2001, China, with a large enough population, did not lack rich people who paid for high-end luxury goods, not only was there no shortage, it should be said that there were very many.

Lin Nanxiu should have no intention of fighting with other brands in the low-end market, or she may have seen the bloody rain in the low-end market in the next few years, so she simply stayed away from the field with weak profits and huge investment from the beginning.

"I think those who spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy mobile phones are sick, and I might as well buy a house." Qin Zhu said incomprehensibly.

"By the way, we also looked at the house recently, and after you finish the college entrance examination, we will go and see it together, and buy the house in the summer." Speaking of the house, Zhao Datong said to his son.

"Okay, I don't think it's too big, just bring a garage, it's quiet and convenient......" Zhao An has no opinion, he is not very interested in the pursuit of material living conditions, but he is very satisfied with the change of his parents' material living conditions.

After buying a mobile phone, since I came to the department store, of course I wouldn't just go back, and the family began to wander around the mall.

The pedestrian street is already the first choice for many young people to go shopping, but for many middle-aged and elderly people, they still prefer department stores, even if similar clothing here is often ten to thirty percent more expensive than other places, Zhao Datong and Qin Zhu are interested in the fitness equipment on the same floor as the mobile phone counter, and Zhao An walked to the side with a new mobile phone.

After thinking about it, Zhao An still decided to give Tang Yan a call, today Zhu Shot came to him and how he dealt with it, or to tell Tang Yan, after all, the reason why Zhu Shot came to him and was willing to take out 10 million was because of Tang Yan, not really just because Zhao An beat Zhu Shot's son, and then Zhu Shot willingly realized his mistake and was willing to make amends.

Without Tang Yan, Zhao An has a lot of trouble to deal with this matter, at least Zhu Shu will not give up honestly, so he still needs to thank Tang Yan.

There are not many people who can call Tang Wei directly, even Wang Yibao and others, who are now scattered in the shopping mall, are responsible for Tang Yawei instead of reporting directly to Tang Wei. Tang Yan's phone number in Zhao An's hand was told to him by herself, there is generally no need, Zhao An will not call her, after all, she is the mother of her classmates, even if she gets along well, it is impossible to call and chat with her if she is fine.

Or is it that you are weak and think too much? Occasionally, Zhao An would think that if she called Tang Yu directly and said a few words of gossip, she might not be unhappy.

It is very comfortable to talk to Tang Yan, her voice has the elegance of a mature woman, but it does not lack a sense of softness, natural and mellow, unpretentious, even people who are much younger than her can feel the charm of that superb woman.

The phone rang for a while, Tang Yu connected, and when she heard Zhao An's voice, Tang Yu was a little surprised and happy: "Seeing that it was a strange call, I hesitated for a moment...... I didn't expect it to be you, why did you remember to call Aunt Tang? ”

For Tang Yu, Zhao An called her Sister Tang even further, but if she really called her like that, first of all, Li Qingge couldn't spare him, because he took advantage of her in terms of seniority.

"It's okay, it's just that Zhu Shot came to school today...... Zhao An told Tang Yu about today's events, "I think I'm also a fox and a fake tiger, and now Zhu Shot is willing to pay this money, it must be for the sake of Aunt Tang's face, I just thought, will this make Zhu Shot think that he is qualified to speak in front of you?" ”

"You're doing a good job." Tang Yu praised with some surprise, "This is a very suitable way to deal with it, you did a good job...... As for what Zhu Shot thinks, you don't have to care. He should have guessed my identity, but if he was smart, he should have known that the 10 million was just to buy one and not be held accountable. If he thinks that this 10 million can kill two birds with one stone, and he can still talk to me, this wishful thinking will inevitably be too loud. ”

There is no arrogance in Tang Wei's tone, just a simple narrative of the facts, if it is the wife of an ordinary provincial and ministerial-level bigwig, how can she get a relationship if she spends 10 million, but Tang Wei can't, Tang Wei doesn't put 10 million in her eyes at all, and she is not the kind of person who can use money to get through the joints.

"Then I'll be relieved, it's a pity that I can't enjoy the results of the good people and good deeds I did this time, and when the swimming pool is completed, I also graduated, and there is no way to swim in such a luxurious pool." Zhao An said regretfully.

"10 million to build a large indoor swimming pool in the school, maybe the place is big enough, the equipment is not bad, but the luxury is not enough." There was a smile in Tang Yan's voice, "What, you like swimming very much?" ”

"I like it, I can cross the Xiangjiang River." Zhao An said without hesitation, in fact, he just felt that Tang Yan liked to swim, like people who can maintain their body shape and exercise through yoga, most of them will also be interested in swimming.

"So powerful?" Tang Yu was a little surprised again, and then laughed, "Now the water of the Xiangjiang River is not as clean as it was when Taizu was back then, and now I am unwilling to let me cross the Xiangjiang River." If you can cross the Xiang River, it means that your stamina is enough...... But do you dare to compete with me in the pool for a 50-meter freestyle? ”

"Okay, I'll be with you at any time." Zhao An felt that the call was too right, and he couldn't help but look forward to it a little, what kind of moving scene would Tang Yu look like in a swimsuit?

"Don't be a deserter when the time comes...... Tang Yu laughed, "Listening to the voice next to you, you seem to be outside, are you playing outside?" ”

"Yes, this is my newly bought phone, and I'm here at the Liuyi Road Department Store." Zhao An said.

"Huh? Qingqing and I were on the fifth floor. Tang Yu said happily.

"Then I'll come to Qingqing, is it convenient?" Zhao An also asked happily.

"No...... Wait, what floor are you on? Let's buy something, we'll come to you. After speaking, Tang Yu hung up the phone, she was buying underwear for Li Qingge, although she only thought that Zhao An was a little boy, but let him come to her in a place full of all kinds of women's underwear, he always felt a little embarrassed.