Reborn in 1977

Chapter 580 Bourgeoisie

As Chen Fan led his uncle's family upstairs for a tour, the Jiang sisters peeked into the kitchen, and only after confirming that they had all gone up to the second floor did they both exhale a long breath.

Hearing the sound, the two sisters couldn't help but exchange a glance, and then they smiled at each other.

Jiang Lili cupped her face in her hands and whispered, "How embarrassing, meeting so suddenly, without any preparation."

Jiang Tiantian wrinkled her nose, walked to the sink to wash her hands, and said at the same time, "Listening to Xiaofan just now, they came over suddenly, and he himself wasn't mentally prepared.

Maybe that's why he didn't know how to tell you, don't blame him."

Jiang Lili walked in and sat on the stool, continuing to pick vegetables, shaking her head with a smile, "No, it's just a little embarrassing."

Then, blushing, she lowered her head, "I don't know if they have a good impression of me."

Jiang Tiantian shook her hands a few times, walked over and said, "I think they have a pretty good impression of you, especially that cousin, she kept looking at you, and there was no dissatisfaction on her face or in her eyes."

As she spoke, she squatted down, took out the small box from her coat pocket, and handed it to Jiang Lili, "Here, this gift is still for you, … …"

Before she could finish, Jiang Lili glared at her, annoyed, "If you have the ability, return it yourself, don't give it to me."

Jiang Tiantian's face stiffened slightly, and she glared back, "Your skin is tight, isn't it? Do you want me to loosen it for you?"

Unfortunately, her younger sister ignored her completely.

Jiang Tiantian sighed almost imperceptibly, staring blankly at the small box in her hand, and after a moment, opened the box, her eyes lit up immediately, "So beautiful."

Jiang Lili raised her eyes and saw that she was holding a gold and silver chain with a golden butterfly on it, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, "It looks good, but isn't this necklace too short?"

Jiang Tiantian held the chain in front of her eyes, pondered for a moment, "This should be a bracelet."

In fact, apart from relatively simple hair accessories, for more than ten years, almost no one in China had worn gold and silver jewelry, so many people, apart from the usual rings, bracelets, and necklaces, didn't even know there were other types of jewelry.

It was with the broadcast of the movie "Romance on Lushan Mountain," in which the heroine showcased a variety of jewelry, and the broadcast of later film and television dramas, that jewelry became popular again.

Jiang Lili had never heard of it, and when she heard her sister say bracelet, she couldn't help but be a little curious, "Is it worn on the wrist?"

Jiang Tiantian pursed her lips, her eyes rolled, grabbed her sister's hand and put it on, "Wouldn't you know if you try it on?"

Clumsily fastening the clasp, the bracelet complemented Jiang Lili's fair wrist, especially the golden butterfly fluttering its wings as if about to fly, making the two sisters momentarily mesmerized.

When they came back to their senses, Jiang Lili also refused to be outdone, got up, washed her hands, shook them dry, and took out a small box from her pocket.

After opening it, she saw a necklace with silver as the base, entwined with several gold threads, and a small bird-shaped pendant.

She picked up the necklace, and playfully put it on her sister, "So pretty."

The two sisters looked at each other, and after a while, they both chuckled.

The next second, the two quickly covered their mouths, secretly glanced at the kitchen door, didn't hear any movement, and then breathed a sigh of relief together, and smiled at each other again.

Then Jiang Lili handed her hand to her sister, "Quick, help me take it off, I can't even work wearing this."

Jiang Tiantian smiled and unfastened the clasp, put it back in the small box, and asked her sister to help her take off the necklace, smiling, "We don't have the life to enjoy, wearing jewelry is uncomfortable."

Jiang Lili put away the necklace, stuffed the box back into her pocket, and grinned, "It's good not to wear it, I'm not used to wearing it anyway."

But in her heart, she was thinking, when it's just the two of us, Xiaofan and I, can I wear it for him to see?

As the saying goes, a woman pleases herself, and she never had this idea before, but seeing Cousin Zhou today, she realized that girls can dress like this.

Beautiful clothes, hats, and exquisite jewelry.

Although it looks a bit bourgeois, it's really beautiful.

At this moment, her sister's voice sounded in her ear, "Don't think about looking good at this time, hurry up and prepare the dishes and cook."

Jiang Lili blushed and pulled out the chair to sit down, continuing to pick vegetables with her head down, "No."

Jiang Tiantian snorted softly, looked at her and teased, "Dare you say you weren't just thinking about wearing it for Xiaofan to see?"

Jiang Lili's head was buried lower, but her momentum was not lost, "I wasn't."

Jiang Tiantian poked her forehead with a finger, "Stubborn as a mule."

… …

The two sisters worked together, and in less than an hour, they prepared a large table of dishes.

Chen Fan and the others smelled the aroma and came downstairs, just in time to help bring the dishes to the table.

Here, Zhou Zhengdong was the most senior and a relative, so he couldn't be considered a guest, and was invited to sit in the main seat.

He looked at the table full of delicacies, and then looked at Jiang Lili, who was carrying the last pot of soup, and smiled, "I thought Xiaofan's cooking skills were very good, but I didn't expect your skills to be no worse than his."

Zhou Yali pulled Jiang Lili and Jiang Tiantian to sit down, one on her left and one on her right, taking advantage and acting cute, grinning at Chen Fan, "Old brother, you don't mind, do you?"

Chen Fan ignored her and smiled at the two sisters, "You just help me accompany my aunt."

He deliberately didn't mention Zhou Yali.

Zhou Yali pouted at him to express her dissatisfaction, and then cheerfully chatted with Jiang Tiantian.

At this time, Jiang Lili had time to speak, she blushed and turned to Zhou Zhengdong and Zhao Wanru and said, "Uncle, you praise me too much.

My cooking skills are still learned from Xiaofan, for nearly a year, but I still can't compare to him."

Zhao Wanru took Jiang Lili's hand, her face full of kindness, "Before, Xiaofan was hiding it, he didn't say anything about you, he must be shy, tell your aunt quickly, how did you two meet, is he good to you, did he bully you?

If he did, tell your aunt, and your aunt will stand up for you."

Chen Fan carried a bottle of wine and a few sodas, sat next to Zhou Zhengdong, and happened to hear this, and couldn't help but smile, "At that time, she was like a little white rabbit, she didn't even dare to speak loudly, how could I bully her."

Zhou Yali's eyes shot over, but she was full of interest, "You couldn't even bear to hurt her, right?!"

Chen Fan's face darkened, and he handed over the soda, "Drink your soda."

Then he put a soda in front of each of them, and then carried the wine bottle to pour wine for Zhou Zhengdong.

At the dinner table, Zhou Yali chatted happily with Jiang Tiantian, and Zhao Wanru chatted happily with Jiang Lili.

Chen Fan and Zhou Zhengdong drank wine and continued to talk about the previous topic.

"If you really want to buy a house, I suggest you ask about the situation later and see if you can buy it.

If you can buy it, do it as soon as possible.

I know you don't care about these small amounts of money, but save what you can, there's no need to drag it out knowing that house prices are going to rise.

If it doesn't work, then there's no way, you can only wait.

Wait for the window to open and the policy to be issued, and then you can cooperate with mainland residential companies to develop it yourself.

As for a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, I estimate it probably won't work for the time being. Land is very sensitive, unlike other assets. Land is fundamental, and currently, the domestic population doesn't have a concept of the real estate industry. If we hand over land to foreign developers, many people will definitely misunderstand. Opening up also requires a process; it can't be rushed, and it certainly can't be chaotic.

But cooperative development is different. State-owned enterprises still take the lead, only utilizing foreign capital, which is much easier to understand. Nevertheless, it's not without benefits for you. Obtaining profits is just the most basic thing. Understanding the domestic real estate development procedures is secondary. The most crucial thing is to see if you can secure the right to dispose of the commercial housing.

If you can, then there's almost no significant difference from developing it yourselves…

After a lengthy discourse, the topic shifted from real estate to other industries, even extending to business in the United States.

Chen Fan wasn't drunk, so he naturally knew what could be said and what couldn't.

There are also quite a few books introduced from abroad domestically. Although most are still from the 1960s, they can provide a lot of references.

By utilizing these theories, combined with domestic theoretical works, and adding the operational situation of the domestic supply and marketing system, Chen Fan then launched into a discussion.

"No matter the industry, whether it's agriculture, real estate, wholesale and retail, or even culture, entertainment, and so on, they all can't escape the circle of supply and demand."

"So, when considering customer needs, in addition to things within the industry, shouldn't we try to comprehensively consider the needs of customers as much as possible…"

He didn't say too much about things from later generations.

For example, the shopping mall plus apartment plus office building model, which is almost universally known as the "urban complex" in later generations, he didn't mention.

One reason is that the timing isn't right, and another is that even a close uncle isn't a biological father, especially a fake one. Taking out some slightly advanced things, he can still say it's the result of his own research, which won't arouse suspicion and will be worthy of the Zhou Zhengdong family's enthusiasm and dedication.

That's about enough.

He'll save the things that can make big money for himself to earn later. If the uncle's family is still so close to him at that time, it wouldn't hurt to bring them along to get rich. As for now, let's just leave it at that.

Zhou Zhengdong was also very interested in what his nephew said.

There were no specific suggestions or plans in it, but it was a universally applicable way of thinking, which was even more valuable than specific plans.

Based on the current situation of the Zhou family's industry, combined with the ideas put forward by Chen Fan, he quickly thought of many reform plans for business.

Then, he took out these plans to discuss with Chen Fan.

After finishing the wine, they continued to drink tea.

From discussing at the wine table to discussing at the tea table, before they knew it, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.

It wasn't until the doorbell rang that he remembered he still had to visit that old friend of the Zhou family.

Jiang Lili ran out to open the door and invited the three accompanying cadres in to sit down, while Chen Fan chatted with them casually.

Zhou Zhengdong went to wash up, changed his clothes, and left with them.

As for Zhao Wanru and Zhou Yali, they were each holding a cat, sitting on the chaise lounge, petting them.

Ban Jin and Ba Liang looked at their master, who had cruelly abandoned them, sitting not far away, and were too lazy to struggle.

Mainly because the old master was still there; how dare they?

After Zhou Zhengdong and the others left, Chen Fan stood up, stretched, and said to the four of them, "I'm going to the Writers Association to see Elder Ba. Who wants to go?"

Jiang Lili and Jiang Tiantian's eyes lit up immediately, but after glancing at the mother and daughter still petting the cats, they didn't say a word.

It was a rare opportunity.

Even Jiang Tiantian, who often went to "Shanghai Literature and Art" and "Wenhui Daily" to study, didn't see Elder Ba very often. The old man had too many things to do; he wouldn't stay in the editorial department all day long. So, she also wanted to go.

As for Jiang Lili, she had never even seen Elder Ba, only heard about their meeting from Chen Fan. Besides, her sister had gone with him to meet, so how could she not go?

However, there were guests at home now, and there was no reason to leave the guests and go out on their own.

The two sisters stayed where they were, not saying a word.

Zhao Wanru and Zhou Yali were both a little curious, and they asked in unison, "Who is Elder Ba?"

Chen Fan smiled and explained, "It's Mr. Ba Jin."

"Ba Jin?"

Zhao Wanru's eyes lit up. "You know Ba Jin?"

Ba Jin was a famous writer since the Republic of China era. His works were spread overseas, and the Zhou family's publishing company had even published his books.

Cough, cough, it's just that they didn't pay royalties.

Mainly because they couldn't contact the person. Otherwise, with just that little bit of money, the Zhou family wouldn't be stingy.

Because the publishing house initially targeted the Chinese market, but the Chinese in New York were a minority after all, so the print run wouldn't be large, printing about one or two thousand copies each time, which was almost saturated.

In addition to Ba Jin, writers like Mao Dun were also the publishing house's "targets." Although the print run wasn't large, it was very profitable and didn't worry about sales.

Other writers were not as successful.

Past events flashed through Zhao Wanru's mind. She immediately stood up, put Ban Jin aside, and said, "It just so happens that I have something to do with Elder Ba. I'll go with you."

Chen Fan couldn't help but be a little curious when he heard this. "What do you need to see him for?"

Zhao Wanru smiled and said, "The publishing house used to print Mr. Ba Jin's works, but we never paid royalties, so I'll send them over today."

Chen Fan couldn't help but smile wryly. "Then Elder Ba should be very happy; it's like a windfall."

This was naturally a joke. Ba Jin's royalties were considerable. He hadn't received a salary since the 1950s and had always lived on royalties. Even when royalties were canceled during the tumultuous times, he still didn't take a salary. Naturally, he wasn't as fond of money as writer Chen.

And how many books could the Zhou family print overseas? At most, a few thousand copies would be impressive. Even at a 20% royalty rate, the royalties would be a few thousand yuan at most. Not to mention Elder Ba, even Chen Fan didn't care about that little money.

But then again, it really wasn't about the money.

Attitude is very important!

Since Zhao Wanru decided to go, Zhou Yali naturally followed.

When the Jiang Tiantian sisters saw this, they were immediately overjoyed and went upstairs to change clothes together.

When they came down a while later, they were both wearing white shirts, blue pants, and black low-heeled leather shoes, with their hair braided into two braids, which were dark and shiny. From the current perspective, it was very fashionable!

But when Zhao Wanru and Zhou Yali came out, the two sisters were stunned.

With a little makeup on their faces, their complexions were enhanced by three points. Each wore a long dress, plus the embellishments of hats and jewelry, looking like bourgeois ladies from a movie, even more beautiful than those in the movies.

The two sisters looked at each other, feeling a little discouraged.

Chen Fan glanced at them amusingly, then stood up and smiled, "Ready? Let's go then."