Chapter 38 Who is a serious person who keeps a diary?

Wangfujing Street.

Today, Wang Mengde made an appointment with He Shengnan to come here for shopping.

In the morning, the two got off the bus and walked to Wangfujing Street, and He Shengnan began to stare at the snack bar.

"Let's go get something to eat first."

Seeing her greedy look, Wang Mengde took the initiative to speak.

"Okay, okay, let's go see the donkey rolls and pea yellow." When He Shengnan heard that he wanted to go eat, she couldn't wait to suggest.

As he said that, he walked towards the snack stand first.

After buying some snacks, the two of them ate while walking around. On both sides of the street, there were shops selling daily necessities, hardware and electrical materials, clothing, shoes and hats, textile fabrics, bedding, paper and stationery, food, etc., with a wide variety of goods.

If she finds a store that interests her, He Shengnan will go in and look around out of curiosity. Of course, she is the type of person who just looks but rarely buys anything.

The two people walked from north to south for about a few hundred meters, a short distance that took them more than an hour.

At this time, Wang Mengde and He Shengnan looked up and saw a six-story building under construction.

"Wow, this building is so tall. I wonder what it is used for." He Shengnan exclaimed.

"This is about opening a department store. The things inside will be many times more than those in the Dong'an Market." Wang Mengde said with a smile as he looked at the Wangfujing Department Store which had not yet been completed.

The department store is the first large-scale department store built with state investment. It is known as the "first store in New China" and will open to the public in September this year.

In 55, although Wangfujing Street was also very prosperous, the APM shopping center at that time still belonged to the nearby Dong'an Market.

Dong'an Market is still privately owned. There are hundreds of stalls selling a variety of goods, among which books, toys, groceries, cakes and candies are the most popular.

In 56, the country specially moved many famous stores from Shanghai, Tianjin and other places, such as "Si Lian Hair Salon", "China Photography", "Raymond" and "Pland" and other time-honored brands.

Coupled with the construction of landmark buildings such as the 'Beijing City Department Store Wangfujing Department Store' which opened in September this year, Wangfujing gradually became a famous commercial street at that time.

"How many things will be sold in such a big building? I don't know when it will be completed. I will take a good look inside then." When He Shengnan learned that this place will be a department store in the future, she felt a longing in her heart.

"It's coming soon. I've heard from others that it will open around National Day. I'll take you over for a look then."

"Yeah!"

As time passed, the sun moved due south.

Wang Mengde wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to He Shengnan, who was still excitedly preparing to go to the next store, "It's noon. Let's find a place to eat first."

"Ah, it's already noon." He Shengnan stuck out her tongue embarrassedly.

"Where are we going to eat?"

"I have already chosen it, just follow me."

The restaurant Wang Mengde chose was not far from Wangfujing, it was the Donglaishun Restaurant in Jinyu Hutong.

After arriving at the restaurant and finding a seat, He Shengnan looked around and said in a low voice, "This place is too expensive. Let's just go somewhere else and eat something casually."

"It's okay, just eat once in a while, you don't come here often." Wang Mengde comforted him. Then, he ordered two kilograms of mutton, some vegetables, two pickled garlics and sesame sauce.

Soon, the mutton came up, and the two men didn't have time to talk anymore, they picked up the mutton rolls and put them into the boiling copper pot.

At that time, Donglaishun had not yet entered into a public-private partnership, and the mutton they used was still small-tailed sheep weighing 35 to 42 kilograms. The meat of this kind of sheep was very tender, and the cost price was 1 yuan per kilogram. With good knife skills, it could be cut into thin slices and eaten after just a quick rinse.

A few months later, in November of this year, Donglaishun carried out a public-private partnership. Since then, the taste of their mutton hotpot has not been delicious.

In addition to the service quality of the workers, the mutton used is also ordinary, costing only 1 yuan and cents. The price difference is directly reflected in the taste.

In addition, the mutton is cut into different thicknesses, and the thick ones are too tough to cook, let alone hot pot.

He Shengnan quickly finished all the food on the table. After finishing, she burped and touched her stomach embarrassedly. She ate as much as Wang Mengde just now.

After resting for a while, the two of them slowly walked towards the Dong'an Market. They were too full just now, so it was a good time to take a walk.

After strolling for a few laps, Wang Mengde felt his stomach was better, so he took her to a movie theater and planned to watch a movie in the afternoon before going home.

After taking a look, he saw that the movie "Flowers of the Motherland" would be shown soon and the time was just right, so he chose this movie to watch.

In the cinema, Wang Mengde had a general impression of the plot, but the theme song "Let's Row the Boat" once again reminded him of his past life.

After leaving the cinema, He Shengnan was very interested in the plot of the movie. From time to time, she talked about her understanding of the plot. Finally, she said with some heartache:
"It's just that watching a movie is too expensive. It costs fifty cents for both of us."

"Haha, this cinema is a Class B cinema and is more expensive than ordinary ones. Next time, let's go to an ordinary cinema and it will only cost 20 cents for two people." Wang Mengde said with a smile.

"Well, then let's go to a regular movie theater next time. Oh, and I'm also going to see the fountain pen."

She returned to Wangfujing Street and entered a paper and stationery store. She picked and chose and chose a "Venus" brand fountain pen.

After paying and leaving, Wang Mengde asked with a smile: "Did you buy this pen for your brother?"

"Guess." He Shengnan looked at him with amusement, and without waiting for him to guess, she handed the pen in her hand to him: "This pen is bought for you."

Wang Mengde didn't expect that it was bought for himself. He quickly declined, saying, "This is too expensive. I can't take it. Besides, I also have a fountain pen."

He had just seen the price of this pen, which was about the same as the Donglaishun meal the two of them had.

"Keep it. This is my gift to you." He Shengnan stuffed the pen into his hand without saying a word.

"You can use this pen to write in your diary."

Who would write a diary if they were serious? Wang Mengde complained in his heart.

"You can also use it to record the medical cases you treat in the countryside," He Shengnan continued.

"Record the case!" Wang Mengde was stunned for a moment, and he instantly caught an inspiration.

Yes, you can record down all the cases, diagnoses and treatment methods you encounter when you go to the countryside. When you have accumulated more cases, you can compile them into a book at the appropriate time, which will be a great achievement.

Thinking of this, he said to He Shengnan gratefully: "Thank you, I accept this pen."

(End of this chapter)