Chapter 58 Buying a Cheongsam for Zhu Lin
"Li Changhe?"

Teacher Zhang picked up the information at the top and started reading it.

Mathematics 100, Chinese 98, Politics 81, History and Geography 97, total score 376!

"That's amazing! In addition to politics and math, I got full marks, and Chinese, history and geography were also close to full marks."

Teacher Zhang said with emotion.

The other admissions teacher leaned over to take a look, then shook his head: "The political score is a bit low."

"Old Liu, you were misled by his high score. In fact, his political science score is not low among the candidates in this year."

Teacher Zhang retorted with a smile.

"Take a look at his family background. If there is no problem, transfer his information to the top secret file!"

Peking University has several new majors this year, which are currently defined as top secret and are not open to the public at all. The admission requirements are very strict, and grades are not the first priority.

Unfortunately, after reading about Li Changhe’s family situation and his parents’ previous experiences, Teacher Zhang sighed.

The family background isn't a big problem, but the safety level is definitely not there. There's no hope.

"Forget it, there's no need to classify it as top secret. His family background doesn't pass the test. According to his wishes, let's classify him into the Department of Political Science and Economics."

Teacher Zhang shook his head helplessly.

This child is definitely smart and not very old. What a pity.

Putting Li Changhe's file aside, Teacher Zhang continued his selection.

Li Changhe didn't realize it at this time, and his plan was almost disrupted.

As the days go by, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival in Beijing becomes more and more intense.

People can clearly feel that the restrictions of the past decade or so have been lifted.

For example, there has not been a Spring Festival holiday for more than ten years, but this year the Ministry of Coal issued a notice to all coal mines across the country under the Ministry of Coal to have a Spring Festival holiday.

This really makes many employees in other departments and factories envious.

In addition, Beijing Department Store set up stalls selling New Year's goods in the square in front of the door, and a variety of Spring Festival supplies were placed directly outside.

During the day, colorful flags are flying here, and at night, lights are set up, turning it into a brightly lit night market.

The shopping malls on each floor of the building were also decorated with lights and looked magnificent. There was even a huge pair of spring couplets hung in the lobby on the first floor.

Most importantly, on the display counters selling clothes, there appeared the rarely seen cheongsams.

You have to know that before this, cheongsam, like suits, was a banned garment.

Inside the Beijing Department Store, Li Changhe stopped when he saw the cheongsams of various colors hanging on the hangers.

He and Zhu Lin came here originally to buy New Year clothes, but what can I say about the clothes of this era? It's hard to describe.

I never thought that cheongsam would appear here?

Seeing Li Changhe stop and his eyes fall on those cheongsams, Zhu Lin suddenly felt something was wrong.

Li Changhe wouldn't be thinking about this?
Sure enough, Li Changhe pulled Zhu Lin over.

"Hello, comrade, may I ask, what materials are these cheongsams made of?"

Li Changhe asked the salesperson boldly.

Seeing Li Changhe coming to ask, the salesperson smiled, which was rare, probably because it was the upcoming holiday.

"We have a variety of materials, including cotton, corduroy, and the best is silk."

"Especially the corduroy and silk ones, which are all imported from Shanghai. People here can't make these stitches."

"Little comrade, give your partner one of these."

The saleswoman started selling with rare enthusiasm.

"Big sister, do we need tickets for the corduroy and silk ones?"

Li Changhe asked curiously. According to his experience, such high-end goods are usually not cheap, but one advantage is that they do not require tickets.

As expected, the saleswoman shook her head and said, "We don't need tickets for our cheongsams, but the price is not cheap."

"No need for tickets. Let's look at the styles and colors."

When Li Changhe heard that they didn't need tickets, he was immediately tempted, after all he had plenty of money.

"Changhe, why are we buying this?"

Zhu Lin felt a little embarrassed at this time.

The main reason is that the cheongsam was banned a few years ago, and it would not show the curves of the body.
"We can wear them at home. Since they can be sold in department stores, it means that they are no longer as popular as they used to be. I guess we can wear suits in the future."

"I'll wear a suit and you'll wear a cheongsam, and we'll take wedding photos and put them at home to look at ourselves!"

Li Changhe said to Zhu Lin in a low voice.

After hearing this, Zhu Lin's face showed an interested look.

She is not a very old-fashioned person. Besides, as Li Changhe said, all the department stores have sold them, and the implication is very obvious.

Imagine her wearing a cheongsam and Li Changhe wearing a suit. It would look very similar to their wedding photo taken during the Republic of China period that my parents treasured at home.

"Okay, let's see."

The two of them calmed down and began to look around.

The cheongsams of this time were not like those in later generations that had slits all the way to the thighs. The cheongsams at this time were only slit below the knees.

Li Changhe and Zhu Lin quickly selected two sets. One set was made of dark black corduroy, which was warmer and could be worn at home.

There is also a set made of light white silk, which can only be worn in summer.

Li Changhe knew the quality of the material of this era was genuine just by touching the silk.

In his previous life, he remembered that his father bought a silk shirt in the 1990s. Two thousand years later, when he was in school, he took it out and wore it every day. It was cool and smooth in the summer and very comfortable to wear.

Later, when I started making money, the so-called "silk" clothes I bought were not as comfortable as that old one.

Of course, it may also be that Li Changhe did not buy the truly high-end silk at that time.

Anyway, when Li Changhe touched the material of this silk cheongsam in his hands today, it felt exactly the same as he remembered.

After choosing the size, Li Changhe asked the salesperson to calculate the price.

"Hello comrade, the total is 96 yuan."

Li Changhe nodded, then took out a wad of money from his pocket, counted out 96 yuan and handed it to the salesperson.

The largest denomination note these days is the ten-yuan Great Unity note. Once the amount spent is too large, counting the money becomes a hassle.

After buying them, Zhu Lin put the two pieces of clothing into her big cloth bag.

I originally wanted to buy New Year's goods, but now I have bought clothes in advance, and they are such good clothes, so snacks and other things are not suitable to be put in them.

"How about we put it in my dormitory first, it's not far away anyway?"

"also!"

Li Changhe thought it was okay. After all, these clothes would easily become deformed if pressed by other things.

But just as the two were about to leave, a rough voice suddenly called out to Li Changhe.

"Li Changhe?"

Li Changhe turned his head following the sound and saw a burly young man standing there, looking at him with surprise on his face.

"Jun Cheng?"

The young man who called out to Li Changhe was none other than Li Changhe's childhood friend Shen Juncheng, who used to be the leader of a gang of hooligans in Haidian with him.

(End of this chapter)