During the flight, Cao Zhiqiang, who was sitting in the first class cabin, was always on tenterhooks. He looked back from time to time, fearing that there would be some flight accident or hijacking.

Fortunately, the plane flew very smoothly all the way, with no big bumps and no strange situations at all.

Even so, Cao Zhiqiang still waited for the plane to land before he could put his heart back to its original place.

After the group got off the plane, they immediately took two taxis and went straight to the Jinling Hotel.

The Jinling Hotel may have been inconspicuous in later generations, but it was remarkable now.

Because this is a foreign-related tourist hotel, it is also currently the tallest building in the country.

In this era, as long as you have the title of No. 1 in the country, it will definitely be famous all over the world.

In fact, in his previous life, Cao Zhiqiang had stayed at the Jinling Hotel, and his experience was average, but that was in the 21st century.

In China in 1983, the Jinling Hotel was definitely a top-notch hotel.

Apart from anything else, in terms of hardware facilities, only the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou can compare with this one in China. No hotel in Beijing can compare with this Jinling Hotel in terms of hardware facilities.

Comparable.

Of course, the Jinling Hotel has not officially opened at this time, but is only in the trial operation stage.

The trial opening is also open, but it is not open to the general public, only important personnel are received, and some facilities are not open.

Now, if you want to stay at Jinling Hotel, you are either a businessman from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, or a foreign businessman, or a mainlander, you must have a formal employer and can issue a formal letter of introduction.

Although Cao Zhiqiang is not a businessman from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan, nor a foreign businessman, he is the leader of a state-owned enterprise in the capital. If nothing else, he carries a large stack of blank letters of introduction with him and can open as many as he wants.

However, a letter of introduction alone is not enough. In other words, the obstacle that prevents ordinary people from staying at Jinling Hotel at this time is not the so-called letter of introduction, but the price.

Jinling Hotel is not only the tallest building in the country at this time, but also the most expensive hotel in the country at this time.

A standard double room here costs 650 yuan a day, and a deluxe suite costs 700 yuan a day!

You know, in an era when the average monthly income was 50 yuan, 650 yuan was enough for an ordinary person to earn more than a year's salary.

With more than a year's salary, you can only live here for one day. How can ordinary people afford it?

But Cao Zhiqiang was willing to do so.

Although Cao Zhiqiang is not particularly rich now, he still doesn't care much about staying in a hotel like this.

Because in Cao Zhiqiang's view, money has to be spent, and when you go out, the key is to live comfortably, otherwise how can you quickly restore your physical strength and energy.

Originally, Chen Jiabang and his wife did not know the price of this hotel. They only knew that this hotel looked very luxurious, and they had also heard the legend that it was the tallest building here.

However, when I actually knew the accommodation fee here, I was still shocked and stunned.

"No, it's too expensive!" Mrs. Chen was the first to speak, "Zhiqiang, it's too expensive here. It costs six hundred a night. How can it be so expensive? Isn't this a rip-off?"

Upon hearing this, before Cao Zhiqiang could say anything, the waitress at the service desk became unhappy: "Comrade, our prices are clearly marked here and we never cheat anyone.

As for the price issue, we are a foreign-related hotel that mainly receives foreign guests and has always been in line with international standards, so if you feel it is not suitable, you can choose to stay in another hotel, but please do not slander us."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen was unhappy: "How should we talk? What does it mean to mainly receive foreign guests? Chinese are not human beings?"

Seemingly seeing that Mrs. Chen was about to argue with the waiter, Chen Jiabang quickly stopped his wife: "Stop talking, it's making people laugh."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly at this time and said to the waiter: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, open three rooms for me, two deluxe double rooms, one... wait, is there a presidential suite? If so, open one for me.

"

"Sorry, comrade." The waitress said with a face, "We are in trial operation, the presidential suite is not open for the time being, and we do not accept credit here, so a cash deposit is required."

"You guys look down on others!" Mrs. Chen said angrily again.

"Sorry, comrade." The waitress raised her chin and smiled, "This is a rule."

"Okay, sister-in-law, why are you arguing with a waiter?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled and reassured Mrs. Chen, "They are also doing things according to the rules, forget it."

Having said this, Cao Zhiqiang turned back to the waitress and said, "Okay, give me two double rooms and one single room, preferably next to each other, okay?"

"Okay." The waitress said, "A letter of introduction to the unit, as well as a one-day room fee as a deposit, which will be refunded to you when you leave."

"How much is the total deposit?" Cao Zhiqiang took out his wallet and asked.

When the waitress saw this situation, she also put away her contemptuous attitude and said a little more seriously:

"Double rooms are standard rooms and cost 650 yuan per day; single rooms are currently only deluxe suites and cost 700 yuan per day.

You want two standard rooms and one deluxe suite, the total cost is two thousand yuan."

Cao Zhiqiang calmly took out two hundred ten-yuan bills and sent them along with the letter of introduction: "Is this all right?"

The waitress smiled slightly and said, "Of course, no problem, I'll arrange it for you."

Soon, another waiter came over and took everyone to the room.

"Hmph!" Mrs. Chen glared at the waitress, "You look down on people! You only see money! I'm not talking about you, comrade. People like you, in the past, would have been traitors and lackeys. You know

What?"

The waitress's face was livid when she was told something. She wanted to refute but didn't dare to do it.

Because she had read the letters of introduction before and knew that these people were publishing house cadres from the capital.

Today's Chinese people all know that Beijing cadres are not to be offended, especially the Beijing Publishing House.

Plus, for someone to be able to stay in such an expensive hotel, it seems like they have a lot of background.

Anyway, no matter what, she is not someone a waiter can offend.

This also made the waitress a little regretful.

The main reason is that Mrs. Chen's Mandarin accent has a hint of Henan accent, which is not pure Beijing. The waitress subconsciously thought that she was from Henan.

Regional discrimination also existed during this period. In addition, most of the hotel waiters during this period were from related households, so this waitress was a little disdainful of Mrs. Chen, who had a Henan accent, which was perfectly normal.

It was too late to regret until I realized that the other party was from the capital, and that he was also a cadre and his family.

I can only pretend not to hear it and bear it silently.

Fortunately, this is also part of their learning. When faced with embarrassment, just smile and say nothing, and pretend not to understand anything they say, then everything will be OK.

"Okay, stop talking." Chen Jiabang quickly comforted his wife, "How embarrassing."

Mrs. Chen said aggrievedly: "I just can't understand that girl's face. How old is she? She still looks down on others. Do you think she's in the old society?"

Chen Jiabang sighed and stopped trying to persuade Mrs. Chen. Instead, he said to Cao Zhiqiang: "I'm going to make you laugh. My wife came from the same hometown as me, so she is quite picky in this regard."

"It's nothing." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "Actually, I quite like my sister-in-law's personality. She is straightforward and can say whatever she needs.

To be honest, sister-in-law, I am a big man and I would be embarrassed to talk to a girl. Otherwise, I would have scolded her for her attitude."

"That's right!" Mrs. Chen was happy when she heard this. "Look, Xiao Cao can still talk, or he is the president."

Chen Jiabang shook his head and smiled bitterly, then said nothing.

Soon, everyone arrived in their respective rooms.

The first person to enter was the standard room occupied by Chen Jiabang and his wife.

As soon as she came in, Mrs. Chen's eyes widened immediately. It was so luxurious without him.

Although this double room is a standard one, it has a large space, a separate bathroom, two Simmons beds, a color TV, a coffee table and two sofas.

Not only is it large in area and fully functional, it is also luxuriously decorated, equipped with all kinds of furniture and electrical appliances, and even has air conditioning.

In addition to these, the bathroom is separated from dry and wet areas. It not only has a flush toilet, but also a bathtub and shower. The floor and walls are covered with ceramic tiles. When illuminated by the lights, it looks tall and classy. All of them are in line with Western standards.

Looking at the environment, Mrs. Chen immediately felt that the money was well spent.

That is to say, I didn’t bring a camera. Otherwise, Mrs. Chen would definitely take pictures of this place and then go back to show off to her neighbors and colleagues.

"I have a camera." Cao Zhiqiang, who followed him in to visit, laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, I have a camera, a Seagull DF-1, and some color film. If you want to use it, just use it."

"Really?" Mrs. Chen said in surprise, "Why, how can this be so embarrassing?"

"What's the point of being embarrassed about this?" Cao Zhiqiang said with a chuckle, "Brother Chen and I are really good people, and we will get closer in the future. Let's take a camera and use it. You brought it anyway."

"Thank you very much." Mrs. Chen smiled and nodded.

"Why are you so polite?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang took his suitcase, opened it, took out the camera wrapped in a leather case, and took out a box of color film.

After putting the camera and film on the coffee table, Cao Zhiqiang said: "Okay, brother Chen, sister-in-law, you guys have a good rest first, then have lunch together, and then we go to Qiao's house, what do you think?"

"No problem." Chen Jiabang put his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "I'll listen to you."

"Okay, let's do this for now." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and then said to Cao Lili and Qiao Simei, who were looking left and right, "Stop looking, this is not your room, follow me."

After speaking, Cao Zhiqiang nodded to the waiter, and the waiter continued to take everyone to the next room.

The next room is also a standard double room, which is the same as the room of Chen Jiabang and his wife.

"This is your room." Cao Zhiqiang walked in and said to Cao Lili and Qiao Simei, "There are also two beds, one for each of you. How about it, isn't it good?"

"Wow, that's great." Qiao Simei smiled and sat down on the sofa. "Wow, the sofa is so soft. Brother, is this really just for me and my sister?"

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"What about you?" Qiao Simei said, "Where do you live?"
To be continued...