The news that the Zhou family's son Zhou Nan had become the Xue family's godson spread like wildfire. This was basically "revealed" by Lin Xia unintentionally when she was happy. It spread from ten to ten and spread throughout the government agencies.
However, at this time, Xue Yuanyang was only the low-ranking deputy secretary-general of the municipal government, and Zhou Nan became his godson. There was no criticism of "climbing for power and clinging to power" to the Zhou family, and few people took it too seriously.
When the news spread in the government compound, Zhou Nan had already rushed to Qing'an City with Zhang Ying.
The two of them took the early train there at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, and arrived at Qing'an before ten o'clock in the morning. Before leaving, Zhou Nan naturally contacted his old classmate and close friend Sun Gang.
Although Qing'an City is close to Haidu City, because it is not an open coastal city, its economic development level and urban construction are far behind Haidu. It is an old industrial city with relatively slow development in Binhai Province. If we talk about Haidu City
If it is a second-tier city in China, then Qing'an City is at best a third-tier city.
Although they are both prefecture-level cities, they are very different.
After getting off the bus, Zhang Ying urged Zhou Nan to page his old classmate Sun Gang. Zhou Nan made an appointment with Sun Gang to page him when he arrived at the station, and Sun Gang came to pick him up.
But Zhou Nan shook his head and smiled softly, "Yingzi, don't worry. Before contacting Sun Gang, we have to do two things first. First, buy some gifts. Let's come here to ask for help. We can't be empty-handed, haha.
;Second, find a higher-end hotel so that we can treat Sun Gang’s family to dinner.”
Zhang Ying nodded, "Oh, that's okay. I originally thought of treating them to dinner first, and then buying some gifts to send over in the afternoon..."
"Let's go to the Xinxing Commercial Building in the center of Qing'an to buy - this commercial building is the largest shopping mall in Qing'an..."
Zhou Nan said in surprise, "Yingzi, you are quite familiar with Qing'an City. Why, you used to come here often?"
Zhang Ying smiled and said, "I haven't been here a few times. My aunt's home is in Qing'an, and I have been here a few times."
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Nowadays, the only thing that is popular when asking for help and giving gifts is high-end tobacco and alcohol. So as soon as she entered the mall, Zhang Ying dragged Zhou Nan and went straight to the tobacco and alcohol counter.
"Zhou Nan, buy two bottles of Maotai and two lines of high-quality Yunyan, and buy two barrels of good tea. That's about it, right?" After looking at it for a long time, Zhang Ying turned back and discussed with Zhou Nan in a low voice.
In Zhang Ying's opinion, these high-end tobacco and alcoholic drinks are worth nearly 2,000 yuan. They are already relatively expensive and luxurious gifts, and they should be justified. But if we are talking about business, whether it can be concluded is another matter. There is no need to spend money.
too much.
But Zhou Nan pondered and shook his head.
Zhang Ying was startled, thinking that Zhou Nan was saving face and disliked being unable to get rid of these things, so he frowned and said, "Zhou Nan, it's quite a lot. If there are too many, if it is wasted... then..."
Zhou Nan glanced at Zhang Ying and smiled slightly, "Yingzi, don't worry, it won't be easy. However, I don't think it's too little, it's just that I don't think it's appropriate to send cigarettes and alcohol... Think about it, Sun
The family's conditions are not bad, and there is no shortage of tobacco and alcohol. When these things are given to me, they accept them, but they don't take them too seriously."
"Gift-giving is a science. You have to cater to people's preferences and pay attention to methods, Yingzi." Zhou Nan said, dragging Zhang Ying away, consulted the waiter, and went directly to a "leader" of the commercial building, which was actually just a department.
manager.
Hearing that these two customers wanted to buy shopping cards, the young female department manager from the shopping mall looked at Zhou Nan and Zhou Nan up and down with some surprise.
Shopping cards emerged in the mid-to-late 1990s, first in some big cities, and then gradually became popular. Nowadays, although emerging shopping malls also have shopping card issuance businesses, generally speaking, it is local enterprises and institutions that come to do group purchases to provide benefits to their employees.
, few individual customers come to purchase. At the same time, the denomination of shopping cards is also relatively small, with the maximum denomination not exceeding 200 yuan.
"Mr. Zhou, shopping cards are okay, but..." the female manager said softly with some hesitation, "Which company do you belong to? How many do you want to buy? Our shopping mall has three denominations of shopping cards: 50, 100 and 200 yuan...
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"Haha, do you need a letter of introduction from your employer to buy a shopping card? Huh? You can't buy it personally? What kind of rule is this!" Zhou Nan made a half-joke, then asked, "Is there a shopping card with a larger denomination? Our main thing is
It’s for personal use. If the denomination is too small, it will be quite troublesome.”
Listening to Zhou Nancai's arrogant tone, the female manager knew that she had met a wealthy customer. After a moment's hesitation, she smiled and took out a brand new shopping card made of hard plastic material similar to a bank card from behind her desk.
He handed it to Zhou Nandao, "Mr. Zhou, Miss Zhang, this is a VIP shopping card that our mall has just launched. It is specially designed for large customers. The minimum denomination is 1,000 yuan. Do you think this will work?"
Zhou Nan took it, glanced at it, and handed it to Zhang Ying. This kind of hard plastic shopping card later became very popular. In his previous life, he used it almost every day without having to read anything.
But Zhang Ying looked around and was clearly a little suspicious. She gently pulled Zhou Nan and dragged him outside the office door of the female manager of the commercial building. She lowered her voice and said, "Zhou Nan, is this okay? Such a huge amount."
, if their commercial building refuses to acknowledge the account or it is illegal...then it will be in trouble."
Zhou Nan smiled and said, "It's okay, Yingzi. You will understand in the future that this kind of shopping card will become popular soon... Besides, how could such a big shopping mall destroy its reputation for such a small amount of money?"
Don’t worry!”
In the female manager's office, Zhou Nan filled out two forms, and then pressed his fingerprints on the forms. Then, under the on-site work of the commercial building's financial staff, Zhou Nan purchased 5 sheets with the general manager of Xinxing Commercial Building on the back.
VIP shopping cards with autographs, each with a face value of 1,000 yuan.
Before leaving, the female manager smiled and warned, "Mr. Zhou, please be sure to remember that this kind of VIP shopping card has a consumption period, that is to say, you must use it within one year from now."
It must be used within the specified period, otherwise it will become invalid.”
Zhou Nan nodded, "Okay, I understand, thank you."
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After coming out of the commercial building, Zhou Nan and Zhang Ying didn't go far, so they took the opportunity to find a hotel with good conditions nearby, opened two rooms and stayed there.
After taking a shower, Zhou Nan looked at his watch and saw that it was already past 11:30, so he hurried to the next door and rang the doorbell of Zhang Ying's room. It took a long time before Zhang Ying opened the door and let him in.
Her wet hair was spread sideways on her chest, and a faint blush floated on her charming face. Because she had just finished taking a bath and had not had time to get dressed, she heard Zhou Nan knocking on the door, so she had to hastily use pink
A big bath towel wrapped around her exquisite, translucent and concave body, and she opened the door first.
A woman is most elegant when she wears an evening gown, and she is most sexy when she wears a low-cut top and bikini. But the most feminine and charming moment is probably after taking a bath.
The pink bath towel drew a plump arc around Zhang Ying's tall and straight breasts, and then went all the way down. Although her slender waist and plump hips were tightly wrapped, because her figure was very slender,
The loose bath towel hanging on her body still highlighted her proud curves and attractive plumpness, which had a unique charm.