Chapter 563: The War Has Started

"It's me, it's me!" Then the old lady's voice became choked with sobs, "How is your father? Is his illness any better? And your mother, Xiaoqin, Xiaobei, and the fourth child I've never met, are they all doing well?"

Zhou Andong didn't feel very good inside either, suppressing his voice, he said: "Good, they are all doing very well. My father had surgery in Beijing before the New Year and hasn't come back yet. He's doing rehabilitation treatment there, and the effect is very good."

"That's good, that's good!" The old lady said: "As long as you are all healthy, I can rest easy."

Then the old lady rambled on for more than ten minutes.

Zhou Andong couldn't see the old lady's expression, but he could imagine that the old lady really missed her daughter.

"Grandma, let's make it July. We'll go to Arong Banner to see you and Grandpa."

The old lady was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said excitedly: "Really?"

"Really!" Zhou Andong said: "Xiaoqin is taking the university entrance exam this year. After she finishes the exam, we'll go."

"Good, good!" The old lady said happily: "I'll have your Grandpa feed that pig in the pen well, and we'll kill it when you come."

A warm current surged through his whole body. In fact, Zhou Andong had also thought that in a couple of years, when everything was on the right track, he would take his mother back to her maiden home.

Because he knew that his grandmother and grandfather had always been in good health, so it wouldn't be a problem to go a couple of years later. But he never expected that Yuan Lu would run over here, and the old lady would miss her daughter again, so he decided to just go in July.

"Good!" Zhou Andong said with a smile: "Let Third Uncle answer the phone."

Soon, a man's voice came from the receiver: "Dongzi, Xiaolu has caused you trouble."

"Xiaolu is my sister, what trouble is there?" Zhou Andong said: "It's you, I have to talk to you. Xiaolu is only nineteen, not very old, why are you in such a hurry to marry her off?"

Yuan Hongjun said: "It's mainly because the other party's family is good, and the child is honest and hardworking. Xiaolu will definitely enjoy happiness if she marries over, but this child just won't listen."

Zhou Andong said: "Let her choose her own feelings. In the future, whether she suffers or endures hardship, that's her own choice, and she can't blame anyone else."

"But if you force her to marry someone she doesn't like, regardless of whether she enjoys happiness in the future or not, she will never be happy in her life, and she will also resent you for a lifetime. Why bother?"

Yuan Hongjun was silent for a long while before saying: "Alright, I'll listen to you, I won't interfere anymore."

Zhou Andong smiled: "That's right. The times are different. Parents can give opinions on children's emotional matters, but whether they listen in the end depends on themselves."

Yuan Hongjun sighed: "Let her come back."

Zhou Andong said: "Let her play here for a while, and when we go to Arong Banner in July, we'll go back together."

"Give me the phone." Another person grabbed the phone, "Dongzi, I'm your eldest uncle. When you come in July, bring your younger brothers and sisters."

"Alright!" Zhou Andong agreed, chatted with his eldest uncle for a while, then chatted with his second uncle, and only hung up the phone after more than an hour.

"Xiaolu!" Zhou Andong said: "Let's go, I'll take you to buy clothes."

Xiaobei drove the van, first went to the department store, bought Xiaolu a few sets of clothes, as well as some underwear to change, and then went to eat a seafood feast.

At night, Zhou Andong and Xiaobei slept in one bed, and arranged for Xiaolu to stay in the north room.............

April 1, 1993, the tenth day of the third lunar month, Thursday!

In major cities across the country, people who got up early to go to work discovered that many beverage advertisements had suddenly appeared on some walls, including on the bodies of buses, and these advertisements were all for Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

In addition, there was another beverage they had never heard of, Xurishang Iced Bing Hong Cha, which was also the most eye-catching, because the girl in the advertisement was too beautiful.

The background was a snow-capped mountain, the girl was wearing a white sportswear, had a ponytail, wore headphones on her ears, held a Walkman in her left hand, held a bottle of iced black tea in her right hand, tilted her head, and the last drop of iced black tea dripped into her mouth.

Below there was also a line of large characters: Xurishang Iced Bing Hong Cha, a new force in beverages, delicious to the last drop.

Then there were a few small characters: Singing superstar Jiang Yuyue.

Zhou Andong got up in the morning, stood by the window and stretched, then found a cigarette and lit it, looked at the orange-red morning light on the horizon outside the window, and muttered.

"The war has started."

After a while, footsteps came from outside, and Xiaolu got up.

Zhou Andong woke Xiaobei up: "Get up, brush your teeth and wash your face, let's go out to eat."

The three of them finished washing, went out to eat breakfast, and then didn't drive, but took them for a stroll on the street.

When they arrived at the department store, they suddenly saw the advertisement for iced black tea on the wall, and Xiaobei was stunned.

"When we came last night, why didn't I see it?"

Yuan Lu said: "I saw it last night, it seemed like there was a large red cloth covering it."

Zhou Andong smiled: "Xiaolu observed very carefully, there was indeed a red cloth covering it."

Yuan Lu looked at the advertisement and said with envy: "This girl is so beautiful."

Xiaobei said proudly: "I'm very familiar with her."

Yuan Lu didn't believe it: "Stop lying."

"I'm not lying to you." Xiaobei said: "She is my former sister-in-law's younger sister, and this beverage was also newly developed by Big Brother's factory. It's very delicious. In a while, when we go back to the factory, I'll get you a few bottles to drink."

Yuan Lu's eyes were sparkling: "Brother, really?"

"Really!" Zhou Andong said: "In a while, when we go back to the factory, I'll get you a case to take upstairs."

"I'm not talking about that." Yuan Lu said: "This beautiful girl is your former sister-in-law's younger sister?"

Zhou Andong said helplessly: "Yes!"

Yuan Lu asked curiously: "Then my former sister-in-law must also be very beautiful."

Xiaobei said: "Very beautiful, but not as good-looking as my current sister-in-law."

"Slap!" Zhou Andong patted Xiaobei on the head, "Shut your mouth."

Yuan Lu pursed her lips and smiled: "Where is the current sister-in-law? Why haven't I seen her?"

Zhou Andong said: "She is in Xiangjiang. When your Sister Xiaoqin takes the university entrance exam, she can come back, and then you will be able to see her."

"Brother!" Xiaobei pointed to the side of the road not far away, "Look over there."

Zhou Andong looked over and saw a light truck unloading, all of which was Coca-Cola.

After unloading the truck, they moved a long table over, spread a red cloth on it, and placed the cola on the table.

"Cola promotion, price unchanged, buy one bottle, get a pencil and a notebook."

With a swoosh, many passersby heard that buying cola would give them gifts, and they all surrounded them.

Zhou Andong smiled. In this era, there were almost no promotional activities like this. Suddenly appearing, it was still very fresh and attractive to consumers.

And in his previous life, the two colas used this kind of cheap promotional method to quickly occupy the market.

"Let's go, let's go over and buy two bottles of cola to drink." Zhou Andong stepped over, squeezed out a sweat, and only then bought three bottles of cola and took three pencils.

Xiaobei took the cola, opened it and took a sip, and said with a smile: "Brother, does this count as aiding the enemy?" ===== CHAPTER 564 =====