Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 1481 Christine 2

Feng Qingxue was taken aback and hurriedly said, "You are guests of our country. Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant will not check your work permits before serving you, just like when you enter the Friendship Store."

Although it was the era of the planned economy, there were certain preferential treatments for foreign guests and overseas Chinese.

Isn’t that the case with this Moscow Restaurant?

Foreign currency brought into the country is exchanged into RMB at the bank, which issues a certain amount of foreign exchange coupons based on the amount. With these coupons, one can buy many sought-after commodities not included in the planned economy, such as grains, oils, meat, eggs, and imported goods.

Whether it was the same for foreign guests coming to China, Feng Qingxue wasn’t quite sure, and it wouldn’t be appropriate to ask too much.

But she was clear that the Friendship Store was established for foreign guests, overseas Chinese, and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macau. Inside, there were many goods not even found in department stores—a real feast for the eyes.

"Foreign exchange coupons? These ones?" Christine took out a thick stack of foreign exchange coupons issued by the Capital from her bag, "When we came, my father told me to exchange francs and Euros into RMB at the bank. After they exchanged it for me and gave me RMB, they also gave me a lot of these coupons. Dad said I could use these coupons together with cash to buy things at the Friendship Store."

Feng Qingxue gently nodded, "Foreign exchange coupons are very useful."

Christine blinked her deep blue eyes, remembering her father saying that these could be used as gifts, and that they were great gifts, very popular, so she found out her own coupons after returning to her place.

After checking the number of coupons she had found, Christine felt it was a little embarrassing to offer.

"Helen, can you give me some of your foreign exchange coupons?" Christine’s head popped into her good friend’s room.

Edward was in Helen’s room, so she didn’t need to look for Edward anymore, and an uncontrollable bright smile spread across her face, "And you, Edward, we don’t need to buy a lot of stuff. If you have leftovers, please share some with me. I want to give them as gifts to my friends. Of course, If you need them all, I’ll owe you until I get more when I exchange more RMB at the bank."

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Seeing Christine nod, Edward uttered an "Oh," "I’ve exchanged a lot of RMB and then received an equal amount of foreign exchange coupons. They are valid for a year, and we’re leaving in a month, I can’t use them all up. I don’t think my parents would want to use mine. It’s brilliant for you to use them as gifts for your friends, it solves a big problem for me. But I can only give you part of them, as I need to go to the Friendship Store to buy some handicrafts to take back home when I leave."

Helen played with her wavy golden-brown hair, "The prices in China are so low, I’ve changed more than ten thousand RMB. I feel like I can’t spend it all, the same goes for the coupons. Christine, if you need them, you can have them! Just leave enough for me to use, just like Edward."

Christine embraced them, her smile growing even brighter, "Thank you, my dear friends. Meeting you is truly the greatest fortune of my life."

"If we didn’t give them to you, you’d definitely say ’I’m so pitiful, not a single good friend,’" Helen said with a sideways glance at her.

Christine giggled, neither admitting nor denying.

Edward asked, "Christine, is that beautiful and elegant lady the person you were looking for? You were so enthusiastic, it’s incredible to me."

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