Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chapter 942 Sports Lottery Sale

Xiwa looked indifferent and just waited, while Yan Jiecheng looked hopeless.

Yan Jiecheng had been working hard for twenty years and had already become very old, while Chen Changan had hardly changed much from twenty years ago.

Not long after, Chen Changan appeared at the gate, staring at Yan Jiecheng intently.

The two people formed a sharp contrast. At this moment, Yan Jiecheng suddenly became excited.

"Chen Changan, it's all because of you that I became like this. I became what I am now because of you.

How come you haven't changed at all in 20 years, but I have become like this?"

Chen Changan looked at Yan Jiecheng in front of him. To be honest, if he were walking on the street, Chen Changan would have no chance of recognizing him.

"What happened back then has nothing to do with me. If you had worked hard and not stolen or sold things from the factory, you wouldn't have been sent to a labor camp.

Now, he may become a leader of the automobile factory like Liu Guangfu, and live a happy life.

Unfortunately, one wrong step leads to another. The little money in the future will eventually ruin your whole life."

"It's just a matter of one or two hundred dollars. If you had let me go, I would have been fine."

Yan Jiecheng in the original novel must have opened the restaurant by this time, but now he is dying.

Chen Changan suddenly lost interest in talking to Yan Jiecheng.

"Xiwa, hand him over to Deputy Director Liu. We will not be responsible for the rest."

"I understand, Director Chen."

Yan Jiecheng seemed to be humiliated. He shouted loudly while being pulled back by Xiwa.

"Chen Changan, you just want to humiliate me. If you have the guts, just shoot me to death. Otherwise, I will seek revenge on you when I get out."

Chen Changan had already turned around and returned to the residential area. Twenty years had passed and Yan Jiecheng hadn't changed at all. Chen Changan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him anymore.

Looking at Yan Jiecheng who was chattering non-stop, Xiwa spoke.

"Don't you know that this is a period of severe crackdown? If you whistle at a female comrade on the roadside, you will be taken to the target shooting.

This is a kidnapping, and you just got out of there not long ago.

You can't even afford the money for bullets, and yet you want to be shot?

Forget it. Since you wanted to share the treasure with me before, I'll pay for your bullets.

Anyway, it's only eight cents per bullet, so just consider it as a gift from me."

After hearing Xiwa's words, Yan Jiecheng finally gave up and stopped resisting and talking.

Just three days later, Yan Jiecheng and Zhou Jiafu were sentenced to execution by firing squad.

Captain Yao's ending was not much better, as he incited the masses to fight against the state law enforcement agencies.

Originally, this crime would have been punishable by a few years in prison, but Captain Yao was caught in the crossfire this time.

Deputy Director Liu and Secretary Shao wanted to use him as an example.

Captain Yao’s actions were reported in the newspaper the next day, causing quite a stir.

In addition, it is still a period of severe crackdown, so he was directly sentenced to life imprisonment.

Considering his age, it is still a question whether he can come out in this lifetime.

Time passed quickly, and after Chen Changan sent out the security department to retrieve Longlong, everything was back on track.

In September, with the successful bid for the Asian Games, the entire city fell into carnival again.

With the wonderful performance of Olympic athletes in this Olympics, people have reason to believe that there will be even better performances in the 90 Asian Games.

In October, after watching the military parade, Chen Changan also sighed that the motherland is becoming more and more powerful.

This military parade was truly shocking. Most of the participants were veterans who had just returned from the battlefield, and their eyes were awe-inspiring.

On October 10, the sports lottery proposed by Chen Changan and approved by superiors finally went on sale.

Since the sports lottery was issued for the first time, the higher-ups didn’t know whether the public would buy it.

Only 50,000 lottery tickets were issued, and each ticket was sold for two yuan.

The first prize is a 25-inch color TV provided by the automobile factory.

The second prize was a 28-bar bicycle produced by Tianjin Bicycle Factory.

The third prize is a sewing machine.

I thought that people might not be very interested in using two yuan to win prizes.

After all, two yuan is not a small amount of money. If you don’t win, it will be a waste of money.

But on the morning of October 10, when Chen Changan was invited to attend the sports lottery sales ceremony, a long queue formed at the scene.

The enthusiasm of the people was also unprecedentedly high. Chen Changan hurriedly bought several lottery tickets, fearing that they would be sold out soon.

As a result, 50,000 lottery tickets were sold out in two hours. Even Chen Changan did not expect it to be so fast.

The superiors have even planned to distribute the unsold lottery tickets among the unit’s staff.

After seeing the sales situation, he even wanted to print tens of thousands more copies overnight and continue selling them.

Unfortunately, the number and value of the lottery tickets were already calculated by the superiors. It was enough to cover the cost of the marathon.

It seems that if we hold another marathon next year, we will get more lottery tickets.

At ten o'clock in the morning on October 10th, this is the time for the lottery drawing.

All the prizes on the scene were placed on an open space on the side. Many people were fascinated by the color TVs.

Chen Changan also had a few lottery tickets in his hand. He opened them and saw that he had won the first prize.

Chen Changan was speechless. He just bought a few lottery tickets for fun, but he ended up winning the first prize.

It's no use coming here myself, because if I'm recognized, people will think there's something fishy going on.

But Chen Changan can be sure that he really did not engage in any shady dealings, nor did he need to do so.

It can only be said that the lottery at that time was really a winning lottery. The lotteries of later times were pure fraud.

Chen Changan thought about it and went straight back to the residential area. After seeing Wu Wentao, he said.

"Before, you let people watch TV for free at the factory gate every night. You used your own TV, right?"

Seeing Wu Wentao nodded, Chen Changan directly threw the winning lottery ticket in his hand to Wu Wentao.

"I bought a lottery ticket and I was lucky enough to win. This TV has been old for so many years, so I'll give you a new one."

Wu Wentao was overjoyed. A TV set was not cheap, even though the workers in the automobile factory had benefits and could buy the TV set at the original price.

But even at the original price, this price is not affordable for ordinary people.

Now that he had gotten a TV for free, how could Wu Wentao not be happy?

"Thank you, Director. Next time they issue lottery tickets, I'll buy a few and try my luck."

"Okay, those who are redeeming their prizes at this time, hurry up and bring the TV back.

If the time is up, it means you have given up the prize. Keep a low profile and don't mention my name. You bought the lottery ticket yourself, understand?"

"I see."