Jiang Yao went out today and planned to buy some clothing. Daily necessities could be purchased by the servants, but the aesthetics of clothing items were different, so she was still used to choosing them herself.
When Uncle Fu left yesterday, he gave her a thick envelope and said it was the pocket money given by the old man in advance.
Jiang Yao counted it carefully and found that there were one hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars in it.
How much purchasing power does one hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars have? Morning tea costs about 11 Hong Kong dollars, and the price of an apartment in an ordinary location is about 4,000 Hong Kong dollars per square meter.
A wealthy family like the Chen family is just like the big families in ancient times. Family members will receive a "monthly" pocket money every month, which is about 8,000 Hong Kong dollars.
The average monthly salary of ordinary people in Hong Kong is about 3,000 Hong Kong dollars, and 8,000 Hong Kong dollars is already the salary earned by senior managers of financial companies in Central.
However, the Chen family does not rely on monthly income. Some have their own businesses, while others work directly in the family business, and all have normal salary income.
Moreover, a large family basically lives in an old house. They don’t have to worry about the house. They have a driver to go out and a servant to live in. They don’t need to spend money on daily basic expenses. Therefore, the salary plus 8,000 Hong Kong dollars in pocket money is enough for the Chen family to live in Hong Kong. Very moisturizing.
When Jiang Yao went out, she brought a driver and a bodyguard with her.
It's not that she's afraid that Sir will check her identity on the road. She already has Xiangjiang identity and can withstand the investigation, but she's worried about the security outside.
I heard that Hong Kong in the 1980s was the period when Young and Dangerous was at its peak, and the public security was not really good.
Soon, the private car drove out of the Repulse Bay Villa and shuttled through the bustling streets of Xiangjiang.
Jiang Yao looked through the car window at the unique street scene of this era.
The winding and narrow roads are sandwiched between high-rise buildings, and private cars of various types, red crown taxis, and double-decker buses covered with advertisements shuttle back and forth.
One second it was a skyscraper, a bustling city, and the next second as the car turned, the scene turned into an old, low-rise building full of urban atmosphere. The exterior walls of the building are covered with colorful billboards, such as Jinxiangyuan Hotel, Jincheng Bank, Leyuan Seafood Restaurant, New York Restaurant, Li Yuru Gynecology, Lukfook Jewelry...
There are many vendors on the street, mostly selling snacks, such as egg waffles, fish balls, bowls of wings... you can see all kinds of snacks that can be counted in Xiangjiang in later generations.
The men and women walking in a hurry on the street are dressed more colorfully and fashionably than those on the mainland.
Some men wear suits and leather shoes, some wear floral shirts with jeans and a pair of white sneakers, a pair of toad sunglasses on their heads or collars, or a gold necklace as thick as a finger around their necks.
Most of the ladies wear Hong Kong style with big waves, wearing exaggerated earrings, tight T-shirts with jeans or pleated dresses with red high heels.
The scenes outside the car window made Jiang Yao truly feel that she was in Hong Kong in the 1980s.
Finally, the car stopped at the entrance of a department store in the New Territories.
"Young lady, we are here. The ladies and ladies from the old house often come here to shop. It is said that the brands and styles are the most comprehensive in the whole of Hong Kong."
The driver parked the car on the side of the road and pointed to the entrance of the shopping mall not far away to introduce it to Jiang Yao.
This shopping mall is called "Paris Spring" and is a very famous foreign-funded shopping mall in Xiangjiang, targeting high-end consumers.
However, Jiang Yao had never heard of this shopping mall in later generations. It was estimated that it had closed down or had its name changed by her time.
Jiang Yao opened the car door, and driver Azhong and bodyguard Ali followed closely and prepared to get out of the car.
Looking at the two people following him, Jiang Yao felt a little exaggerated: "Azhong, just stay in the car and wait for me. Ali can go with me."
Jiang Yao still doesn't know that such a simple decision of hers will allow others to take advantage of her.
