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The deeper they went into the conversation, the less they understood, so they could only compare it to movies they knew.
"Is there really such a machine? Doesn’t that mean you can watch movies every day?" Zhang Man asked.
"Not quite. With movies, you can play whatever you want whenever you want," she explained. "But with a television, you can only watch what others choose to show."
"And watching television isn’t called watching movies; it’s called watching dramas," Ye Fangfei added.
"Then can’t you watch that television anytime?" Wang Zhaodi said enviously.
"What a lovely thought! A television is such a precious thing; how could we just watch it whenever? None of us have ever seen one," Ye Fangfei replied with a smile.
"One television costs several hundred yuan, and you also need a ticket to watch it. It’s not something an average person can afford," she continued.
She didn’t particularly care for the idea of a television since she had seen enough of them before. However, for Tang Laotai and Wang Zhaodi, it was something completely new to them.
"Several hundred? Doesn’t that mean only leaders and officials can afford one?" Tang Laotai exclaimed in surprise.
"The key issue isn’t just the money; it’s that tickets for televisions are hard to come by," Ye Fangfei explained. "Like with bicycles or sewing machines, factories give out a few reward tickets each year to outstanding employees. But with television tickets, even factory leaders might not get one, let alone the regular workers."
"So even if you have money, it doesn’t mean you can just buy a television," she concluded.
Tang Laotai and the others were filled with curiosity about televisions and asked Ye Fangfei many questions about them. She did her best to explain in terms they could understand.
The atmosphere among the women was harmonious and lively.
That evening, when Tang Zhicheng and the others returned home, the dumplings had already been wrapped up. The women were sitting on the heated bed in the room, cracking sunflower seeds and chatting away, laughing and enjoying themselves.
When Tang Zhicheng entered the room, he saw Ye Fangfei leaning against the bedding with a joyful expression on her face as she spoke with Wang Zhaodi.
Tang Zhicheng felt a weight lift from his heart in an instant.
Today, he had been dragged out by his older brothers to visit a few elders. It was a rare opportunity for him to return home, and he knew he had to pay his respects to the elders; it was a matter of courtesy and a way to show he hadn’t forgotten his roots.
However, he was worried that Ye Fangfei and Old Lady Tang might have another unpleasant encounter, which had kept him distracted all morning.
Now, seeing Ye Fangfei sitting on the kang with a bright smile directed at him, he finally felt relieved.
"Wife, what are you two chatting about? You seem so happy!" Tang Zhicheng asked with a grin as he sat down beside Ye Fangfei.
"The third sister-in-law was just telling us that their building has a television! She said it's like watching a movie—so rare!" Wang Zhaodi chimed in eagerly.
"Yes, the television can even show the news and soap operas," she continued.
"I’ve never seen one myself, but our manager has one at home," Tang Zhicheng added. "I heard it cost over seventy yuan, and they even included a ticket for the television."
"What? Over seventy yuan? What kind of precious item is that?" Tang Zhiwen exclaimed, astonished at the price.
"I really don’t understand how people in the city think. Spending over seventy yuan on something like that—it's not like food or drink," Old Man Tang remarked.
"Well, their leaders surely don’t lack money," Tang Zhiwu said with a shrug.
The conversation continued for quite some time as everyone discussed the topic of televisions.
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