Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

"Xia Siming and Cao Jiajia? We know each other. Why don't we know each other?"

As soon as Cao Zhiqiang said these two names, Section Chief Zhang immediately nodded and said he knew them.

"Xia Siming is a fourth-level fitter in the third workshop of our factory and is also the technical backbone of our place.

As for Cao Jiajia, I also know that she is his lover and works as a nurse in the staff hospital of Xinxing Optical Instrument Factory.

However, Xia Siming fell ill some time ago with kidney stones, which seemed to be quite serious. I heard he was bleeding in his urine.

So, Xia Siming has been on sick leave now, recuperating at home, and has not worked in our factory for a long time. If you want to find him, you have to go to his home."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Then do you know his home address? I want to visit his home."

Section Chief Zhang nodded: "Of course I know his family, but what is your relationship with them?"

Cao Zhiqiang then smiled and said: "To be honest, Cao Jiajia is my sister, my biological sister."

Section Chief Zhang was stunned: "What, Xia Siming's lover is your sister?"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and then whispered: "Keep your voice down, don't make it public, I don't want too many people to know about this."

After a pause, Cao Zhiqiang continued: "Well, actually, one of the reasons why I was sent here on business is because my sister is here. After I come here, I can use my free time to visit my relatives.

, so, you understand, right?"

Having said this, Cao Zhiqiang gave Section Chief Zhang a hundred yuan.

"This matter is my private matter. I don't want too many people to know about it, so can you make it easier?"

Section Chief Zhang blinked, looked at the money in his hand, looked left and right, then quickly put away the money, then adjusted his glasses and said: "Oh, that's it, no wonder, no wonder."

After thinking for a while, Section Chief Zhang nodded: "By the way, I remember that Lao Xia's lover seems to be from the capital. So, you are really siblings?"

"Yes, true siblings." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded, "So, can I go see them now?"

"Of course." Section Chief Zhang said, "But are you sure you want to go now? You don't need to say hello in advance?"

"No need." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "It's not a bad surprise."

Section Chief Zhang nodded: "Okay, I'll take you there right now."

"Wait a moment."

After saying that, Cao Zhiqiang walked to the bed, picked up the canvas bag and put it on his back, and then said to Section Chief Zhang: "Let's go, Section Chief Zhang.

By the way, the place is not far away, do you want me to call Driver Xu and we can all go there in the car together?"

Section Chief Zhang blinked: "It's not far, no need to drive there."

After a brief pause, Section Chief Zhang whispered again: "Didn't you say that this is your private matter and you don't want too many people to know about it.

But, the car that brought you here is too eye-catching. If this car drives past, people will definitely be watching.

So, let's stick to the old rules and ride bicycles together. It's best to go quietly.

Also, you’d better change your outfit. You’re wearing a suit, tie, and trench coat. If you just stop there, you’ll know that you’re a big shot, and you’ll be a bit eye-catching.”

Cao Zhiqiang looked at the clothes he was wearing: "But this is all I wear. How about you tell me where the mall is and I can buy a set?"

"That's not necessary." Section Chief Zhang frowned and then said with a smile, "Well, if you don't mind it, I'll get you some workers' clothes from the workshop first, and you can try it on."

"That's a good feeling." Cao Zhiqiang smiled.

"Okay." Section Chief Zhang stood up and said, "Just wait here for a moment and I'll get you some clothes."

After saying that, Section Chief Zhang left.

About half an hour later, Section Chief Zhang came back with three sets of clothes in his hand.

"Xiao Cao." Section Chief Zhang greeted Cao Zhiqiang very familiarly at this time, "These three sets of clothes come in three sizes. You can try them on and see which one fits you."

"Okay, thank you." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

After that, Cao Zhiqiang saw that the other party was not making any move, so he said: "Here, Section Chief Zhang, can you go out for a while? I'm not used to being watched when I change my clothes."

"Ah?" Section Chief Zhang was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, okay, I'm outside the door. Call me when you've changed."

"Okay." Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, "Sorry to trouble you."

After Section Chief Zhang left the guest house room, Cao Zhiqiang began to change his clothes.

In the end, he felt that the second set of clothes fit the best, not too tight, but not too baggy.

After changing into the staff uniforms of Chiguang Machinery Factory, Cao Zhiqiang asked Section Chief Zhang to come in again.

"Not bad, not bad, very energetic." Section Chief Zhang looked at Cao Zhiqiang and praised, "Your leather shoes are still a bit eye-catching, but it's not a big problem. Usually no one looks at the shoes carefully."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Can you leave now?"

"Of course." Section Chief Zhang said with a smile, "If you have no problem, then let's leave now."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, then picked up his bag and left the guest house with Section Chief Zhang.

In this way, Section Chief Zhang and Cao Zhiqiang continued to ride a bicycle as they did before in the county town, with Section Chief Zhang taking the lead and Cao Zhiqiang following.

After riding for about ten minutes, they arrived at a residential area.

There are basically bungalows here, which look quite shabby.

Soon, Section Chief Zhang and Cao Zhiqiang stopped at the door of a bungalow. They happened to see a little boy wearing a red scarf sitting at the door, lying on a chair doing homework.

Section Chief Zhang walked straight over and said to the little boy: "Brother, are your parents at home? I am your parents' colleague, Uncle Zhang!"

The little boy wearing a red scarf stood up, nodded, and then shouted towards the house: "Mom, someone is looking for you!"

After being yelled by the little boy, a middle-aged woman wearing simple clothes and wearing sleeves on her arms quickly walked out.

When the middle-aged woman came out, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to Section Chief Zhang: "Oh, it turns out to be Section Chief Zhang. What kind of wind brought you here?"

Section Chief Zhang smiled, then stepped aside and said, "Cao Jiajia, look who this is, do you recognize him?"

The middle-aged woman was stunned again, then narrowed her eyes and looked at Cao Zhiqiang.

Cao Zhiqiang also looked at the other party and found that although the other party looked a bit older, her appearance was vaguely similar to the eldest sister in the photos kept at home.

So, Cao Zhiqiang took a step forward and said with a smile: "Sister, I am Cao Zhiqiang!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman suddenly understood, and then she went over to hold Cao Zhiqiang's hand with some excitement: "Ah, you are Zhiqiang? Are you really Zhiqiang?"

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "If you don't believe it, just look at me carefully! Although I have grown a little later, I should still be able to tell my appearance, right?"

The middle-aged woman, no, it should be Cao Jiajia, looked at Cao Zhiqiang's face carefully, and then nodded affirmatively with tears in her eyes: "Yes, it's you, it's you, little brother, it's really you!"

"It's really me." Cao Zhiqiang smiled.

Cao Jiajia nodded: "Okay, okay! In the blink of an eye, you have grown so tall, I don't even dare to admit it!"

I never expected that I would be able to see my biological brother here, I never even dreamed of it!"

Having said this, Cao Jiajia wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with the back of her hand, and then said: "Stop talking, come in, come in, come in and talk."

"Okay." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded, then looked back at Section Chief Zhang and winked at him.

Section Chief Zhang understood immediately, so he said with a smile: "What about your family reunion, I won't delay, I will go back first."

"Oh, Section Chief Zhang." Cao Jiajia said quickly, "Why are you so embarrassed? Come in and sit down and have a meal together."

"No, no." Section Chief Zhang smiled and waved his hands, "I still have to go home to cook, so I won't disturb you, that's all!"

After saying that, Section Chief Zhang walked to his bicycle, got on his bicycle and left.

As soon as Section Chief Zhang left, Cao Zhiqiang said quickly: "By the way, I'll bring the bag first."

After speaking, Cao Zhiqiang ran to his bicycle, took off his bag, and then walked to Cao Jiajia with the bag.

Afterwards, Cao Jiajia took Cao Zhiqiang into the house and met her brother-in-law Xia Siming who was lying on the bed.

Cao Zhiqiang had already seen Xia Siming's photos.

Anyway, judging from the photos, he also looks very talented and looks a bit like Zhu Shimao. No wonder he chased away the great beauty Cao Jiajia back then.

But at this time, Xia Siming didn't know whether it was because of illness or long-term labor. He looked like he was in his forties. He had a lot of white hair on his head and a lot of wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He was quite thin, almost like himself.

But Cao Zhiqiang is only nineteen years old. It is normal for him to be thin, but Xia Siming is at the age of four, and he should be fat. Therefore, if he is so thin, he is probably malnourished, sick, or both.

In addition to meeting his sister's husband, Cao Zhiqiang also met his sister's two children.

The eldest daughter is Xia Wenfang, who is in the third grade of junior high school and will soon face the high school entrance examination.

The youngest son's name is Xia Wenxuan. He is still in the fourth grade of elementary school and is quite carefree.

Both of these children are very delicate and sensible. Even though Cao Zhiqiang brought a lot of canned fruits, milk powder, chocolate and other delicious food, his eyes were just shining, but he didn't rush to touch them. It seemed that the tutor was very good.

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Both children were very curious about Cao Zhiqiang, their biological uncle, but also a little distant.

After all, this is the first time these two children have met their uncle since they became sensible.

Yes, it's really the first time, because after Cao Jiajia came here, she hasn't returned to her hometown for more than ten years.

The main reason is that the distance is too far and the train tickets are too expensive. A round trip costs two people more than a month's salary. Moreover, a round trip is not only expensive, but also time consuming and even more troublesome.

At first, the eldest sister did not go back to her hometown just to save money. As time went by, it became a habit and she stopped going back to her hometown.

But no matter what, everyone was very happy after seeing their sisters and brothers and being reunited as a family.

However, when Cao Jiajia heard Cao Zhiqiang say that her mother had passed away a few months ago, she immediately felt sad, burst into tears, and repeatedly said that she was unfilial.

In this regard, Cao Zhiqiang could only offer a few words of comfort, but could do nothing else.

After all, in this era, for ordinary people living far and wide, the word filial piety, or the words "go home often and look around" are actually too heavy.

Many times, the reason why people do not go home to visit relatives for a long time may really be because conditions do not allow it.

When Cao Jiajia finally stopped crying, Cao Zhiqiang simply asked about his brother-in-law Xia Siming's condition in order to change the subject.

There is actually nothing to say about this, it is indeed kidney stones.

It is simply that the kidney stone disease lasts for a long time, and the kidney stones are relatively large and compress the urethra, thus causing hematuria.

Because it has been delayed until now, and it has become severe, the pain is usually severe, and Xia Siming now relies on painkillers to cope with it.

The reason is that their family cannot afford medical treatment now.

Because this disease requires surgery, and this kind of surgery cannot be performed in the hospital here. You have to go to a large hospital in the provincial capital to do it. If you go to other places for surgery, the factory will not reimburse you.

Kidney stones may not sound serious, but the pain can kill you and make you unable to work at all.

Not only can't I work, but if I feel pain, I can't even take care of myself.

Thanks to Xia Siming for being able to endure it, he managed to hold on until now.

In addition, Xia Siming actually not only has kidney stones, he also has type 2 diabetes, and has been ill for seven or eight years, so he has to take medicine for a long time and control what he eats.

Because he had been paying close attention to it and discovered it early, Xia Siming's diabetes was under good control. But who knew, he would now suffer from serious kidney stones.

Originally, because Xia Siming had been ill for a long time, almost all the family's remaining money was spent on him. Now that he has a kidney stone, he really has no money to treat it.

If you don't tell me, you'll be sick.

If Xia Siming had not suffered from long-term diabetes, Xia Siming and Cao Jiajia, a dual-income family, would not be so poor even with two children.

After hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang probably knew what was going on.

To put it simply, my brother-in-law is a drug addict and is a drag on the whole family.

My sister usually has to take care of her brother-in-law, take care of the children, and go to work. She is extremely busy every day. In addition, she is too far away from home and has no money, so she never goes back.

It is precisely because of this that she looks as if she is already in her forties even though she is not yet forty.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang secretly sighed.

Sure enough, happy people are all similar, but miserable people all have their own misfortunes.

But, since I'm here, I can't just ignore it.

Just when Cao Zhiqiang was about to tell his sister about his plan, which was to take his sister and brother-in-law back to Peking and treat his brother-in-law at Peking Hospital, a loud noise suddenly came from outside.