Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

"Zhiqiang, did you encounter anything happy today? Why have you been giggling there since you came back?"

Upon hearing Qinghong's question, Cao Zhiqiang came back to his senses: "Oh, it's nothing, something good has indeed happened."

Indeed, now Cao Zhiqiang has returned from the big leaders, and with the promise of the two big leaders, his matter is at least half done. Can he be unhappy?

"Oh." Qinghong nodded, without asking what good things happened to Cao Zhiqiang, "Then I went out to buy groceries, what would you like to eat?"

"What to eat?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, then said with a bad smile, "Of course I want to eat you! Come, sit in my arms, and I will have a verbal argument with you!"

As soon as I said this, before I could take the next step, the phone suddenly rang.

"You know how to bully me!" Qinghong bit her lip, "The phone is ringing, please answer the phone."

"It's really disappointing." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head, then walked over and answered the phone.

However, when he answered the phone, he still took a deep breath before answering the phone.

The reason is very simple. Currently, not many people know his phone number. They are all very important people and cannot be taken lightly.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang thought that the call should be from Shazhu. After all, he left early, but Shazhu hadn't left yet.

But what I never expected was that the caller was a man who sounded a bit strange.

"Hello? Boss, I'm Hua Zi!"

"Hua Zi?"

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Yang An'an introduced him to one of his younger brothers.

This man's name is Shen Zhenhua, nicknamed Huazi, and he is a neighbor of Yang An'an.

Ever since Yang An'an went to a driving school to learn driving with the support of Cao Zhiqiang, he basically couldn't run errands for Cao Zhiqiang, so he introduced his neighbor Shen Zhenhua.

Shen Zhenhua is young, only 23 years old, and he doesn't have a serious job at the moment.

However, he was very handsome, 1.78 meters tall, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. At first glance, he thought he was a foreign businessman.

However, he is an authentic old Peiping. He has stayed in Peiping since he was a child and has never left Peiping.

Even when he went to the mountains and countryside, he never left.

I was born and raised here, and I often walk around the streets, so I am very familiar with all aspects of Peiping's territory.

It's a pity that no matter how good-looking he is, as a man, he is of little use in this era. He is still a poor man.

Therefore, Shen Zhenhua usually earns a little money by running errands and doing odd jobs, but if he wants to join a state-owned enterprise or become a soldier, he can't even think about it.

The reason is very simple. Shen Zhenhua's grandfather was a member of the Kuomintang and fled to Treasure Island. His father was also defeated as a faction member and died in Beidahuang. Therefore, he failed the political examination and could not join a state-owned enterprise or the army.

It is precisely for this reason that although Shen Zhenhua looks talented on the outside, he actually lives a very hard life. He has to walk around the streets since he was a child.

Shen Zhenhua and Yang An'an are neighbors, both in Jinyu Hutong. He has been hanging out with Yang An'an since he was a child, so they are all familiar with each other and know everything about them.

That's why Yang An'an recommended Shen Zhenhua when he was unable to run errands for Cao Zhiqiang in the near future.

According to Yang An'an's introduction, Shen Zhenhua, also known as Hua Zi, is smart but not bad.

Moreover, he is very courageous. No matter how poor he is, he never steals or robs. It is most suitable for him to run errands for Cao Zhiqiang as a follower.

After listening to Yang An'an's introduction, Cao Zhiqiang was a little embarrassed at first, thinking that they were all human beings, so why were they so different?

Look at this Huazi, who has been looked down upon since childhood, but no matter how poor he is, he never steals or robs.

On the contrary, he is a stick figure. He has been pampered since he was a child, but he has been stealing from a young age.

Sure enough, there is really no comparison between people.

It's not that people who are poor necessarily have short ambitions, there are always some people who are different.

However, although Cao Zhiqiang is quite satisfied with that Hua Zi, he doesn't need anyone to run errands with him for the time being.

So I asked Hua Zi to take the sketch of Lou Xiao'e painted by Cao Zhiqiang and go to the gates of various foreign-related hotels to see if he could run into Lou Xiao'e.

After all, when Cao Zhiqiang watched TV series in his previous life, he remembered that the first time Lou Xiaoe took her son to see Shazhu was in the spring of 1984. Lou Xiaoe also said that she had actually been to Peking a long time ago and observed from a distance.

I passed the courtyard, but I didn’t go in formally to say hello.

In addition, at this time, Lou Xiao'e should have divorced her husband in Xiangjiang, so there is a high probability that Lou Xiao'e will come early.

But Cao Zhiqiang didn't know where Lou Xiao'e was, or whether he was coming at this time, so he asked Shen Zhenhua to go to various hotels to try his luck.

Of course, this is not all he does.

In fact, when Cao Zhiqiang asked Shen Zhenhua to go to those foreign-related hotels, he also asked him to pay attention to whether there were any foreign or overseas businessmen who looked extraordinary and looked like big bosses.

If Shen Zhenhua feels that someone looks like a wealthy Hong Kong businessman, he will secretly write it down and observe it closely.

In the next time, if the Hong Kong businessman under observation will stay in the hotel for a long time and stay here for more than a week, call Cao Zhiqiang.

The reason for doing this is also very simple, that is, Cao Zhiqiang wants to personally contact those Hong Kong businessmen coming to China.

You know, in the early 1980s, not long after China was opened to the outside world, most of the Hong Kong businessmen who came to the mainland to do business were based on the principle of proximity, that is, they went to places such as Shenzhen, Pearl River, or Shanghai. In fact, not many people actually came to Peiping.

The reason is simple, it’s a shame.

Hong Kong businessmen will come to Beijing on a large scale only after the Sino-British Joint Declaration is issued. It will take 85 years anyway.

Therefore, most of the foreigners and overseas Chinese who came to Beijing during this period came for tourism, and not many actually came to Beijing to invest and look for projects.

However, there are still some Hong Kong businessmen who are bold or have relatives in the capital, who will come to the capital early to find a way and be the first group of pathfinders.

The reason is also simple. If a truly powerful Hong Kong businessman wants to invest in the mainland at this time, it is best to come to the capital first, go through the connections of the big shots, get the escort of the big shots, and have peace of mind.

However, it is not easy for most Hong Kong businessmen to come to the capital to pursue business.

The yamen in Beijing are very deep, and it is difficult for people who are not familiar with them from outside to find real big shots with background to escort them in the capital, and they are more likely to be deceived.

And if there is no big shot to protect them, it will not be easy for Hong Kong businessmen to do business in the mainland at this time.

Although the current domestic policies have changed, in fact, domestic laws and regulations in all aspects are quite imperfect, and local officials are never lenient when it comes to plundering.

Therefore, although the country at this time is full of opportunities and virgin land, it is also full of pitfalls.

Without the support of big shots in the capital, it would have been really difficult to do business in the inland areas of the early 1980s, as there were many cheaters and carders everywhere.

In later generations, I only saw that those Hong Kong businessmen who came to invest in the mainland in the 1980s made a lot of money, but they didn't know that there were also many Hong Kong businessmen at that time who lost all their money and wanted to cry without tears.

For example, the world's wool spinning king surnamed Cao, who claimed to be the first Hong Kong businessman to do business in the mainland, came to the capital first to obtain the endorsement of a big shot, and then he was able to do business in China in 1978.

The woolen mill was opened unimpeded.

But later, some Hong Kong businessmen who followed the trend did not find it troublesome to go to the capital in advance. Without the support of the elders in the capital, they rashly invested and built factories in the south. Many of them went bankrupt after only a few years of work.

In other words, most of the overseas Chinese and Hong Kong businessmen who can come to the capital during this period are here for tourism, but those who come for tourism will not stay for more than a week.

If this Hong Kong businessman stays in a hotel in Beijing for more than a week, 80% of them are not traveling, but coming to invest and look for projects.

This kind of person is Cao Zhiqiang's chosen partner.

As for Shen Zhenhua, who looks a bit heroic and looks like a Hong Kong businessman, his current job is to go in and out of these foreign-related hotels every day, and then observe the Hong Kong businessmen in the lobby, and of course Lou Xiao'e.

For this reason, Cao Zhiqiang also bought a three-piece suit for Shen Zhenhua. When the time came, he put some hair cream on his head, put on plain glasses, carried a leather bag under his arm, and put on big-toe black leather shoes, and he immediately became a different person.

Same.

It would not be difficult at all if he wore this outfit, walked in and out of various high-end foreign-related hotels all day long, and sat in the hotel lobby reading newspapers and drinking coffee.

Of course, the funds for reading newspapers and drinking coffee were all provided by Cao Zhiqiang.

For eyeliner, of course you need to have enough money.

Of course Shen Zhenhua is willing to do such a good job and he does it very enthusiastically.

For this reason, Cao Zhiqiang also gave this operation a codename, "Operation Fish Catching".

However, strictly speaking, this fishing operation has just begun and lasted for less than a week. It is said that the minimum deadline given by Cao Zhiqiang has not yet reached, so why did you call at this time?

"Hua Zi." Cao Zhiqiang reacted and quickly put away his thoughts, "What's the matter? You're calling me in such a hurry?"

"Boss!" Hua Zi said anxiously, "I saw the person you asked me to find!"

"Did you see it? Who was it? A Hong Kong businessman?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned slightly and said, "Hua Zi, didn't I tell you that after you find a target, you should observe him for at least a week?

If you don't leave for a week, come back and tell me, you haven't even been there for a week!

Don't be too impatient when doing things, you know?"

"It's not a Hong Kong businessman, it's a woman!" Hua Zi said quickly, "Boss, I saw the woman in the portrait you gave me!"

Cao Zhiqiang's eyes widened violently and he subconsciously raised his voice: "Nani? Have you seen Lou Xiao'e?"

"Yes." Hua Zi said quickly, "I don't know if that woman is the Lou Xiao'e you mentioned, and I don't dare to go and ask, but that woman is very handsome, and she does look almost exactly like the portrait you gave me.

"

"Where is that woman?" Cao Zhiqiang asked quickly.

"Jianguo Hotel!" Hua Zi said.

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang immediately said: "Is that woman still there?"

"She should still be here," Hua Zi said. "I saw that she was carrying her luggage and just checked into the hotel. She is still there now."

"I understand." Cao Zhiqiang said quickly, "Hua Zi, please stay at the Jianguo Hotel and don't leave. I'll go find you right now."

"Yes, boss!"

After hanging up the phone, Cao Zhiqiang quickly said to Qinghong: "Qinghong, I'm in a hurry now. I have to go out right away. It's very likely that I won't be back for dinner at night. You don't have to prepare my meal."

"Okay, I understand." Qinghong nodded and said, "Then be careful on the road."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled, then walked over and touched Qinghong's cheek: "Also, if I haven't come back at nine o'clock in the evening, you don't have to wait for me and go to bed early."

"It's okay, I'm not sleepy, I can wait for you to come back." Qinghong shook her head.

"Silly girl." Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, then put his head next to Qing Hong's ear and said, "You can't really come now, so you'd better go to bed early.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that when I come back and see you obediently waiting for me at home, I will go crazy and what will I do if something goes wrong?"

Qinghong lowered her head and bit her lip shyly: "You, you know how to tease me, but, but..."

"But what?"

"Who is Lou Xiao'e?"

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, and then he knew that the other party had misunderstood.

After laughing, Cao Zhiqiang winked at Qinghong and said, "Why, do you think I'm going to find another woman? Spend the night with another woman?"

Qinghong lowered her head and said nothing, the meaning was actually very obvious.

"Little fool!"

Cao Zhiqiang suddenly went over and touched Qinghong's head, and then laughed:

"I don't dare to mess with this Lou Xiao'e. Let's not mention that she is old enough to be my mother. Let's talk about her identity. She is now a big boss of a Hong Kong businessman, and she is also a fool. Oh, that is my Uncle He's

woman.

Things here are a bit complicated, I'll explain it to you in detail later.

In short, I came to her because I wanted to discuss business with her, and there was absolutely no other intention.

You still don’t know what I like about young people and what I don’t like about old people.

Besides, it just looks like it’s her, but it’s not necessarily her.”

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang laughed and rubbed Qinghong's head again: "Okay, I'm leaving. You should stay at home and look after the door, and don't think too much."

"Woof!" Qinghong suddenly raised her head, turned her hands into claws, elbows and shoulders, like a puppy, and gestured towards Cao Zhiqiang.

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "Qinghong, you've learned too much!"

Qinghong continued to curl her lips with teeth and claws: "I am the one who is close to the ink and the black! Woah woah!"

"Hahaha!"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and rubbed the top of Qinghong's head vigorously again.

"Although your humor is a bit cold, your appearance is pretty good.

A woman with a sense of humor will not have bad luck. Keep working hard in the future!"