Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Now that you have an idea, you must implement it as soon as possible. Even if all aspects are not mature yet, you can make some advance preparations first.

Ever since, in the following time, Cao Zhiqiang no longer talked about work matters with Cao Jiajia, but only talked about some household matters.

During this period, Cao Jiajia mentioned that before, when Cao Zhiqiang went shopping, the neighbors in the courtyard came to congratulate him.

"That's it." Cao Zhiqiang said with disdain, "Sister, what do you think?"

Cao Jiajia sighed: "How else can I look at it? I used to not be very conspicuous in this courtyard, and no one was ever so enthusiastic towards me.

Now that I have been away for such a long time and I have long been estranged from everyone, yet to be so popular when I come back is obviously not my fault."

After looking at Cao Zhiqiang, Cao Jiajia said: "They are not here for me, but for you. I am so popular because of you, I understand this."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Sister, what do you think?"

"What else can I think?" Cao Jiajia said, "If you ask me, in this courtyard, except for Aunt Yi and Uncle Silly, oh, and that Lou Xiao'e from before, there is no good person.

If it weren't for you and I didn't reach out to hit the smiling person, I wouldn't give them a good look!"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "It's rare for you to have this understanding."

"What, you don't like me to associate with them?" Cao Jiajia said, "Then I won't associate with them in the future."

"That's not necessary." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "Sister, after all, you live here, it's not appropriate to not interact with them at all.

It's actually very simple. Just remember one thing and don't get involved.

Anyway, you don’t want to get involved in anything that happens in the courtyard.

Don't take the initiative to visit other people's homes. You should entertain others when they come to your home, but you should never go to other people's homes unless necessary.

My nephews are told not to play with other children. They usually play in this yard except when they go to school.

In other words, my two nephews would rather play with the children in other courtyards than with the other neighbor children in this courtyard.

If someone gives you a gift, just accept it and return a gift of similar value later. You don't owe any favors.

If others ask you to do something, you will shirk them and refuse to accept anything.

Anyway, if you don’t ask for help or help others, just close the door and live your own little life.

As time goes by, they will understand what is going on and will not bother you again.

You don’t have to worry about family finances, work, or the schooling of your two nephews.

As long as your brother is here, you will definitely be indispensable for these things.

If you are really bored and want to find someone to chat with, you can go to Houhai to find Qinghong and her mother.

If you really can't, if something really happens, you can call me.

We are all members of the same family, and we have a lot to talk about in common, don’t you think?”

Cao Jiajia nodded: "Okay, I will listen to you, but..."

"But what?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

Cao Jiajia looked around and lowered her voice: "Have you thought about how to give Qinghong's mother an explanation?"

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned: "Explain, what do you mean? You mean getting married? But Qinghong is going to college. If she gets married, she won't be able to go to college. Has this been made clear before?"

"That's not what I'm talking about." Cao Jiajia said, "I mean, have you ever thought about arranging for Qinghong's mother to come to the capital to work?"

"Arrange Qinghong's mother to work in the capital?" Cao Zhiqiang said in surprise, "Sister, is this your intention or Qinghong's mother's?"

"That's what I mean." Cao Jiajia said, "But in my opinion, Meifen, also known as Qinghong's mother, should also have this idea."

"Are you sure?" Cao Zhiqiang asked suspiciously.

"Of course." Cao Jiajia smiled and said, "Think about it, if Qinghong's mother didn't want to stay, why didn't she leave until now? Isn't it obvious that she wants to stay, but she's embarrassed to say it?"

"This..." Cao Zhiqiang thought for a while, "Sister, this is not a trivial matter. You must first understand the person's true intention. You can't just rely on guessing."

"That's no problem." Cao Jiajia said with a smile, "I just happened to miss Meifen too. If I don't want to settle down, I'll go talk to her tomorrow.

When the time comes, I will speak up personally and ask her what she means for you, what do you think?"

"This is best." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"Zhiqiang," Cao Jiajia said, "If I really want to stay and work here, can you make arrangements?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Of course.

I don’t dare to say anything else. If you want to arrange a job for Auntie, that’s absolutely fine.

After all, my aunt is a real doctor, and her level is high. I just need to find connections here, and it will not be difficult to arrange for her to enter the hospital.

It's hard to say big hospital, but if you want to go to the factory-run hospital in our factory, it's very easy.

I am very familiar with the leader. I only need to say hello to the leader and it is not difficult to arrange for the aunt to come into the factory to run the hospital.

Including your affairs, it’s not difficult either.”

"That's good." Cao Jiajia said with a smile, "I know you are capable, so should I really ask her?"

"Yeah." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "But sister, if you ask, just ask. Don't be arrogant. If someone doesn't want to come, don't force it.

I said first that I can arrange aunt's work, but uncle, I mean Qinghong's father, I can't arrange it."

"Why?" Cao Jiajia asked, "You can arrange for Qinghong's mother to come over, but why can't you arrange for Lao Wu to come over too? How nice would it be to have a family reunion?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Sister, do you know why Qinghong left me in the first place? It was because she was fed up with her father, and it was not Xiaogen's fault."

After a short pause, Cao Zhiqiang said: "Since you are my sister, I won't hide anything from you.

In fact, I wasn't the one who abducted Qinghong at the beginning. It was Qinghong who kept begging me and even threatened her with death. I was afraid that she really couldn't get over it and had no other choice, so I reluctantly agreed to take Qinghong away.

I originally thought that after bringing Qinghong over, I would let her relax and then let her go back.

But although she felt much happier after coming here, she must not mention her father.

As long as her father is mentioned, she will be unhappy and silent.

I can see that Qinghong doesn't care about her father yet and doesn't want to see him.

And I think you know better than me that Uncle Wu, Qinghong's father, is impulsive and unreasonable at all.

What if you say, I brought Uncle Wu here, but Uncle Wu repaid the favor and reported me for abducting his daughter? What should I do?

Uncle Wu is now in the southwest, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and Qinghong is already an adult, so he can't do anything to me.

But if I bring Uncle Wu to my side and he comes to my work every three days to make trouble for me, how can I still work?

Even if you don't make trouble for me, after Uncle Wu comes, there will be troubles every three days, how can you live with the troubles? "

"It makes sense." Cao Jiajia nodded, "So, you only want to arrange for Qinghong's mother to come over, but not Qinghong's father to come over?"

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang said.

"Sister, I'm not a very kind person, I don't have that much kindness to show for it.

Qinghong is mine now, and it is natural for me to think about her.

And Qinghong likes her mother, and Qinghong's mother is also more sensible. It's no problem to ask Qinghong's mother to come over and help take care of Qinghong when she has nothing to do.

But I really can’t control Qinghong’s father, and I don’t want to see him, so it’s better to have less contact with him.”

"But in this way, it is equivalent to dividing the family." Cao Jiajia frowned.

"That can't be helped." Cao Zhiqiang said calmly, "Some people must pay a certain price for doing certain things."

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang said again: "Well, I'll go back and ask Qinghong privately. If Qinghong wants her father to come over, of course I have no problem, but if Qinghong doesn't want to... then I'm sorry, I can only stand by Qinghong."

The red one!"

"I understand, I understand." Cao Jiajia nodded.

"One more thing." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Sister, I have a foster sister, you know this, right? The girl our mother adopted in Nanjing."

"I know, what's wrong?" Cao Jiajia asked.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "It's nothing. You have been here for many days. It's time to find an opportunity for everyone to sit down and meet each other. What do you think?"

Cao Jiajia smiled: "Of course that's no problem, whenever you want, it's up to you!"

"Okay, then am I really determined?" Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile.

"Definitely." Cao Jiajia said with a smile, "Actually, I have wanted to meet this sister for a long time, but you have never mentioned it, and I am too embarrassed to mention it.

Now since you brought it up, of course I want to meet you."

"Let's do this." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Tomorrow is Saturday. Tomorrow night, I will be the host. How about we find a place to get together and get to know each other?"

"Okay, it's up to you!" Cao Jiajia smiled, "That's it!"

After talking about this, Cao Zhiqiang no longer talked about business matters with Cao Jiajia, but talked about family matters.

We waited for the workers to move all the household appliances and furniture into the home, place them all under Zhang Qianjin's command, and clean them before everything was finished.

Afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang gave five yuan to each worker who came to move things, which immediately made everyone happy.

Afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang excused himself that the work unit was still busy, and left with the others cheering.

Only a brand new home is left.

At this time, Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan, who were hiding in the east wing, couldn't bear it anymore and immediately ran out to look at the home appliances.

Touch the refrigerator, then the washing machine, and finally the large color TV.

The joy is beyond words.

"Mom, this is really a refrigerator!" Xia Wenfang looked at the refrigerator with a smile, "With this, can I eat popsicles in the summer?"

"Yes, of course." Cao Jiajia came over with a smile, "Not only can you eat popsicles, but you can also eat iced watermelon."

"Great, great!" Xia Wenfang clapped her hands, "It's great here, much better than our home."

"There is also a color TV!" Xia Wenxuan touched the color TV and said, "Mom, when I used to go to school, the monitor's house had a black and white TV. I went to his house to watch cartoons. They were really good.

Then our TV is bigger than the squad leader’s, and it’s also in color, isn’t that more powerful?”

"Of course." Cao Jiajia said with a smile, "This is a large color TV that ordinary people can't buy."

"Uncle is so awesome!" Xia Wenfang came over and said, "You can live in such a big house and buy so many electrical appliances that ordinary people can't buy."

"Yes, uncle is so awesome!" Xia Wenxuan also nodded, "But, Mom, since uncle is so awesome, why didn't he come to pick us up earlier?

If he could pick us up earlier, wouldn't I be able to watch a big color TV earlier?"

"Silly boy!" Cao Jiajia sighed, "Your uncle also had a hard life in the past. It was after your grandma passed away that he repented, and then he devoted himself to his career, and finally became what he is today."

Speaking of this, Cao Jiajia began to educate her children: "So, Fangfang, Xuanxuan, you must also follow your uncle's example. You must study hard and make progress every day, so that you can be successful in the future and be as powerful as your uncle."

"Yeah!" The two children nodded at the same time.

But soon, the older Xia Wenfang asked doubtfully: "But Mom, it seems that my uncle is not doing well in school, right? I heard that he doesn't seem to have graduated from high school?"

"His situation is special." Cao Jiajia frowned and said, "Your uncle's situation is more complicated. You... Oh, you don't understand it as a child. You will understand it when you grow up.

In short, you just need to remember that only by studying hard, going to school hard, and finally getting admitted to college can you have a good way out. Otherwise, you can only sweep the streets and continue to live the hard life we ​​used to have. Do you understand?

?”

"I understand." The two children said in unison again.

"Also." Cao Jiajia added, "When you meet your uncle in the future, you should be sweeter. You should be polite when calling others, you know?"

"I know." The two children spoke at the same time again.

Well, this is not actually a tacit understanding, but practice makes perfect.

In fact, Cao Jiajia and Xia Siming always like to teach their children verbally.

As time goes by, both children have become accustomed to it, and it has become instinctive to agree, but won't they become more and more consistent?

However, Cao Jiajia was very proud of herself and felt that this was a testament to her good tutoring, which made her two children so polite.

"Mom!" Xia Wenfang said at this time, "When will the refrigerator be used? Why isn't it plugged in yet?"

"Why are you so anxious?" Cao Jiajia said with a smile, "Your uncle said that the refrigerator is very valuable. It has just been brought here and placed. It must be parked for at least an hour before it can be powered on."

"What about the color TV?" Xia Wenxuan looked at the big color TV and asked, "When can I watch TV? I want to watch cartoons!"

"The same goes for TV." Cao Jiajia said, "Turn on the power after an hour. Besides, it seems that there are no cartoons to watch during the day. Maybe in the evening, there will be cartoons in the evening."

"That's great." Xia Wenxuan said happily, "I can finally watch cartoons again."

"Look at you like that." Cao Jiajia said with a smile, "We were at your uncle's house before. Didn't you look at it less?"

Xia Wenxuan said: "That's different. It's my uncle's house. The TV belongs to my uncle, not ours. I don't dare to talk nonsense.

For example, I want to watch cartoons, but Sister Qinghong’s mother is watching other programs, how dare I compete with her? "

"That's right." Cao Jiajia sighed, "No matter how good someone else's is, it's still someone else's. After all, it's your own that you feel most at ease with."

Xia Wenfang said: "But mom, wasn't my uncle also bought these? Are these considered ours?"

"Forget it, of course." Cao Jiajia raised her chest and raised her head, "Your uncle gave it to us, so it is naturally ours. Do you understand?"

"Oh." Xia Wenfang nodded, "When you give your things to others, they become theirs and no longer belong to you. Is this what you mean?"

"Yes, that's it." Cao Jiajia smiled and nodded.

"Then why did uncle give us these things?" Xia Wenfang asked again.

"Isn't this simple?" Cao Jiajia explained with a smile, "My relationship with your uncle is just like your relationship with Xuanxuan.

If you give a piece of candy to your brother, or your brother gives a piece of candy to you, do you still need to ask why?

Of course it should be!”

"Oh." Xia Wenfang nodded, "So, my mother's things belong to my uncle, and my uncle's things belong to my mother?"

"This..." Cao Jiajia was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Absolutely."

"So that's it." Xia Wenfang said thoughtfully, "Then I understand, so these things should be given to us by my uncle, because they are also my mother's in the first place, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's it." Cao Jiajia smiled, "Okay, don't ask, it makes me have a headache! I'm tired, I'm going to take a break, you can go play by yourself, but don't go out of the yard, do you hear me?

"

"Yes!" Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan answered in unison.

After saying that, the two children ran away together and continued playing on the seesaw.

"Oh, children." Cao Jiajia looked at the energetic man and woman, smiled and shook her head, "It's just different from adults."

After saying that, Cao Jiajia looked up at the sky: "Beijing, I'm finally back."