Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

When Cao Zhiqiang walked out of the bathroom in his bathrobe, came to the door and opened the door, he immediately saw Qiao Yicheng outside the door.

Qiao Yicheng was out of breath at this time, sweat was visible on his forehead, and he had an extra cloth schoolbag slung across his body, which was obviously different from when he first came here.

Because Cao Zhiqiang remembered that when he brought Qiao Yicheng here for dinner before, he didn't have a schoolbag at all.

But now he had a schoolbag on him!

Coupled with the fact that he was panting and sweating on his forehead...

Damn it, he didn’t just run home, grab his schoolbag and come back again, right?

But why is he doing this?

I have already opened a room for him. He can obviously have a good sleep here, right?

Could it be that……

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang squinted his eyes, and then smiled: "Ah, it's 10%. What, you want to see me for something?"

Qiao Yicheng took a few deep breaths, looked around again, and then deliberately said calmly: "Can I go in and talk?"

"No problem." Cao Zhiqiang quickly stepped aside and said, "Please come in."

After Qiao Yicheng entered, Cao Zhiqiang closed the door and looked back at Qiao Yicheng, who was still standing in the corridor.

After smiling slightly, Cao Zhiqiang reached out and pointed to the sofa next to the coffee table in the living room: "Don't be formal, come, sit, sit down and chat."

After Qiao Yicheng sat down carefully, Cao Zhiqiang went to the refrigerator and took out two bottles of iced Coca-Cola.

Yes, there is a refrigerator in the living room of this suite, and there is real Coca-Cola in the refrigerator.

Refrigerators are easy to talk about, but Coca-Cola is really rare at this time. It's not that ordinary people can't afford it, it's that they can't drink it at all.

Although Coca-Cola Company signed a cooperation agreement with China as early as 1978, before the official establishment of a factory in China in 1981, domestic Coca-Cola during this period was basically purely imported.

It was not until April 1981, when Coca-Cola's first domestic bottling plant was officially put into operation, that there was domestically produced Coca-Cola.

However, the quantity of domestically produced Coca-Cola during this period was very small, and it was generally only supplied to foreign-related tourist hotels, and was not available in general department stores at all.

In fact, in 1982, domestically produced Coca-Cola was briefly on the market, and was officially sold to the outside world through the Peking Sugar, Tobacco and Liquor Company, which meant it could be sold to Chinese people for drinking.

Once launched, sales immediately boomed.

But later, for some unknown reason, a certain leader issued an instruction that Coca-Cola was not allowed to be sold to Chinese people, but only to foreigners. So Coca-Cola was not allowed to be sold to Chinese people again, and could only be sold in foreign-related hotels and the like.

For sale on premises.

In 1983, although it was slightly liberalized, Coca-Cola was still a rather mysterious thing because it was not sold in normal stores and could only be purchased in foreign-related places such as the Jinling Hotel.

Many people may have heard of Coca-Cola, but few have actually drank it.

However, at this time, very few Chinese people had heard of Coca-Cola. They were basically just people from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Most Chinese people probably had never heard of the name Coca-Cola.

It was only after 1986 that Coca-Cola really began to be known to the majority of domestic people.

At that time, Coca-Cola placed advertisements on 18 TV stations across the country at the same time. Because of the advertising effect, everyone became aware of this foreign brand.

Of course, strictly speaking, even if Coca-Cola is open to Chinese people at this time, most people will not be willing to buy it.

Because a bottle of Coca-Cola was very expensive at this time, costing 45 cents, which was about one-seventieth of an ordinary person's salary, so it was impossible for ordinary families to drink it as a drink every day.

In short, as a foreign hotel, it is normal for the Jinling Hotel to have Coca-Cola.

"Here!" Cao Zhiqiang handed an opened glass bottle of Coca-Cola to Qiao Yicheng, "Drink some Coke."

"Huh?" Qiao Yicheng said in surprise, "This is... Coca-Cola from the United States, right?"

"You also know that it is Coca-Cola from the United States?" Cao Zhiqiang said in surprise.

Qiao Yicheng nodded: "I've heard of it."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Yes, I forgot that you are from Nanjing and you are well-informed."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile: "Try it, it's actually not a rare thing, it's just an ordinary carbonated drink containing gas, it's just relatively rare in China, but because it's gasy and there's a trace amount of caffeine, it has a good refreshing effect.

"

Qiao Yicheng took a careful sip, then exhaled and exclaimed with admiration: "It really tastes good. It is indeed a foreign product."

Cao Zhiqiang just wanted to remind him that this was actually made in China.

But after thinking about it, I thought it was better to forget it. There is no need to explain this, and it is suspected of being pretentious.

Although Cao Zhiqiang is not particularly resistant to showing off, he still gets some points.

He found it boring to show off in front of Qiao Yicheng.

After drinking half a bottle of Coca-Cola himself, Cao Zhiqiang put down the glass bottle, walked to sit across from Qiao Yicheng, crossed his legs and said with a smile: "Yicheng, you are looking for me so late, what is going on, let's get straight to the point.

"

Perhaps because he had just drank two sips of Coca-Cola, Qiao Yicheng was no longer as out of breath as before.

However, when he heard Cao Zhiqiang's question, he was still a little nervous.

"I, I actually, um..."

Having said this, Qiao Yicheng swallowed, suddenly opened his schoolbag and took out a thick stack of certificates.

Afterwards, he put the certificate of award on the coffee table and pushed it to Cao Zhiqiang.

Seeing this situation, Cao Zhiqiang raised his eyebrows and thought that this was indeed the case.

This is a famous scene!

Although he already knew what he was going to do, Cao Zhiqiang still pretended to be confused and picked up the certificate: "What is this, your certificate?"

Qiao Yicheng took a deep breath again, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Cao Zhiqiang, who looked confused: "Brother Cao, I know that you are the one who actually adopted Simei. Uncle Chen is just your subordinate and only adopted Simei in name. Right?"

wrong?"

"Huh?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "Who told you? Simei?"

"Anyway, this is true, right?" Qiao Yicheng asked, "You are the one who really adopted Simei, and your status is higher than Uncle Chen. You are the real president, right?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, put down the certificate, and nodded: "Yes, that's right, so what?"

Qiao Yicheng took two deep breaths again, and then said: "Brother Cao, I, my grades are better than Si, and better than Sanli. I am still a league member and cadre in the class, and I have always been an outstanding student. I, I

I can do anything!”

Cao Zhiqiang nodded seriously: "Well, so what?"

Qiao Yicheng bit his lip and said with a red face: "So, so I think, no, please adopt me as well."

"Adopted with you?" Cao Zhiqiang pretended to be surprised.

"Yes!" Qiao Yicheng nodded quickly.

"I don't want much and I don't eat much. I study well and can do anything.

And I, I am very useful. I will grow up soon. When the time comes, I will definitely be able to help you.

So, please adopt me as well, okay?"

After hearing what Qiao Yicheng said, Cao Zhiqiang, who had expected it, put away his legs, straightened his back, and nodded seriously: "So that's it, I understand."

After saying this, Cao Zhiqiang touched his chin with a serious expression, and then asked: "Yicheng, if I adopt you, do you know what the consequences will be?"

"Consequences? What consequences?" Qiao Yicheng asked.

Cao Zhiqiang sighed and said: "Lao Chen and I, oh, Uncle Chen who is Simei's adoptive father, we are both from the capital. After we adopted Simei, we wanted to take him to the capital.

Although now, with planes, trains and buses, transportation is getting better and better, and it is not too difficult to get from Beijing to Nanjing.

But generally speaking, after we return to the capital, we will not come to Nanjing often. In fact, during the holidays, we can have Lili and Simei come back to see you once.

Of course, these are all minor issues.

The real problem is, we can adopt Lili and Simei, but you can't."

"Why?" Qiao Yicheng asked subconsciously.

"Because Lili and Simei are different from you." Cao Zhiqiang said.

"It's different, what's the difference?" Qiao Yicheng asked.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "It's simple, because Lili and Simei are both girls, and you are a boy."

Qiao Yicheng was stunned: "What's the problem with this? Do you mean you only like girls?"

"That's not true." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head kindly.

Well, actually in his heart, Cao Zhiqiang was nodding his head in affirmation.

Nonsense, if it weren't for the fact that Lili and Simei were both girls and good-looking, he wouldn't have bothered so much.

"No, what is that?" Qiao Yicheng was anxious.

"Don't be impatient." Cao Zhiqiang continued with an easy-going smile.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang sighed first, and then said:

"Yi Cheng, although our country has always advocated equality between men and women, I also recognize the equality of men and women. I don't think there is any superiority or inferiority between men and women, nor do I think that only men can carry on the family line. But I think so, which does not mean that

Others think so too.

In the current social atmosphere, men still have to carry on the family line, but women are not so important, because sooner or later they will marry outside.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, girls can be raised by others as early as possible, but unless it is absolutely necessary and they really cannot survive, any man with some backbone will not agree to give up his boys to others and let others raise them.

, with someone else’s surname.

Then, we talked with Comrade Qiao, oh, your father before.

From the words he spoke, I heard that he has deep feelings for you, loves you very much, and is quite reluctant to let you go.

Think about it, there are no parents in this world who don’t love their children.”

Hearing this, Qiao Yicheng smiled coldly and was about to open his mouth, but after looking at Cao Zhiqiang, he closed his mouth again.

Cao Zhiqiang saw this expression, but he still pretended not to know and continued:

"As for us, when we heard what Comrade Qiao said about his past, we felt the same and deeply felt his deep love for you.

So originally, when we heard what Lao Qiao said, Lao Chen and I couldn't bear it. We thought we should just let Simei stay instead of adopting Simei.

However, after hearing that we did not want to adopt Simei, Comrade Lao Qiao took the initiative to ask us to adopt Simei, and said that he could do it without paying a penny.

What he meant was that he made very little money and Simei would suffer hardships with him if she stayed, so it would be better to live a good life with us.

He only needs you, the second strong one, and Qiqi.

Because the three of you are all sons, you should keep them for the Qiao family to carry on the family line, and you must not be raised by others.

Moreover, he also said that if Lili and Simei were given to others to raise, no one would gossip about him.

But if a boy is given to others, everyone will laugh at him.

It was only after hearing these words that we agreed to re-adopt Simei.

In other words, it is okay for us to adopt Simei and Lili, and your father will agree, because they are girls who will get married sooner or later.

But you are different. You are a boy, and your father will never agree to our adoption.

That will make him unable to hold his head high in front of his colleagues, neighbors and relatives.

So, you are begging the wrong person when you come to beg me.

Because it's useless even if I agree to adopt you, your father won't agree.

As for adoption, both parents must agree before the formalities can be completed.

As long as one party disagrees, this matter cannot be done.

You see, we had a good discussion with Comrade Lao Qiao, but if we rashly propose to adopt you, your father will definitely be furious, do you understand?"

Qiao Yicheng frowned: "In other words, as long as my father agrees to let you adopt me, you can adopt me?"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded with a smile: "Of course, but your father must agree willingly and cannot be forced."

"Okay!" Qiao Yicheng stood up abruptly, "I'm going to convince my dad and let him..."

"Wait, wait a minute!" Cao Zhiqiang smiled and pressed his hands, "Sit down first, let's talk carefully."

Qiao Yicheng frowned and sat down again.

Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile: "I see you are a little nervous. Drink some Coke to soothe your nerves."

Qiao Yicheng pursed his lips, decisively picked up his bottle of Coca-Cola, and Dongdongdong drank half of the bottle.

After burping, Qiao Yicheng looked at Cao Zhiqiang quietly again, trying to see what else he wanted to say.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Yicheng, frankly speaking, I am not a rich second-generation official. Everything I have now is obtained by my own ability and of course some luck.

Of course, I don't want to brag to you about my abilities and achievements. This is meaningless.

What I want to say is that in my eyes, you and I are the same person.

Who is it? The one who takes on the burden of the family!"

As if he noticed that Qiao Yicheng started to frown, Cao Zhiqiang turned into a serious face and said: "Yicheng, although I still have a biological sister, when my mother passed away, she was far away in the southwest and could not come back at all, and there was no way

take care of me.

At that time, both of my parents were dead, and I had no relatives or friends around me. There was only one Cao Lili around me, who still needed my care, and she couldn't take care of me at all.

It can be said that when my mother passed away, I had to stand up and carry it myself, and no one could help me.

At that time, I wanted to escape and commit suicide, but I didn't succeed. Instead, I completely woke up.

As a result, early the next morning, I resolutely went to my mother's factory, knelt down in front of the factory director, and begged him to take me in.

The director of the factory took me in and made me a worker. With the consolation money collected by the factory workers, I was able to survive the most difficult period.

After that, I made a lot of money from the novels I wrote, and things became difficult for my family.

After that, the poems I wrote became an instant hit, and I became a famous local emerging poet and was appreciated by many people.

It was through that opportunity and some luck that I met several big leaders who also liked the poems I wrote. In addition, my eloquence was good and I was recognized by others, so I rose through the ranks and reached where I am today.

But no matter what, if I hadn’t kneeled down when I went to the factory, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

And the fact that you came to me today is similar to the way I went to the factory director to kneel down and beg for a job.

However, your situation is different from mine.

I had no father or mother at the time, and I had to raise an adopted sister, so I had no choice but to throw away my dignity to earn a living.

You are different. You still have a father who loves you and a brother who looks forward to you. You don't have to throw away your dignity and become someone else's child.

I see that your academic performance is very good, and you are in your senior year of high school this year, right?

In my opinion, as long as you study hard and perform normally, you will definitely pass this year's college entrance examination!

As long as you go to college, you can change your life by your own abilities without the help of others.

To be honest, I envy you so much. You have a father who can support you and help you. Then you only need to study hard and then take the college entrance examination and go to university.

I can't. Even if I want to continue going to school, it's impossible.

It's not that I couldn't pass the exam, but that I couldn't stop and didn't have time to go to school to study quietly and enjoy the life of a college student.

Because once I stop, those around me who are expecting me will be disappointed, and even many, many people will suffer.

As for why this is the case, I won’t be able to explain it to you for a while, and you don’t need to know it now.

If you are really angry, then wait until I get through the difficulties at hand, wait until you are admitted to college and grow up, and then I will explain to you one by one the difficulties I encountered during this period."

Having said this, Cao Zhiqiang stood up silently and came to the floor-to-ceiling window. While looking at the night outside the window, he put his hands behind his back, leaving his back to Qiao Yicheng.

After pretending for a while, Cao Zhiqiang sighed quietly and said:

"Yicheng, you only see my glamorous side now, but you don't know that I am struggling and facing many difficulties.

My current situation is like walking a tightrope on a cliff.

Below the steel wire is a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, surrounded by violent storms.

If I make one wrong step, not only will I fall into the abyss, but also the thousands of people behind me who are following me on the tightrope will be doomed!"

Having said this, Cao Zhiqiang turned around and looked at the frowning Qiao Yicheng with a serious face:

"So, Yi Cheng, I can't make any promises to you now, because even I don't know what will happen tomorrow.

Again, you, Lili and Simei are different.

You are a man and you must shoulder the lintel and responsibility of the Qiao family.

Don't say that your father won't let you go. Even if he can, you can't leave!

Your surname is Qiao, and you are the son of the Qiao family. What you do cannot live up to your surname!

Even if you don't like your father and hate him, what about your dead mother?

Do you think your mother would like you to be adopted by someone else and take someone else's last name?

Just like me, even when I was at my lowest point, I never thought about finding someone else to be my father or taking someone else's last name.

Even if I kneel down with others, I am just asking for a job, but not to change my last name.

A man should face difficulties without fear of danger and must be worthy of his ancestors!

If you think your father is not good, then stand up on your own, carry forward your surname and name, and let everyone see your determination and achievements!"

Having said this, Cao Zhiqiang paused, walked up to Qiao Yicheng, and patted his shoulder gently:

"Yicheng, I will make an agreement with you here. This agreement will last for one year.

If I can get through this difficulty and get out of the predicament this year, and you can go to college again, I will come and find you again.

But by then, I'm not here to adopt you, but to cooperate with you.

Because by that time, you will know my abilities and skills, and I will also be able to roughly know your abilities.

I hope that by then, our relationship will not be that of adopters and adoptees, but that of friends and partners.

Can you understand what I mean?"

When Cao Zhiqiang said this, Qiao Yicheng stood up abruptly and nodded excitedly: "Yes, I understand!"

"Very good!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded solemnly and happily.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang stretched out his right palm: "Come on, for one year, I will give you a high-five!"

Qiao Yicheng excitedly stretched out his right hand and high-fived Cao Zhiqiang.

After the high-five, Cao Zhiqiang put down his hand and smiled slightly: "The high-five is done, the oath is established!"

After that, Cao Zhiqiang's face suddenly straightened: "Yicheng, in order to respect you and for you to be able to face me openly in the future, I will not give you any help at this moment, not even a penny.

You have to get into college on your own!

I will also rely on my strength to lead my people out of trouble.

A year later, if you are admitted to college and I get out of this predicament, I will definitely come to you to be my brother, is that possible?"

"Yes!" Qiao Yicheng nodded excitedly, "In one year, we will be brothers!"