Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Not to mention how Wu Zemin and Zhao Meifen beat their little Jiujiu in private, Cao Zhiqiang and Wu Qinghong didn't stay long after lunch, and soon left the courtyard house in Houhai on the pretext of being busy with work.

It is true that he is busy with work, but there is another reason. Cao Zhiqiang can't stand Wu Qinghong's enthusiasm.

I don’t know if it’s because separation is better than newlyweds. After Wu Qinghong came back this time, she felt more attached to Cao Zhiqiang. Once there were no outsiders, she became even more unscrupulous and always secretly wanted to play poker with Cao Zhiqiang.

If there was nothing else to do in the afternoon, Cao Zhiqiang would certainly not mind playing a good game of poker with him.

But Cao Zhiqiang had a lot of things to do in the afternoon, and he always kept in mind what the old Chinese medicine doctor said, that is, his body was too weak and weak in all aspects, so before he could be recuperated, he must try to reduce the amount of interaction between men and women.

thing.

I didn’t say no, I just said to minimize it. This is already a great deal of face.

In fact, according to the old Chinese doctor, it is best to abstain from sex for a period of time.

It's a pity that Cao Zhiqiang really can't do this. He can only try to minimize that matter and take his medicine on time.

Of course, if Cao Zhiqiang was like other ordinary people and didn't have so many women, there wouldn't be any problem.

But before picking up Qinghong, Cao Zhiqiang had already fought fiercely with Hao Shuwen all night, so when he picked up Wu Qinghong today, he lacked enthusiasm.

But she is still young after all, and if she keeps rubbing shoulders with Qinghong Ershan, sooner or later she will not be able to bear it anymore.

So, just leave after eating and concentrate on work to divert your attention so as not to continue to be distracted.

After separating from Qinghong, Cao Zhiqiang went directly back to his room in the Peking Hotel and took a nap there first.

Well, Cao Zhiqiang once gave this executive room in the Peking Hotel to Yu Yuanyuan, but Yu Yuanyuan only stayed there for two days and left, so this became Cao Zhiqiang's long-term residence.

The reason why I have stayed here for a long time is that it is so comfortable to live here.

There is no need to cook or clean up, the environment is not bad, and safety is guaranteed. For now, is there any better place to live than here?

Apart from the fact that it's a little more expensive and it's not his own house, Cao Zhiqiang really doesn't think there's anything dissatisfying about the Peking Hotel.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang wanted to have a good sleep here and wake up naturally.

Unfortunately, not long after he fell asleep, he was woken up by a phone call.

When I answered the phone, I found out that it was a call from the publishing house, saying that there were two female students who had made an appointment with him for an interview.

Only then did Cao Zhiqiang remember that yesterday he agreed to interview Xiang Dongfang and talk to her about the official entry, and the time would be two o'clock this afternoon.

Frowning, Cao Zhiqiang subconsciously wanted someone to come over out of laziness.

But then I thought about it, it didn’t seem to respect the other party, and the less people knew about the hotel room I was staying in, the better.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang said into the phone: "Invite them to my office, get some tea, water, melon seeds or something, and ask them to wait for me there for a while, I will be there soon."

After hanging up the phone, Cao Zhiqiang forced himself to get up. After washing up a little, he made another cup of Geisha coffee. Then he put on his straight Chinese tunic suit and asked the hotel to call a Crown car to take him back to Hongguang Publishing House.

After returning to my office all the way, I happened to see two young girls sitting on the sofa chatting. One of them was Xiang Dongfang, and I didn't know the other one.

Seeing Cao Zhiqiang entering the door, the two young girls were stunned for a moment, but then they quickly stood up together.

"President Cao." Xiang Dongfang smiled and nodded first, "Sorry to bother you."

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "That's right. It should be because I was late and kept you waiting for a long time."

"No." Xiang Dongfang hadn't spoken yet. The very capable and refreshing girl next to him smiled and said, "We have just arrived, and you have a lot of things to do, so it's right for us to wait for you."

"You're really good at talking." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded to the strange girl, then looked at Xiang Dongfang, "Is this the classmate you mentioned?"

"Ah, yes." Xiang Dongfang nodded quickly, "Let me introduce you first. This is my junior school girl named Xu Jingli."

"Hello, President Cao." Xu Jingli took the initiative to extend her right hand and said with a generous smile, "I have long admired your name. My name is Xu Jingli. Nice to meet you."

"Oh." Cao Zhiqiang shook hands with the other party subconsciously, "No, no, it's just a false name."

"You are not an unworthy person." Xu Jingli said with a smile, "You know, many people in our class like your poems. Even our teacher was full of praise for your masterpieces and even talked about your poems.

Where’s the class?”

Cao Zhiqiang laughed: "Yeah, that's really ridiculous. I'm a person who hasn't graduated from high school. How can I let university teachers give lectures on my works?"

Xu Jingli smiled and said: "Academic qualifications are not the most important, the key is whether you have real talent and practical learning.

President Cao, although you have never gone to college, you have become famous all over the world at a young age, and you have also become the president of a publishing house. Such achievements cannot be matched by us college students.

What's more, I also heard that you participated in this year's college entrance examination preliminaries in Beiping City and achieved 26th place in the city. If nothing unexpected happens, it is certain that you will be admitted to university.

So, President Cao, you don’t have to belittle yourself, because your achievements have already left us far behind.

Excessive modesty is pride and hypocrisy. You are definitely not a proud and hypocritical person, right?"

"You, you, you." Cao Zhiqiang looked at Xiang Dongfang, "Where did you find the living treasure? You are so eloquent."

Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly: "Xu Jingli is excellent in both character and academics. She was also the school beauty of their class. Not only did she study well, she also actively participated in school activities. She was an active member of the student union and was quite famous.

To be honest, she took the initiative to beg me this time and begged me several times, so I had to bring her to see you."

"That's right." Xu Jingli said, "Coach Xiang..."

"Wait! Counselor Xiang?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "You mean, this Teacher Xiang is the counselor of your school?"

"That's right." Xu Jingli nodded, "She has been our counselor since I entered college for three years. Don't you know?"

"I really don't know." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and shook his head.

"President Cao." Xiang Dongfang said quickly, "Actually, I..."

"Don't worry yet!" Cao Zhiqiang smiled and waved his hand, "Now that we all know each other, don't stand and talk. Sit down. Sit down."

After everyone was seated, Xiang Dongfang took the initiative to pour a cup of tea to Cao Zhiqiang: "President Cao, you have tea."

"Thank you." Cao Zhiqiang thanked him and took a sip.

After drinking half a cup of tea slowly, Cao Zhiqiang put down the tea cup and smiled at Xiang Dongfang: "Teacher Xiang, since you have stayed in school as a counselor, why do you still want to come to my small temple?"

Xiang Dongfang was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Actually, I didn't want to hide it, but since it comes to this, I will tell the truth.

In fact, after I graduated that year, although I stayed at the school as a counselor, I only signed a three-year contract with the school. I was a contract employee of the school and had no formal establishment at all.

Originally, it was agreed back then that after a three-year probationary period, if there were no major problems, the teacher would be able to become a full-time teacher.

But in fact, three years are about to pass, and the transfer of organizational structure is far away.

Later, when I inquired about it, I found out that the school had no plans to increase its staff recently. Especially for a foreigner like me, it would be difficult for me to stay in the school as a teacher.

Although I also applied for graduate studies in the Department of Foreign Languages ​​while I was working as a counselor, the graduate major in the Foreign Languages ​​Department of our school is newly established. Although the academic qualifications are higher than those of ordinary undergraduates, the nature is similar to ordinary undergraduates.

In other words, if I graduate from graduate school, I still have to obey the regulations and return to Nanjing to work with a dispatch certificate. Basically, I will not be able to stay in the capital.

Unless I can find an official unit in Beijing to accept it.

I originally wanted to stay in school, but now it seems that if I want to stay in college and become a teacher, I don't have the qualifications at all, so I have to find another way.

Originally, I had no connections, but since I got to know you, I have discovered that you are here, and your publishing company fully meets all the conditions for accepting me.

So, that’s why I took the liberty to ask you if you could keep me so that I can stay in the capital."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "That's it."

After touching his chin and thinking for a while, Cao Zhiqiang suddenly looked at Xu Jingli, who was silent next to him, and smiled slightly: "Classmate Xu Jingli, please go out and wait a moment. I have something private to tell your counselor, is that okay?"

"Yes!" Xu Jingli stood up quickly, "You guys chat, I'll wait outside. Call me anytime after we finish chatting."

After saying that, Xu Jingli took the initiative to leave, and even closed the door after leaving, very well-behaved and sensible.

After Xu Jingli left, Cao Zhiqiang asked Xiang Dongfang: "Teacher Xiang..."

"I don't dare to take it seriously." Xiang Dongfang said quickly, "Just call me Xiaoxiang."

"How can that work?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said, "You are older than me, and you haven't officially become my employee yet. I'll just call you Teacher Xiang. When you become mine, it won't be too late to change your title."

Xiang Dongfang smiled and nodded, agreeing with this statement.

Cao Zhiqiang then said seriously: "Teacher Xiang, I already understand the purpose of your coming to apply for a job here.

To be honest, if you are an ordinary worker or a child of an ordinary rural area, I would not be surprised at all if you do this.

After all, for children from ordinary families, it is best to stay in the capital.

But the problem is, I heard that your father is Chang Wei, the provincial leader of Jiangnan Province, and a minister with real power, which means that you are actually the son of a real high-ranking cadre of the real power faction.

In this case, why do you insist on staying in the capital and not returning to Nanjing to develop?

Given your father's local status, wouldn't it be better for you to return to your hometown to develop than in the capital?

And even if you want to stay in the capital and not go back to your hometown, with your father’s energy and connections, there’s no reason why you can’t stay?”

Upon hearing this, Xiang Dongfang immediately frowned: "President Cao, who did you listen to about my father?"

"Don't worry about it." Cao Zhiqiang looked calm, "Anyway, someone told me."

Well, okay, it was actually Hao Shuwen who told Cao Zhiqiang that Xiang Dongfang's father was very awesome.

The reason? Of course, Hao Shuwen found out that Cao Zhiqiang's two younger sisters suddenly had a young and beautiful live-in tutor. She didn't know what her psychology was, so she went to find someone to investigate.

For ordinary people, it is difficult to find out Xiang Dongfang's family situation, but for people like Hao Shuwen, it is not difficult.

Hao Shuwen didn't even need to go to her parents, but directly went to some of her uncles and aunts who worked in the security department to find out Xiang Dongfang's situation.

It was through Hao Shuwen that Cao Zhiqiang discovered that the humble Xiang Dongfang was actually a disciple of a high-ranking cadre.

But it was also because of this that when he heard that Xiang Dongfang wanted to stay in the capital through Cao Zhiqiang's relationship, he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he made an appointment to meet formally here, in order to avoid his two sisters and ask him formally.

Ask about the situation.

If there is no problem, Cao Zhiqiang would certainly be happy to hire a top-notch subordinate.

But if there is any trouble, Cao Zhiqiang is not willing to wade into troubled waters.

Seeing that Xiang Dongfang was silent, Cao Zhiqiang said again: "Teacher Xiang, I have no other intention, but I have to figure out your true intention.

Otherwise, even though I am very prosperous now, it is actually just superficial and not worth mentioning in the eyes of big people.

If you stay through my relationship and your father becomes dissatisfied with me and gets angry with me, I can't fight against a local official like your father.

My little arms and legs can’t beat him.”

Upon hearing this, Xiang Dongfang chuckled, then shook his head and said, "Well, since you have such concerns, I will tell the truth."

After a short pause and sorting out his thoughts, Xiang Dongfang said seriously: "Yes, my father... is indeed that person. This is not wrong, but..."

After another pause, Xiang Dongfang continued: "It's just that my father's current wife is not my biological mother, and my younger brothers and sisters are not the same mother as me. Do you understand what I say?"

"Ah, that's right." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly: "Don't think too much about it. In fact, my father, my stepmother, and my younger brothers and sisters have always been very good to me.

It's just that when I was very young, my ideas were different from others.

Because when I was very young, I learned things very quickly and could learn them as soon as I could, so everyone liked me and said I was a child prodigy.

But I don’t really like others praising me as a prodigy, I don’t like that kind of family, and I don’t want to rely on the power of my parents to help me get something.

Ever since I knew that I was different from others, that others were not as good at learning as me, and that I heard others calling me a prodigy, I began to hide my clumsiness and deliberately stopped being so superhuman.

I deliberately got a few questions wrong every time I took an exam to control my scores. As a result, my academic performance began to decline and remained above average. I was no longer number one in every subject.

Sure enough, as I no longer stood out and dazzled, people gradually paid less attention to me and praised me less, and gradually treated me like an ordinary person, and even said that I was hurting Zhongyong.

But I am very happy because I enjoy the life of ordinary people and the feeling that they are kept in the dark by me.

I can’t explain the reason. In short, I just don’t like others calling me a prodigy, I don’t like other people’s envious eyes, and I don’t like being different.

Also, I don’t like the family that treats me very well. I don’t like it for anything else. I just don’t like it and don’t want to have anything to do with that family.”

After shaking his head, Xiang Dongfang continued: "I don't know why this is the case. I have said it to myself repeatedly, but I just hate that family and I just don't want to have anything to do with that family.

I wanted to stay away from that family since I was very young, and I didn't want people to know that I had any relationship with anyone in their family.

For this reason, even if I don't have my father's help, I can only live as an ordinary person and live a more difficult life.

I feel that life without them is the life I want."

Cao Zhiqiang frowned: "You hate your father?"

"No hate." Xiang Dongfang shook his head, "My father has always been very good to me, better than others."

"Then you hate your stepmother?" Cao Zhiqiang asked again.

Xiang Dongfang smiled: "My stepmother is also very good to me. She treats me as her own child. She even treats me better than her own child."

"What about your younger siblings?"

"My younger brothers and sisters have respected me since they were young and have never treated me badly."

"That's strange." Cao Zhiqiang scratched his head, "Then why do you want to stay away from a high-ranking family that treats you well?"

"I don't know either." Xiang Dongfang smiled and stroked the hair beside his ear, "Sometimes when I think about it carefully, I feel that I am very strange and hypocritical, but this is what I really think in my heart.

I really want to escape from that family, I really want to cut myself off from that family, and I don’t want to have anything to do with any of them. Of course, I also know that this is difficult, but I just can’t help thinking and doing it.

"

After sighing, Xiang Dongfang said: "So, I really want to stay on my own.

I took the exam for this university by myself, and I applied for staying in the university by myself. Even with your help, it was also through myself.

For no other reason than that, I just want to rely more on my own strength, stay far away from that family, and don’t interact with him if I can’t, that’s all.”

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully: "That's right. Although I don't quite understand why you did this, I probably know what you are thinking."

After thinking about it, Cao Zhiqiang said: "If that's the case, then of course I would be happy for you to stay, after all, talents like you are rare.

Let's do this. Later, I can find someone to say hello to your school, and let your relationship be with our publishing house. Everything will be treated as a formal intern cadre, so you can do whatever you want.

As for your specific job... By the way, you are in the Department of Foreign Languages, how about English and Japanese?"

Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly: "My majors are English and Japanese."

Cao Zhiqiang immediately said in Japanese: "In that case, can you converse in Japanese and English proficiently? Please speak in Japanese."

Xiang Dongfang was stunned, but nodded and answered in Japanese: "No problem, I can write daily conversations."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and then chatted with Xiang Dongfang for a while in Japanese and English.

Cao Zhiqiang was very satisfied after confirming that Xiang Dongfang was really proficient in Japanese and English, but his oral proficiency was slightly inferior to his own.

"Very good!" Cao Zhiqiang, who regained his Chinese skills, nodded, "In that case, you can be my personal secretary first. It just so happens that I will go to Japan in a while. During this period, you can practice your Japanese more.

Spoken English will be useful there."

Xiang Dongfang nodded: "Yes, I understand, thank you very much."

"Thank you." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and waved his hand, "Actually, for now, for someone like you who is proficient in two foreign languages ​​and has a graduate degree from a prestigious university, normally I can't get it. It's rare that you are willing to take the initiative.

If you come to me, as long as there is no big problem, of course I will get what you want."

"Then please take care of me." Xiang Dongfang said with a smile, "Also, you really surprised me today. I didn't expect that your English and Japanese are so good, even better than mine. You, you really are

Did you drop out of high school?"

"Yes, I really am." Cao Zhiqiang blinked.

"But who says that people who dropped out of high school can't be proficient in two foreign languages?

Not only can I speak English and Japanese, I can also speak Korean.

Of course, this may be unbelievable to others, but since you are a child prodigy, you should understand me."

Xiang Dongfang was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "So you are also a child prodigy! Moreover, you have been hiding your clumsiness since you were a child?"

"That's right, I am also a child prodigy, and I have been hiding my clumsiness since I was a child." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Don't tell anyone. I don't tell ordinary people. I just see that you are the same kind, so I tell you the truth."

Xiang Dongfang smiled: "Actually, even if you don't say you are a child prodigy, I'm afraid everyone will assume that you are a genius.

Because what you are doing now, ordinary people simply cannot do it, at least, they cannot write those good and popular poems!"

Cao Zhiqiang shrugged: "Originally, I wanted to continue hiding my clumsiness, but the environment didn't allow it! In order to survive, I can only reveal my strength as a genius."

After hearing what Cao Zhiqiang said, Xiang Dongfang nodded solemnly: "Indeed, I have heard about your past. You only broke out as a last resort after your mother passed away.

It seems that you and I are indeed the same kind of people."