Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Chapter 535 No matter how close brothers and sisters are, they must also know how to behave appropriately.

Author: Tang Juyi

Chapter 535 No matter how close brothers and sisters are, they must also know how to behave appropriately.

"Brother, brother, I heard that you are going to Japan again? When will you go? Can you take me with you?"

Hearing Qiao Simei's series of questions, Cao Zhiqiang was stunned. Before he could think of how to answer, Cao Lili next to him objected with a straight face: "What are you talking about? Brother is going to do business, big things."

, it’s not just for fun. Besides, you have to go to school, so how can you have time to go?”

Qiao Simei pouted and said, "Can I take a day off?"

"What are you asking for?" Cao Lili continued to lecture her sister with a straight face, "Your homework is finally in the middle of the pack. If you ask for leave again and fail so many classes, you will definitely be at the bottom again. How can this be okay?"

"Then I can come back to make up lessons." Qiao Simei suddenly looked at Cao Lili with big eyes.

"Make up a lesson?" Cao Lili curled her lips, "I want you to make up a lesson. Either it hurts here or somewhere, it doesn't hurt somewhere, it just feels uncomfortable here. I don't believe you anyway."

Qiao Simei pursed her lips, turned to look at Cao Zhiqiang, and kept saying coquettishly: "Brother, brother, look at sister, she is bullying me again! Can you talk to her this time and agree to take me to Japan?"

I don’t need to go more than three days, just one week. I’ll only go for one week. I won’t miss much homework.

After I come back from Japan, I will study hard, make up for the missed homework, and ensure that my test scores are in the top thirty, okay?"

At this moment, Cao Lili suddenly put down her chopsticks, looked at Cao Zhiqiang with a serious face and said: "Brother, let me express my position first, this time, no matter what, you can't spoil Simei anymore!

She is still a child and has very poor self-control. If you continue to behave like this, she will really become useless!"

Qiao Simei rolled her eyes and quickly said to Cao Zhiqiang: "Brother, how about this? This time you take Sister Dongfang to Japan with you! In this case, she can teach me my lessons there, so that I can

You can play and don’t have to worry about missing out on your homework.”

Speaking of this, Qiao Simei turned to look at Xiang Dongfang, who was just smiling and eating without interrupting: "Sister Dongfang, don't you know Japanese? Let's go to Japan together, and you can teach me some Japanese!"

"Qiao Simei!" Cao Lili stared at Qiao Simei, "That's enough for you, don't push yourself further!"

Seeing that Cao Lili was angry, Cao Zhiqiang quickly smoothed things over: "Okay, okay, stop arguing and have a good meal. Why are you making a fuss over a trivial matter?"

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang said to Qiao Simei: "Simei, my trip to Japan this time is indeed a business matter, not much personal matter. It is not appropriate to take you there because I don't have time to play around with you.

And your sister is right, it's school time now and you can't miss your homework.

How about this, when you are on your winter vacation, I will take you to Japan to soak in hot springs, ski, and have a lot of fun, how about it?"

When Qiao Simei heard this, she blinked and said, "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "But there is a premise. In the final exam before the winter vacation, you must be among the top twenty in the class. If you can do it, I will take you there. If you can't do it, then forget it.

Already."

"Top twenty?" Qiao Simei immediately frowned, "This is too difficult."

"What's so difficult?" Cao Zhiqiang said, "Look at your sister, who used to be over thirty in the class, but now she ranks eighth in her grade in the quiz."

Upon hearing this, Cao Lili said quickly: "Thanks to Sister Dongfang for her good teaching. Without her tutoring me day and night and teaching me many tips, I would not have progressed so fast. So, brother,

You have to thank people properly and give them some gifts."

When Cao Zhiqiang heard this, he quickly raised a cup of tea and said to Xiang Dongfang: "Dongfang, my sister is right. Thanks to your help, my two sisters' grades have improved rapidly. I am here to thank you with tea instead of wine.

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Xiang Dongfang quickly raised his tea cup: "President, you killed me. I deserve this. After all, you let me live in such a good house and didn't charge me rent. It's me who should be grateful."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled, shook his head and stood up: "Dongfang, your words are too polite. In fact, I have wanted to express my gratitude to you for a long time, but I just never had the chance.

After all, you not only tutored Lili and Simei, but also helped my girlfriend Qinghong a lot.

Qinghong kept telling me that she wanted me to thank you very much. After all, you helped her a lot. Without you, she would not be able to keep up with the progress of college.

It's just that she has to study in the evening now, so she can't come over to have dinner with us.

But it doesn’t matter, I’ll thank you on her behalf first, and it will be the same if she thanks you alone later.”

Xiang Dongfang stood up and said, "It's really not necessary."

Cao Zhiqiang said: "Hey, if you continue to shirk, you are looking down on me. Besides, this isn't wine, it's just tea. Come on, let's touch one first."

Hearing what Cao Zhiqiang said, Xiang Dongfang had no choice but to clink the tea cups with Cao Zhiqiang, but when they clinked the cups, the rim was deliberately lower than Cao Zhiqiang's.

Cao Zhiqiang didn't force himself. After clinking glasses with each other, they drank up the tea in each other's cups before sitting down again.

After Xiang Dongfang also sat down, Cao Zhiqiang laughed: "Dongfang, don't be formal. I told you, this is a private family dinner, and we are all old friends, so there is no need to be cautious."

Xiang Dongfang chuckled, but still sat aside politely.

Seeing her like this, Cao Zhiqiang sighed secretly and said nothing more.

I thought that this second-generation official would be as free and easy as before, but who knew that she would be so cautious about herself now, which was a bit beyond Cao Zhiqiang's expectation.

But soon, Cao Zhiqiang stopped thinking about this. After all, this time it was really just a family dinner, and the only people eating together were him, Cao Lili, Qiao Simei and Xiang Dongfang.

There was supposed to be Wu Qinghong, but Wu Qinghong had classes in the evening and didn't come.

As for why I ate this meal, it was actually mainly because I listened to Wu Qinghong’s suggestion and came here specifically to thank Xiang Dongfang.

Because Cao Zhiqiang heard from Wu Qinghong that during this period, Xiang Dongfang, after returning from get off work, not only had to make up lessons for Cao Lili and Qiao Simei, but also Wu Qinghong, and was often busy until late at night.

That's okay. Dongfang's tutoring on key items is very efficient. He basically answers all questions and is very patient.

Leaving aside the situation of Cao Lili and Qiao Simei, at least Wu Qinghong herself feels that she has benefited a lot.

Wu Qinghong's original academic foundation was insufficient. She was able to get into college only because of Cao Zhiqiang's cheating.

Therefore, once Wu Qinghong entered college, she soon felt that it was difficult, but she was only in the first half of her freshman year.

In order to catch up with the progress and avoid being an undergraduate, Cao Zhiqiang recommended Xiang Dongfang to Wu Qinghong as Wu Qinghong's tutor.

After Wu Qinghong gave it a try, she immediately felt Xiang Dongfang's ability, so in order to catch up with her study progress and increase the efficiency of tutoring, she simply moved out of her courtyard house and lived with Xiang Dongfang.

Xiang Dongfang lived with Cao Lili and Qiao Simei, so after Wu Qinghong came over, she could also enhance her relationship with her two future sisters-in-law, which could be said to serve multiple purposes.

To be honest, at the beginning, Wu Qinghong was a little inferior and worried. After all, she found that her talent, learning and temperament were not as good as Xiang Dongfang's, and Xiang Dongfang was also Cao Zhiqiang's personal secretary. In theory, the contact time between the two would be longer than hers, which would be very difficult.

I'm afraid that Cao Zhiqiang will fall in love with someone else.

After all, compared with Xiang Dongfang, Wu Qinghong felt that she was inferior everywhere.

Fortunately, Gu Zhenzhen enlightened Wu Qinghong in time, told Wu Qinghong her strengths and weaknesses, and taught her what to do.

According to Caregiver Zhenzhen, since the knowledge and temperament cannot be compared, then the mind can be compared.

Just like the first wives in ancient times, they may not be as talented and beautiful as their concubines, but as long as they are not jealous and are generous enough, they can still hold a man's heart.

In other words, Wu Qinghong should not compare herself with other women who are not good at it, but should give full play to her own advantages.

What is Wu Qinghong's advantage is that she and Cao Zhiqiang were the earliest, and she was Cao Zhiqiang's officially recognized girlfriend.

As long as Wu Qinghong doesn't do anything wrong and doesn't make Cao Zhiqiang annoying, then she will have a first-mover advantage and have a very important place in Cao Zhiqiang's mind.

As for other women, since they can't be stopped and can't be compared with each other, then let's just not compare them and show an open and tolerant attitude.

The more this happens, the more it will make men feel guilty, and it will also make other women feel guilty, which will allow them to maintain their status.

Wu Qinghong had no choice but to adopt this method and tried it on Yu Yuanyuan, and the results were remarkable.

Not only that, Wu Qinghong also talked to Xiang Dongfang in private and made it clear that she had no objection to Xiang Dongfang liking Cao Zhiqiang. She also said that she had no objection to Xiang Dongfang being good to Cao Zhiqiang. It was even okay for the two women to serve the same husband. As long as Cao Zhiqiang liked it, Xiang Dongfang agreed.

She has no problem here.

It was these remarks that frightened Xiang Dongfang and made him feel awkward.

You know, although Xiang Dongfang has a good impression of Cao Zhiqiang, it is just a kind of admiration for Qiang and the love of finding similar people.

After all, Xiang Dongfang himself is a genius, and she thinks Cao Zhiqiang is also a genius, so when geniuses talk to geniuses together, they will feel very relaxed and have common topics.

Unlike chatting with other vulgar ordinary people, Xiang Dongfang always feels very painful.

However, no matter how comfortable I felt when I was with Cao Zhiqiang, I still felt proud in my bones.

Let Xiang Dongfang be a mistress, or even compete with other women for a man's favor, which she can't do.

Therefore, Xiang Dongfang not only repeatedly told Wu Qinghong that she had no such idea and that her relationship with Cao Zhiqiang was just a normal working relationship, but she also wanted to find an opportunity to discuss the situation with Cao Zhiqiang.

She never had a chance before, but now, she seems to have found an opportunity.

"President Cao." Xiang Dongfang suddenly said after considering his words, "That's right, I recently found a new house, which is pretty good, so I want to move out in the near future. I want to tell you."

"New house? Move out?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "Dongfang, what's wrong? Are you not satisfied with the original house?"

"Yes, Sister Dongfang." Cao Lili also followed, "Did we do something wrong? Or do you think we are too annoying?"

"No." Xiang Dongfang chuckled, "It's just that, thanks to President Cao, my income has been pretty good recently, so I want to rent a house alone and have a separate space."

Speaking of this, Xiang Dongfang looked at Cao Lili and Qiao Simei, smiled slightly and said: "I'm not saying that it's not good to live with you, nor that I don't like you or find you annoying, but sometimes, my sister wants it too."

A place of solitude where one can have a good rest.”

"Ah, I understand!" Qiao Simei suddenly said, "Sometimes, I also want to have a space where I can be alone, a place where no one is around. I can understand Sister Dongfang's thoughts and feel the same way!"

After glaring at Qiao Simei, Cao Lili looked at Xiang Dongfang: "Sister Dongfang, did you really move out because you hated us?"

"It's really not." Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly, "I like you quite a lot, but you don't have to be together all the time. It might be better to have a little distance and space between each other, don't you think?"

"Then will you still come to tutor us?" Cao Lili asked.

"Of course I will." Xiang Dongfang smiled and said, "The house I rent is not far from your home, and I will go to make up lessons for you every night, and then go back after finishing the lessons."

"This is not good." Cao Zhiqiang suddenly said, "Although there are strict crackdowns on crime everywhere, it is still not safe for a girl like you to walk at night every day."

"It's okay." Xiang Dongfang said with a smile, "I basically take the high road, it's okay."

Cao Zhiqiang touched his chin, stood up suddenly and said, "Lili, Simei, you eat first. Dongfang, come out with me for a moment."

After saying that, Cao Zhiqiang walked out of the room first and waited in the staircase corridor outside the door.

Soon, Xiang Dongfang also opened the door and came out, then closed the door.

"President Cao." Xiang Dongfang, who followed, smiled and asked, "What instructions do you have?"

Cao Zhiqiang looked at her and then at the door: "Nothing. I'm full. I want to take a walk. You come with me."

After saying that, Cao Zhiqiang went downstairs first.

Xiang Dongfang frowned, but still followed Cao Zhiqiang's back door and went downstairs together.

As a result, as soon as they came downstairs, the door opened, revealing Cao Lili and Qiao Simei.

"Sister." Qiao Simei looked eager to try, "Should we follow?"

Cao Lili frowned, then shook her head: "Forget it, brother has made it clear that he wants to talk to Sister Dongfang alone, and he has made it clear that he doesn't want us to hear it, so it's better not to force it, otherwise it will be bad if he is discovered."

"Don't you want to know what brother said to Sister Dongfang?" Qiao Simei said, "It may have something to do with Sister Dongfang's departure or stay."

Cao Lili said: "Whether they go or stay, that's their business. It doesn't matter whether we follow the past or not. On the contrary, following the past may be counterproductive. I think it's better to be honest and stay at home.

It would be best if my brother could convince Sister Dongfang to stay.

If it doesn't work, Sister Dongfang still has to leave, then we will accept it honestly."

Speaking of this, Cao Lili closed the door and said to Qiao Simei with a serious face: "Simei, I solemnly tell you again, don't think that my brother's kindness to us is natural, especially for you.

Don't think so.

My brother is good to us because he is good to others, but if you are always so ignorant of propriety, you are wearing down your brother's patience.

If you keep doing this, what if one day my brother gets impatient and doesn't want to take care of us anymore, what should we do?"

"No!" Qiao Simei shook her head, "Brother Cao is not that kind of person, he will not ignore me."

"How do you know it's not possible?" Cao Lili said seriously, "In this world, anything can happen, and no one owes anyone anything.

Being able to be brothers and sisters with our brother is our blessing. We must cherish our blessing and not waste it.

I'm not saying that you should be a yes-man to your brother, but I'm saying that you should at least be sensible and stop causing trouble for your brother all the time.

We will do well what we are expected to do, and it is best not to mention things we are not expected to do, or some excessive demands.

For example, if you want to go to Japan, your brother can take the initiative to bring it up, but you can't take the initiative to bring it up.

If the elder brother takes the initiative to bring it up, that's because he has good intentions, but if you take the initiative to bring it up, it's just being coquettish, which is a recipe for disaster.

Sister, sister, she is all for our own good.

Do you still want to go back to your original home and live in that poor life?"

Qiao Simei immediately shook her head: "I don't want it, I don't want to go back, and I don't want to live the same life again!"

"Then be an obedient child." Cao Lili said, "At least don't always cause trouble for your brother. You should do your duty, and your brother will definitely benefit from you."

"But, but..."

"But what?"

Qiao Simei frowned: "But when I see my brother, I can't help it! I feel very happy when I see him, and then I say a lot of things that I can't help but say, and they're all out of my head."

Cao Lili sighed: "Then you should talk less in the future, or try to come with me, and I will help you check.

Simei, I really do this for your own good!

No matter how close brothers and sisters are, they should know how to behave, not to mention that we are not related by blood to our brother, so we should know how to behave even more, do you understand?"

Qiao Simei pouted and said, "I'll try my best."

"It's not about trying your best, it's about doing it!" Cao Lili said, "Forget it, I've told you many times, I won't say anymore, go back to the room to do your homework, and I will supervise you personally."

"Ah?" Qiao Simei was dumbfounded, "Now?"

"Of course." Cao Lili said with a straight face, "It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on anyone else, especially once Sister Dongfang leaves here, you will have to learn self-discipline and learn to control yourself.

Now, you have to get used to it first, and let me help you with self-discipline first!"

Qiao Simei pursed her lips: "But I'm not full yet!"

Cao Lili narrowed her eyes and stared at Qiao Simei without saying a word.

Qiao Simei frowned and pursed her lips again: "Okay, okay, I can't go. Really, there's no such thing as a sister like you."

After saying that, Qiao Simei reluctantly went back to her room to do her homework, while Cao Lili followed closely next to her, watching her do her homework.

"Sister!" Qiao Simei took out her homework and looked at Cao Lili, who was standing next to her with a straight face. "With such a straight face, I, I can't write!"

Cao Lili was unmoved: "Who told you not to do your homework earlier? If you were like me, you would have finished your homework early after school. Didn't you just have fun first? Why did you put it off until now?"

Qiao Simei said: "Then I've always been like this, and I'm not you."

"You won't be allowed to do this from now on." Cao Lili said, "From now on, you are not allowed to go anywhere after school. Go home immediately. I will personally watch you do your homework. You are not allowed to go anywhere until you finish your homework, and you are not allowed to play with anything.

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"Okay, okay." Qiao Simei said, "Even if this happens, it will be in the future. If you look at me now, I really can't write it."

Cao Lili nodded: "Okay, wait a moment, I'll get my textbook, and then I'll review my homework next to you, and you can do your homework without hindering each other."

After saying that, Cao Lili stood up and went back to her room to get her textbooks and exercise books.

Seeing Cao Lili leave her room, Qiao Simei suddenly put her head in her hands and sighed: "Oh, my sister is so annoying, my life is so miserable!"

(End of chapter)