Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 223 Uncle is coming (two chapters in one)

Li Weidong's new house has been built. The second-level courtyard is spacious and grand.

In order to match the courtyard, Li Weidong went to buy some mahogany furniture. It was basically impossible to buy this kind of furniture in Qinghe, so he had to ask someone to buy it in a big city in the south.

A set of rosewood dining tables and chairs cost Li Weidong 15,000 yuan, which is more expensive than a house. However, rosewood furniture is an old item and will be difficult to find even if you have money in future generations.

Treasure.

There are also several sets of wooden Taishi chairs, which are also made of rosewood and have relatively good carvings. Each chair costs several thousand yuan.

This was definitely a luxury item at the time.

Li Weidong still knows a little about mahogany furniture. After all, he was a rich man in his previous life, and some mahogany furniture is always indispensable in the homes of rich people.

The quality of the mahogany furniture that Li Weidong spent hundreds of thousands on in his last life is really not as good as what Li Weidong is shopping for now. In future generations, these rosewood furniture would have been plundered by wealthy people for their own homes, and there is no way to find them on the market.

Less than.

In fact, the mahogany furniture is not comfortable to sit on. It is so hard that it is definitely not as comfortable as lying on a fabric sofa. However, considering that we live in a courtyard, it is natural to match the situation with some mahogany furniture.

In addition to furniture, various household appliances are also provided.

The 18-inch color TV can no longer meet Li Weidong's needs, and a 21-inch one is necessary.

At that time, the price of Changhong's 14-inch color TV had dropped to more than 300 yuan, while the cheapest model of 21-inch color TV started at 2,000 yuan.

Only Little Swan can produce automatic washing machines in China, and one costs 2,000 yuan.

There was also an air conditioner that was very rare at the time. Each one cost nearly 4,000 yuan. Li Weidong installed one in every bedroom and living room.

The most amazing thing is a set of imported audio equipment. Li Weidong is also specially equipped with a vinyl record player and a CD player.

In the late 1980s, the technology of CD players was not perfect, so the popularity was not high. However, even in developed countries, CD players were only purchased by audiophiles. In terms of sound quality, CD players at that time were still inferior.

It's really not as good as a vinyl record player.

Later, Sony made a breakthrough in CD playback technology, and CD players replaced vinyl records. Before that, vinyl records were still the mainstream music playback medium.

When big-name singers released albums in the 1980s, they would also release records in three media at the same time, namely LP vinyl records, MC tapes and CD laser records.

Young people like Li Weidong must use a CD player to listen to pop songs, and the vinyl record player was specially prepared for Mr. Li Dengke.

Mr. Li Dengke loved to listen to Peking Opera. In that era, Peking Opera did not have CD records, and could only be listened to on vinyl records.

In order to facilitate travel, Li Weidong also spent money to harden the roads near his new house, which was a benefit to the residents of the self-built housing area in that city.

The road has become easier to walk, and the nearby residents naturally praise Li Weidong. With the addition of this hardened road, the surrounding housing prices have also increased by 500 yuan.

It’s not that the price per square meter has increased by 500 yuan, but that the total price has increased by 500 yuan.

Electric wires and tap water were all connected. In order to keep warm, Li Weidong specially installed earth heaters in each room. Because the house was relatively large, ordinary household heating furnaces could not carry so many earth heaters, so Li Weidong also bought a small boiler.

, similar to the kind found in large steamed bun shops in later generations, used for heating in winter.

However, Mr. Li Dengke was unwilling to move into a new house. For Li Dengke, the new house was a completely unfamiliar environment. Unlike the family home of the transportation company, they were all old workers who had worked together for half their lives.

Although her mother, Zhou Yunxiu, kept saying that she would leave the old man and live there by herself, when the new house was built, there was no movement.

The old couple has been together for most of their lives, and neither one can live without the other.

This made Li Weidong very helpless. He went to live in a large courtyard with a second floor by himself. Even if he had a gray man to accompany him, it was too spacious and he was afraid to sleep by himself at night.

So the new house could only be temporarily empty.

…

Zhou Yunxiu carried a plate of cut watermelon and shouted into the room: "Weimin, come out to eat watermelon!"

Foodie Li Weimin quickly rushed out of the room, picked up two pieces of watermelon, and ran out the door.

"Mom, I'm going out!" As Li Weimin spoke, someone had already arrived outside the door.

"Why did Weimin run out again?" Li Weidong said, picking up a piece of watermelon and taking a bite. It was quite sweet.

"I guess I went to play billiards in front of the family courtyard again." Zhou Yunxiu said.

Li Weidong spit out a few melon seeds, and then said: "Mom, it's getting hotter and hotter today. It's better for you and my dad to move to a new house. There is a yard there, good ventilation, and it's cooler than here, and I can also

Air conditioning installed!”

"Your dad doesn't want to move. If he moves, he won't be able to find anyone to play chess." Zhou Yunxiu still passed the responsibility to Li Dengke.

"It's summer, and it's over 30 degrees outside. These old guys who play chess are really addicted. They stay in front of the chess stall all day long!"

Li Weidong curled his lips, and then continued: "I originally wanted to install an air conditioner here, so that the house could be cooler. But I went to the electrician and asked, whether the voltage of our family building can be brought up at all.

Turn on the air conditioner. If there is an air conditioner upstairs, the fuses in the whole building will burn out!"

"What kind of air conditioner do you need? An electric fan is the same. It's quite cool! In the past two years, we didn't even have an electric fan. We had to rely on a cattail leaf fan to live the same life!" Zhou Yunxiu said.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Li Weidong immediately stood up and opened the door.

There were two men outside the door, one in his thirties and the other in his twenties. Judging from their appearance, they must be members of the establishment.

"Hello, we are run by the Municipal, Hong Kong and Taiwan Affairs Office. My name is Hong Chunlai." The leader, a man in his thirties, introduced himself.

"Hello, Director Hong, I am Li Weidong, what do you want from me?" Li Weidong said and made a gesture to invite in.

For people in the system, regardless of whether they have an official position or not, it doesn't matter whether they are big or small. It is always right to call them "director" when they meet for the first time.

Li Weidong thought that people from the Taiwan Affairs Office of Hong Kong and Taiwan came to the door, most likely because of Southeast Company matters, so he planned to invite the two people in.

"We have a guest! Come sit down in the room and I'll cut the watermelon into pieces!" Zhou Yunxiu said and started to cut the watermelon again.

Hong Chunlai did not enter, but stood at the door and asked: "Is this Comrade Zhou Yunxiu's home?

"Are you looking for my mother?" Li Weidong was slightly startled, and then immediately thought of the purpose of these two people.

"Why did you forget this matter?" Thinking of this, Li Weidong said: "Director Hong, Zhou Yunxiu is my mother. You have found the right place. Please come in!"

After inviting the two of them to sit down, Li Weidong picked up the teacup and said, "I'll go pour you two a cup of tea."

"Comrade, don't bother, we are just looking for Comrade Zhou Yunxiu to find out something." Hong Chunlai said.

"Mom, this comrade from the Hong Kong and Taiwan Affairs Office is here to see you." Li Weidong called his mother Zhou Yunxiu over.

Zhou Yunxiu seemed a little nervous and walked over awkwardly.

"Are you Comrade Zhou Yunxiu?" Hong Chunlai smiled slightly and then said: "Don't be nervous, we just have a few questions that we want to know about."

"Mom, these two comrades have a problem that we need to understand. We have to support their work. Come sit down and talk slowly." Li Weidong pressed Zhou Yunxiu on the sofa and whispered at the same time: "Don't be afraid, I'm here, it's no big deal!"

"

With his son by his side, Zhou Yunxiu felt a little more settled.

Hong Chunlai asked: "Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, in your name, Yun means cloud, and Xiu means beautiful show. You have never changed your name, right?"

"No, I've always been called by this name." Zhou Yunxiu said.

"Your ancestral home shouldn't be Qinghe, right?" Hong Chunlai asked next.

"My ancestral home is Dongdao. When the transportation company was established, I came to Qinghe with my father." Zhou Yunxiu answered.

"Before liberation, your family ran a dyeing factory in Dongdao, right?" Hong Chunlai asked again.

"Well... I am a married woman. I am at most a rich farmer, not a capitalist." Zhou Yunxiu explained quickly.

"Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, don't be nervous, we are not here to investigate the family background." Hong Chunlai smiled slightly and continued, "What is your father's name?"

"Zhou Hanqi was separated before liberation." Zhou Yunxiu answered.

"You have a younger brother, right? What's his name?" Hong Chunlai asked.

Zhou Yunxiu nodded: "I have a younger brother named Zhou Yunsheng, who was also separated before liberation."

"That's right." Hong Chunlai nodded and said, "Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, I want to inform you first that we now have news about your brother Zhou Yunsheng!"

"They are still alive!" Zhou Yunxiu asked with a surprised look on his face.

"Your father, Mr. Zhou Hanqi, passed away in the 1970s. Your brother, Mr. Zhou Yunsheng, is now a professor at a university on the other side of the river." Hong Chunlai said.

"It turns out they went to the other side!" Zhou Yunxiu nodded in confusion.

In fact, Zhou Yunxiu had guessed that it would be like this decades ago, but when he encountered this situation, there was no way to confirm it, so he could only treat his family as if his life or death was uncertain.

Just listen to Hong Chunlai's introduction: "Since last year, the policy has been liberalized, and compatriots from the other side of the Taiwan Strait have been returning home to visit relatives one after another. Helping relatives on both sides of the Taiwan Strait reunite is also an important task for us.

Not long ago, we received information from our superiors that a gentleman named Zhou Yunsheng was looking for his sister. We compared the information provided by Zhou Yunsheng and found you. Now it seems that we have found the right place."

"Comrade, you can contact Yun Sheng, right? Can I bring him a letter?" Zhou Yunxiu asked eagerly.

Hong Chunlai smiled slightly: "Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, don't worry, we can't contact Mr. Zhou Yunsheng. We just received the information provided by the relevant departments, so come and verify it!"

After hearing this, Zhou Yunxiu suddenly looked disappointed.

"It's okay, as long as Yun Sheng is still alive!" Zhou Yunxiu murmured to himself.

"Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, don't worry, we will report your situation to our superiors in a timely manner, and the relevant departments will also contact the relevant departments on the other side and inform them of your situation. Although we can find a way to get through it, your brother Zhou Yunsheng

Sir, if I knew your current situation, maybe I would come back to see you." Hong Chunlai said to comfort him.

"Really?" Zhou Yunxiu's heart ignited hope again.

Hong Chunlai nodded: "If there is news about Mr. Zhou Yunsheng, we will notify you as soon as possible. If he is willing to return to his hometown to visit relatives, we will fully cooperate."

Li Weidong next to him also advised: "Mom, don't worry, you will definitely see your uncle again."

After sending away Hong Chunlai and others, Zhou Yunxiu fell into a state of despair.

Relatives who have been separated for forty years now learn about each other again. This complicated mood is really difficult to describe in words.

Li Weidong looked calm, after all, he had experienced this in his previous life.

According to Li Weidong's memory, his uncle Zhou Yunsheng would soon come to the mainland to visit relatives, and then he would come back every three to five years. Until he got too old and could no longer fly, he never returned to the mainland again.

In the more than ten years before the reform and opening up, having overseas relations was something worth showing off, and it could also bring great benefits.

For example, you can obtain foreign exchange coupons through overseas relatives to purchase imported products; later, when the foreign exchange coupons are cancelled, you can also purchase some electronic products that are not available domestically through overseas relationships.

If you have close enough overseas relationships, you can also get the opportunity to go abroad. Even if you go abroad to wash dishes, it seems better than staying at home. After all, people of that era generally felt that the moon in foreign countries was rounder.

Hence the story about a person from Beijing who sold his courtyard house and went abroad to work. After working hard all his life, he earned 10 million yuan and wanted to return home to enjoy a happy life. However, he found out that the courtyard house he sold back then was worth 100 million yuan.

Li Weidong in his previous life was also a beneficiary of overseas relations.

In the early 1990s, after Li Weidong was laid off from a transportation company, he found a way to work as a trainee in Japan. At that time, not just anyone could become a trainee. Not only did he need to take some examinations, but he also needed to pay a deposit of thousands of dollars.

For a Chinese family at that time, it was not easy to get thousands of dollars. In the end, it was up to his uncle Zhou Yunsheng to give Li Weidong a sum of dollars so that Li Weidong could pay the deposit and then go to Japan as a trainee.

Therefore, Li Weidong was very grateful from the bottom of his heart to this uncle whom he had never met several times in his life.

…

Just as Li Weidong remembered, news soon came from the Taiwan Affairs Office. Zhou Yunsheng learned that his sister was still there and decided to return to China to visit relatives.

There were no direct flights at that time, so Zhou Yunsheng had to fly to Hong Kong Island first, then fly to Shanghai, and then take a bus to Qinghe.

Moreover, Zhou Yunsheng will also stay in Shanghai for a while, because Zhou Yunsheng's wife, Li Weidong's aunt, is originally from Shanghai, and she also has relatives in Shanghai.

So Zhou Yunsheng visited two relatives at once.

When he learned that his brother was coming, Zhou Yunxiu seemed at a loss and didn't know what to do.

Li Dengke, who had always been cautious in dealing with others, had no idea at this time.

As for the scammer Li Weimin, there is no need to count on it. This guy is addicted to the billiard table all day long. A few days ago, he even shouted that Li Weidong would buy him a billiard table and put it in the yard of his new house.

The matter of entertaining his uncle Zhou Yunsheng finally fell on Li Weidong.

"Dad, Mom, my uncle is coming from the other side to visit relatives. We definitely don't need to take care of the pick-up and drop-off. The city's Hong Kong and Taiwan Affairs Office has made arrangements. I guess they have also arranged visits to scenic spots and other things for my uncle!" Li Weidong said.

"Visiting scenic spots? Your uncle finally came here. He will definitely have to go home and stay for two days. What other scenic spots are there to visit?" Zhou Yunxiu complained.

"Mom, when it comes to taking my uncle home for two days, don't you think our place is a bit small? Where will my uncle and aunt stay when they come? In the living room?" Li Weidong asked with a smile.

"Your father and I will free up the house for your uncle to live in. We will live in the living room!" Zhou Yunxiu said.

"Haha, if you are willing, my uncle may not be willing! Didn't you hear the introduction from Hong Chunlai? My aunt used to live in Shanghai, but a lady from a wealthy family is used to living in this small house? I guess if she comes, it must be

Staying at our Qinghe Hotel." Li Weidong said.

"What's wrong with the young lady from a wealthy family? Your mother and I used to be the same...forget it, let's not talk about it anymore." Zhou Yunxiu let out a long sigh and then said: "You are already here, why don't you come and stay at home."

"Mom, I have an idea. You and dad should just move to a new house, and we can entertain my uncle there. The new house is new and spacious, with many rooms and special guest rooms. It will be no worse than staying in a hotel. When the time comes,

Can’t my uncle live at home?”

Li Weidong said, then looked at Mr. Li Dengke, and then said: "Besides, this new house is a second-level courtyard, and the living room is equipped with rosewood furniture. It is much more elegant than here! Entertain me there.

Uncle’s words, don’t they look respectable!”

Li Weidong's few words touched the excitement of Zhou Yunxiu and Li Dengke.

Zhou Yunxiu has been separated from his brother for forty years, so he naturally wants to have a good reunion with him. Compared with the small house in the family courtyard of the transportation company, the living conditions in the new courtyard are much better. Zhou Yunsheng can stay here for a few days.

Siblings can also chat.

As for Li Dengke, what he considered was the issue of face.

The house in the family courtyard of the transportation company was considered a good housing standard at the time, but compared with the second-level courtyard house, it was really shabby.

As a brother-in-law, his brother-in-law comes to visit relatives. If his living conditions are difficult, people will think that I left my sister to you and you let her live like this? Li Dengke also feels that he can't save face.

No matter what you say, a great man cannot embarrass himself in front of his wife's family! Even if he is not the son-in-law of the Dragon King, he still has to put in a good show of appearance.

Thinking of this, Li Dengke said: "What Wei Dong said makes sense. I think we will pack up and move our family to the new house in the next two days!"

Zhou Yunxiu also nodded: "There are more rooms in the new house. I will clean up the guest room and let Yun Sheng live at home."

"Dad, Mom, there is everything in the new house. I have prepared everything. You just pack a few clothes and move in directly!"

Li Weidong breathed a sigh of relief. Before the new house was built, he tried to persuade the elderly couple to move there, but he never succeeded. Now, taking advantage of the opportunity of his uncle coming back to visit relatives, he finally persuaded the two elderly people.

…

A car drove out of downtown Shanghai. There was a man and a woman in the back seat of the car. The man was in his fifties and the woman was in her fifties.

These two people are Li Weidong's uncle Zhou Yunsheng and aunt Su Qian.

At this time, Aunt Su Qian was wiping her tears and looking very reluctant to give up.

Zhou Yunsheng handed the handkerchief to Su Qian and said at the same time: "Okay, don't cry. It's not like we won't come back. Since we can go back to the mainland to visit relatives now, we can just come back every two or three years in the future."

Su Qian nodded, and then tried hard to stop her tears.

Zhou Yunsheng changed the subject and said, "You didn't forget to take the video recorder you brought for my sister! Although there are already televisions in mainland China, this video recorder should still be a rarity."

"Don't worry, I didn't forget it. It's in the trunk!" Su Qian replied.

"Also, you have to take the red envelope with the three hundred dollars in it. When you get to my sister, you give the red envelope to my sister. As a younger sibling, after all, this is the first time you meet my sister, so you can count on me.

My thoughts." Zhou Yunsheng said.

"Don't worry, I know what to do!" Su Qian paused and then said, "U.S. dollars are a good thing here in mainland China. I heard that you can exchange them for foreign exchange coupons to buy some rare supplies. I

I guess your sister has never seen so many US dollars.

Zhou Yunsheng let out a long sigh and said: "Qinghe is not as good as Hucheng. Hucheng is still a big city, but Qinghe is a poor place. My sister's life in Qinghe is definitely far worse than your cousin in Shanghai.

You must have suffered a lot these years!"

"Yeah, I've never heard of Qinghe before. I didn't know where it was until I looked at the map." Su Qian nodded.

Zhou Yunsheng continued: "The housing conditions in mainland China are relatively tight. Your cousin lives in Shanghai. Your cousin is a senior engineer and only lives in less than 20 square meters. If we were there, senior engineers would have to be the same as ours.

Lived in a villa of more than 70 square meters.”

One ping is equivalent to 3.3 square meters. At that time, one could live in a 60-square-meter house in Shanghai, which was worthy of the salary of an engineer.

Just listen to Zhou Yunsheng continue to say: "My brother-in-law is just a retired worker, his job is far worse than your engineer cousin, and he is in a poor area like Qinghe. The living conditions of my sister's house are definitely not as good as your cousin's house."

.When you arrive at my sister’s house, even if you feel disgusted in your heart, don’t show it, just do as the Romans do!”

Zhou Yunsheng knew that his wife was from a wealthy family and had been pampered since she was a child. She was usually very picky about life, so he gave her a vaccination in advance.

"Don't worry, I know all about etiquette and I won't be rude." Su Qian said.

Zhou Yunsheng took out a stack of photos from his arms again. There were recent photos of Zhou Yunsheng's family and some photos of Zhou Yunsheng's daily life.

"When the time comes, I will show my sister these photos, let her see our daily life, and see how I teach. It is equivalent to telling my sister that we are living a good life on the other side, and telling her not to worry, and we

The photos of dad when he was alive, as well as our dad’s tombstone, these photos are also left to my sister so that he can remember her!"

Su Qian said: "I think you should pick out the photos of our house and the car. Don't show them to your sister. Your sister's living conditions must be not good. When the time comes to see where we live,

We have such a nice villa and drive an imported Bluebird car, and because we are rich people, we are not allowed to ask for money!"

"What are you thinking? It's not like my sister has never seen the world. When I was a child and my family had a dyeing factory, there were boxes of gold bars!" Zhou Yunsheng said.

Su Qian snorted coldly: "Your sister has seen the world, but what about your brother-in-law? And your sister's children? They all grew up in mainland China. What kind of world have they seen? When the time comes, they will talk to you.

This uncle wants money, can you not give it to me?"

"I'm an uncle, so what's the matter with giving my nephew some money to spend!" Zhou Yunsheng sighed, and then said: "Qinghe is a poor place after all. My sister's life must be very difficult. I have only one sister left. If I can help, I will definitely help her."

Please help me!"

Today, the two chapters are combined. There is still 200 yuan left before the 4,000 monthly tickets. According to the new monthly ticket system, the author will be rewarded with 100 yuan for every 1,000 monthly tickets. Dear bosses who have monthly tickets, please help to collect them! Then let’s talk about the previous plot. It was originally

It was a bit fun to fill up, but it was blocked twice. I could only temporarily modify the plot to pass the level, which was not fun enough. I'm really sorry for everyone. This kind of situation is inevitable in this kind of period novel. Please forgive me.

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