Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 202 Unexpected Visitor From Afar

After turning off the tape recorder, Cao Zhiqiang subconsciously cleared his throat again, and then picked up the phone that kept ringing.

"Hey, who is it?"

"Zhiqiang, it's me, your sister!"

"Sister? Eldest sister?"

Cao Zhiqiang was very surprised when he heard Cao Jiajia's voice.

After all, he hadn't contacted the elder sister's family for a long time.

This sudden phone call really caught him by surprise.

"Sister, why did you call me suddenly? Did something happen to you?"

"No, nothing, everything is normal here... No, I mean, we have come to the capital!"

"Ah? Have you come to the capital?"

Hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang stood up subconsciously: "You have really arrived in the capital? Now?"

"Yeah, we're here." Cao Jiajia smiled and said, "How about it, didn't expect it to be so soon?"

Cao Zhiqiang curled his lips, thinking that this is going to be fast.

It's been almost a month since I went to your place, it's been a long time.

However, considering that the other party has a family and a complicated personnel relationship, it is not easy to think about it, so I don't say anything more.

In fact, strictly speaking, in the situation of my sister's family, it is actually not easy to return to the capital from the southwest in less than a month.

Because in this era, it is difficult to change the household registration relationship. Once settled, it is really difficult to transfer to other cities to settle.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang immediately smiled and said, "Oh, that's great, sister, where are you now?"

"We are still at the train station. I called you from a phone booth near the train station." Cao Jiajia said with a smile.

"Didn't you say, let's not go home directly when we arrive at the station, because our house is being renovated, you may not be there, so I will call you first."

"That's right!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "That's what happened."

Indeed, Cao Zhiqiang once mentioned to Cao Jiajia before, don't go back to our hometown directly after returning to the capital. He is renovating that place, and it is not done yet.

Therefore, if Cao Jiajia brought someone back to his hometown directly, he would have no choice but to miss out.

So Cao Zhiqiang mentioned to Cao Jiajia that once he returns to the capital, he should call Cao Zhiqiang first.

Back in Guiyang, the number Cao Zhiqiang left was that of Hongguang Machinery Factory.

However, after Cao Zhiqiang bought a new house and lived with Qinghong for a long time, he regarded Qinghong's place as his home. He also made a long-distance call and told Cao Jiajia the new phone number here. Make this call.

As for how to notify Cao Jiajia, that was also simple, because there was a public phone booth near where Cao Jiajia lived, and Cao Zhiqiang had memorized the phone number of that public phone booth before returning to the capital.

The public telephone booths in this period also have manual call service, and they are very familiar with the people around them.

That is to say, Cao Zhiqiang only needs to call the public phone booth first, and then say who he is looking for, then the other party will make an appointment with you according to the time of looking for someone, and let you wait 15 minutes or half an hour later. Call here.

During this period, the boss of the public telephone booth will rush over to find someone to notify the other party, and then pull people to the telephone booth to wait.

When the time is up, Cao Zhiqiang will call again, and those who are already waiting there, such as Cao Jiajia, can answer the phone and talk to Cao Zhiqiang.

The trouble is that it's a little more troublesome, but it works.

However, the prerequisite for this to be achieved is that both parties must know each other's phone number.

It's a pity that there is no pager service in Beijing. If there is a pager service, there is no such trouble.

This time, it was also Cao Jiajia's luck. When he happened to come to the capital, Cao Zhiqiang was at home, so he answered the phone immediately.

Otherwise, if Cao Zhiqiang happened to be away when Cao Jiajia made this call, Cao Jiajia would have to call Hongguang Machinery Factory again, and it would be very difficult for people from Hongguang Machinery Factory to find Cao Zhiqiang again.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang half complained: "Oh, big sister, you said you were going to come to the capital, why didn't you call me in advance so that I could prepare? You came suddenly, and I didn't have any preparations. You said it. "

"What are you going to do?" Cao Jiajia said with a smile, "You can't make long-distance calls. It's so expensive. It's better to come directly to the capital and make a call there. It's much cheaper."

"This..." Cao Zhiqiang was speechless for a while, because what the other party said seemed reasonable.

Long-distance calls are very expensive now. Cao Zhiqiang is a wealthy man, so he doesn't have to care, but Cao Jiajia's family probably has to care.

"Didn't I give you money?" Cao Zhiqiang said, "Do you still care about making long-distance calls?"

"How can I do that?" Cao Jiajia said, "The money you gave is a lot, but you can't spend it indiscriminately. If you can spend less, you can spend less, and you will have to pay it back later, right?"

Immediately afterwards, Cao Jiajia hurriedly said: "Oh, stop talking nonsense, it's a waste of time, where are you now, let's go find you?"

"Ah?" Cao Zhiqiang was taken aback, "No need, tell me the address, and I'll pick you up."

"Other things." Cao Jiajia said, "No, no, this, ahem, um, don't come to pick us up, just tell me where you are, and we will find you."

Although he felt that what his sister said was a bit strange, Cao Zhiqiang didn't think too much about it, and said directly: "Okay then, I'll tell you where I live, and you can come here directly."

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang told his sister the exact address where he lived now.

After finishing speaking, Cao Zhiqiang asked, "Do you remember?"

"Remember, remember." Cao Jiajia said, "By the way, you... are you at home now?"

"I'm here." Cao Zhiqiang said, "I'm at home. If you come over, you can find me directly."

"That's good." Cao Jiajia said, "Then you wait there, we'll go there!"

Speaking of this, Cao Jiajia took the initiative to hang up the phone.

Cao Zhiqiang, who also hung up the phone, shook his head and smiled wryly.

Otherwise, I've been so busy recently that I forgot about my sister.

But now it seems that my sister's family should have finally completed the formalities, and then came to the capital to join her.

This is also good, if you settle this matter earlier, you will also resolve your own concern earlier.

After all, no matter what, as a traveler, I have to shoulder the responsibility of this predecessor.

You can't occupy someone's body and identity, but you don't want to be responsible for relatives with this identity at all, that's too much.

Of course, it's fine if Cao Zhiqiang is incapable. Since he is capable now, there is no reason to ignore that sister.

Now that he knew that his sister's family was coming, Cao Zhiqiang stopped reading novels.

He took out the tape first, then put the tape in the cabinet and locked it, then walked out of the study and changed into another set of clothes.

There is no way, he is always comfortable at home, so he often wears a set of pure cotton pajamas at home.

But now that his sister's family is coming, he must wear formal clothes, such as a Chinese tunic suit.

Well, unlike other successful young people who like to wear suits and jackets, Cao Zhiqiang actually prefers to wear customized Chinese tunic suits now.

Because the Chinese tunic suit is relatively simpler to wear, just wear a T-shirt inside and a Chinese tunic jacket on the outside.

You don't need to wear a shirt and tie like a suit.

Moreover, the customized Chinese tunic suit is not only stylish, but also quite comfortable, and it can also make him appear more stable, making up for his lack of age.

After tidying up his disguise, putting on his clothes again, making a pot of black tea in advance, and preparing snacks and fruits, Cao Zhiqiang slipped up the mat with satisfaction, sat down at the gate, and waited for someone while reading comic books.

After waiting for about half an hour, I saw three tricycles coming here in a row.

Seeing this situation, Cao Zhiqiang subconsciously stood up.

Sure enough, the three tricycles all stopped at the gate of Cao Zhiqiang's courtyard.

After that, I saw Cao Jiajia and her two children getting off the first two tricycles respectively.

It is the eldest sister's family.

Although he didn't see his brother-in-law Xia Siming, considering that there was a tricycle behind him, Cao Zhiqiang reckoned that his brother-in-law should still be in the third car.

As for why he hasn't come down yet... Could it be that he is unwell, such as weak feet and cramped legs, and he can't come down for a while?

After all, this brother-in-law seems to be a sick child.

"Miss!"

Seeing the three people walking towards him, Cao Zhiqiang didn't have time to think about it. He walked over with a smile and said, "You guys are finally here. Didn't the journey be very hard?"

"It's not that bad." Cao Jiajia shook her head with a smile, "I've been on the train for several days on this journey, and my waist and back hurt from sitting. I'm really exhausted and I feel like I've lost a few pounds."

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "Why don't you go back to find a bathhouse and ask the master to scrub you, squeeze your feet, and massage your muscles and bones?"

"That's a good relationship!" Cao Jiajia said with a sigh, "Oh, speaking of it, I've been away for so long, and I really miss this big bathhouse in the capital."

"That's no problem." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile.

"Well, it's almost time for dinner now, and you've come from a long way, why don't we go into the house and have a rest, and then have lunch together. After the meal, I'll arrange for you to go to the bathhouse one-stop, you see How are you doing?"

"Hehehe, that's really good." Cao Jiajia smiled.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Jiajia turned her head and said to her son and daughter who were silent behind her, "Why are you standing there, call uncle?"

"Uncle." Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan immediately greeted Cao Zhiqiang in unison.

But the voice is not loud, and it looks a little scared.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded quickly with a smile: "Okay, good boy."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang took out the chocolates he had prepared a long time ago, and gave each of them a piece: "Then go and eat."

Now, the two children immediately shouted happily: "Thank you uncle!"

Sure enough, children in this period are so easily satisfied.

"Uh-huh."

Cao Zhiqiang touched the heads of the two nephews with a smile, and then looked at the last tricycle: "Sister, brother-in-law is in the car behind, why don't you get off? Could it be that the legs are numb after sitting for a long time?" ?”

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang walked towards the third tricycle.

But at this moment, a person suddenly got off the third tricycle.

As soon as this person appeared, he immediately stood where he was, staring at Cao Zhiqiang expressionlessly.

As for Cao Zhiqiang, when he saw the other party appear, he immediately froze on the spot.

Because this person is not brother-in-law Xia Siming.

It's Qing Hong's mother - Zhao Meifen!

(End of this chapter)