Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 211 What?You say this is commonplace?

What Cao Zhiqiang is saying now, if a post-2022s or post-[-]s in [-] came to listen to it, he would definitely denounce Cao Zhiqiang as shameless, heartless, lowly, and a scumbag!
However, for adults living in the 80s, what Cao Zhiqiang said is a typical kind person who loves others.

The reason is very simple, that is, the reasons Cao Zhiqiang said, especially the reason of waiting for the other party to go to college, are really too grand and upright.

The legal age of marriage is not enough, but Cao Zhiqiang postponed the marriage for the sake of Qinghong's college entrance.

Moreover, Cao Zhiqiang also guaranteed the ticket in front of his own sister, saying that as long as Qinghong graduated from university, he would give this house to Qinghong, which was even more sincere.

After all, in this day and age, it is unheard of for a man to give a house to a woman before getting married, not even for a rich man.

As for repenting and reneging on debts, Qing Hong's mother is not worried.

Because in this era, everyone is still very disciplined. Generally, if you promise something, you will basically not renege on it, otherwise no one will believe you.

Not to mention, Cao Zhiqiang treated Qinghong really well.

Not to mention arranging borrowing for the other party, and not to mention that Qinghong's clothes are expensive, just look at the 500 yuan pocket money that Cao Zhiqiang gave Qinghong every month, few people can do it this year.

In the eyes of people in this day and age, if a man is willing to spend money, a lot of money, for a woman, that means he likes her and loves her dearly.

Since Cao Zhiqiang is willing to spend so much money for Qinghong, and is willing to say that the house can be given to the other party, it is not that he is determined to see Qinghong and wants to live with Qinghong, but why?
What's more, the joy on Qinghong's face can't be concealed from others. Her love for Cao Zhiqiang can be seen by a fool.

The fact that Qinghong didn't refute Cao Zhiqiang's words proved that what Cao Zhiqiang said before was true. At least the matter of giving Qinghong 500 yuan a month must be true, otherwise Qinghong would not be able to refute.

"Xiao Cao, you have a heart."

After hearing what Cao Zhiqiang said, Zhao Meifen immediately calmed down and said kindly.

"It's rare that you are willing to think about Qinghong so much. Qinghong is lucky to meet you."

"Mom!" Wu Qinghong immediately pouted a little shyly, as if complaining, "Stop praising him, he doesn't boast!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Cao Zhiqiang quickly smirked and scratched his head, "Auntie, Qinghong is right, don't praise me. Although I also know that I am very good, I should do these things for Qinghong.

Who made him my partner? If I don't love her, who loves her. "

"Did you hear that?" Cao Jiajia smiled and assisted, "Meifen, it seems that our two families will be in-laws in the future. This wedding will happen sooner or later."

Zhao Meifen smiled and nodded, but quickly frowned slightly and said: "Xiao Cao, although I appreciate your actions, you are not married after all, if you just live together like this, will you be gossip?"

"What's there to gossip about?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled.

"Auntie, it's inappropriate to say that this is the capital city, not your county town. The place is small and the circle is small. When you talk about everyone, you almost know everyone.

The capital is such a large area, if you don't want to interact with people, no one will check your household registration.

Especially where we live, the situation is different.

Look, the population density of the residents in this neighborhood is actually very low, and the residents in different courtyards don't communicate much unless they are in the same courtyard.

But Qinghong and I are the only two people in this courtyard, there are no outsiders at all.

Therefore, as long as we do not take the initiative to interact with others, no one will gossip about us.

At most, the neighborhood committee will ask the street.

But I just need to say that Qinghong is my god-sister, and it doesn't matter if I live here temporarily to borrow for study. "

"Yes, yes." Cao Jiajia followed, "Meifen, this is the capital city, which is different from ours. Here, unless you live in the same unit or in a compound, otherwise, no one will Mind the neighbors' business."

Zhao Meifen nodded: "Okay, then I..."

Just when she was talking about this, she was suddenly interrupted by a shout at the door, it was someone who came to deliver the food.

At this point, Zhao Meifen stopped talking about this topic, but took Qinghong's hand and chatted with Qinghong.

As for Cao Zhiqiang, he trotted out, welcomed the food delivery person in, and asked people to put the food on the table.

While arranging the dishes, the guy also called the name of the dish:

"Braised pork belly in soy sauce, sweet and sour carp, braised prawns in oil, sea cucumber with scallions, first-class tofu, yuqian shrimp, sliced ​​hibiscus chicken, crispy roast duck, shredded pork with Beijing sauce, radishes, shredded yam, stir-fried rapeseed, cold fungus, Pigeon eggs in tiger skin, fried rice with eggs, steamed buns, and vegetables are all ready for you!"

After the guy reported the names of the dishes, he quickly arranged the dishes.

Only then, under the surprised eyes of Zhao Meifen, Cao Jiajia and others, smiled and bowed to Cao Zhiqiang, then took the one yuan tip from Cao Zhiqiang, and left happily.

As soon as the guy left, Zhao Meifen immediately said: "Oh, Xiao Cao, your order is too much, right? You can't eat it at all!"

"Yes." Cao Jiajia also frowned, "Zhiqiang, we are all from our own family, so there is no need to make such trouble.

Besides, you get such a big table of hard dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, and sea cucumbers.

This, is this too extravagant?
After eating this meal, the days to come won't last, huh? "

"What is this?" Cao Zhiqiang laughed, "I can't get enough of this small dish."

"No, Zhiqiang." Cao Jiajia said, "You are so grand, we can't get rid of the chopsticks, why don't we go back?"

"That's right." Zhao Meifen followed suit, "It's too expensive, there's no need to do it like this, just a common meal."

"This is commonplace." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile.

"What? You say this is commonplace?" Cao Jiajia stared, "Who is fooling?"

Immediately afterwards, Cao Jiajia shook her head and said, "Zhiqiang, I know you are a good person, but you can't slap your face and pretend to be fat!
Why don't you pay 60 yuan for this meal?

Spend so much money just to treat us to a meal?
No matter how much you earn, you can't waste it like this.

There are many places to spend money from now on, why not waste money on food and drink? "

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "It doesn't matter if it's money or not, anyway, to me, it's really just a small amount of money.

And to be honest, when I called the restaurant to order food, I just asked for a set meal, and I didn't specify what dishes I wanted. I just said that I wanted to invite relatives.

So these dishes are not ordered by me, they are brought in the set dishes.

However, I often order their meals from this restaurant, so I know my taste.

These dishes are actually home-cooked dishes that Qinghong and I usually eat, not luxury items. "

"Is this true? These dishes are really home-cooked dishes that you usually eat?" Zhao Meifen frowned and asked.

"Of course it is true." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Why should I lie to you?

For example, this roasted sea cucumber with scallions and this first-grade tofu are Qinghong’s favorite food. I order them almost every time. What do you think, Qinghong? "

"En." Wu Qinghong nodded with a smile, and said with a proud expression, "Mom, Zhiqiang is right, these dishes are really nothing, they can only be regarded as home-cooked dishes.

If Zhiqiang really wanted to hold a big banquet, he would have already served abalone winged belly, or simply took you to Beiping Restaurant to eat Tan's dishes, it can't be so simple. "

After listening to Wu Qinghong's words, Zhao Meifen and Cao Jiajia looked at each other, then neither of them spoke, and stared at the hard dishes on the table again in a daze.

Just kidding, for these two people, I am afraid that the dishes on this table will not be able to eat during the holidays.

But here, is it the home cooking of Cao Zhiqiang and Wu Qinghong?

Is this gap too big?

Is this the daily life of rich people?
"Don't worry." Cao Zhiqiang said with a sudden smile.

"Sister, auntie, these are home-cooked dishes, not worth a lot of money, I can't eat enough.

As for how much the dishes are, this is indeed a problem.

But it’s okay, there are still many colleagues in my publishing house, if we have leftovers, we can pack them up and give them to eat.

Okay, don't talk about that, let's start the meeting quickly.

If you don't eat it again, the dish will not taste good when it is cold. "

But that's what Cao Zhiqiang said, but looking at the hard dishes on the table, whether it's Zhao Meifen, Cao Jiajia, or Cao Jiajia's two children, they only dare to look at it and dare not move.

"Eat, why don't you eat?" Cao Zhiqiang picked up the chopsticks with a smile, and then took the initiative to look at Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan, "Wenfang, Wenxuan, you two move your chopsticks!"

Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan still didn't move, instead they looked at their mother together.

Cao Jiajia sighed, picked up the chopsticks and said to Zhao Meifen: "Meifen, it's rare that my younger brother is so kind, so don't let him down. If you don't eat it, it will be bad if it gets cold."

"Yes, Mom." Wu Qinghong also took the initiative to pick up a chopstick of braised sea cucumber and put it in the bowl in front of Zhao Meifen, "Mom, try this braised sea cucumber with green onions. I often eat it here. It's delicious."

Zhao Meifen looked at Wu Qinghong, then nodded, and was the first to pick up the chopsticks, pick up the sea cucumber with green onions in her bowl, and gently put it into her mouth.

Following Zhao Meifen's move of the chopsticks, Cao Jiajia also picked up the braised pork with the chopsticks with a smile, then blew a little, and put it into her mouth to eat.

Seeing Cao Jiajia eating with chopsticks, Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan looked at Cao Zhiqiang and Wu Qinghong eagerly.

"Eat, why don't you two eat?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

Cao Jiajia smiled and said, "That's right. They are looking at you. You, the master, don't move your chopsticks. They don't dare to. This is the rule."

Cao Zhiqiang opened his mouth, then shook his head with a smile, he simply picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of braised pork into his mouth.

After Cao Zhiqiang moved his chopsticks, the two children, Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan, scrambled to get food.

Just kidding, the food on the table in front of me has spoiled these two children for a long time, but maybe the family education is relatively strict, and I have been instructed by my mother before, so I dare not be the first to move the chopsticks.

Of course, the main reason is probably brother-in-law Xia Siming's tutor.

Because Cao Zhiqiang knows that although his brother-in-law Xia Siming is also from the capital, he is actually from the east of Shandong, and the Xia family is still a big family with a lot of rules.

Under normal circumstances, according to the rules of Ludong, children are not allowed to eat with adults at the table.

Even if the child is on the table to eat, the adult has to move the chopsticks first, and then it is the child's turn to move the chopsticks.

It's just that what Cao Zhiqiang didn't expect was that Xia Siming had already gone to the Southwest, and brought this set of rules with him, so he really didn't know what to say.

In this way, everyone had a good time together, talking and laughing, and had a family dinner.

After eating and drinking, Wu Qinghong went back to school immediately. After all, she still had classes in the afternoon.

After Qinghong left, Cao Zhiqiang packed up the leftovers in order to avoid embarrassment, and then went out with the leftovers under the pretext of going to work.

As for the house, I will leave it to my sister and Qinghong's mother for the time being.

Of course, Cao Zhiqiang wasn't just making excuses, he really wanted to take this opportunity to inspect the place below.

After all, his classic signed reprint of "The Farthest Distance in the World", plus a copy of "Shattered Void" with fantasy martial arts features, has just been on the market, and he should visit various stores to see the specifics. The sale is over.

Always nestling at home and listening to the reports of his subordinates is not intuitive enough after all.

(End of this chapter)