Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 282 When you shouldn't be low-key, you must not be low-key
"Hey, are you back?" Seeing the three of them coming back, Cao Zhiqiang greeted the three women with a smile first.

"Brother!" Qiao Simei yelled first, and casually put the net bag in both hands on the ground, then quickly ran over, holding Cao Zhiqiang's arm with a smile, "Brother, are you awake?"

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang nodded with a smile, "I just woke up not long ago, why didn't you call me at noon?"

"That's because you slept too deeply, so I want you to sleep more." Qiao Simei said with a smile.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded again, and then said to Mrs. Chen, "Sister-in-law, have you gone shopping?"

"Yes." Mrs. Chen came over and smiled, "I thought about it, didn't I go to see Simei's father, I have to take something, otherwise it would be ugly empty-handed? But you don't let us buy it in the capital? , saying that flying is inconvenient.”

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "A plane is no different than a train. Every point of weight has to be taken into account. If we carry a pile of luggage, it will cost extra money. Why don't you just take the money in your passbook and come here spend money on.

Anyway, Nanjing is also a big city, and many things can be bought with money. "

"That's right." Mrs. Chen said with a smile, "After lunch, seeing that you haven't woken up yet, I thought there was no way to do this, so I took your two younger sisters and went shopping in a department store.

Hey, the department store is not far away, it's nearby, it's called Xinjiekou Department Store, we asked someone, and we walked there.

We bought some canned snacks and malted milk over there, so that if we go to see Simei's father, we won't be ashamed of empty-handed. "

"That's it." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "Sister-in-law is more thoughtful, and I will reimburse you for the money spent."

"No, no, no." Madam Chen smiled and waved her hand, "It didn't cost much, and we should pay the money. If you can't pay, you will break the rules."

"Bad rules?" Cao Zhiqiang was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

At this time, Chen Jiabang smiled and said: "Xiao Cao, listen to your sister-in-law, she is right. The reason is very simple. This time we are here to discuss the adoption of Qiao Simei. If the negotiation is successful, we will be Qiao Simi's adoptive parents are gone.

According to the rules, this door-to-door ceremony must be done by us to show respect and solemnity.

If you do it for us, it's child's play, not in accordance with the rules.

Even if you say it's in name, you have to follow the rules in name, right?

So, stop arguing with us, this is what we should do. "

Cao Zhiqiang blinked: "Okay, since that's the case, then I would like to thank brother and sister-in-law."

"You're welcome." Mrs. Chen said with a smile, "Everything should be done."

After a pause, Mrs. Chen asked: "Zhiqiang, since you are awake, then look, when are we going to Qiao's house?"

Cao Zhiqiang looked at his watch: "I think it's time for now, just go over to talk about the situation, and then it's almost time for dinner, and then invite them to come here for a meal, this matter should be almost done."

"Okay, now." Mrs. Chen nodded.

Cao Zhiqiang looked at Mrs. Chen's large and small bags, smiled slightly and said, "Of course, there's no need to be in such a hurry. Sister-in-law, please drink your saliva here and rest for a while. I'll go to the front desk and ask them to arrange a taxi. Let's go."

"I still need to arrange a car?" Mrs. Chen was taken aback.

"How can I do that?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "Sister-in-law, let's go to see Qiao Zuwang this time, um, Simei's father, we must show enough strength to let him know that you value Simei very much, and Simei followed You will have a good time.

Therefore, it is also necessary to properly show off one's strength, otherwise, Simei's father would be hard to talk about. "

Madam Chen and Chen Jiabang glanced at each other, then Chen Jiabang nodded.

Seeing that her man nodded, Mrs. Chen said: "Okay, then I will listen to you."

After that, Cao Zhiqiang asked everyone to rest in the room first, went to the front desk manager himself, and asked them to arrange two taxis, which he wanted to charter.

Although Jinling Hotel does not have a taxi business at this time, it is still no problem to help call a taxi.

At this time, there was already a taxi company in NJ City. It was called NJ City Small Car Rental Company, and it was a state-owned enterprise by its name.

It's just that in [-], there were not many taxis. Even the state-owned taxi companies didn't have many cars.

Therefore, on Nanjing roads in 1983, there were not many taxis, and the phenomenon of waving to stop was almost non-existent.

Taxi companies in this period are actually more like charter services, or like buses, fixed at airports, railway stations and other transportation hubs.

Of course, units like Jinling Hotel can also book a taxi with a taxi company by calling.

Generally speaking, for units like Jinling Hotel, the NJ bus rental company will not refuse. This is not only a matter of making money, but also a policy issue.

Because Jinling Hotel is a foreign-related hotel, it is likely that foreign businessmen are involved in the hotel's car booking.

At this time in China, foreign affairs are no small matter, and of course they are taken seriously.

So less than half an hour later, the NJ City Bus Rental Company sent two Nissan Duke sedans, the exact model of which is unclear.

It is said that this is already the best limousine of that company at present, and it is usually only used for receiving foreign guests.

Not only that, the driver also wore a suit and white gloves, which looked quite formal.

However, after seeing that the guest was a Chinese, the two drivers obviously looked at each other.

"What?" Chen Jiabang said indifferently, "Seeing that we are not foreigners, nor businessmen from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, are you disappointed? Is it so embarrassing to serve Chinese people?"

Hearing this, the oldest middle-aged driver laughed quickly and said, "How can I do that? Serving the people is what you should do. Your leader misunderstood."

Obviously, he took Chen Jiabang, the most powerful, as his leader.

That's right, Chen Jiabang has worked as a secretary of a state-owned enterprise for more than ten years, so he has some authority.

Although he didn't show it very much in front of Cao Zhiqiang, it was because of Cao Zhiqiang's special situation.

But outsiders are reluctant, Chen Jiabang's leadership style is natural, and there is no need to pretend at all.

Maybe we should say, what kind of leadership style does the secretary have.

This is wrong. In fact, during this period, the official authority of the leading secretary was no worse than that of the leader himself. Some leading secretaries even had better official authority than the leader.

Because many leaders also want to show their closeness to the people, and they have to be kind and down-to-earth.

But the leading secretary is mainly to upload and issue, similar to the ancient Dongchang Jinyiwei, which mainly highlights the prestige of a fox pretending to be a tiger, so the more you lead the secretary, the greater the style, and of course the energy is really great.

During this period, the leadership secretary and the leadership driver are two types of people that cannot be offended.

There is even a saying that it is better to offend the leader than the leader's secretary.

What I said is that it is easy to offend the leader, but to offend the leader's secretary is often fruitless.

Because leading secretaries are usually very narrow-minded and have many means, they like to retaliate the most.

"Forget it." Mrs. Chen persuaded with a kind face at this time, "Don't embarrass the masters, they probably don't mean that."

"Hmph!" Chen Jiabang snorted coldly, "In the future, if there is such a low-minded attitude towards the people of the country, I will definitely ask your leaders for an explanation!"

The two master drivers nodded quickly and said no.

This little episode made Cao Zhiqiang a little confused, because the two masters didn't say anything just now, they just looked at each other after seeing them, how could Chen Jiabang be so angry.

But this was not the time to ask these questions, so Cao Zhiqiang hurried into the first car.

Along with Cao Zhiqiang, Cao Lili and Qiao Simi were also in the car, while Chen Jiabang and his wife sat in the car behind.

Although the Nissan Duke at this time, in Cao Zhiqiang's view, is actually the same, but in this era, this is synonymous with luxury cars, and ordinary leaders can't sit on it.

Many people remember the Crown. In fact, the number of imported Crown cars during this period was not comparable to that of the Nissan Duke.

The crown car really started to become popular in China, so it will be 90s.

In the early 80s, the most popular high-end imported sedan in China was actually the Nissan Duke sedan, followed by the rare Crown sedan.

It is normal for a Nanjing bus rental company to dispatch two Nissan Duke sedans, but it would be a bit abnormal for the Crown.

But no matter what, being able to sit in the Nissan Duke at this time is also a very stylish thing, and you can go back and brag to others.

Taking a duke car to visit, in terms of face, it is enough, and the general leaders can't compare.

Under the guidance of Qiao Simi and Cao Lili, the car walked through the streets, and soon came to a courtyard residential area and stopped.

In fact, the parking spot is not in front of Qiao Zuwang's house, but if you go further in, the car will be difficult to drive because the alley is too narrow.

So the car could only stop at the intersection, and then everyone walked into the alley and walked to Qiao Zuwang's house.

As for the two drivers, they can only wait here.

Fortunately, Cao Zhiqiang did not treat them badly. A tip of five yuan each was enough to make them smile.

Even if they are drivers of luxury cars and are well-informed, a tip of five yuan is rare.

In fact, foreign guests who came to China during this period, no matter what the purpose was, liked to give tips, and they often gave foreign exchange directly, such as US dollars and Hong Kong dollars.

However, because taxi drivers and restaurant waiters during this period were all employees of state-owned enterprises, they had to turn in tips after receiving them, and they could not keep them privately.

Especially foreign exchange, you must never keep it by yourself. Once it is discovered, it is a very serious matter.

Therefore, even those who receive foreign guests during this period, it is difficult to keep foreign exchange easily, unless you are not from a formal unit, or you are alone without outside supervision.

Therefore, despite the fact that the two masters drive luxury cars, they have also received a lot of foreign guests and received a lot of tips.

However, if the Chinese give RMB, then the problem is not big.

It can be said that the five dollars that Cao Zhiqiang gives each person now is harder than the five dollars that the foreigners who come to China give them as tips.

Because the five yuan rmb can be spent by oneself, but the US dollar has to be handed over, can the nature be the same?

Just when the group of people were carrying gifts and walking towards Qiao's house under the guidance of Qiao Simei, Cao Zhiqiang quietly asked Chen Jiabang why he said that to the two masters before.

After all, Chen Jiabang had always given Cao Zhiqiang the impression that he didn't like to be in the limelight, and he didn't like to show his authority. But this time, it was just because the eyes of the two drivers didn't look right that he put on an official voice to show his authority. Cao Zhiqiang really didn't understand.

"It's nothing." Chen Jiabang smiled slightly, "I'm just in case."

"Just in case, what do you mean?" Cao Zhiqiang was puzzled.

Chen Jiabang looked left and right, and then looked back, making sure that there was no one around who could eavesdrop, and then whispered in Cao Zhiqiang's ear: "Zhiqiang, do you know that those who can drive taxis nowadays are not ordinary people, and how many They're all kind of black.

You are like foreign guests and overseas Chinese, they generally dare not mess around, because this is a big deal, and foreign affairs are no small matter.

But if you are a Chinese, especially a foreigner, you will be taken to the wilderness or the den of thieves if you fail.

At that time, if you call every day unresponsive, and the land is not effective, you still let them handle it?

We have so many female relatives here, and even little girls, so we need to be more careful.

Human traffickers are rampant now, and they like to abduct little girls, especially those as big and beautiful as Simei.

We are not familiar with the places where we live here, and we are not foreigners and overseas Chinese, so we always have to be careful.

That's why I put on an official tone on purpose. On the way in the car, I kept talking to my daughter-in-law in Beijing movies, and I kept talking to the leaders of various ministries and commissions in Beijing. I even said that our visit to Nanjing this time was a secret. On business trip.

I even moved out of the Ministry of Public Security!

Speaking of this, you should be able to figure it out. I did this to let them know that we are from the capital and not easy to mess with, so that they don't dare to mess around, understand? "

"Ah, that's why?" Cao Zhiqiang was speechless, "Isn't it a bit of a fuss?"

Secretary Chen shook his head and patted Cao Zhiqiang on the shoulder: "Xiao Cao, you must be careful when you go out. You are still young and rarely travel on business. You have never encountered such a thing, but it is like the kind of local driver who cheats foreigners. Things that I have encountered more than once.

So, the more you go to other places, the more bureaucratic you have to be, the more imposing you have to be, so that people will have doubts about your identity, and then in order to avoid trouble, you will not dare to touch you easily.

Zhiqiang, you will remember it in the future!

From now on, once you go to other places, you have to be like me today. When you shouldn’t be low-key, you must not be low-key, otherwise you will only be slaughtered as a fat sheep, and you don’t know how it died, understand? "

Cao Zhiqiang blinked and nodded thoughtfully: "Understood, thank you Brother Chen for your teaching."

"It's okay." Chen Jiabang smiled and shook his head, "It's all as it should be, you will understand these things sooner or later, but it's better to know earlier."

While talking, Qiao Simei suddenly pointed to a door and said, "Brother Cao, come quickly, this is my home!"

After finishing speaking, Qiao Simei went up and pushed the door open, and shouted while running in: "Big brother and second brother, I'm back!"

(End of this chapter)