Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 287 One Year Later, Be Brothers!
After Cao Zhiqiang walked out of the bathroom in his bathrobe, and opened the door, he immediately saw Qiao Yicheng outside.

Qiao Yicheng was a little out of breath at this moment, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he had an extra cloth schoolbag on his body, which was obviously different from when he first came here.

Because Cao Zhiqiang remembered that when he brought Qiao Yicheng here for dinner, he didn't have a schoolbag on him at all.

But at this time, he has a schoolbag on him!
Coupled with the fact that he was out of breath and sweaty on his forehead...

Damn, it's not like you ran home by yourself and came back with your schoolbag, right?
But why did he do this?

I have already opened a room for him, so he can obviously have a good sleep here?

Could it be that……

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang squinted his eyes, and then smiled: "Ah, it's [-]%. Why, what can I do for you?"

Qiao Yicheng took a few deep breaths, looked left and right, and then deliberately forcibly calmed down and said, "I, can I go in and talk?"

"No problem." Cao Zhiqiang stepped aside quickly, "Please come in."

After Qiao Yicheng entered, Cao Zhiqiang closed the door and looked back at Qiao Yicheng who was still standing in the corridor.

After a slight smile, Cao Zhiqiang took the initiative to stretch out his hand and pointed to the sofa next to the coffee table in the living room: "Don't be cautious, come, sit, sit down and chat."

After Qiao Yicheng sat down carefully, Cao Zhiqiang went to the refrigerator and took out two bottles of iced Coca-Cola.

Yes, this suite has a refrigerator in the living room, and there is real Coca-Cola in the refrigerator.

Refrigerators are easy to talk about, but Coca-Cola is really rare at this time. Ordinary people can't afford to drink it, but they can't drink it at all.

Although the Coca-Cola Company signed a cooperation agreement with China as early as 1978, before the successful establishment of a domestic factory in 1981, domestic Coca-Cola during this period was basically purely imported.

It was not until April 1981, when Coca-Cola's first domestic bottling plant was officially put into operation, that there was domestically produced Coca-Cola.

But the number of domestically produced Coca-Cola in this period was very small, and it was generally only supplied to foreign-related tourist restaurants, and general department stores did not have it at all.

In fact, in 1982, domestically produced Coca-Cola was briefly listed, and it was officially sold through the Beiping Sugar Tobacco and Liquor Company, that is, it could be sold to Chinese people.

Once launched, the sales are booming immediately.

In 1983, although it was slightly liberalized, because it was not sold in normal stores, it could only be bought in foreign-related places such as Jinling Hotel, so Coca-Cola was still a rather mysterious thing.

Many people may have heard of Coca-Cola, but very few people have actually drank it.

However, there are very few Chinese people who have heard of Coca-Cola at this time. They are basically part of the people in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Most Chinese people probably have never heard of the name Coca-Cola.

It was after 1986 that Coca-Cola really began to be known to the majority of ordinary people in China.

At that time, Coca-Cola placed advertisements on [-] TV stations across the country at the same time. Because of the advertising effect, everyone knew about this foreign brand.

Of course, strictly speaking, even if Coca-Cola is open to Chinese people at this time, most people are not willing to buy it.

Because a bottle of Coca-Cola was very expensive at this time, costing forty-five cents, which was about one-seventieth of the wages of ordinary people, so it was impossible for ordinary families to drink it as a drink every day.

In short, as a foreign-related hotel, it is quite normal for Jinling Hotel to have Coca-Cola.

"Come on!" Cao Zhiqiang handed Qiao Yicheng an opened glass bottle of Coca-Cola, "Drink some Coca-Cola."

"Huh?" Qiao Yicheng asked in surprise, "This is...the Coca-Cola from America, right?"

"You still know it's Coca-Cola from America?" Cao Zhiqiang asked in surprise.

Qiao Yicheng nodded: "I've heard of it."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Yes, I forgot that you are from Nanjing and have a lot of experience."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile: "Try it, it's actually not a rare thing, it's just an ordinary carbonated drink containing gas, but it's relatively rare in China, but because of the gas and a small amount of caffeine, it has a good refreshing effect. "

Qiao Yicheng took a sip carefully, then exhaled, and said with admiration: "It's really delicious, as expected of a foreign product."

Cao Zhiqiang just wanted to remind him that this is actually made in China.

But after thinking about it, I think it's better to forget it. It's unnecessary to explain this, and it's suspected of being coercive.

Although Cao Zhiqiang is not particularly resistant to pretending to be aggressive, he also scores points.

He found it boring to act aggressive in front of Qiao Yicheng.

After he himself drank half a bottle of Coca-Cola with his head up, Cao Zhiqiang put down the glass bottle, then walked to Qiao Yicheng and sat down, raised his legs and said with a smile: "Yicheng, come to me so late, what's the matter, let's get straight to the point. "

Perhaps because Qiao Yicheng had just taken two sips of Coca-Cola, Qiao Yicheng was no longer as out of breath as before.

However, after hearing Cao Zhiqiang's question, he was still a little nervous.

"I, I actually, uh..."

Speaking of this, Qiao Yicheng swallowed, suddenly opened his schoolbag, and took out a thick stack of certificates.

After that, he put the certificate on the tea table and pushed it to Cao Zhiqiang.

Seeing this situation, Cao Zhiqiang raised his eyebrows, thinking that it was so.

This is a famous scene!

Although he already knew what he was going to do, Cao Zhiqiang picked up the certificate pretending to be puzzled: "What is this, your certificate?"

Qiao Yicheng took a deep breath again, then raised his head abruptly, and looked at Cao Zhiqiang who looked puzzled: "Brother Cao, I know that you actually adopted Simei, and Uncle Chen is just your subordinate, and adopted Simei in name, yes wrong?"

"Huh?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "Who told you? Simei?"

"Anyway, it's true, isn't it?" Qiao Yicheng asked, "You are the one who really adopted Simei, and your status is higher than Uncle Chen, so you are the real president, right?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, put down the certificate, and nodded: "Yes, that's right, so what?"

Qiao Yicheng took two deep breaths again, and then said: "Brother Cao, I, my grades are better than Si, and better than Sanli. I am still a member of the class and a cadre in the class. I have always been an excellent student. I, I Will do anything!"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded with a serious face: "Well, so?"

Qiao Yicheng bit his lip, and said with a flushed face, "So, so I thought, no, please adopt me too."

"Adopted with you?" Cao Zhiqiang pretended to be surprised.

"Yes!" Qiao Yicheng nodded quickly.

"I don't ask for much, I don't eat much, I'm studying well, and I can do everything.

And I, I am very useful, I will grow up soon, and I will definitely be able to help you when the time comes.

So, please adopt me too, okay? "

Hearing Qiao Yicheng's words, Cao Zhiqiang, who had expected it for a long time, put away his legs, straightened his waist, and nodded with a serious face: "So that's the case, I understand."

After saying this, Cao Zhiqiang touched his chin with a serious expression, and then asked: "Yicheng, if you adopt you, do you know what the consequences will be?"

"Consequences? What consequences?" Qiao Yicheng asked.

Cao Zhiqiang sighed and said, "Old Chen and I, oh, Uncle Chen who is Simei's adoptive father, we are both from the capital. After we adopt Simei, we will take him to the capital.

Although now, there are airplanes, trains and cars, and the traffic is getting better and better. It is not too difficult to get from Beijing to Nanjing.

But generally speaking, after we return to the capital, we won’t come to Nanjing often. In fact, during the holidays, we can let Lili and Simei come back to see you once.

Of course, these are minor issues.

The real problem is, we can adopt Lili and Simei, but you can't. "

"Why?" Qiao Yicheng asked subconsciously.

"Because Lili and Simei are different from you." Cao Zhiqiang said.

"Not the same, what's the difference?" Qiao Yicheng asked.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "It's very simple, because Lili and Simei are both girls, but you are a boy."

Qiao Yicheng was taken aback: "What's the problem? Could it be that you only like girls?"

"That's not true." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head kindly.

Well, in fact, in his heart, Cao Zhiqiang was nodding in affirmation.

Nonsense, if it weren't for the fact that Lili and Simei are both girls, and they both look good, he wouldn't bother.

"No, what is that?" Qiao Yicheng was anxious.

"Be safe and don't be impatient." Cao Zhiqiang continued to smile amiably.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang sighed first, and then said:

"Yicheng, although our country has always advocated the equality of men and women, and I myself recognize the equality of men and women. I don't think there is any distinction between men and women, and I don't think that only men can pass on the family line, but I think so, it doesn't mean Others think so too.

In the current social atmosphere, men still have to carry on the family line, while women are not so important, because sooner or later they will marry out.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, girls can be raised by others early, but unless it is absolutely necessary and it is really difficult to survive, otherwise, any man with a bit of backbone will not agree to give up his own boy to others to be raised by others. , with someone else's surname.

Then, we talked to Comrade Joe, oh, your father before.

From the lines in his words, I can hear that he has deep feelings for you, loves you very much, and is quite reluctant to part with you.

Think about it too, how can there be parents in this world who don't love their children. "

Hearing this, Qiao Yicheng smiled coldly, and was about to open his mouth, but after glancing at Cao Zhiqiang, he closed it again.

Cao Zhiqiang saw this expression, but he continued pretending not to know:

"As for us, when we heard Comrade Qiao talk about his past events, we also felt the same way, and deeply felt his deep love for you.

So originally, when I heard what Lao Qiao said, Lao Chen and I couldn't bear it, and thought that we should just let Simei stay and not adopt Simei.

However, after hearing that we didn't want to adopt Simei, Comrade Lao Qiao asked us to adopt Simei, and said that we could not ask for a penny.

What he meant was that he made very little money, and Simei would suffer with him if he stayed, so it would be better to live a good life with us.

He only needs you, Er Qiang, and Qi Qi.

Because the three of you are sons, you want to keep them for the Qiao family to carry on the family line, and you are determined not to be raised by others.

And he also said that Lili and Simei were given to others for adoption, and no one would gossip about him.

But if a boy is given to others, everyone will laugh at him.

After hearing these words, we agreed to re-adopt Simei.

In other words, we can adopt Simei and Lili, and your father will agree, because they are girls who will marry sooner or later.

But you are different, you are a boy, your father will never agree to us adopting you.

That would make him look down on colleagues, neighbors and relatives.

So, you begged me from the wrong person.

Because even if I agree to adopt you, it's useless, your father can't agree.

As for adoption, both parents must agree to it before going through the formalities.

As long as one party disagrees, the matter cannot be done.

You see, we had a good talk with Comrade Old Qiao, if you rashly propose to adopt you, your father will definitely be furious, understand? "

Qiao Yicheng frowned: "That is to say, as long as my father agrees to let you adopt me, you can adopt me?"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded with a smile: "Of course, but it must be your father's willing consent, and it cannot be forced."

"Okay!" Qiao Yicheng stood up abruptly, "I'm going to convince my dad to let him..."

"Wait, wait first!" Cao Zhiqiang pressed his hands with a smile, "Sit down first, let's talk."

Frowning, Qiao Yicheng sat down again.

Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile: "I see you are a little nervous, drink some Coke, it can soothe your nerves."

Qiao Yicheng pursed his lips, picked up his bottle of Coca-Cola decisively, and drank half of it.

After hiccupping, Qiao Yicheng looked at Cao Zhiqiang quietly again, wanting to see what else he wanted to say.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Yicheng, frankly speaking, I am not a rich second-generation official, everything I have now is my own ability, and of course some luck.

Of course, I don't want to brag about my abilities and achievements to you, it doesn't make sense.

I want to say that in my eyes, you and I are the same kind of people.

who?The one who carries the burden of the family! "

Seemingly realizing that Qiao Yicheng started to frown, Cao Zhiqiang turned serious and said, "Yicheng, although I still have an older sister, when my mother passed away, she was far away in the Southwest, and there was no way she could come back, and there was no way at all. take care of me.

At that time, both of my parents died, and I had no relatives or reasons around me. There was only Cao Lili by my side, and I still needed to take care of me, and there was no way to take care of me.

It can be said that when my mother passed away, no one could help me except to stand up and carry it by myself.

At that time, I wanted to escape, I wanted to commit suicide, but I didn't die, but it made me completely wake up.

As a result, early the next morning, I resolutely went to my mother's factory, knelt down in front of the factory manager, and begged the factory manager to take me in.

The factory manager took me in and made me a worker, and with the condolence money collected by the factory workers, I survived the most difficult time.

Afterwards, I made a lot of money from the novels I wrote, and my family’s living conditions became difficult.

Afterwards, the poems I wrote became an instant hit, and I became a well-known up-and-coming poet in the local area, which was appreciated by many people.

It was through that opportunity, plus some luck, that I got to know a few great leaders who also liked my poems, and my eloquence was good, so I was recognized by others, and it was only then that I got to where I am today.

But no matter what, if I didn’t kneel down when I went to the factory, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

And when you come to me today, it is similar to how I knelt down to the factory manager and begged for a job.

However, your situation is different from mine.

I had no father or mother at the time, and I had to raise a foster sister, so I had to throw away my dignity to make a living.

You are different, you still have a father who loves you and looks forward to your younger brother, you don't have to throw away your dignity to be someone else's child.

I see that your academic performance is very good, and you are in the third year of high school this year, right?

In my opinion, as long as you study hard and perform normally, you will definitely pass the college entrance examination this year!

As long as you go to college, you can change your life on your own, without the help of others.

To be honest, I envy you so much. You have a father who can support you and help you, and then you only need to study hard, and then go to university after the college entrance examination.

I can't, even if I want to continue to study, it's impossible.

It's not that I can't pass the exam, but that I can't stop, and I don't have time to go to school to study quietly and enjoy the life of a college student.

Because once I stop, those around me who expect me will be disappointed, and many, many people will suffer.

As for why this is so, I won’t be able to explain it to you for a while, and you don’t need to know it now.

If you are really angry, then wait for me to overcome the difficulties in front of me, and when you are admitted to university and grow up, I will explain to you the difficulties I encountered during this period. "

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang stood up silently, came to the French window, and while looking at the night outside the window, put his hands behind his back, leaving a back view for Qiao Yicheng.

After pretending for a while, Cao Zhiqiang sighed quietly and said:

"Yicheng, you only see my glamorous side now, but you don't know that I am struggling and facing many difficulties.

My current situation is like walking a tightrope on a cliff.

Below the steel wire is a sea of ​​swords and fire, surrounded by violent wind and rain.

As long as I take one wrong step, not only will I fall into the abyss, but even the tens of thousands of people behind me who walk the tightrope with me will follow forever! "

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang turned around and looked at the frowning Qiao Yicheng with a serious face:
"So, Yicheng, now I can't make any promises to you at all, because even I myself don't know what will happen tomorrow.

Again, you are different from Lili and Simei.

You are a man, you have to take on the lintel and responsibility of the Qiao family.

Don't say that your father won't let you go, even if he can let you go, you can't go!
Your surname is Qiao, and you are the son of the Qiao family. What you do cannot live up to your surname!

Even if you don't like your father, hate him, but what about your dead mother?

Do you think your mother would like you to be adopted by someone else and take someone else's surname?

Just like me, even when I was at my worst, I never thought about finding someone else to be my father and taking someone else's surname.

Even if I kneel down to someone, it's just to ask for a job, but not to change my surname.

A man should not be afraid of hardships and face difficulties, and must be worthy of his ancestors!

If you think your father is not good, then you stand up yourself, carry forward your surname and first name, and let everyone see your determination and achievements! "

Having said that, Cao Zhiqiang paused, walked up to Qiao Yicheng, and patted him on the shoulder lightly:

"Yicheng, I will make an agreement with you here, and this agreement will last for one year.

If in this year, I can get through this difficulty and get out of the predicament, and you can be admitted to the university again, I will come to find you again.

But at that time, I didn't come to you to adopt you, but to cooperate with you.

Because at that time, you will know my ability and wrist, and I can roughly know your ability.

I hope that by then, our relationship will not be that of adopting and being adopted, but that of friends and partners.

You, can you understand what I mean? "

After being told by Cao Zhiqiang, Qiao Yicheng stood up abruptly and nodded excitedly: "Yes, I understand!"

"Very good!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded solemnly and relieved.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang stretched out his right palm: "Come on, for one year, high-five as an oath!"

Qiao Yicheng stretched out his right hand excitedly, and gave Cao Zhiqiang a high-five.

After the high-five, Cao Zhiqiang put down his hands and smiled slightly: "The high-five is complete, and the oath is established!"

Afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang's face suddenly turned serious: "Yicheng, in order to respect you and to allow you to face me in an upright manner, I will not give you any help right now, not even a penny.

You have to rely on your own strength to be admitted to university!

I will also rely on my strength to lead my people out of trouble.

One year later, when you are admitted to university and I get out of the predicament, I will definitely come to you to be my brother, is it possible? "

"Yeah!" Qiao Yicheng nodded excitedly, "One year later, we will be brothers!"

(End of this chapter)