After turning off the recorder, Cao Zhiqiang cleared his throat subconsciously before picking up the phone that kept ringing.
"Hey, who is it?"
"Zhiqiang, it's me, your sister!"
"Sister? Big sister?"
Cao Zhiqiang was surprised when he heard Cao Jiajia's voice.
After all, he hasn't contacted his eldest sister's family for a long time.
This sudden call really surprised him.
"Sister, why did you call me suddenly? Did something happen to you?"
"No, no, everything is normal here... No, I mean, we are in the capital!"
"Ah? Have you come to the capital?"
After hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang stood up subconsciously: "You have really arrived in the capital? Now?"
"Yes, we are here." Cao Jiajia said with a smile, "How is it? I didn't expect it to be so fast, right?"
Cao Zhiqiang curled his lips, thinking that this was pretty quick.
It's been almost a month since I went to your place, it's been a long time.
However, considering that the other party had a family and a complicated personnel relationship, it was not easy to get over it, so I didn’t say anything more.
In fact, if you think about it strictly, it is not easy for my sister's family to return to the capital from the southwest in less than a month.
Because in this era, it is difficult to transfer household registration. Once you have settled down, it is really difficult to transfer to another city.
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 here at the train station." Cao Jiajia said with a smile.
"Didn't you say that when we get to the station, don't go home directly? Because our house is being renovated, you may not be there, so I'll give you a call first."
"Yes, yes!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "That's what happened."
Indeed, Cao Zhiqiang once mentioned to Cao Jiajia before that he should not go directly back to his hometown after returning to the capital. He was under renovation of that place and has not finished it yet.
Therefore, if Cao Jiajia takes people directly back to her hometown, she will only be in vain.
Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang mentioned to Cao Jiajia that once he returns to the capital, he should call Cao Zhiqiang first.
As early as when he was in Guiyang, the phone number Cao Zhiqiang left was the phone number of Hongguang Machinery Factory.
But later, Cao Zhiqiang bought a new house and lived with Qinghong for a long time, so he regarded Qinghong as his home. He also made a long-distance call and told Cao Jiajia the new phone number here, so that after Cao Jiajia returned to the capital, he would first Make this call.
As for how to notify Cao Jiajia, that was easy, because there was a public phone booth near Cao Jiajia's residence. Cao Zhiqiang had already memorized the phone number of the public phone booth before returning to the capital.
The public telephone booths of this period also had manual call services, and the people around them were very familiar with them.
In other words, Cao Zhiqiang only needs to call the public phone booth first, and then tell him who he is looking for, and then the other party will make an appointment with you based on the time when he is looking for the person, and let you wait for fifteen minutes or half an hour. Call again.
During this period, the owner of the public phone booth will rush over to find someone to notify the other party, and then pull people to wait in the phone booth.
When the time is up, Cao Zhiqiang calls again, and people who are already waiting there, such as Cao Jiajia, can pick up the phone and talk to Cao Zhiqiang.
It's a bit cumbersome, but it works.
But the prerequisite for this is that both parties need to know each other's phone number.
It's a pity that there is no pager service in Beijing yet. If there was a pager service, there would be no need for such trouble.
This time, Cao Jiajia was also lucky. When she happened to come to the capital, she met Cao Zhiqiang at home and immediately answered the phone.
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 ask people from Hongguang Machinery Factory to find Cao Zhiqiang, which would be quite laborious.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang said half-complainingly: "Oh, sister, you said you were coming to the capital, why didn't you call me in advance so that I could be prepared? You came all of a sudden, and I didn't have any preparation for you. "
"What are you preparing for?" Cao Jiajia said with a smile, "I can't call you long distance. It's so expensive. It's better to come directly to the capital and make the call there. It's much cheaper."
"This..." Cao Zhiqiang was speechless for a while, because what the other party said seemed very reasonable.
Today's long-distance calls are very expensive. Cao Zhiqiang is a rich man, so he doesn't care, but Cao Jiajia's family may not care.
"Didn't I give you money?" Cao Zhiqiang asked, "Do you still care about making more long-distance calls?"
"How can that be done?" Cao Jiajia said, "The money you gave is a lot, but you can't spend it randomly. If you can spend less, spend less. I'll have to pay you back later, right?"
Immediately afterwards, Cao Jiajia said hurriedly: "Oh, stop talking nonsense, it's a waste of time. Where are you now? Let's go find you?"
"Ah?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "No need, just tell me the address and I'll pick you up."
"Others," Cao Jiajia said, "No, no, this, ahem, well, don't come to pick us up, just tell us where you are and we'll go find you."
Although he felt that what his sister said was a bit strange, Cao Zhiqiang didn't think much about it and said directly: "Okay, I'll tell you my address and you can come directly."
Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang told his sister the specific address where he now lived.
After finishing speaking, Cao Zhiqiang asked: "Do you remember it?"
"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 just wait there and we'll go there right away!"
Having said this, Cao Jiajia took the initiative to hang up the phone.
Cao Zhiqiang, who also hung up the phone, shook his head and then smiled bitterly.
Otherwise, I have been so busy lately that I have forgotten about my sister.
But now it seems that my sister's family has finally completed the formalities and come to the capital to join him.
That's fine. If this matter is solved earlier, it will also solve one of my worries earlier.
After all, no matter what, as a time traveler, I have to shoulder the responsibility of this predecessor.
You can't take someone else's body and identity, but don't want to be responsible for the relatives of that identity. That's too much.
Of course, it would be fine if Cao Zhiqiang was incapable. Since he is capable now, there is no reason to ignore that sister.
Now that he knew his sister's family was coming, Cao Zhiqiang stopped reading.
He first took out the tape, then put the tape in the cabinet and locked it, then walked out of the study and changed into another set of clothes.
No way, he always feels 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 young people with successful careers who like to wear suits and jackets, Cao Zhiqiang actually prefers to wear customized tunic suits now.
Because the Mao tunic suit is relatively simple to wear, just wear a T-shirt underneath and a Mao tunic jacket on the outside.
It doesn’t need to be as strenuous as wearing a shirt and tie like a suit.
Moreover, the customized tunic suit is not only stylish, but also quite comfortable. It can also make him appear more stable, making up for his shortcomings in his young age.
After finishing his disguise, putting on his clothes, making a pot of black tea in advance, and preparing some snacks and fruits, Cao Zhiqiang was satisfied and took a horse with him, went to sit down at the gate, and read comics while waiting for someone.
After waiting for about half an hour, I saw three tricycles riding towards us from a distance.
Upon seeing this situation, Cao Zhiqiang stood up subconsciously.
Sure enough, three tricycles all stopped together at the entrance of Cao Zhiqiang's courtyard.
After that, Cao Jiajia and her two children were seen getting off the first two tricycles.
It's the eldest sister's family.
Although he did not see his brother-in-law Xia Siming, considering that there was a tricycle behind him, Cao Zhiqiang estimated that his brother-in-law should still be on the third car.
As for why I haven't come down yet... Could it be that I'm not feeling well, such as weak feet and leg cramps, and I can't come down for a while?
After all, this brother-in-law seems to be a sick man.
"Sister!"
Seeing the three people walking towards him, Cao Zhiqiang had no time to think anymore. He quickly walked over with a smile and said, "You are finally here. It was a hard journey, right?"
"It's not that good." Cao Jiajia smiled and shook her head, "I sat on the train for several days along the way, which made my back sore and exhausted. I felt like I had lost several pounds."
"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "How about we go back and find a bathhouse and let the master give you a scrub, massage your feet, and massage your muscles and bones?"
"That's a great feeling!" Cao Jiajia said with a sigh on her face, "Oh, come to think of it, I've been gone for so long, I really miss this big bathhouse in the capital."
"That's no problem." Cao Zhiqiang smiled.
"Well, it's almost time for dinner now, and you've come a long way, why don't we go in and have a rest first, and then have lunch together. After dinner, I will arrange a bathhouse for you, you see. How's it going?"
"Hehehe, that's really good." Cao Jiajia smiled.
Immediately afterwards, Cao Jiajia turned her head and said to her son and daughter who were following behind her silently: "Why are you standing there in a daze? Please call me uncle!"
"Uncle." Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan immediately greeted Cao Zhiqiang in unison.
But his voice was not loud, and he looked a little scared.
Cao Zhiqiang quickly smiled and nodded: "Okay, good boy."
Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang took out the chocolates he had prepared and gave each of them a piece: "Then go and eat."
At this time, the two children immediately shouted happily: "Thank you, uncle!"
Sure enough, children at this period are so easily satisfied.
"Uh-huh."
Cao Zhiqiang smiled and touched the heads of his two nephews, and then looked at the last tricycle: "Sister, my brother-in-law is in the car at the back, why can't he get off? Could it be that his legs are numb after sitting in the car for a long time? ?”
Having said this, Cao Zhiqiang walked towards the third tricycle.
But at this moment, someone suddenly got off the third tricycle.
As soon as this man appeared, he immediately stood where he was, staring at Cao Zhiqiang expressionlessly.
As for Cao Zhiqiang, when he saw the other party appearing, he was immediately stunned on the spot.
Because this person is not brother-in-law Xia Siming.
But Qinghong’s mother—Zhao Meifen!
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