Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 207 The Water Splashed by a Married Woman

After Cao Zhiqiang came in with a plate, Cao Jiajia and Zhao Meifen stopped talking immediately.

And Cao Zhiqiang walked over with a smile all over his face, and put the plate on the coffee table.

As soon as the plate came up, Cao Jiajia's eyes widened immediately, staring at the shiny silver plate and cutlery and said, "Zhiqiang, this, isn't this real silver?"

"Ah?" Cao Zhiqiang was taken aback for a moment, unable to understand for a moment, "What do you mean?"

"I'm talking about this plate and the guy on it!" Cao Jiajia pointed to the shiny silver plate, "Is this sterling silver?"

"Yes, sterling silver." Cao Zhiqiang chuckled.

"Oh, it's true!" Cao Jiajia touched the plate happily, "Silver plates, silver cups, silver bowls, and silver spoons, how much does this set cost?"

"I don't know about that." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and shook his head.

Indeed, this is Cao Zhiqiang's previous sign-in reward. I only know that the workmanship is exquisite, it is made of thousand fine silver, and the place of production is Italy, but I really don't know the specific price.

There are not only silver plates and bowls, but also all kinds of silver knives and forks. It is a complete set of tableware, including of course utensils for drinking afternoon tea and coffee.

Cao Zhiqiang has always been lazy.

Now that he has this kind of signature tableware, he will not buy anything else, besides, the silverware is really cool to use.

So the bowls and plates he usually uses at home, except for the chopsticks, are all silver and European style.

This time, the plates, coffee pot, and coffee cups he brought were also made of sterling silver, and they were exquisitely crafted, which looked like high-end goods.

"I don't know? Why don't you know the price of such a good thing?" Cao Jiajia didn't believe it.

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "I really don't know, this is a gift from a foreign friend of mine, so I really don't know the exact price."

Well, Cao Zhiqiang has already made up his mind to let Masashi Sada, who has temporarily returned to Japan, take the blame.

After all, the set of things used by Cao Zhiqiang is really hard to find in China, and it is really hard to say if it is more authentic to trace the source.

"Given you by a foreign friend?" Cao Jiajia was stunned, "How is it possible? What kind of foreign friend would give you such an expensive gift?"

"It's a Japanese friend of mine." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "He is a rich second generation, not short of money, and I have a good friendship with him, so he gave me this. By the way, Qinghong also knows him. He Came here for dinner."

After hearing that Qinghong also knew each other, Cao Jiajia didn't ask any more questions, but touched the plate and said in amazement: "Oh, this thing is precious, you should set it up, it's too wasteful to use it as tableware. "

Cao Zhiqiang laughed again: "This is tableware. No matter how expensive the material is, even if it is gold, it is also tableware! If I put this up for offerings, wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse?"

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang didn't want to continue talking about this topic, and said directly: "Okay, sister, don't mention the tableware or not, if you keep talking to me, the coffee will be cold, so it won't taste good. "

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang pointed to the three steaming cups of coffee and said to Zhao Meifen, "Auntie, this is the coffee you want.

However, because I don't know how much milk and sugar you want to add, the coffee in this cup is all original coffee, that is, only pure coffee, and nothing else is added. "

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang pointed to a delicate silver jug ​​with a pointed mouth on the tray, and white sugar in a small silver bowl next to it: "This pot is filled with pure milk, and the plate is filled with sugar. How much do you want to add? You can add it yourself."

After smiling, Cao Zhiqiang pointed to several plates of pastries prepared in advance on the coffee table: "Also, there are some snacks here. If you feel heartburn after drinking coffee, you can eat some pastries to slow down."

After the introduction, Cao Zhiqiang smiled and waved his hand again: "Please, you are welcome."

"Oh, coffee." Cao Jiajia was the first to answer with a smile, "This is a foreign thing, so I'll be more polite."

Speaking of this, Cao Jiajia picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip.

But soon, Cao Jiajia frowned, and quickly put down the coffee cup: "Bah! What does it taste like? It's bitter and sour, it's too bad to drink!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Jiajia quickly picked up the half bottle of Arctic Ocean soda next to her, pointed directly at the bottle, and drank it down in one gulp.

After drinking all the soda, Cao Jiajia shook her head: "It's much better now."

Zhao Meifen smiled at the side: "Pure coffee is bitter and a little sour.

However, didn’t your brother tell you that there are milk and sugar next to it, if you can’t stand the bitterness of the original taste, you can add sugar and milk. "

Cao Jiajia was taken aback, looked at Zhao Meifen and said, "That's right, I forgot that you are from Shanghai, you must have had coffee before, right?"

Zhao Meifen nodded: "I did drink before going to Guizhou, but that was a long time ago."

"Then you are a lady of everyone." Cao Jiajia smiled and shook her head, "I come from a bitter background, and this is the first time I drink coffee since I was a child.

By the way, since you understand this, why don't you give a show? "

Zhao Meifen smiled, and took Cao Jiajia's cup of coffee, then added half a cup of milk and two spoons of white sugar.

After stirring for a while, Zhao Meifen said to Cao Jiajia: "Now you can try it again, it shouldn't be bitter."

Only then did Cao Jiajia put down the glass, picked up the cup of coffee again, and took a sip carefully.

After smacking her lips, Cao Jiajia nodded: "Now, it's interesting, but the taste is still a bit weird."

Zhao Meifen smiled and said: "It's your first time drinking, it's inevitable, just get used to it."

Speaking of this, Zhao Meifen also picked up her own cup of coffee, but didn't add anything, but looked at the coffee cup instead.

"This workmanship, this carving..." Zhao Meifen frowned, "Is this the craftsmanship of Europe?"

"Auntie, you have a good eye." Cao Zhiqiang immediately praised with a smile, "I heard from my friend that this is a handmade product made in Florence, Italy."

"That's really good." Zhao Meifen nodded, "Your friend has spent a lot of money."

Speaking of this, Zhao Meifen didn't say anything else, picked it up and smelled it first, and then slowly took a sip.

After a long time, Zhao Meifen nodded: "This coffee is also good, with moderate bitterness, mellow aroma and sweet aftertaste. It is the top grade, Xiao Cao, you put your heart into it."

"Where is it?" Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "It's just instant coffee. It's also a gift from a friend. I don't know the details. Just as long as you like it."

"Then your friend treats you really well." Zhao Meifen smiled slightly, "It's not easy to afford coffee at this time, let alone this kind of high-quality coffee."

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, stopped talking, and added milk and sugar to his cup of coffee, then picked it up and took a sip slowly.

What can he say? Could it be that the coffee you drink is real Geisha coffee?
Just kidding, I dare not say it in China at this time, but if I want to talk about the capital, I am afraid that there is no authentic Geisha coffee at this time.

Not to mention, the water used to make coffee is not ordinary, it is authentic Fijian water, which is also rare in China.

It's a pity, things are good things, but you can only know them yourself, and you have to pretend not to know them to the outside world, otherwise, the origin is really hard to tell.

But that's okay, removing the filter of origin, it returns to the basic functions of these gadgets.

It's just coffee, good enough, no matter where you make it.

Well, in fact, Cao Zhiqiang has already prepared these things and brought them over.

After all, no matter how good the coffee is, it is also instant coffee. You just need to pour the hot water prepared in advance in the space, and the speed is very fast.

As for milk and sugar, they are also ready-made.

So, for his so-called brewing coffee, he only needs to go to the kitchen to pretend, then make the coffee with hot water, put the milk and sugar in the tray and bring it over, and it's OK.

The reason why it took so long to come is because Cao Zhiqiang had been listening outside the door for a while.

Of course, Cao Zhiqiang didn't listen on purpose, it was because he moved too fast, and Cao Jiajia didn't lower his voice when talking to Zhao Meifen before, so he heard it on the way here.

Now that he heard it, out of politeness, he couldn't rush in when people said it was cool, right?

Then I could only stand quietly outside, and wait until they had finished talking and came to an end for the time being, and then I walked in with a heavier footstep.

However, it was precisely because of this that he realized why Zhao Meifen kept a straight face and didn't speak much after seeing him.

It turned out that she didn't abduct Qing Hong away because she didn't tell her, or in other words, it wasn't the main reason.

The main reason was that she found out that Cao Zhiqiang was too rich, so she was worried that his money would come from a wrong path, and by the way, she was worried that Qinghong would suffer from it.

But also.

Since Qinghong's mother and Cao Jiajia are colleagues and came together, it is estimated that Qinghong's mother had inquired about the situation of Cao's family a long time ago.

After knowing that the Cao family was born in poverty, not a family of great wealth, nor a family of high-ranking cadres, it is impossible not to whisper.

After all, this was only in [-], and the reformation had just started. Most people may have different statuses, but the wealth gap is really not that big.

In particular, when Cao Zhiqiang went to the location of Qinghong's family, he went there as an employee of a state-owned enterprise, which further locked up his income.

Since Cao's family was born in poverty, Cao Zhiqiang's education is not high, and he is still a worker, where does his current wealth come from?

However, when Cao Zhiqiang passed by, he never mentioned how he made money.

So, don't say that Zhao Meifen is muttering, even Cao Jiajia, who is an older sister, is also muttering in her heart.

It is precisely because of this that Cao Jiajia brought Zhao Meifen first, but Xia Siming did not come with him, just in case.

Otherwise, if Xia Siming really believed in Cao Zhiqiang's ability and was really determined to let go of everything and go to Peiping, why should he go separately?
After all, as Cao Zhiqiang said before, it is really difficult for ordinary people to mobilize relationships.

But for the leaders of the capital with high status and status, it is actually a matter of a few words to mobilize a relationship.

Even if Xia Siming's original unit is really unwilling to release his file, as long as there is a unit in the capital who is willing to accept it, he can still create a file here again, it's not a problem.

After seven or eight years, many high-ranking officials who went to the mountains and went to the countryside and then secretly returned to the city by themselves, in fact, most of them re-filed in the city.

So many people have done it, Xia Siming is no exception.

Of course, it is not easy to re-establish a file, you must have a serious unit to accept you.

As for Cao Zhiqiang, he happens to have this ability now.

Among other things, Cao Zhiqiang's Hongguang Publishing House can accept Xia Siming seriously.

As a state-owned unit, Hongguang Publishing House can not only accept Xia Siming, but also apply for Xia Siming's personal file to be re-established in the name of Hongguang Publishing House.

Re-establishing a file is not directly related to the account, but if you want to apply for a Beijing account, you must first have your file here, which is a sequential relationship.

But there is a prerequisite for this, that is, you have to have a big relationship, a very strong relationship, otherwise you can't do this.

In the final analysis, it was Xia Siming and Cao Jiajia who had doubts about Cao Zhiqiang's situation. They suspected that he was talking big and couldn't really do what he said at the beginning, so they used this cautious method.

Let Cao Jiajia find out first, at least there is no way out at the beginning.

And bring the child... Most likely it was to dispel my doubts.

So to say one thousand and ten thousand is because my sister and brother-in-law don't trust themselves too much, and they are afraid that they will brag.

But that's normal behavior.

If the brother-in-law's family really gave up everything in the local area after a few words from a so-called younger brother who suddenly came to the door, then it would be a problem with IQ.

At that time, I believed in myself very much and didn't raise too many doubts, maybe it was just to save face.

After realizing this, Cao Zhiqiang felt a sigh of relief at this moment.

Sure enough, the water thrown by the married woman.

Even though Cao Jiajia and himself are blood-related siblings, they have been separated for more than ten years, and the relationship has faded long ago.

You see, my mother is gone. After Cao Jiajia came back, instead of rushing to go back to worship her mother first, she came to test herself first.

That's pretty telling.

It can be seen from this that Cao Jiajia still turns to her husband and children more when encountering things, rather than his own brother Cao Zhiqiang.

In comparison, once I really marry Qinghong, maybe this Qinghong's mother will have a closer relationship with me than I have with this sister.

Because at that time, I will be her son-in-law and she will be my mother-in-law.

Half of a son-in-law.

Therefore, in most cases, the relationship between the mother-in-law and the son-in-law is much closer than that between sisters and brothers.

This is human nature!

(End of this chapter)