The sun set, the lights were on, and finally finished playing poker with Hao Shuwen, comforted Hao Shuwen, and listened to Cao Zhiqiang, who had Hao Shuwen's voice, dragged his tired body and took a taxi back to the Qinghong Courtyard.

There's no way, it's all chosen by yourself, no matter how tired and hard it is, you have to bear it.

After returning to Qinghong's house, sure enough, Wu Qinghong had already returned from school, and as soon as she saw her, she immediately pounced.

However, probably because there were outsiders, Wu Qinghong did not pounce on Cao Zhiqiang and hugged Cao Zhiqiang, but stopped when he came to Cao Zhiqiang, and then there was light in his eyes, he smiled, and said softly: "I'm back, Zhiqiang!" ”

After hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang instantly puffed up his chest and nodded with a smile: "Well, I'm back, Qinghong." ”

"Come inside." Qinghong smiled and said, "By the way, have you eaten?" ”

"I've eaten it." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "But I haven't eaten too much, I can eat with you again." ”

It is true that Cao Zhiqiang came back after dinner with Hao Shuwen, but he didn't eat too much and was half full.

The main reason is that there is no appetite, after all, I have just exercised too much, and most people have no appetite.

"That's great." Qinghong smiled and said, "We haven't eaten yet, and you came just in time, the meal has just been prepared, let's eat together?" ”

"Good, good." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded, "I'm just a little hungry." ”

After walking into the living room of the main house, I found that there were indeed a table of dishes on the table, including braised pork, braised fish, stir-fried rape, leeks are super large, and there is a pot of stewed chicken soup, which is a typical four dishes and one soup.

In addition, a large pot of rice was steamed, plus some small pickles to accompany the rice.

It can be said that this so-called four dishes and one soup is definitely not something that ordinary families can afford to eat.

Because in 1983, although it was no longer the era of food shortages, it was still mainly supplied by tickets, and it was impossible for ordinary families to eat meat at once.

So this meal is really not something that ordinary families can eat, and most of the distinguished guests will serve it.

But here in Cao Zhiqiang, or here in Qinghong, this meal is really commonplace.

There is no way, who asked Cao Zhiqiang to give Wu Qinghong enough pocket money.

You must know that since Wu Qinghong accompanied Cao Zhiqiang to the capital, not counting the round-trip travel expenses, only the pocket money given to Wu Qinghong personally, before and after, if you add it up, Cao Zhiqiang has already given more than 10,000 yuan.

In this era when 10,000 households are still very scarce, Wu Qinghong didn't do anything, and with only the pocket money given by Cao Zhiqiang every month, she easily entered the class of 10,000 households, which shows how nourishing her life is now.

The key is that Wu Qinghong usually doesn't have much to spend money on.

Like houses, household appliances, water, electricity and heating, these don't cost her, she just buys clothes and food, so how much money can it cost?

So usually, Wu Qinghong saves her money, which is nothing more than eating and drinking, which is a little higher-grade, but limited by her original knowledge, even if she is more particular about eating and drinking, she is also ordinary, nothing more than chicken, duck and fish to eat, but she does not pursue any strange high-priced goods such as bear paw hump.

It can be said that at least for now, Wu Qinghong has not completely departed from the original simple values, and he is still too stingy in spending money.

"Yo, it's hearty." Cao Zhiqiang, who saw this table of dishes, hurriedly praised, "Who made it?" ”

"It's basically done by Sister Xiaohong." Wu Qinghong said with a smile, "She made these dishes, I just helped steam a pot of rice, and Zhenzhen was responsible for giving Sister Xiaohong a hand." ”

Hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang nodded, because he knew that Wu Qinghong had no talent in cooking, and the dishes he made were generally edible, at most he was not bad at steaming rice and making steamed buns, so this meal was definitely not made by Qinghong.

As for Gu Zhenzhen, her cooking skills are not as good as Wu Qinghong.

Therefore, when they saw this meal of four dishes and one soup with all the color and flavor, they didn't say it, Cao Zhiqiang thought it was a meal called from the restaurant.

"Wang Xiaohong, you can!" Cao Zhiqiang looked at Wang Xiaohong, "There is still such a hand?" ”

Wang Xiaohong smiled shyly, and said while playing with her braids: "No, it's home-cooked food, Brother Cao, try it and see if it suits your taste." ”

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, sat directly on the main seat, picked up the chopsticks and tasted them one by one, and then nodded: "Not bad, salty and light, sweet and delicious first, you can be a chef at your level."

Xiaohong, where did you learn this craft? This is not something that can be practiced overnight! ”

"Hey, hey, hey." Wang Xiaohong said with a smile, "It's not a secret, I've been hungry since I was a child, so when I was very young, I liked to go to the back kitchen to watch how people cooked, and then after a long time, I learned a lot of dishes." ”

"I see." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang asked everyone to sit down and eat directly.

Halfway through the meal, Cao Zhiqiang looked at the three women who were laughing and laughing, and said with some doubts: "It's only been so long, and your relationship is so good?" ”

Wu Qinghong said with a smile: "Yes, although Sister Wang is the first time to come, she is quite close to me, and we can talk very well." ”

"yes, yes." Gu Zhenzhen also smiled, "At first, I thought that Sister Wang didn't like to talk, who knew that she didn't like to talk to strangers, once she got familiar with you, she might say it, she was very enthusiastic." ”

"Nothing." Wang Xiaohong lowered her head shyly, "I, I'm just crazy, don't laugh at me." ”

Seeing this situation, Cao Zhiqiang glanced at Wang Xiaohong a few more times, and suddenly realized that it seemed that this Wang Xiaohong was not as simple as he thought, and she was not a simple girl who didn't understand anything.

Think about it, if it is really a simple accountant, how can Director Wang rest assured that she will come with him and send her as a liaison?

It seems that this Wang Xiaohong is also a capable person.

Not to mention anything else, it is definitely not easy to mingle with Wu Qinghong and Gu Zhenzhen in such a short period of time.

But it's not good to say now, maybe it's really humble, and there is no threat in appearance, so I fell in love with the two girls.

As for whether Wang Xiaohong is really a social cow, we have to look at it slowly.

In fact, Cao Zhiqiang hopes that Wang Xiaohong is a social cow, which can save a lot of worry.

Cao Zhiqiang is not afraid that his subordinates are capable, but he is afraid that he will not be capable.

In particular, Wang Xiaohong is still the daughter of Director Wang, and Director Wang directly determines the distribution point of Jinling City, which is the largest partner of Jinling City, so it cannot be overstated.

Soon, the dinner ended with everyone's giggling.

After eating, everyone sat and chatted for a while, and then they rested because they were sleepy.

During this period, Wu Qinghong wanted to sleep in the same room with Cao Zhiqiang, and also wanted to do something with him.

After all, after a long absence, it is better to be newly married, not to mention that Cao Zhiqiang and Wu Qinghong have been separated for more than a month, and now that they are back, of course they want to warm up.

It's a pity that Cao Zhiqiang has been squeezed dry by Hao Shuwen's crazy poker before, even if he can rely on his body to be young and barely fight again, but this is tantamount to losing his body, and he won't do it if he can.

Just kidding, Cao Zhiqiang still takes Chinese medicine on time every day to replenish his body, this is finally abstinence for more than a month, and his vitality has recovered a little, but he can no longer make a mistake in color.

So, Cao Zhiqiang finally coaxed Wu Qinghong back under the pretext of having a heavy responsibility, staying up late to work, and focusing on his studies.

However, in order to make Qinghong feel at ease, Cao Zhiqiang did not go back to the long-term rental house of Jianguo Hotel, but stayed to sleep.

In this way, Wu Qinghong continued to sleep in the main landlord's house, while Cao Zhiqiang slept in the west room of the main house, and the east and west wings were given to Gu Zhenzhen and Wang Xiaohong respectively.

When Cao Zhiqiang came to the West Wing, he began to pretend to pick up the lamp and write a book.

It's not that Cao Zhiqiang is really busy with work, but mainly because he is afraid that Qinghong will sneak over in the middle of the night to attack at night.

Although Qinghong is not that kind of person, people will change, and Qinghong can't stand the pain of lovesickness, just like the island romance he watched in his previous life, what can he do if he comes to attack at night in the middle of the night.

So, after waiting for the lights to go out in Qinghong's room, Cao Zhiqiang made sure that the other party was resting, so he went to sleep boldly with confidence.

Early the next morning, when Cao Zhiqiang got up, he didn't find Qinghong.

When I asked, I found out that Qinghong went to school early in the morning.

Although there was no military training in the university during this period, there were all kinds of early classes and early self-study, so it was also necessary to go to school early.

It's just that when Qinghong got up, Cao Zhiqiang was still asleep, Qinghong couldn't bear it, so he didn't wake him up, and only asked Gu Zhenzhen to take care of Cao Zhiqiang.

Because Qinghong also knows that it doesn't matter if Gu Zhenzhen's job goes or not, no one will deduct her money anyway.

Relatively speaking, it is most important to take care of Cao Zhiqiang.

Gu Zhenzhen is indeed very obedient, and went to buy breakfast early and came back, so as soon as Cao Zhiqiang woke up and finished washing, he could go directly to breakfast.

Similarly, Wang Xiaohong is the same, but she is a guest, so she also gets up early.

In addition, without Wu Qinghong, Gu Zhenzhen, or Wang Xiaohong, when facing Cao Zhiqiang, he was obviously much more restrained, just like yesterday.

"What are you standing for?" Cao Zhiqiang, who was sitting at the dining table, said with a smile, "Come on, come on, let's eat together." ”

"Nope." Gu Zhenzhen smiled and shook her head, "I've already eaten it." ”

"I've eaten it too." Wang Xiaohong also smiled.

"Oh, I did." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "That's good." ”

After speaking, Cao Zhiqiang stopped caring about the two of them and began to eat breakfast.

Although it's just ordinary soy milk fritters and boiled in marinade, it's quite delicious.

As for soybean juice, well, that thing actually doesn't have many people in Peking who like to drink, and they all drink it from the older generation.

There are really not many young people like Cao Zhiqiang who like to drink that thing.

After breakfast, Cao Zhiqiang asked Gu Zhenzhen to leave them alone and go to work by herself, and then took Wang Xiaohong and went directly to Hongguang Machinery Factory.

Very simply, Wang Xiaohong is the accountant of Yuhong Machinery Factory and the liaison sent by Yuhong Machinery Factory, which actually represents Yuhong Machinery Factory.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Wang Xiaohong to go to Hongguang Machinery Factory first and meet with Director Li, who really has the final say.

When I met with Director Li, everything was normal, at least it seemed.

Director Li is still so amiable, and he also cares about Wang Xiaohong, and even wants to arrange a place for Wang Xiaohong.

After hearing that Cao Zhiqiang had arranged a place for Wang Xiaohong, Director Li nodded and relaxed.

After meeting Director Li, it was time to arrange specific work links.

Although Wang Xiaohong is still nominally a person from Yuhong Machinery Factory, and is the liaison of Hongguang Machinery Factory sent by Yuhong Machinery Factory, that is in private.

Nominally, or theoretically, Wang Xiaohong is on secondment to the unit.

Therefore, during Wang Xiaohong's secondment to Hongguang Machinery Factory, her seniority and professional title are still in accordance with the old rules of Yuhong Machinery Factory, and the file is also in Yuhong Machinery Factory, but her actual salary, bonus, insurance, and welfare benefits are specifically responsible for the secondment unit, that is, Hongguang Machinery Factory.

In the end, after some discussion between Cao Zhiqiang and Director Li, it was decided to let Wang Xiaohong serve as the cashier of Hongguang Publishing House.

The job of a cashier is also a financial one, but it is easier than accounting, and it seems to be important, but it is not as important as accounting.

Because the cashier is more like a property custodian, she can't touch the real financial accounts, and it is most suitable for Wang Xiaohong to serve as the one.

Anyway, Wang Xiaohong came over this time to play a role similar to the ancient proton, to facilitate the internal communication between Hongguang Machinery Factory and Yuhong Machinery Factory, and then to supervise the operation of some "special funds".

Therefore, it is very important to arrange an important, but not particularly important, superficial position for her on the surface.

Just as she was going, letting Wang Xiaohong enter the Hongguang Publishing House and serve as the cashier of the publishing house was the best cover, and she was very satisfied.

After arranging Wang Xiaohong's work, the next step was for Cao Zhiqiang to take Wang Xiaohong to the publishing house and let her actually work.

However, before going to Hongguang Publishing House, Director Li suddenly stopped Cao Zhiqiang, and asked Wang Xiaohong to go out first to talk to Cao Zhiqiang alone.

After Wang Xiaohong left the factory director's office, and there were only two people in the whole room, Director Li suddenly sighed, and then stared at Cao Zhiqiang's eyes and said: "Xiao Cao, last night, Lao Dong and I were suddenly called over by the old leader and disciplined together, do you know this?" ”

"Huh?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, he really didn't expect Uncle Xu to move so fast.

"This ......" Cao Zhiqiang blinked, and then quickly showed an ignorant look, "Is there such a thing?" And even if there were, how could I possibly know? ”

Director Li narrowed his eyes: "You really don't know? ”

"What do I know, me?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled bitterly, "Director Li, I just came back yesterday, and as soon as I came back, I was busy arranging Wang Xiaohong's residence, and then I went back to rest, and I never saw Uncle Xu at all." ”

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang deliberately frowned: "Wait, you suddenly said that, why, Uncle Xu suddenly asked you to go over with Secretary Dong, it has something to do with me?" ”

Director Li frowned, and then nodded: "Also, you just came, it's unlikely that you know about this." ”

Immediately afterwards, Director Li said: "You guessed right, the old leader suddenly asked me to go over with Lao Dong, and what he said does have something to do with you." ”

After a pause, Director Li lowered his voice and said: "That's the case, we and the old Wang of Yuhong Machinery Factory, the matter of privately dumping goods, somehow was known by the old leader, he criticized us fiercely, let us not do it again."

Not only that, but he also knew about your publishing house, and privately gave me and Lao Dong a profit, and the old leader didn't let me accept it. ”

Cao Zhiqiang was shocked: "Is there such a thing? He, how could Uncle Xu know? ”

"yes, I'm wondering too." Director Li frowned and said, "You said that we secretly engaged in private work with Lao Wang of Yuhong Machinery Factory, and let the old leader know, which is not strange, but how could he know about the profit between me and Lao Dong?" ”

Speaking of this, Director Li looked up at Cao Zhiqiang: "Xiao Cao, apart from you, me and Lao Dong, who else knows about this?" You can't tell anyone else, right? ”

"How is that possible!" Cao Zhiqiang immediately shook his head, "Director Li, you know, I originally brought it up, and I also took risks, so how could I tell outsiders about this kind of thing?" Unless ......"

"Unless what?" Director Li asked.

Cao Zhiqi frowned and said, "Unless, it's the financial side that finds a problem." ”

"Finance?" Director Li frowned, "What's wrong with finance?" ”

Cao Zhiqiang said: "I remember, when I divided it, I asked the finance of the unit, oh, that is, the finance of the publishing house to help divide it, after all, I was too busy at that time, how could I have time to do this myself."

In other words, the two shares of money given to you and Secretary Dong, I actually let the finance divide and package it in advance, and I will directly take the money to you when the time comes.

Supposedly, the money I let the finances divide and wrap up should be regarded as my own private income, and there should be no problem.

But if I think about it, why should I divide my own private income into three parts?

The financial people are all human spirits, if any of them are Uncle Xu's eyeliner, or someone secretly reports to Uncle Xu, then with Uncle Xu's wisdom, it is not difficult to guess.

It's okay, what's even more terrifying is that someone is jealous of us, and he knows about this financial matter, and secretly reports it to the relevant departments, and then somehow, Uncle Xu knew about it in time, and suppressed it in time, so he hurriedly knocked you and Secretary Dong.

If that's the case, that's a real problem! ”

"Shhh Reasonable! Director Li gasped, "I think so too!" ”

After thinking about it, Director Li patted the armrest of the sofa: "Hmph, the old leader will definitely not send any eyeliner, and the financial staff sent to your publishing house should have no way to contact the old leader."

Therefore, there is a high probability that it was really what you said, that someone was jealous of us, and then somehow, they knew about your financial split into three parts, and then suspected that you had a problem and made an anonymous report.

Then, your publishing house is a subordinate unit of our machinery factory, our machinery factory, although the scenery is no longer good, but it is also an enterprise directly under the ministry, do not look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, and the person who receives the report will definitely notify the Ministry of Metallurgy first.

If the Ministry of Metallurgy knows about this, it will inevitably contact the old leaders, after all, the rectification of our factory, especially the establishment of the publishing house, was promoted by the old leaders at the beginning. ”

Speaking of this, Director Li touched his chin and nodded: "That's right, that's right, it should be like this!" ”

As soon as he heard Director Li say this, Cao Zhiqiang knew that his trick of "making something out of nothing" had taken effect.

At the very least, Director Li did not doubt himself at all, and after listening to his words, he began to make up for it on his own.

"The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it!" Cao Zhiqiang sighed, "Director Li, it seems that our recent actions have been too big and have made people red, so for the time being, we have to be careful."

In addition, since Uncle Xu asked you to go over with Secretary Dong and didn't call me, it is likely that he wants to tell you vaguely that this matter is mainly related to the two of you, and it may be that you or Secretary Dong have offended someone, so you must be careful! ”

"Understood, understood." Director Li nodded, "I understand this truth." ”

Immediately afterwards, Director Li said: "You are like this, since the old leaders know about this matter, stop the business of sharing for a while, and then stop the business with Director Wang, and avoid the limelight first." ”

"That's what I thought too." Cao Zhiqiang looked solemn, "At the same time, let's still check and correct ourselves, and try to kick out some unreliable people, so as not to happen similar things in the future." ”

"I understand." Director Li blushed, "Don't worry, I know how to do it, you don't have to worry about these things." ”

Cao Zhiqiang squinted his eyes: "Okay, I listen to you, then I'll go first?" Go and arrange Wang Xiaohong first? ”

"Go, go, go." Director Li said, "Wang Xiaohong must be arranged, stabilize a little more recently, don't do anything that shouldn't be done, wait until I find out the inner ghost and avoid the limelight!" ”

"I'm afraid this ghost is not easy to check." Cao Zhiqiang said, "If it is an anonymous report, this is not easy to do." ”

"That's easy to do." Director Li said, "Since it is unreliable, it is necessary to change a group of people, in short, you don't have to worry about this matter, I have my own way!" ”

Cao Zhiqiang stood up at this time: "Okay, then I'll wait for good news!" ”