I have to say that Cheng Yu was actually a little surprised.

Is it so measured?

It's not that Cheng Yu thinks that everyone in this world will be greedy for money, but the sense of proportion shown by this aunt's family does make people feel a little strange.

But this is not a very important matter, and Cheng Yu did not talk much.

In any case, the appearance of the Northeast aunt perfectly explains why Cheng Qingsong sold the property and where to spend the huge amount of money back then.

At the same time, Cheng Qingsong never mentioned this, and even after Cheng Guangnian found out the truth, he helped him hide it, and he got a perfect explanation.

After thinking about it, Cheng Yu said: "It's not easy to find these, right?

"It's not hard to say.

In the early 90s, unless you were buying a house or a car, it was not too easy to spend a huge amount of 300,000 yuan.

I think back to when I was in '91, your grandfather once went on a long trip, and he said that he wanted to go to the mountains and the countryside to see the place.

Because I was only in my early twenties at that time, and your second uncle, third uncle and sister-in-law were still young, your grandfather told me to take care of my younger siblings before I went out, so I was quite impressed. ”

"So, do you think that money has something to do with grandpa going to the Northeast? But at that time, the train ticket did not need a real-name system, and even if it was a real-name system, it was a matter of ninety-one years, and it was estimated that it would be difficult for the railway department to keep records for such a long time. ”

Cheng Guangnian nodded and said, "When I checked this matter, the railway department happened to fully implement the real-name system for train tickets, and I thought the same as you at that time."

At that time, I thought it was unlikely that I would find out something from the train ticket.

But that's why I think of another possibility. That is, at that time, if you want to go far away, you will most likely need a letter of introduction. ”

Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, what the hell is this?

Three words, of course Cheng Yu knows which three words these are, he can write each word, and he also roughly understands what a letter of introduction is.

But when you need a letter of introduction to go out, Cheng Yu doesn't understand it at all.

As a post-95 generation who was born in 97, when Cheng Yu was born, the letter of introduction of ordinary units has basically withdrawn from the stage of history, and now only some public institutions or government agencies are still in use, and they are rarely used.

This history has little to do with the economy, and Cheng Yu's secondary and university education in the United States is a "letter of introduction" that played a huge role in the founding of the People's Republic of China until the mid-90s, which is really a very foreign concept to him.

may see Cheng Yu's incomprehension, Cheng Guangnian explained a few words.

"After the founding of the People's Republic of China and until the mid-90s, the large-scale restructuring of state-owned enterprises, private enterprises sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, the market economy realized a truly open supply, and many tickets, including food stamps, really withdrew from the stage of history.

Whereas, a letter of introduction is a ticket for a person.

Fortunately in the nineties, a few years ago, if you didn't have a letter of introduction, you couldn't buy a train ticket or a bus ticket at all, and when you got to the place, there was no letter of introduction, and even the hotel wouldn't let you stay.

Without a letter of introduction, it was difficult to move an inch in those days.

Although the three eastern provinces were the cradle of China's industry before the 90s, the restructuring of state-owned enterprises had already begun at that time, and the three eastern provinces were the regions most affected by the restructuring of state-owned enterprises.

And at that time, the three eastern provinces, in fact, were relatively good living conditions in cities with industry, and rural areas and other places were still very backward.

I thought, if you go to the south, your grandfather won't need such a letter of introduction.

But if he went to the Northeast, and it was the place where he went to the mountains and the countryside back then, maybe he really needed it.

So, I went to your grandfather's workplace, and after going back and forth, it took some twists and turns to find the person who gave him a letter of introduction back then. ”

Cheng Yu understood, he smiled and said, "What you won't find is the female cadre of the neighborhood committee that grandpa once pursued, right?"

Cheng Guangnian also smiled and said: "There are indeed a lot of coincidences in this matter, but it is because of these coincidences that I found the truth of the facts little by little."

I first went to your grandfather's workplace, which has been merged by a private enterprise, and the person in charge of the private sector is also friends with me.

He was very helpful, but after the merger, these useless materials had long been discarded, but he still helped ask many old workers in the factory, and also provided some information about the workers who came back from the Northeast with your grandfather and entered the factory together.

From one of the old gentlemen, I learned that in the late 80s, the factory where your grandfather worked had already begun to cooperate with private capital, and it was one of the first units to try to restructure.

Therefore, the opening of a letter of introduction has been handed over to the local street by the factory. I went to the neighborhood office and found the female cadre of the neighborhood committee you mentioned.

Because of your grandfather's relationship, the female cadre immediately remembered what happened twenty years ago.

I also remembered that the eldest sister also found her and asked about your grandfather.

In fact, I had already guessed some clues at that time, but after all, there was no evidence, so I let the female cadre recall it well, and she was very enthusiastic to help me search for it for a long time from the archives of the neighborhood committee, and finally confirmed that the eldest sister belonged to that township in the northeast. ”

There is no need for Cheng Guangnian to continue talking about the things that follow, Cheng Yu can guess what the situation is.

It is nothing more than Cheng Guangnian flew to the Northeast, and then found the township to which the Northeast aunt belongs, and then found a more specific village from the township government, and finally found the aunt.

After having the aunt, all the mysteries will naturally be solved.

"So grandpa has an illegitimate daughter in the Northeast, in fact, it's not just me and you who know, the female cadres of the neighborhood committee should have guessed some, right?"

"She won't reveal it, she'll keep it strictly confidential. ”

Cheng Yu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "How much hush money did you give people?"

"Three percent of the shares of the former Jin. ”

Cheng Yu was stunned again when he heard this.

Former brocade?

What does this have to do with Qianjin?

But three percent of the shares?

Belch......

Isn't that the stake Xu Dong got?

Cheng Yu's brain was running fast, and he quickly understood.

He smiled wryly and asked, "So, Xu Dong is the son of the female cadre of the neighborhood committee?"

Cheng Guangnian nodded and said, "After I found out about the eldest sister back then, I knew that Xu Dong's mother probably guessed the truth of part of the facts.

After all, she had seen her eldest sister when she was ninety-one years old, and then I ran to investigate this matter, and anyone who was afraid would think of the true relationship between the eldest sister and your grandfather.

It's not that there is nothing to keep a mouth shut, but I happened to hear that she has a son who has just graduated from graduate school and needs a job, so I asked her if she would like to let her son work in Cheng's Group.

At that time, Cheng's also had a scale of tens of billions, and it was also a star enterprise in Wudong, so she had no reason to refuse. ”

Cheng Yu blinked, feeling that this matter had become a little funny.

But after thinking about it carefully, Cheng Yu felt that something was wrong.

"Xu Dong is Chinese New Year's Eve in '5, '83, or '84, but his grandfather is eighty, even if the female cadres he pursued are younger than him, but this year he has to be in his seventies, right? Eight years ago, he was in his sixties, and he retired early......

Cheng Guangnian shook his head, and his face became a little dark.

"Retirement is retired, but less than two years after retirement, the neighborhood committee hired her back to help. Moreover, when your grandfather was thinking about other people, Xu Dong's mother was only fifteen. ”

Cheng Yu was stunned again, but soon understood his psychological error.

At his age, a girl who works in a government agency must have graduated from college, and she will be at least twenty-two or three years old.

It was six, seven, six or eight years.

According to Cheng Yu's inference, Xu Dong's mother designated that she was born four or five years ago, and today, isn't she seventy-three or four years old?

Eight years ago, I would have been sixty-five or sixteen years old, and I would have been retired for almost ten years.

But if it was fifteen years old, it was born in 5253, eight years ago, fifty-seven or eighteen years old, and it was indeed less than two years old.

But fifteen years old, this age ......

Cheng Qingsong was really a little unreliable when he was young, not to mention the fact that he was fifteen or sixteen years older than others, just because the other party was only fifteen years old, he was underage in the legal sense, how could he open his mouth.

Looking at Cheng Yu's colorful expression, Cheng Guangnian also guessed his mental activities.

Shaking his head, Cheng Guangnian smiled bitterly and said, "Don't think so much, your grandfather didn't know that Xu Dong's mother was only fifteen years old. After knowing this, he did not continue to harass people. ”

"But the fact that I worked at the age of fifteen ......"

"It was a special time, especially six or eight years.

A total of six classes of middle school students graduated in '68, and the students who were supposed to graduate in the first two years were concentrated in their studies in '68 due to special historical reasons.

The middle and high school students of those three classes were later called the old three.

Xu Dong's mother studied early, and she just graduated from junior high school at the age of fifteen in six or eight years, and the society was chaotic, so she was also arranged to work. ”

Belch......

Cheng Yu touched his chin and said okay.

But to be honest, a fifteen-year-old girl doesn't look much different from seventeen, eighteen or even twenty, and it's normal for Cheng Qingsong to look away.

Fortunately, Cheng Qingsong was not so unreliable, at least after learning that he was only fifteen years old, he chose to give up.

"In this way, Xu Dong's mother got married late enough. ”

"Well, his mother was a miserable man.

He got married at the age of twenty-two and has had no children since his marriage.

At that time, people were more ignorant, and women who couldn't give birth to children thought that there was something wrong with that woman.

Later, her husband divorced her. After several years alone, he was close to thirty before he was introduced to Xu Dong's father.

Xu Dong's father was much older than her, almost forty years old, his wife died in that era, and the child unfortunately died.

Fortunately, Xu Dong's father was very good to his mother, and he also loved him very much after having Xu Dong. ”

Uh, well, why did you pull out another story?

It may be that Cheng Guangnian also found that the topic was a little far away, so he said, "Why are you inquiring about these things?"

Cheng Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Aren't I just more sensitive to time data? I didn't ask, you said it yourself." ”

Cheng Guangnian thought about it, so he said: "In short, Xu Dong's parents will never reveal any ......."

"Then Xu Dong also knows about this, right?"

"Not sure. Maybe his mother had mentioned it to him, but maybe it wasn't. But no matter what, I can still trust Xu Dong. He won't go out and spread the word unless he has my permission. ”

Seeing that Cheng Yu seemed to still have a problem, Cheng Guangnian said: "Okay, you know enough things tonight, and your curiosity has been satisfied." For the New Year, you can't let me save a little. Remember, these things are ultimately about your grandfather's privacy, and if he didn't choose to tell me and your uncle and sister-in-law, then you have no reason to help him reveal it. ”

Cheng Yu nodded and said, "Don't worry, why do I have nothing to do with them?" But our bad old man was really not a fuel-efficient lamp when he was young. This is also the person of that era, if he is put aside now, then he will not be able to become a flower picker?"

Cheng Guangnian's face turned black, and he glared at Cheng Yu, as if he was scolding him for not saying this about his elders.

Cheng Yu hurriedly made a gesture and said with a smile: "I just spit and complain casually, mainly because I was shocked by the first half of the legendary life of the bad old man." Don't worry, I'll stop here and won't mention it again. ”

Cheng Guangnian exhaled a rough breath at this time, got up and said, "Go out, our two have been talking for so long today, your mother should be strange." ”

"Well, the point is that you can talk for so long without a quarrel. ”

Cheng Guangnian glared at Cheng Yu again, and Cheng Yu hurriedly ran out of the study.

Looking at Cheng Yu's back, a slight smile appeared on Cheng Guangnian's face.

"This stinky boy is finally a little bit like a son. ”

Cheng Yu returned to the hall and sat next to Ning Kezhu.

"Finished talking to your dad?"

"Well, we talked a little bit about the past. ”

"You don't know, it's okay to have your father-in-law before, but after you sent him away and went back to the study, my heart has always been carrying, for fear that I will hear some quarrel in the study. ”

Cheng Yu laughed, hugged his mother's arm, and said, "Don't worry, I will try not to have an argument with him in the future." ”

Ning Kezhu's eyes contained a smile and said, "After all, I have a family, my family has grown up, and I know not to quarrel with my parents." ”

"I haven't had any quarrels with you since I was a child, mainly because Lao Cheng is too authoritarian. ”

Cheng Guangnian also walked out of the study at this time, and the hall was naturally full of voices greeting him.

Accompanied Ning Kezhu to watch the Spring Festival Gala for a while, after twelve o'clock, this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is really finished.

Cheng Guangle and Cheng Guangtian both got up to say goodbye, and Cheng Guangnian asked Cheng Yu to send them off.

When the two families left, Cheng Fu seemed to be very reluctant to pull Cheng Yu to chat, which made Cheng Yu have a headache.

It was easy to send the two families to the car, Cheng Yu returned to the house, and Cheng Jie also said that it was almost time to go back.

"You and Xiaomao don't go back, it's just the two of you when you go back. Ming'er still wants to come over anyway, so let's just stay. Cheng Guangnian spoke.

Ning Kezhu also nodded and said, "Yes, Xiaojie, in fact, what I mean is that after Xiaomao starts school, you can simply move back to live." You see, you don't care much about the company's affairs now, my company was also robbed by your eldest brother, you come back, our sisters still have a companion. ”

Before Cheng Jie could speak, Wang Shuran spoke first.

"Auntie, there is an element of discrimination in what you say. ”

"Huh, what do you say?"

"Why do you have to wait until I start school and go abroad before letting my mom move? Don't you want to see me? Why can't you let me live here with my mom?"

Ning Kezhu laughed and said, "Don't I think that you, a little girl, have grown up, and may not be too willing to live with the elders? If you are willing, I will find someone to help you move things tomorrow." Move here together, spend more time with your grandfather, and spend more time with me. Go back and your aunt will take you shopping!"

"Long live my aunt!" I know that I love flowers and flowers like me, how can my aunt not like me?" Wang Shuran jumped up directly from the sofa and cheered.

Cheng Guangnian also looked at Cheng Jie and said, "Xiaojie, what do you think?"

Cheng Jie thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid that coming back will make the second brother and the third brother unhappy." ”

Indeed, the two buildings in this courtyard were actually built by Cheng Guangnian himself.

At the beginning, a large family lived here, but later Cheng Jie moved out after getting married, and Cheng Guangle and Cheng Guangtian also moved out.

The reason why the two houses were built was actually for the sake of a large family.

But obviously, since such a pattern has been formed, if Cheng Jie moves back alone, the other two will inevitably have some ideas.

But Cheng Guangnian has never been a person who minds this kind of thing.

With a wave of his hand, he just wanted to speak, but was preempted by Cheng Yu.

"Sister-in-law, you also think too much, is my dad the one who cares about that kind of thing?

The second and third uncles had any ideas that made them want to go, and my father didn't seal up this yard and prevent them from living.

You live alone most of the year round, so it's only natural that you live and take care of each other.

In fact, I think that Xiaomao doesn't need to study abroad at all, how old is she?

Is the education back to China poor?

Wang Hai had to let her out at the beginning, didn't you also object?

I suggest, just let Xiaomao come back to study, if she can get out of college by herself, or I can study wherever she wants, at this stage, it's not necessary. ”

Cheng Jie seemed very hesitant, and Ning Kezhu also persuaded her: "Yes, Xiaomao is very smart, and it is the same when she returns to China." ”

Wang Shuran raised his hands, thought about it, and then lay on the sofa and raised his feet.

"I raise my hands and feet to agree with my brother and aunt, this is simply the best news I have heard in recent years, there is no one!"

Cheng Jie still hesitated, looking at Cheng Guangnian, seemingly a little worried.

After all, Cheng Guangnian also sent Cheng Yu out when he just graduated from elementary school.

A few years ago, Wang Hai also used this as an excuse, saying that Cheng Guangnian could send Cheng Yu out, what reason did their family have to feel sorry for the child?

Cheng Jie also objected to the invalidity at that time, so she agreed.

In Cheng Jie's view, Cheng Guangnian must be the kind of parent who wants his children to receive Western education, in fact, domestic education is not weaker than Western education, and this is not the seventies and eighties.

However, there are still some differences between Eastern and Western education, and it is impossible to say who is good and who is bad, but it is inevitable that some people will feel that Western education is more suitable.

Cheng Guangnian was actually very embarrassed, the reason why he sent Cheng Yu out was completely for an unspeakable reason.

As for Wang Shuran, especially if she is a little girl, Cheng Guangnian actually thinks that it is good for her to stay in China to accompany Cheng Jie, and there is no need to go abroad at all.

But what to say now?

After all, what he did to Cheng Yu made everyone feel that he was a parent who was more inclined to Western education in terms of educational philosophy.

If you say that Wang Shuran will come back at this time, it will inevitably make Cheng Jie feel that this is because Wang Shuran is not his child, so it doesn't matter.

Cheng Jie's marriage to Wang Hai has already made her life a little shadowy, Cheng Guangnian doesn't want her little sister to be hurt again, and she doesn't want to be lost in her heart because of herself.

"Lao Cheng, please express your opinion. Don't you see that my sister-in-law is waiting for you to pronounce the sentence?"

Hearing Cheng Yu's words, Cheng Guangnian had a headache.

After thinking about it, Cheng Guangnian said: "My personal idea is that I appreciate Western-style education (this is really against my will). But as soon as you and Wang Hai sent Xiao Mao out, the place they chose was not old and suitable. Second, it's up to you in the end. If you want Xiaomao to come back, I have no objection. ”

Cheng Jie was slightly stunned when she heard this, and there seemed to be some uncertainty in her eyes when she looked at Cheng Guangnian.

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