"It is indeed a letter from the eldest sister. It seems that the eldest sister is not having an easy life over there."

It was Cao Zhiqiang who made this sigh.

After Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng left, Cao Zhiqiang went back to his room, opened the envelope and read the letter.

What? Why don’t you make dinner first?

Cao Zhiqiang had no intention of cooking dinner at all.

Because on the way here, Cao Zhiqiang had already ordered a meal from a nearby restaurant and asked them to prepare the meal and deliver it directly.

Although Cao Zhiqiang's current cooking skills are very good, especially his knife skills and spoon skills, I can probably count on one hand the number of people who can rival him in the world.

As for other cooking skills requirements, he also has a super recipe "Chinese Cuisine: You Will Eat Three Thousands" with extremely complete steps. If you follow the cat and the tiger, cooking is not difficult at all.

But the problem is, if you know how to cook, you may not necessarily like to cook.

Just like a five-star hotel's top chef who is very good may not like to continue cooking for himself when he returns home.

In the same way, although Cao Zhiqiang is very skilled, he is too lazy to cook, and he is not the kind of person who is particularly picky about taste.

Especially after he got money, he became even more lazy about cooking.

Therefore, even if he has top-notch knife skills and top-notch spoons, as well as "Chinese Cuisine: 3,000 Foods to Kill You", the ultimate secret skill in the chef world, he still doesn't like cooking.

In Cao Zhiqiang's view, if you have the skills to cook, it is better to code a few more words.

Of course, if you are bored and restless, or if you want to attract a girl and shock her, then it is still okay to show your hand occasionally.

Having said that, this letter is indeed from Cao Zhiqiang's sister Cao Jiajia.

But this time, the content is not about asking my mother to help me change my job, but about borrowing money, or asking for money.

The content of the letter was very simple, that is, Cao Jiajia's husband, Cao Zhiqiang's brother-in-law Xia Siming, had kidney stones and needed surgery, but the couple did not have enough money, so they hoped that their mother could send them some money.

In addition to the letter, there was also a medical record issued by the hospital, which stated the condition of brother-in-law Xia Siming.

Even the medical records were sent over, obviously to prove that he was not lying and that he really needed money for surgery.

Seeing this, Cao Zhiqiang couldn't help but sigh.

In this era, the country does not yet have a complete medical insurance policy. The so-called medical insurance is reimbursed by the unit, and it depends on the unit's own policy.

Generally speaking, state-owned enterprises with good returns will have a wider scope of reimbursement and a higher reimbursement amount, but if they are units with average returns, reimbursement will be difficult.

If it is a minor illness or disaster, it would be better to prescribe some cheap medicine.

However, if it is surgery, the cost is often not reimbursable, and you basically have to pay for it yourself.

I think back then, Qin Huairu was hospitalized because of Jia Zhang's anger, and the medical expenses were paid by Shazhu, and the employer never reimbursed her. At that time, Qin Huairu was already a formal worker at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill is a long-established state-owned enterprise, even more powerful than Hongguang Machinery Factory. That kind of factory doesn't even reimburse, let alone a factory in a small, remote third-tier city.

However, what really makes Cao Zhiqiang sad is not this, but the amount that the eldest sister wants.

Cao Jiajia wrote this letter, how much does it cost?

Three hundred dollars!

Just for 300 yuan, my sister Cao Jiajia did not hesitate to lose face and asked her mother for help.

The reason why I say that I don’t hesitate to lose face is because Cao Zhiqiang remembers that my brother-in-law and sister are actually very face-conscious people. They have never asked for money from their family before. At most, my sister secretly wrote letters, asking for my mother’s help in arranging work.

people.

Now that I have asked for money, I guess I really can’t raise the money.

Think about it, although my sister and brother-in-law are both working, they have three children to raise, they live in a small place, their wages are not high, and their daily consumption is probably very tight, so they cannot save much money.

If there is any other illness, if a serious illness suddenly occurs, I can take three hundred yuan at once, which most people really can't afford.

You know, Cao Jiajia is only thirty-five years old, and her brother-in-law Xia Siming is only thirty-six years old. They are both young workers. Unless they have special talents, such people generally will not receive very high wages.

"Forget it." Cao Zhiqiang sighed, "I don't have much money anyway. I'll go to the post office early tomorrow morning and remit money to my sister."

As soon as he said this, Cao Zhiqiang frowned: "No, my sister's place is a small county and the medical conditions are limited. It is best to bring her to the capital for treatment, which will be safer.

What's more, if it's remittance, most of the time it's by mail, which is too slow.

Of course wire transfer is the best, it's fast, but I don't have my sister's phone number.

She never seems to have mentioned the phone number there, and I don't even know the name of the factory where she works.

The letter only has a sending address and no phone number. According to the situation of this era, I have to send him a letter first, give her my phone number in the letter, and ask her to call me.

Let's discuss it on the phone.

After all, I still have to write a letter first.

Oops, it’s really troublesome. If I were to write a letter, I might as well just take a plane there.

It seems that there is a direct flight from Beijing to Guiyang, and at most it is a layover in Nanjing.

Yes, take a plane!”

Cao Zhiqiang figured it out, so he simply took advantage of this and asked for a letter of introduction from his work unit, then bought a plane ticket and flew directly to Guiyang.

If everything goes well, then it should be faster for him to fly to the small town where his sister lives than by mail.

Just as I was thinking this, there was suddenly a knock on the door.

After Cao Zhiqiang received the letter, he went to open the door and found that the person who came was actually Xu Damao.

"Uncle Xu...Uncle Xu?" Cao Zhiqiang asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Indeed, Cao Zhiqiang had almost no contact with Xu Damao's family, and he never expected that Xu Damao would come to visit them.

Xu Damao was carrying two bottles of cans and said with a smile on his face: "Cao Zhiqiang, I'm here to visit you. I'll give you two bottles of cans to satisfy your children's craving. Why, you're not welcome?"

Cao Zhiqiang blinked, thinking about reaching out and not hitting the smiling man, so he opened the door and let Xu Damao in.

After coming in, Xu Damao first put two bottles of cans on the table, and then looked around: "Oh, your house is well organized, it's quite clean."

Immediately afterwards, Xu Damao said to the cassette player on the cabinet: "Hey, the cassette player is good, it's a Shanghai brand. You are the first one in our hospital to buy a cassette player. I haven't even bought one yet.

By the way, I heard that you also bought a large color TV, a 14-inch Venus?

Heck, you can buy a 14-inch color TV, which is amazing.

It’s not like the TV at my house, which is only nine inches and black and white. It’s far inferior to yours.”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Looking at what you said, you are the first one in our hospital to buy a TV. Even if I buy a color TV, I am behind you. It's different."

"Yes." Xu Damao smiled, "If I say that the first one to buy a TV is me, Xu Damao.

To be honest, it's not that I can't afford a color TV and I can get tickets, but I think I already have a TV at home. It always looks good and I can hear clearly, so I'm not willing to change it.

But now that I think about it, it’s time to keep pace with the times.

Come on tomorrow, I'll go change to a color TV and watch."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and then asked: "Um, why did you come to me? Just tell me what you have to say."

Xu Damao blinked, looked around, rubbed his hands and said, "You just stand and say that?"

"Ah, sit down, sit down!" Cao Zhiqiang quickly asked Xu Damao to sit down.

After Xu Damao sat down, Cao Zhiqiang also sat down: "Can we talk now?"

Xu Damao nodded: "Cheng, I know you are a happy person, so I won't make any detours with you. Then, Cao Zhiqiang, when I come here today, I will go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing."

After a pause, Xu Damao asked: "I just met Yu Li and Yan Jie as a couple. Did they come to your place just now?"

Cao Zhiqiang blinked and nodded: "Ah, yes, I have been here before."

Xu Damao smiled: "They are asking you to borrow money, right?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded.

Xu Damao shook his head: "Let me tell you, you are still too young. They are just drunkards who don't care about drinking. Borrowing money is fake, but wanting children is real!"

"You want a child?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "What do you mean?"

Xu Damao said: "Let me tell you this, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li, I know them very well. If they want to borrow money, they wouldn't borrow it from you. His father's money is quite a lot."

Although Yan Laoxi is stubborn, he is Yan Jiecheng's father after all.

Moreover, Yu Li's methods are superior to those of others.

If Yu Li is really cruel enough to use Yan Laoxi's tricks, Yan Laoxi's money will definitely not be saved.

So, when they come over to you and say they want to borrow money, it's actually an excuse to check on you.

Their real plan is to adopt your sister's sister, that girl named Qiao Simei!

The purpose? It's not hard to guess.

You are good to your sister, who doesn't know this?

If he and his wife adopted Qiao Simei and then borrowed money from you, would you still be able to refuse the loan because of Qiao Simei's relationship?

Even if they ask you to borrow money, they may not have to pay you any interest, and they won't even bother to pay you back. What a deal.
To be continued...