Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

The distance from the Siheyuan to Union Hospital is actually not too far, and it only takes a few minutes to ride a bike.

The reason why Zeng Wangcai specifically wanted to go to Union Medical College Hospital was that he believed that this hospital should be the top one at present.

This hospital, founded by an American foundation, is located near Wangfujing. Its site was originally the residence of Prince Yu, an iron-hat king of the Qing Dynasty. It was converted into a hospital about forty years ago.

Zeng Wangcai called a rickshaw to take his grandmother, and the family went to the outside of the hospital one after another.

Old Liu's driver hadn't left yet and was waiting at the hospital entrance.

"Comrade, thank you very much. Please ask Uncle Liu where he lives. I will go to thank him in person later." Zeng Wangcai took out a cigarette and went to thank the driver, but the driver was very conscious and did not want it.

The driver reported the address of Old Man Liu's compound and drove away.

After watching the GAZ-69 leave, Zeng Youqian asked, "Whose car is this? Where did you meet this person?"

"He should be a rich man, right? Wangcai, you should take good care of him when you get back." Zeng Youhuo said.

"Rich? Even rich people can't ride in this car. Rich people ride in long boxes, and this is a square box. Only officials can ride in this kind of car. Lower-ranking officials can't ride in it." Zeng Youqian is more knowledgeable than his younger brother.

What he called the long box referred to a sedan, and the square box was a jeep. In his early years, he once rode in a sedan with his master to make clothes for a wealthy family. This showed that both the master and the apprentice had good skills.

"He must be a very important leader." Zeng Wangcai has now confirmed the identity of old man Liu. He is the Minister of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

"How big is it? It can be bigger than Fatty Zheng. Fatty Zheng is a minister." Xiaobao asked curiously.

"That person is also a minister, but he is not the minister of the Peking University Logistics Department, but..." Zeng Wangcai guessed that his brother would not understand if he said the First Ministry of Machine Building, so he changed his words, "Almost all industries in our country, whether they are civilian or military, are under the control of him."

Last year, the First Ministry of Machine Building, the department in charge of military industry, and the Ministry of Electrical Machinery were merged, giving it incredibly powerful power. It will be until next year that this behemoth will be split up again.

Xiaohu and Xiaobao didn't understand how high the official position of the ordinary old man who had gone fishing with them twice was. Even though Zeng Wangcai explained it to them, they only knew it vaguely.

It was different from before. He was shocked: "So it's this minister? This is a big guy. How did you know him?"

Although he was frightened, Zeng Youqian became happy in an instant. His son was really promising. He actually knew such a big leader. Such a big leader even sent a car to his son. It seemed that they had a good relationship...

He couldn't have imagined that there were two big guys beside Old Man Liu, and they were both planning to take over Zeng Wangcai.

In this special era, Zeng Wangcai stood out for his family's good life, and it was because of a fishing accident that he received attention.

Zeng Wangcai briefly explained and said, "Let's talk about this later. Let's go to the hospital first. It won't be good if we're late."

Let’s get down to business first, and everyone walked towards the gate of Union Hospital.

"Wow, this hospital is quite grand, with two big lions and the roof is also extraordinary..." Xiaohu said, looking up at the gate.

The main entrance of the hospital is very large, and on both sides of the entrance are three-story buildings. The roof is indeed as Xiaohu said, with carved beams and painted rafters.

The stone lions on both sides of the door are also extraordinary, with a strong sense of age. Moreover, this pair of stone lions is different from the stone lions placed elsewhere. This is a pair of lying lions.

There is only one pair of them in the whole city.

"Do you know Aisin-Gioro Duoduo of the Qing Dynasty? This place used to be his home." Coincidentally, Zeng Wangcai knew some of the history of this prince.

"He lives here alone?" Little Leopard didn't understand that, he asked curiously, "What's the point of loving him? He's really lonely, living alone in such a big place..."

Zeng Wangcai was too lazy to explain. The name was already pronounced like this, so it would be useless to explain it any more.

But he thought it was good for Xiaobao to be like this. The more he knew, the more troubles he would have.

Xiaoqiang and Laifu led Jinhuan and her three sisters into the hospital. They were curious about everything inside the hospital. It was very different from ordinary courtyards.

First of all, the siheyuans are all bungalows, but there are quite a few buildings here.

Secondly, there are green trees and the environment is elegant. In some places, you can still see traces of its time as a royal palace.

Even Zeng Youqian had only been to this place a few times, let alone Zeng Youhuo and the others. Therefore, when they saw that grandma was fine, they actually walked along and admired the place, commenting on the traces inside.

Grandma was worried that it would be too late to go back. It would be too late for the whole family to stay here, and it would cause trouble for her eldest grandson. She was dissatisfied with the quick visit of these people: "What are you doing? Are you here to see a doctor for me, or are you using this as an excuse to visit the park? If you want to visit the park, I'll go back. Why don't you go to the Summer Palace?"

"Uh!" Zeng Youhuo smiled awkwardly. Because he was the one who had the most fun chatting just now, he honestly admitted his fault, "Mom, seeing a doctor is more important. It's our fault. Let's go and see a doctor."

"Yes, yes, let's go see a doctor!" Zeng Youqian agreed hurriedly.

The two daughters-in-law were even more speechless and stayed by their grandmother's side all the way.

Some people may not believe it, but there is really no conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the Zeng family. Both the eldest daughter-in-law Chen Yumei and the second daughter-in-law Ma Ping respect the old lady from the bottom of their hearts.

Normally, Chen Yumei would save some food and drinks and have them taken back to Zengzhuang. And in Zengzhuang, whenever there was any food or drink at home, her grandmother would be given priority.

Of course, grandma would definitely not eat alone. Except for saving some rare things for her eldest grandson, she would give the rest to all the other children, and would be partial to the youngest one upwards.

In fact, the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is like a one-sided slap. It takes two to tango. It is useless for only one side to be magnanimous. Both sides need to be open-minded, just like the Zeng family.

"Mom, are you feeling unwell again?" Chen Yumei asked.

"No, I just want to scare them." Grandma said slyly, "They don't even look at the sky. After they finish their work in the hospital, they have to eat again, and after eating, they have to sleep again. Your house is so small..."

Chen Yumei was immediately dissatisfied when she heard this: "Mom, why are you worrying about this? It's a rare trip for you to the city. I think you should stay here for two days and go for a walk. Why are you worrying about sleeping? There are three bedrooms at home. Even if they are not enough, you can just let Wangcai and the others stay there. You just stay here."

Staying with someone is not a big deal nowadays, as every family has relatives. Once a relative comes to your home and there is no place to stay, ordinary people will not spend money to stay in a guesthouse, but will just trouble the neighbors. This is unimaginable in later generations.

Now it is called humaneness, and distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. In later generations, it is called having no sense of boundaries. Not to mention neighbors staying with you, many people are disgusted with relatives coming from other places to stay with you, and would rather pay for their relatives to stay in a hotel.

It’s really hard to say which one is better.

Zeng Wangcai knew what grandma was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, grandma, it's all arranged. My dad will sleep with my second uncle, my mom will sleep with my second aunt and Xiaohuan, and Xiuzhi and you will sleep in my room."

"What about you? Take a basket and hang it on the wall?" grandma joked.

"Little Tiger and Little Leopard and I sleep outside. We have bamboo beds and it's cool."

"It's not cool at all. It's not like a hot day now. Little Tiger and Little Leopard, go to your dad's room and sleep on the floor. You can sleep on the floor next to grandma's bed. Grandma will have a good talk with you tonight."

"Uh!"

Wouldn't this just be sleeping on the floor next to Xiuzhi?