Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Zhou Yuanbai was at home, on New Year's Day, and he was alone at home eating steamed buns and drinking hot tea.

This kind of food would not be considered good even for Zhou Yuanbai in the past few years.

Since the master and disciple had always been in contact, there was no greeting when they met. Zhou Yuanbai opened the door, chatted for a few words, and then watched Zeng Wangcai and Huang Liang busy themselves.

In the evening, Zeng Wangcai prepared a bowl of braised pork, fried cabbage, and some peanuts.

Zeng Wangcai used all the leftover pork belly that Lin Haitao gave him to make dumplings.

Dumplings are easy to eat, and now it’s winter, so they won’t go bad if they are frozen.

Three people, three dishes, drinking together, talking endlessly, with no choice of topics, talking about whatever comes to mind, the main theme is relaxed and casual.

The three of them drank for four hours, until Zhou Yuanbai got so drunk that he fell asleep on the bed.

Zeng Wangcai, who was drunk, was both hot-headed and sober. Worried that Zhou Yuanbai would have no one to take care of him at night, he and Huang Liang stayed and chatted until late at night before they leaned back on the bed and took a nap.

Zhou Yuanbai got up early in the morning and refused Zeng Wangcai's invitation and refused to go to the countryside for dinner. He said he still had things to do.

The so-called matter is actually the set of Wuling automobile parts that Zeng Wangcai brought back. Now all these parts are in the 702 Institute. Because of Zeng Wangcai, these parts are all studied by Zhou Yuanbai's team.

This has become a habit. Guns and other things in the past were all like this.

The only bad thing about this arrangement is that Zhou Yuanbai is too practical. When he encounters an area that he is not good at, he will not just sit back and do nothing but keep an eye on it.

"Oh my god, I have a headache!" Huang Liang stood in front of the car after coming out of Zhou Yuanbai's house, holding the car door and said, "What kind of wine is Mr. Zhou's? I have had a headache all night."

"Don't ask, I don't know either. Judging from the bottle, I think I mixed water into his wine." Zeng Wangcai touched his forehead and smiled bitterly, "The old man is afraid of trouble and lives a simple life. I guess he mixed water into the wine after drinking it and forgot about it after a long time. After you join the research team in the institute, remember to take care of him. Anyway, the two of you are alone now, so you can keep each other warm..."

Zhou Yuanbai has already agreed to Huang Liang's admission to Institute 702, and Huang Liang will be Zhou Yuanbai's student in the future. Unlike Zeng Wangcai who studies calligraphy, Huang Liang is a serious academic student.

After agreeing on this, Zeng Wangcai drove away to look for Jiaohua. Today was the day they had agreed to treat everyone to a dinner.

The Wuling van stopped in front of a large courtyard. Zeng Wangcai got out of the car and glanced at the gate of the courtyard, which was similar to the style of the courtyard where Liu Yong lived.

"Hello, comrade!" Zeng Wangcai walked over to the guard and said, "I'm looking for Director Jiao of Jiaohua. We agreed before. My name is Zeng Wangcai."

The guard glanced at Zeng Wangcai, then looked at the Wuling van behind Zeng Wangcai, and finally made a phone call to confirm.

After a while, Zeng Wangcai was allowed to enter the compound. He drove to Jiao Hua's house and parked the car in front of Jiao Hua's door.

It was Jiao Hua himself who came out to greet Zeng Wangcai. During a brief conversation at the door, Zeng Wangcai learned that he was the only one at home today, and Jiao Hua's parents were not there.

However, Jiaohua was very kind to invite Cao Wang.

"Come, let me introduce them to you." After entering the living room, Jiao Hua, the host, introduced the two parties. He pointed to a person sitting on the sofa in the living room and said, "This is Comrade Cao Wang, Lao Cao, and this is Comrade Zeng Wangcai..."

Zeng Wangcai introduced Huang Liang to the two of them himself.

Cao Wang is not too old, about thirty years old, a fat man with a round face. People in their thirties with slicked back hair look very old.

Seeing Zeng Wangcai coming in, Cao Wang slightly raised his buttocks, shook hands with Zeng Wangcai, and then sat down quickly.

This is equivalent to being polite, but it seems not to be, and it seems a bit arrogant, but you can't pick on his gift because Cao Wang is very fat.

In fact, Cao Wang had the reason to be arrogant. His parents did not hold high positions, but their family situation was very special.

Cao Wang has many brothers and sisters, starting with his eldest sister Cao Jia, to the second oldest Cao Zu, the third oldest Cao Xing, and the fourth oldest Cao Wang, and several younger sisters.

He has so many brothers and sisters, all of whom are shining in their respective positions. Together with their in-laws, his entire family forms a huge network.

So, when it comes to influence, although Cao Wang's parents are not as powerful as Jiao Hua's parents, the difference between the two is not too far.

The host and the guest sat down, Jiao Hua went to make tea himself. Huang Liang thought about supporting his brother, so he took out a pack of Red Peony cigarettes for Cao Wang.

"Haha, Mudan, this cigarette is a bit strong..." Cao Wang smiled slightly, did not take the cigarette from Huang Liang, and touched a cigarette box without any logo on the table with his left hand, "I like to smoke this..."

Damn, privileged cigarettes!

When Zeng Wangcai saw Cao Wang’s cigarettes, he was sure that he had found the right person, because the cigarettes Cao Wang smoked were not available for sale outside.

Honestly speaking, Zeng Wangcai thought he was used to this, but when he saw Cao Wang didn't take his brother's cigarette, but smoked cigarettes that ordinary people outside couldn't even buy with money... he couldn't help but feel disgusted.

"Hey, brother, these cigarettes are not commonly seen outside!" Zeng Wangcai laughed, reached into his backpack, and took out a box of cigars, "It just so happens that I have some rare stuff here, do you want to try it?

"I brought back Cuban cigars from Jiangdao. I heard there is a legend about these cigars. They are made by young girls rubbing them on their thighs. Smoking them has a special flavor..."

There is no doubt that this cigar was temporarily taken out from the space by Zeng Wangcai.

Since you like rare things, I will give you something even rarer.

Zeng Wangcai opened the box with a bit of awkward movements, cut the cigars and threw one to Huang Liang. He then put one in his mouth and asked, "Have one. This stuff is very exciting."

Cao Wang was stunned for a moment, then really took the cigar from Zeng Wangcai's hand.

Seeing that the cigar had been cut, he reached for a match and said, "I'm back from Jiangdao. Jiangdao does have more good stuff than us. I've seen this cigar before when I was abroad, but I didn't smoke it then. I'll give it a try today."

I don't know if he was showing off his experience abroad or talking about smoking.

Zeng Wangcai laughed in his heart for no apparent reason, and suddenly felt that Cao Wang had a bit of the flavor of a later generation's petty bourgeois.

"This thing is hard to light with matches!" Zeng Wangcai saw Cao Wang lighting a cigar, so he took out a plain Zippo lighter and said, "Use this lighter!"

Clang!

The flame from the lighter licked the cigar.

Zeng Wangcai noticed that Cao Wang had a watch on his left wrist. It was not an Enicar, but a... Rolex.

"Oh, this is... a Swiss Rolex." Zeng Wangcai deliberately shouted in surprise.

"Haha, it's just a small watch!" Cao Wang's face changed slightly, and then he said calmly, "This was a farewell gift given to me by my classmates when I was studying abroad..."

Well, this guy is still an international student.