If Cao Zhiqiang's words are said now, if someone from the post-90s or post-00s in 2022 comes to listen, he will definitely denounce Cao Zhiqiang as shameless, ruthless, lowly, and scumbag!

However, for adults living in the 1980s, Cao Zhiqiang's words are typical good people and will love people.

The reason is very simple, that is, the reasons Cao Zhiqiang said, especially the reasons waiting for the other party to go to college, are really too glorious.

The legal age for marriage is not enough, but Cao Zhiqiang postponed his marriage because Qinghong went to college. No matter how you look at it, you can tolerate a big belly and be generous.

Moreover, Cao Zhiqiang also made a promise in front of his own sister, saying that as long as Qinghong graduated from college, he would give this house to Qinghong, which was even more sincere.

After all, in this era, it was not known that the man gave the woman a house before getting married, even the rich man did not.

As for remorse and betray the debt, Qinghong's mother is not worried.

Because in this era, everyone is still very lawful and generally accepts one thing and basically won’t be able to blame the debt, otherwise no one will believe you.

Not to mention, Cao Zhiqiang treated Qinghong really well.

Not only did they arrange loans for the other party, but they also said that Qinghong's clothes were expensive. Just look at the 500 yuan pocket money Cao Zhiqiang gave Qinghong every month, but few people could do it this year.

In the eyes of people in this year, if a man is willing to spend money on a woman and spend a lot of money, he means he likes the other person and feels sorry for the other person.

Since Cao Zhiqiang is willing to spend so much money on Qinghong, he is willing to say that he can give the other party a house. This is not a decisive look at Qinghong. If you want to live with Qinghong, why?

What's more, the joy on Qinghong's face cannot be hidden. Her love for Cao Zhiqiang can be seen by even a fool.

Qinghong did not refute Cao Zhiqiang's words, which proved that what Cao Zhiqiang said before was true. At least the matter of giving Qinghong 500 yuan a month was definitely true, otherwise Qinghong would not not refute it.

"Xiao Cao, you have the heart."

After hearing Cao Zhiqiang's words, Zhao Meifen immediately calmed down and said with a kind face.

"It's rare that you are willing to think about Qinghong so much. It's her blessing to Qinghong meet you."

"Mom!" Wu Qinghong immediately pouted shyly, as if he was complaining, "Stop praising him, he didn't praise him!"

"Yes, yes." Cao Zhiqiang quickly smirked and scratched his head, "Auntie, Qinghong is right, don't praise me. Although I also know that I am very good, all the things I did for Qinghong are worth it.

Who made him my partner? I don’t love her, who would love her?"

"Did you hear it?" Cao Jiajia smiled and assisted, "Meifen, it seems that our two families will probably be in-laws in the future. This wedding banquet is a matter of time."

Zhao Meifen nodded with a smile, but soon frowned slightly and said, "Xiao Cao, although I appreciate your approach, you are not married after all. If you just live together like this, will you be gossiped about?"

"What's there to gossip about this?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled.

"Auntie, it's inappropriate. This is the capital city, not the county town you have. It has a small place and a small circle. Whenever you talk about it, you almost know everyone.

With such a large territory in the capital, if you don’t want to interact with people, no one will check your household registration.

Especially here where we live, the situation is different.

Look, the residents nearby have a very low population density, and residents between different courtyards do not have much contact unless they are in the same courtyard.

But there are only Qinghong and I in this courtyard, and there are no outsiders at all.

Therefore, as long as we do not take the initiative to interact with others, no one will gossip us.

At most, the neighborhood committee will ask the streets.

But I just want to say that Qinghong is my sister and I will stay here to borrow my studies temporarily, that's fine."

"Yes, yes." Cao Jiajia followed, "Meifen, this is the capital, which is different from ours. Here, unless you live in the same unit or in a courtyard, no one will care about the neighbor's affairs."

Zhao Meifen nodded: "Okay, then I..."

As soon as she was talking about this, she suddenly shouted at the door and interrupted her. Someone came to deliver the meal.

At this point, Zhao Meifen stopped talking about this topic, but took Qinghong's hand and started chatting with Qinghong.

Cao Zhiqiang jogged out, welcomed the food delivery guy in, and asked someone to put the food on the table.

While placing the dishes, the guy also called the dish name:

"Braised pork belly, sweet and sour carp, braised prawns with oil, roasted sea cucumbers with green onions, Yipin tofu, Rainbow shrimp, hibiscus chicken slices, crispy roast duck, shredded pork with Jingshu, radish collection, shredded yam, stir-fried rapeseed, cold fungus, tiger skin pigeon eggs, egg fried rice, steamed buns, all the dishes are you!"

After the guy reported the name of the dish and arranged the food in a slight manner.

Then, under the surprised gazes of Zhao Meifen, Cao Jiajia and others, he smiled and bowed to Cao Zhiqiang, then took the tip given by Cao Zhiqiang and left happily.

As soon as the guy left, Zhao Meifen immediately said, "Oh, Xiao Cao, you ordered too many dishes, right? You can't eat them at all!"

"Yes." Cao Jiajia also frowned, "Zhiqiang, we are all our own family, so there is no need to be such trouble.

Besides, you made such a big table of hard dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, and sea cucumbers.

This is too luxurious, right?

After eating this meal, will there be nothing to do in the future?"

"What's this?" Cao Zhiqiang laughed, "I can't eat this little bit of side dishes."

"No, Zhiqiang." Cao Jiajia said, "You are so grand, we can't go down quickly, why don't you retreat?"

"Yes." Zhao Meifen also said, "It's too expensive, there's no need to do this, it's all right."

"This is commonplace." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile.

"What? You said this is common?" Cao Jiajia glared and said, "Who are you confused?"

Immediately afterwards, Cao Jiajia shook her head and said, "Zhiqiang, I know you are a good person, but you can't be a swollen person and make you fat!

Why can't you spend fifty or sixty yuan on this meal?

Spend so much money just to treat us to a meal?

No matter how much you make, you can't waste it like this.

There are so many places to spend money in the future. Why don’t you do well? You have to waste money on food and drink?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "It doesn't matter whether it's money or not. Anyway, for me, it's really just a small amount of money.

And to be honest, when I called the restaurant to order food, I just asked for a set meal, and I didn’t specifically ask for any dishes, just said I wanted to invite relatives.

So these dishes are not ordered by me, but brought in the set dishes.

However, I often order his food to serve in this restaurant, so I know my taste.

These dishes are actually home-cooked dishes that Qinghong and I usually eat, and they are not luxurious things."

"Is this true? These dishes are really the home-cooked dishes you usually eat?" Zhao Meifen asked with a frown.

"Of course it's true." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Why am I lying to you?

For example, this roasted sea cucumber with onion and this first-class tofu, is Qinghong’s favorite food. I order it almost every time, do you think, Qinghong?”

"Yeah." Wu Qinghong nodded with a smile, and said with a proud expression, "Mom, Zhiqiang is right. These dishes are really nothing, they can only be considered home-cooked dishes.

If Zhiqiang really wanted to hold a big banquet, he would have served abalone ginseng and wings long ago, or would have just taken you to a restaurant in Peking to eat Tanjia cuisine, which would not be that simple."

After hearing Wu Qinghong's words, Zhao Meifen and Cao Jiajia looked at each other, and then no one said anything, staring at the hard food on the table again in a daze.

Just kidding, for these two people, the dishes on this table are probably not something to eat during festivals.

But here is the home-cooked dish between Cao Zhiqiang and Wu Qinghong?

Is this a big gap?

Is this the daily life of rich people?

"Don't worry." Cao Zhiqiang suddenly said with a smile.

"Sister, aunty, these are all home-cooked dishes, not worth much money, I can't eat enough.

As for how much the dishes are, this is indeed a problem.

But it’s nothing. I have many colleagues in my publishing house. If we eat leftovers, we can pack them and give them to them.

Okay, let alone those, hurry up and start the meal.

If you don’t eat it, the food will be no longer delicious if it is cold.”

But Cao Zhiqiang said that, but looking at the table full of hard dishes, whether it was Zhao Meifen, Cao Jiajia, or Cao Jiajia's two children, they only dared to look at them and did not dare to move.

"Eat, why don't you eat?" Cao Zhiqiang picked up the quickie with a smile, then took the initiative to look at Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan, "Wenfang, Wenxuan, you two are moving quickie!"

Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan still didn't move, but instead looked at their mother together.

Cao Jiajia sighed, picked up the quickie and said to Zhao Meifen: "Meifen, it's rare that my younger brother has a good intention. Don't let him down. If you don't eat it, it will be bad if it's cold."

"Yes, mom." Wu Qinghong also took the initiative to pick up a quick braised sea cucumber and sent it to the bowl in front of Zhao Meifen. "Mom, try this scallion-roasted sea cucumber. I often eat it here, it's delicious."

Zhao Meifen looked at Wu Qinghong, then nodded, and was the first to pick up the quicksell, picked up the onion in his bowl and roasted sea cucumbers, and gently put them into his mouth.

As Zhao Meifen moved, Cao Jiajia also smiled and picked up a braised pork with a quick braising, then blew it a little, and put it in her mouth to eat it.

Seeing Cao Jiajia squirting and eating, Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan looked at Cao Zhiqiang and Wu Qinghong with eager eyes.

"Eat, why don't you two eat?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

Cao Jiajia smiled and said, "That's right, they are watching you. If you don't move, they don't dare to move. This is the rule."

Cao Zhiqiang opened his mouth, then smiled and shook his head, and simply picked up the quickie and grabbed a piece of braised pork into his mouth.

After Cao Zhiqiang moved Kuaizi, Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan, the two children, scrambled to pick up and eat.
To be continued...