Chapter 1 Cut the line back, let me go to the side room to squeeze?
Winter 1980.
Cheng Guanli returned to the old alley in Dongzhimen of Sijiu City.
He is not from this world. An unexpected and sudden death of the original owner caused him to travel to this parallel world and inherit the memory of the original owner Cheng Guanli.
When he first traveled through time, Cheng Guanli's queue jumping career in Northwest China had just begun. Now four years have passed.
Three years ago, people learned about the resumption of the college entrance examination. Many people wanted to change their lives and tried every means to return to the city to take the college entrance examination.
But at that time, it was not a formal procedure to go back. Most people had to go through the sick leave procedures to take advantage of the situation and return to the city.
Cheng Guanli did not take that step.
He was only 17 at the time and had just joined the team for a year. He knew he could go back sooner or later and there was nothing to worry about.
Moreover, Da Gan, who has returned early and cannot stretch out his arms and legs, still has to worry about finding a job, so it would be better to train outside for a few more years.
He waited until 1980, when the country promulgated explicit regulations that allowed him to return to the city, and then he went through the formalities and returned to the capital.
His parents in this world are gone, leaving him with four rooms in the courtyard.
In the courtyard house in Dongzhimen, there is a large 60-square-meter house in the middle courtyard with three rooms, one light and two dark, and a small side room of 15 square meters.
To be honest, this was the first time he had seen the old alleys of Sijiucheng with his own eyes, and it was really different from what he recalled from memory.
The twists and turns of the old alleys, the quaint courtyard houses, the warm greetings from passersby on the road, and a group of whistled pigeons flying by under the bright sunshine, all have a unique atmosphere of life in them.
The courtyard where Cheng Guanli lives was handed down from his ancestors. It has three courtyards and more than twenty houses.
Now it has become a compound where more than 20 families live, and all he has left is the big house in the main courtyard and the small side room next to it.
"Didn't this comfortable life come to the courtyard house in Dongzhimen in 1980? The four years of hard work in joining the queue were worth it!"
Cheng Guanli smiled slightly, picked up his luggage, and strode into the courtyard.
He didn't have time to say hello to the neighbors in the front yard, so he trotted back to the middle yard.
When he opened the door and took a look, it was exactly what he had guessed.
The house is already occupied.
In the backyard of this courtyard house lived his close second uncle Cheng Dehai and his family.
He is said to be the second uncle from a close family, but in fact he has no blood relationship. He has been on the fifth server for a long time, and he even doubts whether he is from the same clan.
Cheng Dehai still has an old lady alive, and Cheng Guanli calls her his second grandma.
There was a famine before liberation, and Cheng Dehai's father took his wife and children to the capital to seek life.
Later, I became friends with Cheng Guanli's grandfather, who was said to be a distant brother of the Cheng family. After liberation, he naturally moved into the courtyard.
The relationship between the two families is closer than that of other residents.
But that was all decades ago and has no significance for verification.
He didn't have a good impression of Cheng Dehai. In his memory, this cousin appeared to be upright and upright, but was actually selfish and dishonest in his actions.
Cheng Guanli's father died at work five years ago. He died of gas poisoning while working the night shift in the kitchen canteen of the machinery factory in the winter.
At that time, Cheng Guanli was in the second grade of junior high school and became an orphan directly.
Cheng Dehai helped handle the funeral affairs and generously expressed that he would take care of Cheng Guanli who had no parents.
After accepting the pension on behalf of Cheng Guanli, he was indeed allowed to live with him for several months in a decent manner.
But after Cheng Guanli graduated from junior high school the next year, he was assigned to join the team in Northwest China.
Cheng Guanli could definitely take over his father's position without having to go to the countryside to join the queue. Even if he went to be an apprentice in the kitchen of a machinery factory, he would still have a place.
But after a few moves, Cheng Dehai gave the spot to his eldest son, Cheng Jianwen, who is the same age as Cheng Guanli.
Cheng Guanli was young and helpless at the time, and died suddenly in an accident not long after arriving in Northwest China.
Fortunately, Cheng Guanli from another parallel world came through, otherwise he would really have followed Cheng Dehai's wish.
He didn't tell Cheng Dehai in advance when he came back this time. At this time, his second uncle's family was having lunch at Xihu's house in the backyard.
After looking at the furnishings at home, Cheng Guanli frowned slightly.
There is a photo of Cheng Jianwen on the desk beside the bed. It was a photo of him winning an award at a sports meeting held in the factory. He felt so proud and uneasy.
Thinking about the past four years, Cheng Guanli felt uncomfortable.
"Do you really think of this house as your own home? I am no longer the timid and helpless orphan. When I come back, you should move out!"
Snapped!
Cheng Guanli took a photo of Cheng Jianwen face down on the table and threw the luggage on the bed.
Then I straightened my clothes, weighed my gifts and went to the backyard to say hello without being humble or overbearing.
Etiquette still needs to be talked about, after all, there is no falling out with the Cheng Dehai family now.
In the eyes of outsiders, it was Cheng Dehai who took care of him, and the Cheng Dehai family even helped take care of the house. Therefore, no matter what he did, he could not lose the superficial reason first.
If the other party is unreasonable, it will be easier to deal with. I am afraid that the other party will wield a moral stick to suppress you.
Therefore, Cheng Guanli, who returned to the city alone, could not neglect every step.
"Grandma, second uncle and second aunt, I'm back! Jianwen and Jianwu, we haven't seen each other for four years, and it's great that you all have joined the work."
Snap!
Seeing Cheng Guanli suddenly appear at the door, Mrs. Cheng's hands trembled and her chopsticks fell on the table.
The old woman rubbed her eyes, and her face, which was originally happy, twitched.
He smiled awkwardly and said: "Oh, are you watching the ceremony? My child, you, are you back?"
"Well, yes, Grandma II, are you in good health? I have missed you often in the past four years in the northwest."
"Hey, silly boy, I'm in good health. Come on, come on. Have you eaten yet? Sit down quickly!"
Cheng Guanli smiled slightly and said, "No, Grandma, I ate a bowl of fried noodles after getting off the train. I sold these pastries and fruits to you at the front door building. I came here specifically to see you and report to my second uncle. I
I came back after cutting the queue."
Only then did Cheng Dehai come back to his senses, frowned, and said with a smile: "Why didn't you send a telegram before coming back? Have you completed all the procedures for returning from the place?"
"Second uncle, I thought it would be much more convenient to just pack up my bag and leave alone. I was afraid that you would be busy with work and borrow me from the station to delay your time, so I didn't report to you in advance. Don't worry, the procedures for my return are not bad.
The gate has been handed over to the street office before, and my personnel file has been set up. I'm just waiting to find a job."
The second aunt Liu Aimei said with a smile: "Guan Li, this kid has really grown up. Seeing how this thing is done, he is so resolute that he is afraid that we won't let him come back. Oh my, he is such a silly kid. In this large courtyard with three entrances, we are the only ones."
My own family!"
Cheng Guanli chuckled and said, "Second Aunt is right. Aren't I afraid of delaying Second Uncle's work?"
Cheng Dehai nodded and said: "Okay, just come back. Let's have a reunion dinner together in the evening. You can go to the small wing to clean up later. First, spend some time with your brother Jianwu. Your brother Jianwen is getting married soon. The house in the factory
It hasn’t been approved yet, so I’ll live in your big house for now, and I’ll return it to you after the new house is approved.”
Eighteen-year-old Cheng Jianwu smiled and said: "Second brother, how about we squeeze in at night? Let's agree first, I snore and grind my teeth while sleeping, so you have to bear with it."
Cheng Jianwen was a few months older than Cheng Guanli. When this boy saw Cheng Guanli come back, he could clearly see his disgust.
He just nodded with a smile on his face and didn't even say a word to Cheng Guanli.
Cheng Guanli looked at the family, nodded, and left with a slight smile.
I thought: This is a combination of carrot and stick to take over my house.
It was you who was unreasonable and asked me to go to the small side house to squeeze in. The big house was used as a wedding room for Jianwen.
Then don't blame me for embarrassing you.
Anyway, I have no relationship with your family at all. If we have a falling out, we will fall out. The house is the bottom line, and we can’t give it up even half a cent. This chapter has been completed!