Chapter 186 I called my dad (400.01 million) and finally asked for the moon
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"Little sister, can I ride for a while?" Cao Wanyi crossed her hands together, sometimes hooking her fingers together, sometimes spreading them into palms, and sometimes clenching them into fists, which proved how nervous she was and made her a little unaware.
At a loss.
Cao Zhenghu was also looking at his great-granddaughter with great interest at this time, wanting to see what the little one would do.
In a few seconds, Mengmeng who was sitting on the children's bicycle was about to get off, but she still couldn't get on and off by herself, so she had to ask her grandfather Cao Zhenghu for help.
"Grandpa, please carry me down." Mengmeng shouted.
Cao Zhenghu asked her: "What are you doing here?"
"Sister rides a bike." Mengmeng said solemnly.
When Cao Wanyi next to her heard this, she felt very happy, but she didn't know why, and she was also a little ashamed.
Children always have simple thoughts. When Mengmeng came down and saw Cao Wanyi still standing there, she shouted: "Sister, you ride, my grandpa bought it for me, it's great to ride."
She complimented him in just a few words, making Cao Zhenghu smile from time to time.
Cao Wanyi didn't say thank you. She got on the bike in a bit of panic, then rode forward, found a wide place and then turned back. After two more laps, she stopped and returned the bike to Mengmeng.
Mengmeng couldn't get up, so she supported her by the side and asked Mengmeng to step up slowly.
The kindergarten has not started yet. In the afternoon, children from the surrounding areas came out to play. When they saw Cao Wanyi and Mengmeng riding a brand-new pink bicycle, their eyes were filled with tears.
Someone else yelled: "This one is different from Cao Bingbing's one."
"Did Cao Wanyi buy it? Do I want to buy it too?"
Someone went over and asked Cao Wanyi if he could ride.
But Wanyi Cao also knew who the owner of the bicycle was. She pointed at Mengmeng and said, "This is my little sister's bicycle."
"Little sister, can I ride for a while?"
Children are the most shameless. They have long forgotten about not letting Mengmeng ride a bicycle in the morning, and now they still have the shame to ask Mengmeng.
Maybe Mengmeng didn't remember those things, so she nodded: "Okay, come one by one."
At the end, I didn’t forget to point at Cao Zhenghu and add: “My grandpa bought this for me.”
With just such a sentence, Cao Zhenghu happily felt that he was at least 20 years younger.
The other children looked at Cao Zhenghu one after another. Those who knew him quickly called out "Grandpa", but most of them didn't recognize him.
With Cao Zhenghu here, a group of children did not fight over the bicycles. Even Mengmeng lined up to ride the bicycles, which made her even happier.
What was originally a very monotonous thing, made him play for more than two hours.
Cao Zhenghu seemed to be the king of children at this time. He found a stone bar to sit on and watched the children playing, feeling different in his heart.
Cao Zhenggang had been out of work recently and went out for a walk. He suddenly saw Cao Zhenghu sitting here on the street. He quickly walked over and shouted: "Brother Hu, why are you so handsome?"
"Brother Gang, I'm looking after the kids." Cao Zhenghu pointed at a group of children with a smile and said, "Mengmeng can't stay at home, I'll take her out to play for a while."
Cao Zhenggang is jealous of his real name, but his son is not around, let alone his grandson.
"Brother Hu is getting younger and younger, and there are fewer wrinkles on his face." Cao Zhenggang said.
Looking at Cao Zhenghu's spirit, Cao Zhenggang was indeed envious. He was obviously more than ten years younger than Cao Zhenghu, but he always felt that the two people's ages were reversed.
Cao Zhenghu chuckled and said, "Why do you think so much? Just live one day at a time."
This is indeed lively and transparent.
When Cao Zhenggang heard what he said, he knew it, but he couldn't do it.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be running around with a construction team at this age.
"You can't think about it." Cao Zhenghu said whatever he was thinking.
At his age, there are no more taboos and he can say anything.
Cao Zhenggang also knew this truth, but he said: "Brother Hu, I am different from you. If my son doesn't live up to his expectations, I can't do it unless I do it."
When Cao Zhenghu heard him talking about this matter, he didn't discuss it too much.
The two of them looked at the child and chatted about interesting things at home. After a while, the topic turned to Cao Zhenghu's grandson, Cao Shujie.
Speaking of Cao Shujie, Cao Zhenggang was full of admiration: "Brother Hu, your little grandson is really amazing. I think he is a great person. In less than five years, Caojiazhuang will be his."
"What you are saying is that Shujie has such a lazy temperament that everything he does is in vain." Cao Zhenghu said this, but the smile on his face became even stronger.
To be honest, Cao Zhenghu didn't expect that his little grandson would be so capable. He even became very prosperous when he contracted land at home to plant orchards.
Cao Zhenghu walked up the mountain every now and then to take a look at the orchard. From the overall layout, Cao Zhenghu knew that his grandson was not joking. He had actually invested a lot of money and made a complete set of plans.
"Brother Hu, you are too humble. There are only a few people in our Caojiazhuang who are the best, and Shujie is definitely the best one." Cao Zhenggang said this.
"Don't mention him anymore." Cao Zhenghu waved his hand.
He asked Cao Zhenggang: "Brother Gang, how are you now?"
"The New Year has just passed and there is not much work yet. Let's wait until March and April to see what happens." Cao Zhenggang said.
He said to Cao Zhenghu: "Brother Hu, you don't know that the prices of bricks, cement, steel bars, pipes, everything have increased this year. Many people who had agreed to build houses with me before have stopped building them now, no matter how late they were said to be."
Wait, let’s see if the price of materials can still come down, hey!”
"Is it rising very much?" Cao Zhenghu asked.
Cao Zhenggang nodded: "A brick grows at least three cents."
Cao Zhenghu understood immediately upon hearing this that the price was really not low.
A very ordinary house will require tens of thousands of bricks after it is built. One brick is three cents long, which is not a small sum.
Cao Zhenggang also mentioned one thing. He said: "When I built a house for Shujie last year, it only cost 30.3 cents to deliver a brick to my house."
"It's increased by one-tenth, no wonder they're all covered." Cao Zhenghu finally understood.
Cao Zhenggang nodded: "We all want to wait until the price drops before building, but I think the price has gone up, and it will be difficult to lower it again."
"How is your labor force now?" Cao Zhenghu asked him, and then Cao Zhenggang said: "80 for small workers and 110 for large workers. Both have increased a lot compared to last year."
He said: "It is not an easy job in itself. For less than this price, no one would be willing to work with us."
"This income is not low." Cao Zhenghu is not an old man who knows nothing.
Cao Zhenggang shook his head: "The salary is quite high, but the work is not that much. If you work non-stop all year round, then it doesn't matter."
"The current market situation is very difficult." Cao Zhenggang was also helpless.
While they were chatting, Mengmeng ran over with a smile: "Grandpa, I'm calling you."
"What's wrong with Mengmeng?" Cao Zhenghu asked his great-granddaughter nervously.
Mengmeng shook her head: "It's okay."
"Mengmeng, do you still remember me?" Cao Zhenggang asked him with a smile.
Mengmeng looked at it, and Cao Zhenggang nodded: "Hello, grandpa."
"Your little puppy, woof woof." Mengmeng put her hands on the far side and imitated the barking sound of the puppy.
Cao Zhenggang laughed when he heard Mengmeng's words: "You have a deeper impression of our pug than I do."
"Haha, you're a kid. Brother Gang, don't be as knowledgeable as her." Cao Zhenghu mentioned.
Cao Zhenggang waved his hand: "It's okay."
He looked at Mengmeng carefully, and then sighed: "She is growing up so fast every year."
After saying this, he raised his hand and gestured in the air: "I remember Mengmeng was only this tall last year. She has grown another 10 centimeters this year. She will become a big girl next year."
"I don't want it!" Mengmeng didn't understand what it meant, but she always felt that it was not good.
She said: "I still want to play with grandpa."
After hearing this, Cao Zhenghu felt even more comfortable. He stretched out his hand to touch Mengmeng's little head and said with a smile: "Mengmeng is such a good boy."
It was around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was moving to the west, there was no sunlight, and it gradually started to feel cold.
Cao Zhenghu and Cao Zhenggang talked for more than an hour, and it was time to go home. He told Cao Zhenggang, then stood up and told Mengmeng to leave.
"Grandpa, I'm here." Mengmeng agreed, and then shouted to her friend who was still riding her bicycle: "I'm going home, give me the bike."
Although a group of friends really didn't want her to go, they were still reluctant to return the bicycle to Mengmeng.
There is also a little boy shouting: "Mengmeng, will you come over to play again tomorrow?"
"I don't know. You can go to my house to play. There are many toys in my house." Mengmeng said.
Cao Zhenghu didn't care about this. After his great-granddaughter said goodbye to her new friend, one rode a children's bicycle and the other walked beside. The grandson and grandson walked north.
The sun sets faster and faster, casting long shadows on the two figures, one large and one small.
After a while, Mengmeng shouted: "Grandpa, push me, I can't ride anymore."
After playing for an entire afternoon, Mengmeng's physical strength was basically exhausted.
When Cao Zhenghu heard her shouting, he quickly put his hand on his great-granddaughter's back and pushed her forward.
After finally returning home, as soon as I entered the gate, they started to scream loudly. Mengmeng greeted them happily, then rode her bicycle to the steps of the house and shouted into the house: "
Mom, I'm back."
When Cheng Xiaolin heard the barking of a dog just now, she looked outside and saw Mengmeng and her grandfather coming in.
Listening to the girl's angry shouts, you knew she was having a great time.
"Mengmeng, are you happy going out to play with grandpa?" Cheng Xiaolin asked her.
Mengmeng nodded vigorously: "Mom, I'm so happy."
"Where's dad?" She glanced left and right, but didn't see her dad being very confused.
She had already forgotten what happened in the morning.
Cheng Xiaolin told her: "Your father went to visit your great-uncle and he hasn't come back yet."
"Then when will daddy come back?" Mengmeng looked very concerned.
Cheng Xiaolin shook her head and said, "Mom doesn't know either, otherwise you can call dad and ask."
"Okay, I'll call dad." Mengmeng looked very excited. She asked Cheng Xiaolin: "Mom, where is the phone?"
She knows everything.
Cheng Xiaolin took her mobile phone and handed it to her daughter. Mengmeng looked at the black screen of the mobile phone, and knew how to press the button next to it. When the phone screen turned on, she skillfully clicked on the pound sign and asterisk to unlock the phone and dial out.
, she scratched her head: "Mom, what are you hitting?"
"You little fool, didn't I ask you to memorize your father's mobile phone number?" Cheng Xiaolin said to her.
But Mengmeng continued: "I just remember my mother's mobile phone number."
Cheng Xiaolin smiled, stretched out a finger, tapped the tip of her daughter's nose, and scolded her with a smile: "You little brat, you know how to flatter her."
"Hehe!" Mengmeng didn't care about anything else.
When Cheng Xiaolin dialed her husband's mobile phone number, listening to the ringtone from the phone, she handed the phone to Mengmeng: "Okay, tell your father."
As soon as Mengmeng took the phone, there was a burst of shouts of "Hey, hey, hey".
But the ringtone still came from the receiver of the mobile phone. Cheng Xiaolin said to her: "You little fool, your father hasn't answered the phone yet."
Mengmeng said "Oh" and asked, "Why doesn't Dad answer the phone?"
"Come on, why are you in such a hurry?"
Then I heard Mengmeng say: "I miss daddy."
Cheng Xiaolin was speechless when she heard her daughter say this.
Fortunately, Cao Shujie answered the phone quickly. As soon as he called "wife", Mengmeng said: "Dad, I am not your wife, I am Mengmeng."
"Uh!" Cao Shujie, who was still at the Third People's Hospital of Yiling City, did not expect that the caller was her daughter.
Then he asked her: "Mengmeng, what's the matter with you?"
"Dad, it's almost dark, when will you and grandma come back?" Mengmeng asked.
Cao Shujie looked at the time and saw that it was almost 5 o'clock. It was getting dark relatively early at this time. He said, "Dad will be leaving soon."
"Oh, then let me tell my mother." Mengmeng said.
She also said: "Dad, drive slowly on the road. Mom will leave some food for you. Don't be in a hurry."
"..." Cao Shujie didn't know if his daughter said these words himself or if his wife taught him, but the feeling of being cared for by his daughter was real.
"Okay, okay, I'll drive slower." Cao Shujie said quickly.
Cheng Xiaolin, who was standing next to Mengmeng, did not expect that her daughter would say this. For a moment, she could only sigh that Mengmeng was indeed sensible.
Cao Zhenghu also didn't expect that his great-grandson's daughter would know how to care about people, and he was very happy.
When he saw grandson's wife taking the phone and saying a few words to his grandson, Cao Zhenghu paid no attention.
It was almost 8 p.m. when Cao Shujie drove his mother home from the Third People's Hospital of Yiling City.
After they came back, Cheng Xiaolin did not rush to ask about her second uncle's condition in the hospital. Instead, she heated the food for them to eat, and then asked: "Shujie, how is our second uncle doing?"
"There are polyps in the stomach, and a biopsy is being done to see if they are benign or malignant, so that we can come up with a specific treatment plan." Cao Shujie sighed.
