Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

The office was eerily quiet until there were several knocks on the door, breaking the silence.

Wang Yonglian pushed the door open and came in, still panting. He was holding Qin Dabao's file in his hand.

Wang Guohua took the file and waved him out.

Wang Yonglian didn't dare to breathe. He walked out of the office, wiped the sweat off his face, and became very interested in Qin Dabao.

Wang Guohua opened the file, took a look, and his eyes became moist.

He handed the file to Lu Jianbang. Lu Jianbang turned to the political review materials of Qin Dabao's parents and looked at the yellowed personal photo. He could no longer bear it.

After more than twenty years of searching and thinking about her day and night, at this moment, the tough guy Lu Jianbang couldn't hold it in any longer and he sobbed silently.

Wang Guohua was also very sad, but he knew that he could not persuade his old comrade now, so he let him calm down on his own.

It took a long time for Lu Jianbang to recover. He packed up the files and stood up.

"Guohua, I have to go back to my mother. Please take care of the affairs at the bureau."

"Okay, go ahead, Jianbang. Be more reserved when you talk to the old man and the old lady, especially the old lady. Don't let her get too excited."

"Um!"

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The Army's military compound is at the end of West Chang'an Avenue, near Gongzhufen. High-ranking military officials live here, and even colonels are not qualified to live here.

Within the strict courtyard walls, there are canteens, auditoriums, swimming pools, service centers, hospitals, clinics, kindergartens, and even primary and secondary schools. This is very different from the life of the old Beijing people in the alleys and courtyards of the former capital.

Being able to live here is itself a symbol of status.

The Lu family lives here because the old man has a high reputation in the army. After being awarded medals in 55, the Lu family has two generals. His eldest son, Lu Jianbang, is a political cadre. Otherwise, he would also be a general, but he is also an important figure in the local area.

The youngest son, Lu Liye, was the commander of the 40th Army's main division and a young and vigorous figure in the army.

The old man of the Lu family, Lu Wenping, is now the deputy commander of the Fengtian Military Region. The Fengtian Military Region is the first of the eleven major military regions in the country and has a lot of say in the army.

However, the Lu family was not prosperous. Lu Jianbang had only two daughters, and Lu Liye was injured in a battle and lost his fertility.

Mr. Lu and Mrs. Li Xiangzhi had two major regrets in their lives.

One is the only daughter who was lost during the Anti-Japanese War.

The second is the youngest son of the Lu family, who was also lost during an anti-mopping-up operation and his whereabouts are unknown.

This is not only a regret for the old couple, but also a wound in the hearts of the whole family.

Originally, the Lu family could allocate two independent small buildings for living, but in the end, the old man only wanted one.

The eldest son was working in Shanghai, and the old couple and their young daughter-in-law lived together in the General's Building in the military compound.

Lu Jianbang held the file in his hand and jumped out of the jeep before it stopped.

He almost fell forward.

Lu Jianbang almost rushed into the room.

The old man had returned to Beijing for a meeting during the Spring Festival. He came back early today after the meeting and was sitting on the sofa in the living room on the first floor reading a newspaper.

The old lady is the vice president of the Beijing Military Region General Hospital. She is writing materials at home recently.

The old couple each had a sofa, and neither of them disturbed the other.

Lu Jianbang leaned against the wall, breathing heavily.

The old couple was startled.

The old man put down the newspaper and looked at his eldest son with red eyes.

He knew his eldest son very well. He was calm and composed, resourceful and decisive. His composure in handling things was even better than his own.

The old couple had never seen their son like this before.

He and the old lady stood up in surprise.

"Jianbang, what happened?"

Lu Jianbang didn't know how to tell his parents, but he had to tell them.

He took two quick steps and handed the file over. Without saying a word, tears were already streaming down his face.

"Dad, Mom, my sister... found..."

"What?" Mr. Lu exclaimed.

The old lady rushed over and grabbed her son's arm: "Jianbang, are you saying you found your sister? Where is she?"

Lu Jianbang's face was covered with tears, and he choked and said: "Mom, my sister, my sister is in the capital..."

The old lady rolled her eyes, groaned, and fainted.

Lu Jianbang supported the old lady.

The door behind him opened and his daughter-in-law Dou Linglong came back from get off work. She was the head nurse of the Military Region General Hospital.

Seeing this, he hurried over and laid the old lady flat on the sofa with Lu Jianbang.

After a careful check, I breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, I just fainted due to excitement.

"Brother, what's going on?"

Here, Mr. Lu took the document and read it at a glance. After reading it, he fell down on the sofa.

Tears welled up in the old man's eyes.

My own daughter has been in the capital, always by my side.

After a while, Mr. Lu finally came to his senses and motioned Lu Jianbang to sit down.

"Tell me about your sister's situation in detail,"

Dou Linglong was startled: "Dad, big brother, have you found my sister?"

Lu Jianbang nodded and said, "My sister was separated from our people and came to the capital for some unknown reason. She was rescued in the suburbs by a man named Qin Qingyou.

Later they got married and gave birth to two sons and a daughter.

This Qin Qingyou was once our underground liaison. His hometown is Qinjiagou, a suburb of Beijing. He is now a worker at a steel mill..."

What Lu Jianbang said was a bit simple, the details are all written in the materials,

The old man and Dou Linglong were stunned.

The old lady woke up at some point.

She stared at Lu Jianbang. Although she had been mentally prepared for her daughter's life and death for so many years, she was still excited when she found her unexpectedly.

But the old lady was more concerned about one thing: "Jianbang, are you saying that your sister gave birth to two sons and a daughter? Where does your sister live now?"

The old man suddenly realized: "Yes, where is your sister's address?"

"My sister lives in Nanluoguxiang. My eldest nephew is Qin Dabao, 17 years old. My second nephew is Erbao, 7 years old. My youngest niece is Niuniu, 2 and a half years old. My sister also adopted an orphan. I heard that the family is living a good life. Dabao is now a police officer in the Public Security Department of the Municipal Bureau and is doing very well."

The old lady sat up suddenly and burst into tears: "My poor daughter, my little grandson, my granddaughter!"

She was crying and looking for her shoes all over the floor.

Dou Linglong grabbed her mother-in-law and asked, "Mom, what are you doing?"

"I'm going to find my daughter, I'm going to find my grandson, I'm going to find my granddaughter..."

"Yes, Jianbang, call the car team and ask for a car quickly. Your mother and I will go find your sister..."

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Qin Dabao simply took a day off today. He took Erbao to Gulou Primary School to pay tuition, and brought Cuicui Niuniu and Wenwen along as well.

The brothers and sisters did not go home for dinner, so Qin Dabao took them to a restaurant.

In this day and age, the chefs in state-owned restaurants are well-trained and their food is genuine and affordable. A plate of braised pork, a plate of braised pork slices, and a dish of squirrel fish will keep them full.

After dinner, Qin Dabao took them for a stroll, which made the little ones very happy. They kept laughing until around four in the afternoon, when they finally went home.