The man said he was from the telephone company and was there to install a phone for them.
When Qian Xiaoxiao saw the tools they had, she shouted with joy, "Xinjie, Xinjie, come quickly, the people from the telephone company are here to install a phone for you."
She knew that Lu Jiaxin had always wanted to install a telephone, but there were many applicants waiting. Later, she found out that Auntie Pang always tipped off Lu Hongjun, and Lu Jiaxin now went to the telephone bureau to make calls when she had something to do, and also told Su Heming and others not to call her when they had nothing to do.
Lu Jiaxin looked at the people outside and said with a suspicious look on her face: "Can you show me your work ID?"
The leader politely took out his work ID, and after Lu Jiaxin checked it, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, anyone who dares to pretend to be from our telephone bureau will be arrested and put in jail once reported."
Lu Jiaxin handed her work permit to the other party and said embarrassedly: "I went to the telephone office two days ago, and the staff said that there were more than a hundred households ahead of me and asked me to wait patiently."
Three years ago, the government relaxed the policy on installing telephones in ordinary households, but the installation and call fees were too expensive, so only a very small number of people with good economic conditions would install them. However, in the past two years, many people have made money from their businesses and want to install telephones for convenience; some people, like Auntie Pang, also installed telephones because they thought they could make money. There are more people installing telephones, but the telephone bureau has limited staff and cannot arrange for them, so they can only wait.
The leading man said that he received a call from his leader yesterday afternoon, saying that he would come over today to install a phone for her, but he didn't know the reason.
Lu Jiaxin thought that it must be Lu Jiaguang who found someone, so he cut in line. Brother, this is an efficient lever! Because Auntie Pang had already installed the phone, and the two houses were not far apart, so a lot of time was saved. It was installed at around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, which also included the lunch time of the staff.
Lu Jiaxin took out the phone book and dialed one of the numbers. After hearing the familiar voice, she said happily, "Brother, my phone is installed."
Lu Jiaguang was a little surprised and asked, "Didn't you say there are more than a hundred households ahead of you? How come you have already installed the phone?"
"Ah, isn't that the person you're looking for?"
Lu Jiaguang explained: "I've been busy these past two days, and I plan to treat my friends to a meal after I finish the things I'm doing. No, you didn't ask other people for help?"
Lu Jiaxin was about to say no when she thought of Hong Gu. However, Hong Gu was new here and was unfamiliar with the place. How could she find someone to install a phone for her?
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lu Jiaguang asked, "Do you know who helped? Was it the Xie family or the two brothers from the Su family?"
He knew that Lu Jiaxin was very close to the two brothers of the Su family. Lu Hongjun was worried that Su Heming would take advantage of Lu Jiaxin, but he thought it was impossible. First, Su Heming treated Lu Jiaxin as a sister and did not do anything excessive; second, Lu Jiaxin was young and had not yet figured it out, and now she just wanted to make money to go to college.
Lu Jiaxin laughed and said, "Neither of them. I know who helped. Brother, I have something else to talk about later."
"good."
Lu Jiaguang was worried, so he called a friend who had connections at the telephone company. “Yes, my sister went to the telephone company a few days ago and asked, and they said there were more than a hundred households that hadn’t installed the phone yet, and asked her to wait patiently. Someone from the telephone company went to install it today, and I wonder what’s going on?”
"No, my sister didn't ask anyone for help."
A few minutes later, his friend called him and said something that puzzled him: "Lao Lu, the manager of the Friendship Hotel called the telephone bureau yesterday and asked them to install a phone for your sister as soon as possible. The telephone bureau bureau gave a message today, and your sister's phone has been arranged in advance."
After that, he jokingly said, "Old Lu, you don't even know that your family has such a relationship?"
The manager of the Friendship Hotel basically receives foreign guests, and his network of contacts is unmatched by theirs.
Lu Jiaguang really didn't know, and he was sure that Lu Hongjun had no relationship with the manager of the Friendship Hotel. He smiled and thanked him, and made an appointment to have dinner together on Sunday.
His family didn't buy a TV, not because they couldn't afford it, but because both the husband and wife were busy. Their children had poor self-control, and they were worried that they would watch TV all day and not study hard, so they simply didn't buy one.
Lu Jiaxin didn't hide it from him. It was impossible to hide it. The whole alley knew about it: "It was delivered yesterday."
A smile appeared on Lu Jiaguang's face. "That's right. There's no such thing as an overnight grudge between a father and a daughter. If you need anything, tell your dad to buy it for you."
"It wasn't given by him, it was given by my great aunt, my grandmother's biological sister. But it's not confirmed yet, it will take some time to confirm whether it is my great aunt."
Lu Jiaguang was confused: "What aunt? Didn't your grandmother's family die? How come a relative suddenly appeared? Jiaxin, there are a lot of scammers out there now, you have to be careful."
Lu Jiaxin laughed and said, "She's not a liar. Yesterday she bought me a color TV and a refrigerator, and today she asked someone to install a phone for me, and she also paid for it."
Lu Jiaguang was shocked. This amounted to five or six thousand yuan. If someone could spend so much, he definitely wasn't a liar. "Did she come yesterday?"
Lu Jiaxin said: "No, she is not in good health and cannot travel long distances, so she sent her personal maid and private doctor over."
Lu Jiaguang's heart skipped a beat. Maid and private doctor, these two words would never appear in China: "Where is your aunt now?"
"In Hong Kong, I heard from Su Heyuan that she is a wealthy woman. But she has no children. She was drugged by her adopted daughter a few months ago and almost died. It's very miserable."
Lu Jiaguang was very perceptive: "How did Su Heyuan know?"
Lu Jiaxin briefly told him the story: "My grandmother always thought that my aunt was dead, so she never mentioned it to my mother. I didn't expect that she was still alive and went to Hong Kong City."
Lu Jiaguang thought this was too much of a coincidence, but he no longer doubted it. The other party was so famous in Hong Kong, he couldn't be a liar.
"Xinxin, what are your plans?"
Lu Jiaxin didn't say that she was going to Hong Kong City: "We still don't know if she is my great aunt, is it just a coincidence that she looks like me?"
Lu Jiaguang felt that this was a 90% certainty. He shook his head and said, "All the information matches. You look like her. There aren't that many coincidences in this world. Jiaxin, this Ms. Gu should be your grandmother's biological sister."
Seeing that Lu Jiaxin didn't say anything, he asked carefully: "Xinxin, if Ms. Gu wanted to take you to Hong Kong City, would you go with her?"
Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "I won't go anywhere until my body is well again."
"Have you recovered from your illness?"
Lu Jiaxin said casually, "We'll talk about it later. Brother, don't tell anyone about this for now. You might have made a mistake."
Lu Jiaguang agreed.
(End of this chapter)