Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

Chapter 118 Xu Damao Gets Struck by Lightning for Showing Off

Although Qin Jingru's father was skeptical, he did it to silence the gossips in the village.

“Jingru, we’ve got this agreed upon. You’re a virgin, you can’t do anything in Beijing that people will look down on.”

Qin Jingru's eyes were brimming with tears. She never expected that her own father would treat her like this.

"Dad, how could you say that to me? I went there to ask Li Jianjun to help me find a job, not to marry him..."

As she spoke the second half of the sentence, Qin Jingru's face involuntarily turned red.

Although this was her truest thought, she didn't want her parents to hear it.

"Okay, then you should know your limits."

Having received her parents' permission, Qin Jingru was overjoyed, as if she had received a royal decree, cheering like a child.

The night before, Qin Jingru packed a few clothes and came to the courtyard house early the next morning.

……

Qin Jingru went into the city without notifying anyone.

She mainly wanted to see if she could help Li Jianjun find her a job quickly through her own efforts.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the courtyard house.

Just as he expected, his appearance in the courtyard did indeed attract everyone's attention.

Xu Damao was one of them.

Xu Damao had always harbored lustful intentions towards Qin Jingru, but unfortunately, the last time, that despicable Li Jianjun had stolen Qin Jingru's heart.

So when Xu Damao saw Qin Jingru arrive at the courtyard house surrounded by people, his eyes narrowed, and he began to make a plan.

The young woman stayed for two or three days before returning to the countryside, perhaps because she hadn't heard anything about herself yet.

Xu Damao decided that before the truth of the matter was revealed to everyone, it would be best to persuade Qin Jingru as soon as possible.

With that thought in mind, Xu Damao quickly walked up to Qin Jingru.

"Jingru, I haven't seen you for several days. Did you go back to the countryside again?"

Xu Damao's big, donkey-like face swaggered around in front of Qin Jingru, his face plastered with a smile, the wrinkles on his face barely concealing his features, making Qin Jingru feel utterly disgusted.

Qin Jingru thought to herself that something was off about Xu Damao. She had already rejected him, so why was he still shamelessly trying to sweet-talk her?

However, proper etiquette still applies, so Qin Jingru nodded to him, which was enough to acknowledge Xu Damao's greeting.

Seeing Qin Jingru's indifferent attitude towards him, Xu Damao knew it was time to unleash his ultimate move.

This country girl, who hasn't seen much of the world, was easily won over by giving her a little sweetness.

“Jingru, how about I find you a job in this city, then you won’t have to go back.”

"You can earn more than ten yuan a month, which is much better than what you earn in the countryside."

Seeing Xu Damao acting like this, yet still trying to act superior in front of Qin Jingru, everyone couldn't stand it anymore.

Especially Sha Zhu.

"Xu Damao...you speak better than you sing..."

"You've taken a fancy to that young girl and are trying to trick her, aren't you?"

Xu Damao knew that whenever he did anything, Sha Zhu would try to stop him.

Just then, he saw Jia Zhangshi coming out of her house and immediately shouted at her.

"Jia Zhangshi, are you not going to do anything about your silly Zhu? That kid has his eye on Qin Jingru again."

Sure enough, Jia Zhangshi, that shrew, believed everything she heard and immediately started arguing with Sha Zhu.

This silly Zhu is already married, but he still hangs around that young girl all day long.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi and Sha Zhu were arguing and Sha Zhu could no longer cause trouble for him, Xu Damao was extremely pleased. Only then did he turn to Qin Jingru and say something.

“Jingru, really, I’ve already found you a job. You can help out when I come with me to the countryside to show movies. I’ll talk to Director Yang and get you a temporary job. It’ll be eighteen or nineteen yuan a month, which isn’t bad.”

Xu Damao was convinced that his words would win over Qin Jingru, this country girl.

Indeed, a temporary job that pays eighteen or nineteen yuan a month is a considerable income for a girl from the countryside.

This is much better than her staying in the countryside. Xu Damao grasped Qin Jingru's desire to escape the countryside and settle down in the city.

However, he was quite certain that this was a sure thing.

But at the crucial moment, Xu Damao's nemesis finally appeared.

Sha Zhu beat Jia Zhangshi so badly she couldn't speak, and then went to seek revenge on Xu Damao.

"Jingru, you absolutely mustn't listen to this beast. Xu Damao isn't a movie projectionist anymore, how could he possibly find you a temporary job?"

Qin Jingru stared wide-eyed, seemingly trying to hear what Sha Zhu was saying.

"What? Comrade He, you said Xu Damao, the film projectionist, was fired? Is he still at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill?"

I don't believe anything Qin Jingru said, since it was all directed at Sha Zhu.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao immediately became anxious.

"Silly Zhu, are you deliberately trying to sabotage me?"

Sha Zhu snorted.

"Come on, Xu Damao, everyone knows you're not a film projectionist anymore. You're still trying to fool young girls with this? Have you no shame?"

"You're just a latrine cleaner now, doing latrine-cleaning work all day long, why should you find a job for Qin Jingru?"

After Sha Zhu said that, the entire room fell almost silent, as if everyone agreed with Sha Zhu's statement.

When Qin Jingru heard that Xu Damao had now become a latrine cleaner, she immediately smelled a stench on him and pinched her nose.

"Xu Damao, you're just a sanitation worker, and you're thinking of finding me a job? Get lost!"

Qin Jingru now loathes Xu Damao; not only is he spouting nonsense, but he's also a latrine cleaner.

Qin Jingru's impression of Xu Damao immediately plummeted.

Just then, Li Jianjun passed by and saw Xu Damao being scolded mercilessly. He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

“Xu Damao, you didn’t clean the toilet properly yesterday. According to the factory’s rules, you’ll be docked 5 yuan.”

Xu Damao immediately bristled like a rooster with its feathers standing on end.

"What? They're going to deduct 5 yuan from my account?"

Xu Damao now works as a toilet attendant, earning only 19.8 yuan a month. He gets 5 yuan deducted if he doesn't clean the toilet properly even once.

If this continues, it won't take more than four or five times for a month's salary to be completely deducted.

How is Xu Damao supposed to live? Is he just supposed to starve?

"Deputy Section Chief Li, I was wrong, I was wrong, please don't deduct my salary."

"This is all the salary I have left. If you deduct any more, I won't even be able to afford food."

Chapter 119 Utterly Speechless

Seeing Xu Damao's cowardly appearance, Qin Jingru finally believed that Xu Damao had really become a toilet attendant.

At this moment, Qin Jingru was utterly speechless.

A piece of trash like Xu Damao doesn't deserve to marry me at all.

On the contrary, she saw Li Jianjun as superior, and thought that this was the kind of person Qin Jingru should marry.

Xu Damao's scheme was exposed, and everyone in the courtyard began to condemn him.

“This time I’m on Sha Zhu’s side. It’s one thing for Xu Damao to be a womanizer at the factory, flirting with young women and wives. But now he’s even lying to a young girl from the countryside. He’s really despicable.”

It turns out there were things Qin Jingru didn't know about.

Isn't he having an affair?

After realizing this, Qin Jingru felt even more contempt for Xu Damao.

Luckily, the people around her, including Sha Zhu, reminded her, otherwise this silly girl would have jumped into the pit again.

"Jianjun, did you just get back from get off work?"

Qin Jingru showered Li Jianjun with flattery and smiles, leaving Xu Damao, who was standing to the side, dumbfounded.

It was a great insult to him that the woman he had his eye on ignored him and instead showed such strong interest in another man.

Qin Jingru had taken a liking to Li Jianjun, which fueled Xu Damao's anger.

This Li Jianjun is really working against me at every turn.

Without him, she wouldn't have become a toilet attendant, doing the dirtiest work, and being looked down upon by the woman she had her eye on.

Despite his deep hatred for Li Jianjun, what could Xu Damao possibly do to Li Jianjun now?

He was just a lowly toilet attendant, while the other was the deputy head of the security department—the difference between them was like heaven and earth.

Li Jianjun was just passing by to watch the joke, and now that he'd had his fill, he was naturally leaving.

It's the weekend, and I just woke up to this incredibly ridiculous situation.

People in the courtyard were gossiping about Xu Damao. He wished he could disappear into a hole in the ground. He stomped his foot, gritted his teeth, and then left the scene.

After seeing Xu Damao walk away, Qin Jingru prepared to go to Qin Huairu's house to report for duty.

Qin Huairu was well aware of the commotion outside.

With three children at home and no one to look after them, they finally have a Sunday, so naturally they sleep in.

Since Jia Zhangshi married Sha Zhu, she has lived in Sha Zhu's house permanently, occasionally taking care of Bang Geng's affairs, but completely ignoring the two little girls, Huaihua and Xiaodang.

Jia Zhangshi never liked girls, and Guan Banggeng was only because he was her own grandson.

She's so old, it's impossible for her to have another son with Sha Zhu.

How could he not treat his own grandson well?