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

"Go ahead."

Qin Jingru then began to speak.

“My family wants to introduce me to potential partners, but I don’t want to marry someone from the countryside.”

“I told my family that I had found a partner in the city, and they told me to bring her back home to meet them.”

Qin Jingru spoke very tactfully, never revealing her true purpose.

However, Li Jianjun had already gleaned her needs from her few words.

This was Qin Jingru's way of trying to bring herself home so that her family could see her.

Qin Jingru was originally a country girl, but her speaking skills were exceptionally high.

"So you mean... you want me to go home and pretend to be your boyfriend, right?"

Qin Jingru kept her head down, her face flushed, and kept nodding frantically.

"Yes, yes, that's what I mean. It's alright, Section Chief Li. If you're really busy, I can find someone else."

Li Jianjun thought to himself that this girl was quite shrewd, and she even knew how to play hard to get.

Okay then, I'll play hard to get with you.

"Indeed, I've been quite busy these past few days. Why don't you find someone else?"

After Li Jianjun finished speaking, he pushed the car and was about to leave when he saw Qin Jingru getting anxious.

"Section Chief Li, please don't leave. I beg you, please come with me to the countryside."

"I don't know anyone else in this compound..."

Li Jianjun said this deliberately.

"Wait a minute, aren't Sha Zhu and Xu Damao eager to pursue you? Why don't you just bring either of them home?"

Qin Jingru was so anxious she was almost in tears, and in her desperation, she told the truth.

“How can those two compare to you? Sha Zhu’s IQ is shockingly low, and he looks too old. He’ll probably be laughed at by my parents and the villagers when we get back.”

"And then there's Xu Damao, with that donkey-like face and a divorced man's hair. How am I supposed to explain this to my family when I get back?"

Li Jianjun was secretly pleased.

This girl has quite a discerning eye; she's clearly begging me, but she pretends to be indifferent.

Seeing that Li Jianjun still didn't agree, Qin Jingru was almost in tears.

"Please, Section Chief Li, I'll do anything you ask. Just come back to my hometown with me."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianjun was stunned.

Are you sure you're okay with doing anything?

Qin Jingru's face suddenly turned red, and for some inexplicable reason, she thought of that matter.

"Except...except...oh well, never mind. Anyway, I promise you."

Teasing this little girl is truly a delightful thing.

The negative impact brought by Sha Zhu immediately dissipated.

"Okay, I agree. But don't forget, I need you to do something in the future, and you can't refuse."

Qin Jingru rubbed the hem of her clothes, her face flushed, and agreed.

Li Jianjun then rode his bicycle and hurried to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. It was already 7:50, and he was about to be late.

When he arrived at the gate, Yan Bugui greeted him from afar.

"Jianjun, I heard you've become a section chief. That's really impressive."

"Your parents can rest in peace now. If you marry a wife and give them a big, healthy grandson, they'll be laughing all the way to the grave."

Yan Bugui's words were becoming increasingly sweet, and Li Jianjun was quite pleased with them.

Seeing Li Jianjun's beaming face, Yan Bugui brought up the old problem again.

"Jianjun, now that you've become a section chief, can you find jobs for my family's Jiecheng and Jiefang?"

The third uncle was just saying it casually; whether it works out or not is another matter.

Unexpectedly, Li Jianjun, who was in high spirits today, readily agreed.

"Okay, I'll take care of Jiecheng's work first."

Yan Bugui thought he had misheard, so he took off his reading glasses and happily pulled on Li Jianjun's bicycle handlebars.

"Jianjun, are you serious?"

Li Jianjun pedaled his bike a few steps.

"When did I ever fool you?"

Watching Li Jianjun's departing figure, Yan Bugui felt that their family's good days were about to begin.

Without saying a word, he took off running home.

"Old woman, old woman, I have good news for you. Li Jianjun has agreed to find jobs for our two sons."

The three aunties were making breakfast when they heard the good news, and their faces lit up with a big smile.

"Old Yan, is this true?"

Chapter 160 The Iron Rooster Wants to Plug Feathers

“Really, really! I ran into Jianjun at the main gate just now and mentioned it to him. I didn’t have high hopes, but he agreed right away.”

Just then, Yu Li also came to her mother-in-law's house and heard the good news.

“Mom and Dad, that would be wonderful. If Jiecheng and Jiefang both get jobs, we’ll have three workers in our family, which would be the first in the whole neighborhood.”

Yu Li was very excited.

“They both just started working, and their monthly salary is 20 yuan. Add to that Dad’s salary of more than 30 yuan, and our family has more than 70 yuan, almost 80 yuan in total.”

The more they thought about it, the more excited they became, especially Yan Bugui, who felt like piles of money were falling on his head.

"Old woman, I'm still the one who knows how to handle things."

"There are so many people in our compound, which family wouldn't want to send a worker? But Li Jianjun specifically agreed to send one to us."

The three women excitedly rubbed their hands together on their aprons.

"That's right! Old Yan, you have a lot of influence. This year, when we celebrate the Spring Festival, we have to give Li Jianjun some peanut candy."

Yan Bugui couldn't stop smiling.

"We must send it, we absolutely have to send it."

Yan Bugui is going all out to find jobs for his two sons; even a miser like him is willing to spend every penny.

……

Qin Jingru felt the same way after Li Jianjun left.

“Li Jianjun agreed. He actually agreed to come back to the countryside with me. That’s great, that’s great.”

Qin Jingru was so excited that tears were about to well up in her eyes, and she ran back to Qin Huairu's house.

"You brat, what are you doing all this rushing around like that?"

"Don't you even look at your watch? It's so late, we're going to be late."

Qin Huairu had to take her two children to school and didn't have time to chat with Qin Jingru much.

"Sis, sis, Li Jianjun said he's coming back to the countryside with me this weekend, so I told him he's my boyfriend."

Qin Huairu's jaw nearly dropped in astonishment.

"What? You want Li Jianjun to impersonate your partner?"

Due to time constraints, Qin Huairu didn't tell her much.

"I don't quite believe it. Never mind, let's talk about it later, we're going to be late for work."

Qin Jingru checked her watch and realized she was going to be late.

She didn't have a bicycle, so she ran barefoot towards the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

The Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill is only a ten-minute walk from the courtyard house.

Qin Jingru ran at full speed, and when she arrived at the gate, she saw that the pointer was just a little short of 12.

"Haha, we've finally arrived."

The old gatekeeper even teased Qin Jingru.

"Comrade Qin, you've arrived right on time today."

Qin Jingru was in an exceptionally good mood.

"Uncle Zhang, something came up and I was held up."

Grandpa Zhang said mysteriously.

"I think you have some great news to celebrate."

Qin Jingru was in a great mood all day, and she greeted everyone with a smile.

……

Sha Zhu instigated some street thugs to steal things from the factory, but they were caught by Li Jianjun and taken directly to the police station.

This incident caused quite a stir at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Before the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was nationalized, it was indeed frequently visited by thieves.

However, after the state-owned enterprise took over the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, it strengthened its security and cracked down on theft with unprecedented force.

Many thieves were terrified of him, but Sha Zhu actually stole from his own post, which was truly unexpected.

"Everyone says He Yuzhu is mentally unstable, and he really is. Just to get revenge on Li Jianjun, he actually attracted outsiders."

"Yes, there are many ways to retaliate, why would he choose to harm the factory's interests?"