Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"Oh no, how could I have forgotten about her?"

"I said I'd pick her up today, but I got so busy I forgot."

"Look at my brain, I've forgotten everything."

At this point, Qin Huairu stood up and addressed the crowd.

"You all continue eating and drinking, I'm going to the hospital to pick up my mother-in-law."

"The doctor said her leg has healed, and all she has to do is rest at home."

Seeing that Qin Huairu was about to leave, Sha Zhu stood up and blocked her way.

"Forget it, Sister Qin, it's already this late. Your mother-in-law can't walk properly, so we have to pick her up in a tricycle, and she also needs to use a cane."

“It will take you at least an hour to come and go. By the time you get back, the plates will probably be empty.”

“You eat your food. Anyway, your mother-in-law can’t come back by herself. I’ll leave some food for her. You can pick her up after this afternoon. It’s the same thing.”

Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement.

"Zhu Zi is right. Let's eat first, save some food for her, and then you can go to the hospital to pick her up and apologize to her."

Seeing this, Qin Huairu had no choice but to sit down.

She did this on purpose. Her mother-in-law and the old lady didn't get along, and now the old lady has broken her leg because she was resurrected after dying.

In addition, she was still resentful that He Daqing and Liu Haizhong had taken her to the wrong hospital, so to avoid trouble, she deliberately did not pick her up.

Actually, she never told the deaf old lady about her death. It was mentioned by an older woman when she asked her to deliver an old man's retirement application.

Now that she could no longer hide it, Jia Zhangshi first scolded the deaf old lady who had caused her to break her leg.

Finally, after consulting with the doctor, he asked Qin Huairu to come to the hospital on the day of the banquet to complete the discharge procedures and take her home.

At the children's table, Banggeng, Xiaodang, and Huaihua devoured the food on the table like a whirlwind, without holding back at all.

The skillful movements and the speed at which they ate left Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiedi, and Liu Guangfu, who were watching from the side, dumbfounded.

"Were all the children in the Jia family reincarnated starving ghosts?"

The idea flashed through the minds of the children sitting next to him, and soon after, they too launched an attack on the food.

The oldest among them is Yan Jiefang, who is only sixteen years old this year and is currently a junior high school student. He will start high school after the summer vacation.

The youngest was none other than Huaihua, the little maid of the Jia family, who was four and a half years old and knew nothing at that age.

For those present, today's feast is hardly a funeral; it's practically a New Year's celebration.

This year during the Spring Festival, several families in the neighborhood bought pork with quality issues. Although they were refunded later, it was too late to buy meat anymore.

So many families borrowed some meat from their neighbors to make do with dumplings, with more vegetables than meat, and didn't get to eat much meat.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I was planning to wait for the market to open so I could buy some meat, pay off my neighbors' debts, and then have a good time eating meat.

But unexpectedly, the old lady suddenly passed away. As a result, everyone stopped buying meat and just waited for the feast to begin.

Then the old lady came back to life, which made them think they wouldn't get to eat at the banquet, and they were very disappointed.

But then things took a turn for the better. The old lady went out standing up in the morning and came back lying down at noon, which made them overjoyed.

Having endured the second day of the Lunar New Year and looked forward to the third, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year finally arrived, which meant they could make up for the missed New Year celebrations.

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, a tricycle stopped outside the courtyard, and two people got off: Jia Zhangshi and a young woman.

"Auntie, this is the courtyard house where you live. It's really grand, much more beautiful than the houses in our village."

"If I could have my own house in the capital, my own home, that would be wonderful."

With the woman's help, Jia Zhangshi slowly got off the bicycle and tentatively walked forward, leaning on her cane.

"Don't worry, as long as you listen to your aunt, I guarantee you'll be able to move into this courtyard."

Cao Xu looked at the woman who resembled Qin Huairu somewhat, and saw the longing look on her face.

I think she must be Qin Jingru. Cao Xu remembers that in the original drama, Qin Jingru went on a blind date with Sha Zhu at the very beginning of the story.

However, Xu Damao interfered, and the two did not get together. In the end, Xu Damao even intercepted her halfway.

In the drama, Qin Jingru gives Cao Xu the impression of being a somewhat materialistic and realistic woman, but still quite loyal.

Although she forced Xu Damao to marry her by faking a pregnancy, she was still devoted to him.

Even when Xu Damao was down on his luck, she never betrayed him. They had been married for over ten years without children, and she never cheated on him.

Finally, having become financially independent, she forgave Xu Damao when he was homeless and remarried him to spend the rest of her life with him.

"Are you Qin Jingru?"

Cao Xu at the entrance immediately caught Qin Jingru's attention. Although she lived in the suburbs, she had been to the capital before.

Throughout her interactions, she had never met a man like Cao Xu, a man she could never forget after just one meeting.

"you know me?"

Cao Xu said calmly.

"We've never met before, this is just a guess."

Qin Jingru asked in surprise.

"Guess?"

She had initially thought she remembered this person because she had seen him somewhere before, but now that she heard it was just a guess, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Cao Xu said.

“You and your sister look somewhat alike, and I heard that your sister was going to introduce you to He Yuzhu.”

"Now that you've brought Grandma Banggeng into this courtyard, it's not hard to guess your identity."

Qin Jingru gave Cao Xu a thumbs up.

"You are really smart."

Seeing Cao Xu standing at the door, Jia Zhangshi looked puzzled.

"Cao Xu, isn't today the funeral of the deaf old lady?"

"What? It's already noon, and the feast hasn't started yet?"

Nowadays, wedding banquets, except for holidays like Spring Festival and National Day, are mostly held in the evening.

Since there is no marriage leave nowadays, it is most common in cities for people to get married after get off work and go back to work the next morning, except for individual positions and isolated cases.

Funerals are different. Because the burial must be completed before sunset, the banquet is usually held at noon, mostly between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

"You're back just in time; I've only been driving for a little while."

When Madam Jia heard that the banquet had already started, she became even more puzzled.

"The feast has started, why aren't you eating? What are you doing standing here?"

Cao Xu came out because he didn't want a bunch of people fighting over the food, and he didn't need any more.

The reason he couldn't avoid it was because he lived here and had to go to the factory in the afternoon to return the shift that Sun Guofu had covered for him.

Otherwise, he would have already retreated to his old house for some peace and quiet, instead of joining in the commotion here.

"There's nothing to eat, so I came out for some fresh air."

"You traveled all this way by car and came back on your cane, was it to see the old lady off on her final journey?"

"Then you'd better hurry up and go in, otherwise there will be empty plates left on the table in a while."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi tilted her head and snorted.

"Should I take her?"

"Dream!"

"She caused me to break my leg, so it's only right that God took her away!"

It was Qin Huairu who pressed down on Jia Zhangshi's leg, but Jia Zhangshi was certain that if the deaf old lady hadn't done this, Qin Huairu wouldn't have been able to fall back down.

Ultimately, this whole thing was caused by the deaf old lady; in her eyes, the deaf old lady was the culprit.

At this moment, Madam Jia noticed that Qin Jingru was secretly looking at Cao Xu, so she pulled Qin Jingru and walked into the courtyard.

"Alright, stop looking, or your eyes will grow on them!"

After walking into the front yard, Qin Jingru asked in a low voice.

"Auntie, was that person from your courtyard too?"

As a shrewd old woman, Madam Jia could easily see that Qin Jingru, that little vixen, had taken a liking to Cao Xu.

Jia Zhangshi had no liking for Cao Xu at all, and even hated him to some extent.

To find out why my grandson Banggeng ended up in a juvenile detention center, it's all related to this kid.

Furthermore, if she hadn't stood up for Lou Xiao'e, that barren woman, she wouldn't have been sent down to a farm to eat black cornbread for a month.

Although she disliked Cao Xu intensely, she wasn't stupid. She knew that she couldn't afford to offend Cao Xu, who was now in the security department, and she didn't want to have a conflict with him unless absolutely necessary.

But if she gets any opportunity, she will definitely take revenge for the transformation.

"Alright, just give up on that idea. Stop thinking about hitting on him."