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

“He doesn’t work at the factory anymore; he works independently outside and still makes over twenty yuan a month.”

Actually, a salary of over twenty is not a small amount. After a year of hard work in the countryside, you don't get much money.

If the timing is bad, and God doesn't budge, you might even end up owing the commune money.

She was somewhat disappointed that she had originally known it would be in the thirties, but now it had suddenly become in the twenties.

Qin Huairu noticed the change in Qin Jingru's expression and took her hand.

"Jingru, don't overthink it. Twenty-something isn't a small age."

“Your sister supports her whole family on just 27.5 yuan a month. Besides, he’s only just started out and hasn’t made a name for himself yet. He’ll earn even more in the long run.”

"The most important thing is that his job doesn't require him to be on duty every day. He can go out when there is work and rest when there is no work, which gives him a lot of freedom."

Qin Jingru said.

"Sister, why doesn't he work in the factory? The factory is so much better, safe and stable, much better than being exposed to the wind and sun."

Qin Huairu said.

"Sigh, it's my fault too. I had a misunderstanding with someone, and he got into a fight with someone, injured them, and ended up being fired from the factory."

"However, he has a skill, so even if he leaves the steel rolling mill, he can still make a living, and he'll do just as well as others."

“His sister is getting married soon, and his father is a chef. He can find a job and earn enough money to live on.”

"In this way, even though he only earns twenty-odd dollars, he spends it all himself, and he can never spend it all."

“Once you get married, you can do some work, and the two of you will have enough to live on for thirty or forty yuan.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru did some mental calculations. That's right, even if she didn't earn money, she would still have enough to live on, let alone the fact that she could earn some.

She imagined that soon she would be able to leave the countryside, marry into the city, live in a courtyard house, eat government-supplied grain, and live a good life.

She was genuinely happy; her older sister had really done her a huge favor, and she would remember it.

Qin Huairu knew that her words, which were seven parts true and three parts false, had fooled her silly younger sister. In any case, it was still better than her being in the countryside.

He Daqing sat in the house drinking tea, watching his son enter the house and immediately throw the mourning robe aside, changing into the clothes he wore for the New Year.

He then took out the leather shoes that were in the cabinet and sat on a stool to polish them.

"Hey kid, it's just a blind date, why are you acting like you're getting married?"

He Yuzhu said, holding the small shoe brush in his hand.

"Dad, you don't understand this."

"That's called not wearing leather shoes and not dating."

He Daqing slammed his teacup on the table and stood up.

"Look at you, you're just a country girl."

"If you ask me, you'd be better off marrying Liu Yuhua; at least she'd have a decent job."

"This country girl has come into the house, and she's Qin Huairu's daughter. You're probably in for a lot of work."

He Yuzhu didn't care about the Dao.

"Don't worry about my affairs. We didn't stop you from marrying the White Widow, did we?"

"I've taken a liking to Qin Jingru now, and I'm going to marry her. If you don't like it, then don't bother looking."

Seeing that He Daqing was about to leave, He Yuzhu hurriedly asked.

"Dad, where are you going? You're really not going to watch it?"

He Daqing glanced back at He Yuzhu.

"I'm not blind. I saw it just now. This girl is nice, but the Qin family always seems to have no interest in her."

"If you like it, take a look for yourself. I'm going to find a place to have tea!"

After saying that, He Daqing was about to leave, but after going out, he turned back. He Yuzhu smiled.

"How about it? Regret it now? Don't make a fuss. Your son should be content to have such a beautiful wife."

He Daqing snorted coldly.

"I regret it for nothing, I forgot to take something."

After saying that, he walked to the cabinet and took out the treasures he had brought from the capital to Baocheng and then brought back to the capital.

He wrapped it in a cloth, tucked it into his clothes, and went out, completely ignoring He Yuzhu, who was still admiring himself inside.

Ten minutes later, He Yuzhu, having finished getting ready, picked up the snacks she had bought on her way back and went out.

Upon arriving at the Jia family's house, he lifted the curtain and, for the first time ever, knocked on the door, behaving politely.

"Excuse me, is anyone home?"

When Qin Huairu saw He Yuzhu's demeanor, she thought to herself, "This little rascal is quite the actor. He usually just pushes the door open and walks in."

Qin Jingru was amused by He Yuzhu's knocking. Was this the same silly, argumentative guy she had met at noon?

"Sister, why does he talk like that? He sounds like a schoolteacher from our village."

Qin Huairu stood up and smiled.

“That’s called being polite. If I, a widow, were to come in without knocking, what would people say?”

As they were talking, Qin Huairu came to the door, opened it, and let He Yuzhu in.

"You've arrived, please come in."

Upon entering the room, He Yuzhu and Qin Jingru were both very reserved, saying "hello" and then remaining frozen in place.

One wants others to perceive them as a refined person, while the other wants to be perceived as a lady.

"Oh, it's only been a few hours, why are you being so polite? You even brought some things. Don't stand, sit down quickly."

Qin Huairu's words gave He Yuzhu a way out, and He Yuzhu repeatedly said that it was the right thing to do.

After packing up her things and returning, Qin Huairu noticed that the two were still reserved, so she introduced them.

"Zhu Zi, let me introduce you. This is my younger sister, Jing Ru. She is my third uncle's child and the sixth child in the family."

After she finished speaking, she pointed at He Yuzhu and said.

"Jingru, this is He Yuzhu, whom I just told you about."

"Look how different he is from noon! He looks so much more energetic after getting ready!"

He Yuzhu felt a little awkward seeing that the three children, Banggeng, Xiaodang, and Huaihua, were all inside the house.

"Sister Qin, what do you think? How about letting Sixth Sister, no, let Sixth Sister come to my room for a while?"

Qin Huairu looked at Qin Jingru, and Qin Jingru also looked at Qin Huairu. After exchanging a glance, Qin Huairu spoke.

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"Your room is fine too."

“My three kids are so noisy, I can’t have a third wheel next to me when I’m dating, let alone when I have four.”

"Jingru, why don't you go sit down for a while and have a good chat? I'll call you when I've finished cooking."

He Yuzhu laughed.

"Sister Qin, how could I let you spend so much? I just came back and prepared the dishes. I'll bring them over in a bit, and I'll cook them myself so we can eat together."

As soon as Sha Zhu finished speaking, Bang Geng's voice came from inside the house.

"Uncle, do you have any meat?"

Before He Yuzhu could answer, Qin Huairu called out to Banggeng.

"You're still eating meat? Didn't you eat enough at noon?"

Banggeng retorted, unconvinced.

"Mom, how can I ever get enough of meat? I eat it every day, at every meal, and I still can't get enough."

Qin Huairu laughed and scolded upon hearing this.

"You think you can eat every meal? You'd better go out for a walk to digest your food, or you won't get anything to eat tonight."

Banggeng thought that made sense; if he didn't digest his food, he wouldn't be able to eat it later.

"Okay, Mom, I'm going out to play for a while."

After saying his piece, Bang Geng left the house first. He Yuzhu and Qin Jingru greeted him and then went to the He family's house.

Before leaving, He Yuzhu winked at Qin Huairu to express his gratitude.

After the two left, Qin Huairu sat back down at the table, holding her teacup and lost in thought. Had she really just pushed Sha Zhu to her sister like that?

"Mom, Sha Zhu bought me milk candy!"

Xiao Dang's voice interrupted Qin Huairu's thoughts. She looked up into the room and saw Xiao Dang opening the gift that Sha Zhu had just brought.

He went over to take a look and exclaimed, "Wow, this silly Zhu is really something! Half a pound of milk candy and a big bag of flaky pastries. He really put his heart into it."

Judging from his current state, if nothing unexpected happens, the two of them might actually get together.

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