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

If she were to try to reunite Qin Huairu with her family, the Jia family, and the He family together would probably crush He Yuzhu in his current state.

For the sake of his future quality of life, he absolutely could not allow Sha Zhu to have any marital entanglements with the Qin sisters, otherwise he would also suffer losses and misfortunes.

He and He Daqing reached a temporary consensus on this issue, which was to let Sha Zhu marry Liu Yuhua and stay away from Qin Huairu.

Cao Xu arrived at the steel mill's guesthouse during his night patrol. Since the pork incident, the mill had instructed him to be extra careful on a daily basis.

After entering, Chen Guangjin from the guesthouse came out with a smile.

"Section Chief Cao, you've arrived. Are you looking for Manager Wei?"

"Please sit down first, I'll go call for you."

Cao Xu waved his hand and said.

"No need to call him, I just came over for a stroll."

"How's business lately? Is it alright?"

Chen Guangjin shook his head.

"I have nothing to hide from you, it's not very good."

Cao Xu asked in surprise.

"No way, there are a lot of transient people in the factory before and after the holiday. If just a few more came, the factory would be full."

Chen Guangjin said.

"It's all because of that letter of introduction. It cut off a lot of business. This year is only half of what it used to be."

Cao Xu smiled upon hearing this.

"Less is better; less is more peace and quiet."

"Having a few more or a few less won't affect your salaries, since they're all government-owned anyway."

Chen Guangjin said.

"You're right, but ultimately you're just too idle."

"There are even fewer people now that we're at work. This afternoon, only Xu Damao brought a relative over."

Cao Xu was stunned.

"Xu Damao's relative?"

"You're not talking about Qin Jingru, are you?"

Chen Guangjin nodded.

"It seems so, I'll go take a look."

As he spoke, Chen Guang went inside and took out the registration book from behind the counter.

"Oh, it really is Qin Jingru. Section Chief Cao, do you know this person?"

Cao Xu said.

"We met once; she is Qin Huairu's younger sister."

"By the way, Xu Damao doesn't live here, does he?"

Chen Guangjin shook his head.

"No, he dropped her off here and left, which is why I believe she is his relative."

Thinking of Xu Damao's usual behavior, Chen Guangjin assured him.

"Don't worry, we will resolutely carry out the instructions from above and will absolutely not give them a room."

"Speaking of this," Chen Guangjin said.

"Section Chief Cao, shall we go up and take a look?"

"Xu Damao is a cunning kid, I'm scared..."

Cao Xu thought for a moment and nodded.

"It wouldn't hurt to go up and take a look."

Cao Xu didn't care what Xu Damao did with the outside world, but if he messed around in the steel rolling mill's small territory, he was slapping the security department in the face.

Remembering how Xu Damao won Qin Jingru's heart before their marriage in the original drama, he thought he should still take a look.

After going upstairs, Chen Guangjin knocked on Qin Jingru's door.

"Is Xu Damao here?"

Qin Jingru shook her head.

"He wasn't here. He dropped me off and then left."

"He will pick me up tomorrow. I'll tell him to come find you."

While they were talking, Chen Guangjin had already checked the room and there was no one else inside.

At that time, the guesthouse did not have private bathrooms; it was just a single room, and you could see the whole room from the door.

Even under the bed, everything is clearly visible; there's no way to hide someone there.

"No need then. I just came upstairs to take a look. You're a young lady, so you need to be careful and not bring just anyone in, okay?"

Qin Jingru understood the implied meaning in his words.

"Comrade, don't worry, even though I come from the countryside, I'm still a girl from an honest family."

"I'm not married yet, how could I let other men into my room so easily?"

Chen Guangjin nodded.

"You know that's good. Alright, it's getting late, get some rest."

After saying that, Chen Guangjin went out, and Qin Jingru politely saw him off.

As soon as she stepped outside, she saw Cao Xu inspecting the guest rooms in the distance, and her eyes lit up as she greeted him.

"Cao..."

She originally wanted to call Cao Xu by his name, but remembering some news she had heard during the day, she changed her mind.

"Deputy Section Chief Cao."

Cao Xu looked at Qin Jingru, who was greeting him, and asked.

"Is something wrong?"

Qin Jingru nodded.

"Deputy Section Chief Cao, could you come here for a moment?"

"Um, I'd like to say a few words to you privately."

Qin Jingru's behavior made Chen Guangjin roll his eyes. Just now she was saying that she wouldn't let other men into her room.

Now look what's happened! When he sees Section Chief Cao, he takes the initiative to invite him into the house. No wonder he can get mixed up with Xu Damao.

No, I have to remind Section Chief Cao that he can't get involved with a woman like that.

Before he could even speak, he heard Cao Xu's voice.

"Get dressed and go downstairs."

After saying that, Cao Xu went downstairs, and Qin Jingru turned around and ran back into the house to put on her floral cotton-padded jacket.

Six or seven meters outside the guesthouse, Cao Xu watched Qin Jingru run out from inside.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Qin Jingru rubbed her fingers together.

"I want to ask about Sha Zhu and Xu Damao."

Cao Xu said.

Why don't you ask your sister?

Qin Jingru said.

“I was afraid she wouldn’t tell me the truth, so I came to ask you.”

Cao Xu thought to himself, no wonder he was fooled by Xu Damao, he really is honest enough.

Although she has some cleverness, it's probably not enough in front of Xu Damao, let alone in front of her older sister who is even more shrewd.

Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you too?

Qin Jingru shook her head.

"No, they said you're a security officer, and officers don't lie."

Cao Xu never expected that he would be trusted because of his title as a security officer.

"Speak, what do you want to ask?"

Qin Jingru said.

"Who is the good guy, Sha Zhu or Xu Damao?"