Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Around 6 p.m., Qin Jingru returned to the house.

Wang Feng put down his teacup and smiled, saying, "Jingru, you're back?"

Qin Jingru put down her bag and smiled sweetly: "Yes, I'm back. Brother Wang Feng, please sit down for a while. I'll go cook now."

"Okay, go ahead."

That evening, Qin Jingru made a stir-fried egg with green peppers and a hot and sour cabbage dish, and quickly finished cooking.

At the dinner table, Qin Jingru placed a piece of scrambled egg on Wang Feng's plate and said, "Brother Wang Feng, I saw Yushui in the yard just now. Isn't today Wednesday? Why is she back in the yard? Doesn't she have to go to school?"

Wang Feng sighed slightly and said, "Yu Shui took a week off to come back and take care of Sha Zhu. Today, she took another 450 yuan from me."

Qin Jingru was taken aback, then asked, "Brother Wang Feng, what's wrong with Sha Zhu? He's such a big guy, why does he need Yu Shui to take care of him? What's Yu Shui planning to do? Why does he need so much money?"

"Hey, Sha Zhu went out to prepare a banquet a couple of days ago and got stabbed twice. He ruined his kidney and has to have one removed. Sha Zhu has to be hospitalized for a week, so Yu Shui will have to take care of him."

"Shazhu is out of money right now, so he's thinking of selling another house to Yushui. The money will be used to buy Shazhu's house," Wang Feng explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru patted her large chest, looking utterly shocked.

"Brother Wang Feng, why is Beijing in such chaos these days? Xu Damao was stabbed twice while showing movies in the countryside a while ago, and now Shazhu has been stabbed in the city too. What's going on?"

Wang Feng smiled and waved his hand: "Jingru, what are you afraid of? Just try to go to crowded places instead of taking secluded alleys when you go to and from get off work every day."

"Okay, I understand."

After finishing her meal, Qin Jingru brewed another pot of tea and looked at Wang Feng, asking:

"Brother Wang Feng, what are you going to do about Lu Banxia in the backyard? She's been coming to the kitchen to chat with me a lot these past few days. I think she's easy to get along with, and we get along quite well."

Wang Feng took a sip of tea, and instead of answering, asked, "Jingru, what do you think we can do? She's just a down-on-her-luck capitalist's daughter. If she didn't have an uncle who's a major general, it would be fine, but she does have an uncle who's a major general. Do you think her uncle would agree?"

Qin Jingru nodded: "That's true. According to Banxia, ​​her father had helped her uncle a lot before. Her uncle has no children and has always treated her like his own daughter. Banxia was able to work at the steel rolling mill and have such a leisurely job as a broadcaster, all because of her uncle."

"Brother Wang Feng, you saved Banxia twice. Banxia came to the steel mill and then moved to No. 95 courtyard. It's obvious she's after you. What exactly are you planning?"

Just as Wang Feng was about to speak, he heard a knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

"Sister Jingru, Brother Feng, are you home?"

Wang Feng was taken aback; it really was a case of speaking of the devil and he appeared.

"Jingru, go open the door quickly."

"Um."

Qin Jingru opened the door and saw Lu Banxia. She quickly took Lu Banxia's hand and led her into the room, smiling as she asked, "Banxia, ​​have you eaten?"

Lu Banxia glanced at Wang Feng, and seeing him smile at her, she quickly looked away and said:

"Sister Jingru, I've already eaten. My light bulb is broken. Brother Feng, could you help me change it?"

Qin Jingru smiled and waved her hand: "It's just a small matter, why are you talking about helping or not? Brother Wang Feng, you go ahead, I'll boil some water and wait for you to come back."

"Okay, let's go."

Wang Feng finished his tea in one gulp and followed Lu Banxia out of the room.

On the way to the backyard, Wang Feng asked, "Banxia, ​​you've been working for several days now. Are you getting used to it at the factory?"

Lu Banxia smiled slightly: "It's great, Sister Hongyan from our publicity department takes good care of me."

"That's good." Wang Feng smiled and nodded.

The two didn't talk much along the way, mainly because Wang Feng had nothing to say to Lu Banxia. He hadn't yet decided whether or not to take Lu Banxia as his wife.

After all, Lu Banxia has a major general uncle, and he was afraid that if he took Lu Banxia in, her major general uncle would come to his door with a gun.

Lu Banxia was feeling very uneasy and didn't know what to say to Wang Feng.

These past few days, she's often gone to the kitchen to chat with Qin Jingru. Qin Jingru has made it clear that as long as she can win over Wang Feng, and Wang Feng is willing, she's not angry at all; on the contrary, she's quite supportive.

She didn't know what was going on with Qin Jingru, but she could tell that Qin Jingru was genuinely not angry and didn't mind that Wang Feng had another woman.

She hadn't seen Wang Feng for the past few days, and for some reason, she felt a constant itch in her heart. She kept thinking about Wang Feng, both at work and after get off work. This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

Now that her Uncle Li has found her, her life is basically worry-free, but she just can't control herself. The more she tries not to think about it, the more Wang Feng's image keeps appearing in her mind.

Now she was certain that she had indeed fallen in love with Wang Feng. The thought of not being able to be with him made her feel empty and her heart ached as if she had been pricked by a needle.

They walked in silence and soon arrived at the backyard. Many people in the yard saw them, but since they weren't holding hands or hugging, no one suspected anything.

Wang Feng followed Lu Banxia into the house. Lu Banxia pointed to the light bulb in the room and said, "Brother Feng, this is the light. It was working fine this morning, but it's not working now."

Wang Feng pulled the switch on the light bulb, and sure enough, it didn't light up.

"Banxia, ​​go get me a stool."

"OK."

Lu Banxia brought over a stool, and Wang Feng stepped on it. He twisted the light bulb and found that it was just loose, with a slight poor connection. He tightened the bulb, and it lit up instantly.

Wang Feng got off the stool and laughed, "Alright, the light bulb was a bit loose, but it's fine now."

"Yes, Brother Feng, thank you for your hard work." Lu Banxia smiled and nodded.

Wang Feng smiled and waved his hand: "It's nothing, I'll head back now."

Just as Wang Feng turned around, Lu Banxia suddenly hugged Wang Feng's waist.

Wang Feng suddenly felt two large mountains pressing against his back, a very soft sensation. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Lu Banxia stammer:

"Brother Feng, I like you, please take me."

Wang Feng was stunned. He pried Lu Banxia's hand away, turned around, and saw that Lu Banxia's delicate face was already covered in tears.

"Banxia, ​​what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Lu Banxia hugged Wang Feng tightly, mustered her courage, and said in a trembling voice, "Brother Feng, I really like you. I don't want any title, just let me be with you."