Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Hearing Qin Jingru's words, Wang Feng was speechless. If he had known that Li Huaide's compensation was a promotion and that he would praise him like that on the radio, he would have preferred not to get the promotion.

People are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat. He has always kept a low profile in the factory and doesn't want to be famous.

If other factories find out how good he is at hunting and investigate his hunting activities, he'll be exposed.

It seems I should send fewer prey to the factory in the future. As long as the task is completed, that's fine, to avoid being targeted.

Qin Jingru knew that Wang Feng was not short of money; he would take out hundreds of kilograms of gold from his house at a time, so she didn't mention raising his salary.

However, she was still quite happy that Wang Feng had been promoted and received a raise. When she returned to Qinjiazhuang, she could brag about it to her parents and the girls in the village.

The day after tomorrow is her mother's birthday, and she will soon be able to return to Qin Family Village. The thought makes her very happy.

Just as Wang Feng was feeling down and Qin Jingru was feeling happy, Lu Banxia returned.

"Brother Feng, Sister Jingru."

Lu Banxia parked her bicycle, walked into the house, and greeted Wang Feng and Qin Jingru with a smile.

Now everyone in the compound knows that Lu Banxia doesn't cook and lives at Wang Feng's house. If it weren't for Qin Jingru, those jealous people in the compound would have reported Wang Feng and Lu Banxia for having an affair long ago.

Lu Banxia also knew that there were many envious people in the courtyard. When Qin Jingru was not at home, she did not dare to come to Wang Feng's house, for fear of being caught doing something wrong.

"Banxia, ​​did Li Huaide give you the script for the radio broadcast where you praised Brother Wang Feng on the radio today?" Qin Jingru asked with a smile.

Lu Banxia shook her head: "It's Minister Ma from the Logistics Department."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng was slightly taken aback. He had thought that Li Huaide was going to praise him like this on the radio, but he didn't expect it to be Minister Ma.

Minister Ma has always been one of Li Huaide's men. It's likely that Li Huaide entrusted this matter to Minister Ma, and Minister Ma, worried about others being jealous, praised him like that on the radio.

I should have told Li Huaide beforehand not to mention his name on the radio, or at least not to praise him so ridiculously.

"Banxia, ​​isn't Wang Feng amazing? He got promoted and received a raise. Let me tell you, the workers in the factory are so happy today. I was serving food in the kitchen and I heard a lot of workers praising Wang Feng," Qin Jingru said with a smile.

"Yeah, Feng is awesome."

Lu Banxia smiled sweetly, her gaze towards Wang Feng filled with admiration.

Wang Feng said speechlessly, "Alright, Jingru, hurry up and take the pheasants and rabbits to Aunt Wu. She should be back by now."

"OK."

Qin Jingru agreed, walked to the door, took out a pheasant and a rabbit from the chicken coop, and headed towards the front yard.

When Lu Banxia saw Qin Jingru leave, she also returned to the backyard to avoid being seen alone with Wang Feng in a room and being gossiped about.

Qin Jingru came to the front yard, just as Aunt Wu returned, and handed the pheasants and rabbits to her.

The people who worked at the steel rolling mill gradually returned to the compound.

When everyone saw Qin Jingru bringing pheasants and rabbits for Aunt Wu to kill, they all looked on with envy and congratulated Qin Jingru with smiles.

Now that Wang Feng has been promoted, his salary has increased, and he is the only cadre in the institute. No one in the institute dares to offend Wang Feng and Qin Jingru.

Qin Huairu was carrying two lunchboxes, both filled with meat and vegetables—wild boar meat that she had caught at the cafeteria that day.

Today, the workshop foreman, Guo Da Piezi, gave her two food tickets. She has something on Guo Da Piezi; everyone else gets one food ticket, but she gets two.

After a few words, she got her hands on Wang Mazi and Li Lei's food tickets, and she could buy four meat dishes by herself.

She had thought she could go home and have a big meal with Banggeng and the others today, but when she saw the pheasant and rabbit in Aunt Wu's hand, the meat and vegetables in her lunchbox suddenly didn't taste as good. She was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred towards Qin Jingru.

She forced a smile and congratulated Qin Jingru.

"Jingru, congratulations! Wang Feng got promoted and received a raise. You're in for a treat now."

Seeing Qin Huairu's smile, which was more like a grimace, Qin Jingru sneered, "Qin Huairu, look at your smile, it's uglier than a grimace. Are you really congratulating me?"

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at Qin Jingru: "Jingru, what are you saying? I'm your older sister. Of course I'm happy for Wang Feng's promotion and raise."

Aunt Wu, holding a chicken in her left hand and a rabbit in her right, sneered, "Qin Huairu, stop pretending. Your jealousy is written all over your face."

Caught off guard by Aunt Wu, Qin Huairu quickly protested, "No... I didn't, Aunt Wu, don't talk nonsense. Jingru, I'm genuinely congratulating you. I'm your older sister. I used to take you out to play when you were little. How could I, as your older sister, be jealous of your good life?"

Qin Jingru rolled her eyes and waved her hand dismissively: "Alright, Qin Huairu, I believe you, okay?"

Then she looked at Aunt Wu and said, "Aunt Wu, hurry up and kill the pheasants and rabbits, we're waiting to cook."

"Why."

Aunt Wu nodded in agreement, took a bucket of hot water from the kitchen, and went to the water pool in the middle courtyard.

Seeing that Qin Jingru's attitude towards her was still so cold, Qin Huairu had long hated Qin Jingru to death.

If Jingru could help her more, her family's life would be much better.

Qin Jingru and Wang Feng's combined monthly salary is 166 yuan. Now Wang Feng's salary has increased from 87.5 yuan to 99 yuan, so their family's monthly salary is 177.5 yuan. Even if they give her, the older sister, 50 yuan every month, Wang Feng and Qin Jingru will still have 127.5 yuan left. They can't spend it all.

She is Qin Jingru's cousin, born to the same grandfather. Their family is in such a difficult situation, so what's wrong with helping them out?

pity!

With a smile, Qin Huairu greeted Qin Jingru and then headed towards the central courtyard.

Walking on the road to the Intermediate People's Court, Qin Huairu secretly vowed to find an opportunity to take down Wang Feng.

Ideally, she should make Wang Feng fall in love with her, and then make him divorce Qin Jingru, so that everything Wang Feng has would belong to her alone.

The news of Wang Feng's promotion and raise spread throughout the entire institute as soon as the workers from the steel rolling mill returned home.

Soon, the entire courtyard was abuzz with excitement, everyone's eyes gleaming with envy.

Why did Wang Feng become a cadre as soon as he entered the factory, and marry such a beautiful and capable wife as Qin Jingru? And how long has it been since then, with promotions and raises?

Previously, Wang Feng, a level 18 cadre, earned 87.5 yuan. Now, having been promoted to level 17, his salary is 99 yuan, which is the same as that of Yi Zhonghai, an eighth-level fitter.

Yi Zhonghai worked as a fitter for decades before earning such a high salary, but Wang Feng has only been working at the factory for a year.

Without comparison, there is no harm. We are not worried about scarcity but about inequality; we are not worried about poverty but about insecurity. Wang Feng and Qin Jingru's salaries were already high, and now Wang Feng has received a raise.

And what about them? Now their rations have been reduced by 20%, and many families can't even afford cornmeal anymore. How can they not be jealous?

But there's nothing they can do; Wang Feng earned his wealth through his own abilities, legally and legitimately, so all they can do is envy, be jealous, and hate him.