An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

Chapter 231 Don't Become the Person You Hate

Jiang Baobin walked home, completely satisfied.

Today is truly a wonderful day.

Not only were there lavish meals to enjoy, but the boss also gave himself a factory-wide vacation.

Just before I got home, there was a big melon as an appetizer!

These days are simply heavenly!

Before he could even step onto the stairs, Four-Eyes and Cowardly Tiger crawled out of their doghouse and wagged their tails at him.

Luckily, Four-Eyes was quick-witted and didn't hear his own footsteps, so he ran over to get closer.

That would ruin what was going on so well.

Although Four-Eyes usually accompanied Gao Junbao, he never forgot his responsibilities.

After Junbao falls asleep, he will run back to guard his gate.

He petted the dogs for a while, gave them some treats as a reward, and then went inside.

After adjusting to the darkness, I quickly washed up and went to the inner room.

"Wife, wife." Because the lights were off, he called out twice.

If I suddenly get close and scare her, that would be a disaster.

"Hmm—" He only got into bed after Qin Huairu hummed in response.

Then someone slipped into my arms with incredible smoothness.

"You just got back?" Qin Huairu asked vaguely.

"Oh, you've had too much to drink. You should go back to sleep."

Qin Huairu, however, was still preoccupied with something: "Binzi, what did your boss say about your job?"

"The leader told me to stay home and wait for orders, because I'm a non-combatant, so there's not much for me to do even if I go back."

Qin Huairu was overjoyed: "Does that mean I won't have to leave anymore?"

"Probably, anyway, my boss asked me for my opinion."

"I said I wanted to go to the countryside for a while and write another song."

"The boss was very supportive, saying, 'Then go and take a trip, consider it a make-up vacation.'"

"But you absolutely have to write a great song when you come back, or you'll be in big trouble!"

"Oh! I have to write songs too! Didn't you say they were hard to write?"

"Hey, I just mentioned it casually, otherwise what excuse would I have?"

"I'll just say I have no inspiration and can't write anything. What's the boss going to do to me then?"

"Will this work?"

"It's alright, I know what I'm doing."

Qin Huairu had regained her spirits.

Jiang Baobin was also quite excited at this moment and had a strong desire to speak.

So he started showing off to his wife, saying, "Huai Ru, how about I teach you a trick?"

"What?"

"It means we can't show off too much. If we steal the spotlight, what will others think?"

"If you become someone people are wary of, especially if there are many people who are wary of you, it's definitely not a good thing."

"I made this mistake before, thinking that as long as I performed well, I could gain everyone's approval."

"This is wrong. The better you perform, the more insecure others will feel."

"Give me any opportunity, and I'll be tripped up, and suddenly I'm finished!"

"Oh! Is that so? Don't leaders like people who perform well?"

Jiang Baobin sighed, "Human hearts are unpredictable!"

"When are you talking about? It wasn't in South Korea, was it?"

Jiang Baobin silently recited in his heart: In my past life.

"It's not something that happened recently, it's not important now, and I'll learn from my mistakes."

"Alright, it's getting late, you should go to sleep—by the way, I heard Jia Dongxu is getting married?"

"Oh dear!" Qin Huairu suddenly exclaimed, "Look at my memory!"

"You said yesterday that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years, it seems I really have become stupid."

"No, that's not right. I was so happy you came back that I forgot to tell you the good news!"

Qin Huairu's excitement immediately gave Jiang Baobin a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next blow came: "She's my second uncle's cousin, Yanru. Haven't you met her before?"

"What the hell?" Jiang Baobin's head buzzed. "Your cousin is going to marry Jia Dongxu?"

"Yes." Qin Huairu, unaware of the seriousness of the situation, said cheerfully.

"One day, Aunt Jia asked me about my family, and I mentioned Yanru."

"Then she asked the matchmaker, Ma, to propose marriage. Now the betrothal gifts have been exchanged and the date has been set."

"Binzi, look how wonderful this is! We sisters live in the same courtyard."

"She can help take care of our child after it's born—"

Jiang Baobin panicked: "Oh dear, there are plenty of people who can take care of you, she's just one more."

"Tell your second uncle to call off the engagement right away!"

"Huh! What did you say?"

"Tsk! I say hurry up and break off the engagement, while there's still time."

Why?

"For—" Jiang Baobin paused.

To prevent them from sucking my blood, especially that Jia Zhangshi who is no pushover!

But I couldn't bring myself to say it, so I decided to tell the truth: "That Jia Dongxu is a short-lived man. If your sister marries into this family, wouldn't she be jumping into a fire pit?"

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"Hmm? Pfft—" Qin Huairu actually laughed.

"Why do you keep teasing me? You're not a fortune teller, how do you know he'll die young?"

What are you kidding me for? We're in deep trouble now!

"It's true, you have to believe me?"

"But how am I supposed to tell my second uncle? Xiao Yan'er's wedding date has already been set."

"If the engagement is called off without a valid reason, Xiao Yan'er's reputation will be ruined."

"In the future, I'll either be forced to marry a widower or an old bachelor!"

Jiang Baobin was about to say that the reason that her mother-in-law had a bad reputation was always justified, right?

But the words were on the tip of his tongue, and he finally held them back.

What Jia Zhangshi did was indeed quite despicable, but in the eyes of later generations...

Although everyone's methods are different, there is nothing wrong with pursuing a good life.

Besides, it's a green movement, and nobody's getting in their way.

If I were to expose them and start a media war for my own selfish reasons, I would be tempted to do so.

What's the difference between that and the person you used to hate the most?

Haven't I repeatedly reminded myself not to treat others like dirt and do whatever I want just because I have an advantage?

We're not far from being able to do whatever we want now, are we?

Besides, the TV series had to kill off Jia Dongxu to create a dramatic situation between Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu.

Now that she's his wife, what's with all the drama?

Therefore, Jia Dongxu may not necessarily die young.

And the most crucial point is that I will leave in ten years.

They can't even get a chance to leech off others, let alone get along with them for the next ten years.

We'll see how they perform then.

If he's good, then we should treat him like we would Yang Lao Er, and support him well.

If you can't tell right from wrong, then treat them like the Chiang family—

Want to suck my blood? Get lost!

Once he thought about it that way, he understood.

Seeing that Qin Huairu was still eagerly waiting for his attitude, he said, "Anyway, I've already said what I really think. Jia Dongxu seems like he's going to die young. You Qin family can decide for yourselves."

Qin Huairu panicked immediately. She was completely bewitched and actually believed Jiang Baobin's words: "Oh dear! What should we do? Won't my cousin's life be ruined?"

Qin Huairu didn't sleep well that night, and the next day she was making arrangements to go back to her parents' home.

Then let's go back, anyway, Jiang Baobin doesn't have anything else to do.

Perfect timing, I don't want to stay in the city anyway, all I'm surrounded by are upsetting things.

However, before the couple could even leave the house, someone came looking for them.

Jiang Baobin frowned immediately; what a small world!

I had just thought of this person last night, and I was even a little smug, thinking I had a good way to deal with him.

Reality proved me wrong so quickly; they came knocking on my door today.

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