Siheyuan: Start with a big car

In Qin Jingru's opinion, Chen Xing had all the options that she hated.

He had a slicked-back hair and powdered face, with pomade on his head and face cream on. He spoke in a slick tone and was far inferior to Li Weidong.

She was too lazy to even look at such a person.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first." Qin Jingru was too lazy to deal with them anymore. She didn't even look at Chen Xing and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Jia Zhang hurriedly reached out and grabbed Qin Jingru's arm: "Jingru, come home for dinner tonight. Everyone misses you."

Qin Jingru couldn't help but sneer when she heard it, and said sarcastically: "Why, are you expecting me to go back and buy vegetables and noodles to support your whole family?"

The reason why Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu are falling out now, apart from what happened in the past, is that every time he goes back, both Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng surround him like vampires, trying to suck the blood from her.

Jia Zhang's face turned red and white at this question, and she laughed awkwardly: "We are all family, so it's only natural for you to buy it."

When Qin Jingru heard this, she couldn't believe her ears. She once again witnessed the shamelessness of Jia Zhang.

She said nothing, shook off Jia Zhang's hand, turned around and left without looking back.

"Hehe, this girl had a straightforward personality when she was young. I didn't expect that she would still be like this when she grew up." Jia Zhang gave an awkward dry laugh.

Chen Xing looked at Qin Jingru's departing back. Instead of feeling angry at all, his eyes were full of admiration.

"I just like her straightforward personality. She's not pretentious."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she was overjoyed.

She could see that this guy had been attracted to Qin Jingru.

She quickly struck while the iron was hot, took Chen Xing's arm and said, "Hey, Xiao Chen, since you like Jing Ru so much, we have to think about your marriage.

Let’s go to Jia’s house and talk about it in detail.”

Although Chen Xing didn't understand why he had to go to Jia's house
But when he thought about the possibility of further development with Qin Jingru, he nodded in agreement for some reason.

The two of them were halfway there when Jia Zhang suddenly stopped.
"Xiao Chen, it's almost time for dinner, you can't go to our Jia's house empty-handed.

Go buy some eggs and noodles and make dumplings for dinner. Jingru really likes dumplings.

Of course, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you, I'm doing this for your own good.

You have to know that there are many people with many gossips in the compound. If those people see that you don’t bring anything with you, they will definitely gossip about you behind your back.

If Qin Jingru gets wind of this, it won't be good for you either."

When Chen Xing heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He thought to himself, why are you asking me to buy things when we haven't even started yet?

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Isn't this a little too early?"

Jia Zhang pretended to be angry and said, "Oh, child, why are you so stingy? We are all family now, so what's wrong with buying some things?

If you really like Jingru, why don't you want to express this little bit of affection?"

Chen Xing was provoked by Jia Zhangshi and felt that it would be too ungenerous if he refused again.
He had no choice but to agree and followed Jia Zhang to the vegetable market.

After buying eggs and noodles, Chen Xing looked at the things in his hands and felt a pang of pain in his heart. These cost him a lot of money.

You have to know that although the Chen family is rich, they are very stingy and never willing to spend a penny more.

But before he could recover, Jia Zhang came over again and said, "Xiao Chen, you don't know, I haven't eaten meat for a long time, and my stomach is almost empty.

Look, can you buy me some meat? I’ll put some meat in the dumplings tonight, and they’ll taste delicious.”

Chen Xing was more careful this time. When he heard this, he quickly waved his hand and refused: "Auntie, it's not that I don't want to buy it, I just really don't have a meat ticket.

You know, you need coupons to buy meat now. You can’t buy it without coupons.”

Jia Zhang was unwilling to give up and wanted to persuade

Chen Xing stuffed the eggs and noodles in his hand into Jia Zhang's arms and said, "Auntie, you see, I have almost spent all my money, and I really have no other choice.

Let's go quickly and don't delay the important matter."

After saying this, he walked quickly forward. Jia Zhang could only mutter behind him and follow him reluctantly.

When they arrived at Jia's house, Bang Geng was wandering around the house bored, when he saw Jia Zhang leading a strange man in.

So he came over curiously.

Jia Zhang smiled widely and pointed at Banggeng and introduced him to Chen Xing, "Little Chen, this is Jingru's nephew Banggeng. He's very smart."

When Banggeng heard this, he immediately put on a well-behaved look, looked up at Chen Xing and said, "Uncle, you are so handsome, and you can tell at first glance that you are very capable."

Chen Xing was very happy with the compliment, and the smile on his face became brighter.
Jia Zhang took the opportunity to let Chen Xing sit on the chair, turned around and poured a cup of tea, and placed it respectfully in front of Chen Xing.

She cleared her throat and began to speak: "Xiao Chen, you can see that Jingru is a very good girl. She is pretty and has a respectable job. There are many men chasing after her, including several leaders."

Chen Xing's heart tightened as he listened.

Jia Zhang changed the subject and continued, "However, after looking around, I still think that you and Jingru are the most suitable.

But this is not so easy to accomplish, after all, the competition is fierce. "

Chen Xing nodded hurriedly and said, "Auntie, you are right. I know this matter is thanks to your help.
I will definitely prepare a generous matchmaking gift by then, and I will definitely not let you down."

After hearing this, Jia Zhang shook her head slowly and said, "Xiao Chen, in addition to the matchmaker's gift, I still need 500 yuan."

"Five hundred dollars?!"

Chen Xing was so shocked that he almost jumped up, his face full of disbelief.

At that time, five hundred yuan was a huge sum of money, enough for an ordinary family to live on for several years.

He stammered, "Auntie, isn't this too much?"

Jia Zhang didn't agree, she crossed her legs and said confidently, "A lot? Think about it, if I marry Jingru, it would be a rare good thing.

This money should be regarded as compensation to Jingru's family. It was not easy for her family to raise her.
Besides, this money can help you marry such a good girl, so it’s not a loss no matter how you calculate it.

Besides, Qin Jingru is a leader now, and her monthly salary is 70 to 80 yuan. Is 500 yuan too much? "

Jia Zhang didn't agree, she crossed her legs and said confidently, "A lot? Think about it, if I marry Jingru, it would be a rare good thing.

This money can be considered as compensation to Jingru's family.

It was not easy for her family to raise her, provide her with food and clothing, and send her to the city to work.

Besides, this money can help you marry such a good girl.

In the future, she will bear children for you and take care of the household chores, so it will be worth it no matter how you calculate it.”

Chen Xing was not a fool. He knew clearly that Jia Zhang was asking for an exorbitant price.

He felt annoyed and felt that he was being taken advantage of, but he couldn't show it.

With a roll of his eyes, he made an excuse: "Auntie, this is too sudden. With such a large sum of money, I have to go home and discuss it with my parents. After all, they are the elders, and I have to listen to them on this matter."

After saying this, without waiting for Jia Zhang's response, and without even looking at the tea on the table, he hurriedly got up and slipped away.

After he left, Bang Geng looked at Jia Zhang with a resentful look on his face and muttered, "Grandma, you asked for too much and scared everyone away. What should we do now?"

Jia Zhang didn't care, she snorted coldly and said, "Humph, Chen Xing's family is rich, this little money is nothing to them.

It's rare for us to meet such a sucker, so of course we have to make more money at once. If he really wants to marry Jingru, he will definitely come back."

After saying that, she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.
On the other side, Chen Xing returned home feeling depressed.

As soon as he entered the house, he told everything about Jia Zhang's asking for five hundred yuan.

When Chen's mother heard this, she flew into a rage: "This Jia Zhang is simply a vampire!
Why doesn't she go and grab it?

Five hundred dollars, how could she come up with that idea!

Xing'er, you must not agree to her, this is obviously a trap for us!"

Chen Xing was very conflicted. When he thought of Qin Jingru's beautiful appearance, he felt as uncomfortable as if he had been scratched by a cat.

He was anxious and raised his voice to retort: ​​"Mom, don't say that!

I really like Qin Jingru. She is different from all the girls I have met before, and I want to marry her.

It's just five hundred dollars, it's worth it if I can marry her."

When Chen's mother heard this, she stamped her feet in anger and pointed at Chen Xing's nose and said, "You silly boy, you have been bewitched by that girl!
This is no small amount of money, and it didn’t come from the wind.

Besides, with the character of her Jia family, who knows if they will do anything after receiving the money! "

At this moment, Father Chen, who had been sitting quietly smoking, slowly stood up and put out the cigarette in his hand.
He said, "Stop arguing! Will arguing like this solve the problem?"

Chen's father's voice was low and powerful, and it instantly calmed Chen Xing and Chen's mother down.

Even though Chen's mother is always noisy, she has to shut up as soon as Chen's father opens his mouth.

Father Chen frowned, pondered for a moment, and made up his mind: "I think we have to find Liu Haizhong.

He was the one who arranged this matter. He has some friendship with Jia Zhang. Let him come forward and test Jia Zhang's attitude. Maybe he can make this matter come to an end."

Chen Xing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly: "Dad, your idea is good, Uncle Haizhong will definitely be able to help."

Although Chen's mother was still not happy about it, she knew that this was the only way to deal with it, so she sighed helplessly.

Father Chen was extremely anxious and asked around, and finally found Liu Haizhong.

At that time, Liu Haizhong was sitting leisurely in the yard, humming a little tune.

Father Chen stepped forward quickly and said anxiously, "Haishhong, I finally found you. Something big has happened."

Liu Haizhong looked up at Chen's father and asked slowly, "Brother Chen, what's wrong? You look so anxious."

Chen's father then told him everything about Jia Zhang's request for five hundred yuan.

When Liu Haizhong heard this, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

Instead, his face was filled with anger. He slapped his thigh hard and cursed, "This Jia Zhang is simply too much! How can she ask for such a high price!"

Father Chen looked at Liu Haizhong eagerly and pleaded, "Haizhong, can you help me think of a solution for this matter?

You are familiar with her, so your words will surely be more effective than ours."

Liu Haizhong's eyes rolled around and he thought to himself that this was a good opportunity to make some money.

He pretended to be in a difficult situation and said, "Brother Chen, this is not easy to handle. But since you have come to me, I can't just sit there and watch.

I'm just short of money lately, so I have to pay for all the running around, right?"

When Father Chen heard this, he understood a little bit, gritted his teeth and said, "Haizhong, tell me, how much do you want?"

Liu Haizhong chuckled and said, "It's not much, just treat me to a drink at the Zhengyangmen Tavern."

Although Chen's father felt sorry for the money, he had no choice but to agree for the sake of his son's lifelong event.

The two came to the Zhengyangmen Tavern, which was bustling with activity and filled with the aroma of wine.

As soon as Liu Haizhong entered the room, he was as excited as a fish into water.

He casually found a seat and sat down, then shouted to the waiter, "Bring me two pots of your best wine, and some snacks."

As soon as the wine was served, Liu Haizhong couldn't wait to pick up the glass and drink it all.

After drinking two pots of wine, Liu Haizhong's face was flushed, his eyes were blurry, and his speech began to lisp.

He patted his chest and said confidently, "Brother Chen, just don't worry. I'll take care of this matter.

I promise to convince Jia Zhang to lower the amount of money."

Father Chen looked at the drunk Liu Haizhong and felt a little worried.

But at this moment, we can only try our best to save the situation.

He quickly stood up, bowed to Liu Haizhong, and thanked him profusely: "Haizhong, it all depends on you. You must help my son with this."

After the two left, Li Weidong and Xu Huizhen came down from the second floor.

Li Weidong was sharp-eyed and immediately saw the swaying figure in the distance, and suddenly he was puzzled.
He couldn't help but frown and said to himself, "What is Liu Haizhong doing again?"

He turned and looked at Xu Huizhen.

Xu Huizhen understood Li Weidong's meaning and said, "This is easy to handle."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and called for the waiter Xiao Chen in her capacity as the private manager of the tavern.

Xiao Chen trotted over and asked, "Manager Xu, what do you want me to do?"

Xu Huizhen said calmly: "Xiao Chen, do you still remember the two people who were drinking here just now?

Tell me in detail what they said. "

Xiao Chen scratched his head, recalled, and said: "Oh, I remember.

The thin guy, the one who was walking unsteadily, asked the fat guy to pay less for introducing a girl to his son.

By the way, I heard from them that the person’s name is Qin Jingru.”

When Li Weidong heard the name "Qin Jingru", his heart was shocked.

The expression on his face suddenly became complicated.

My goodness, after not seeing each other for a few days, Liu Haizhong actually blamed Qin Jingru for the incident.

No, no, no... This is not right. Qin Jingru has a bad relationship with Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhangshi in the courtyard.

How could we let them be matchmakers?

Could this be another thing Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhang had done together?

"You guys are really getting better and better at playing, but this time I want to see what you can do."

Li Weidong secretly patted Xu Huizhen's hips and said with a smile: "Hurry up and prepare some food to fill your stomach so that I can feed you."

Xu Huizhen's face turned red with embarrassment.

…(End of chapter)