The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 453 Qin Huairu Wants to Return to Red Star Factory
Sha Zhu looked at the dark and silent night, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: Why was he here flirting with a widow in the middle of the night? If someone saw him, he would never be able to explain himself!
When he thought about how the consequences would be disastrous if this matter were to get to the ears of his wife Wang Qiuju, she would definitely fight with him.

Thinking of this, Sha Zhu quickly pushed Qin Huairu away and said awkwardly, "Hey, Sister Qin, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. Don't be so hesitant. It will be embarrassing if others see it!"

Qin Huairu seemed unwilling to give up and still held on to Sha Zhu's sleeve tightly.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu had no choice but to say, "If you are not in a hurry, let's talk about it tomorrow. Look at what time it is, Qiu Ju is still waiting for me at home, she must be anxious!"

Qin Huairu heard this, a look of hurt flashed across her face, and she said with some disappointment: "Zhu Zi, you were not like this before!"

Seeing this, although Sha Zhu felt a little uncomfortable, he still tried to stay calm.

Qin Huairu looked a little impatient, and she had no choice but to say, "Okay, Zhuzi, I have no choice. Now you are the only one who can help Sister Qin..."

It turned out that after Qin Huairu was released from prison and returned home, she first rested at home for a period of time. After gradually adapting to life after returning home, she began to think about returning to work at the Red Star Factory.

After all, living off one's savings is not a long-term solution.

Although the financial pressure in the family has been alleviated, it is still difficult for a family of four (two adults and two children) to make ends meet with only Xiaodang's salary.

Qin Huairu thought of the work target of the Jia family at the Red Star Factory.

At the beginning, after she was sentenced, the Jia family was in great difficulty, and the factory retained their work quota in order to take care of their family.

Jia Zhang originally wanted to leave this job to Bang Geng.

But Banggeng found a girl when he was sent to the countryside to work, and they are now married. This guy has no intention of coming back at all.

Banggeng is unwilling to come back. Xiaodang has his own job, and the benefits are better than those at the Red Star Factory. Huaihua is still young, so it will take a few years for her to take over.

Qin Huairu is only in her forties and is far from being able to retire at home.

She just wondered if she could go back to work.

However, things are impermanent.

Because Qin Huairu had committed a crime before, the factory still had some resentment towards her and did not want her to go back at all.

Qin Huairu ran around and almost broke her legs, but every time she got a reply, she would either say, "The leaders are in a meeting to discuss relevant matters..." or, "Comrade Qin Huairu, you should go back and wait patiently! Please trust the organization, we will definitely give you a clear answer!"

"Comrade Qin Huairu, it's useless for you to get angry with me. This is indeed not approved by the leadership." The staff member persuaded helplessly.

"I'm going to tell you something in private. If I say this out loud, I won't admit it! I advise you not to waste your energy on this. If you want to come back to work, it's simply impossible!" The other party lowered his voice with a bit of determination in his tone.

"Oh my! Please don't cry in front of me! It will have a very bad impact if other comrades see it!" The staff member seemed a little at a loss.

Gradually, whenever the factory office staff saw Qin Huairu appear, they would avoid her if possible. When it was really unavoidable, they would start to use "Tai Chi Push Hands", speaking vaguely and not giving clear answers.

Finally, an elderly lady with a kind face saw Qin Huairu's pitiful appearance and couldn't help but feel a little pity in her heart.

She sighed and decided to show Qin Huairu a way out: "Xiao Qin, it's really useless for you to look for ordinary people like us. However, I heard that if you can get in touch with Deputy Director Lu, then your situation may turn around! Go and find some connections, maybe it will work!"

After returning from the factory, Qin Huairu never went there again.

She knew her situation very well. If her family was not in such a desperate situation, even if she had a thick skin, she would never have thought of going back to work at the Red Star Factory and enduring the gossip and strange looks from others.

What made Qin Huairu even more worried was that she actually knew Deputy Director Lu, but unfortunately she had completely offended this man.

Back then, when Qin Huairu was at her peak, Li Huaide arranged for her to work in the logistics department.

At that time, the deputy director of the Logistics Department was Lu Dachuan.

With Li Huaide as her backer, Qin Huairu felt like a fish in water in the logistics department and no one dared to provoke her easily.

With this background, she was able to act powerfully in the logistics department and enjoyed a great time.

Even Lu Dachuan, the deputy director, had to be courteous to her and treat her politely.

However, how could this make Lu Dachuan feel comfortable? After all, he was also a leader in his own field, so how could he endure this kind of frustration for a long time?

As time went by, Li Huaide had already fallen, and Qin Huairu also fell into trouble.

For Lu Dachuan, not adding insult to injury was already a kindness at this time. How could he lend a helping hand to her?
Qin Huairu wanted to return to the Logistics Department of Red Star Factory to work, but Deputy Director Lu, who was in charge of their logistics, did not agree, and the leaders in the Logistics Department were even more afraid to agree.

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu became very discouraged.

Who could lend a helping hand to help her? After thinking it over, it seemed that the only way was to find Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu is the director of the canteen of the Logistics Department. More importantly, he seems to have a good relationship with Deputy Director Lu. Perhaps he can say a few good words for her in front of him and let her see a glimmer of hope.

After hearing Qin Huairu's request, Sha Zhu fell into a brief silence.

As for other things, he might be able to take them on without hesitation, but he really didn't dare to make a promise easily about Qin Huairu wanting to return to the Red Star Factory.

Thinking back then, Qin Huairu's actions were too decisive. Not only did she completely offend Liu Zhiye, but she also seriously offended Lu Dachuan and a lot of people.

Sha Zhu knew clearly that Lu Dachuan was a die-hard follower of Liu Zhiye, and his hatred towards Qin Huairu was probably even deeper than that of Liu Zhiye.

Now that Qin Huairu wants to come back, it's a blessing that Lu Dachuan doesn't take the opportunity to punish her. She even has the audacity to go to his house to beg for mercy. Isn't this obviously walking into trouble and asking for trouble?
"Don't worry about this matter, Sister Qin. Let me think about it first!"

"Zhuzi! Sister Qin is not forcing you to do this. You also know the situation of my family. We are an orphan and a widow. Life is really difficult. Without a job, how can we live?"

"Zhuzi! Sister Qin is not forcing you. You know our family situation well. We are an orphan and a widow and our life is really hard. If we don't have a job, I really don't know how we are going to get through this day!

Qin Huairu looked at Zhuzi with a pleading look on her face, her voice choked with sobs: "Zhuzi, Sister Qin really begs you, please help me! I... I really have no other choice, I'll kneel down for you!" As she spoke, Qin Huairu's legs bent down involuntarily, as if she really wanted to kneel down to silly Zhuzi.

Although Sha Zhu was always laughing and joking with others, saying things like "Knock down to me" and so on, he was immediately at a loss when he saw Qin Huairu was really going to kowtow to him.

Sha Zhu made a bitter face and quickly reached out to stop Qin Huairu: "Hey, Sister Qin, what are you doing? Get up, get up! Don't force me like this, okay?" His tone was full of helplessness and panic.

A smug look flashed across Qin Huairu's eyes, but it was gone in an instant. She thought to herself, "Silly Zhu, silly Zhu! I may not be able to control others, but you are able to do it, right?"

Then, Qin Huairu simply knelt on the ground and said firmly: "I won't get up unless you promise me."

When Sha Zhu saw this, he knew that Qin Huairu was trying to cheat him, but he couldn't do anything about it.

For some reason, I couldn't get tough with Qin Huairu since I was a child.

"Oh! Sister Qin, I promised you that I would find a way. You should get up now, right?"

Qin Huairu's face lit up when she heard this. She supported Sha Zhu's arm and stood up. "Zhu Zi, Sister Qin is not rushing you. Look at the situation of my family. We are so poor that we can't even afford to eat!"

Sha Zhu muttered with a depressed look on his face: "Okay, okay, I'll find a way as soon as possible. If you really need money urgently, I'll give you some first..." As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he wanted to slap himself in the face.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu quickly climbed up the pole: "Oh, thank you so much, Brother Zhuzi! If you have enough money, lend me a hundred dollars for emergency. I will pay you back as soon as I get to work!"

"One hundred yuan?" Sha Zhu's eyes widened and he muttered to himself, this Qin Huairu is really good at asking for too much, she wanted to borrow almost a month's salary from him right away.

Qin Huairu noticed Sha Zhu's hesitation and said timidly, "No, no? Then, then I'd better not lend it to you, so as not to cause you trouble..."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, of course! I'll give it to you right away." As he said that, he took out his wallet, which was bulging with money, estimated to be about 150 or 60 yuan. So, Sha Zhu took out the money and was about to count it out one by one, but Qin Huairu quickly snatched it away.

"Hey, Zhuzi, don't count it. Just lend me all the money!" There was a hint of coquettishness in her tone.

Qin Huairu giggled. It was already late at night. She urged, "It's getting late. You should go home and get some rest!" Before she finished her words, she turned around and ran back to her home with brisk steps.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu suddenly became anxious, but he didn't dare to shout loudly. He could only lower his voice and shouted: "Sister Qin, I say, you have to leave some pocket money for me..." He slapped his head in annoyance, secretly blaming himself for what he deserved.

"It's over. I have no money left for cigarettes this month!" Sha Zhu wailed in his heart, wishing he could give himself a big slap in the face to relieve his hatred.

Filled with remorse, Sha Zhu could only return home in the dark of night.

He was so cautious that he didn't even dare to turn on the light, for fear of disturbing his sleeping daughter-in-law Wang Qiuju and causing trouble.

But the more you fear something, the more likely it will come!
Sha Zhu took off his clothes very carefully, feeling uneasy as if he had done something wrong.

He tiptoed to the kang, lay down gently, trying to calm his nervous mood, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"call……"

When Sha Zhu turned his head, he saw Wang Qiuju's bright big eyes right in front of him, staring at him without blinking.

"Oh my god!" Sha Zhu was so scared that he trembled all over and almost jumped off the kang.

"What are you afraid of?" Wang Qiuju's voice was calm and serious, with a hint of interrogation.

Sha Zhu gritted his teeth and argued: "What are you talking about? I, what do I have to be afraid of?"

Wang Qiuju did not give in at all and continued to question: "Did I scare you?"

"Or do you have some unspeakable secret in your heart?"

Sha Zhu retorted somewhat unhappily: "What nonsense are you talking about? What shameful things could I have done? You are just imagining things!"

Wang Qiuju was furious when she heard this and pinched Sha Zhu fiercely, "Hmph! Don't think you can hide what you did from me! Let me ask you, what were you and Qin Huairu doing outside in the dark just now?"

"You look so sneaky, it's obvious you're not doing anything serious!"

Fine beads of cold sweat oozed out of Sha Zhu's forehead, and he secretly groaned in his heart, "Now Wang Qiuju has really caught him, and he can't wash himself clean even if he jumps into the Yellow River."

He forced himself to remain calm and argued, "Did you see everything? We really didn't do anything. Don't wrongly accuse a good person!"

When Wang Qiuju heard this, she sat up straight with her eyes wide open: "You don't want to tell me, right? Fine, then I'll go ask that vixen!"

When Sha Zhu saw this, he knew it was pointless to keep it a secret, so he just waved his hands: "No, no, no, listen to me, things really are not what you think..."

Wang Qiuju became even more angry: "If you have something to say, say it now. If you have to fart, fart now!"

Sha Zhu had no choice but to explain everything: "This is what happened... Qin Huairu stopped me and asked me to do her a favor..." He deliberately omitted the part about borrowing money, for fear that Wang Qiuju would find out and go to Qin Huairu to make trouble.

In fact, Wang Qiuju is a kind-hearted person. Whenever her neighbors encounter difficulties, she always lends a helping hand without hesitation.

However, for the Jia family, she is an exception. Like Lou Xiao'e in the backyard and Ran Qiuye in the front yard, Wang Qiuju has a deep aversion to Qin Huairu.

Especially when Qin Huairu's secret harm to Liu Zhiye was exposed, Wang Qiuju's disgust towards Qin Huairu reached its peak.

Who is Liu Zhiye? He and his wife Gan Ning are Wang Qiuju's lifesavers.

In Wang Qiuju's heart, Liu Zhiye is like her own brother and is highly respected.

What's more, Wang Qiuju is a person who has a clear distinction between love and hate. How could she tolerate Qin Huairu hurting such a benefactor?

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, Wang Qiuju reached out and grabbed Sha Zhu's ears without hesitation.

"Ouch! Wife, please be gentle... I was wrong, I was really wrong, is that enough!" Sha Zhu grimaced in pain and begged for mercy.

Wang Qiuju ignored Shazhu's pleas for mercy. She said sternly, "I'm telling you, He Yuzhu, stay away from that Qin girl from now on. Don't help her anymore. She makes me sick just by looking at her!"

"Did you hear that?" Seeing that Sha Zhu didn't say anything for a long time, Wang Qiuju raised her voice, her tone full of unquestionable tone.

Sha Zhu lowered his head dejectedly and said helplessly: "Wife, I can promise you this. I will definitely stay away from her in the future. But if she really encounters difficulties, I must help her. I can't just stand by and watch someone die."

Wang Qiuju's eyes widened, and she pointed at He Yuzhu angrily and said, "He Yuzhu, you still can't bear to leave her, right?" Her tone was full of anger and unwillingness. Then, she took a deep breath and continued, "Okay, since you can't bear to leave her, then you can go with her from now on. I'll help you, okay!"

When He Yuzhu heard this, he was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly explained, "Wife, listen to me, it's not like that. I did this for a reason. You don't know that my father ran away without saying a word, leaving me and my sister to depend on each other. We were still young at that time. If it weren't for Sister Qin... there are some things you don't understand, so there will be such a misunderstanding."

After listening to Sha Zhu's words, Wang Qiuju fell into a long silence. After a long while, she slowly spoke: "Why didn't you mention this to me before?"

Seeing Wang Qiuju's expression eased, Sha Zhu couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. He scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, "I'm just afraid that you will misunderstand the relationship between us. After all, less trouble is worse than more."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qiuju glared at Sha Zhu fiercely, with a bit of dissatisfaction in her tone: "If you do this, will I not misunderstand you?"

Sha Zhu smiled awkwardly and quickly explained: "It's really nothing, I just simply wanted to help her."

Wang Qiuju had a stern face and a firm attitude: "We are grateful for your kindness. I have no objection to you helping her. But this person has a problem with his character. We should keep our distance from her in the future. Do you understand what I mean?"

Sha Zhu nodded repeatedly, with a sincere look on his face: "Wife, don't worry, I will listen to you. After helping her this time, I will never care about her affairs again."

Wang Qiuju nodded with satisfaction and then asked, "Then how do you plan to help her?"

When this matter was mentioned, Sha Zhu couldn't help but clench his teeth and said helplessly: "This matter really gives me a headache! Although the relationship between me and Deputy Director Lu is pretty good, it's just superficial courtesy. I know it clearly in my heart. If it weren't for the relationship with Brother Liu, how could Lu Dachuan look at me straight in the eye?"

Afterwards, Sha Zhu rubbed his temple and said with a bitter face: "Alas, Sister Qin did go too far at that time, and offended people badly!"

"As for other people, it's easy to talk to, but I'm afraid my old face won't work for her."

Wang Qiuju glared at him and said unhappily, "It would be good if you had some sense in mind. Look at you, you dare to take on everything yourself, without even considering whether you have the ability to do it."

"Then tell me, what should we do now?"

Sha Zhu was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "If it really doesn't work, I'll risk my old face and go beg Brother Liu. He has always been magnanimous and shouldn't be too picky with Sister Qin!"

Wang Qiuju sneered: "Who do you think you are? It's good enough that my brother didn't settle accounts with Qin later. You still want him to come forward to beg for mercy. You're so stupid!"

"Besides, my brother's current status means you can't just see him whenever you want."

Sha Zhu scratched his head and said in confusion: "I have always had a good relationship with Brother Liu, why can't I see him now?"

Wang Qiuju covered her mouth and chuckled, explaining, "My brother is now the commander, and he is busy with military affairs. Even Sister-in-law Gan Ning often has difficulty seeing him."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he immediately became anxious: "What should I do?"

Wang Qiuju reached out and tapped his forehead gently, scolding him, "Why are you so stupid? Why don't you ask Sister Gan Ning for help? If she comes forward, will Lu Dachuan not give her this face?"

When Sha Zhu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh, how could I have forgotten this!"

(End of this chapter)