Siheyuan: Cutting off at the beginning

Chapter 17 Envious Xu Damao
"I can't go fishing every day. Today I went to Qianmen Street for a walk."

Li Zhiguo stepped forward and put his hand on Qin Huairu's face to cool her down.

"Brother, stop making trouble, we are in the yard."

Qin Huairu gave him a look, telling him to be careful about the impact.

Seeing a bench nearby, he sat down and watched Qin Huairu wash his flowered shorts. He thought that this was the kind of woman he should marry, someone who understands his feelings.

"Brother, are you hungry? How about I go cook now?"

Qin Huairu felt embarrassed being stared at like that.

"No hurry. How was your work today? Are you tired?"

Li Zhiguo should show some concern no matter what, labor is glorious.

"Not tired, there's not much work in the workshop, and no one's rushing me."

Qin Huairu quickly took the washed pants to soak them in water. Li Zhiguo walked forward with a smile and splashed a few drops of water on her face, which made Qin Huairu giggle.

"Bah!" Xu Damao felt terrible when he saw this scene through the window.

Thinking that he couldn't suffer alone, he hurried to the middle courtyard and tricked Jia Dongxu into the backyard.

Who knew that I would see Li Zhiguo hurriedly pulling Qin Huairu into the house, and then closing the door.

After a while, a creaking sound was heard.

"This is shameless. Can't we let our sister Qin take a break? She has already worked a whole day."

Xu Damao said this deliberately for Jia Dongxu to hear.

"what!"

Jia Dongxu growled, clenched his fists and ran out of the backyard. When he got home, he covered his face with the quilt and started crying again.
"Huai Ru, I went to buy two pieces of cloth today, and also bought a lot of cotton. Then we, and your family, can make new clothes for the New Year."

Li Zhiguo holds a cigarette in his hand, now is the sage time.

"Brother, two pieces of cloth, this is too expensive."

Qin Huairu's eyes widened.

"It's okay. This little money is nothing. Let me tell you, I went to Qianmen Street today to appraise our three-story courtyard. It's worth 30,000 yuan, and there's more..."

Li Zhiguo leaned close to Qin Huairu's ear and whispered, "When our grandfather left, he left a message that there are three golden nanmu trees on the beams of our courtyard, which are more valuable than the courtyard itself."

"Ah!" Qin Huairu screamed and quickly covered her mouth.

"Let's work hard and have more children in two years so they can inherit our family property."

Li Zhiguo put out his cigarette and pulled the quilt up.

Qin Huairu lowered her head shyly.

……

In the following days, Li Zhiguo was busy preparing for the banquet.

But the problem is that there are too many things to carry, and if we take a bus, we won't have enough time.

Wait, he suddenly remembered that he could take marriage leave and his salary would be paid within three days.

He suffered a loss. Qin Huairu's salary was lower than his, and there was only a few cents difference between them.

It was already Friday, and the next day he quickly asked Qin Huairu to go to the factory to ask for leave.

"Director, I want three days to get married!"

"Okay! Was this your man's idea?"

The workshop director's face was a little gloomy. It had been spread in the factory for a long time. Li Zhiguo didn't even hold a wedding banquet. Wouldn't it be like getting paid to take a leave? But it was the other person's first marriage, so he couldn't refuse.

"Well! We're going back to the country for a few days."

Qin Huairu didn't explain much, but the news still spread.

"That villain Li Zhiguo is really something. Not only did he not hold a banquet, but he also asked Qin Huairu to take a leave to go to the countryside. Is he going to eat with his father-in-law?"

"I wonder if he has run out of money and can't make it through the month, and is short of food for a few days?"

"That's possible. I heard that he spent all of last month's salary on buying a bicycle."

The workers feel that every time they talk about gossip, they can't avoid Li Zhiguo. Even though he is not in the factory, he is still the center of gossip.

Jia Dongxu endured it again and again, and he really wanted to pry Qin Huairu back.

"Qin Huairu, is your family really out of food?"

Chen Yun wanted to ask for definite answers, if there were any real difficulties, she could offer some support.

"There are rations. My family is going to host a banquet."

Qin Huairu didn't want to lie to her master either.

"That's it, I understand."

Chen Yun really understood what was going on. It seemed that while other people's brides were having a wedding banquet for their daughters, the groom was not willing to spend a penny.

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment. Did she really understand?
...Li Zhiguo slept until noon and wanted to go out to find something to eat. He just walked to the central courtyard.

"Ignorant."

Jia Zhang muttered softly. Knowing that Li Zhiguo was a villain, she did not dare to make too much noise.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, what are you mumbling about? You have time to make shoe soles, but you don't even bother to send a pair to my family."

Li Zhiguo was inspired and decided to retaliate in the same way the other party had used.

"Why should I give you a pair? These are the shoes I made for Dongxu."

Jia Zhang had a gloomy face. She wanted to take advantage of the old Jia family, but it was impossible.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, what you said is wrong. Your Dongxu and I used to be co-workers in the same workshop.

We grew up together in the same courtyard, so he and I are like brothers. You are his mother, so giving me a pair of shoes is nothing, right? "

Li Zhiguo spoke such twisted logic with great righteousness that even little Yan Jiefang, who was rolling around, was stunned.

"You are so shameless, ouch..."

Jia Zhang was so angry that her hands shook and the needle pricked her hand.

It just so happens that all the gentlemen in this courtyard have gone to work.

"How am I shameless? I don't have new shoes to wear. You don't go to work every day. You have made so many pairs of shoes. What's wrong with giving me a pair?"

Li Zhiguo almost made Jia Zhangshi faint from anger.

"God damn it, you are bullying the elderly."

After Li Zhiguo left, Jia Zhang finally reacted and started screaming. When the aunts arrived, they were stunned when they heard the whole story.

Who would have thought that the auntie would actually say, "Ms. Jia Zhang, what Li Zhiguo said makes sense, so what if I give him a pair.

Maybe if he's happy, he won't go against your family next time."

"Yes, Jia Zhangshi, why don't you give me a pair."

The aunties changed their tone, fearing that they would be targeted by Li Zhiguo.

"you……"

Although Jia Zhang was angry, she thought that it was right. She should use a pair of shoes to stabilize Li Zhiguo first so as not to affect Dongxu's next blind date.

"Mom, why do you care so much about Li Zhiguo?"

Jia Dongxu held a steamed bread in his hand and had no appetite.

"Dongxu, Mom is doing this for your own good."

Jia Zhang put down the new shoes in her hand.

But Li Zhiguo picked up Qin Huairu at the factory gate and then went to the courtyard.

He stayed there for one night, sorting out his supplies.

"Brother, you are so good to me, but it's too expensive."

Qin Huairu was holding three big bags and was a little reluctant to leave.

"This is my first marriage, so of course I have to do it in a grand manner."

This was the first time that Li Zhiguo had held a formal banquet in his two lifetimes.

In addition to the three bundles, there were also two wooden barrels.

The next morning, the two of them took the bus with their bags.

When the bus arrived at the station, before it stopped, Qin Huairu shouted from behind the seat: "Brother, my parents and brother are here, over there."

Li Zhiguo heard the voice and looked, and it was true.

"That's good. I was worried that it would be difficult to carry so many things."

He sat there comfortably, and Qin Huairu was right behind his seat, accompanying him all the way.

The bus stopped.

"Dad, Mom, Guangming, Guangyou, you must have been waiting for a long time. Uh, and Xiao Jingru, how come you came here too?"

Li Zhiguo reached out and gave him a pat on the head.

"Brother-in-law, do you have any preserved fruit?"

Qin Jingru has been thinking about it for a long time.

"Yes."

Li Zhiguo casually took out a handful from his pocket, but actually he took it out from the space.

Qin Jingru lifted the corner of her clothes and asked her brother-in-law to put the preserved fruits in her pocket.

(End of this chapter)