Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

At the dinner table, Qin Jingru placed a piece of braised pork on Wang Feng's plate, saying somewhat displeased:

"Brother Wang Feng, these two shows today were so boring. I thought the Yan family and the Jia family were going to fight again."

"Jingru, I've noticed you seem a bit afraid of things not going well." Wang Feng looked at Qin Jingru speechlessly.

"Hehe, isn't this just too boring? Anyway, none of them are good people."

"By the way, Brother Wang Feng, I'm going to work at the steel rolling mill at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. You can go to Goose's place at noon and have Goose cook for you. If there's no dinner party, I'll come back early. If there is, I might come back a little later."

Wang Feng nodded: "It's okay, just go to work. If you're unhappy with your job, just quit. Anyway, you've got a city hukou now, and our family doesn't need your salary."

Qin Jingru nodded her head obediently: "Brother Wang Feng, you're so good to me. By the way, Brother Wang Feng, I work in the cafeteria. Many people in the compound work in the steel rolling mill, so they'll find out soon that I've joined the steel rolling mill."

Wang Feng waved his hand dismissively: "It's fine, so what if they find out? This can't be hidden anyway. If they ask you how you got into the factory, just say you had a master who introduced you to the steel rolling mill."

"By the way, Jingru, you weren't giving it your all when you were testing the ingredients at the steel mill, were you?"

Qin Jingru smiled and nodded: "Brother Wang Feng, didn't you say that we only needed to perform at half our usual level? But I was afraid that Director Li and the others wouldn't be satisfied, so I performed at 60% of my usual level."

"That's good then. Jingru, from now on, you'll use 60% of your culinary skills to serve guests at the factory, understand?" Wang Feng instructed.

"There's one more thing, Jingru, you must be careful when you work in the cafeteria. When you're serving food, don't be like Shazhu and take the leftovers home. It's fine to take the leftovers, but just share them with others. Don't bring them back yourself. Anyway, our family isn't short of food. If those jealous people in our department report you and you get arrested by the security department, it will be a lot of trouble, and people won't say nice things about you."

"Okay, Brother Wang Feng, I understand. There are so many people in the kitchen, so who should I distribute the food to?" Qin Jingru asked.

Wang Feng was speechless: "Of course it should be divided equally. Now that you're managing the third canteen, these benefits have to be fair on the surface so that everyone will respect you. If someone is close to you, you can take care of them privately."

"By the way, there's a girl named Liu Lan in your kitchen. She's alright, but her family is struggling financially. You could try to get closer to her and help her out as much as you can."

"Okay, I understand." Qin Jingru nodded.

After dinner, Qin Jingru washed Wang Feng's feet, and the two went to bed early.

......

late at night.

Wang Feng put on his cotton-padded coat and hood, and prepared to go out to search for treasure.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw the ground covered in white snow and snowflakes falling from the sky. He immediately gave up the idea of ​​going treasure hunting, lay back in bed, hugged Qin Jingru's soft body, and fell into a deep sleep.

......

The next day, early in the morning.

Qin Jingru handed Wang Feng a steamed bun and said, "Brother Wang Feng, it snowed heavily last night, and the roads are quite slippery. You'd better not go to the countryside these next few days."

"Um."

After finishing breakfast, Qin Jingru swept the snow in front of her house. Seeing that it was almost time, she changed into her steel mill work clothes, pushed her bicycle, and went out.

When we arrived at the pool in the middle courtyard, we didn't see Qin Huairu washing clothes. Instead, we saw a group of children chasing each other and having a snowball fight in the yard. They were having a great time, and their faces were full of bright smiles.

Since no one was playing with Banggeng, Banggeng took Xiaodang to build a snowman in the yard.

Looking at the group of innocent and carefree children, Qin Jingru smiled. She was determined to give Wang Feng a few more sons in the future so that they could also have snowball fights together on snowy days.

Upon arriving at the front yard, Qin Jingru found Aunt Wu's gate tightly shut and the Third Aunt not guarding the door. She pushed her bicycle out of the front yard.

Not long after Qin Jingru left, Wang Feng arrived at No. 28 courtyard.

When Lou Xiao'e saw Wang Feng, she quickly said, "Brother Feng, you're here! Come inside quickly, it's snowing heavily outside, don't get wet."

Back inside, Lou Xiao'e brewed Wang Feng a pot of tea and said with a smile:

"Brother Feng, where is Sister Jingru? Didn't they say Sister Jingru was no longer at Fengzeyuan?"

Wang Feng took a sip of tea and explained, "Jingru started working at the steel rolling mill yesterday. She's now a head chef in the canteen, and she transferred her household registration to the city yesterday as well."

"Really? That's great, Brother Feng! From now on, the children you have with Sister Jingru will have city residency," Lou Xiao'e said with delight.

"Brother Feng, please have some tea first. I'll go cook dinner now. When Sister Jingru comes back tonight, I'll make a few more dishes to celebrate with her."

"Um."

......

The third canteen of the steel rolling mill.

After a morning of hard work, it was time for the steel mill workers to get off work. They gradually arrived at the third canteen and began queuing up for their food.

Qin Jingru went to a serving window, picked up a serving ladle, and prepared to serve food to the workers.

Liu Lan, standing at the other food serving window, smiled and said to Qin Jingru, "Jingru, you're the head chef who serves guests, and you're also the acting head of our third canteen. You don't need to do these food serving tasks."

Qin Jingru smiled sweetly: "Sister Lan, it's alright, we're just killing time anyway."

After spending a morning together, Qin Jingru and Liu Lan got along very well. Liu Lan was a big talker, and Qin Jingru liked to hear interesting things. Before long, they became good friends.

Liu Lan received a favor from Wang Feng and was asked by him to take care of Qin Jingru. After all, Qin Jingru was new and didn't know many things. In addition, Qin Jingru was quite cheerful and lively, and Liu Lan also liked this pretty girl.

When the workers arrived at Qin Jingru's serving window, they were immediately awestruck by her beauty.

"What dishes would you like?" Qin Jingru asked.

"Two...two steamed buns made from mixed flour, one serving of cabbage, and one serving of potatoes."

When the worker saw such a beautiful woman getting food in the cafeteria, his tongue trembled and he could hardly speak.

Qin Jingru took the money and served the food to the workers with a ladle.

"Next."

Soon, the news that a beautiful woman was getting food in the cafeteria spread like wildfire in the third cafeteria, and a long queue formed at Qin Jingru's serving window.

After getting off work, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu also came to the third canteen. Sha Zhu usually works in the third canteen. When they come to the third canteen to get food, the people in the kitchen know that they have a good relationship with Sha Zhu, so they will give them a little extra. In addition, the fitter workshop is the closest to the third canteen, so they usually eat there.

Jia Dongxu was at the very front of the line and waited in line for a full five minutes before it was finally his turn.

When he saw Qin Jingru wearing her steel mill uniform and serving food in the kitchen, he exclaimed in surprise, "Jingru, what are you doing here?"