Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Ignoring Yan Fugui, Wang Feng led Qin Jingru all the way to the Intermediate People's Court.

Looking at Qin Huairu washing clothes in the courtyard, Wang Feng smiled and said, "Jingru, this is your cousin Qin Huairu."

Qin Jingru followed Wang Feng's gaze and immediately cried out, "Sister!"

Qin Huairu heard a familiar voice, looked up, and saw Qin Jingru standing next to Wang Feng.

She quickly dried the water stains on her clothes, went to Qin Jingru's side, and looked at Qin Jingru wearing a beautiful dress and brand-new women's leather shoes. She asked in surprise:

"Jingru, what brings you here?"

Qin Jingru hugged Wang Feng's arm and smiled sweetly: "Sister, I'm Wang Feng's wife now. We just got our marriage certificate."

"What?"

Qin Huairu stared wide-eyed, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Sister, it's true, look!"

As she spoke, Qin Jingru showed her marriage certificate.

Looking at the marriage certificate in Qin Jingru's hand, Qin Huairu stared at Wang Feng in shock and asked, "Wang Feng, how did you meet Jingru?"

Wang Feng smiled slightly and explained, "Sister-in-law Jia, I overheard you saying that your cousin Qin Jingru is beautiful and well-behaved, so I inquired about her and then asked Matchmaker Li to come and propose marriage."

"No...impossible, absolutely impossible. I've never mentioned Jingru in the courtyard. Are you lying to me?"

Qin Huairu shook her head repeatedly, her face full of disbelief; she was starting to question the meaning of life.

She was certain that she had never mentioned Jingru in the courtyard, so how did Wang Feng know about Jingru?

She was thinking of introducing Jingru to Shazhu in the past two years, but now Jingru is married to Wang Feng, what should she do?

"No, sis, what do you mean? What's it to you if I marry Wang Feng? Judging from your expression, do you not want me to marry Wang Feng?" Qin Jingru questioned.

"Oh, no, no, Jingru, don't misunderstand. I was just a little curious about how Wang Feng knew about you. Now that you're married, I'm overjoyed."

Qin Huairu realized what was happening and quickly explained with a smile.

"Hehe, Sister-in-law Jia, here's some wedding candy. Take it and sweeten your mouth."

Looking at Qin Huairu, who was questioning her life, Wang Feng felt incredibly relieved. He took out a few White Rabbit milk candies and handed them to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu accepted the wedding candy and said with a smile, "Wang Feng, look, Jingru is married to you now, why are you still calling me Sister-in-law of the Jia family? Isn't that too formal? From now on, just call me Sister, like Jingru does."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng shook his head repeatedly: "Sister-in-law Jia, let's each talk our own thing. I won't chat with you anymore. I'll take Jingru back to her room first."

With that, Wang Feng pulled Qin Jingru back into the house.

What a joke! If he really acknowledged Qin Huairu as his sister, he'd be sucked dry by her.

He didn't want to raise a bunch of ungrateful wretches; this glorious task should be left to Sha Zhu, that big, bloodthirsty bull.

When Qin Huairu saw that Wang Feng actually wanted to sever ties with her, she had a bad feeling. Just as she was about to stop Wang Feng to explain, she saw that Wang Feng had already pulled Qin Huairu back into the house.

"Hmph! You married my cousin and now you want to distance yourself from me? Dream on."

Qin Huairu snorted inwardly and continued washing clothes, her eyes glancing at the front yard from time to time.

Back inside, Qin Jingru looked at the clean, shiny walls and the smooth cement floor, and exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, Brother Wang Feng, our house is so beautiful! It even has a shower and a toilet!"

After the initial excitement subsided, Qin Jingru asked, "By the way, Brother Wang Feng, Sister Huai Ru is my cousin. Is it wrong for you to call her 'sister'?"

Wang Feng flicked Qin Jingru on the forehead: "Jingru, do you know why Qin Huairu's family is in such dire straits?"

Qin Jingru shook her head.

Wang Feng sat down and patiently explained, "Jingru, let me tell you, the main reason why Qin Huairu's family is in such a difficult situation is that, apart from Jia Dongxu, everyone else in their family has a rural household registration. Only Jia Dongxu has a ration, and he has to buy expensive grain every month."

"Also, Jia Dongxu has been working for eight years and is still a level one fitter, earning 33 yuan a month. Those who joined the factory at the same time as him are now at least level four fitters."

"And your cousin's mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi, is a shrewish old woman who is useless at everything. She beats her daughter-in-law while eating and is the best at throwing tantrums. She has a lot of savings, but she refuses to use them to help with household expenses."

"Also, your cousin's son, Banggeng, is always asking for meat. Do you think a family like that can live a good life?"

Wang Feng rattled off a whole bunch of things before finally looking at Qin Jingru and asking, "Now do you understand why I wanted to sever ties with Qin Huairu?"

Qin Jingru nodded, then shook her head, and winked at Wang Feng:

"I don't need to understand. I'll just do whatever Brother Wang Feng tells me to do."

"Hehe, that's true."

Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "In short, just do this whenever you see Qin Huairu. Chatting with her is fine, but if she asks to borrow money or something, just say you can't make the decision and tell her to come directly to me, understand?"

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to whatever you say, Brother Wang Feng. Don't worry, Brother Wang Feng, I won't let Qin Huairu take advantage of our family. Brother Wang Feng, you rest for a while, I'll go cook."

Just as Qin Jingru was about to start cooking, Wang Feng rushed ahead to a cabinet and secretly put a bag of flour and a bag of cornmeal inside, along with more than a pound of pork. He then said to Qin Jingru:

"Jingru, all our grains are stored here. I have a big appetite; I can eat about ten steamed buns in one meal. Also, I don't like coarse grains; every meal must include meat."

"what?"

Qin Jingru thought she had misheard and looked at Wang Feng, asking, "Brother Wang Feng, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly, could you repeat it?"

Wang Feng repeated what he had just said, and fearing that Qin Jingru would think he was a monster, he explained with a smile:

"Jingru, it's like this. I've been learning martial arts from my dad since I was little, so I eat a lot. Don't worry about eating our family out of house and home."

"My monthly salary is 87 yuan, but that's just a small amount of money for me. I often go hunting in the mountains. Every time I go, I hunt a wild boar and sell it to the steel mill, which earns me about 5 yuan."

"Yesterday I went into the mountains and hunted three big wild boars. Do you know how much money I made yesterday?"

Qin Jingru shook her head blankly.

Wang Feng made a "six" gesture: "680 yuan. I went to the mountains yesterday and earned 680 yuan. So, in our house, you can eat whatever you want. Don't worry about me not being able to afford to feed you. Of course, in front of outsiders, you must say that we eat cornbread every day, understand?"