I feel right at home in the world of the courtyard house.

Qin Huairu, who was at work, suddenly ran into Qin Jingru at the guesthouse. Startled, she quickly pulled her aside, looked her up and down, and asked, "Jingru, what are you doing here? Didn't you go home this morning? What's with your clothes? Why are you wearing our company uniform?"

"Sis, you have too many questions. Ask them one by one." Qin Jingru pulled her hand away from Qin Huairu's and explained, "Hehe, yesterday when I was delivering bed sheets to you at the courtyard house, I ran into Director Li from the guesthouse. Director Li thought I was alright, so he told me to come see him this morning. He told me not to tell anyone, probably because he's afraid people will talk about me if I don't get the job done." Qin Jingru said smugly.

"Ah, Jingru, did you go to see Li Jing'an today?" Qin Huairu asked, staring at Qin Jingru nervously.

"You looked for me? What happened? Look at my clothes, aren't these the uniforms of the staff at the institute? Not only did you look for me, but Brother Li is such a nice guy, he immediately got me onboarded as a temporary worker."

"He didn't do anything to you, did he?" Qin Huairu stared nervously at Qin Jingru, trying to see her expression.

"What do you mean 'what'? Sis, what's wrong? Brother Li only got me a temporary job because I'm good-natured, have a good personality, and am good-looking. What are you thinking?" Qin Jingru's goodwill towards Li Jing'an was off the charts. She hadn't expected things to go so smoothly today. After meeting Li Jing'an, he only chatted with her for a couple of minutes before immediately deciding on a temporary job for her. It was like a windfall.

Qin Huairu didn't know how to dissuade her, so she could only say, "Jingru, I think you should think about it... this matter is probably not that simple. By the way, didn't you and He Yuzhu have a good blind date? Didn't you say you were going to discuss it with your parents?" She steered the conversation towards He Yuzhu's blind date.

Qin Jingru said, "Sister, if I hadn't gotten this temporary job today, I would have talked to my parents about it when I got home. But look, I've already become a worker, so I don't even want that silly Zhu."

"Huh? Didn't you tell Shazhu yesterday that you were very satisfied with him?"

"Yes, I was very satisfied yesterday, but I'm not satisfied today," Qin Jingru replied matter-of-factly. "Sis, I already have a job, and with my looks, can't I at least have some good taste in the city?"

"You!" Qin Huairu didn't know what to say to her cousin, and felt a wave of dejection wash over her. She knew Li Jing'an wasn't a kind-hearted person and must have ulterior motives. What could her cousin possibly have? Probably just her body. But she couldn't explain the truth to Qin Jingru.

"How am I supposed to tell Sha Zhu?" Qin Huairu complained. Seeing Qin Jingru's indifferent expression, she had no choice but to continue asking, "So, where do you live?"

Qin Jingru was a little embarrassed by the question and said awkwardly, "Hehe, sis, I'll have to stay at your place for the next couple of days. Brother Li said he'll find me a dorm room in the next couple of days and see if there are any spare beds. He'll let me be the first one there."

"So you still want to go back to the courtyard house? Don't you think about what will happen if you run into Sha Zhu there? How will you face him then?"

"Sister, what's wrong? It's a mutual thing, why would I insist on marrying him? Sister, please help me."

Qin Huairu had no choice but to nod and think about how to deal with Sha Zhu.

Qin Huairu didn't wait until she finished get off work; she rushed to the kitchen of the steel mill's canteen during her lunch break. As soon as Sha Zhu saw her, he smiled and said, "Hey, Sister Qin, what a rare guest! What brings you here?" His face was full of wrinkles from his smile.

Sha Zhu was in a good mood today. He had a great chat with Qin Jingru yesterday, and she agreed to go home and discuss it with her parents. He felt that the matter was basically settled, and he was even dreaming of getting married soon. He didn't care at all when his apprentice teased him a couple of times today. Just thinking about how beautiful Qin Jingru was made him feel as sweet as honey.

Qin Huairu glanced around and saw that there were still people in the kitchen, so she called Sha Zhu out, "Zhu Zi, come here, I need to tell you something." Sha Zhu gave an order to the kitchen staff and then followed her out, "Sister Qin, what is it? Can't we just talk inside?"

Qin Huairu said with a face full of guilt, "Um... Zhuzi, I'm so sorry."

Sha Zhu was taken aback and asked, puzzled, "What's wrong, Sister Qin? Why did you offend me again?"

Qin Huairu told him that Qin Jingru had gone to work at the guesthouse that day, saying that Qin Jingru had changed her mind.

Sha Zhu glared at him and complained, "Hey, is this how you do things?"

"I know, Zhu Zi, it's all our fault. But you know I can't control her either. She's had such a good opportunity, she definitely won't let it go," Qin Huairu could only try her best to explain.

"Come on, do you think I'm stupid? Li Jing'an agreed to get Qin Jingru a temporary job after just one meeting? There's no way it's that easy. You must have helped Qin Jingru out."

Sha Zhu simply didn't believe Qin Jingru could get a temporary job so easily; he suspected Qin Huairu had arranged it for her. After all, he'd seen Qin Huairu cleaning Li Jing'an's house all day long. So, it made sense for Li Jing'an to get Qin Jingru a temporary job.

Qin Huairu didn't know how to explain, so she had to resort to her trump card—tears.

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he saw Qin Huairu sobbing softly, tears streaming down her face, and he immediately lost his temper: "Alright, alright, I didn't insist that it was you who did it. Sigh, it's just not my luck. Okay, okay, I don't blame you anymore, alright?" His tone was helpless.

"Alright, alright, stop crying. If people see this, they'll think I did something to you." Sha Zhu panicked a little when he saw Qin Huairu's tears continuing.

Qin Huairu choked back tears, pouting and saying aggrievedly, "This has nothing to do with me, and I wouldn't have tried to trip you up. I didn't expect you wouldn't believe me either."

Sha Zhu looked helpless and had no choice but to give up: "Alright, my dear sister, it was my fault, okay? Stop crying."

"Hey, isn't this just incredibly unlucky? I have to advise you. Alright, buddy, all I can do is wish her happiness," Sha Zhu said, trying to sound magnanimous.