Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

Sure enough, Xu Damao quickly found a great rumored lover: Ye Jianchuan!

That's right, it's Ye Jianchuan! The reason I thought of Ye Jianchuan is mainly because Yu Haitang brought two large boxes of sandwich bread back to the publicity office that day and distributed them to her colleagues.

Everyone was naturally curious as to why Yu Haitang was able to get so much bread. Yu Haitang didn't lie and said that she knew a deputy director of a food factory and asked him to help her get it.

The deputy director of the food factory workshop? Isn't that Ye Jianchuan's position? Plus, Xu Damao knew about the relationship between Yu Haitang and Yu Li, so he immediately deduced that this deputy director must be Ye Jianchuan!

Chapter 221 Workstation Quotas Are Also a Problem

In Xu Damao's view, choosing Ye Jianchuan as Yu Haitang's rumored love interest was a win-win situation.

On the one hand, it can teach Ye Jianchuan a good lesson from Yang Weimin, and on the other hand, it can make Yang Weimin give up on Haitang. It's perfect!

However, while the idea is excellent, its implementation is not so easy.

. . . . . .

In the following days, Xu Damao secretly looked for opportunities to cause trouble, while Jia Zhangshi stayed in bed recovering from her injuries, which annoyed Aunt Yi to no end.

Unfortunately, Jia Zhangshi had several hand injuries that made it difficult for her to move around, so she needed help with everything from going to the toilet to eating.

Although Aunt San would occasionally come over to lend a hand, it was Aunt Yi who took care of her most of the time.

Aunt Yi didn't really like Jia Zhangshi to begin with, and now she has to go to great lengths to take care of her. It would be a miracle if Aunt Yi was happy.

Banggeng was also unhappy, because as Jia Zhangshi's "good grandson," while Aunt Yi took care of Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng was also forced to take care of Jia Zhangshi as well.

Tasks like feeding, which don't require any discretion, naturally all fell to Banggeng.

If Jia Zhangshi hadn't readily agreed to go back to work and earn money as soon as she recovered, promising Banggeng an extra ten yuan for pocket money, Banggeng would probably have quit long ago.

However, Bang Geng was unaware that Jia Zhangshi was already somewhat disheartened by her "good grandson." If she couldn't slack off while sweeping the streets, it would be a real shame to risk damaging her small body.

So Jia Zhangshi started thinking about whether she should find an opportunity to confront Uncle Yi, get some more money from him, and then just sell the stick.

After all, Banggeng's behavior in front of and behind others these past few days has been completely different. In front of Aunt Yi and others, he is a well-behaved child.

Once they were alone, their attitude towards her changed drastically, which deeply saddened Jia Zhangshi.

Of course, no matter what, the Jia family's matter can only be considered to be in the planning stage at present, while on Ye Jianchuan's side, with the establishment of the new workshop, more and more people are coming to Ye Jianchuan to curry favor.

However, they didn't really think that they needed to actively befriend Ye Jianchuan, the workshop director. Rather, it was because they had somehow learned that Ye Jianchuan had three other job positions under his charge.

As mentioned before, many people in the food factory got their jobs through family connections, so Ye Jianchuan, a workshop director, is indeed not someone they should actively try to curry favor with.

However, in order to get the work position from Ye Jianchuan, it wouldn't be a bad thing to make some connections with him.

So Ye Jianchuan is now in a real bind. Of the three jobs he holds, he actually has two that he can use to do favors.

However, the current situation has put Ye Jianchuan in a very difficult position, because this favor is not so easy to obtain.

Giving the money to the Zhang family would offend the Li family, and giving it to the Zhao family would offend the Wang family. This gave Ye Jianchuan a huge headache. In the end, Ye Jianchuan realized that it was better to let Director Zhou handle the problem than to offend people himself.

So Ye Jianchuan simply reserved one workstation for Qin Jingru, and handed over the remaining two workstations to Factory Director Zhou.

Ye Jianchuan's actions made Director Zhou shake his head helplessly. In fact, he gave Ye Jianchuan three spots because he wanted Ye Jianchuan to find his own direction and make some connections, in case they could be of help in the future.

But now it seems that Ye Jianchuan doesn't really want to climb the ranks, so he chose this method of not offending anyone, but at the same time failing to make friends with anyone.

However, since Ye Jianchuan had already made this choice, he couldn't say anything. He couldn't possibly force Ye Jianchuan to choose two people to help, could he?

With this, the new workshop was successfully established, and Qin Huairu successfully brought Qin Jingru to the city.

"Sis, is your neighbor really that amazing? She's only nineteen and she's already a workshop foreman..."

"Of course, he's the most capable person I know. He designed the two newest products for our food factory."

Those two products alone can generate tens of thousands of yuan in revenue for the country each year. Giving him the position of workshop foreman is already, in my opinion, unfair to him.

Qin Jingru looked at her cousin with a puzzled expression. "Sis... why would someone so capable help you like this? Could it be...?"

Qin Huairu blushed slightly, then quickly turned around and slapped Qin Jingru, "You brat, what nonsense are you talking about? Ye Jianchuan only helped your sister because he felt sorry for her."

Besides, your sister has already had three children, who would want her now?

Besides, Ye Jianchuan already has a girlfriend, and they'll probably be getting married soon. You brat, don't you dare say anything bad when you see him!"

Qin Jingru rubbed the spot where Qin Huairu had slapped her, then pouted and said, "I'm not stupid, of course I wouldn't say anything nonsense. I was just joking."

"By the way, sis, tell me about the job you found for me this time? How much does an apprentice earn a month? How much will I earn after I become a full-time employee?"

Qin Huairu shook her head. "No need to be an apprentice. Since it's a new workshop, both new and experienced workers will receive the same formal salary."

When my sister first started working at the factory, it was like this. She could earn about 25.5 yuan a month. That's more than enough for one person.

　(Did you say that?) But let me make this clear first: I've helped you find a job, but you also need to take good care of things at home.

“I have two children to take care of and I also have to give Bang Geng living expenses, so I don’t have much money to support my family. If you have any spare money, please send some home.”

This will also allow my uncles and my parents to have a little more peace of mind.

After hearing Qin Huairu's words, Qin Jingru was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Don't worry, sis, with a salary of twenty-five yuan and fifty cents, I can save at least fifteen yuan every month!"

I'll send ten yuan home every month so my parents and aunt can enjoy themselves.

"Oh, right! If we have enough tickets, we can get them some refined grains to take back. My aunt's stomach hasn't been feeling well lately, so getting her some things made with wheat flour might help."

Chapter 222 Qin Jingru is here!

The two sisters chatted casually about their 'future plans' and soon arrived at the small courtyard.

Upon entering the courtyard, Qin Jingru was also taken aback. "Sister? You live here? I don't see anyone else here. This whole courtyard is just for you?"

Qin Huairu certainly couldn't completely trust her younger sister; there were certain things she couldn't say.

So Qin Huairu could only change her story, "I don't live here. This place was bought by a friend of my sister's, but then something happened to her family, and no one has lived here since."

So she asked me to come over and keep an eye on things when I'm free. Since you don't have anywhere to stay, you can stay here from now on.

I'll help clean up occasionally so the yard doesn't get dusty. As for me, I might come and stay here from time to time, but most of the time I'll probably go back to my old courtyard house.

Qin Jingru was taken aback for a moment after hearing Qin Huairu's words, but she didn't doubt them. Instead, she continued, "Is it really just me living in such a big courtyard?"

"What? Not used to it, 240? Then why don't you find a small courtyard with more people and rent a room there?"

Qin Jingru quickly shook her head. Although it was indeed a little scary to live alone in such a big house, it was also a kind of 'enjoyment'.

"No need, I'll stay here. By the way, sis, when are we going to report to the food factory?"

"Let's wait until tomorrow. It's almost time to get off work now. Ye Jianchuan will be back soon, and I'll introduce you two then."

"Alright, go tidy up your room first, the one on the far left. I'll go home and pick up Xiaodang and Huaihua, and we'll have dinner together later."

After saying that, Qin Huairu turned and left the courtyard, and Qin Jingru naturally followed suit and went to the room that Qin Huairu had told him about, and began to tidy up.

Later that evening, Ye Jianchuan didn't go directly to the courtyard after work, because he had already made arrangements with Qin Huairu beforehand.

So Ye Jianchuan went to the vegetable market, bought some vegetables, and then took out some meat and other things from his storage space before heading to the courtyard.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, Qin Huairu was already waiting there with Xiao Dang and Huaihua. As soon as Ye Jianchuan walked in, the two little girls ran up to greet him.

At this moment, Qin Huairu also came out with Qin Jingru. "Jianchuan! Come, come, let me introduce you. This is my cousin, Qin Jingru."

Jingru, this is Ye Jianchuan I told you about. You two are about the same age, so... you can decide how to address him!

After saying that, Qin Huairu took the things Ye Jianchuan was carrying and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

When Qin Jingru saw Ye Jianchuan, she was slightly surprised. Although Ye Jianchuan was not exactly handsome, he was certainly quite good-looking.

Most importantly, Qin Jingru saw the bicycle that Ye Jianchuan was pushing. In Qin Jingru's mind, people who could afford to ride a bicycle at this time were all very wealthy.

When Ye Jianchuan saw Qin Jingru standing there stunned, he was also a little speechless. What was wrong with this girl? However, Ye Jianchuan couldn't just stare at her like that, so he took the initiative to speak.

"Hello, my name is Ye Jianchuan. I'm your sister's neighbor and good friend. Your sister said we're about the same age, so you can just call me Jianchuan."

"Jian... Jianchuan, hello, I'm Qin Jingru..."

Looking at the somewhat withdrawn country girl in front of him, Ye Jianchuan found it hard to connect her with the carefree character from the original drama who had even taken the initiative to retort to Xu Damao during the movie.

However, this is actually quite normal, since in Qin Jingru's eyes, Ye Jianchuan is not just a young man of similar age to herself.

At the same time, Ye Jianchuan was also the workshop director of the food factory, and he rode a bicycle. Moreover, he had to introduce her to her job.

Each of these three points would unconsciously make Qin Jingru lower her own position.

Owning a bicycle meant that Ye Jianchuan was a wealthy man, which was enough to make Qin Jingru, who had never seen much of the world, bow her head.

Then, if I need Ye Jianchuan to introduce me to a job, it means I will owe Ye Jianchuan a favor. When you owe someone a favor, the relationship between the two parties is no longer equal.

Furthermore, given that Ye Jianchuan is her future boss, it's quite normal that Qin Jingru wouldn't dare to yell at Ye Jianchuan.

Although Ye Jianchuan didn't understand what was going on with this girl, he didn't intend to worry about it. Instead, he went straight into the kitchen and started talking to Qin Huairu.

"Sister Qin, I think we should wait until the day after tomorrow to take your sister to report for her job. You can ask for leave tomorrow and take your sister to explore Beijing and broaden her horizons."

While you're at it, buy her some clothes or something, at least let her get a little understanding of city life.

Don't end up looking naive and easily swindled by a few small favors; that would be embarrassing.

Qin Huairu paused for a moment, glanced at Ye Jianchuan, then turned back to continue cooking, saying, "Do you think my sister is that easy to fool? You're overthinking it."

"Since you've put it that way, fine then. It just so happens that I haven't gone shopping much in quite a while."

At this point, Qin Huairu looked up and saw that Qin Jingru had already run off to play with Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua, and then she continued speaking with relief.

"You little ingrate, you've hardly ever taken me shopping. You're not coming this time, but you still have to reimburse me for whatever we buy!"

As she spoke, she even rolled her eyes at Ye Jianchuan. What could Ye Jianchuan say? He actually wanted to take Qin Huairu shopping and have some fun in a very casual way.

However, Beijing is not actually that big. If you run into an acquaintance on the way, it could cause trouble if they spread rumors when you get back.

However, since Qin Huairu said that to herself, it means that Qin Huairu was not angry; it was just a joke.

Such a sensible woman, what's wrong with spending a little money on her? So Ye Jianchuan waved his hand and pulled out two ten-yuan bills.

"Sister Qin, don't worry about spending it. If twenty yuan isn't enough, you can use your own money to cover it first, and I'll make up the difference when I get back!"

Chapter 223 Jia Zhangshi lost her job and complained in the courtyard.