The Great Era of Siheyuan

While Li Wenqiang was trying to improve his relationship with the Xiao sisters, Qin Jingru was limping home on the way to Qinjiatun. It usually took her more than an hour to get there, but today she walked for more than two hours, and her legs were still shaking.

She finally got home and before she could even rest she was seen by her family, who started scolding her.

"What were you doing last night, you little bitch? If your cousin hadn't said something nice to me, your dad and I would have gone to look for you last night!"

A rather thin middle-aged woman looked at her angrily.

"Oh, Mom! Can you please stop making such a fuss? I'm already twenty years old, don't treat me like a child. I'm so tired after walking six or seven miles. Is there anything else to eat? Bring me some, I'll have a good rest after I finish eating!"

Qin Jingru walked aside and said without fear.

"You're not going to tell me, are you? Did you go out with some guy last night? Tell me or not!"

The middle-aged woman came over and started grabbing her arms, chasing her around.

"Mom, can you please stop asking? I'm telling you, if it doesn't work tomorrow, I'll have to marry someone in the city. If you keep doing this to me, be careful I won't come back!"

Qin Jingru was being chased and became anxious, so she quickly hid aside and spoke loudly.

"What do you mean, you're going to marry someone in the city? Who's the other party?"

Qin Jingru's mother asked in surprise.

"Don't ask me about that. Just wait and see. I will go back to the city with my elder sister in a few days. From now on, I will be a city dweller! Hehe!"

Qin Jingru said happily, thinking of what her cousin said, she couldn't help but want to laugh. She was too lazy to eat breakfast, and went straight into her room to lie down. If she didn't rest well today, she wouldn't have the strength to walk next time.

"Don't leave, you silly girl, don't let anyone fool you. Go ahead and cry. Wait until your dad comes back and he'll beat you to death!"

Qin Jingru's mother scolded angrily.

"I'm happy to be cheated, so just leave it alone!"

Qin Jingru's words were heard from inside the house, and her mother stomped her feet in anger.

"Aunt Si, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry? I heard your family yelling from far away. Is it Jingru who made you angry?"

Qin Huairu walked over and asked with a smile.

"It's Huairu, who else could it be other than your sister! This little bitch just came back from outside. She didn't come back all night and before I could ask her about it, she went into the house in a huff. Isn't that infuriating?"

Qin Jingru's mother said angrily.

There was a hint of uneasiness on her face. She saw that her daughter's legs were not straight and were still shaking. She knew that some man must have raped her last night and tortured her badly. But she was too embarrassed to speak up in front of outsiders. She had to talk to her father about it later.

But then she turned around and thought that Qin Jingru seemed to have gone out with Qin Huairu last night, so she immediately asked her again.

"Huai Ru, when you guys went to the movies last night, did Jing Ru get close to any guy?"

"Ah, I don't know about that either, Fourth Aunt. Jingru stayed at a classmate's house yesterday. I watched a movie and then came back."

Qin Huairu's eyes turned, and she immediately guessed that Qin Jingru was most likely successful last night, but she didn't dare let Fourth Aunt know that this matter had anything to do with her, otherwise she would be in trouble.

"Then go in and have a good chat with your sister first. Ask her what she did last night and who she was with!"

Seeing that she didn't get any useful information, Qin Jingru's mother could only suppress her thoughts to avoid exposing the family's shame.

"Well, okay, Aunt Four, you go ahead and do your work first! I'll have a good talk with Jingru later, and I'll tell you if there's anything!"

Qin Huairu said with a smile.

"That's good, you should persuade her and don't do anything stupid!"

After Qin Jingru's mother finished speaking, she left with a sigh.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu hurried into Qin Jingru's room. She couldn't wait to know the result.

When I opened the door, Qin Jingru was lying on the bed with her head buried in the quilt, resting.

Qin Huairu asked hurriedly in a low voice.

"How was last night? Did he do that to you?"

When Qin Jingru heard Qin Huairu's voice, she poked her head out from under the quilt with a shy smile on her face.

"Sister, don't worry. Everything went smoothly last night. I can get him easily with just a little effort!"

Qin Jingru said proudly.

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up and she was secretly delighted. She thought her plan was half successful.

"Then you better hurry up. He has a job in the city and he's rich. You'll definitely live a good life with him in the future."

Qin Jingru nodded vigorously.

"I know, sis. But I'm a little worried now. What if our parents don't agree? Didn't you say he's married? Can anything good happen if I go back?"

Qin Jingru asked with some concern.

"What are you afraid of? You will come back to the city with me in a couple of days. You and he have already made a done deal, so he has to agree even if he doesn't agree. Even if the worst comes to the worst, you have to ask him to give you thirty or fifty yuan a month. Isn't that better than your current life? Then ask him to find you a job, and you'll be a city dweller in the future."

Qin Huairu encouraged Qin Jingru.

"Yes, sister, you are right."

Qin Jingru seemed to see her bright future, her face full of longing.

Qin Huairu gave Qin Jingru a few more instructions and then left the room.

She knew that she had to go back and plan her next move. She had to make sure Qin Jingru married Li Wenqiang smoothly so that she could get a lot of benefits from it.

Qin Jingru lay on the bed, happily fantasizing about her life as a city dweller, and gradually fell asleep.

At the Beimo Factory, far away in the city, it is now the end of the month and the factory has started to pay wages. The employees are sorted by name and divided into several rows.

"Everyone, don't be anxious, take your time! Next one, Wang Xiaoya!"

"Hey, here we come!"

As their names were called, the factory employees happily walked to the finance window to collect their wages.

Liu Qinghua was in a meeting with several factory leaders in his office. The office was filled with smoke and it was obvious that things were not going well.

"Everyone, tell us what you think! It's only a week away from May Day. Other factories have started to prepare a dinner party for their employees during the May Day job grade evaluation. Tell us what you think!"

"What else can we do? We don't have a lot of supplies right now, so we can just make do with what we have!"

The deputy factory director said casually.

"That won't work. Our Beimo Factory is a well-known state-owned factory in Dongzhimen. If we don't do a good job, we don't know what people will say about us! How about letting the factory's buyers go out more often and see if they can bring back more supplies?"

The secretary said with dissatisfaction after hearing this.

"Secretary Ma, it's not that we don't want to receive it. You all know why I don't need to tell you. How can we receive supplies now? Some time ago, our factory had a good time, and the employees were very satisfied. But I don't know why the supplies disappeared again.

I think that this matter still needs to be handled by our Director Liu. I have been running around the grain department and the grain station. It’s not that I don’t want to do it, but I really can’t do anything!”

The director of logistics department complained.

"Yes, Director Liu was responsible for the last incident. I think we still have to rely on our Director Liu for this matter!"

"That's right, Director Liu, I'm sorry to bother you with this matter."

……

After a lively discussion among the factory leaders, the matter finally fell on Liu Qinghua's head.

"In that case, Lao Liu, the final decision on the issue of our factory's banquet materials will still depend on you. What do you think?"

Secretary Ma thought for a moment and asked.

"Okay, I'll go ask later!"

Seeing that everyone was really helpless, Liu Qinghua had no choice but to agree.