Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Listening to Qin Huairu's words, her hard life and the voice of a mother from a poor family emerged, eager to celebrate her child's birthday. Apart from Yi Zhonghai's frequent food deliveries, Sha Zhu's occasional help in bringing leftovers, and helping to bear responsibilities and compensation, Qin Huairu's life was indeed not easy.

Yu Li had only heard Li Weidong talk about Qin Huairu's situation, but now she saw it with her own eyes. If Li Weidong had not warned her in advance, she might have been tempted to persuade Li Weidong to agree. Li Weidong watched Qin Huairu's performance quietly, and he was not moved, but a little funny. This woman always had a strange face, and he was tired of it. If you want something, you should show your sincerity!

Qin Huairu chose to complain when Yu Li was at home, which was a good intention. Considering her hard work, Li Weidong decided to give her a chance. "You want meal coupons, right? No problem! Not only will I give you meal coupons, but I will also give you an extra year's salary. How about it?" His words were like the devil's **, which stunned Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment. Not only was she not moved, but she wanted to yell at Li Weidong. If she was really hardworking, she would not have stayed as an apprentice. Yi Zhonghai was reluctant to teach others easily, but she received his selfless teaching. After all, the silly brother and sister were also his candidates for old-age care.

However, after only a few years, Qin Huairu's work still remained at the basic level and she often made mistakes. Whether it was due to passive resistance or limited IQ, perhaps only she herself knew it best.

"Li Weidong, even if you don't want to lend me my meal card, you don't have to do this, right? You still want us to sell the house, are you trying to force us to death?" Qin Huairu asked.

Li Weidong spread his hands and explained: "I am doing this for your own good. What's the point of staying in the city? I didn't expect you to misunderstand me. I am disappointed in you. Forget it, let's not have any contact in the future. Oh, by the way, remember to return the eggs you borrowed from me last time!"

When Qin Huairu mentioned eggs, her heartbeat suddenly slowed down. She glanced at Yu Li uneasily, but quickly looked away. At this time, Yu Li frowned, not because she found Qin Huairu's abnormality, but because she knew that Qin Huairu had borrowed eggs from their family before.

"I can't pay it back now." Qin Huairu replied in a low voice.

"You don't have to pay it back, just don't borrow things from my family again in the future. If everyone is like you, how can we live?" Yu Li said calmly.

Qin Huairu looked at Yu Li in surprise. She didn't expect her to say that. She stroked her hair, smiled and bit her red lips. Her eyes wandered: "Wei Zi, look at what your wife said. Have I paid you back all the money I paid you back before?"

Li Weidong was not a fool, he understood the situation very well. He said calmly: "The money has been repaid, but the grain, coupons and other things you borrowed from me before have not been repaid. If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten. Why don't we settle the accounts together today?"

Hearing this, Qin Huairu immediately shut up, her face flushed, and she stood there at a loss. Once it came to returning something, her pain point was hit. When had she ever returned something she had borrowed?

She had borrowed almost everything in the courtyard. If she had to pay them all back, how would the Jia family survive? Now that she was asked about it, she could only choose to play dumb.

"I'm short of money, but I'm not short of life." Qin Huairu said silently in her heart.

Yu Li originally did not intend to argue with Qin Huairu, but when she found that Qin Huairu looked at her husband with a strange look in her eyes, she changed her mind. In addition, the floral cotton jacket Qin Huairu was wearing was too tight and bulging, and coupled with the mature charm she exuded, Yu Li could not help but feel a little threatened.

Compared with Li Weidong, Yu Li was like an unripe peach. She said coldly: "Sister-in-law Jia, you have to keep your dignity. My family's resources are not for nothing. Weidong helped you in the past because of his kindness. Your children and the elderly are not easy, so we are willing to do our part. But we are married now and have our own family to support. Let's not talk about the past. For now, don't think that I will give you anything. I suggest you forget this idea as soon as possible."

Li Weidong looked at Yu Li in surprise. He didn't expect his wife to be so determined. Qin Huairu's face had turned ugly. She felt that Yu Li's words had completely blocked her way. She began to regret that if she had known this, she should not have taken any small actions. She should have waited until Li Weidong was alone before taking action.

Qin Huairu stood up awkwardly and said, "Then I'll take my leave first." But Li Weidong and Yu Li didn't seem to care about Qin Huairu's departure. Neither of them stood up, but continued to pick up dishes and almost ignored her existence. She could only look at the bacon on the table, then licked her lips and left helplessly.

After hearing Qin Huairu's footsteps gradually fading away, Yu Li immediately stood up and closed the door. Her cheeks could be seen slightly flushed, and she said tenderly: "Brother Weidong, can I wash the dishes a little later?" When Li Weidong walked to her side, her cheeks became even redder, and she couldn't help but lower her head, looking extremely shy. This expression made people feel admiration.

Li Weidong was in a good mood. As the saying goes, "When a woman blushes, she is thinking about her man." Indeed, only by facing competition can we make progress!

When the door was pushed open and cold air poured in, Qin Huairu suddenly woke up. She walked through the crescent-shaped door in a trance and returned to the middle courtyard. As soon as she entered the door, Jia Zhang came up to her and asked expectantly, "How is it going? Did you get what you wanted?"

Facing Jia Zhang's expectation, Qin Huairu shook her head helplessly and replied, "Li Weidong's wife is there, let alone a meal coupon, he can't even get a piece of bacon." Hearing this, Jia Zhang's anger was immediately ignited, and she cursed, "This miser, he has countless wealth, but he won't even lend him a meal coupon. Let him eat and die! Such an ungrateful person should be made to have no descendants forever!"

Qin Huairu sneered and looked at Jia Zhang with contempt. She was probably just complaining here. If she really said that in front of Li Weidong, she would not dare to say a word.

Qin Huairu sighed and decided: "Then I will go to the kitchen tomorrow to find Sha Zhu and see if I can get a meal ticket. It will be difficult to do so now that Brother Yushui is at home."

"Right! Sha Zhu is much easier to talk to than Li Weidong, he will definitely agree!" Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and suggested, "You know, if Sha Zhu doesn't agree, you can mention Qin Jingru's matter, he will definitely agree. This guy is really going crazy!"

Qin Huairu couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. Although she was reluctant, she knew that this was the only feasible way. If Sha Zhu became her relative, then things would be much easier. Moreover, she knew Qin Jingru's nature. A silly country girl, she was very easy to be fooled.

And if it really works out, the matchmaker's fee will definitely not be saved. "In that case, I will send someone to send a letter to Jingru after I return, asking her to come into the city."

"Then you have to be serious." When she was talking to Jia Zhang, she didn't notice that the three children were hiding behind the curtain. When Xiao Dang heard that he didn't get the meal coupon, he said to Bang Geng worriedly: "Brother, without the meal coupon, how can we celebrate Huaihua's birthday? The meat dishes made by mom are not enough for the three of us!"

Banggeng patted his chest confidently and comforted them, "Don't worry, my Jiageng can always find a way." In the eyes of his two sisters, Banggeng is an omnipotent man who can always get food from somewhere.

No matter what, he always has a solution.

Last time, because they had offended Xu Damao, Jia Zhang had put in a lot of effort to compensate for the chicken, and of course their family also enjoyed a good meal.

Now, Banggeng's eyes were on Xiaozhuang.

We could taste chicken at least once a month, but it was different with pork. Not only was it rationed, but it was also expensive. Even if ordinary families had meat coupons, they were not willing to buy it easily.

Qin Huairu usually exchanged meat coupons for grain coupons.

Fortunately, Sha Zhu would bring food from time to time, and sometimes there would be leftovers from the factory director's banquet, so they could occasionally have some meat.

"What are you going to do?" Xiaodang asked while licking his fingers.

"Don't worry about this matter. Go and help me find a clay jar. You'll know when I come back!" Banggeng responded.

"Okay!" Xiaodang rummaged in the cabinet for a while and soon found a clay jar with a lid.

Bang Geng picked up Jia Zhang's cotton trousers and wiped the dust off them, then reached in to feel them and felt that the size was just right.

He stuffed the pottery jar into his canvas schoolbag, finished the cornmeal porridge made by Qin Huairu, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, wiped away the two greasy streaks from his nose, and stood up.

"Mom, I'm full. The fat guy on the street asked me to play marbles, so I plan to go and play for a while," he said.

Qin Huairu frowned after hearing this, dropped her chopsticks and asked, "Have you finished your homework?"

"Not yet!" Bang Geng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "But I understand all the knowledge in the textbook."

Hearing this, Jia Zhang smiled from her porcelain bowl: "My grandson is so smart, he will definitely achieve something in the future!"

Hearing this, Qin Huairu nodded with satisfaction.

She always recognized Banggeng's academic performance. He could get 89 points in every exam, which was considered a good score out of 100 points, but the teacher was not serious about correcting the grades, so the scores were always adjusted.

"Then go ahead. It's cold outside. Remember to come back early!" Qin Huairu responded.

"I got it!" Banggeng winked at Huaihua, picked up his schoolbag and ran out quickly.

After leaving the courtyard gate, he ran as fast as he could towards the steel mill, not looking for Xiaopang at all. When he passed an open space and waited for no one to be around, he took out a kitchen knife from under a big rock.