Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Nanluoguxiang Residential Committee is just across the street from No. 95 Compound. It is a branch of the Subdistrict Office, mainly responsible for promoting national policies, investigating migrant population, mediating disputes, organizing education, organizing various activities, etc. There are currently five staff members, two aunts in their fifties, three women in their thirties, and now Qin Huairu.

Aunt Liu, the neighborhood committee director, asked the two to sit down first, and then read the note written by Wang Xiuqin.

"Huairu, I know you, Zhang Cuihua's daughter-in-law, right?" Aunt Liu was very enthusiastic about Qin Huairu's arrival.

"Yes, Aunt Liu, this is my seventh uncle. He is my mother-in-law's younger brother and my aunt Wang Xiuqin's nephew," Qin Huairu said, pointing at Zhang Dabao outside the door.

"Really? You won't even let your seventh uncle come in and sit for a while in such a cold day." After saying that, Aunt Liu walked to the door and invited Zhang Dabao to come in. Zhang Dabao smiled and refused.

"Your seventh uncle is quite polite. Where does he work?" Aunt Liu asked Qin Huairu after coming in.

"As an officer in the Supply and Marketing Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, the working hours are quite flexible," Qin Huairu said to Aunt Liu with a smile.

It was Zhang Dabao who told her about her background when she arrived at the office. The community staff are all shrewd people who know how to judge people based on their personal background. If you have no background, you will be asked to do all the dirty work and the hard work. Even if something goes wrong, it will still be your fault. Since they know you have some connections, no one will bully you.

"You are young and promising. Huairu, you can read, so you can take over Xiao Hu's previous job and sit opposite me. Your main job is to publicize policies and organize education. Sign up today and come back tomorrow. Prepare a lunch box and a water cup. Even though there are six of us, the street office will also cook for us and we can take turns to get meals," said Aunt Liu proudly.

"Thank you, Aunt Liu. I'll come over at eight o'clock tomorrow morning?" Qin Huairu asked.

"Eight o'clock is enough, don't come too early, it's okay to come early." Aunt Liu briefly explained the work content and asked Qin Huairu to go back and prepare. From what she said, it seemed that her attendance should be recorded today.

Qin Huairu went out and called Zhang Dabao, and the two of them left the neighborhood committee.

"Sister Liu, I haven't heard that Wang Xiuqin has a nephew?" Xing Qin asked Aunt Liu.

"Just found him. His sister died a long time ago, leaving behind this son. He just joined the army and almost died on the battlefield. He is the younger brother of Zhang Cuihua's third uncle. I didn't expect that Zhang Cuihua would have such a good relative," said Aunt Liu.

"Isn't it? Zhang Cuihua is destined to enjoy a happy life. Jia Youfu was good to her in the beginning. Her son is not technically capable, but he is also good to her. Now she has a younger brother from her natal family living in the same courtyard. Isn't she very happy?" Zheng Fen also joined the chat.

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After Zhang Dabao and Qin Huairu went out, "Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative. There they have lunch boxes, soup spoons, enamel pots and so on," Zhang Dabao said to Qin Huairu who was sitting in the back seat.

"I'll listen to you," Qin Huairu got on the bicycle.

"We are inviting Teacher Yan's family to dinner today. We'll go to the slaughterhouse later to get the cooked pig's head and some meat. Sha Zhu said he wanted to help with the cooking. When we get home, you all can come too, to celebrate your entry into the workforce," said Zhang Dabao.

Qin Huairu didn't say anything. She sat on the back seat of the bicycle and hugged Zhang Dabao's waist.

The lunch boxes at the supply and marketing cooperative are pretty good, all made of aluminum. Zhang Dabao bought six, as well as six soup spoons and enamel pots. He gave one set to Qin Huairu and kept the rest in the space for future use.

In the small courtyard of No. 10 Chunfeng Hutong, there was a smell of meat as soon as you entered the door. "Huai Ru, go sit in the room for a while, I'm going to the toilet first." Zhang Dabao hadn't gone to the toilet all morning, so when he passed by the south room, he put a pig's head and a bucket of offal in it, and also put in more than ten pounds of meat.

After washing his hands, Zhang Dabao opened the door of the south room and said, "Huai Ru, have some meat. It's still a little hot."

Qin Huairu walked out of the north room, hugged Zhang Dabao from behind, and pressed her face tightly against his back. Zhang Dabao pulled her in front of him. At this time, Qin Huairu's eyebrows were full of smiles and her cheeks were flushed. She glanced at Zhang Dabao and threw herself into his arms again.

Since they couldn't eat the offal, they had to eat something else. Zhang Dabao hadn't been released for a long time, so the two of them went to the north room and fought for three hundred rounds.

Qin Huairu has a plump and soft body and a sweet voice, which makes people unable to stop and intoxicated. It is such a waste for her to follow that bastard Jia Dongxu.

"Get up and eat something," Zhang Dabao patted Qin Huairu on the back.

"What time is it?" Qin Huairu had a full meal today. Jia Dongxu had not taken any action for two or three months. Although the effect was not good, it was better than nothing. Now, as soon as winter came, he hibernated.

"It's past one o'clock. Let's eat something. There's a lot of time in the future. I will come to this yard often. I'll give you the key later. Come back when it's convenient for you," Zhang Dabao said to Qin Huairu.

"Okay." Qin Huairu was particularly happy today. From today on, she would be eating public food. It was all because of the man in front of her, so she especially wanted to repay him.

The two of them ate a little, Zhang Dabao loaded all the food onto the bicycle, Qin Huairu tidied up the room, and the two of them left Chunfeng Hutong and walked towards No. 95 Courtyard.

Qin Huairu's words in the morning almost made Yang Ruihua drop her jaw. After breakfast, she went to the Jia family to verify.

"Sister-in-law, are you looking after the children? Where is Huairu?" Yang Ruihua asked.

"It's time to go to work," Jia Zhang said casually.

"Go to work? What kind of work?" Yang Ruihua was a little confused.

"Old Yang, this is not a high-ranking official. It's my younger brother's aunt, Director Wang Xiuqin. Seeing that our family is in financial difficulty, they arranged a job for me. You also know that I'm in poor health, and I feel pain here and there. I can't go at all." Zhang Cuihua said here and looked up at Yang Ruihua.

"Damn it, you're not in good health. You're as fat as a pig. Something's wrong with you. You also feel uncomfortable all over. It's all because of idleness," Yang Ruihua thought to himself.

"Isn't it true, sister-in-law? We all know your situation." You can think about it, but you can't tell the truth.

"I think Huairu has been to school and is young. Wouldn't it be better for her to go to work than for me? So let Dabiao take her there," Zhang Cuihua explained the reason.

"So that's how it is. It's good to have a good family relationship. Although Dabiao is young, he can really control Dongxu. Maybe Dongxu will be promoted soon. Your family's life will get better and better," said Yang Ruihua.

"Really? Ha..." Zhang Cuihua burst into laughter.

"Grandma, please make a schoolbag for me quickly. My cousin and I are going to school tomorrow." Banggeng ran in.

"You still need a schoolbag? I don't know how to make one. Go buy one. When your father comes back, I'll ask him to buy it for you." Zhang Cuihua was willing to spend money on her grandson.