Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

Qin Jingru entered the city and looked at the pedestrians and bicycles on the road, feeling very envious.

Her current idea is to find a partner in the city this time and never go back to the countryside to suffer again.

Xu Damao was riding his bicycle, constantly thinking about what to do next.

He didn't want to bring Qin Jingru home before he succeeded, otherwise Qin Huairu would tell her the truth and all his efforts would be in vain.

Thinking of this, Xu Damao said, "Jingru, I have to go to the factory to return the equipment now. How about I find a guest house for you to stay in first, and when I come back, we can go find your sister?"

Although Qin Jingru wanted to find a partner in the city, she was not a fool. If she just went to a guesthouse with a man, what if something happened?

So Qin Jingru said, "It's okay, Brother Damao. I'll wait for you at the gate of your factory. When you get off work, we'll go back together."

Hearing Qin Jingru's determined accent, Xu Damao couldn't show too much eagerness and could only agree.

He took Qin Jingru to the entrance of the steel mill, and then went in himself to put down the equipment.

But it didn't take long before he hurried out.

Qin Jingru saw Xu Damao coming out so quickly and asked, "Brother Damao, why did you come out so soon? Aren't you going to work?"

Xu Damao said proudly: "I am afraid that you will get anxious waiting, so I came out early. Come on, I will take you to eat something delicious."

Qin Jingru happily sat on Xu Damao's bicycle.

Xu Damao brought Qin Jingru to the roast duck restaurant, and they ordered a roast duck and some side dishes.

This was the first time in Qin Jingru's life that she had gone to a restaurant, especially to eat such delicious roast duck. She really envied the city life more and more.

Xu Damao deliberately wasted time, and the two of them didn't finish eating until dark.

After leaving the house, Xu Damao said again: "Jingru, it's too late now. It's hard to explain if you go to your sister's house. How about I find a guest house for you to stay for one night and go there tomorrow morning?"

Hearing Xu Damao encouraging her to go to the guesthouse again, Qin Jingru's vigilance came up immediately. She refused: "Xu Damao, what do you want to do? I'm not that kind of casual woman. Before we get married, it's impossible for me to have anything with you."

No matter how sweetly Xu Damao spoke, even if he wanted to hold her hand or hug her, Qin Jingru refused to go to the guesthouse and insisted on going home.

There was no other way, he could only take Qin Jingru back to the courtyard first.

The weather was quite hot at this time, and the neighbors in the courtyard were sitting at the doorstep to enjoy the cool air.

When everyone saw Xu Damao coming back with a pretty girl, they all thought this was the "young lady" he was talking about, but the way she was dressed didn't look like it.

So, as soon as Xu Damao and Qin Jingru entered the gate, Yan Bugui, who was sitting at the gate, asked: "Da Mao, whose girl are you bringing? She's not your girlfriend, right?"

Xu Damao replied: "Third uncle, this is Qin Huairu's sister. She followed me here to visit her sister when I went to the countryside."

"Oh, so you are Qin Huairu's sister. No wonder you are so beautiful. Little girl, do you have a boyfriend? Do you want me to introduce you to someone?"

When Yan Bugui heard that she was Qin Huairu's sister and thought the girl was pretty, he wanted to introduce her to his son.

But before he finished speaking, Xu Damao interrupted him and said, "Third Uncle, you guys chat, I'll take her in to see Qin Huairu first, and we can chat when we're free."

After saying that, he pulled Qin Jingru into the central courtyard.

When Qin Jingru first entered the courtyard, she found everything strange. Plus, she didn't know anyone there, so she could only lower her head and let Xu Damao pull her away.

After entering the middle courtyard, He Daqing's family was sitting at the door chatting. The two older ones had already started to learn to walk on the ground, holding onto Xiaobai and Xiaohei's tails.

Chen Xueru and He Daqing were watching carefully on the side.

Sha Zhu and Yu Li sat at the door holding their son and listening to the radio.

They were all surprised to see Xu Damao coming back with a little girl.

Before Sha Zhu and the others could ask, Qin Huairu, who was sitting across from them, suddenly stood up and called out anxiously, "Jingru? Why are you here?"

Qin Jingru saw her cousin and ran over quickly and said, "Cousin, I came to see you! You haven't been home for a long time. This time Brother Xu came to our village to show a movie, so I followed him."

When Qin Huairu saw someone coming from her parents' home, she happily took Qin Jingru's hand and took her home.

Jia Zhang, who was sitting at the door, said sarcastically, "It's not a festival, why are you here for no reason? Are you trying to take advantage of us because your family can't make ends meet?"

Qin Huairu said to Jia Zhang angrily, "Mom, what are you talking about? My sister just came to see me. Jingru, don't mind it. Let's go in and tell me about the situation at home."

Although Qin Jingru felt uncomfortable with what Jia Zhang said, Qin Huairu held her hand, and since they were in someone else's house, she controlled her temper and went into the house with Qin Huairu.

When Xu Damao saw that no one was paying attention to him, he pushed his bicycle back home. He planned to wait until everyone else went to work tomorrow, and then try to trick Qin Jingru and try to win this beautiful little flower as soon as possible.

Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru entered the house and asked hurriedly, "Jingru, how is the family now? Are my parents in good health?"

Qin Jingru told Qin Huairu about what had happened at home in the past few years, and also told her that her elder brother and sister-in-law were very dissatisfied with her not being home for so long.

Qin Huairu started crying as she listened. She had wanted to go back many years.

But when she was at the Jia family, Jia Zhang watched her very closely and didn't allow her to bring anything home.

Later, after Jia Dongxu got into trouble, she didn't dare go home for fear that others would laugh at her.

This is why she hasn't been home for so long. Now even if she wants to go back, she doesn't know how to face her family.

After crying for a while, Qin Huairu slowly calmed down.

She asked, "Jingru, do you have anything else to do in the city this time?"

Qin Jingru lowered her head embarrassedly and said, "Cousin, I originally wanted to come to the city to see you, but Brother Xu said he liked me and wanted to date me, I...I..."

Qin Huairu didn't wait for Qin Jingru to finish her words before she shouted, "No! You two can't be together."

Qin Jingru looked at Qin Huairu and asked in confusion: "Why? I think Brother Xu is a good person and his salary is high. This way I can marry him and live with you in the city."

Qin Huairu didn't know how to explain this problem at the moment.

Xu Damao definitely didn't tell her about her marriage to him, so she would be even more embarrassed to say it.

"Do you know Xu Damao? He has had a bad character since he was a child. No one in our courtyard cares about him. And a few days ago I heard that he was engaged to a young lady from a wealthy family and was about to get married. How could he marry you at this time? Don't be fooled by him!"

"That's impossible! If he was going to get married soon, why would he tell me he wanted to marry me? I don't believe it!"

Qin Huairu looked at the stubborn girl and said earnestly, "I am your cousin, how can I lie to you? He said this in person in the courtyard, and we all know it. If you don't believe it, just ask anyone and you will find out."

"In short, Xu Damao is not a trustworthy person. If you want to find a partner, I'll ask around for you during this period of time. Anyone you find is much better than Xu Damao."