Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

周末

In Nanluoguxiang, Qin Jingru was smiling and pulling a thin, round-faced man towards the street office. Yu Li, who was pregnant, was also following.

Seeing Zhang Renkang become a stranger, Yu Li was curious. When did Zhang Renkang learn this trick?

Especially when she saw the happy Qin Jingru and Zhang Renkang, who looked different but still had a familiar look in his eyes, Yu Li felt a little awkward. No matter how that woman looked, she couldn't be happy watching her man being affectionate with another woman. But Yu Li hummed in her heart, but still smiled at Director Wang.

"Auntie Wang, why did you come out?"

Director Wang said with a smile

"I just saw you walking towards the street office with a big belly in the office."

"You said this Renkang too, how can I let a pregnant woman like you come out by yourself? I have to deal with him."

As he said this, he pulled Yu Li's arm and laughed.

"It must be more than six months now. I think your belly is probably carrying a son."

"Renkang's family can now add a new household registration."

Yu Li smiled bitterly in her heart. This was not just adding one more household. Not to mention Qin Jingru next to her, there were at least two more in Hong Kong Island.

Smiled and said

"Auntie Wang, Renkang has something to deal with today."

"I'm here to ask you for a proof of residence."

"I have renovated the house behind me. It is empty anyway so I plan to rent it out."

"Look, these two comrades came to us and wanted to rent a house. We brought them here to talk to you and get the paperwork done."

Director Wang looked suspiciously at Qin Jingru and the disguised Zhang Renkang. Although she had seen Qin Jingru before, it had been more than half a year. In addition, after Zhang Renkang's development, Qin Jingru was no longer the young girl she once was. She had become plump and round. Because Zhang Renkang often made facial masks for her, the collagen on Qin Jingru's face seemed to be overflowing.

Director Wang asked

"Who are you two?"

Qin Jingru said with a smile

"Director Wang, I lived here for a few days before. I am Qin Huairu's cousin, from the Jia family."

When Director Wang heard about the Jia family, his face suddenly darkened. The Jia family was now on the top blacklist of the street office. The children participated in the theft of criminal gangs and the old people smoked opium. For this, Director Wang was punished by his superiors. Even the Nanluoguxiang Street Office and the police station were disqualified from this year's evaluation due to improper management.

Now the people in the subdistrict office and the police station hate the Jia family so much that their teeth ache when they hear about it. They don't have much money in their jobs. They just get a fixed salary. The advanced units can get a subsidy of 5 yuan per person per month, and they can also get some rice and flour as rewards during festivals. Now that the Jia family is gone, how can they not hate them?

Qin Jingru was startled by Director Wang's sudden change in expression. She didn't know what she had said wrong. It was Zhang Renkang who was pretending that he had figured out the reason and explained with a smile.

"Hello, Director Wang. I am an employee of the Beijiao Machine Repair Factory. My name is Li Gui."

"This is my wife Qin Jingru. I need to go to the south for support for work. Before we got married, my wife lived in Qianmen Street and worked in the Second Textile Factory in the eastern suburbs."

"After all, it's far from my workplace, and I don't come back on weekdays, so I plan to move to another place. I talked to Yu Li and rented their empty house."

Yu Li also nodded and said with a smile

"Yes, isn't it Renkang who is in charge of the restructuring of the machine repair factory? Whenever the factory employees have difficulties, he insists on solving their problems."

"But there are only so many houses in the city. It's not easy to find one. So I started thinking about my house."

When Director Wang heard Yu Li's words, his expression changed, but he still said in a bad tone:

"When you leave, will your lover be the only one at home?"

Seeing Li Gui nod, Director Wang frowned and pulled Yu Li aside and whispered

"Lily, have you ever thought about the relationship between Qin Jingru and the Jia family?"

"If you let her live in your house, won't the Jia family have to go there often to make trouble?"

"You're still pregnant. If something happens, how am I going to explain this to Renkang's parents?"

Director Wang was worried that Qin Jingru had contact with the Jia family, and if she did, something bad would happen and hurt Yu Li's child.

Seeing that Director Wang was worried about her and the child, Yu Li said with a smile:

"Aunt Wang, you may not know that Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu have had a falling out. Qin Huairu tricked her into coming to the city to introduce a date to Sha Zhu."

"This is just cheating people. Shazhu is over 30 years old, and Jingru is only 18 or 19. Besides, what else can Shazhu do besides being a good cook? Especially since Qin Huairu is planning to ask Shazhu to help her family."

"Because of this, the sisters had a fight in the courtyard, and from what Renkang said, the two families in their hometown also fell out."

Director Wang heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"Really? That would be better. Renkang, even if he works, he can't just rely on his family's subsidy."

Yu Li said with a smile

"You don't understand him. He has a strong sense of responsibility. He is also very responsible to his subordinates. They come from far away to contribute to the country's construction. We can't let them feel wronged. At least we have to ensure that they have no worries."

Director Wang nodded and said with a smile

“This child is like this”

"Okay, Aunt Wang will give you a certificate."

He walked over and said

"Since you want to live on our street, you must abide by the rules and don't cause trouble."

"Where is your previous street certificate? Bring it to me and I will get it for you."

"You are not renting this place. We don't have such a policy now. You are staying at the home of Director Zhang and Section Chief Yu. Please take good care of their belongings."

Zhang Renkang nodded and smiled at Director Wang who was defending him.

"Of course, mainly because my girlfriend lives alone, and as a lesbian she won't cause any trouble."

After a while, Director Wang finished the paperwork and handed it to Zhang Renkang.

"Do you need the street office to help you move your luggage?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"No, I just need to go to Qianmen Street and find a few three-wheeled trucks."

"Excuse me, Director."

Director Wang nodded, didn't say anything else, and smiled while pulling Yu Li.

"I think if your stomach is not feeling well, you should just rest at home for a while and focus on your pregnancy."

"The factory asked Renkang to ask for leave for you."

"The most important thing for you now is to raise your child well."

Yu Li smiled and nodded.

"I am also planning to ask for leave next month. This little guy has become more and more active recently and wants to kick me at every turn."

After a few pleasantries, Yu Li led Qin Jingru and Zhang Renkang to the courtyard. On the way, Yu Li smiled and said

"Don't tell me, Zhang Renkang, I didn't know you had this skill?"

"You have been preparing for this trick for a long time, right? The makeup you put on looks pretty convincing. You must have been planning this for a long time, right?"

Qin Jingru hid aside timidly, not daring to offend Yu Li at this moment. She had finally been able to enter this house, and she did not dare to make Yu Li angry at this moment.

Zhang Renkang laughed

"I didn't plan this in advance. I just figured it out recently."

"Besides, you think it's easy. If I hadn't found an expert, how could I have become like this?"

The three of them just entered the courtyard.

Yan Bugui looked at Yu Li, Qin Jingru and this strange but familiar man in surprise and asked

"Yu Li, are these two your relatives?"

Yu Li shook her head and said

“He is staying in our house.”

"Isn't Renkang in charge of the restructuring at the Northern Suburbs Machine Repair Factory? A comrade from the factory is going south. His wife works in a textile factory next to the steel mill. It was inconvenient for her to live there before, so she was temporarily arranged to live in our house."

Yan Bugui looked up and then shouted

"Qin, Qin Jingru?"

"You are Qin Jingru? How could it be you?"

Qin Jingru said with a smile

"You are the third uncle of this courtyard, right? I remember you are Uncle Yan, right?"

Zhang Renkang walked forward and said with a smile

"You are the manager of this courtyard, right?"

Then he took out a Daqianmen from his pocket and handed it to Yan Bugui, saying with a smile

"My name is Li Gui, I am an employee of the North Suburbs Machine Repair Factory. My wife and I moved to our yard. I hope you will take care of us in the future."

Yan Bugui said with a smile

"Easy to say, easy to say"

"I am Yan Bugui, the manager of this courtyard. If you have any problems, please tell me. I am fair."

Although Yan Bugui felt strange, he still looked at Zhang Renkang in front of him without changing his expression. He always felt that he had seen him before.

Soon, Song Jie and his wife, Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai from the middle courtyard, and Liu Donglai came over after hearing the noise.

Qin Huairu looked at the neatly dressed Qin Jingru in front of her in surprise and said

"Jingru, is that you?"

"I heard you got married? I couldn't find you in the city."

"Look at you, you didn't even tell me you were getting married so I could go and help you out."

"Save us from suffering losses"

Qin Jingru snorted and said disdainfully

"Qin Huairu, don't pretend to be a good person here. If you don't plot against me, I won't suffer any loss."

"Why did I notify you? To ask you to continue introducing me to that prisoner Sha Zhu?"

"I'm telling you, Qin Huairu, just give up on this idea. We are not familiar with each other, and there is no need for my family to interact with yours. Don't bother me in front of me."

Yi Zhonghai didn't see Zhang Renkang, and when he saw Qin Jingru and Li Gui, the new residents, his sense of morality suddenly came up, and he said dissatisfiedly

"Why do you talk to your sister like that?"

"We are all relatives. No matter what, she is still your sister. If you have any problems, you two sisters can help each other. It's a great thing."

Qin Huairu also said with a wronged look on her face

"Jingru, why do you miss me so much?"

"How have I let you down? Besides, you were going to marry into the city, and the best person I know is Zhuzi. How can a chef like him not be worthy of a country girl like you?"

"I was doing this for your own good. Who could have predicted that Zhuzi would make a mistake? You can't misinterpret me."

Qin Jingru looked at Qin Huairu like this, smiled and said

"Okay, Qin Huairu, your tricks don't work on me."

"Anyway, you go your way and I go mine, we have nothing to do with each other, and don't even think about trying to get close to me."

Then he said to Zhang Renkang

"Boss, let's go to the back."

"The place Sister Yu Li arranged is in the backyard."

Yu Li said with a smile

"Then let's go, first take a look at the place, then you can move your things over from home."

As they were about to walk to the backyard, Qin Huairu suddenly shouted to Qin Jingru

"Qin Jingru, do you think our family is of no use to you now? Are you so heartless?"

"If I hadn't brought you into the city, would you be where you are today?"

Qin Huairu suddenly became excited when she saw Qin Jingru. After all, she was her cousin. Besides, Qin Jingru was said to be working in a factory in the old city. Her partner was a worker and they were both well off. If she could help her, she would have a better life with her children.

Now Qin Huairu has to pay Banggeng 10 yuan a month for management fees and food expenses, and also has to buy food and cook for her two daughters at home. Her monthly salary of 17.5 yuan is not enough, so she has started to use the savings of Jia Zhangshi.

Banggeng only earned six dollars a month, but for some reason he was always hungry. When she asked the administrator, he said that he ate the same as everyone else and that not having enough to eat was a personal problem. Qin Huairu looked at Banggeng, who was covered in scars and had a dull look in his eyes, and she had no choice but to give him more food money.

Now that she has a chance to find Qin Jingru, how could she let go of this life-saving straw so easily?

When Qin Jingru heard Qin Huairu slander her for being heartless, she looked at Qin Huairu with a cold face and suddenly walked forward.

He gave Qin Huairu a big slap in the face.

Shouted

"Qin Huairu, you still have the nerve to say that?"

"Do you still have any shame? If you don't, your parents won't either?"

"How did you become so shameless after all these years in the Jia family?"

"I should be grateful to you for bringing me into the city, but why did you bring me into the city? To find me a husband for your Jia family to suck blood from?"

"Don't you know what you're thinking? Or do you think everyone is stupid?"

"During the few days I stayed at your house, tell the people in your compound how much food coupons and meal expenses your mother-in-law took from me? How much did I eat?"

"Say it, say it?"

"How dare you question me here?"

"When your mother-in-law started to insult and hit me, why didn't you ask her what right she had to scold me?"