Chapter 179 Qin Jingru comes to Beijing again

Just as Li Shengli's family was excitedly preparing to go to the temple fair, in the backyard of Xu Damao's house, Lou Xiao'e was preparing to return to her parents' home.

Lou Xiao'e first packed the things she wanted to take home, such as vermicelli, mushrooms, green onions, etc. Lou Xiao'e's family had no shortage of them, and the Lou family did not look down on them. Lou Xiao'e picked and chose and took away some sausages.

Xu Damao was muttering that he would give Sha Zhu a good beating sooner or later. This year Xu Damao had not been happy. Lou Xiao'e was also irritated by Sha Zhu this time, as Sha Zhu always talked about her not having children.

"Hey, Xu Damao, have you told your family?" Lou Xiao'e asked while packing her things.

"What?" Xu Damao was a little surprised. Was there anything he needed to tell his family?

"It's about the child. I went to the hospital for a checkup and everything is fine." Lou Xiao'e looked at Xu Damao dissatisfiedly, "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have gone to your house with you during the New Year."

"How can I tell you that?" Xu Damao didn't want to embarrass that person. If he kept it a secret, other people would think it was Lou Xiao'e's problem. If he told it out loud, wouldn't it be telling others that there was something wrong with him, Xu Damao?

"Is that so? Then I won't go to your house during the New Year." Lou Xiao'e became unhappy when she heard Xu Damao say that. She didn't know before that when Xu Damao's parents said that she could only endure it when she couldn't get pregnant, but now that the examination showed that there was nothing wrong with her, she would not go to his house to suffer his anger.

"No, you really aren't going." Xu Damao was a little anxious. It was a big deal for a couple to live together and the woman not to go to the man's house.

"No, I won't go, so that your parents won't scold me all the time." Lou Xiao'e said firmly.

"Then I won't go to your house either." Xu Damao didn't want to go to Lou Xiao'e's house either. Every time he went to Lou Xiao'e's house, he had to be humble in front of her father. Even her father looked down on Xu Damao.

"If you don't want to go, then don't go. My dad looks down on you anyway. He says you have a small peasant mentality." Lou Xiao'e said nonchalantly. She didn't care whether Xu Damao went to her house or not. Her father looked down on Xu Damao anyway.

Xu Damao was very angry after hearing this but he didn't dare to express it.

"What date will you be back?" Xu Damao asked when he saw Lou Xiao'e was about to go out.

"The fifth day of the New Year. I'll be back on the fifth day of the New Year." Lou Xiao'e said this and went out while picking up her bag.

"Okay, then I'll come back on the fifth day too." After hearing this, Xu Damao also planned to come back on the fifth day. He didn't even want to cook when he was alone at home.

After Lou Xiao'e left, he became more and more angry. He packed up his things, carrying a chicken, eggs, peanuts and other things, and went to find Yan Bugui. He had to talk to Yan Bugui to see how to deal with Sha Zhu next.

Yan Bugui was also depressed. Although his loss was not as much as Xu Damao's, he did not consider his own financial situation. This one dollar was half his life.

"Old Yan, what are we having for dinner tonight?" The third aunt walked in and asked Yan Bugui who was still sulking.

"Let's eat dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut." Yan Bugui thought that he would have to make up the lost dollar from somewhere else.

"Why not put some meat in it?" Auntie Three was also a little greedy. How could the dumplings taste good without meat?

"Why put meat in there? This idiot Zhu has spent all our money for two meals of meat in one go." Yan Bugui said angrily.

Just at this moment Xu Damao came to the door of Yan Bugui's house carrying something. Upon hearing this, they immediately became united in their hatred of the enemy.

When Yan Bugui and the third aunt saw Xu Damao coming in with something in his hand, their eyes lit up. Xu Damao is a really good person.

Xu Damao explained his purpose, that he wanted to form an alliance with Yan Bugui to deal with Sha Zhu. This touched Yan Bugui's heart, and he quickly asked the third aunt to take the things from Xu Damao. The third aunt took the things and shouted to Yan Jiecheng's house in the front yard: "Boss, quickly call your wife to cook."

Then the third aunt smiled and said to Xu Damao: "Yu Li is the best at stewing chicken."

Xu Damao didn't care about what the third aunt meant and just joked with Yan Bugui. Everyone in this compound knew about the Yan family's lifestyle. They couldn't compare with many other families, mainly because Yan Bugui was so stingy.

Li Shengli took Han Qiuyun and her sister to visit the temple fair in the evening. After the tour, they returned to the courtyard with the things they bought.

"Sister, brother-in-law, where should we go to play tomorrow?" Han Qiuyu thought while eating dumplings.

"Take grandma to the park tomorrow." Li Shengli smiled, "There's nothing to do tomorrow, so it's not a big deal to stay at home all day."

It's not good to keep the old lady at home all day without going out. She might get sick if she stays at home all day.

After a good night's sleep, the weather was nice and sunny the next day. After the family of four finished their breakfast in the morning, Han Qiuyun and Han Qiuyu took the old lady out, leaving Li Shengli alone at home to look after the children.

The streets outside were bustling with activity, with children setting off firecrackers and chasing and playing with each other.

Han Qiuyun took the old lady back to Shuijing Hutong and chatted with the neighbors in the courtyard for a while. The old lady missed these neighbors very much. They had a close relationship and often got together to chat.

Li Shengli was alone at home taking care of the child. He played with his son for a while and waited until the boy was tired and fell asleep. Only then did Li Shengli have time to go to the toilet.

I hadn't noticed before, but this is such a tiring job. Children are full of energy and move around all the time. It seems that taking care of children is really a hassle for the old lady.

At noon, Li Shengli was looking at the scenery outside the window boredly, when a girl wearing a red cotton jacket with floral patterns and a green scarf walked in from outside.

Wow, Qin Jingru is here again. It looks like the fun is about to begin again.

Qin Jingru walked towards the central courtyard with longing for the city in her eyes. She had been here several times and was quite familiar with the place.

Qin Jingru came to Qin Huairu's house. As the saying goes, people from the same family stick together. Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru are equally good at scheming.

"Sister, Aunt Zhang." Qin Jingru pushed the door and entered the Jia family.

"Oh, Jingru is here." Jia Zhang greeted her while sewing her shoe sole.

"Jingru is here, come and sit down." Qin Huairu said, pointing to the stool next to the round table.

"Jingru, I'm not saying this directly. Given the current situation, if you want to stay in the city, you must find a city man to marry. Marry Shazhu. This is the only way for you to stay in the city." Qin Huairu picked up the teapot beside her and poured a cup of hot water for Qin Jingru.

"Anyway, I've told you this eight hundred times. If you still want to be a farmer and earn seven work points a day, just pretend I didn't say anything."

"But this silly Zhu is so stupid that I'm worried that he is really stupid." Qin Jingru was also a little worried. Although she was from the countryside, she was not bad looking. She had seen many city people along the way and they were not as good looking as her.

"Shazhu is not stupid." Qin Huairu smiled and shook her head. Whoever treats Shazhu as a fool is a real fool. "If you don't believe me, ask my mother-in-law."

(End of this chapter)