Siheyuan: Starting from the promotion of an engineer

Chapter 42
Qin Huairu returned to the house, silently picked up the soup and drank it.

Jia Zhang said sarcastically: "How? I'm right, I think I have more face, you cousin and Xu Damao, it's not like a family does not enter the house!"

Qin Huairu put the bowl away angrily, got up and walked out.

Jia Zhang said angrily, "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to find Lou Xiao'e. Lin Zhen has left for work now, and she should be home when she left late."

"You...what are you looking for him for? Before Dong Xu leaves, he can tell you that he is not allowed to associate with his family."

"I'm here to borrow money, not to chat. The child is growing up day by day, and I need money for food and clothing. I don't know how to do it, so you can borrow it?"

Jia Zhang pursed her lips, she knew in her heart that with her own behavior, the entire courtyard could not even borrow a dime.

"Then... well, don't talk to Lin Zhen too much."

"You worry that this is superfluous. I came to Lou Xiao'e because she is the only one in the courtyard who is kind, and she is the only one who doesn't care about money."

Jiazhang stopped talking, and hoped that Qin Huairu could borrow some money to subsidize the family.

"Xiao'e, haven't you gone to work yet?"

"Well, let's go now, you are going out, sister Qin."

"No, I have something to do with you."

"Find me? Tell me what's going on."

"Well, my family has just finished their white affairs, and the family is very tight. I want to borrow 50 yuan from you, and I will return it to you as soon as I go to work and get paid."

If it was half a year ago, even if Lou Xiaoe couldn't give fifty, she would not hesitate to give Qin Huairu a few dollars.

But because of Qin Huairu asking Lin Zhen to borrow money last time, and being scolded by Jia Zhang as an adulterer and broken shoes last time, Lou Xiaoe has always been a little grudge.

There is no woman who loves her husband without being jealous.

Lou Xiao'e didn't say anything on the surface, but she was already a little wary of Qin Huairu in her heart.

What's more, Jiazhang was worried that his daughter-in-law would not be a widow and ran away, and the person in the whole yard was most wary of her husband Lin Zhen.

If the money is borrowed, there will likely be conflicts again.

The kind-hearted Lou Xiaoe politely refused this time, "Sister Qin, wait until the evening, I will tell Lin Zhen, if there is a wealthy family, let him send it to you."

As soon as Qin Huairu heard it, she knew there was nothing to do.

She thought that Lou Xiao'e, who didn't care about money and was kind, stopped borrowing money, it must be Lin Zhen's order.

It seems that it is impossible to break through the defense line from Lou Xiaoe alone. If you want to attract the richest family in the courtyard, you have to go directly to Lin Zhen.

"Then... well, you can talk to Lin Zhen at night, I'll go back first."

As soon as Qin Huairu went out tremblingly and came back exhausted, Jia Zhang knew it was another trip in vain.

"Hmph! Follow whoever you want to learn from. When Lou Xiao'e first entered the hospital, she was such a girl, she was very generous, but now she is as stingy as Lin Zhen, and he can teach her!"

Qin Huairu sighed and said: "You can't just catch Shazhu and paddle alone. The deaf old lady hates me recently. If our family wants to live a spacious life, we have to go to Lin Zhen. Mom, you can rest assured that I will go to Lin Zhen Borrow money?"

Jia Zhang glanced at him and said angrily, "Don't even think about it!"

Qin Huairu sighed and said, "You just can't turn the corner. I'm afraid I'll leave you alone. Don't you think about it. Lin Zhen will leave Lou Xiao'e and her four sons behind and lead me through? I borrowed money for our The home is also for your old age."

"Hmph! Don't coax me with good words. Before Dongxu left, he told you that you are not allowed to associate with Lin Zhen!"

"Mom! Now I'm taking care of you, not him. It's easy for him to clap his hands and go away, leaving us mothers to suffer. If I die in a few days, I'll have to ask him to settle the score."

"Bah, bah, bah! Don't talk nonsense, you have to die behind me, and you can't leave my old lady behind!"

"Then don't worry about me being so strict. I borrowed money for this family. If you are worried about not giving you a pension, from today onwards, I will save you three yuan a month for your pension. , as long as I live, I don’t need to pay for medical treatment, clothing and food, you keep it for yourself!”

Jia Zhang asked suspiciously, "Really?"

Qin Huairu immediately got up and went to the back room to take out 3 yuan and handed it to Jia Zhang.

"Mom, on this day next month, I'll give you three yuan back, and you can save it for yourself!"

Jia Zhang's eyes turned red with emotion, for the first time in six or seven years, he felt that Qin Huairu was really from the Jia family.

"Hey! I... I'll keep it, as long as you don't get too close to Lin Zhen, I... I'll pretend not to see it."

Qin Huairu smiled and said, "Don't worry, he is not as good as a silly Zhu in my eyes."

Jia Zhang frowned and said, "Sha Zhu is a fool."

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After Lin Zhen came home from get off work, Lou Xiaoe immediately told him about Qin Huairu's loan.

Lin Zhen asked with a smile: "Honey, what do you think, do you want to borrow it?"

Lou Xiao'e thought for a while and said: "It is said that our family is not short of money. If it is really difficult, let alone borrow it. It is fine to give it directly, but I am afraid that I will become entangled with the Jia family."

Lin Zhen nodded, "Not only Jia's family, but the whole courtyard, you are entangled. It's right not to borrow. A gentleman does not help the poor. Although she, Qin Huairu, is poor, there are people in the city who live worse than her. After Jia Dongxu's death , There is basically nothing urgent about her family, our family is not a philanthropic hall, so we can't manage so much, next time you come to borrow, you will let her go to Shazhu."

Lou Xiao'e nodded and said with a smile: "Isn't that silly Zhu miserable, he wants to help Qin Huairu all the time?"

"You don't know, silly Zhu is enjoying it, he is willing!"

Ahh!

Silly Zhu had just taken out a bottle of wine, and before opening the lid, he sneezed suddenly.

"It must be Xu Damao's grandson talking about me behind my back, it's really itchy!"

"What are you talking about? Who's itchy?"

Qin Huairu lifted the curtain and came into the room, squinting her eyes, looking at Sha Zhu with a smirk.

Silly Zhu slapped his forehead helplessly, "Hey! Qin Huairu, come to collect the lunch box every day. I'm tired from work all day, so why don't you let me drink once after get off work?"

Qin Huairu pretended to be angry and said: "Who won't let you drink, why don't you come here to bring you food and drink?"

"Give me food? Hmph! There must be nothing good!"

"Shut up! I'll have a drink with you!"

As Qin Huairu said, he took out a bag of fried peanuts and put them on the table.

Silly Zhu looked at it and said with a smile: "Didn't I fry it the day before yesterday? It disappeared after just one meal. It must have been swept away by sticks."

Qin Huairu said: "You don't put it away after eating, how dare you blame the stick? Isn't this brought to you?"

As he spoke, he snatched Shazhu's wine glass, raised his head and drank it down.

Silly Zhu quickly waved his hands in fright, "Okay, okay! Sister! Dear sister! Let Aunt Jia know that you are drinking here, and you still tear me alive!"

Qin Huairu sighed, lowered her head and wept, and said, "I'm not popular in the courtyard at all. Qin Jingru doesn't lend me money, and neither does Lou Xiaoe. The family is very tight, and my mother-in-law always makes faces. I... …Ugh……"

"Oh! Don't, don't, don't shed tears, what a big deal!"

As soon as Silly Zhu saw Qin Huairu crying, he immediately lost his balance.

"This Lin Zhen and Xu Damao are really serious. What can I do if I borrow some money? You are not kind to the rich! You take the ten yuan first. I can't see a woman crying, especially you!"

(End of this chapter)