Get something in the courtyard

"Qin Huairu, is there any mother like you? You didn't even know that your two daughters were missing." Jia Zhang slammed the table and started scolding Qin Huairu.

After a period of hard work, the Jia family finally found a suitable wife for Banggeng. The family was not well off, and the son was lazy and had not found a wife until he was almost 30. In order to find a wife for their son to carry on the family line, they also planned to exchange the marriage.

This happened to be a family with similar interests as the Jia family, and they eventually came together.

Qin Huairu had seen the girl and thought that she was pretty. Bang Geng would definitely like her. The only problem was that the family relied on their daughter's beauty and put forward a lot of conditions, including a betrothal gift of 500 yuan.

This is not asking for a dowry, this is asking for Qin Huairu's life. The son is important, but money is more important. She is old and it is not easy to make money. How can she be willing to give so much dowry just to marry Banggeng?

But it doesn't matter. This little difficulty is not a problem for her at all.

Qin Huairu directly threw the photo of Xiaodang and Huaihua at the son of that family without saying a word.

Your daughter is pretty, and my daughter is not bad either.

You only have one at home and you have no way to choose, but I have two.

There is no doubt that Qin Huairu is a great beauty.

If it weren't for her beauty, there would be no way she could have bewitched Sha Zhu into forgetting her own sister.

Xiaodang and Huaihua look similar to Qin Huairu, but younger.

How could a 30-year-old bachelor who was idle and had nothing to do resist such temptation? He begged his family to agree to it.

This is what Qin Huairu wanted. She took over the role and asked for a betrothal gift. It wasn't much, just 500 yuan.

That family could never have imagined that Qin Huairu was so skilled that he would actually use this trick.

This is just great.

On one side, the son was crying and shouting that he wanted to marry someone else's daughter; on the other side, Qin Huairu made a huge request.

If their family had money, they would have found a wife for their son long ago. As for waiting until their daughter comes of age to arrange a marriage for her?

But I can't refuse my son's request.

He is the only precious baby in the family, and the whole family is waiting for him to get married and carry on the family line.

After a time-consuming tug-of-war, the two sides finally reached a successful negotiation.

Qin Huairu asked for a betrothal gift of 300 yuan, and the two parties arranged for the marriage to take place.

When Qin Huairu returned home with the good news, the two widows discovered that the two money-losing guys in the house had not been home for a long time.

At this time, both of them were a little dumbfounded.

They found that they didn't know where their daughter worked. Qin Huairu was especially angry. She didn't tell Jia Zhangshi about the 300 yuan betrothal gift she received.

The two of them went to Xiaodang and Huaihua's classmates to try to find out any news about them, but of course they found nothing.

At this time, the two had already been working in factories in Shanghai. In Beijing, the Siheyuan was well-known, while the Jia family had a bad reputation. They were often looked down upon by others.

But it was different in Shanghai. No one in Shanghai knew about the Jia family, and no one would talk about them behind their backs.

And because they are both good-looking and have good jobs, they have many suitors.

Although Qin Huairu was anxious, she was not panicked. She said to Jia Zhangshi, "Mom, don't make a fuss. It will be troublesome if others find out. Let's wait until Banggeng gets home from get off work. I'll ask him. Xiaodang and Huaihua have a good relationship with Banggeng, so maybe they will tell him."

Jia Zhang had no other choice. She was now an eighty-year-old woman, and she did not dare to offend Qin Huairu too much.

"Then wait for Bang Geng to come back and tell him the good news."

The two widows supported each other and experienced so many years of ups and downs together. They had a good understanding and affection for each other. As long as it had nothing to do with money, they were still good mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Stop, who are you?"

Goalkeeper Yan Bugui sticks to his post faithfully. Although he rarely gets an advantage now, he still hasn't given up this great profession of goalkeeping. He is much better than athletes in some sports.

An old lady in her fifties stopped walking, with a look of hesitation on her face. Her home was on the street, and she had known about the rumors about this courtyard house. If Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong had not offered her a lot of money and promised that she would not have to participate in the affairs of the courtyard, she would not have agreed to this job.

"I'm here to see Mr. Liu."

"Mr. Liu?" This address confused Yan Bugui.

He had lived in the courtyard all his life and knew the names of everyone in the courtyard, even the names of the babies. But he had never heard of a person named Mr. Liu.

"Did you find the wrong person?"

"I'm not mistaken. The courtyard is full of birds. I've lived on this street for decades. How could I be wrong?"

Yan Bugui's face suddenly darkened. It had been so many years, but the name Qinman Siheyuan was still remembered.

Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, the man lowered his head in embarrassment.

Yan Bugui had no choice but to pretend that he didn't understand: "There is no one called Mr. Liu in our hospital."

"Why not? Doesn't his family live in the backyard?"

Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment, then thought of Liu Haizhong's family, and asked uncertainly: "Are you talking about Liu Haizhong's family?"

"Yes, it's his house. I'm the nanny hired by his family. My last name is Chen, and I live in Heizhima Hutong."

Yan Bugui was even more confused: "Why do you call him Mr. Liu? Is this a new rule in the nanny industry?"

The man said, "No. He is the boss, I am just following his lead."

"No, wait a minute, he's the big boss? How come I didn't know?"

Yan Bugui fell silent as he was talking. During this period, he did notice that Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao often went out. They always dressed very formally, just like the foreigners on TV.

He asked several times, but neither of them told him the truth.

Now it seems that the two have found a way to make money.

So infuriating.

If there is a way to make money, why not tell everyone?

Even if you don't say it, you should still treat me.

This is the tradition of the Siheyuan.

"Um, can I come in?"

Yan Bugui wanted to say something, but Xu Damao came out wearing a stylish suit. He thought Xu Damao was fighting with Sha Zhu, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Now it seems that is not the case at all.

"Aunt Chen, why are you standing at the door? I thought you were not coming."

The nanny glanced at Yan Bugui and said, "I came a long time ago, but I was stopped, wasn't I?"

Xu Damao understood what was going on as soon as he saw it. Yan Bugui would taste the saltiness of every manure cart that passed by. If someone like this suddenly appeared, he would definitely ask for clarification.

"Uncle San, this is the nanny that my uncle and I hired to cook for our two families. Don't treat her as an outsider and kick her out in the future.

Aunt Chen, don't just stand there. Go to the backyard and find Auntie Er and ask her what she wants to eat tonight. We're going to try your cooking skills. I tell you, if your cooking skills aren't up to par, don't blame us for finding someone else.

It’s time for dinner, hurry up!”

Upon hearing that her job was in danger, Nanny Chen did not dare to delay and hurried to the backyard.

Yan Bugui was in no mood to pay attention to the nanny at this time. He grabbed Xu Damao and said, "Xu Damao, you are a bit dishonest. You didn't even tell me that you had a profitable business. The Third Uncle is always very kind to you. Tell me where the money came from." (End of this chapter)