Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

The older woman has been monitoring the Jia family much more closely lately. She's afraid that if she's not careful, Miao Jianye might take a liking to Qin Jingru.

"Jianye, have you figured out Qin Huairu's purpose?"

Miao Jianye knew what the older woman was worried about. Although he was attracted to Qin Jingru's beauty, he had no plans to marry her for the time being.

The reason is simple: Qin Jingru's household registration is rural.

"Auntie, don't worry, I'm not interested in her. Let's talk about the house instead."

The deaf elderly woman's house has been vacant for a long time. Who exactly does the neighborhood committee intend to allocate it to?

The older woman shook her head, not knowing the answer.

Since Director Wang held that meeting and rejected most of the proposals in the compound, there has been no news about the house.

Back in the backyard, Liu Haizhong told Qin Huairu about her request as soon as he got home.

As soon as the second aunt heard this, she understood what was going on: "Don't listen to her."

Qin Huairu has taken a liking to our Guangtian and wants him to marry Qin Jingru.

"No way." Liu Haizhong refused without even thinking.

Auntie Er said, "I know, I never agreed. Our family is now a cadre family, so we should at least marry a girl from the city."

"Qin Jing is just a country girl, what right does she have to marry into our family?"

Liu Haizhong said with satisfaction, "That's what I thought too. Country girls don't know anything, they won't get any benefits from marrying into our family."

Qin Huairu thought that no one could see through her thoughts. In fact, everyone in the courtyard had already figured it out, but they just didn't say anything.

He Yuzhu did not interfere with her scheme.

He Yuzhu knew Qin Jingru just as well as Qin Huairu.

She may not be as smart as Qin Huairu, but she's no less stingy.

If Qin Huai only takes a small amount of blood, she might not turn against her. But given enough time, the two sisters will inevitably turn against each other.

He Yuzhu is now concerned about the news reports about He Yushui.

"How about it?"

He Yushui excitedly recounted the events of the day: "The people in the department have been very kind to me. They even brought along my Sister Ding, she's such a good person."

He Yuqing looked at He Yushui with envy.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs isn't far from the courtyard house, so she can go home every day. From now on, she'll have to go to school alone.

He Yuzhu then looked at Li Pan: "How's it going on your end?"

Li Pan said gratefully, "I'm doing very well here too. My colleagues at work are great."

Li Pan and Xu Xiaoling were eventually assigned to the Industry Bureau. This was due to a favor done by a high-ranking leader.

He Yuzhu said, "Once you're at your units, just focus on your work. Don't get involved in those movements outside; just make a show of it."

Both of them agreed.

He Yuzhu trusted the girls quite a bit. Li Pan stayed and ate at He Yuzhu's house.

The atmosphere was rather tense at the Li family's house in the front yard.

When Li Pan was in school, she rarely stayed at home, so there were few arguments.

But now that she has a job, things are different.

When I was in school, I didn't have to give my family money for living expenses, but now that I'm working, I shouldn't have to.

That's not the biggest problem.

The biggest problem is still housing.

When I was younger, I could just be put anywhere and find a place to live.

That won't work now. Li Pan is too old; it's too crowded for such an adult.

During their conversation, Yu Li inadvertently revealed her thoughts.

Li Zhenjiang immediately gave her a cold shoulder: "How is my own sister an obstacle to you?"

Yu Li immediately burst into tears: "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to ask about the house."

Brother Zhu has a good relationship with Director Wang. If he puts in a good word for us, Director Wang can allocate a house to our family.

"With a bigger house, it'll be much more convenient to live in."

Her explanation could not eliminate the barriers in other people's hearts.

Nowadays in Beijing, most people live in very crowded homes.

Compared to others, the Li family's housing conditions weren't bad. Li Dagen sat to the side, smoking one cigarette after another.

The two children in the Li family couldn't stand the smell of smoke, so they both stayed far away.

Zhou Sujuan's expression was also not good, and she sat to the side without saying a word.

As Li Pan entered the house, she sensed that something was wrong and immediately asked, "What's wrong at home?"

Yu Li awkwardly turned her head to the side.

Li Zhenjiang sighed: "It's nothing. You have to go to work tomorrow, have you packed your things?"

Li Pan smiled and said, "Everything's all packed. Brother, once I get my first month's salary, I'll treat our family to Peking duck."

Li Zhenjiang wasn't very interested.

His two sons got excited when they heard they were going to eat roast duck.

With the child's interruption, the atmosphere at home finally eased a bit.

Li Pan always felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere at home, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it, so she just pretended not to see it.

Soon, the Li family turned off the lights and went to rest.

Li Dagen and Zhou Sujuan did not sleep; they sat on the bed by the moonlight.

The two started chatting.

Zhou Sujuan complained, "Why is my daughter-in-law so short-sighted?"

Our family hasn't treated her badly, so why can't she tolerate Panpan?

"Panpan will find someone and get married in a couple of years; she won't be in her way."

Li Dagen couldn't speak ill of his daughter-in-law, so he could only sigh and say, "You should also say less. If we talk too much, Zhenjiang will start arguing with her again."

Zhou Sujuan was unhappy: "I already said it, so what? Panpan hasn't used a single penny of her money all these years."

She shouldn't forget that when Panpan got into university, the steel mill gave Zhenjiang a raise.

And his job.

"If it weren't for Panpan's sake, Zhu Zi would have given her the job."

Li Pan's house was behind Li Dagen and his wife's, and it was blocked off by wooden boards. The wooden boards were not very effective at soundproofing.

Li Pan hadn't slept and overheard their conversation. She immediately felt a little wronged.

Other people's sisters-in-law treat their sisters-in-law like their own sisters. But my own sister-in-law started to look down on me on my very first day of work.

On the other side, Zhou Sujuan continued to complain: "Because of her, Tiezhu's family has become estranged from us."

Xiao Fang didn't say it, but she asked Zhang Yan to help take care of the child.

Is a house really that important?
If she thinks we're in her way, she can apply for housing at the steel mill.

Li Dagen became even more irritated and said impatiently, "Just shut up. I'm tired, I'm going to sleep."

Zhou Sujuan sighed and said nothing more.

Li Pan, feeling wronged, hid under the covers and cried.

The frightening deaf old woman in the backyard was driven away, and she became the second person to be kicked out of the house.

At that moment, all the joy that work brought me vanished.

She lay in bed, unable to sleep all night. After dawn, she went to He Yuzhu's house.

Only here can she feel comfortable.

He Yuzhu was startled when he saw her appearance: "What's wrong? Didn't you sleep last night?" "Brother, I'll cook for you."

He Yuzhu was taken aback; this form of address was rather unusual. This was the first time she had addressed him like that; she had always called him Brother Zhuzi before.

There's definitely something going on here.

Seeing that she wouldn't say anything, He Yuzhu didn't press her for details: "Okay, go cook some porridge and boil some eggs, and I'll go buy some steamed buns."

Li Pan agreed and went to get busy.

He Yuzhu went out the door and into the front yard, where he saw Zhou Sujuan.

She said, "Panpan went to your house? That girl, she ran to your house as soon as she got up."

Seeing that she seemed unaware of Li Pan's feelings, He Yuzhu didn't expose her: "It's nothing, she went to help me make breakfast."

Panpan will be eating at my house soon. Don't cook for her. (End of Chapter)