The winner of life in the courtyard

Chapter 24: One plays the good cop, the other plays the bad cop
After hearing what Qin Huairu said, Jia Zhang was silent for a long time and did not speak for a long time.

How could she not understand the current situation of the Jia family?
They didn't have many relatives, and those so-called relatives in the village had long since stopped visiting. The reason for this was that after her husband got into trouble, those relatives wanted to eat up her family and wipe out the whole family.

Now, her son is in trouble too.

If we ask those so-called relatives for help, then I'm afraid this extinct family will be eaten up by them.

"Huai Ru, do you have any good ideas?"

Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu and felt that her daughter-in-law said this probably because she already had an idea in mind.

"Mother-in-law, I do have some ideas!"

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhang seriously, with a serious expression.

"If I say something unpleasant, you can't blame me!"

"You tell me, I don't blame you!"

Jia Zhang has now regained consciousness and is able to think about problems carefully.

"Mother-in-law, my opinion is still because of what you did before!"

Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhang and slowly expressed her thoughts.

"In opera, there are actors who play the good-looking guy and actors who play the bad-looking guy."

"White-faced Cao Cao, red-faced Guan Gong!"

"Everyone likes Guan Gong's loyalty and hates Cao Cao's treachery."

"Huai Ru, do you mean that I play the good guy and you play the bad guy?"

Jia Zhang was also a smart person and she guessed what Qin Huairu meant immediately.

Qin Huairu nodded and said, "Mother-in-law, you know the situation in our family. You know what my life was like when I married into the Jia family. You don't need me to repeat it, right?"

"So, I am most suitable to play the bad guy."

"Of course, mother-in-law, you are such a white-faced person. You only need to show off occasionally. As long as people in the courtyard feel that I, the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, have been treated harshly by you, then naturally someone will sympathize with me!"

"When the time comes and my family needs help, they will definitely not stand idly by because I am so pitiful."

"Granny, what do you think?"

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, Jia Zhang fell silent again.

Jia Zhang knew clearly that her reputation in the courtyard was not very good, and she had no chance to play the good guy.

The most important thing is, as Qin Huairu said, everyone in the courtyard can see what her life is like after she married into the Jia family.

"Huai Ru, I can play the good guy if you want me to!"

"But I have a condition!"

After a brief thought, Jia Zhang realized that this was the best way for the Jia family to deal with the situation. However, she couldn't play the villain role in vain.

"Mother-in-law, you say!"

"You know, I'm not in good health and I often have to take painkillers!"

Jia Zhang is now addicted to painkillers. Not taking the medicine would be like asking for her life.

In the past, her son earned money, so if she wanted to buy medicine, her son had to give her money.

But now, Qin Huairu is earning money, so she can no longer take painkillers like before.

"Mom, don't worry. I will definitely buy you the medicine you want to take. Since I'm the good guy, I must be filial!"

Qin Huairu agreed without any hesitation.

"Huai Ru, you are really a filial daughter-in-law to my mother."

"Also, I am at home taking care of the kids and cleaning the house. I can still do it now, but I won't be able to do it when I get old!"

"Grandma, I will definitely take care of you in your old age!"

"Don't worry about that. If I don't care about you, the saliva of everyone in the yard will drown me!"

Qin Huairu felt that what Jia Zhang said was pure nonsense. She was the good-guy. If she didn't provide support for Jia Zhang in her old age, wouldn't her image as the good-guy be ruined?

"Huai Ru, what I mean is that you give me three dollars a month as pension!" Jia Zhang spoke slowly and explained her thoughts.

"Mother-in-law, the pension is only three dollars a month, and I don't even know how much I can earn in a month!"

"How can we live like this?"

Qin Huairu didn't expect that Jia Zhang still wanted money.

Three dollars a month!
Five dollars is enough for one person’s food!

"Huai Ru, I can't help it."

"I'm afraid!"

Since Jia Zhang had spoken, she had no intention of giving in.

She has made so many sacrifices for this family, if she doesn't get any benefit at all, then what is she?

Although Qin Huairu said that she would provide for her in her old age, it would not work for her since she did not have some money.

Qin Huairu was very angry when she saw Jia Zhang's behavior.

However, she couldn't get angry with Jia Zhang.

In her plan, the two of them have to cooperate with each other so that the Jia family can gain a foothold in this courtyard and make ends meet.

"Mother-in-law, how about this? When I take over and become a regular employee, I'll see how much I earn and then decide how much pension I'll give you every month. Do you agree?"

Qin Huairu couldn't possibly reject Jia Zhang on the spot, so she could only postpone it.

"Fine!"

Jia Zhang also knew that Qin Huairu should not be pushed into a corner.

Although the relationship between them is that of the east wind and the west wind, they also have to cooperate with each other.

"By the way, mother-in-law, if we have time, let's go to Technician Shen in the East Cross Hospital together..."

"Huai Ru, you should go to Technician Shen's place!"

Without waiting for Qin Huairu to finish her words, Jia Zhang decisively rejected Qin Huairu's proposal.

"Mother-in-law, didn't we just agree on this?"

"Huai Ru, it's not that I don't want to help you, but think about it, I behaved like this today, what would Technician Shen think if I went with you at this time?"

After hearing what Jia Zhang said, Qin Huairu paused and thought about it and it made sense.

It was obvious that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had just had a big fight, but now they are walking together just a while later. It seems a bit fake.

"Well, how about we wait a few days before going?"

"No!"

Jia Zhang hurriedly said, "Technician Shen is going to repair the house and will not be back to live in the courtyard for a long time. If there is anything, we must hurry up and do it!"

"Huai Ru, you are going to take over Dong Xu's job at the steel mill. Being a fitter is not a job suitable for a woman. Go find this technician Shen, maybe you can get a lighter job!"

"Granny, you're right!"

Qin Huairu's eyes suddenly lit up.

Taking over is probably certain.

But it was not up to her to decide what job she would do at the steel mill.

If you have a powerful person to back you up, then work in the steel mill will be easier.

"Mother-in-law, but is it appropriate for us to go and ask for help empty-handed?"

"Why is it inappropriate?"

Jia Zhang immediately frowned, "What is the situation of our family now? If he, Shen, doesn't help, is he still a human being?"

"Huai Ru, listen to me, hurry up and find that technician Shen, this is the best time!"

(End of this chapter)