Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 83 Gonghuo
Having shown Qin Huairu the way, Li Hongbing did not linger and turned to walk into the courtyard.

Seeing Li Hongbing walk away without looking back, Qin Huairu was stunned on the spot.

While Qin Huairu was still thinking about what Li Hongbing had just said, Xu Damao, who had just returned from using the restroom, couldn't help but brighten up when he saw Qin Huairu standing "in a daze" outside the gate.

"You must be Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu's blind date?"

Xu Damao quickly stepped forward and went straight to Qin Huairu, taking the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Although Xu Damao is only fifteen years old and a year younger than Li Hongbing, he has read a lot of erotic comic books and knows more about matters between men and women than Shazhu.

He was captivated when he first saw Qin Huairu that morning.

Putting everything else aside, just looking at her appearance, Qin Huairu is still really stunning, especially her captivating peach blossom eyes that seem to speak volumes.

Even if he couldn't do anything else, just being able to talk to a beauty like Qin Huairu would excite Xu Damao, who was in the throes of adolescence.

Given Li Hongbing's example, Qin Huairu wasn't surprised that Xu Damao could call her by name, especially pointing out that she was Jia Dongxu's blind date.

Moreover, Xu Damao was among those who were making a fuss in the morning.

Qin Huairu had some impression of Xu Damao and knew that he was from this courtyard.

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Xu Damao's lecherous gaze made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

In this regard, Qin Huairu, as a woman, was very sensitive.

This is how the men in the village used to look at her when she went to work in the fields.

Seeing that Qin Huairu was a little wary of him and did not answer his question, Xu Damao did not care and continued, "Was that Li Hongbing just now? Did he say something bad about me?"

Let me tell you, Li Hongbing is no good person. No matter what he says, don't believe him.

Let me tell you something. Li Hongbing and Jia Dongxu, whom you're on a blind date with, have a history of conflict. Now that Jia Dongxu is on a blind date with you, Li Hongbing will definitely take the opportunity to sabotage the relationship and talk badly about Jia Dongxu behind his back.

Luckily you met me, otherwise you would have believed Li Hongbing's nonsense, and then..."

Recalling what he had just seen, Xu Damao clearly recognized the person who had spoken to Qin Huairu earlier as Li Hongbing.

Seeing Qin Huairu's indifferent attitude, Xu Damao assumed that Li Hongbing was talking badly about him behind his back, so he immediately turned against her.

Recently, Li Hongbing has been making quite a splash in this courtyard.

As a peer of similar age, Xu Damao, who is only one year younger than Li Hongbing, felt quite jealous.

Although Xu Fugui had specifically warned Xu Damao not to provoke Li Hongbing, and said that he was no match for Li Hongbing.

But the more this happened, the more resentful Xu Damao became.

Xu Damao was especially annoyed to see Sha Zhu constantly getting close to Li Hongbing.

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Xu Damao's words made Qin Huairu's impression of him even worse.

What kind of good person would speak ill of others behind their backs?

Moreover, Qin Huairu actually had a pretty good impression of Li Hongbing.

However, Xu Damao's mention of the feud between Li Hongbing and Jia Dongxu confirmed that Li Hongbing hadn't lied to her earlier. Remembering that Li Hongbing had asked her to inquire about the Jia family and Jia Dongxu from Xu Damao, she became concerned again.

Just in time.

Seemingly afraid that Qin Huairu wouldn't believe him, Xu Damao took the initiative to introduce himself, saying to Qin Huairu, "My name is Xu Damao, and I live in this backyard. I'm a neighbor of Jia Dongxu in the same compound. My dad is an old man in this compound..."

Right again.

Without showing any unusual reaction, Qin Huairu followed Xu Damao's words and asked with feigned surprise, "Xu Damao, you said that Li Hongbing had a grudge against Jia Dongxu?"

"Yes! Everyone in the entire courtyard knows, why would I lie to you?"

"It's just that you're not from our institute, and this is your first time here, so you don't know these things."

“Li Hongbing and the Jia family have a serious feud; it even involved the local police station a while ago.”

"The story begins more than a year ago. Li Hongbing's sister, Li Hongmei, you know her, right? She's the one the Zhao family used to present as a betrothal gift this morning..." "..."

Seeing that Qin Huairu seemed to have begun to believe him, Xu Damao became even more interested.

Xu Damao, that clever and cunning fellow, went straight to the beginning, bringing up the story of how Jia Dongxu had taken a liking to Li Hongmei and asked Yi Zhonghai to propose marriage.

He certainly disliked Li Hongbing, and his relationship with Jia Dongxu wasn't very good either.

Although Qin Huairu comes from the countryside, she is very beautiful!

Naturally, Xu Damao became jealous of Jia Dongxu.

If she couldn't have him, she was even less willing to let Jia Dongxu win the beauty's heart.

"Did Jia Dongxu go on a blind date with Li Hongbing's sister?"

Qin Huairu was shocked when she learned of this.

Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Xu Damao curled his lips and said with great disdain, "What kind of blind date is this? Li Hongmei didn't even like Jia Dongxu. As soon as his master Yi Zhonghai came to mention this matter, he was rejected."

When this matter was brought up, Xu Damao couldn't help but feel smug and deeply despised Jia Dongxu.

Although Li Hongmei had lost her parents and had a younger brother who was a burden, she had a formal job at a food factory and three rooms in the front yard. Few people could compare to her.

Although she wasn't as alluring as Qin Huairu, she was still quite beautiful, considered one of the prettiest women in the area, and even the most beautiful woman in the food factory.

In the eyes of Xu Damao and others, Jia Dongxu's desire to marry Li Hongmei was no different from a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

More importantly.

Jia Dongxu not only coveted people, but also wanted to gain both their wealth and his own.

The Jia family clearly had their eyes on the three rooms belonging to the Li family, as well as the compensation money that the food factory had given to the Li siblings.

These weren't things Xu Damao figured out on his own; they were his father Xu Fugui's initial analysis.

"Qin Huai...you're a few years older than me, so I'll call you Sister Qin!"

Seeing that Qin Huairu had been prompted to think by his words, Xu Damao smiled smugly and immediately tried to get closer to her, continuing to belittle Jia Dongxu, saying, "Sister Qin, you saw it this morning too. Li Hongmei's boyfriend is a driver at the food factory. He's just as good as her, and he's miles ahead of Jia Dongxu."

The betrothal gift was even more extraordinary—it was a bicycle!
No wonder Li Hongmei looked down on Jia Dongxu back then…

Hearing Xu Damao's comparison, Qin Huairu, who had initially thought Jia Dongxu was quite good, immediately felt disappointed.

The blind date she finally got turned out to be someone no one else wanted.

Qin Huairu knew that she was no match for Li Hongmei in terms of her own qualities, and the only thing she could compete with was her face.

Even if Qin Huairu felt that she was no less beautiful than Li Hongmei, she was far from being able to completely overwhelm her.

That's just how people are; they always like to compare themselves to others and are always fixated on things they don't have.

As she thought about it, Qin Huairu couldn't help but feel inferior.

After recounting the feud between the Jia and Li families, and seeing that Qin Huairu was already somewhat swayed, Xu Damao was still not satisfied and decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Sister Qin, I really can't bear to lie to you, since I call you 'sister'."

"Do you want to know why Jia Dongxu would turn down a perfectly good city wife and insist on looking for one in the countryside?"

"It's not that I look down on rural people, but there's more to the story!"

"To tell you the truth, Jia Dongxu has made mistakes. He was arrested as a spy a while ago. Although it was later proven to be a misunderstanding and he was released, he has problems with his ideological awareness."

"Even more serious is that because of this incident, Jia Dongxu was publicly criticized throughout the factory and banned from participating in the steel rolling mill's promotion assessment for five years, which means he won't get a raise for at least five years, and his record will be tarnished from now on..."

Why did the Jia family arrange a blind date for you?

"It's because Jia Dongxu can't find a wife in the city. No city girl who knows his situation is willing to jump into the fire pit that is the Jia family..."

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(End of this chapter)