Siheyuan: Qin Huairu is a lucky charm for her husband

10:00 AM

In a classroom at the Beijing Broadcasting Institute, Director Ma is currently announcing the internship assignments for the graduates.

Wenyi Qiu, who had already signed up to go to the third-tier border region, is now extremely regretful!

The young girl also didn't sleep well last night because she filled out an application to go to a frontier unit half a month ago.

She loves romance and the scenery of Suzhou, and after graduation, she wanted to visit a small border town in Northeast China.

But ever since meeting Secretary Lin yesterday, Wenyi Qiu has been reluctant to leave Beijing! Especially that last squeeze, the little girl remembered it all.

She has no energy or spirit at all and doesn't care about the list announced by the director of the teaching affairs office.

Why did I impulsively apply to go to the frontier? Oh well! Even if I applied to stay in Beijing, I might not get a spot anyway, since there's only one available.

But it would be good to stay in Beijing! What if we run into each other again?

Just as the little girl was lost in thought, the head of the teaching affairs office paused when he read out Wenyi Qiu's name.

"Wenyi Qiu! Publicity Department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill..."

When the director announced Wenyi Qiu's internship unit, all eyes in the class focused on her seat.

Everyone was whispering just now that Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill only has one internship position. If you perform well, you'll basically be offered a job there…

Male students wanted to work in the steel rolling mill because they had great ambitions, but female students also wanted to work in the steel rolling mill.

Wenyi Qiu was now stunned. She had just been trying to comfort herself that even if she filled out the form to stay in Beijing, she might not necessarily be assigned to a steel mill. So there was no point in agonizing over it. Had the teacher made a mistake?

"Yiqiu, didn't you fill out the form saying you were going to a small border town? What's going on?"

Faced with her roommate's question, Wenyi Qiu gently shook her head.

"I...I later changed it to Sijiu City."

With so many factories in Beijing, the chances of getting a job at a steel rolling mill even if you stayed here were slim. Who would have thought Wenyi Qiu would stumble upon such a stroke of luck…

"You're really lucky! I didn't expect you to get the only spot at the steel rolling mill. You're going to be very fortunate in the future!"

Wenyi Qiu is outwardly feigning composure, but inwardly she's overjoyed. This is a one-in-a-thousand chance...

However, there's no use in these people being envious; the list of people named by Secretary Lin was already revised yesterday.

Soon, the students left the classroom one after another, and Wenyi Qiu quickened her pace to the post office. She needed to hurry and send another telegram back to her hometown; she wasn't going back to Northeast China! She was going to stay in Beijing…

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In the steel rolling mill

Lin Chen also met Vika, and the blond guy was indeed extraordinary.

However, now that the steel mill has implemented regulations, almost no female workers dare to approach him wherever he goes. Even if they do, it's only for a few words because of work, which makes the once high-spirited Vika a little disappointed.

This guy had countless girlfriends in Moscow. If it weren't for the fact that he got a female student pregnant and couldn't make a living after that, he wouldn't have needed to hide in Beijing.

Now that Lin Chen knows about his past, he plans to make things difficult for him... The steel mill cannot tolerate such a powerful foreigner.

Vika has fled to Beijing to seek refuge, so Secretary Lin won't let him go back. It's also a way of doing his part for the women in Moscow…

Now, the golden-haired kid is standing at the entrance of the broadcasting station, frowning as he watches the girls from the publicity department come and go.

"Strange, aren't the women from China supposed to be very enthusiastic towards their older brothers? Why is no one paying attention to me? Shouldn't they be swarming around me? It's been a whole morning and not a single one has come to chat with me, even though I've already been speaking fluent Chinese!"

Vika was puzzled because this was completely different from the legend. Had her charm diminished? No way!

Lin Chen was monitoring the kid's every move, since the radio station wasn't a place for him to run wild.

Bai Manning's office

Lin Chen approached with a mechanical girl, explaining that he sometimes missed the steel mill and therefore needed to leave a surveillance camera there…

"Section Chief Bai, these are comrades from the Inner Mongolia Iron Mine who are here for exchange and learning. Please make arrangements for them!"

Bai Manning noticed that the girl her husband brought in was quite ordinary, and she understood what he meant. She guessed she was someone a friend had brought through connections, and not actually from the Lin family.

"Okay, Secretary Lin, I'll make the arrangements."

Lin Chen winked at her again, while Bai Manning bit her red lips.

"Secretary Lin, please wait a moment! I'll take this comrade to the office first..."

Bai Manning's period just ended two days ago, and Lin Chen came to see her today. The old married couple understood each other with just a glance; no further explanation was needed.

"Sure, I happen to have something important to discuss with you."

Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? You only came because you saw I was wearing a dress today…

Logically speaking, Lin Chen shouldn't have come to arrange this personally, so Bai Manning believed that her brother Lin Chen had deliberately made an excuse to come to her office.

"Please sit for a while, I'll be right back!"

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Bai Ling personally drove Qin Huairu and her children back from the courtyard house...

The women in the courtyard lined the gate early in the morning to welcome them.

The front yard has now been cleaned spotless by Yan Bugui and the others after a night of hard work... As soon as Auntie San came back in the morning, she gave her husband a good scolding.

The severely injured Jia Zhangshi and his wife are now exhausted and fast asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed).

They wanted to rest well today so they wouldn't miss the grand banquet tomorrow, but Secretary Lin had tampered with things a little when he passed by the front yard this morning. Now, it seems unlikely that Jia Zhangshi will be able to attend the banquet!

"Huai Ru has become even more beautiful in just a few days!"

"Quickly, let's go inside first! Aunt Huairu has always been beautiful."

The women were all experts at taking care of children; as soon as they met, they took the two little ones and carried them into the yard.

Others helped with the luggage...

As soon as they entered the front yard, Bai Ling suddenly stopped and frowned. Then, she and Qin Huairu simultaneously sniffed the air.

"Second sister-in-law, what's that smell coming from this yard?"

Gao Shuzhen, who was in the crowd, was startled, since she and Jia Zhangshi were the only women who had participated last night.

Jia Zhangshi is still recovering at home from the beating, and she is the only one who comes out to pick up Qin Huairu and the others.

The others looked at each other, unsure how to respond.

"Forget it! Let's talk about it when we get home..."

"Yes, yes, let's talk about it when we get home. It was all Jia Zhangshi and her gang who did it."

Before going to work, Lin Chen told Bai Ling and the other two about Liu Haizhong's suggestion when he went to see the little one. The two sisters were very happy to hear it.

Courtyard No. 72 has two main gates, one in the front and one in the back, but only the north gate faces Courtyard No. 95.

Wen Yunqing and Chen Xueru will mostly use the south gate to enter and exit, while Qin Huairu, Xu Lingling, He Yushui, and others will frequently use the north gate.

From this day forward, the Lin Family Branch will officially be located in Nanluoguxiang...

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(Wishing all my darlings a Happy New Year, a prosperous Year of the Horse, and instant wealth!)