Living in a Siheyuan

Since Yu Li came to work, the office of the third purchasing department has been cleaned every day. Even Zhou Changming's office has been tidied up by Yu Li.

Everyone was very happy and quickly accepted Yu Li's joining.

Most of the time, everyone is out running around, and Yu Li is the only one in the office.

After Li Pingan accompanied her for a few days, he saw that Yu Li had entered the state and worked very skillfully. He no longer stayed in the office every day. He occasionally went to the factory to hand in tasks, and spent more time in the space to practice Changchun Jue.

When Li Ping'an was busy, he didn't pay attention to the courtyard.

Jia Dongxu was discharged from the hospital and was taken back by Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu.

The doctor confirmed again and again that his leg would not be healed for two to three years. Even if it healed, it would not return to normal. He would probably be lame.

After knowing the result, Jia Dongxu was in despair. It was more painful than killing him to let a grown man lie at home for the rest of his life. His family situation did not allow it at all.

There are two young children and one old mute in the family. How should we live in the future?

After returning home, Jia Dongxu looked at everyone in the family. Finally, he called Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu to his side. He said, "Mom, Huairu, you know my situation. I can't go to work now. I want you to take over my job in the factory, otherwise our family will starve to death."

Qin Huairu heard this and said, "Dongxu, why don't you let mom go? Xiaodang is too young at home and needs my care, and you can't live without someone every day."

After hearing this, Jia Zhang shook her head and waved her hands vigorously, indicating that she would not go to work.

Jia Dongxu also said: "Huai Ru, can mom go to work in this situation? You go, and let mom take care of the house. I can also take care of Xiaodang when I am free."

In fact, Qin Huairu was willing to go to work, so that she could become a real city dweller. But she couldn't show too much happiness, otherwise Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi would not know what to think.

Qin Huairu thought about it and said awkwardly: "What can I do in your locksmith workshop? Besides, I have to learn from scratch and the salary will definitely not be as high as yours. Wouldn't our family lose a lot of money?"

Jia Dongxu also thought of this. It took him seven or eight years to be promoted to the second-level worker, and this was due to Yi Zhonghai's guidance. If Qin Huairu went there, it would take a long time to be promoted to the first level.

So he said, "Go to the factory and ask if you can transfer to another place. In a situation like this, you should be able to change jobs."

After the Jia family members discussed it, Qin Huairu gladly accepted it.

After get off work in the afternoon, Qin Huairu found He Yuzhu and told him that she was going to take over and needed him to take her to handle the formalities. He Yuzhu happily agreed. Wouldn't this mean that he would have more opportunities to meet Sister Qin in the future?

When he heard that Qin Huairu wanted to change to a less stressful position, He Yuzhu was overjoyed and said quickly, "Sister Qin, is there any place more comfortable than our cafeteria? You can cook every day and leave early in the afternoon when you have nothing to do. Besides, I will teach you there, and I guarantee that you will be able to pass the exam sooner. Won't your salary increase by then?"

Seeing Qin Huairu's excited look, He Yuzhu continued, "Besides, our kitchen can bring some leftovers home every day. Wouldn't that save a lot? If there is a small kitchen or something, I will save some good food for you, and you can bring it back to give to Banggeng and Xiaodang."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Qin Huairu was completely moved. She hurried home to discuss it with Jia Dongxu.

When she got home, she told Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang what He Yuzhu had told her, and waited for their opinions.

Jia Zhang was very willing to bring back dishes, especially meat dishes from the small kitchen. She was still savoring the food she had eaten with Bang Geng last time. So she quickly nodded in agreement.

Jia Dongxu felt a little jealous after hearing this. On the one hand, he also felt that the canteen job was very suitable for Qin Huairu. But on the other hand, he felt that He Yuzhu would have to be with Qin Huairu every day, and if something happened to them over time. And he still couldn't get over the fact that Qin Huairu was carried away by He Yuzhu when she gave birth to Xiaodang last time.

What's more, He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu have been getting closer and closer recently, and they've been talking about Sister Qin all day long. He's getting more and more jealous. Now that he's in this situation, what can he do if something happens between Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu?

But if Qin Huairu was not allowed to work in the canteen, she had no other good place to go. Qin Huairu came from the countryside and had little education. She couldn't do a good job. If she couldn't do anything else, she could only work as a cleaner in the cleaning department. That was even more hopeless, and the salary was not enough to cover the family expenses.

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Dongxu's uncertain face, and it seemed difficult for him to make a decision. So she said, "Why don't I learn locksmithing, Dongxu? If it's really too difficult, forget it."

Jia Zhang didn't understand why her son didn't agree. She quickly pulled Jia Dongxu's hand and shook it, indicating that Jia Dongxu agreed to let Qin Huairu go to the cafeteria.

Jia Dongxu looked at his mother, then at Qin Huairu, and said with difficulty: "Go ahead, the cafeteria is also fine."

Then, without waiting for anyone to speak, he closed his eyes and punched the quilt beside him. He said, "But you have to keep your distance from Shazhu. He's an unmarried guy hanging around you all day. Do you still want to keep your reputation? If I hear anything about you and him in the future, you better be careful."

Qin Huairu felt wronged when she heard this: "Dongxu, how could you think of me like this? There is really nothing between me and Shazhu. Shazhu is the only one in this compound who is willing to help us, so I asked him for help. We already have two children. If it weren't for this family, do you think I would be willing to care about him?"

After hearing what her son said, Jia Zhang pointed at Qin Huairu viciously, yelling, "If you don't keep your promises, I'll punish you."

Jia Dongxu didn't look at Qin Huairu again. He just closed his eyes in pain and said, "It's good that you know. Then go tomorrow."

Seeing Jia Dongxu say this about her, the little affection Qin Huairu had for him slowly faded away.

Thinking that the pressure of supporting the family would fall on her in the future and she would not get any understanding from her family, Qin Huairu shed tears in pain.

The next day, He Yuzhu took Qin Huairu to the factory. Because he was familiar with Director Yang, He Yuzhu asked Director Yang for help. The matter went smoothly, and Qin Huairu was transferred to work in He Yuzhu's second canteen.

However, Qin Huairu's salary has also dropped from 38.6 yuan when Jia Dongxu was there to 22 yuan now. She can only get a raise after she passes the eighth-level chef exam.

After completing the formalities and greeting the canteen director, He Yuzhu brought Qin Huairu to the kitchen. Seeing that everyone was busy, he proudly shouted, "Everyone stop for a moment, come over here, I have something to say."

When more than a dozen people from the kitchen gathered together, he pointed at Qin Huairu and said, "This is our new kitchen staff, her name is Qin Huairu, also my sister Qin. We live next door. Everyone please take care of her in the future."

After that, he said to Qin Huairu: "Sister Qin, you can just follow me and help cut vegetables from now on."

Everyone felt uncomfortable when they heard Sha Zhu say that. Everyone who came to the kitchen started out doing odd jobs, washing vegetables, and other hard and tiring work. Why could Qin Huairu start cutting vegetables right away?

But He Yuzhu was the squad leader and the chef. No one dared to offend him in the kitchen. So no one dared to make any suggestions. They could only agree.

In this way, Qin Huairu started cutting vegetables on her first day at work.

He Yuzhu was afraid that Qin Huairu would be tired, so he assigned her the least amount of work and asked others to help her do some of the work. At the end of the day, Qin Huairu did not do much work.

After the meal, He Yuzhu filled a lunch box for Qin Huairu with the remaining food. He also filled a box for himself. This way, there was basically nothing left for others.

Everyone was even more dissatisfied with He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu. Usually He Yuzhu would take some for himself and leave some for others. But today, everyone was filled with resentment.

In the evening, when Qin Huairu came back with a lunch box full of vermicelli and cabbage, Jia Zhang and Bang Geng were very happy and ate with big mouthfuls.

Only Jia Dongxu found the food tasted a bit like chewing wax and was hard to swallow. He knew that this must be the result of He Yuzhu's care, otherwise who would bring so many things back to you as a newcomer?

Qin Huairu originally thought that the things she brought back would make her family happy and share her joy at work. But when she saw Jia Dongxu's gloomy face, she could only carry Xiaodang inside to feed her baby with grievance.

He Yuzhu was also happy today that he would have more contact with Qin Huairu in the future, but he couldn't tell others about his happiness.

So I went home and let the rain eat. I took out some peanuts and sat there drinking some wine to celebrate alone.

He Yushui looked at his silly brother drinking alone and laughing foolishly, and asked curiously: "Silly brother, did you find any money today?"

He Yuzhu was thinking about something good when he was interrupted by He Yushui. He immediately said unhappily, "Eat your meal. I'll go find money for you. After you finish eating, hurry up and do your homework."

After saying that, he ignored He Yu Shui and continued to fantasize.

He Yushui didn't take it seriously, and went back to do his homework after eating, leaving He Yuzhu alone drinking and daydreaming.

She didn't know yet, but slowly her brother's love for her was disappearing.