The next day, Qin Jingru obtained a letter of introduction, changed trains twice, and finally arrived in Beijing.
Once she entered the city, she was captivated by its bustling scene.
However, the thought of Wang Dabao made her feel sad again. She had liked him at first sight and thought he would like her back.
Qin Jingru's arrival startled the aunties and grandmas in the courtyard, who were all talking about the purpose of her trip to the city.
Yesterday morning, when Qin Huairu went out, she ran into a few older women who said they were introducing a potential partner to Sha Zhu, and the news quickly spread throughout the courtyard.
Qin Huairu hadn't finished get off work yet, but she had already instructed Jia Zhangshi to take care of Qin Jingru.
As for how to take care of her, it's nothing more than keeping her company and advising her not to be so naive about Wang Dabao.
"Sixth brother..."
Before Jia Zhangshi could finish speaking, Qin Jingru retorted, "Aunt Jia, I am indeed the sixth child in my family, but we're not in the village now. Just call me Jingru."
Madam Jia immediately stopped what she was doing, glanced at Qin Jingru, and thought, "Wow, this little brat is quite something. She dares to pull this trick on me, her elder. I'll have to teach her a lesson."
"Okay, then it's Jingru."
How old is Jia Zhangshi? She thinks that Qin Jingru is as clueless as if she had swallowed a bean. "Originally, your sister went to your house to introduce you to He Yuzhu in our courtyard, but she didn't expect that you liked Wang Dabao. Your sister told her all about this when she came back."
"It's my right to like whomever I want," Qin Jingru said crisply, sitting in a chair at the table.
Jia Zhangshi gritted her teeth. "You sixth brother, you really like to interrupt."
“That’s right, it’s your right to like someone, but the key is that they don’t like you!” Jia Zhangshi started to stab him in the back. “Wang Dabao’s girlfriend came to the compound at noon and stayed in the house until almost dark before leaving.”
"Many people saw her at the time and said she was a fairy descended from heaven. She was at least 1.7 meters tall and had an amazing figure. How should I put it? Right, she was curvy with a prominent bust and buttocks."
Seeing Qin Jingru's face growing increasingly gloomy, Jia Zhangshi became more and more enthusiastic in her speech.
"These aren't the most important things. The key is the girl's temperament. You might say she has a scholarly air about her, but everyone says that her family has a high-ranking official, so she has an air of officialdom. They also say that Wang Dabao is about to rise to prominence."
Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru began to pout, on the verge of tears. How could Jia Zhangshi possibly let her off the hook?
“Auntie, I would definitely like you and Wang Dabao to be a couple, but that’s not realistic. Who is Wang Dabao? He’s the only head of the security department in the entire steel rolling mill, and he’s in charge of the entire residential area.”
“You probably don’t know how big the residential area is. How many households does your Qin Family Village have? A little over two hundred, right? That residential area is equivalent to twenty or thirty of your village’s.”
Qin Jingru started wiping away tears, and only then did Jia Zhangshi settle down to do her work, though she didn't stop talking.
"That's not all. I heard he's the deputy director. I used to walk around the compound with my head held high, but now I don't dare to do that anymore."
"Sixth Brother... no, I mean Jingru, we need to see reality clearly. It's not that I'm being mean, but how could Wang Dabao possibly give up a fairy who could make him rich and famous to take you, a country bumpkin?!"
"Stop talking!"
Qin Jingru let out a scream, stood up crying, opened the door, and ran out.
Jia Zhangshi was so frightened that she almost pricked her hand with the needle.
After getting up and closing the door, Jia Zhangshi spat on the ground, "Just a country girl, yet she's thinking of marrying into a higher social class. What a disgrace! How blind must Wang Dabao be to turn down such a good wife and choose a country bumpkin like you?"
Qin Jingru had just been provoked by her cousin Qin Huairu yesterday, and then she was scolded by Jia Zhangshi when she got to the compound. Tears streamed down her face as if they were free.
She ran out crying, and accidentally bumped into Xu Damao, who was carrying his bicycle inside.
"Can't you even walk?"
Qin Jingru was fine, but Xu Damao lost his balance while carrying the bicycle and fell to the ground. Before he could even see who it was, Xu Damao started cursing.
"I'm...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Xu Damao was looking at the injury on his hand when he blinked twice. Hearing that the voice wasn't right, he looked up and asked, "Who are you?"
Qin Jingru felt embarrassed. The man was dressed quite well, riding a bicycle and carrying a bag. He might be a leading cadre. She hurriedly went over to help him up.
"I'm a relative of someone living in this courtyard. My cousin's name is Qin Huairu, and mine is Qin Jingru. Um, are you alright?"
Xu Damao paused for a moment, then remembered.
When he went out in the morning, he heard his second aunt say that Qin Huairu was going to introduce a girl to Shazhu, who was her sister.
At the time, Xu Damao didn't pay much attention. What kind of good person could he be introducing to Sha Zhu? She wasn't Qin Huairu's biological sister, so she was probably quite shabby.
"Oh, it's nothing, I'm fine."
While saying he was fine, Xu Damao looked Qin Jingru up and down. Although her clothes were a bit outdated, her pretty face and appearance would be quite attractive with a little dressing up.
"Ouch, my leg, I must have hurt it when I fell."
Xu Damao bent over, supporting his legs, and cried out in pain.
Qin Huairu was about to say something about why this person kept staring at her, a woman, but before she could even finish her sentence, trouble struck.
She had never encountered this situation before and immediately panicked, asking, "What should we do?"
"Why don't you come with me to the clinic?" Xu Damao looked at Qin Jingru's anxious appearance and had the same idea as Jia Zhangshi: to fool a country girl. He thought that with his experience, it would be a piece of cake.
Qin Jingru was about to cry again: "Why don't we wait for my sister to come back? I don't have much money on me."
Waiting for your sister to come back? Do you think I'd lie to you if your sister came back?
"It's okay, I'm with you. Just help me go, I don't need you to pay." Xu Damao said, trying to persuade him.
Qin Jingru was a little confused. "I bumped into you, and now you won't let me pay for medical treatment."
You're such a nice person!
Qin Jingru's words almost made Xu Damao laugh.
"Wait until I lock the bicycle, then I'll leave it by the door."
Before long, Xu Damao, supported by Qin Jingru, walked away.
When it was time to leave work, Qin Huairu went home and couldn't find Qin Jingru.
"Mom, isn't Jingru here yet? She said she'd arrive this afternoon."
"Here she comes. I was just trying to persuade her as you suggested, but she ran away crying after only a couple of words."
Jia Zhangshi sighed, her face full of helplessness, "Your sister is still not giving up. I told her that Wang Dabao has a girlfriend, but she just wouldn't listen. I didn't dare to say anything too harsh, but she still ran away crying."
Qin Huairu was dumbfounded. Qin Jingru had never been to Beijing before, and with her running around like this, where was she supposed to find her?
"Mom, why didn't you stop her? Where did she run off to?"
"At my age, how could I stop her? By the time I got to the door, she was long gone."
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