In order to get the house as soon as possible, Qin Huairu quickly returned to her hometown and brought Qin Jingru to the courtyard house.
When Qin Jingru, dressed in a floral dress and with two small braids, stood in front of Sha Zhu, all Sha Zhu could say was that he felt his heart flutter. Her skin was so fair and beautiful; even with Sha Zhu's honed eye by Qin Huairu, this girl was also very fertile.
"Jingru is here, please have a seat." Shazhu quickly offered her a seat.
"Brother-in-law, oh no, Brother He, please sit down, I'll stand."
Before coming, Qin Huairu briefly explained his situation with Sha Zhu, but Qin Jingru was completely unconcerned. "He's just a former brother-in-law," she thought, "I've seen plenty of this kind of thing in the countryside."
In some cases, the older brother died unexpectedly, and the sister-in-law married the younger brother; in others, the wife died, and the brother-in-law remarried the younger sister. Although Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were divorced, it was practically the same as death, meaning the brother-in-law married the younger sister.
She's already in her twenties, and if she can't get married, she'll have to find someone in the countryside to marry into, which isn't what she wants.
"Silly Zhu, which girl is this? Introduce her to me!"
Just as Sha Zhu was secretly pleased with himself for making the right decision, unexpected guests suddenly arrived in the room: Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang.
The two men had seen the fair-skinned Qin Jingru at the door long ago and had already harbored thoughts about her. Young men at this age are often most attracted to women; a single gesture from her can easily set their minds on fantasies.
But seeing her walk into Sha Zhu's room with Qin Huairu, they knew this person was Qin Huairu's sister. "It's like a toad trying to eat swan meat," the two said in unison, and prepared to intercept her.
"Hello, I am Qin Huairu's younger sister. My name is Qin Jingru. I just arrived at the courtyard today. Please take good care of me from now on."
Seeing that the two men who arrived were both low-ranking soldiers, Qin Jingru knew they held power, so she took the initiative to introduce herself. Moreover, Qin Jingru herself wasn't one to settle for less; otherwise, she wouldn't have so easily gone out with Xu Damao in the story.
"Hello, I'm Yan Jiefang, from the third uncle's house in the front yard. This is Liu Guangtian, from the second uncle's house in the back yard. We're all members of the squad. If you need anything in the future, just come to me."
As Yan Fugui's direct disciple, Yan Jiefang's speaking skills naturally surpassed those of the martial artist Liu Guangtian. Yan Jiefang actively introduced himself, incidentally repeating Liu Guangtian's points, demonstrating a truly excellent performance.
“My dad is still a member of the factory committee and the captain of the factory workers’ disciplinary team, so if you need anything, just come to me. With me here, no one can bully you in this place.”
Although Liu Guangtian wasn't as eloquent as others, he knew how to get to the point. As one of the few second-generation residents of the courtyard house, he had the confidence to say these things.
Watching the two children sing and dance in front of him, Sha Zhu was both angry and amused. He never imagined that he would be reduced to competing with children ten years younger than himself for a wife, and he didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
However, we should still fight for what we want.
"Get out, all of you! What are you doing here? This is my home, you're not welcome here." Sha Zhu began to see the guests off.
"No, Uncle Zhu, let us take Qin Jingru out for a walk, okay?" Yan Jiefang said.
"What did you call me, Uncle Shazhu?" Shazhu asked uncertainly.
“Yeah, you’re not much older than my dad and the others, more than ten years older than us, so it’s normal for them to call you uncle. By the way, Qin Jingru, you can call him uncle too, he’s in his thirties.” Yan Jiefang continued to tease.
"Go to hell! Get out of here, you lowlife kid, how dare you talk to me like that? You don't want to live anymore."
And you, Liu Guangtian, you never study properly and just hang around outside all day. You get out of here too!" Sha Zhu picked up a rolling pin and shooed them away.
If I continue talking to Yan Jiefang, I might become a grandfather by now, and then I'll be too embarrassed to go on a blind date with Qin Jingru.
Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian didn't expect Sha Zhu to start a fight so easily. Since they couldn't beat him, they had no choice but to run away.
"Qin Jingru, Sha Zhu is a scoundrel. He's old, infertile, and mentally unstable, so you absolutely must not go on a blind date with him."
"Come out in a bit, my brother and I will take you out for a walk and buy some good food." The two men called out from outside the door.
“Guangtian, I’m asking you for a favor today. I saw this girl first, so let me have her. I’ll introduce you to other girls later.”
After coming out, Yan Jiefang felt that she and Liu Guangtian needed to be clear about their relationship, otherwise, if there was only one girl, who would pursue her? So she decided to speak first and shut Liu Guangtian up.
Liu Guangtian hadn't considered this point yet, but when Yan Jiefang said that, he couldn't refuse and agreed without thinking.
“Right, that’s what a good brother is like. Let me tell you, with your family’s financial situation, you should at least find a girl from the city, maybe even a girl who’s a government official.” Yan Jiefang continued to flatter Liu Guangtian.
The Yan family's cunning and calculating nature was so advanced that few in the compound could escape it. Hearing Yan Jiefang say this, Liu Guangtian felt he was indeed a talented individual, his family seemingly comparable to Xu Damao's in many ways.
Xu Damao's wife is now a deputy section chief, so Liu Guangtian certainly can't be any less capable.
In Sha Zhu's room, Sha Zhu was diligently promoting himself, but Qin Jingru seemed a little distracted.
Before coming to the city, she thought Sha Zhu's conditions were quite good. But after arriving, she saw that there were younger people with better conditions waiting for her outside, and Qin Jingru felt that she didn't need to waste her time on this one person.
"Brother Zhu, I'm a little hungry, do you have anything to eat?" There was no other way but to keep talking to the bold and silly Zhu.
"Yes, yes, wait at home for a bit, I'll go buy some groceries and be right back. Remember, you absolutely can't go out, there are bad people out there." Sha Zhu was afraid his blind date would be snatched away, so he coaxed and lied to her.
Just as Sha Zhu left, Yan Jiefang walked in.
"Qin Jingru, let me take you shopping. Beijing is so lively, and there are so many snacks. I'll also buy you some clothes; your current clothes are a bit old and don't fit you very well," Yan Jiefang said.
"That's not a good idea, Brother Zhu went out to buy groceries for me," Qin Jingru said reservedly.
"There's nothing wrong with it. I know your sister very well. Would I sell you out? Come on, or we'll miss out on the good food."
After saying that, without waiting for Qin Jingru to refuse, he took her hand and went out the door.
Qin Huairu, who was busy at home, noticed that her younger sister had gone out and seemed to be with a man, but it wasn't Sha Zhu. Startled, she quickly went out herself.
When they chased after him out the door, they only saw two figures, and the man seemed to be Yan Jiefang.
"This is it, Yan Jiefang snatched it away, do I still have a house?" Qin Huairu muttered to herself.
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