Compared to her cousin, Qin Jingru preferred to spend time with Yang Tao. With Yang Tao, Qin Jingru felt a stronger sense of care and concern, like that of an older sister.
Sometimes at Wei's house, I can eat some delicious things that I've never eaten before, and Yang Tao also teaches me a lot of lessons.
After moving the things to the front yard, Qin Jingru continued working, chatting with Yang Tao as she went. Not long after, Yu Li also arrived in the front yard with her child.
They say three women make a drama. With nothing else to do, the three of them started chatting about topics that interested them. While chatting, they would also help Qin Jingru with some handicrafts.
The two women liked Qin Jingru quite a bit, as she was rather simple and honest. Yearning for a better life isn't a bad thing; it's a basic human instinct.
As long as we don't do anything unethical because of this, everything is humanity's most basic aspiration. Not only Qin Jingru has desires, but both of them do too.
As the three chatted, the conversation drifted to Qin Huairu. Seeing that the topic had shifted to her cousin, Qin Jingru also complained a few times in front of them.
"How could my cousin do so many foolish things? They say a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative, how did she manage to offend everyone in the neighborhood?"
Hearing Qin Jingru's words, Yang Tao and Yu Li didn't know how to respond. They had only been married into the courtyard house a few years ago.
Although I've heard about Qin Huairu's situation, I don't want to comment too much. What others say is, after all, just hearsay. And a silent response is, in a way, a response as well.
“I know even if you don’t tell me. Because I will always know her better than you do. When I was 5 years old, the year before my cousin got married into the courtyard house, my other older cousin fell into a well.”
"There were only three people around there, besides me, there was my cousin. She was my cousin's older sister. Although I don't know what happened, a year later, she replaced my older cousin and married into the city."
Yang Tao and Yu Li were startled by Qin Jingru's words. The person who fell into the well was Qin Huairu's own sister. Although Qin Jingru didn't say Qin Huairu pushed her in herself, Qin Huairu definitely failed to help. Otherwise, even if she couldn't swim, she couldn't have drowned so quickly. A rope or a stick would have been enough to pull her out.
Even if she didn't save the person herself, she could have found someone else to do it. But Qin Huairu, only sixteen or seventeen years old, did something like this. No wonder Qin Huairu is so ruthless.
This made both of them wary of Qin Huairu. The previously relaxed atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Since everyone had their own worries, they stopped discussing the topic and instead sat together helping Qin Jingru with her handicrafts.
When Wei Hua returned in the afternoon, he also heard about the incident. Considering Qin Huairu's jealous nature, Wei Hua felt that Qin Huairu was absolutely capable of such a thing. Perhaps the person engaged to Jia Dongxu was Qin Huairu's older sister. Perhaps Qin Huairu killed her own sister to marry into the courtyard house.
Wei Hua felt that someone like Qin Huairu shouldn't be allowed to have it too easy. He needed to injure her again, completely disabling her ability to harm others, to ensure the safety of his family.
Given Yang Tao's abilities, Wei Hua wasn't afraid of her getting hurt, but his own child was still just a child, and they were definitely no match for Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu likes to take advantage, doesn't she? Then let her take advantage a few more times when she's almost recovered. By then, Qin Huairu will be utterly ruined, or at least completely incapacitated.
They also understood why Qin Jingru was afraid of Qin Huairu in the original story. When Qin Huairu slapped her, she could only obediently accept it.
It was clearly that incident from back then that had affected Qin Jingru. This suddenly made Wei Hua feel that Qin Jingru was also somewhat pitiful.
Qin Jingru may be somewhat materialistic, and she may have some flaws, but she is definitely not as bad as Qin Huairu.
However, Wei Hua was no saint. Even though his mother still had a job, Wei Hua had no intention of giving it to Qin Jingru.
This job was originally intended for Yang Tao, but after learning that Yang Tao also had a system, Wei Hua no longer planned to let Yang Tao go to work.
Yang Tao didn't need it; Wei Hua still intended to give the job to Liu Guangfu, even though their relationship wasn't great now. Wei Hua couldn't forget that when he first came into this world, it was the Liu brothers who helped him home; otherwise, he would have died long ago.
It's said that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude. Even if it's a favor from the previous owner, Wei Hua must repay it. After all, he's taken over the original owner's body.
The reason it hasn't been given to Liu Guangfu yet is mainly because he's still too young. Even if it were given to him now, it wouldn't be of much use; we should wait until at least next year.
If Liu Guangfu had worked a little harder, and had managed to get into high school or vocational school, his life might have been completely different. After all, his arrival had already changed many things.
As for Qin Jingru's situation, it all depends on fate. If the steel mill really does recruit on a large scale, Wei Hua wouldn't mind giving Qin Jingru a chance.
Just as Wei Hua was thinking about Qin Jingru and Liu Guangfu, the deaf old lady walked into the Wei family home, leaning on her cane. She was also carrying a small snack in her hand.
"Xiao Hua! You haven't sat in the backyard for years. I remember you and Sha Zhu used to like going to the backyard. I never imagined that our relationship would become so distant over the years."
"I just happened to go out and buy some snacks today. I brought them over especially for you two to try. I know you don't lack these things, but this is just a small token of my appreciation."
“I know you’re still around, and you’re blaming me for what happened back then. But all I really wanted was to get closer to you. Now that the old lady is getting older, she doesn’t have anyone close to her. Could you ask your wife to talk to me when she has time? I’ve always considered you my own grandson.”
Upon hearing what the deaf old lady said, Wei Hua almost vomited.
"Grandma, you should take these snacks back and eat them yourself. If you really can't, you can give them to Yi Zhonghai. He's the one who's taking care of you in your old age. As for your little scheme, anyone who's not blind can guess it."
"Don't treat me like a grandson. You're the kind of grandson most people can't be. If you really had a grandson, you'd probably have screwed him over long ago. You should just go back to where you came from!"
She was fine talking about other things, but the moment her grandson was mentioned, the deaf old lady would get angry. Especially Wei Hua's last sentence, which directly hit the deaf old lady's soft spot.
Thinking of her family, the deaf old woman picked up her cane and started hitting Wei Hua. Luckily, Wei Hua dodged quickly and avoided the old woman's attack. But the things behind Wei Hua suffered; a vase and a plate were smashed by the old woman's cane.
Seeing this old woman daring to cause trouble in his home, Wei Hua decided to teach the deaf old lady a lesson. As the old woman continued banging, Wei Hua slowly turned and began to avoid her, guiding her to keep banging on things.
The deaf old lady continued until she smashed the television with her iron cane. Seeing that his television was broken, Weihua found it amusing.
Upon hearing the system's voice, Wei Hua stopped indulging the deaf old lady. Even a clay figure has some temper, let alone a living, breathing human being.
The reason I didn't retaliate earlier was to let the deaf old lady smash more things. Anyway, the system will definitely get justice for me, and it will repay me a hundredfold or a thousandfold.
"Peach, take the child to the police station. Tell them that this old thieving woman actually broke into our house and started hitting and smashing things. Today I'm going to teach this old thieving woman a lesson and let her know that I'm not made of clay."
Hearing Wei Hua's words, Yang Tao turned around with her child, ready to leave the courtyard. But before she could even step out of the front yard, she was stopped by Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai had been standing outside the door since early morning, wanting to see if the deaf old lady's plan would succeed.
Yi Zhonghai hadn't expected that Wei Hua's few words would provoke the deaf old lady so much. Seeing that Wei Hua was already angry, Yi Zhonghai could only quickly stop him.
“Hua Zi, how can you call the police for something like this? If other people find out, what will they think of you? They'll just say you don't know how to respect the elderly and care for the young, and that you even bullied an old lady who is almost 80 years old.”
"I think we should just let this go. You're a deputy workshop director, and you'll be the workshop director soon enough. Why ruin your reputation over a TV and some odds and ends?"
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