Wei Hua didn't care, but some people did. For example, Liu Guangtian, who was of marriageable age, and Yan Jiefang, who was lame.
Compared to Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangtian was older and his circumstances were far better.
The Qin family's genes are indeed excellent. Although Qin Jingru cannot compare to the original Qin Huairu, she is still much prettier than the average person. A beautiful woman naturally attracts many suitors.
It wasn't just those two who were interested in Qin Jingru; even Xu Damao was. However, Xu Damao had been extorted for 150 yuan by Qin Huairu last time, leaving him somewhat traumatized. Therefore, Xu Damao didn't take direct action but instead observed her silently from behind.
Seeing so many people interested in her cousin, Qin Huairu immediately felt entitled to be arrogant. Qin Jingru was now Qin Huairu's bargaining chip.
He always liked to put on airs in front of others. Then he took advantage of Qin Jingru to take advantage of others. Although the famine had ended, it wasn't completely over, because crops also needed time to grow.
No one would give away their family's grain to Qin Huairu for nothing. Besides, although Qin Jingru was pretty, she couldn't compare to He Yushui.
After all, one is just an ordinary country girl, while the other is a high school student who has received so much education. Whether in terms of height or knowledge, He Yushui is far superior to Qin Jingru.
In less than half a month, everyone lost interest in Qin Jingru. Liu Guangtian was the first to lose interest. Liu Guangtian had previously pursued He Yushui, but was rejected by Sha Zhu.
Although Sha Zhu rejected Liu Guangtian, the He family's relationship with Liu Guangtian was still decent. During Yu Li's postpartum period, Yu Haitang frequently visited the courtyard house.
For some unknown reason, Liu Guangtian took a liking to Yu Haitang. Both were employees of the steel rolling mill, so they naturally had common topics to discuss. Without Xu Damao causing trouble, Yu Haitang and Liu Guangtian actually got along quite well.
With a better Yu Haitang in his life, why would Liu Guangtian care about Qin Jingru?
Without Liu Guangtian, only Yan Jiefang remained, but everyone in the courtyard knew the Yan family's situation. Letting his cousin marry Yan Jiefang would be asking for trouble. Forget about them plotting against the Yan family; the entire Yan family would be more than willing to turn on him.
In order to prevent her cousin from falling into the Yan family's trap, Qin Huairu spoke ill of the Yan family to Qin Jingru quite often.
Qin Jingru always ignored her cousin's words. The Jia family didn't get along well with the other people in the courtyard. By the time Qin Huairu went to work, Qin Jingru already knew about her cousin's family's situation from everyone else's ears.
If conditions in the countryside weren't so poor, Qin Jingru wouldn't have come to the courtyard house to help Qin Huairu take care of the children. Having grown accustomed to hardship, Qin Jingru only wanted to marry a rich man and live a life that everyone envied. The Yan family was clearly not wealthy, which meant that the two of them could never be together.
After spending some time in the courtyard house, Qin Jingru's horizons broadened. If she had a stable job, why would she need to rely on a man?
My cousin can support so many people with just one job. If I had a job, I could support myself too.
This change is naturally inseparable from star fruit. The courtyard house is only so big; how could the women at home not have contact with it while others were at work?
Yang Tao and Yu Li usually spend the most time together. They are about the same age in the courtyard, and both of them stay at home taking care of their children.
Qin Jingru usually stays home to take care of Qin Huairu's child, and the child likes to play with people around the same age. This gradually led Qin Jingru to come into contact with them. After getting to know them, she slowly heard some of Yang Tao's comments.
Not only Qin Jingru had this idea, but Yu Li also had it. Yu Li was originally a strong woman, but after hearing Yang Tao's idea, she seemed to have a sudden awakening.
The three women were discussing not their children's education, but how to earn money to support their family.
If it weren't for the limitations of the times, Yang Tao might not have been talking about earning money to support her family, but rather about developing the economy.
Even so, it was enough to shock Yu Li and Qin Jingru. With the idea of making money in mind, Qin Jingru no longer devoted herself to taking care of the child.
Whenever she had free time, she would go outside the courtyard house, and if there was any job posting, Qin Jingru would go and ask.
If Qin Jingru had an urban household registration, the neighborhood office might recommend her for a job. Without a letter of introduction from the neighborhood office, it's not so easy for ordinary people to find work.
People in the city had to participate in the "Down to the Countryside Movement." For those with rural household registration, getting a formal job wasn't so easy.
Every time Qin Jingru went to ask, she was full of hope, but the results left her battered and bruised.
Qin Jiuru quickly learned that to have a job, she either had to pay money to buy one or first obtain an urban household registration. Besides these two options, she could only wait for factories or other places to recruit on a large scale. Only then would she have a chance to work, and only then would finding a job become relatively easier.
This allowed Qin Jingru to settle down in the courtyard house. Besides taking care of the children, she would do handicrafts at home to earn some extra money.
Qin Huairu knew her cousin quite well. She didn't care at all about her cousin's unrealistic dreams.
She'd been married into the city for so many years and always wanted a job. But she never had the chance, let alone her. If Jia Dongxu hadn't died unexpectedly, she wouldn't have a job by now.
Now that Qin Huairu has gotten used to her situation, she has other ideas.
Seeing that his cousin and Yang Tao got along well, he decided to let Qin Jingru go to the Wei family to take advantage of them.
"Jingru! I see you have a good relationship with Yangtao. Could you help your sister out? You know how she's been. You can't bear to see your two nieces suffer, can you? Could you find a way to get some good stuff from the Wei family?"
A month ago, Qin Jingru might have been fooled by Qin Huairu. But now, Qin Jingru wouldn't be so foolish as to be deceived by her cousin.
If it weren't for her cousin, she and Liu Guangtian might have had a chance to be together. But it was precisely because her cousin wanted to take advantage of her that she missed out on Liu Guangtian.
"Sis, Yang Tao and I don't get along very well, how can I help you? Besides, you have a monthly salary of 27.5 yuan, which is enough for you to live on."
“Your family’s expenses are only seven or eight yuan a month. Your medicine costs only seven or eight yuan a month. You can save more than ten yuan a month. You know, in the countryside, our family can’t even save 70 yuan a year.”
“I usually do handicrafts at home and only earn two or three yuan a month. How could your family possibly be struggling to make ends meet?”
Upon hearing her cousin's words, Qin Huairu's expression immediately changed.
"Jingru, how can you say such a thing? If it weren't for me, you'd still be suffering in the countryside. How can you say something like that? I only asked you to get some good things from the Wei family for me. Can't you even do this simple thing?"
"Sister, it's true that you called me from the countryside, but I haven't done nothing. I not only have to help you take care of your two children, but also do your laundry and cook for you."
"Haven't I done enough? You're only responsible for my three meals a day. But I have to do so much for you. I think what I've done is enough to make up for my meals."
"If it weren't for you, I might have found a good husband long ago. What did you say to me when you asked me to come here? And what are you doing now?"
Upon hearing Qin Jingru's words, Qin Huairu was speechless. Although she desperately wanted to send her cousin back, she worried that if her cousin left, there would be no one to help take care of her child.
Helpless, Qin Huairu could only temporarily set aside these matters. However, she was still somewhat uncomfortable, feeling that her cousin had been ungrateful.
A seed of resentment was also sown between Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru.
Hearing their conversation, Wei Hua's opinion of Qin Jingru improved even more. No one wants to be constantly schemed against, nor does anyone want to be used.
At least Qin Jingru is much better than Qin Huairu, and like everyone else in the courtyard, she has her own desires, but unlike the retiree group, she doesn't just want to take advantage of others all day long.
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