Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Chapter 1124 Qin Huairu Wants to Take Over the Post

While everyone was still discussing it, Qin Huairu quietly slipped out the door.

She doesn't even have anyone to talk to right now, so she's not in a hurry to figure out how to get Jia Zhangshi out of trouble. The most important thing right now is to keep her job pulling the manure cart.

It wasn't that Qin Huairu was cold-blooded, but that losing this job meant she and Bang Geng lost the means to stay in the city.

So Qin Huairu went straight to the street office after leaving the courtyard and went to Director Wang's office.

"Director Wang, I... Waaaaaah~"

Qin Huairu felt that she had mastered the art of manipulating people's hearts, so when she saw Director Wang, she started wiping away tears without saying a word.

Director Wang knew the Jia family's situation and, more importantly, Jia Zhangshi's character, so he knew something was wrong as soon as he saw Qin Huairu's appearance.

"Don't cry, tell me slowly what happened."

Director Wang glanced at Qin Huairu's large pregnant belly and brought her a chair.

As a woman herself, Director Wang actually felt quite sorry for Qin Huairu. With a short-lived husband and a domineering mother-in-law, Qin Huairu's life was much more difficult than that of the average daughter-in-law.

"Director Wang, our family... can't survive anymore... Waaah!"

While wiping away her tears, Qin Huairu recounted what had happened to Jia Zhangshi.

Director Wang was startled to hear that Jia Zhangshi had actually stolen five hundred yuan from Chen Jun.

Good guy!

Jia Zhangshi is incredibly audacious; she actually dared to steal so much money.

He deserved to be arrested!

"So what do you want?" Director Wang asked uncertainly.

Qin Huairu had just described her situation so badly that Director Wang assumed her family was on the verge of collapse and wanted to seek help from the neighborhood committee.

However, given the Jia family's reputation, it would be unlikely to find people to donate money to them. After all, people within a few miles knew what kind of person Jia Zhangshi was, and few people were willing to donate money to them.

"Director Wang, I'm not here to ask for your help. My mother-in-law has been taken away, but we can't stop our septic tank truck work, otherwise it will affect the lives of our neighbors."

"So, could I take over my mother-in-law's work for a while?" Qin Huairu said.

Um? ?

Is he just filling in for someone?

Director Wang looked at Qin Huairu with some surprise.

She never expected Qin Huairu to be so ideologically aware, but wasn't it a bit inappropriate for someone with such a big belly to pull a manure cart?

Judging from the size of her belly, she's probably about seven months pregnant. Who would dare let Qin Huairu do any heavy work at this stage?

"You came to see me just for this?" Director Wang asked.

Qin Huairu nodded: "We rely entirely on the money we earn from hauling manure trucks to make a living. If the neighborhood committee takes back this job, we won't be able to survive in the future."

"Alright, you can keep the manure cart job, but I'm afraid you're not in the right physical condition to do it. I'll find someone to cover for you first, and when Jia Zhangshi comes back, she can continue doing it." Director Wang felt that his arrangement was very reasonable.

This would not only keep the Jia family's jobs, but also spare Qin Huairu from suffering.

But Qin Huairu couldn't wait.

She needs to earn money; if she lets someone else fill in, the neighborhood committee definitely won't pay their family's wages.

"Director Wang, don't worry about me. I'm perfectly healthy and can work!"

After much persuasion from Qin Huairu, Director Wang reluctantly agreed.

After resolving her work matters, Qin Huairu finally felt relieved. When she returned to the courtyard house, Chen Jun and Liu Haizhong had already gone back to work at the factory.

The older women in the courtyard were still discussing what had just happened, but Qin Huairu had no interest in listening and went back to her room to find Jia Zhangshi's old clothes.

The temperature is quite high now. If Jia Zhangshi goes to the labor camp, Qin Huairu will have to send her clothes there.

As evening fell, the workers who had gone out to work went home one by one.

Xu Damao, who had just parked his bicycle and was carrying a bag of meat buns, was about to go home when he heard people talking about Jia Zhangshi.

Upon hearing that it concerned the Jia family, Xu Damao stopped and listened for a while.

Xu Damao burst out laughing after hearing this.

It's amazing that Jia Zhangshi was arrested; Heaven truly has eyes!

“I said yesterday that something was wrong with Jia Zhangshi, and it turns out that she stole the calligraphy in Chen Jun’s room!” Xu Damao felt that the anger he had been holding in yesterday was finally released.

Awesome~~~~

"It's not just the words, Jia Zhangshi also stole five hundred yuan from Chen Jun's room. Tsk tsk, how dare she be so bold as to steal five hundred yuan? Can she even spend all that money!"

"Hey, you know what, others might not be able to spend all this money, but it's hard to say for Jia Zhangshi."

"That's true. Jia Zhangshi is used to being lazy and gluttonous. If she had five hundred yuan, she would definitely eat out every meal and eat meat every day!"

“The money was stolen, so of course she’s willing to spend it!” Xu Damao clicked his tongue twice and continued, “Serves her right, Jia Zhangshi deserves it. This time she should be sentenced to ten or eight years, so she won’t be disgusting people in the yard.”

After saying that, Xu Damao glanced around and noticed that Banggeng had somehow gotten close and was staring intently at the steamed bun in his hand.

"What are you looking at? Get out of my way!"

Xu Damao disliked everyone with the surname Jia equally, including Bang Geng.

Banggeng, who had been scolded, glared fiercely at Xu Damao.

"You're a bad guy! You're a bad guy!"

"Get out of here, you bastard!" Xu Damao kicked Banggeng impatiently.

This guy was never a good person to begin with, and he felt no psychological pressure when hitting children.

"Tui~~tui~~~!"

Banggeng wasn't intimidated either, and launched a spit attack on the bag of meat buns in Xu Damao's hand.

Under Jia Zhangshi's daily guidance, Bang Geng harbored deep hatred for Chen Jun and Xu Damao, especially today, when Jia Zhangshi was sent to prison by Chen Jun.

Banggeng might not know what squatting by the fence means, but he learned from Qin Huairu that he wouldn't see his grandmother for a while.

Therefore, Bang Geng harbored even more hatred towards Chen Jun.

In Bang Geng's heart, the level of hatred for Xu Damao was even higher than that for Chen Jun!

Not only does he argue with his grandmother on a daily basis, but he also bullies his mother from time to time and often tempts her with delicious food.

So Banggeng deliberately spat on the bun.

Since you won't let me eat it, then you shouldn't eat it either!

"Hey, you little brat!" Xu Damao immediately snapped.

These steamed buns were for his wife, Hou Guifang, who had been craving them for days.

"Tui!! Tui!!! Tui!!"

Seeing that he had angered Xu Damao, he spat out the sticks even more vigorously.

"Look I don't kill you!"

Xu Damao didn't care about anything else. He grabbed Banggeng by the collar and slapped Banggeng's buttocks.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Two slaps landed on his buttocks, making Bang Geng cry loudly.

"Xu Damao, are you even human? You're bullying my son!" Qin Huairu ran out of the house when she heard the commotion and snatched the stick away.