Siheyuan: I am Jia Dongxu's cousin

Back in the back room, Yan Jiecheng looked at Yu Li in confusion and asked, "Li'er, that 360 yuan, could it be that your father-in-law gave you?"

When Yu Li heard Yan Jiecheng's words, a trace of helplessness flashed across her face, and she replied, "You're right. How could my dad possibly give me so much money all at once?"

"Then where does this money come from?" Yan Jiecheng was even more confused. He really couldn't imagine where his wife got such a large sum of money.

Yu Li glanced at Yan Jiecheng, and the scene of Lou Xiao'e easily taking out the money this morning emerged in her mind. She felt even more envious of Lou Xiao'e's life.

He sighed softly and said slowly: "I went to borrow it from Zhang Weiguo's wife today."

When Yan Jiecheng heard the answer, he was stunned.

After a moment of silence, Yan Jiecheng asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you discuss this with me?"

Yu Li looked at Yan Jiecheng and said with some regret: "Will it be useful to tell you?"

"Can you convince your father?"

"You can still come up with the money."

"I..." Yan Jiecheng spoke out when asked by Yu Li.

After a long silence, Yu Li looked at Yan Jiecheng, who was in a low mood, and comforted him:

"Jie Cheng, don't worry. Lou Xiao'e is a nice person. She promised me that she can pay me back slowly. We can pay 10 yuan a month and we can pay it off in three years."

What Yan Jiecheng cared about at this moment was not whether he could pay back the money, but he felt that he would have to bow down to Zhang Weiguo again in the future.

But seeing Yu Li's worried expression, he still responded softly, "Hmm..."

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Sunday, early morning.

After finishing his clothes, Pan Jiefang said to his mother, "Mom, I'm leaving."

"Wait, Jiefang." Pan's mother took out 10 yuan from under the bed and handed it to Pan Jiefang. "This is your first time meeting a girl. Take her to eat something good. Don't let her think we are stingy."

"Mom, I have money here."

"Mom is giving it to you, just take it." Pan's mother stuffed the money into Pan Jiefang's hands and smiled, her eyes full of love. "I'm not worried about the girl your brother Weiguo introduced to you. If you two like each other, remember to bring your wife back home as soon as possible and show her to me."

"Yes, Mom, I will definitely bring my wife back to you."

Pan Jiefang walked out of the house, feeling nervous and excited. This was his first blind date in his life, and although Zhang Weiguo had already told him about Qin Jingru in detail and showed him her photo, he was still very nervous.

Pan Jiefang adjusted his clothes several times along the way. When he arrived at Shichahai at the agreed time, Qin Jingru, accompanied by Qin Huairu, had been waiting for more than 10 minutes.

Pan Jiefang plucked up his courage and walked over. In the short 50-meter distance, Pan Jiefang adjusted his clothes twice.

Pan Jiefang tried to look as natural as possible and greeted her with a smile: "Comrade Qin Jingru, hello, I am Pan Jiefang."

Qin Jingru raised her head and looked at Pan Jiefang in front of her. She blushed and replied, "Hello, I'm Qin Jingru. I'm very glad to meet you."

Qin Jingru's face turned redder after she finished speaking, and she thought to herself, "How embarrassing! I can't even speak clearly."

Qin Huairu looked at Pan Jiefang, who was a little tense in front of her, and then looked at her cousin who was blushing beside her. She felt amused. She hadn't said anything yet, but the two people on the blind date were already nervous.

So Qin Huairu said, "Jingru, you two can chat, I'll leave first."

"Remember to go home at night!"

"Sister..." When Qin Jingru wanted to say something, Qin Huairu had already walked away.

Qin Jingru looked at Qin Huairu's receding back, took a deep breath, and tried to make herself look calmer.

"Um...Comrade Pan Jiefang, how about we take a walk by the lake first?" Qin Jingru suggested. Although her voice was still a little trembling, it was much smoother than before.

Pan Jiefang nodded, and the two walked side by side along the shore of Shichahai Lake. The lake was sparkling, and the breeze blew past, bringing a hint of coolness to the two while also blowing away their tension.

"I heard from Brother Weiguo that you are a worker?" Qin Jingru tried to find some topics to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"Well, I work at the grain station." Pan Jiefang answered, his voice much more confident than before, "What about you? Where do you work?"

Pan Jiefang regretted asking this question, because Zhang Weiguo had told him before that Qin Jingru was from the countryside and might have a job.

Before Pan Jiefang could explain, Qin Jingru said with some inferiority complex: "I... I don't have a job."

Qin Jingru lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly after she finished speaking.

"Comrade Qin Jingru, I...I didn't mean it. I...I..."

When Pan Jiefang was thinking about how to explain, Qin Jingru suddenly plucked up the courage, raised her head and asked, "Comrade Pan Jiefang, do you dislike me because I'm from the countryside?"

Pan Jiefang was stunned for a moment, took a deep breath, and tried to make his tone sound more sincere: "Comrade Qin Jingru, I don't mind you being from the countryside. My mother said that a person's background does not determine anything. The most important thing is a person's character and inner qualities."

"And what's wrong with the countryside? Without the food grown by farmers, what would we eat?"

Qin Jingru was delighted when she heard what Pan Jiefang said. She raised her head, looked at Pan Jiefang's serious eyes, and said softly, "Thank you, Comrade Pan Jiefang. Let's go on."

"it is good."

The two walked and talked, and as time went by, the atmosphere between them became more and more relaxed. Qin Jingru learned about Pan Jiefang's previous experience from his words, and made a wave of "friendly greetings" to Uncle Pan's evil deeds.

Pan Jiefang was originally attracted by Qin Jingru's appearance, and now after two hours of chatting, he was even more moved by her straightforwardness and honesty.

The conversation between the two became more and more interesting, and before they knew it, the sun had risen high. Pan Jiefang looked at the time and it was almost noon.

"Comrade Jingru, why don't we go have lunch together?" Pan Jiefang suggested.

"Okay." Qin Jingru nodded.

Half an hour later, the two arrived at the roast duck restaurant.

Qin Jingru looked at the roast duck restaurant in front of her and said somewhat embarrassedly: "Comrade Jiefang, I...why don't we go to another one?"

"Comrade Jingru, don't you like eating roast duck?" Pan Jiefang asked blankly.

He remembered that Zhang Weiguo had told him that Qin Jingru liked to eat roast duck. As for what we know about Zhang Weiguo, of course, we have to thank Xu Damao in the original novel.

"No... no." Qin Jingru shook her head quickly, hesitated for a while and said, "This place looks too expensive. I... I don't have enough money."

Pan Jiefang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Qin Jingru's words. It's good enough as long as she doesn't like him.

"Comrade Jingru, don't worry, I'll treat you this time."

"This...this won't do. I have to pay too." Before coming, Qin Huairu gave her 5 yuan and told her to be reserved.

The two of them argued for a long time, but finally Qin Jingru was persuaded to come in by Pan Jiefang.

After a while, the roast duck came up. Pan Jiefang and Qin Jingru looked at the roast duck in front of them and swallowed unconsciously.

Pan Jiefang suppressed the urge to eat and took the initiative to pick up a piece of duck meat wrapped in dough for Qin Jingru.

"Comrade Jingru, please try it. Weiguo said that the roast duck here is delicious."

"Thanks……"

After dinner, Pan Jiefang invited Qin Jingru to go to the movies.

At the entrance of the cinema, Qin Jingru said, "Comrade Jiefang, you treated me to lunch at noon, and now I'm treating you to a movie. Don't fight with me for it."

When Pan Jiefang was about to say something, he saw Qin Jingru had already come to the ticket seller.

"Comrade, give me two movie tickets."

Pan Jiefang looked at Qin Jingru who was buying the ticket and thought to himself that he must not miss this daughter-in-law.

After the movie, Pan Jiefang sent Qin Jingru back to the gate of the courtyard. Before leaving, Pan Jiefang mustered up the courage to say, "Comrade Qin Jingru, I think we get along very well. If...if you are willing, I...we can try to get along."

Qin Jingru had spent the whole day with Pan Jiefang today, and she had some good feelings towards him, so she looked up at him and said, "I... I think you're pretty good, too!"