Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

"Master He, if I can get a private job, can I ask you to cooperate with me?" Sister Zhang asked tentatively.

"No problem! Squad Leader Zhang."

He Daqing instantly became enthusiastic and began to introduce his specialties in a torrent of words.

"Let me tell you, I can cook Shandong cuisine, Beijing cuisine, and Tan cuisine, and my son also knows Sichuan cuisine. When the time comes, we can..."

After the introduction, Sister Zhang felt it was okay, but there was still one question that she had to ask clearly.

"Master He, if it's a job I introduced, and we each contribute one person, how do we divide the money we earn?"

He Daqing, the sixth brother, knew very well that you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb, so he directly offered a price that was irresistible.

"Team Leader Zhang, if we cooperate, how about a 40% to 60% split?"

Of course, 60% will definitely go to He Daqing, after all, he is a chef, and the remaining 40% will go to Sister Zhang.

Both of them knew this very well, so they didn't go into details.

"What if there are more people?" Sister Zhang asked again.

"Excluding the salaries of the new employees, we still split the profits 40% to 60%." He Daqing gestured with his hands again.

Sister Zhang was very satisfied with He Daqing's sincerity.

"Deal. If there is work available, I will let Yushui notify you."

"Then I'll wait for your notice."

After the two reached a consensus, Sister Zhang happily went to check the accounts, while He Daqing continued to drink tea and do nothing...

. . . . . .

In the courtyard, Xu Lianxiang came to her son's house again, carrying a few bags of herbs.

She came here today with impure motives, she just wanted to test her daughter-in-law.

Because Xu Fugui has begun to waver, as long as he can convince his daughter-in-law, the matter will be settled.

Some people may ask, is Xu Lianxiang crazy to be able to do such a thing?

But everyone should not forget that she had been a servant in the Lou family since she was a child, and had long been accustomed to the system of having three wives and four concubines.

After all, immorality is a small matter, while leaving no descendants is a big matter.

If I can accomplish this successfully, I won't be ashamed to face my ancestors even if I die in the future.

"Mom, you're here to deliver medicine to Damao again. Come in and sit down."

Seeing her mother-in-law coming, Qin Jingru enthusiastically took the herbs from her hand and then moved a stool over.

"Jingru, stop busying yourself. Sit down and let me tell you something."

"okay!"

Qin Jingru certainly wouldn't be on guard when facing her mother-in-law.

Then he brought a stool and sat next to her.

"Mom, what's the matter? Tell me."

Xu Lianxiang hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"Jingru, have you ever thought about the future? You don't have any children, what will you do when you get old?"

"Mom, we're not in a hurry. Didn't you say this medicine pack can cure it? At worst, we can just wait."

Seeing that Qin Jingru was still so optimistic, Xu Lianxiang couldn't help but shook her head.

"Jingru, I'm going to tell you the truth! This medicine has no effect at all. These are all lies made up to deceive people."

"Ah~!" Qin Jingru opened her eyes wide and looked at Xu Lianxiang in disbelief, as if she wanted an explanation.

But Xu Lianxiang didn't explain at all, and the room became surprisingly quiet.

After a moment's silence, Qin Jingru seemed to have accepted her fate.

"Mom, if it really doesn't work, we can just adopt one from Master Yi's family in the middle school."

"No, adopted children are unreliable after all. Your father will definitely not agree." Xu Lianxiang quickly shook her head to reject it.

"Mom, this won't work, and that won't work either. So what do you two think?"

Xu Lianxiang waited for a long time, just waiting for her daughter-in-law to say this.

"Jingru, there is a way. I may have to inconvenience you a little. I wonder if you are willing?"

In order to give her daughter-in-law some time to adapt, Xu Lianxiang did not use any big tricks right away, but instead prepared to guide her step by step.

"Mom, as long as I can have a baby, I'm not afraid of being wronged. Just tell me! What's the solution?"

Qin Jingru, this silly girl, doesn’t she know what is going to happen yet?

She didn't even think about it. What could be done about this kind of thing?

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, Xu Lianxiang gathered her emotions and tried her best to disguise herself as a pitiful woman, and then spoke.

"Jingru, if possible, let's borrow a child, what do you think?"

"Lend us a child?" Qin Jingru looked puzzled. "Mom, who is willing to lend us a child?"

Knowing that her daughter-in-law didn't understand what she meant, Xu Lianxiang lost all dignity and said a few words directly into her ear.

After hearing this, Qin Jingru turned pale with fright and shook her head to disagree.

"Mom, no, no, if Damao knew, he would definitely beat me to death. I won't do it."

"Jingru, Mom knows you feel wronged, but for the sake of our Xu family and your own future, there is no harm in doing this."

"Well, Jingru, as long as you agree, whatever you want, as long as we have it, we will agree to it, and also..."

Xu Lianxiang talked a lot, but Qin Jingru was not stupid and kept shaking her head and refusing to agree.

In the end, Xu Lianxiang had no choice but to use her ultimate move.

"Jingru, if you really don't agree, Mom won't force you. Let's just part ways amicably. You can find a good family and our Damao can marry another one. This way you won't have to suffer any injustice."

You know what, Xu Lianxiang’s sweet dates didn’t work, but the big stick definitely did.

As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Jingru stopped shaking her head and started crying, but she remained silent.

Xu Lianxiang knew that her daughter-in-law's attitude showed that she had acquiesced, but she couldn't push her too hard.

"Jingru, think about it carefully. Mom is leaving first. Mom and Dad will be home tomorrow. Come over for dinner then and we can talk about it in detail."

After saying this, Xu Lianxiang was ready to leave, but before leaving she suddenly turned back and said:

"Jingru, you can't tell anyone about what happened today, including Damao."

After hearing what her mother-in-law said, what else could Qin Jingru say? She could only nod mechanically.

After her mother-in-law left, Qin Jingru thought a lot more.

In fact, she didn't say anything just now, but she had already agreed in her heart.

Is there no way around this?

Having been used to the good life in the city, she really doesn't want to go back to the countryside.

But now there is still a question before us, that is, who is the man who was borrowed?

In this way, Qin Jingru sat in the room for the whole afternoon but couldn't figure out the reason.

It wasn't until the evening that she started to cook...

At the gate of the courtyard, people were returning home from get off work one after another.

Yan Bugui, who had finished work long ago, stayed here on time again, hoping to gain something.

"Hey! Master Yan is here!"

Seeing that the visitor had nothing in his hands, Yan Bugui smiled and nodded without even saying a greeting.

After a while, He Daqing returned to the door carrying two lunch boxes.

When Yan Bugui saw the familiar lunch box again, he felt very familiar and took the initiative to come forward.

"Hey! Lao He, you're preparing a feast for someone again today. What's in this box?"

"Old Yan, I didn't go to the banquet today. I went to cover for my daughter. There's nothing good in this lunch box. It's full of leftovers."

He Daqing shook his lunch box and spoke in a Versailles tone.