Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Qin Huairu's reputation became even worse in the courtyard. It could be said that it was completely ruined. Even her sister-in-law rarely showed up in the courtyard after that day. Except for the necessary purchase of vegetables and food, she even washed clothes by fetching water back home, as she felt too embarrassed to see anyone.

After He Daqing settled Sha Zhu and Zhao Erya, he cleaned up a small room at the edge of his house and let Zhao Huzi live there. He soon moved to a room near the factory that his unit had allocated to him to make room for Sha Zhu and Zhao Erya.

Lin Geng is now a big celebrity in Li Huaide's eyes. Lin Geng just mentioned it to him, and Li Huaide immediately agreed to let Zhao Erya work as a helper in the kitchen. Although she was just a temporary worker with a salary of only 18 yuan a month, it was more money than what she earned throughout the year when she was in the countryside. Zhao Erya didn't dislike it at all, and was very happy. She asked Sha Zhu to buy some good wine and food to thank Lin Geng well.

When Qin Huairu was out of confinement, she finally entered the factory and took over Jia Dongxu's job as an apprentice in a workshop according to the agreement she had made with Li Huaide.

At this time, Qin Huairu no longer had the arrogance and pride in the original drama. Under Lin Geng's repeated attacks, Yi Zhonghai, whom she used to rely on, died, and Sha Zhu also got married and cut off all contact with her. He lived a shameless and happy life with his wife Zhao Erya.

After the incident when Sha Zhu got the marriage certificate and Zhao Erya fought against Qin Huairu, Qin Huairu realized how powerful Zhao Erya was. With Zhao Erya watching her, she knew that she would probably never have the chance to hook up with Sha Zhu again. Even after entering the factory, Qin Huairu no longer had the opportunities she had imagined, because Zhao Erya was also helping in the kitchen and was with Sha Zhu every day. She had no chance to hook up with Sha Zhu at all.

So now Qin Huairu no longer has anyone to rely on and can only shoulder the burden of supporting the family on her own.

After her sister-in-law finished her confinement, she returned to her hometown in the countryside. In order to solve the problem of taking care of the three children in the family, Qin Huairu thought hard and came up with a solution. That was to ask her 18-year-old cousin Qin Jingru from her natal family to come to the city to help her take care of the children. When Qin Jingru was older and reached marriageable age, she would find a husband for Qin Jingru in the city.

At this time, many girls in rural areas were very eager to marry into the city. Such conditions were indeed very tempting, but the key was that girls could not earn many work points in the village, and they had to feed one mouth at home. If Qin Jingru went to the city to help Qin Huairu take care of the children, there would be one less person to feed in her family.

So after Qin Huairu's sister-in-law returned home, she found Qin Huairu's uncle and aunt and told them about this matter. After thinking about it, Qin Huairu's uncle and aunt proposed that in addition to taking care of Qin Jingru's food and drink, Qin Huairu had to give Qin Jingru another five yuan every month before they would let Qin Jingru go to the city to help her take care of the children.

After hearing the request of Qin Jingru's parents, Qin Huairu's sister-in-law went back to the city to discuss it with Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu was not willing to pay Qin Jingru another five yuan a month, but her reputation in the courtyard was so bad that no one was willing to help her take care of her three children after she started working.

What's more, the youngest, Xiao Huaihua, is just one month old and is very difficult to take care of. Meanwhile, Banggeng at home is a troublesome guy who never behaves well. Besides swearing all the time and making people dislike him, he also steals things inside and outside the courtyard all day long, making the cats and dogs hate him. No one in the courtyard is willing to help Qin Huairu take care of the children.

Qin Huairu had tried before, and had sought help from some aunties and grandmas in the yard, but these aunties and grandmas flatly refused her request to help take care of the children.

Finally, Qin Huairu found Yan Bugui and tried to morally blackmail Yan Bugui on the grounds that he was the current manager of the courtyard. She asked Yan Bugui's wife to help her take care of her children while she was at work. However, Yan Bugui did not give Qin Huairu any face and immediately rejected her.

As for moral kidnapping, it may be of some use to others, but to Yan Bugui, the stingy old man, it is of no use at all. He would never do anything that does not benefit him, even if you kill him. Qin Huairu wants his wife to help her take care of their three children without any reason, which is pure wishful thinking.

Qin Huairu was turned down by Yan Bugui. Although she was unwilling to accept it, she also knew Yan Bugui's character. It was impossible for her to expect his wife to help her take care of the children without paying.

So Qin Huairu gritted her teeth and told Yan Bugui that if his wife helped her take care of the children, she could give Yan Bugui three yuan a month, but Yan Bugui sneered and directly refused.

Taking care of children is a heavy responsibility and it is not easy. Taking care of three children for a month, one is a newborn baby and the other is a troublesome kid, and they want him to take such a responsibility for only three dollars. No matter how greedy Yan Bugui is, he can figure it out. It is not cost-effective, so he refused without even thinking about it.

Qin Huairu was now completely at a loss. After much thought, she finally thought of her cousin Qin Jingru from her natal village.

Qin Jingru is already eighteen years old, and it is time for her to go on a blind date and get married. Nowadays, rural girls are basically engaged or married at the age of seventeen or eighteen. Even though the country stipulates that the marriage age is twenty years old, rural people still adhere to the old tradition and marry their girls off early, so that the family can save some food rations and get some dowry money.

So it was almost time for Qin Jingru to get married. Qin Huairu had seen Qin Jingru when she returned to her parents' home. Qin Jingru was very envious of Qin Huairu for being able to marry into the city and become a city dweller. She had told Qin Huairu that she also wanted to marry into the city and become a city dweller.

So Qin Huairu set her sights on Qin Jingru, wanting Qin Jingru to come to the city to help her take care of the child for a while.

After some communication with Qin Huairu's sister-in-law, Qin Jingru's parents finally agreed because Qin Huairu was willing to give her three yuan a month. Qin Jingru herself was also very happy. She felt that this was an opportunity for her to leave the countryside and live in the city. She would go to the city to help her cousin take care of the children for a while, and then her cousin would introduce her to men in the city. She could marry into the city and become a city dweller, and no longer have to work hard in the soil with her parents in the village every day like she did now.

So Qin Jingru happily agreed, and the next day she packed two sets of clothes, excitedly took the bus into the city, and came to the Nanluoguxiang courtyard.

After Qin Jingru came to the city, Qin Huairu was able to take over the factory. The courtyard finally calmed down temporarily. The only one who was probably not at peace was Xu Damao.