Only children in Siheyuan make choices. I want them all.

Qin Jingru knocked on the door of Jia's house with trepidation. The old wooden door made a "bang bang bang" sound. Her heart also became nervous, wondering if her arrival would be welcomed.

After a while, the door opened and Jia Zhang's chubby face appeared at the door. She looked Qin Jingru up and down, revealing a hint of dissatisfaction and disgust in her eyes.

Seeing this little girl from the countryside, Jia Zhang immediately put on a haughty attitude and asked in a bad tone: "Who are you? Why did you come to my house?"

Qin Jingru was shocked by Jia Zhang's attitude, but she still mustered up the courage to answer timidly: "Hello, Auntie, I'm here to see my cousin Qin Huairu. Does she live here?"

Jia Zhang had no intention of inviting Qin Jingru in. Instead, she blocked the door and said bluntly, "Qin Huairu, your cousin is here. Come over to meet her and then send her away." After that, she turned around and went back to her room with her crutches.

At this time, Qin Huairu was washing dishes in the kitchen. After hearing what her mother-in-law said, she casually wiped her wet hands with a towel and hurried to the door to greet her cousin.

"Jingru, why did you come here suddenly? Is everything okay at home? Where are your parents?" Qin Huairu asked with concern.

Qin Jingru's face flashed with an embarrassment. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly said, "Sister, my parents said that there is no future for me to stay in the countryside, so they asked me to come to the city to live with you. I hope to find a good man to marry, so that I can have someone to rely on in the future."

Qin Huairu was embarrassed for a moment, but she couldn't ignore her cousin. "Come in first! I'll introduce you to a good man tomorrow."

"Really? That's great. Sister, what kind of job does this good man you're talking about do?" Qin Jingru asked in surprise as she walked in.

Qin Huairu smiled and replied, "His name is He Yuzhu, and he is the chef of our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. If you follow him in the future, you will never have to worry about food and drink in this life."

"Okay! Hello, chef. I'll have to trouble you tomorrow, sister. Please introduce me to him."

As she was talking, Qin Jingru suddenly felt hungry, so she asked embarrassedly: "Sister, do you have any food in your room? I got lost today and haven't eaten all day."

Unexpectedly, Jia Zhang heard this and shouted in dissatisfaction: "Huai Ru! Has your sister not left yet? There are already too many people in my Jia family, and there is no place for her to sleep. Let her leave early before it gets dark!"

Qin Huairu was a little embarrassed when she heard this: "Mom! My sister finally came here, why are you driving her away? If the bed can't fit, you can sleep on the floor!"

Jia Zhang raised her cane and hit Qin Huairu on the back. "It's not your turn as the daughter-in-law to make decisions in my Jia family. Get your sister out right away. She's just a country girl. I get angry when I see her. It's her first time here, and she didn't even bring some local specialties. It's really rude."

Qin Jingru immediately pleaded: "Auntie, where do you want me to go so late? Just let me stay at your house for one night! I will go out to find a job tomorrow."

Qin Huairu also immediately agreed: "Yes, mom! Where can my sister, a little girl, go at night? Why not let her stay for one night!"

Seeing that her daughter-in-law didn't listen to her, Jia Zhang became even angrier. "No! Not even one night, leave now, don't force me to kick you out!"

Qin Huairu had no choice but to pull her sister out of the house. "Jingru, I have no choice! It's late at night, how about this, you go to He Yuzhu's house to spend the night, he lives next door to us, he has two rooms like us, you go and squeeze in with the rain, and we'll think of a solution tomorrow morning."

After hearing this, Qin Jingru pouted reluctantly, but she knew that her sister had tried her best and she really had nowhere to go, so she could only nod helplessly.

Seeing that her sister agreed, Qin Huairu took her to the door of He Yuzhu's house. She knocked on the door gently and said, "Zhuzi, open the door, I am your sister Qin."

There were footsteps in the room, and then He Yuzhu opened the door. Seeing Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru standing at the door, he asked in confusion: "Huairu, what's the matter so late?"

Qin Huairu smiled shyly and said, "Zhu Zi, my sister just came from the countryside today. I wanted to let her live with me, but you also know the situation at my family."

"There are too many people and there is really no place to sleep. Can my sister stay at your place for one night and just squeeze in with the rain?"

Sha Zhu glanced at Qin Jingru and thought that the girl was quite pretty. He was about to agree, but then he remembered that his house now belonged to Zhang Jianjun, so he shook his head.

"No, Sister Qin! My sister He Yushui has gone to her classmate's house, I can't take your sister in."

Qin Huairu said excitedly: "That's perfect! If Yu Shui is not around, Qin Jingru can just move in."

Sha Zhu frowned when he heard this. He had to think of a good excuse to make the matter go away.

"It's like this, Sister Qin. Last time you lent me ten dollars, Yu Shui got angry when she found out. Not only did she move to her classmate's house, she also bought a lock and locked up her own house."

Qin Huairu was so angry when she heard this that she immediately yelled, "How could Yu Shui do this? You worked so hard to raise her, and she treats you like this!"

Sha Zhu spread his hands: "There's nothing we can do! Yu Shui is just a girl with a bad temper. It will be fine after she calms down for a while."

Just then, the aroma of meat wafted over. Qin Jingru, who had been hungry for a day, involuntarily followed the smell and walked towards the backyard.

"Jingru, where are you going?" Qin Huairu saw her sister go to the backyard and hurriedly chased after her.

"Sister, I'm so hungry. I want to eat. This smells so good that I can't stand it anymore." Qin Jingru kept moving and soon reached the backyard.

Qin Huairu suddenly had an idea. Why not introduce her sister to Zhang Jianjun? If they succeed, her family will never have to worry about food and drink.

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu suppressed her excitement and knocked on the kitchen door of Zhang Jianjun's house. "Jianjun, my cousin came to my house. I saw that you didn't have a girlfriend, so I brought her over to meet you."

Zhang Jianjun knew what Qin Huairu was thinking, but he was too lazy to expose her. "Okay! I have another dish that will be ready soon. Take her to my house first!"

"Okay!" Qin Huairu was ecstatic and took her cousin into Zhang Jianjun's house. As soon as she entered the house, Qin Huairu pointed at the TV on the cabinet and asked curiously.

"Sister, what is this? Why is it so square?"

Televisions had just been produced at that time and it was hard to find one even in the city, let alone in the countryside. It was understandable that Qin Jingru had never seen one.