Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

When Yi Zhonghai and others came back, every household in the courtyard knew that Zhang Renkang had become a cadre. The whole courtyard was in an uproar. This was the first cadre in the courtyard. The beasts in the courtyard regretted it so much that their intestines turned green. Now, except for the Wang family in the backyard who had said a few words to Zhang Renkang, the other households were just there to watch the fun. Those who had no relationship with Zhang Renkang had no reason to take advantage of him.

Now that Zhang Renkang has become an official, most of the residents in the courtyard came to the backyard to congratulate him. In fact, they also wanted to repair the relationship so that they could use him in the future. Zhang Renkang was not interested in wasting time with these fence-sitters. He said a few words to them and went back to the house on the pretext of taking a rest. Seeing that Zhang Renkang didn't like them, everyone went back in a bad mood. Some of them were still muttering.

"It's just a small cadre, why are you so proud?"

"That's right. If you don't know, you would think he is the factory director."

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People are selfish and forgetful. No one cares what they have done to help others. They just think about why others don't help them.

(I have helped several friends before, lending them money and helping them, but they all became enemies in the end. So the ancient saying that a pinch of rice is worth a pinch of rice is not without reason. A big brother whom I admire very much told me that when someone owes you a favor and cannot repay it, the best choice for many people is to cut off contact with you, so that they don’t have to repay it.)

Intermediate Court

Sha Zhu was sulking at home. He was the head chef of a canteen, and Zhang Renkang was just a kitchen helper. In less than half a year, he went to clean the toilet, and Zhang Renkang became the deputy director of the canteen. Even if he returned to the canteen in the future, he would still have to work under this bastard. How could Sha Zhu accept this?

Yi Zhonghai was also depressed at home. He had completely misjudged Zhang Renkang. He never expected that he would soar to the top. Not only did he gain a foothold in the canteen, but he also became the deputy director. This was a cadre. If he had helped him at the beginning, it would have been great. Zhang Renkang's parents had both passed away, so he was the ideal candidate for his retirement.

To be fair, Yi Zhonghai was fair when he didn't involve the Jia family and Sha Zhu. Although he didn't help the families in the courtyard much, he did provide relief several times. Especially during the famine a few years ago, Yi Zhonghai sent a lot of corn flour to every family in the courtyard who was in need. Therefore, every household in the courtyard thought highly of him. In addition, Liu Haizhong was really incompetent and wanted to lead everyone even though he couldn't speak clearly. Yan Bugui only calculated the benefits for his family and was not keen on fighting for power. Yi Zhonghai could act arbitrarily.

It was just that half a year ago, she couldn't stand the disturbance of Jia Zhangshi, and thought that Zhang Renkang should be fine now since he didn't have any elders and was dull and honest, so she helped Jia family to plan his house. As a result, the relationship between the two families became like this.

Auntie felt bad when she saw her husband in pain. She knew that Yi Zhonghai had made things like this for their future retirement. It was because she had not been able to give birth to a boy or girl. Auntie said quietly.

"Zhong Hai, what do you think about the matter I mentioned last time?"

Yi Zhonghai looked up and asked in confusion

"That thing?"

The aunt sighed and said

"Introduce a date to Zhang Renkang. Let's spend some money to find matchmaker Wang to find a girl from a good family in the city for Zhang Renkang to ease the relationship between the two families. In this way, Zhang Renkang will not bring up that matter again for the sake of his wife."

"Have you noticed that the Jia family has already started doing this? Qin Huairu's cousin never came early or late, but she came as soon as Zhuzi was punished, and she is very close to Zhang Renkang."

Yi Zhonghai suddenly figured it out. Yes, Qin Jingru has been looking for Zhang Renkang a lot recently. It must be Qin Huairu. Jia Zhangshi doesn't have that brain. Yi Zhonghai's anger rose all of a sudden. It was their family that caused the trouble of the Jia family in the first place. Now they want to repair the relationship with Zhang Renkang without telling me. Yi Zhonghai was almost dizzy with anger.

Yi Zhonghai pondered for a while, and he still couldn't swallow this breath in his heart. Zhang Renkang didn't even give him, an old man, any face. Now he was asked to bow down to a junior. How could he be willing? Yi Zhonghai said

"And what about Zhuzi? We are going to introduce a girl to Zhang Renkang. What will Zhuzi think? We are counting on him to take care of us in our old age. Zhang Renkang is selfish and doesn't respect the elderly or his neighbors. We can't count on him. Let's wait until Zhuzi returns to the cafeteria."

The aunt sighed and said nothing. Yi Zhonghai was possessed, and she was watching. Zhang Renkang only had a big problem with the Jia family, Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai. He had never targeted other families for such a long time. Moreover, the Wang family had said something to him at the beginning, and Zhang Renkang had sent some chicken offal and food to the Wang family in disguised form. Isn't he a grateful person with feelings and loyalty?

The Jia family was now in a mess. Qin Huairu sat on one side angrily, and Qin Jingru also glared at Jia Zhang. Jia Zhang sat on the other side with her arms crossed and a stern face, not saying a word.

It turned out that after Qin Jingru came back in the afternoon, Jia Zhang saw her carrying two packages and wanted to rob them. In Jia Zhang's opinion, Qin Jingru ate her own food and lived in her own house, and her things in the city should belong to her. Qin Jingru didn't tolerate her bad habits, and the two of them almost fought again. Jia Zhang knew that Qin Huairu was not at home and Qin Jingru would probably dare to do it, so she waited angrily for Qin Huairu to come back and started to make trouble.

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up when she saw the skirt and leather shoes Qin Jingru was wearing. She had been married for so many years, but the Jia family had never bought her any clothes except the cotton-padded jacket for her wedding. After asking, she found out that it was Zhang Renkang who bought them for Qin Jingru. Qin Huairu asked nervously,

"What did you two do today?"

Qin Jingru said shyly

"At noon, Brother Renkang took me to eat roast duck, and then we went shopping for clothes and a watch."

"Just send me back"

Qin Huairu asked suspiciously

"That's it? Nothing else?"

Qin Huairu had played cards with Zhang Renkang before, so she didn't believe that Zhang Renkang would let her go. She saw that Qin Jingru didn't look like she had lost her virginity. After all, Qin Huairu had experienced Zhang Renkang's fighting ability, and there was no place that Qin Jingru couldn't get into.

Qin Jingru lowered her head and said

"Brother Renkang said he has no plans to find a partner this year and will consider it next year."

Jia Zhang was furious when she heard this and shouted

"That's fine. We're not getting married. If he takes the woman out, he's just being a hooligan. I'll sue him."

Qin Jingru was also anxious when she heard that Jia Zhang was going to sue Zhang Renkang.

"What qualifications do you have to sue? Who are you to care?"

Seeing that Qin Jingru dared to argue with her, Jia Zhang shouted at Qin Huairu angrily:

"Look, your country relatives have no manners at all. How can you talk to an elder like me?"

"You little bastard, I'm concerned about you. You shameless fellow, you're following a man for no apparent reason. Don't bring shame to my Jia family."

Seeing that Qin Jingru was about to explode, Qin Huairu shouted angrily, frightening Banggeng, Xiaodang and Huaihua so much that they hid aside and dared not vent their anger.

"You two shut up"

Jia Zhang was startled by Qin Huairu's voice. It was the first time she saw Qin Huairu lose his temper. Without waiting for Jia Zhang to speak, Qin Huairu said slowly:

"Zhang Renkang was promoted to deputy director of the canteen today, with deputy section-level treatment."

Jia Zhang was confused and asked unhappily:

"Qin Huairu, what do you mean?"

Qin Jingru didn't understand what this meant. She stared at Qin Huairu with wide eyes without saying anything. Seeing the two of them like this, Qin Huairu said helplessly

"To put it simply, he is now a section-level cadre, not a low-level leader like a team leader or squad leader."

Said to Qin Jingru

"Our village secretary is not as high-ranking as him. He must be at the level of the town mayor."

Then he said to Jia Zhang

"The salary is 80, plus the 8th-level chef earns over 100 a month. He is in charge of all six canteens in the factory."

After hearing this, the two of them understood where they were confused. After a while, Jia Zhang finally realized what was going on and stood up and said,

"This little bastard only gets over a hundred yuan a month? How much money does that have? Can he spend it all? Then he has to support our family. He has to give us twenty, not fifty yuan a month."

Qin Huairu looked at the dreaming old woman in silence. Qin Jingru also reacted at this moment. She couldn't believe it and said

"Sister, you said that Brother Renkang is now more senior than our village secretary? He must be at the same level as the mayor? And he still earns more than a hundred a month?"

Qin Huairu sighed and said

"Yes, if you don't think of a solution, do you think you will still have a chance next year?"

"With Zhang Renkang's conditions, there are plenty of city girls willing to go on a blind date with him. Apart from your better looks, what else can you compare with them?"

"Now that they have become successful, there are no more pretty girls?"

Qin Jingru panicked and asked helplessly:

"Sister, what should I do?"

Qin Huairu thought, when she heard that Qin Jingru went out to eat and buy clothes with Zhang Renkang today, she thought something happened between them. If something really happened, she would have plenty of ways to force Zhang Renkang to marry Qin Jingru. But now that nothing happened between them, she had to think of a way. Now that the matter was settled, why was she afraid that Zhang Renkang would not admit it?

Jia Zhang said quietly

"Now we can only find a way to make this little beast and you, a bastard, have a done deal, otherwise he won't admit it."

It is said that Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu are a perfect teammate. The two widows thought of the same thing at the same time. But the problem is that Zhang Renkang is now in charge of the house, and they can't let anything happen to them. Zhang Renkang is not easy to mess with. Even Banggeng dare not go to his house to ask for money. Jia Zhang generally doesn't dare to provoke him easily. After all, Zhang Renkang has beaten Shazhu and Jia Zhang a lot in the past six months, and he didn't suffer any loss. Even Yi Zhonghai doesn't dare to provoke him casually. He really can't afford it.

The Jia family members were all thinking about how to pair Zhang Renkang and Qin Jingru up, and when they were sucking blood, Zhang Renkang was drinking and bragging with Xu Damao at his house.

Lou Xiao'e was not at home, and Xu Damao felt bored by himself, so he called Zhang Renkang from the next room and asked him to cook a few dishes. The two of them drank some wine and chatted.

Xu Damao couldn't hold back his mouth after he had taken two ounces of the stuff. It happened that Lou Xiao'e was not here today. Xu Damao boasted:

"Brother, let me tell you, even though you are a cadre now, you are not as comfortable as me."

"You don't know that when I go to the countryside, the secretaries and cadres of every village have to prepare a few tables of delicious food and drinks for me."

Zhang Renkang agreed with a smile

"Da Mao worked so hard in the countryside, he deserves to relax. He brought culture and entertainment to our farmers, so his contribution is not small."

Xu Damao was flattered by Zhang Renkang and felt comfortable. He drank the two coins in the cup in one gulp and boasted:

"That's it, you don't know, brother."

Saying this with a sly smile

"Many girls in the village have such a good life, which you can't enjoy in the city."

. . . . . .

After boasting for a while, the two of them drank half a catty of wine. Xu Damao was already talking incoherently. Zhang Renkang saw that he started to talk nonsense, so he felt bored and said goodbye to go back to rest. He had important things to do in the evening.