Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 438 Jia Zhangshi devises a vicious plan to control Wang Feng for life?

Steel rolling mill, Workshop 1

Qin Huairu slacked off at her workstation for half the day, and finally it was three o'clock in the afternoon.

She greeted Sister Hua, took off her gloves, and left the workshop with a smile.

Sister Hua watched Qin Huairu's retreating figure, shaking her head and sighing repeatedly.

She could tell that Qin Huairu wasn't cut out for work; she'd been in the factory for so long and all she knew how to do was slack off and do nothing.

It was a little better before; at least she studied diligently every day. But recently, Qin Huairu has stopped studying altogether. She does less than half the work of the other newcomers every day, and there are quite a few defective products.

Anyway, she couldn't teach Qin Huairu anymore. She had already reported the matter to Director Guo, but she didn't know what was wrong with Director Guo. He just let Qin Huairu continue to mess around like this, without showing any sign of punishing her.

Qin Huairu walked out of the steel rolling mill happily, smoothing her slightly messy hair as she went.

Walking back to Nanluoguxiang, she was already fantasizing about how she would win over Wang Feng, manage his money, and that he would give her all the prey he hunted.

As she thought about it, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly, revealing a smile.

After walking for more than ten minutes, she returned to courtyard number 95. As soon as she entered the front yard, the third aunt called out to her.

"Qin Huairu, aren't you supposed to be at work today? Why are you back already?"

Qin Huairu smiled slightly: "Third Aunt, I'm not feeling well today, so I came back to rest."

"oh."

Qin Huairu didn't chat with the three aunts for long before heading towards the Central Court.

But when she arrived at the Intermediate People's Court and saw that Wang Feng's house was locked, her eyes widened in surprise, and she was very disappointed.

She didn't expect Wang Feng to be away from home. Wouldn't that mean she had taken two hours off for nothing?

With a sigh, she had no choice but to return to the Jia family home.

Just as she reached the pond in the middle courtyard, Jia Zhangshi, who was sitting at the entrance of the Jia family's house sewing shoe soles, saw her. Jia Zhangshi looked at Qin Huairu with a scrutinizing gaze and asked:

"Qin Huairu? Why are you back so early today? Don't you have to go to work?"

Qin Huairu shook her head with a wry smile: "Mom, let's talk about it when we get back."

As Jia Zhangshi followed Qin Huairu into the house, she immediately began to question her: "Qin Huairu, what's wrong with you? Don't you go to work and earn money? Do you want your mother and son to starve?"

Qin Huairu sat down, poured herself a glass of cold water, drank it all in one gulp, and then said with a wry smile:

"Mom, the ration has been reduced by 20%, and you're not on a ration anymore. Cornmeal is now selling for 1.5 yuan a pound. With my salary of 27.5 yuan, our family simply can't make ends meet."

Madam Jia, her triangular eyes wide, glared and shouted, "Qin Huairu, what do you mean? Are you blaming me for dragging you down?"

"Mom, I don't mean to blame you. I'm just telling you a fact. Think about it. You don't have a fixed ration. My monthly salary is 27.5 yuan, which is only enough to buy a dozen or so kilograms of cornmeal on the black market. That dozen or so kilograms of cornmeal is just enough for you to eat."

After a pause, Qin Huairu continued, "In addition, our rations have been reduced by 27%, so we have to buy some expensive grain to make ends meet. How can we calculate this? My salary of 5 yuan is not enough to cover our family's expenses."

Jia Zhangshi was so caught up in Qin Huairu's rhythm that she didn't even ask why Qin Huairu had returned so early, and just snorted coldly:

"Qin Huairu, I don't care, this is your business. Didn't I tell you to get an IUD last time and find some cadre like that idiot Zhu? What have you been doing? It's been so long, and there's still no sign of it!"

Qin Huairu sighed, "Mom, do you think someone who can become a cadre would be so brainless? Like Sha Zhu? There's only one Sha Zhu in this world, but unfortunately, he ignores me now."

"And also, Mom, those who become cadres are all very smart. Which cadre couldn't withstand this kind of test?"

"What should we do then? This won't work, that won't work, Qin Huairu, you're such a useless person."

Jia Zhangshi was so anxious that she jumped up and down, and started cursing at Qin Huairu. If things continued like this, her family would soon run out of food.

The main problem is that she's been feeling uneasy ever since she lost her retirement savings.

Since Qin Huairu started working at the steel rolling mill, she has borrowed a lot of money from the factory. Including what she borrowed from Guo Da Piezi recently, the total amount is more than 300 yuan. However, Qin Huairu has never told Jia Zhangshi about this. She has hidden all this money as her private savings.

Suddenly, Jia Zhangshi jumped three feet high, startling Qin Huairu.

"Qin Huairu, don't we have a ready-made cadre in our institute?"

Qin Huairu feigned surprise and asked, "Mom, you mean... Wang Feng?"

Madam Jia nodded: "That damned little bastard Wang Feng, I heard his salary has increased to 99 yuan. Plus, he's young and hot-blooded, you could just snap your fingers and he'd be here, wouldn't he?"

"But let me make this clear first, you can't let this little bastard take advantage of you. At most, you can let him touch your hand, or I'll make you pay."

"Mom, is this okay? After all, Wang Feng is Jingru's man. If I do this, people will talk about me behind my back," Qin Huairu asked tentatively.

"Why not?"

Jia Zhangshi glared at her triangular eyes and said, "That little beast Wang Feng married your cousin Qin Jingru. Our two families are relatives, aren't we? But what did he do? Not only did he not help our family, but he also framed my mother last time, making her lose all her retirement money and even making her squat in the fence."

"Qin Huairu, here's what you do. Try it out first and see if you can handle this little bastard Wang Feng. If it really doesn't work, find an opportunity to be alone with him for a while, and then scream for help, saying that Wang Feng is being a pervert. If this little bastard is willing to hand over all his wages to our family from now on, then we'll let it go. Otherwise, we'll report it to the police and make him eat peanuts and go reunite with his dead father."

Just as Qin Huairu was about to speak, Jia Zhangshi glared at her fiercely, making her swallow her words.

"Qin Huairu, listen to your mother on this matter. Don't worry, with my cooperation, that little bastard Wang Feng won't be able to explain himself even if he has ten mouths. As long as we force Wang Feng to write a confession, then all the money he earns and the prey he hunts will be ours, right?"

"Okay... alright."

Qin Huairu sighed and agreed.

Her original intention was simply to win over Wang Feng so that he would help her family in the future. She never expected that this wicked mother-in-law would be even more ruthless and vicious, actually trying to frame Wang Feng and control him for the rest of his life.

But on second thought, this is entirely feasible. After all, Guo Da Piezi has already been forced to write a confession, so one more Wang Feng wouldn't make a difference.

However, since Guo Da Piezi was only trying to take advantage of her, making him write a confession wasn't entirely unfair to him.

But Wang Feng's situation is completely different. Once she does this, there will be no room for reconciliation between her, Wang Feng, and Jing Ru.

Regardless, she still planned to see Wang Feng's attitude first. If Wang Feng was as infatuated with her as Sha Zhu, it would be best if he was willing to help her family in the future.