chsdbacks Chapter 53 Arriving at Master Wu's House
Chapter 53 Arriving at Master Wu's House
Qin Huairu immediately tried to appeal to Qin Jingru's family ties, which annoyed Qin Jingru. Just as she was about to refuse, a group of children came running over with bowls, followed by a group of middle-aged women.
Seeing this, Qin Jingru quickly came up with an idea, and she said to Qin Huairu:
"Sister, these pork cracklings are meant to be shared equally among everyone in the yard. I wanted to give you more, but if I give you too much, others will have less, and I'm afraid they'll have something to say about that."
When a group of middle-aged women heard that Qin Jingru was going to divide all the pork cracklings equally among them, Qin Huairu actually tried to take more than her share because she was Qin Jingru's cousin. How could this be allowed?
"Qin Huairu, did you hear that? Jingru divided this equally among all of us. Why should Jingru give you more?"
"Yes, Qin Huairu, doesn't the old man always say, 'Don't always think about yourself, don't be too selfish. If you take too much, there will be less for all of us.' I say, how can you be so selfish?"
"Well……"
Qin Huairu blushed as the older women kept talking to her.
The key is that she doesn't dare to offend them. Right now, a large part of their income comes from donations from the entire hospital. If she offends them, what if no one donates to her family anymore?
"Jingru, since this is to be divided equally among everyone, I won't take any more. Just divide it equally among me."
Seeing Qin Huairu rendered speechless by the older women, Qin Jingru secretly chuckled to herself. She found her cousin increasingly displeasing, always trying to take advantage of her.
"Aunties and grandmas, please line up now, I'm going to distribute the pork cracklings to you."
Upon hearing this, everyone sent their children to line up, while those without children at home had their adults line up.
This time, everyone from the courtyard came. Except for the deaf old lady and the first lady, every household came. Even the second lady asked Liu Guangfu to queue up.
Qin Jingru first served Ya Ya a bowl of pork cracklings, and then distributed them to the other children. This time, she distributed them quite evenly, and no one had any objections.
"Thank you, sister."
"Thank you, Sister Jingru."
A group of children received their share of pork cracklings, their faces lit up with happy smiles, and they all thanked Qin Jingru.
Soon, all the pork cracklings were distributed, and each household received a small bowl.
Qin Huairu only received a small bowl, which left her wondering how to explain it when she got home, since her mother-in-law had told her to take half of it back with her.
Qin Jingru had previously set aside two bowls of pork cracklings, one for herself and the other for Ya Ya.
"Jingru, you are so generous. You are willing to share such good pork cracklings with us. If you need anything in the yard in the future, just let me know and Aunt Ma will definitely help you."
"Yes, Jingru, if anyone in the yard dares to bully you in the future, just tell Aunt Zhang."
"Jingru, come chat with us in the front yard sometime."
A group of middle-aged women thanked Qin Jingru one after another, and some even wanted to chat with her about everyday things, showing great enthusiasm.
When Qin Jingru saw how enthusiastic the older women were towards her, she finally understood Wang Feng's intention, which moved her deeply.
"Aunties and grandmas, the pork cracklings have all been distributed. I have something to do, so I'll head back inside now."
After saying that, Qin Jingru went back inside. A group of middle-aged women were too enthusiastic, chatting with her about this and that, and she really felt a little uncomfortable.
After Qin Jingru returned to her house, a group of middle-aged women and aunties also took their children home to eat pork cracklings. Qin Huairu sighed and walked step by step toward the Jia family's house.
Back in the room, Qin Jingru saw Wang Feng drinking tea and smoking again, with a novel on the table. She smiled sweetly, went behind Wang Feng, and offered to massage his shoulders.
"Brother Wang Feng, do you know what? After I shared the pork cracklings with everyone, they were all so enthusiastic towards me."
Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "That's normal. Of course they'll be enthusiastic towards you if they've benefited from you. They'll want to get more benefits from you next time. But this kind of thing only happens once, and the people in the courtyard won't isolate you anymore."
"Hmph, Brother Wang Feng, I'm not that stupid to let others take advantage of our family. It hurts me to give away so much pork lard."
Wang Feng took a sip of tea, checked the time (it was already past 5 pm), and said to Qin Jingru:
"Get ready, we're going to your master's house."
"Okay, Brother Wang Feng, I'll go get ready right away."
Soon, Qin Jingru took the prepared meat, put it in her backpack, and walked out of the courtyard with Wang Feng.
Along the way, she met many middle-aged and elderly women, and greeted them with smiles. Even a group of children would call Qin Jingru "Sister Jingru" with a smile when they saw her.
Master Wu lived in Dongzhimen, which was about three or four kilometers away from Nanluoguxiang. Wang Feng carried Qin Jingru on his bicycle for about 15 minutes and arrived at Dongzhimen.
Following the address given by Master Wu, Wang Feng wandered through the streets and alleys until he finally arrived at a courtyard house with one entrance.
"Jingru, this is it. Go up and knock on the door."
Qin Jingru nodded, walked to the courtyard gate, and knocked on the door.
"Knock knock knock".
The door opened quickly, and a beautiful young woman stepped inside. Seeing Wang Feng and Qin Jingru, she asked with some surprise, "Are you Qin Jingru and Wang Feng?"
Qin Jingru smiled and nodded: "I am Qin Jingru, he is Wang Feng, and you must be Master's daughter, Wu Yun?"
"Hehe, I'm Wu Yun. My dad came back this afternoon and said he's taken on a beautiful female apprentice. I didn't believe it at first, but it's true. And you really are beautiful. Come on in."
As she spoke, Wu Yun acted as if they were old friends, took Qin Jingru's hand, and walked into the courtyard. Wang Feng followed her in.
Wu Yun led the two to the living room, where a middle-aged woman sat, her eyes constantly scanning Wang Feng and Qin Jingru.
"Mom, this is Qin Jingru, and this is Wang Feng."
The middle-aged beauty was named Zhang Jing. After Wang Feng and Qin Jingru entered the hospital, she kept looking at them. When she saw how lively and beautiful Qin Jingru was, her face was full of kind smiles.
Upon seeing this, Wang Feng quickly greeted her with a smile: "Hello, Aunt Wu, I'm Wang Feng, and this is my wife, Qin Jingru."
Seeing that Qin Jingru didn't move, Wang Feng nudged her arm. Qin Jingru quickly went to Zhang Jing and respectfully kowtowed three times.
"Master's wife, I am Qin Jingru, and I kowtow to you."
"Jingru, get up quickly. This isn't the way things are done now. From now on, just treat your master's house as your own home and don't be shy."
Zhang Jing quickly helped Qin Jingru up, then said to Wu Yun, "Xiao Yun, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and pour some tea! Wang Feng, Jingru, please sit down."
"Why."
After Wu Yun poured tea for Wang Feng and the other person, Zhang Jing looked at Qin Jingru and asked with a smile, "Jingru, you look so fair and clean-cut, why do you want to learn to cook? You should know that being a cook is very hard work."
"Mom, how can you talk like that? Dad wants me to learn to cook, don't you think I'm pretty? I'm still your own daughter, aren't I?" Wu Yun rolled her eyes.
"Now it's all good, I finally have Jingru with me, and I'll have a junior sister now, hehe."
Qin Jingru smiled sweetly and explained, "Master's wife, I'm not afraid of hard work. I'm very strong, as Master knows. Besides, I'm from the countryside. Before I married Brother Wang Feng, I worked on the farm from dawn till dusk every day. That's much more tiring than being a cook. Also, I've loved cooking since I was a child, which is why I wanted to learn cooking from Master."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yun and Zhang Jing looked at Qin Jingru in shock. They never expected that such a beautiful girl with delicate skin and fashionable clothes would be from the countryside and work in the fields from dawn till dusk. It didn't seem like it at all.