Men and women eating in the courtyard

"It rained a lot in the past few days, and I was worried that the house would get damp. After Shanying and the others moved out, your grandpa burned the kang and the heater for a whole day."

The old lady held Li Ning in her arms and looked at Liu Yin and Gu Ning tidying up the quilts, and murmured: "They are all freshly made."

"Fei Shanying brought the luggage himself? You don't need Xuewu's quilt, do you?"

Liu Yin laid out the kang quilt, knelt on it and swept it with a broom before it was finished.

The old lady put Li Ning on the kang, watched him rolling and playing, and explained with a smile: "No, you don't know about Fei Shanying?"

"The most polite and careful person, and I don't take advantage of anyone at all."

She handed the pacifier to Li Ning's hand, pursed her lips and said, "I felt embarrassed when I came here. It was Guodong and the others who persuaded me."

"Xuewu also said it," Liu Yin spread a quilt for her grandson with her legs spread out, and explained, "It said that he wanted his third aunt to come to the backyard for confinement."

"At that time, I was not thinking that she was raising two children by herself, and Wen San'er was not at home."

"That's right. If she doesn't take care of her even though she's so close, who can she expect to go?"

The old lady shook her head slightly and said: "She is really cruel. There is no one in her family, so forget it. Wen San'er still has two sisters -"

"Never came to see you once?"

Liu Yin said in surprise: "This is my nephew, Biaozi hasn't even come to see him?"

"Otherwise, life would be a dead end, and I wouldn't even think about it at all."

The old lady sat sideways by the kang, clicked her tongue and shook her head and said, "Even if Wen San'er was not good enough before and has no future, he still has a wife and children."

"Ouch - I didn't know that at the time." Liu Yin frowned slightly and said, "I just said that when I was breastfeeding, all the people in the room were from our side. I didn't have the nerve to ask her at that time."

"She doesn't say that. She never talks about this." The old lady nodded and said, "We are not a family. If you don't enter a family, you can see San'er."

She raised her eyebrows and said: "Looking like he is laughing and joking, he has self-esteem, but he is a strong person. He said that he was writing a letter to her, so don't let Fei Shanying do anything wrong to you."

"Does this mean that Fei Shanying doesn't have to interact with his sister's family?" Liu Yin nodded in understanding and said, "If you can't get along with someone who has a cold butt, if you can't get along with her and don't like her, then don't try to get along with her. "

"Li Wenbiao didn't tell his family, right?"

Gu Ning straightened the hair around her ears and called Ji Yuxiu, who had come back with her, to get on the kang.

Ji Yuxiu interrupted: "I heard Guodong and the others making a joke, saying that Li Wenbiao no longer has contact with his family, and nothing was said here."

"I feel so cold. When I was playing with Xuewu earlier, I heard him talking about it in private."

Liu Yin explained: "I was fifteen or sixteen at that time, and I didn't know anything. Before I started studying martial arts and became a soldier, I whispered to a few people in my family that his parents looked down on him and only favored his second brother."

"That seems to be the case." Ji Yuxiu nodded and said: "After he and his third uncle made money, they didn't tell the family. The two sisters' families thought that the uncle and nephew were so destitute that they were picking up rags. But after talking about it, Ridiculous and helpless.”

"Xuewu said that Biaozi had hardened his heart and wanted to sever ties with his family."

Liu Yin helped her grandson change his diaper and explained: "Biaozi's wife is very knowledgeable and sensible. Last time she came back for the New Year, she asked Biaozi to visit the house and throw some money away."

"Otherwise, we are not a family, and we don't belong to the same family."

The old lady stepped aside and nodded: "Wen San'er knows what kind of virtue his two sisters are and how they depend on his nephew."

"It's impossible for the two of them to have discussed it long ago and to hide it from the family. If there is really a family relationship, the two of them will not lose their care of the family."

"If the biological father, biological mother, and biological sister no longer kiss each other, then the two of them can stop worrying about each other, just calm down and live their own lives."

She raised her hand and said, "Isn't that what Fei Shanying meant? He must have sent news to Wen San'er, saying that she was doing confinement care here. His two sisters had to know about it, and neither of them came."

"She is such a smart person. If we don't talk about this to Wen San'er, my sister might be able to arrange something for her when she comes back."

Liu Yin changed the child's diaper, picked up her grandson and coaxed her, and said, "You see, Biaozi won't tell him if he doesn't tell him. They all live in the same street. No matter how much they don't care, they will know sooner or later."

"Come here when the time comes. Biaozi and Wen Saner are not at home. How will Fei Shanying receive them?"

"Is this what you mean by moving back home from here?"

Ji Yuxiu was an eloquent person, and she could talk to her mother-in-law and old lady together. Now she answered: "I have lived here for a long time, and those relatives are here. It's hard to explain when they see them."

"No, if you ask around in this courtyard, you will know whose house she lives in."

The old lady pinched the child's little feet, teased Li Ning with a smile, and said, "In addition, I will help with the recycling bin and take care of the child."

"If someone comes to look for her, she can close the door and pretend she doesn't know him. But if someone comes here to cause trouble, what should she do? She's afraid of causing trouble for Xuewu."

Gu Ning just listened to them and did not interrupt unless she was asked about the child.

What her mother-in-law and others said about the family's shortcomings sounded to Gu Ning like a kind of profound and troublesome social science, with experience, theory and practice.

"Are you tired of working and breastfeeding your child again?"

Seeing her second sister-in-law's taciturn appearance, Ji Yuxiu took the initiative to ask her, "Did Mom prepare you any delicious food? Did she abuse you?"

"Go - tease your second sister-in-law?"

The old lady smiled and patted Ji Yuxiu gently, saying: "Xiao Ning looks tired."

"No, mom and Jingru helped, I just came back to feed a few times at night."

Seeing her son reaching out to her, Gu Ning took the child from her mother-in-law's arms and said: "There are a lot of surgeries now, but it's okay."

"Xiao Ning doesn't say it's hard, mom can only feel distressed when she sees it, so naturally I have to make delicious food for her, nourish her more, and keep her healthy."

Liu Yin smiled and touched the child's little feet, and said to Ji Yuxiu: "When you give birth, I will do the same for you."

"Don't do it, I see that my second sister-in-law has gained weight." Ji Yuxiu smiled and said: "If you say you will make delicious food for me, my eldest sister-in-law will be jealous."

"You just fan the flames-"

The old lady likes the third grandson's wife very much, and they are very intimate in their words on weekdays.

Although Ji Yuxiu and Li Xuecai have not yet married, they get along very well, and everyone in the Li family treats Ji Yuxiu as a daughter-in-law.

She patted Ji Yuxiu's thigh and said, "Look at your second sister-in-law, she will pinch you secretly."

"Second sister-in-law can't do that." Ji Yuxiu doesn't look like a daughter-in-law in the Li family, but more like a sister-in-law.

She leaned against Gu Ning's shoulder and laughed, "Second sister-in-law, will you pinch me secretly?"

"No, do you need to pinch you secretly?"

Gu Ning also has a lively side, but it is rarely shown. She lacks a sense of security.

After spending a long time with Li Xuewu, she feels protected, so sometimes she jokes with Li Xuewu in private, and even acts like a spoiled child.

She doesn't spend much time with the Li family, but the old lady and mother-in-law have gone to their home to help take care of them, so she is not psychologically prepared.

Then there are the sisters-in-law. Zhao Yafang is a cheerful person. Although she has some concerns with her mother-in-law and brother-in-law, she has never been concerned with her younger sister-in-law like Gu Ning.

Ji Yuxiu is young, lively and smart, and is the most likable. She is usually taken care of by the Li family like Li Xue.

The three sisters-in-law have different personalities, but they get along well with each other and are friendly and close.

The old lady and Liu Yin naturally want to see the daughters-in-law get along peacefully and amicably. At this moment, they laughed at the conversation between the two.

Ji Yuxiu laughed and refused, but she teased Li Ning, who was staring at her in the arms of her second sister-in-law, and said she wanted to carry him away.

Li Ning didn't know what was going on. He was a little shy when being looked at by everyone. He went back to his mother's arms, and his feet were still shaking vigorously.

——

"Look, whose house is this, who is back home——"

The room was bustling, and Li Xuewu's voice was heard outside the window saying: "Is it Li Shu's home? Li Shu is back home."

"Dad——"

Li Shu looked at the room curiously. She hadn't been back to live for a few days.

When Fei Shanying lived here, the old lady also brought her to visit during the day.

She was a little girl and didn't know why she had lived in this house before, and then it was given to her third uncle's grandmother to live in, and now it was her family who came back to live in it.

Li Xuewu called Wen Saner the third uncle and Fei Shanying the third aunt, so Li Shu naturally called Fei Shanying the third uncle's grandmother.

This generation is still from Lao Biaozi's row. Since Li Xuewu came back, the brothers have been discussing it this way when they met.

When they were successful in their careers and had their own families, they paid more attention to the relationship of generation.

The relationship of generation represents rules. There is no order without rules, especially the management model of the recycling station, which is similar to family relationships.

Of course, this relationship is now weakening with the expansion of the recycling station business.

The most obvious and the first is that the Thirteen Taibao gradually left the front-line jobs and followed the brothers to venture into the world.

Li Xuewu still has the same attitude towards them. He has never trusted them, but he wants to give them the opportunity to prove themselves and realize themselves.

Trust is not given, but earned by oneself. Trust is not lifelong. It takes a lifetime to build one's own personality and self-confidence.

Just now in the back house, after dinner, Li Tang and Wen Yuan fell asleep, and He Zhuang also started yawning. The two older ones were okay.

So, Shen Guodong arranged for the boys to send Fei Shanying and her mother home, and Diliya and Zhao Yafang also went home first with their children.

Li Shu loves the hustle and bustle. It was not easy for her to catch up with not going home tonight, and there were so many people in the back house, so she didn't want to go back to the backyard.

So, when the old lady, Liu Yin and Ji Yuxiu sent Gu Ning and her mother back to the backyard, she stayed in the back house chattering.

When Yu Li came back from the club, and Qin Huairu came with Banggeng, she was even more reluctant to come back, because the front yard was so lively.

While listening to her father and the others chatting and drinking tea, Yu Li held her in her arms and teased her, and Banggeng jumped around like a monkey.

Yu Li had more and more work to do at the club, so she seldom came home for dinner at night.

Sometimes she was too busy to go home, because she was alone anyway.

In the past, she was still concerned about the Yan family, and she was holding back her anger. Whether she was unwilling or trying to win, she had earned the house, so she had to live there anyway.

But since Yan Jiecheng died, the anger and resentment in her heart dissipated. Even if she met the Yan family and Ge Shuqin again, she no longer felt embarrassed and cold.

So, being alone, no matter how big and good the house was, she had no energy.

It is better to live in the club, with a big house, many rooms, good facilities, and many people. You can live wherever you want, especially after the guesthouse in the backyard is opened, it is more comfortable to sleep there.

However, this is her home after all, and her dream after marrying into this compound.

She should not have come back on Saturday, because tomorrow is the weekend and the club will be very busy.

But she caught up, finished her work early, had dinner in the restaurant and came back. I didn’t know that Li Xuewu’s family was also back.

When he saw Li Shu, he was like anything, hugged her in his arms, kissed her, teased her, and whispered.

Li Shu also had feelings for her. Whether it was the old lady or Liu Yin, they didn’t avoid her. The small clothes and shoes made by Yu Li for her, the family said they were for Li Shu, who made them for her.

In addition, Li Shu came here many times and often saw Yu Li, so they were really close.

She calls Yu Li aunt, just like when Li Xuewu was not married. In the recycling station store, the old lady took her with her and accompanied Yu Li to sell goods and sort goods every day, and they had endless things to say.

Even now, most of the clothes on Li Shu were prepared by Yu Li, and they were not bought, but made by Yu Li herself.

——

It was the same with Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu had her own children, and they were not young anymore. She and her mother-in-law were tired of taking care of them, so how could she care about Li Shu.

Another thing is that she had told her mother-in-law that she would not be as careless as Yu Li and show love for her family.

You see, Qin Huairu had that kind of relationship with Li Xuewu for the sake of life and the little throbbing in her heart, and even her mother-in-law took the initiative.

But if she really did that with Li Xuewu, or got closer to him, let alone she knew it herself, Li Xuewu would never want her.

Even her mother-in-law would not allow it. Sleeping together in private can only be said to be a good relationship, and at least it must be acceptable in terms of face.

If she really doesn't care about face, it means that Qin Huairu has no intention of raising children and mother-in-law, and is planning to fly away or abandon her family. Do you think Jia Zhang is anxious?

So, you see Qin Huairu sticks to Li Xuewu, protects him at work, and is ambiguous in personal relationships, but at home, she is very cautious about Li Xuewu's family and will not show it easily.

You see, it's okay to make clothes for Li Xuewu, but she will never make clothes for Li Shu.

This is the rule and bottom line. She knows what she has, what she wants, what she needs to pay, and what she can't think about.

No matter how good, caring and obedient she is to Li Xuewu, even if she invites someone to her home, Jia Zhang will not care, and even applaud and welcome.

But the only thing is that she can't go beyond Li Xuewu and care about Li Shu and Li Xuewu's family.

Of course, this kind of care and maintenance has nothing to do with daily interactions. They are two different things.

——

After Qin Huairu became a cadre of the guesthouse, her prestige in the courtyard was gradually established. Sometimes, even the uncle would call her to help deal with things in the courtyard.

When a couple quarreled or there was a dispute between neighbors, the uncle would come forward to talk to the men, and Qin Huairu would persuade the women, thus maintaining order in the courtyard.

There are more than a hundred people living in the four courtyards, front and back. How can there be no quarrels?

Even the couples have quarrels, let alone the neighbors.

Seven people in an office can form eight groups, and there are also close and distant relationships between neighbors.

Just like this courtyard, it is naturally divided into four courtyards, front and back, middle and outside. The neighbors in each courtyard have been living together for decades, so they naturally have a good relationship.

It's not just about feelings, but also about taking care of each other. Even helping to look after the house is considered care.

If the neighbors are easy to talk to and have good personalities, then they get along better than relatives.

Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. This is not just a saying when trying to mediate a quarrel. It is a reflection of the real relationship.

For example, in the Central Courtyard, Sha Zhu's family and Yi Ye's family get along well. Sha Zhu and Yu Shui have to go to work, so they don't have so much time to take care of the confinement.

It was still cold when Di Liya was in confinement. It was because Yi Ye took care of her more.

Yi Ye and his wife have never had children in their lives. They also have thoughts about Sha Zhu, mainly because they have the idea of ​​retirement after getting older.

It's just that Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu didn't have a connection. Moreover, Li Xuewu introduced Di Liya, and they had their own children, so Yi Ye gave up the idea of ​​bringing the three families in the courtyard together to live together.

However, his care for Sha Zhu is real, and the relationship between the two families is getting better.

Yi Ye often goes to the upper house to help Di Liya, and she also likes He Zhuang's child.

Now that the child is older, Di Liya and Fei Shanying take turns to look after the child during the day, and also take care of the recycling station store. Yi Ye always chases to the back house to see the child, cherishing him.

When it was night, Sha Zhu's family didn't cook at home, so they rarely called for dinner. Most of the time, after finishing their work, they called the uncle and aunt to come home to sit, chat, drink tea, and have fun together.

The reason was He Zhuang, the child.

The uncle also liked the child, but he was afraid that Sha Zhu would think too much, so he was reserved.

Seeing that Sha Zhu took the initiative to greet him, he let go. Every time he held the child, he was smiling, especially when Sha Zhu taught the child to call grandpa, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

There are also people who don't get along well. Even if they are in the same courtyard, there are always people with different temperaments.

For example, the Li family in the front yard and the Yan family opposite.

The two families did not get along very well before, and they lived next door to each other and wanted to compare.

Yan Fugui was a teacher, Li Shun was a doctor, Hou Qinghua was a housewife, and Liu Yin was also a housewife. Each family had three sons and one daughter.

Coincidentally, the children were of the same age.

It is needless to say what kind of temper Yan Laokou had. He only gave the wrong names, not the wrong nicknames. It was not just the Li family. He was the same with everyone. He did not mind being shabby or shabby.

Because Li Shun's family had previously run a medical clinic and pharmacy, they had gone through several movements and lived a very low-key life, doing many good deeds to seek a good reputation.

Hou Qinghua was a talkative person. When he was young, he talked to Liu Yin several times. Seeing that Liu Yin did not talk about family matters, he thought he looked down on her.

The hostesses of the two families could not come, and the men were all busy with their work, so they got along very well, especially when the children grew up, they did not compare with men in work, but started to compare with children.

Of course, the relationship between the Li family and the Yan family is not the only one in the courtyard.

The Yan family is just secretly competing with each other, and some do not compete with each other, and some fight directly.

So there are many people in the courtyard, and the relationships are complicated. A little spark can lead to a long fight.

Are there good relationships between the front and back yards?

Of course there are, especially in work relationships or interest relationships, it is common to take care of each other.

The recycling station in the west courtyard has been opened, and Sha Zhu's family has eaten in the back house.

Li Xuewu has risen rapidly, Yu Li and Qin Huairu have hooked up with him, and some people have flattered him, so there is a new order and new relationship in the courtyard.

——

Does Qin Huairu get along well with the Li family?

In fact, there is no need to think about it. Even when Zhao Yafang gave birth to a child, she asked Jia Zhangshi to help. Do you think the relationship between the Jia family and the Li family is good?

Although the Li family gave money, there are so many old women in the courtyard. Why didn't Li Xuewu ask others to help?

Is Jia Zhangshi good at taking care of children? Or is it because she has no need to sleep and is very capable?

Neither, it is because Qin Huairu gets along well with Liu Yin, the old lady and Zhao Yafang, so the two families interact more often.

Given the way the Li family lives, if there was no "rebellious son" Li Xuewu, they would not have so many interactions with the people in the courtyard in the second half of their lives, let alone have a good relationship.

The reason why she gets along well with the Li family is because of Li Xuewu, but not just because of Li Xuewu.

She worked in the Red Star Factory, and with the help of Li Xuewu, she made progress, became a cadre, had a good life today, and could hold her head up high.

Not only Li Xuewu, she is also a member of this courtyard, and they are neighbors.

The Li family all live a decent life. They have no bad intentions when interacting with each other, and they will not take advantage of her. Instead, they take care of her in many ways, and anyone knows how to get along with them.

Especially after she had that kind of relationship with Li Xuewu, the harmony and friendship with the Li family gave her more choices and retreats.

When I came out of Li's house after get off work, I learned that Qin Jingru and Han Jiankun had come, so I hurried home, saying that my sister was a little heartless, but after all, she was her sister, a relative in the city.

The two sisters were considered capable people in the village. They were good-looking, had good figures, and were good at housekeeping. Many people begged for them.

But they were just too ambitious and wanted to marry in the city and become city people.

These days, there are really people who marry in the city, but they are few and far between, and they are all lucky.

There are even fewer people who help each other like the Qin Huairu sisters.

I married in the city and became the object of envy of everyone in the village. I can also have one more person to share my success and joy. Even my own sister can't do that. Many people think so.

Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru are not sisters, but Qin Jingru really has this determination and luck to catch up with Li Xuewu.

Therefore, now that Qin Jingru has married into a good family, the elder sister is naturally happy, and only wants the two sisters to interact more and make the relationship as close as possible.

The Jia family has no relatives anymore. Qin Huairu does have relatives in the countryside, but they are all poor relatives. Not only can they not help her, but when her husband was alive, they often came to the city to pick on her.

That is, in recent years, everyone knows that she is a widow with a child and knows that she is in trouble, so fewer people come, otherwise she can't think of a peaceful life.

Even now, when she goes home, she is quiet, and dare not make it public, and be careful of relatives in the countryside to ask her to do something again.

Even if she borrows money and grain, she can't stand it. Don't think about paying it back, just don't dare to think about not coming next time.

Qin Jingru, who married in the capital, is naturally different. Her husband's family has a foundation, and both husband and wife can make money.

The two families are not much different, so when they interact, they naturally help each other and support each other.

So, she was happy when her sister and brother-in-law came. She didn't think of taking them to the back house to eat under Li Xuewu's invitation, but prepared a good dinner at home.

During the meal, the two sisters talked about family matters, their own busyness, and each other's lives.

What Qin Huairu asked Qin Jingru was naturally about having children. After all, her mother's family was not in a hurry, but her husband's family was.

Han Jiankun's family was not a single-line family, but Han Jiankun was the only man in the family to support his mother.

Therefore, having children early is the best response to the care of the husband's family.

Qin Jingru and her sister got along well, and there was nothing to worry about. They also talked about work.

The main concern was that Gu Ning had just given birth to a child, and Li Ning was still young. If she got pregnant, she would have to come down to take care of the baby after working for a few more months at best.

Li Xuewu must not let Gu Ning suffer, and his mother Liu Yin would have to hire someone to take care of the family.

Not to mention whether the person she hired was suitable or not, or whether it was important, but she was going from raising the fetus to giving birth to letting go of the child. Could Li Xuewu be waiting for her during this period?

It will take at least more than a year. After spending a long time with the nanny who will take care of her, he will have feelings for her like her.

Will we use her or not when the time comes?

Yes, with Han Jiankun here, Li Xuewu would use her no matter what. Gu Ning also said the same, so that she could prepare to have a child with peace of mind.

But when the time comes, the Li family really has a suitable nanny, how can she have the nerve to force them to replace her with Han Jiankun's relationship.

Even if she comes back, she still has to take care of her children. She can't take care of Li Xuewu's family wholeheartedly like she does now.

Qin Jingru told her sister in private that not only was she reluctant to part with the salary, but she was also reluctant to part with the relationship with Li Xuewu's family.

Even though she was just working as a nanny for Li Xuewu's family, she also married into the Han family with her salary.

Yes, this is not a formal job, but twenty yuan a month is real money.

In the Han family, even in front of those relatives, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her country status.

Even if she is a nanny, she is also the nanny of Li Xuewu's family. Han Jiankun is also Li Xuewu's driver. With Li Xuewu's relationship, the Han family will never dare to underestimate her or bully her.

But Qin Huairu also persuaded her that even if she cherished the salary and relationship, she could not delay her own life. This kind of dependence was endless, unless she planned not to have children for the rest of her life.

Qin Jingru followed her sister's advice and agreed to go back and think about it carefully, and then discuss it with Han Jiankun before making a decision.

According to Qin Huairu's opinion, it is better for this child to be born as early as possible. It is better to have more or less. It is good to have one first. At least give an explanation to your husband's family and look good.

After talking about Qin Jingru's affairs, Qin Jingru also became concerned about her sister's affairs.

——

The two sisters talked in the courtyard for a long time while they were washing dishes after dinner.

"Just talking about me, what about you?"

Qin Jingru looked at her sister and asked, "As I said some time ago, do you want to find another one?"

"What? Is Aunt Zhang unwilling, or do you have any concerns?"

"It's so easy to find. You should be picking mushrooms. You just walk around the mountain and pick them up."

When Qin Huairu heard her sister asking about her affairs, she also sighed and said, "She didn't say anything. I also know what she meant, so there is nothing to worry about."

"You just haven't found the right one?"

Qin Jingru looked at her sister and said, "No way, you are a deputy department level cadre. He is thirty years old. Even if he has three children, he will not be short of men to look after, right?"

"As you said, what have I become?"

Qin Huairu glanced at the girl and said, "It's because of this that I can't meet the right one. I know what do people care about me?"

"One more thing, is it just a matter of three children?"

She glanced at the room and said, "At such an old age, how can I leave her to live alone in this courtyard? Who have I become?"

"What? You still want to find someone who can knock on the door? Live here with your mother-in-law?"

Qin Jingru reminded: "You said that the man you love has other thoughts, and those who knock on you are honest. Among the men in this city, whoever is good will knock on you, even if you are good-looking."

"With three children, you should look for someone who also has children and no wife. The kind who can live an honest and responsible life."

She persuaded her sister and said: "If you are really ruthless and go out alone to find someone, you can find a young man with your conditions."

Seeing her sister glaring at her, Qin Jingru didn't care. She pursed her lips and said, "But you are reluctant to let go of the child. What kind of child are you looking for?"

"I don't know. I don't think so. I haven't encountered it yet. Let's talk about it later."

Qin Huairu herself was confused as to how to answer her sister's question.

Washing the dishes, he said with a somewhat disappointed expression: "Maybe in a few years, I won't have to look for it anymore, and forget it for the rest of my life."

"A lifetime? What do you think you are now in your seventies and eighties?"

Qin Jingru said about her and said: "You are only thirty years old. It is the time when you need a man's care and love. It is not easy to support this family by yourself. Do you want to support it for the rest of your life?"

"I'm not saying that's what you want, but women have to have a normal family life after all."

Qin Jingru knew everything and dared to ask and speak out. She approached her sister and asked in a low voice: "Are you with him now..."

Qin Huairu glared at her. It was just that their family was late for dinner, guests were coming, and they ate slowly, so at the moment, they were the only two sisters talking by the pool in the courtyard.

After stopping Qin Jingru's nonsense, Qin Huairu paused, then nodded imperceptibly, and said: "It has been cut off a long time ago. What is his identity now, and what is my identity?"

Glancing at the girl, she lowered her eyebrows again and said, "One more thing, you don't know how busy he is now."

"I don't see him even once in a month. Even if I do see him in the factory, it's just a walk by and a few words, nothing more."

"Really? I thought..."

Qin Jingru pursed her lips and shook her head slightly, saying, "That's right, he rarely goes out at night now and goes home after work."

"During the time when Gu Ning was pregnant and had the baby, he never said he stayed out all night. The only times he did so were either on business trips or for activities or meetings at the factory."

She frowned, looked at her sister and asked, "You say he has changed his mind, what about Yu Li? Is she really just following his arrangements and working in the club, and there is no such relationship?"

"How should I know--?"

Qin Huairu shook her head and said, "I know that if Yu Li wants to see him, she has to go home or come here to block him. This happened several times."

"Well, I saw Yu Li, and she went home." Qin Jingru nodded and confirmed, "Even if he went to the club to handle business on weekends, it would take half a day to go back and forth."

"So, he has changed his mind, what about you? What will you do?"

Qin Jingru asked curiously, "Is it arranged like this? , and we will only be neighbors and colleagues in the future?"

"What else? What are you thinking?" Qin Huairu tapped her forehead and said, "Don't talk about this anymore, I just feel my face getting hot."

"He wasn't married at that time, so I didn't care. But now he has a child, so let's just keep quiet."

"Then don't hesitate--"

Qin Jingru looked at her sister and said, "Since Aunt Zhang doesn't say anything, he doesn't matter anymore, you have to think about yourself."

"Now I'm 30 years old, it's easier to find a partner, but when I'm 31, it's another matter."

She advised her sister, "Every year later, your psychological burden will be heavier, and it will be harder to find a good man. If you really want to find a good man to live with, then be more proactive and don't wait."

"Are there any social activities, Blind date activities, just actively sign up. "

Qin Jingru gossiped her sister and asked: "Doesn't the union in your factory often do these things? I've heard him mention this at home."

"I am... I'm embarrassed to sign up." Qin Huairu sighed, looked up at the girl and asked: "Why did he mention this at home?"

"You don't know him yet? Just joining in the fun, he likes to match people up."

Qin Jingru pursed her lips and smiled secretly: "He said he was looking for a partner for his secretary, and his secretary was so scared that she didn't dare to take his car home for a week."

"Did Han Jiankun say that?" Qin Huairu asked with a smile: "Or did he tell his family?"

"Han Jiankun told me privately." Qin Jingru pursed her lips and smiled: "He also mentioned this at home, saying that the boy didn't know what was good for him, and that there was only a lot of things in the social gatherings and blind date meetings. Hiding and running away."

"Maybe he has a partner, or someone he likes." Qin Huairu also said with a smile: "He is a person who can be serious when he is serious, and serious and funny when he is funny."

"In fact, you can't bear to leave, right? Sister, don't let yourself down."

Qin Jingru said a few gossips, then looked at her sister and said seriously: "What kind of person is he? I have worked in his house for such a long time and I have some understanding. It's not that I am afraid of bad influence, but I think you can't be with him for a long time and it's not suitable."

"It's true that he values ​​love and friendship, but this is not a lifelong thing, right?"

She said seriously: "No matter how many people he has outside, Gu Ning never asks or cares."

"He is also really family-oriented. He never gives Gu Ning face. He said he would go home before 10 o'clock in the evening, and he would call home in advance if he went home later than 1 o'clock."

Qin Jingru shook her head slightly and said: "He never lied to Gu Ning, and it was even more so after having a child. Now you say that you don't see him once a month, and it will be more difficult to see him in the future. ”

Qin Huairu naturally listened to the girl’s words. After washing the dishes, Qin Jingru and her husband were about to leave. They had to go home to stay at night.

So, Qin Huairu took the stick and sent Qin Jingru and her husband out, and then went to the back house.

When Li Xuewu came back, there must be a small meeting over there. Even though Li Xuewu didn’t care about the trivial matters here now, everyone was used to it.

Qin Huairu was not a member of the recycling station, and had nothing to do with the business here, but she was considered Li Xuewu’s person, not in that kind of relationship, but in terms of identity and interests.

The back house didn’t treat her as an outsider, and didn’t cover her when they held a small meeting to discuss business.

Even if Wang Yamei had worked here for such a long time, she would not be allowed to attend such a small meeting, which showed Qin Huairu’s initiative.

She didn’t want to get anything from here, just an attitude, and in the future If there is something to talk to the back house, there is no need to go through Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu really didn't care about the trivial matters of the recycling station. At this time in the evening, he talked about the situation and the new warehouse. Everyone drank tea and chatted for an hour before leaving.

She took Banggeng with her, and walked back with Li Xuewu holding Li Shu. On the way, they chatted with Li Shu for a few more words.

In the middle courtyard, several people separated. Li Xuewu carried the child to the backyard. Shazhu and Yushui watched him leave before returning home.

When she and Banggeng came back, the lights in the inner room were turned off. The mother-in-law and the two daughters went to bed first, leaving only the lights in the living room for them.

After washing Banggeng and covering him with a quilt, she returned to the inner room and lay down on the kang.

Before Qin Huairu fell asleep, the mother-in-law turned over and heard her say, "Did Jingru tell you about finding another one?"

"Mom, I was shocked. Are you still awake? "

Qin Huairu propped herself up and looked at her mother-in-law, then lay down again and said, "Why do you want to ask this in the middle of the night?"

"Alas - I can't sleep."

Jia Zhang sighed, sat up and looked at Qin Huairu in the moonlight outside the window and said, "I've been thinking about it again and again, and I can't let go of your matter."

"Mom, stop thinking about it, go to sleep." Qin Huairu persuaded her, "This is not something that happened unexpectedly, don't worry about me."

"Besides, we have been through so many years, aren't we mothers doing well?"

"You said I don't want to, how can I not think about you, you are only thirty."

Jia Zhang sat there, looking out the window and said, "I forced you before, We don't let you find one because we're afraid that if you find one, we'll suffer."

"Now that you've found one, I'm worried that you won't find one well, and you'll suffer."

She twisted her body, looked at Qin Huairu and said, "I'm telling you, you can find one no matter how you want, even if you really find one and get married."

"Don't break up with Li Xuewu, as long as you have a relationship, with this support, you won't suffer no matter who you find."

"Mom - go to bed!"

Qin Huairu felt that her mother-in-law was getting more and more outrageous. What was she talking about? It was too embarrassing.

However, it must be said that even if the experienced mother-in-law with a lot of life experience said something wrong, it seemed to make some sense...