Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 596 Qin's father inquires about Qin Huairu's condition

Intermediate People's Court.

As soon as Wang Feng led Qin's parents to the front door, he shouted into the house:

"Jingru, Mom and Dad are here."

Qin Jingru, who was butchering a chicken in the kitchen, heard Wang Feng's shout, quickly washed her hands, and hurried out of the kitchen.

"Dad, Mom."

Qin Jingru threw herself into her mother's arms, her eyes red and her voice choked with sobs.

"Why."

Qin's mother gently patted Qin Jingru's head and comforted her with a smile, "Silly child, you're almost a mother yourself, why are you crying?"

"Mom, I'm so happy. I wanted to go back to Qinjiazhuang with Wang Feng a few days ago to see you, but Wang Feng said I'm pregnant now and can't ride a bicycle."

Qin Jingru's eyes were red. After she found out she was pregnant last month, the first thing she wanted to tell was Wang Feng, and then her mother. Her mother had been urging her to get pregnant with Wang Feng's child as soon as possible. It had been so long, but her belly hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy, and her mother was worried that she wouldn't be able to have children.

Qin's mother smiled gently: "Alright, alright, your father and I came to see you, didn't we?"

"Uh-huh."

Qin's father stood aside, grinning foolishly, just watching the mother and daughter.

Seeing this, Wang Feng quickly said, "Dad, Mom, let's go inside."

"Eh."

Wang Feng welcomed Qin's parents into the house, poured them a cup of tea, and offered Qin's father a Zhonghua cigarette.

"Dad, smoke."

Qin's father took the cigarette, lit it, and looked around the room. The walls were painted snow-white, and all kinds of furniture were arranged neatly, making it look clean and comfortable.

He and Qin's mother went to see the other rooms, and they were both very satisfied with the house. It had a toilet, a bathroom, and a kitchen, but the rooms were a bit too small.

"Wang Feng, your house is well-organized, but the rooms are a bit small."

"Uh, haha, Dad, this house originally had two rooms, about 40 square meters, but I divided them into four rooms, so the rooms are a bit small." Wang Feng laughed awkwardly.

"what?"

When Qin Jingru heard that Wang Feng's house was supposed to have two rooms, but he had lied and said it had four, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Brother Wang Feng, when you set me up on that blind date, you told me it would be a four-room apartment. You city folks really know how to lie!"

"Hehe, Jingru, I do have four rooms. I didn't say how big those four rooms were at the time," Wang Feng laughed.

Qin Jingru shook her head speechlessly: "Alright, I'm not blaming you. Dad, Mom, you two have some tea. I'll go cook now."

"Jingru, let Mom help you with the work."

"OK."

After Qin Jingru took her mother to the kitchen, Wang Feng sat in the living room and drank tea with Qin's father.

Qin's father took a sip of tea and thought it tasted delicious. He thought, "No wonder he's a cadre in the city; even his tea leaves are so fragrant."

"Wang Feng, didn't you say Huai Ru also lives in your compound? Where does she live?"

"Dad, when we came in just now, the room on the left was the Jia family's house. The old lady sitting at the door sewing shoe soles is Jia Dongxu's mother, and also Qin Huairu's mother-in-law," Wang Feng introduced with a smile.

Qin's father nodded and asked, "Wang Feng, tell me honestly, how has Huai Ru been doing since she married into the city?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng sighed and said, "Dad, this... is a long story."

"When Qin Huairu first married into the family, Jia Dongxu was the only one earning money to support them. Her father-in-law had passed away in the line of duty years ago, and she had a very mean mother-in-law who would beat and scold Qin Huairu all day long. Jia Dongxu was very obedient to his mother, and he would not stop her when he saw her bullying Qin Huairu. Sometimes he would even help his mother beat Qin Huairu. So, Qin Huairu's life has not been good over the years."

Wang Feng recounted in a rapid-fire manner everything from Qin Huairu's marriage into the Jia family, through Jia Dongxu's death by machine, to Qin Huairu's current situation of earning a living on her own.

After listening to Wang Feng's account, Qin's father fell silent and remained speechless for a long time.

No matter what, Qin Huairu was his elder brother's own daughter and his niece. He never imagined that Qin Huairu had suffered so much hardship and pain over the years.

When Huai Ru married into the city, all the girls in the village envied her, but they never expected it to turn out like this.

Qin's father sighed deeply and said, "Wang Feng, no matter what, Qin Huairu is still my elder brother's daughter, my niece. After she gets off work this afternoon, go and invite her over for a meal. I want to have a chat with her and give her a good scolding. After all these years, she's married into the city and has forgotten her parents. This won't do."

"this……"

Wang Feng was somewhat embarrassed, so he immediately recounted in detail how Qin Huairu liked to take advantage of others, and how Sha Zhu was swindled out of his entire fortune by her.

Upon hearing this, Qin's father was at a loss for words. He never imagined that Huai Ru would turn out to be this kind of person.

"Since that's the case, then let's not call her that anymore. Now that you and Jingru are neighbors with her, since Huairu has become like this, you and Jingru should have less contact with her in the future."

Wang Feng nodded: "Okay, Dad."

Actually, there was no need to call Qin Huairu. He was certain that once Qin Huairu got off work in the afternoon and knew that his father-in-law and mother-in-law were coming, she would definitely bring her son over for a free meal.

After all, this was the first time Qin's parents had come. Even a fool would know that they must have prepared a delicious meal. Given Qin Huairu's character, if she didn't bring a skewer to freeload, then he would have misjudged her.

However, Wang Feng had told his father-in-law in advance about Qin Huairu's tendency to take advantage of others, which was a way of preparing him for the worst. When Qin Huairu came over for dinner that night, he could simply kick her out.

the other side.

When Qin's mother saw pheasant, wild boar meat, mutton, and fish in the kitchen, she was heartbroken and jumped up and down in distress.

"My dear Jingru, you've cooked so much meat and vegetables in one meal! Are you going to starve yourselves?"

Qin Jingru waved her hand and smiled nonchalantly: "Mom, don't worry, it's just a meal. My salary and Wang Feng's salary are so high, what's there to be afraid of? Besides, Wang Feng is such a good hunter, he earns at least several hundred yuan a month from hunting, we can't possibly spend all our money."

"Besides, most of this meat was hunted by Brother Wang Feng himself. Only the mutton was a gift from Brother Wang Feng's hunter friend. None of it cost any money."

Hearing Jingru say that, Qin's mother rolled her eyes and said, "Fine, fine, Jingru, you can be so smug. Even if you've made money, you can't spend it like this! You're going to have a child soon, shouldn't you think more about the child?"

"Mom!" Qin Jingru shook her head speechlessly. "Don't worry about it. Don't worry, your grandson won't go hungry. It's your and Dad's first time here, we can't possibly let you eat cornbread, can we?"

"Fine, fine, Mom can't argue with you anymore, okay?"