Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 135 Qin Huairu uses a feigned retreat to advance; the police search for Wang Feng again.

Everyone in the courtyard was surprised to hear that Qin Huairu wanted a divorce.

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru were also somewhat shocked, especially Qin Jingru, who knew that Qin Huairu never wanted a divorce under any circumstances. Why would she take the initiative to propose a divorce now?

Qin Huairu pursed her lips, looked intently at Jia Dongxu, and said, "Dongxu, let's get a divorce. I really can't live like this anymore. Since you look down on me because I'm from the countryside, after we get divorced, you can marry someone from the city."

When they saw that Qin Huairu was serious, Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu started to panic. They knew their own situation well. It was because the Jia family was not well-off and Jia Zhangshi, who liked to throw tantrums, could not find a wife in the city, so they decided to go to the countryside.

Before marrying Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu had been on several blind dates. However, when the women saw that his family only had one room, that Jia Dongxu was an apprentice, and that the Jia family was stingy, and also learned about Jia Zhangshi's character, they ran away without even eating at the Jia family's house.

Jia Dongxu grabbed Qin Huairu's arm, his tone softening, and said:

"Huai Ru, I know you've suffered in the Jia family all these years, but don't keep talking about divorce. Look, Bang Geng is almost seven years old, and Xiao Dang is almost three. Besides, where can you go if you get a divorce? Go back to Qin Family Village to farm?"

Madam Jia remained defiant, launching into a tirade against Qin Huairu:

"Qin Huairu, you jinx! Do you think you can just get a divorce whenever you want? Dongxu and I disagree. You're a member of the Jia family from birth to death. If you're so capable, then leave. But don't even think about taking my precious grandson with you. At most, you can take Xiaodang, that good-for-nothing."

Even now, Jia Zhangshi still can't believe that Qin Huairu dares to divorce her Dongxu. Does Qin Huairu not want to work anymore? Does Qin Huairu still want to go back to Qin Family Village to farm?

She herself came from a rural background and knew how tough life was in the countryside. She couldn't believe that Qin Huairu would give up her city life and willingly return to the countryside to work hard in the fields from dawn till dusk.

Seeing that his mother's words were still so vicious, Jia Dongxu panicked and quickly said to Jia Zhangshi:

"Mom, can't you just say less?"

Seeing that most of the people in the courtyard had come to his house to watch the commotion, Jia Dongxu said to the crowd in a deep voice, "Everyone, disperse. This is a family matter of the Jia family. There's nothing to see here."

After saying that, Jia Dongxu pulled Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi back into the house and slammed the door shut.

Everyone in the courtyard thought that as soon as Jia Dongxu returned, he and Jia Zhangshi would have a mixed doubles match against Qin Huairu, but they didn't expect it to be like this.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, everyone dispersed.

Qin Jingru returned to the house with Wang Feng, poured him a cup of tea, and asked curiously:

"Brother Wang Feng, why do you think Qin Huairu would take the initiative to propose a divorce from Jia Dongxu? Based on my understanding of Qin Huairu, she should be most afraid of divorcing Jia Dongxu, unless she can give up her pride and willingly go back to Qin Family Village to farm."

"But that won't do either. If she goes back to Qin Family Village, how will my uncle and aunt ever dare to face anyone again? Besides, Qin Huairu wouldn't be so shameless as to divorce her and go back to Qin Family Village, would she?"

Wang Feng took a sip of tea, smiled and shook his head: "Jingru, can't you see this? Qin Huairu is using a retreat as a strategy to advance. If she doesn't show any intention to divorce, believe it or not, once Jia Dongxu hears that Qin Huairu beat Jia Zhangshi, he will immediately team up with Jia Zhangshi and beat Qin Huairu half to death."

"Qin Huairu is really clever. She used a tactic of retreating to advance, which not only saved her from a beating, but may have even helped her gain some benefits."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru suddenly realized what was going on.

"Brother Wang Feng, Qin Huairu is too cunning. I almost got fooled by her."

Wang Feng waved his hand: "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Go and cook."

"Um."

Qin Jingru cooks very quickly. For dinner, she made stir-fried green peppers and eggs with rice, and finished the meal in half an hour.

At the dinner table, Wang Feng ate eight large bowls of fragrant stir-fried green peppers and eggs.

After finishing her meal, Qin Jingru had just brewed some tea when there was a knock at the door.

"Knock knock knock".

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru exchanged a glance, assuming it was Qin Huairu coming to ask for meat again. Qin Jingru asked, "Who is it?"

"Comrade Wang Feng, we are police officers. We have a case we would like to investigate with you."

Upon hearing that it was the police, Wang Feng quickly opened the door and saw two unfamiliar police officers, followed by a large group of people from the courtyard. Wang Feng hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Officers, what can I do for you?"

The police officer looked at Wang Feng, then at Qin Jingru, and asked, "You must be Comrade Wang Feng and Comrade Qin Jingru, right?"

"Officer, I am Wang Feng."

As he spoke, Wang Feng pointed to Qin Jingru and said, "She is my wife, Qin Jingru."

The two police officers nodded, and one of them asked, "Comrade Wang Feng, Comrade Qin Jingru, did you have any conflicts with Comrade Zhang Daqiang before? Where did you go from last night to this afternoon?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng knew they had come to investigate the disappearance of Zhang Jianlian's family. However, he hadn't left any evidence and wasn't afraid, so he said directly:

"Officer, we did have some misunderstandings with Zhang Daqiang, but we've already cleared things up. We had dinner at home last night and then rested. This morning I stayed in the yard, went to the steel rolling mill around 1 p.m., and then came back to the yard. People in the yard and people at the steel rolling mill can all testify to that."

Qin Jingru was somewhat confused, but she still told the truth: "Officer, I had dinner at home last night and rested. I went to Fengzeyuan around 9 a.m. and returned to the compound at 1:30 p.m. The people in the compound and the people in Fengzeyuan can testify for me."

The two police officers exchanged glances. Seeing that both Wang Feng and Qin Jingru had alibis, one of the officers, still wanting to bluff the couple, said:

"Comrade Wang Feng, Comrade Qin Jingru, and Zhang Daqiang and the others had a conflict with you a couple of days ago, and now their whole family has disappeared. Is this case related to you?"

Wang Feng looked shocked and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Officer, how could this have anything to do with us? Officer, we're law-abiding citizens. You think I, a mere ordinary citizen, have the power to kidnap the son of the Vice Minister of Public Security?"

Qin Jingru snorted coldly: "Police officers, don't wrong innocent people. We did have some conflicts with Zhang Daqiang, but it was Zhang Daqiang who was in the wrong first. Now that Zhang Daqiang has disappeared, you're suspecting us? With Zhang Daqiang's personality, who knows how many people he's offended? Why don't you investigate?"

Seeing the expressions on the two men's faces, the two police officers immediately dispelled their suspicions, recorded their statements, and one of the officers said:

"We weren't suspecting you, just conducting a routine inquiry. Okay, that's all for now. Thank you for your cooperation. We have other things to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."

"Take care, police officer."