Chapter 21: Caring Qin Huairu
Li Zhiguo went all the way to Beixinqiao and watched people play a game of chess before coming back.

The bath water at home had already been boiled, and soon, Qin Huairu asked about the shoes while rubbing his back.

"Brother, the pair of shoes I made for you will be ready soon. There's no need to spend money buying shoes outside."

"I didn't spend any money. The shoes were given to me by Jia Zhang."

Li Zhiguo turned his head and asked someone to rub his neck.

Qin Huairu paused, "How could she be so kind as to give you shoes?"

"It takes evil to deal with evil, no, she is blessing us for a happy wedding."

Li Zhiguo thinks he is a very good person.

"Oh, brother, my second aunt came to see me just now and said that the vegetable store will have first-class vegetables available tomorrow, and asked if I have time to queue up and buy some winter vegetables."

Qin Huairu said this and reached out to rub his neck.

"What time are you leaving tomorrow?"

Li Zhiguo recalled that it was said that cabbage cost two cents per pound, which was actually inaccurate.

There are different grades of Chinese cabbage. The heart of Chinese cabbage is the first-class cabbage, and it costs two cents per pound.

"We'll set out from the yard at 4:30 tomorrow morning. Brother, you take a good rest. I'll go buy some. How many cabbages should we buy for storage?"

Qin Huairu rubbed the man's back again and then quickly wiped him dry.

Li Zhiguo covered himself with the quilt and said, "It's too early. Don't go tomorrow morning. I'll take care of the food."
It’s not that Li Zhiguo really can’t get up, he just doesn’t want to get up anymore.

Another day.

"Good morning, Second Aunt."

"It's still early, Qin Huairu has already worked half a day.

Li Zhiguo, you can't always treat people badly. This morning, Qin Huairu came back with 70 kilograms of cabbage. "

The second aunt tried to give a lecture.

"No, I told her not to go."

Li Zhiguo was a little confused.

"If you say you don't want to go, then don't go. The price of cabbage will change every day from now on."

The second aunt felt that she was right.

Li Zhiguo said directly, "If you don't have food at home, you can go to a restaurant."

He was too lazy to say more and just went home, pushing his bike out.

"This bastard will ruin the family sooner or later."

The second aunt held her youngest son in her arms and said, "Guangfu, don't learn from Li Zhiguo..."

……

In the following days, Li Zhiguo rode his bicycle around the capital.

I woke up in the morning again and found Qin Huairu at home. Then I remembered that it was the weekend.

"It seems that Jia Dongxu has to go on another blind date today."

"Yes, there are many people in the yard waiting to watch the fun."

Qin Huairu lowered her head to help him put on the new shoes, and then helped him wash his face.

Li Zhiguo drank sweet potato porridge and ate a bowl of white flour and felt full.

"I'll go to the Middle Courtyard to take a look. We'll go to Qianmen Street later. I've ordered a set of silk for you, so I have to go over to measure the size."

He never forgot it.

"Silk? That would be very expensive. Why would a worker like me wear silk?"

Qin Huairu considered herself a worker and felt it was inappropriate.

"Wear it at home for me to see. I like it."

Li Zhiguo patted Qin Huairu. With her figure, the outfit must be comfortable to wear.

Without waiting for Qin Huairu to say more, he ran to the central courtyard.

Jia Dongxu is his brother, so if he goes on a blind date again, he has to screen him.

"Good morning, Shazhu. Good morning, Damao."

He greeted the two of them in a familiar manner.

"Li Zhiguo, what are you doing here? You are married now."

Xu Damao's face looked a little ugly, he still had some ideas today.

Sha Zhu also squinted his eyes and said, "Li Zhiguo, it's the weekend now, you have to help Sister Qin with some work."

"Dongxu is my brother, he's going on a blind date, I have to come!"

Li Zhiguo said this and walked into the crowd. In the crowd, Li Zhiguo didn't need to ask, everyone had already gossiped about the inside story.

The girl is also from the countryside and hasn't come yet.

When Jia Zhang saw Li Zhiguo in the crowd, she was relieved, for she was afraid that he would hide and do something bad.

Jia Dongxu was wearing a Zhongshan suit left by his deceased father and the same cloth shoes as Li Zhiguo, and was pacing back and forth in front of the door.

"I'm coming."

Someone came running from the front yard to tip off.

Soon, an old lady came with a girl.

Li Zhiguo had good eyesight and could see the girl's face clearly at a glance. She was not even as good as the White Widow, and even worse than Liu Lan in the original drama.

Huh? Why did he think of the White Widow and Liu Lan?
Li Zhiguo suddenly realized that this girl had the temperament of a widow.

He noticed out of the corner of his eye that Yan Bugui pushed the frame of his glasses and moved his lips but didn't say anything. Did he also realize that something was wrong?

"Aunt Jia, I've brought a girl here. This is Chen Bihua whom I mentioned to you. She just turned eighteen this year..."

The matchmaker started off by praising the girl profusely.

Jia Zhang didn't know how to respond for a moment. She felt betrayed again.

The matchmaker had praised her as such a great girl before, but now it seemed that she was just average.

"Okay, okay, please come in, girl."

Jia Zhang thought that although she was not as good as Qin Huairu, her conditions were better.

Jia Dongxu was very excited at first, but when people came closer, he felt bitter for a moment. This is not what my mother said before.

"Dongxu, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and ask Chen Bihua to come in."

Jia Zhang muttered, whether it will succeed or not, let's ask about the situation first.

"gone."

Xu Damao shouted and walked out. He didn't like her appearance.

"I'm leaving too."

Shazhu also withdrew. This girl is far inferior to Sister Qin.

The residents did not disperse, but started chatting away.

"This girl is much better than the last one, but she can't compare to Qin Huairu."

"Qin Huairu is the best in our area. If she hadn't been born in the countryside, she would have been lucky enough to be married to Li Zhiguo."

"It's not bad for Jia Dongxu to marry this girl. To put it bluntly, they are left with an orphan and a widow. Who would be interested in them?"

In the Jia family's house, Jia Zhang and Chen Bihua chatted for a while. They heard that other people's families had walnut trees and plenty of food, so their conditions were really good.

"Bihua, my family is planning to buy a sewing machine. What about the betrothal money?"

"Aunt, my parents said that the betrothal gift can be as casual as you want."

Chen Bihua is also eloquent and sweet-spoken.

"This is good, this is good!"

Jia Zhang was confident, "Bihua, go talk to Dongxu, your Aunt Zhu and I will go for a walk in the courtyard outside."

Jia Zhang immediately called the matchmaker to the door and started whispering.

"Hello, Jia Dongxu."

Chen Bihua took the initiative to say hello.

"You, hello!"

In an instant, Jia Dongxu's heart started beating uncontrollably, but when he looked at Chen Bihua, it didn't feel that bad.

"Jia Dongxu, I like you and want to be with you. Are you willing?"

As Chen Bihua spoke, she grabbed Jia Dongxu's hand.

"This, this, this..."

Jia Dongxu was startled and tried to pull his hand back, but suddenly he felt weak.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent."

Chen Bihua said this and moved closer. Jia Dongxu wanted to hide, but there was a wall next to him.

"Will you agree?" Chen Bihua pressed on.

"I, I promised, isn't that enough?"

Jia Dongxu surrendered.

(End of this chapter)