Chapter 79 Calculation
Don't wait until her husband buys Jingru new clothes, that would be so expensive.

After a while, Qin Huairu finished her work, stood up and touched her increasingly pregnant belly. The waistband of her trousers also needed to be altered, and it was convenient to have a sewing machine at home.

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Early in the morning, Qin Huairu woke up on time, put on her coat, and went to the kitchen to turn on the stove, which was still burning with a little spark.

He quickly changed the coal, added some sawdust, put the pot on after it was on fire, added water, and went to get the eggs. Three were enough, Jingru, that girl, couldn't eat them all.

The next step was to knead the dough. After waking up, she returned to the room, found the clothes the master was going to wear, and placed them at the end of the bed.

"Jingru, wake up."

Qin Huairu woke her sister up.

Little Qin Jingru opened her eyes, she was dazed at first, then she immediately became alert.

"Shh!"

Little Qin Jingru put her index finger to her lips, carefully climbed out of the bed, and turned over to go outside.

"Come out and get dressed by yourself. These are new clothes that you have altered."

Qin Huairu left after she finished speaking and went to wash up first. It was just dawn, but some people in the yard had already gotten up, and there was movement in Second Aunt's room.

It's just that Xu Damao's house has not seen any light yet. Basically, Xu Damao is in a hurry every day and is not diligent at all.

After a while, little Qin Jingru came out with a washbasin, "Sister, can you buy me a toothbrush too?"

"You're still so young and you still need to change your teeth. You don't need that."

Qin Huairu shook her head, that would cost money.

"Oh!"

Little Qin Jingru stopped talking and thought that she would beg her brother-in-law to buy her one when he woke up.

Qin Huairu poured out the remaining boiled water from yesterday from the kettle to wash her face, and also washed her sister.

After that, she cut some cabbage and fried it, and also steamed the flour.

I also boiled a pot of fresh water for the man to wash his face, and the rest could be used to make tea.

Little Qin Jingru was not idle at this time. She took out the dirty clothes at home, put water in a basin and soaked them. She also knew how to wash clothes.

"Jingru, didn't I ask you to sweep the floor? Why did you take out the clothes?"

Qin Huairu originally wanted to come out to call for dinner, but now she has to do the laundry. That's good, after finishing her work in the morning, she can rest with her husband early in the evening.

"Sister, I can wash it. You should eat and go to work."

Qin Jingru took a small stool and stood on it, and started to apply soap on her brother-in-law's socks.

"You are still young, and you don't have enough strength to wash clean. Oh, you have to use soap sparingly."

Qin Huairu felt sorry for the soap, it was labor protection issued by the factory and it was very convenient to use, unlike the dry rubbing method used in the village when washing clothes.

After a long while, when they were almost done cleaning, Xu Damao came out with a basin to wash up. When he saw this situation, he felt like he had been hit hard again.

"Sister Qin, why are you washing clothes so early in the morning? You're not going to work."

"It's Jingru. You soaked the clothes while I was cooking. It's hot now. If you don't wash them, they will stink if they soak for a whole day."

Qin Huairu wrung out the clothes in a few strokes and then hurried to hang them out to dry. Little Qin Jingru jumped off the bench to help.

Although Qin Huairu called her younger sister, she still gave her half an egg and a bowl of white flour.

"Sister, white flour is really delicious."

Little Qin Jingru took half of the flour, took a big bite, but ate slowly, reluctant to finish it.

"You have enjoyed the good life with your brother-in-law. You should take better care of him in the future. Our Qin family depends on him to live a good life."

Qin Huairu ate half a bowl of white flour and was no longer hungry. After thinking for a while, she broke off another half. She was pregnant and had to take good care of the baby.

"Jingru, find a job. I'm going to work.

Don't ask your brother-in-law to buy this and that when your sister is not at home!"

Qin Huairu was delayed in doing laundry today, so she left without saying anything else. She left a little earlier every day so she didn't have to rush.

"I know, sister!"

It took little Qin Jingru a while to finish eating the flour. Then she stacked the bowls together and took them to the yard to wash.

Xu Damao also ate and went out. He got a bargain this morning and heated up yesterday's leftovers.

As soon as I went out, I saw the little girl washing dishes, and I immediately felt sick.

"Little sister, go tell your brother-in-law to get up and wash the dishes."

"No, my brother-in-law has stomach problems and needs more rest."

Little Qin Jingru stacked the bowls together, hugged each other, got off the stool and went to the kitchen.

"Alas, this Li Zhiguo is such a bad person. He even brought such a little girl home to work."

Xu Damao was envious and jealous, and went to work in a depressed mood. As a result, he met an acquaintance in the alley.

"Jia Dongxu, you are a big fool."

Xu Damao ran away after cursing. In this courtyard, from childhood to adulthood, he had never won a fight.

"Hey, why are you cursing? Xu Damao, just wait for me."

Jia Dongxu hurriedly chased after him. He couldn't do anything to Li Zhiguo, but he was not afraid of Xu Damao.

Early in the morning, after Li Zhiguo woke up, he looked at his watch and saw that it was just past nine o'clock. Going to bed early and getting up early will make you feel energetic!
"Jingru, are you outside?"

"Here comes my brother-in-law."

Little Qin Jingru ran in, "Brother-in-law, you're awake. I'll get you some clothes."

"Uh, Jingru, whose clothes are you wearing? They're so tacky."

He was not trying to be offensive, it was just that Qin Jingru's attire, a faded blue cloth shirt with wide sleeves, made her look like a little adult.

"New clothes my sister made for me."

Little Qin Jingru raised her hand to roll up her sleeves, then helped her brother-in-law get his clothes and pants, and then went to get his socks.

"Forget it, brother-in-law will take you to change."

Li Zhiguo reacted and thought that it was probably his wife who had altered the old clothes. It was a waste of time, and the house was short of two feet of cloth.

"Brother-in-law, I don't want new clothes, can you buy me a toothbrush?"

Little Jingru is at the age when she likes to imitate others and wants to try what it feels like to brush her teeth.

"Yes! I'll buy it for you on the way. Have you had breakfast?"

Li Zhiguo put on his clothes, and Xiao Jingru had already helped him put on his socks.

Quickly, he pulled on his trousers, fastened his belt, and went to wash up.

"Jingru, I'll teach you how to rinse your mouth first, and then I'll buy you a toothbrush."

Li Zhiguo demonstrated a scientific way of brushing teeth by the faucet.

Little Qin Jingru had cleverly found a few bricks and placed them next to the sink, so she didn't have to run back and forth to get a bench.

At this moment, she stood next to her brother-in-law and said innocently, "Thank you, brother-in-law, for teaching me!"

"Hey!"

Li Zhiguo responded and spurted out foam. There was nothing wrong with his lung capacity, but his stomach was not good.

After he finished washing his face, Xiao Jingru took away the washbasin and towel, then went to the kitchen and took the breakfast that was warming in the pot.

"Jingru, do you have eggs?"

Li Zhiguo saw two eggs and two and a half bowls of flour.

"Sister gave me half of it and ate the other half of the white flour. I was very full."

Xiao Jingru was not greedy, she really couldn't eat that much.

"Yes, it's easy to feed."

Li Zhiguo peeled the egg and ate only half of it, giving the other half to Xiao Jingru. He was tired of eating like this every day.

I'll try something different for breakfast tomorrow. Next time I go back to the village, I'll just ask someone in the city to make a small stone mill and drink soy milk in the morning, which is also nutritious.

After he finished eating, Xiao Jingru went to wash the dishes, and he pushed his bicycle out and prepared to set off.

"Li Zhiguo, you're going out again!"

The second aunt suddenly came over.

"I am busy."

He often goes out anyway, so he doesn't need to explain to anyone. The capital is so big that there is no place he can't visit.

"I heard from your second uncle that Damao is going to show a movie in the theater on Saturday?"

Second Aunt is worried about this. She takes care of the children at home every day, so how can she have the time to go to the movies? She can't even make an appointment with the sisters in the courtyard.

"You said this, I also mentioned it to Damao, but that guy just wouldn't give me a definite answer.

Otherwise, you can ask my sister Xu to come to the hospital and do some work for Damao.

If you think it's too much trouble, don't we have Chunyan? You can talk to Mrs. Chen and the others about it."

Li Zhiguo never thought that Xu Damao would dare to skip the hospital. What could Damao do to stop the will of the whole hospital? "Hey, what you said makes sense. I will ask Chunyan to come to the hospital to talk. I guess she is still asleep, just like you.

Ahem... I mean, you and Chunyan are both lucky, you can eat and sleep well, this is a blessing."

Second Aunt almost said the wrong thing, which ended the friendship between the two.

"What's so good about my life? It's a life of hard work. Let's not talk about it for now."

Li Zhiguo didn't get angry with his second aunt. This sister was a well-known snob who relied on men all her life.

As long as he maintains his dominance, I have to be like a little bird in front of him. Oh my... I'm so annoyed.

They said hello all the way out of the yard, and Xiao Jingru happily got on the back seat and drove off.

"Brother-in-law, they all miss you."

"Hey, don't tell anyone about this. Your brother-in-law is a gentleman."

Li Zhiguo said silently in his heart, your brother-in-law also likes them.

Confucius said: "Heaven is vigorous in its movement, and a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement; the earth is in a low position, and a gentleman should carry the world with virtue!"
Mencius said: You have never said that.

In order to buy a toothbrush for Xiao Jingru, he went out of Wangfujing Street.

"Hey, why are you here today?"

Chen Xueru had just finished greeting a noble lady and sent her to her tricycle when she saw her lover arrive.

"Why are you bringing a girl with you? Your daughter!"

"Don't joke around, this is Huairu's third uncle's daughter, Qin Jingru, she's also destined to be with you, her name also has the character 'Ru' in it."

Li Zhiguo thought, would he really have to ask Chen Xueru to open a Ru Family Hotel in the future? This was the third Ru.

"Oh, what a coincidence! What should I call her?"

Chen Xueru reached out and picked up Qin Jingru. She was always very particular about clothes, but she didn't dislike her just because her name had the word "Ru" in it.

"You can call me Jingru or Xiao Jingru."

Li Zhiguo parked his car in front of the shop next door. The shop assistant couldn't help asking about it last time, but he used his street work permit to get the answer back.

"Brother-in-law!"

Little Jingru was a little at a loss, she had never seen an older sister wearing such beautiful clothes.

"Jingru, she is Chen Xueru, you can just call her Sister Xueru, she belongs to your brother-in-law, this..."

Li Zhiguo suddenly didn't know how to introduce her. He wanted to say "close female friend", but Xiao Jingru couldn't understand.

"Xiao Jingru, I'm your brother-in-law's classmate."

Chen Xueru just made up an identity at random. What can a child understand?

"Oh!"

Xiao Jingru understood.

Li Zhiguo said, "Take her in and make her some clothes. Don't make them too fancy. Just something that ordinary people can wear.

Finished, find me some cloth, not too much, not high-end, I will take it back and let Huairu make summer clothes for me."

"Okay, I'll follow your instructions!"

Chen Xueru carried Xiao Jingru to the tailor shop in the backyard.

Li Zhiguo went to the small office. Since he was here, even if he worked for nothing, it was still valuable.

He had just leaned back on the sofa when he saw Chen Xueru coming back.

"So soon, where's Jingru?"

"I've given it to Aunt Fang to look after. It won't get lost."

Chen Xueru locked the door while talking, habit becomes second nature.

Later, Li Zhiguo wore a brand new white shirt, wide shorts, a pair of cloth shoes, and held a coffee cup in his hand, looking at his reflection in the mirror. This is fashion.

Chen Xueru helped to straighten his collar from behind, then tiptoed close to the man's ear and looked in the mirror together. It was so nice.

"Li Zhiguo, how did you develop such muscles?"

Chen Xueru hugged him, buttoned his shirt in front of the mirror, and rubbed his ears.

"What else can I do? I train hard in winter and hot summer! I usually exercise at home in the morning and get up early for a morning run.

So, apart from working on the street, I usually only have time to come here in the afternoon.”

Li Zhiguo took the opportunity to explain the timeline, otherwise it would be wrong for him to not show up in the morning.

"Oh, then why did Xiao Jingru say you came here just after breakfast?"

Chen Xueru was speaking casually, but her mind was not on this.

"She was in a daze. I got up early in the morning for a run, but she wasn't awake yet.

Stop talking about irrelevant things. I'll leave this shirt with you. It's too high-end and it's not suitable for me to wear out."

Li Zhiguo put down the coffee cup and raised his hand, saying that he had to change it.

"Ok!"

Chen Xueru also understood that this white shirt was very expensive and street-level cadres could not afford it. Even those at Director Li’s level could not wear it often.

Later! Li Zhiguo estimated that the time was about right, so he went to the backyard to look for Xiao Jingru.

Chen Xueru rested for a long time before preparing lunch.

Xiao Jingru also had her work lunch here at noon and found that there was meat, which was really delicious.

By the afternoon, Xiao Jingru had changed into new clothes. The color looked quite ordinary, but the material was good. Being low-key is also popular nowadays.

"Oh, Jingru, you look really good in this."

Chen Xueru also helped comb her hair and put on hairpins. She had always thought that Xiao Jingru was a beauty, and now she looked really pretty, except that she had lacked nutrition before.

"Thank you, Sister Xueru!"

Xiao Jingru was so happy that she got new clothes.

"Xue Ru, it's almost time. I'll go back first and come back another day."

Li Zhiguo looked at his watch and put on the Omega watch worth more than four hundred yuan when he got here. It was no different from walking in the night in fine clothes, but he had to be careful.

"Well, take it slow on the road. I'll go to the hospital next week."

Chen Xueru mentioned it vaguely.

"Okay, I've written it down."

Li Zhiguo also spoke obscurely, so just understand it yourself.

Then he took Xiao Jingru out through the back door, carrying two bags containing old clothes and fabrics he had brought back.

It's normal to buy some cloth now, and no tickets are required. It will eventually be made into clothes, and there is still some time before his reward from the steel mill should be paid out.

"Brother-in-law, you haven't given Sister Xueru the money yet."

Well, Xiao Jingru’s observation ability is still good.

"Well, she settles the money on a monthly basis, and I'll give it to you next time. Don't think about money all the time, kid. Just tell your brother-in-law if you want something, and he'll buy it for you, okay?"

Li Zhiguo really has no shortage of money. The steel mill is still up and the silk shop is doing well, not to mention that he has so much wealth saved up.

"I know, brother-in-law!"

Xiao Jingru stopped talking about money and climbed into the back seat obediently.

"Let's go pick up your sister from get off work. Tomorrow the three of us will go to Beihai Park to see how my brother-in-law paddles the oars!"

Li Zhiguo set off on his bicycle. He still had time to buy some cooked food and eat dinner early so he could go for a walk.
"Hey, you guys are back together again!"

Yan Bugui came here specially to wait for him. He had been thinking about showing the movie for a whole day.

"Huai Ru, take Jing Ru back first. I'll talk to the Third Master."

Li Zhiguo handed the bicycle to his wife. He had nothing to do in the next few days, so he decided to settle it early.

"Then I'll go back and cook."

Qin Huairu took her sister away, so don’t ask too much about the man’s affairs.

Yan Bugui then said, "Li Zhiguo, I think we should not wait until Friday for the money. Why not collect it today and put it in our pockets?"

"Not today. We haven't even notified the hospital yet..."

He was about to say something else, but was suddenly interrupted.

"No need to notify, the news has spread throughout the hospital, and we also know that Xu Damao hasn't given us a definite answer."

Yan Bugui pushed the frame of his glasses and said, "As long as we talk about it in our hospital, nothing can be hidden."

"Is that so? Then call Xu Damao now, let's go to the Intermediate Court to have a clear discussion, and then we can collect the money."

Li Zhiguo didn't want to make things too complicated. Someone had already taken care of the food and drinks, so he could talk about peanuts and melon seeds later.

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(End of this chapter)