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Qin Huairu felt the need to explain herself to Qin Jingru for the sake of her reputation.
"Jingru, listen to me. I did indeed introduce you to He Yuzhu before. At that time, He Yuzhu was the head of the cafeteria at the steel mill, earning thirty-seven yuan a month, and he often got invited to banquets to make some extra money! If you had been with him back then, you would have been set for life!"
Upon hearing her cousin mention that disheveled man could earn so much, Qin Jingru thought that his untidy appearance was something she could overlook. After all, if she married him, she could always tidy him up!
Just as she began to feel a little tempted, she heard her cousin continue speaking.
"Jingru, you're so pretty. If you married He Yuzhu, it would be a good match. But the problem is that recently, He Yuzhu got caught stealing ingredients from the factory and was fined four hundred yuan. He was demoted ten ranks as a cook, and now he only earns twenty yuan a month!
If it were just a pay cut, I wouldn't mind introducing you to him since salaries can go back up eventually. But think about it—He Yuzhu was caught stealing! Even though he’s been released, his reputation is ruined! As your cousin, I can’t introduce someone with such a bad name to you. How would I face Uncle Er? Not only that, but my father wouldn’t let me step back into our family home!"
After Qin Huairu's explanation, Qin Jingru found her reasoning sound. She asked curiously, "Sister, if you think I'm not suited for He Yuzhu now, why are you still letting me go over for dinner tonight? Isn’t that inappropriate?"
"Jingru, you don’t know how hard things have been for me since your brother-in-law passed away. He Yuzhu has helped me out a lot; I just thought of introducing you to him as a way to repay him. Plus, you want to come to the city and his conditions aren’t bad, so I mentioned it to him!
It’s only because I think he’s not worthy of you anymore that I didn’t bring you along to meet him. But now that you've found him on your own and he saw you, if you don’t go over and meet him tonight, I won’t have any reason to interact with him again. Jingru, just consider it helping me out!
When you go over to his place, just eat and enjoy yourself. Don’t worry; Zhuzi is a good cook. After eating, just say you’re not interested in him. That way I can explain it to him easily. As for you, I’ll find someone more suitable later!"
Qin Jingru still trusted her cousin Qin Huairu very much. After hearing her words, she immediately agreed.
Wang Jiefang had been following Qin Jingru with his spiritual energy ever since she entered the courtyard out of curiosity. He had witnessed everything unfold and even saw Xu Damao lurking in a hidden corner, secretly observing Qin Huairu's family.
It was clear that Xu Damao was up to no good!
By the afternoon when everyone got off work, Zhuzi had already prepared a feast and was waiting for Qin Huairu to bring Qin Jingru over.
"What? Sister Qin, you're saying Jingru is missing? Wait a moment; I didn’t expect you’d come back with news of her disappearance!"
"Yes, Zhuzi. My mother-in-law said Jingru hasn’t returned since she went to the bathroom this morning! She’s not familiar with our area; could she have gotten lost?"
"If she really can’t be found, how am I supposed to explain this to Uncle Er?" Qin Huairu was genuinely worried.
"Sister Qin, don’t panic! Let’s ask around the courtyard if anyone has seen Jingru. If not, we can gather everyone together and search for her; that’s better than just sitting here worrying!"
"You’re right! Let’s ask around!"
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