The two went to a restaurant afterward. The mutton hotpot was really good; you just had to swish it around in the pot, then coat it with sesame sauce, it was delicious and cheap, three cents a plate.
“Brother Li, this mutton is really delicious.”
Qin Huai Ru, coming from a poor peasant family, had never eaten such good things. She only had two bites before she started picking out food for Li Wu Wei.
“Huai Ru, you need to eat more, gain some weight.”
Li Wu Wei had never tasted any delicacies that he didn’t crave, but he brought Qin Huai Ru to the restaurant purely to complete the second step of their courtship.
After all, they had already had their wedding night, but they hadn’t gone out to eat together. It just wouldn’t make sense.
“Hmm!”
Qin Huai Ru beamed with happiness, sighing that she had found a good man.
After finishing their meal, it was about time. After paying the bill, Li Wu Wei drove Qin Huai Ru towards the courtyard, specifically choosing a time when everyone was out in the yard.
He wanted to make it clear, but he knew he would have to fight with the Jia family. After all, they had gotten their marriage certificate.
After all, he was the upright Li Wu Wei, he wasn’t afraid.
Sitting in the back of the bicycle, Qin Huai Ru had just been in this courtyard with Jia Dong Xu two days ago for their blind date. Now, she was Li Wu Wei’s woman.
They say that fate is fickle, yet she sighed at her good fortune.
“We’re here. Remember what I told you, you’ll be able to recognize everyone in the courtyard soon.”
Li Wu Wei stopped. The courtyard had a threshold, you couldn’t ride the bike in, you had to lift it.
He lifted the bike, Qin Huai Ru followed behind carrying a bag, both of them dressed stylishly, like upper-class individuals, no longer ordinary residents.
“Oh, Li Wu Wei, you actually bought a bicycle?”
Yan Bu Gui was tending to his flowers in the courtyard, his only hobby besides fishing. When he saw Li Wu Wei coming in carrying a bicycle, he was astonished.
“Of course, brand new Phoenix brand, bought at the department store.”
Li Wu Wei’s bike was impossible to hide. The first bike in the courtyard. Wait, didn’t he get a bonus for this? He’d been ripped off!
“Oh, are you not planning to settle down?”
Yan Bu Gui pushed his glasses up. He had saved up some money, but he needed it to buy a house for his eldest son, otherwise the family wouldn’t have enough space.
“Of course I am, why wouldn’t I? I married a wife. Come in, Huai Ru.”
Li Wu Wei swaggered, inviting Qin Huai Ru in, this was a bomb, a catastrophe for the Jia family in the middle courtyard.
But for him, it was a grand event. Letting the sadness go to others, he kept the happiness for himself.
“No, when did you get a wife?”
Yan Bu Gui’s face was full of shock. Just the other day he was lamenting that Li Wu Wei couldn’t find a wife. Now, this was a slap in the face?
“Just got married.”
Li Wu Wei was just about to say something when he saw Qin Huai Ru enter the courtyard carrying her luggage.
“Ah, isn’t she the one who went on a blind date with Jia Dong Xu the other day?”
Yan Bu Gui’s mind went numb, calculating furiously, then a bolt of lightning struck, and he cried out, “Oh dear, there’s big trouble in our courtyard.”
“Huai Ru, this is our courtyard’s Third Uncle!”
Li Wu Wei acted like he didn’t know, introducing her with a smile. They would be neighbors in this courtyard after all, so it was only polite.
“Hello, Third Uncle!”
Qin Huai Ru greeted him politely, with the meek demeanor of a wife.
“Well, Third Uncle, you carry on. I’ll take my wife home to show her around.”
Li Wu Wei pushed the bike and led Qin Huai Ru, who was carrying a bag herself, towards the back. He had already gotten the girl, so he was not afraid of anything, nobody could stop him.
The other residents of the front courtyard heard the commotion and came out of their houses, but they could only see two backs walking toward the middle courtyard.
“Third Uncle, was that Li Wu Wei? And who’s the one next to him?”
“That back looks kind of familiar. When did Li Wu Wei find a wife?”
Yan Bu Gui finally realized, shouting, “There’s big trouble! Li Wu Wei snatched Jia Dong Xu’s blind date and just brought her back to the courtyard.”
“What? You mean Li Wu Wei stole Qin Huai Ru? No way. He’s a single guy, no father, no mother, how could he do this?”
“Yeah, how dare he? Doesn’t he fear Jia Zhang Shi? And First Uncle? He’s Jia Dong Xu’s master!”
The crowd discussed this, finally understanding. They forgot about making dinner and ran towards the middle courtyard, not wanting to miss the excitement.
Li Wu Wei led Qin Huai Ru to the middle courtyard. He thought he would encounter a roadblock, but there was no one in the courtyard. The curtains of the Jia family’s house were drawn, completely blocking their view of the outside.
Was he going to quietly take her back to the back courtyard and then wait to be discovered? That wouldn’t be a good mood-killer.
Just then, a young man came out of the house opposite, holding a basin. He looked a bit rushed, like he was in his thirties, but he was actually only eighteen, the silly Sha Zhu.
“Ah, isn’t that Qin Huai Ru?”
Sha Zhu’s eyes went wide when he saw Qin Huai Ru. Two days ago, she came to the courtyard, and he just caught a glimpse and thought of marrying her.
He couldn’t get Qin Huai Ru out of his mind, she really caught his eye.
“Huai Ru, this is Sha Zhu, I told you about him, he just started working in the kitchen at the steel factory, an apprentice.”
Li Wu Wei introduced him nonchalantly. Qin Huai Ru was the goddess in Sha Zhu’s heart, and now she was his, how magnificent! He felt a sense of superiority.
Wait, didn’t he get a bonus for this too?
He thought this system was unreliable. He asked now, but there was no response, it seemed that the system couldn’t give out bonuses for the same thing.
“Hey, Li Wu Wei, what are you doing with Qin Huai Ru? No, when did you two meet?”
Sha Zhu’s mind went numb, finally noticing the other person.
“Sha Zhu, let me introduce you, this is my wife, Qin Huai Ru, she will be living here from now on. I’m going to take her home to make the bed, we won’t chat much.”
Li Wu Wei launched a direct attack. Sha Zhu would only be able to crave from now on.
“No, this can’t be!”
When Sha Zhu heard this, he almost roared. How could Qin Huai Ru go to make the bed with Li Wu Wei? Thinking about that scene, he felt choked up and dizzy.
“Sha Zhu, what are you yelling about…”
Suddenly, Jia Zhang Shi came out of the house, holding a basin, ready to reprimand him. She had just been talking to her son about their next blind date.
When she came out, she saw the person her son Jia Dong Xu had been thinking about.
“Qin Huai Ru, you’re shameless! You came looking for my Dong Xu. I’m telling you, you’re too late, my Dong Xu has a better prospect.”
Seeing Qin Huai Ru carrying her bag, Jia Zhang Shi immediately thought she was there to take refuge in their house. This was outrageous, they hadn’t even gotten engaged yet and she was daring to show up with her bag.