“I wasn't tricked!”
Qin Huai Ru had seen the courtyard with her own eyes, the three large shops, and the new clothes and shoes kept in the house, all of which were real.
Qin's mother also said, “Wang Da Sao, you can leave. My daughter has decided to marry someone else. As for the marriage with the Jia family, we don't agree.”
“No, Qin Da Jie, this matter…”
The matchmaker tried to say something more, but she was shooed away.
For a moment, she was furious. She had run back and forth several times, spending a lot of money on travel expenses, and ended up with nothing?
…
Li Wu Wei finished a day of monotonous work at the factory and sighed, “Working is impossible. It's impossible to work.”
Besides, he had to work six days a week, and he had to cook when he got home. Can you imagine?
He returned to the courtyard, going straight to the middle courtyard, and heard Jia Zhang Shi's noisy voice.
“Why is this happening? She ate my Jia family's rice, and now she says she won't marry. This is breaking off the engagement. No, I have to call the police.”
Jia Zhang Shi was making a big fuss. She had already boasted to her son, and now that Qin Huai Ru wouldn't marry, she had no way out.
Would she really dare to go to the Qin family and cause trouble? The villagers there wouldn't beat her up unless people in the courtyard helped her, then she would have the confidence.
Coincidentally, at this time, Jia Dong Xu also came back. Everyone got off work around this time, including Sha Zhu and others.
Seeing that Jia Zhang Shi had caught the matchmaker again and was asking for justice, everyone was a little dumbfounded.
“Mom, what's going on?”
Jia Dong Xu felt something was wrong. He couldn't hold his head up at the factory today, and it wouldn't be a real accident, would it?
“Dong Xu, that Qin Huai Ru won't marry. She said she found someone else.
Everyone say something, how can a person who gets introduced to someone be like this? How can she meet my Dong Xu yesterday, and then find someone else today?”
Jia Zhang Shi looked at the three old men in the courtyard, as well as He Da Qing and Old Xu, who could make decisions.
Originally, these two had also competed for the position of managing the courtyard. However, He Da Qing lost to Yi Zhong Hai in the middle courtyard, and Old Xu lost to Liu Hai Zhong in the back courtyard.
Only Yan Bu Gui in the front courtyard had no competition, and he had won the position of the Third Uncle without any effort.
“Mom, this can't be. I'm going to marry Qin Huai Ru!”
Jia Dong Xu also made a fuss. He had been thinking of marrying Qin Huai Ru. She was so attractive that he couldn't wait to get married, but now things had turned out like this.
The matchmaker shouted, “It's useless even if you want to marry her. Qin Huai Ru really won't marry you, and the Qin family doesn't agree either. This marriage won't happen.
Besides, you were just introduced. Even after getting married, people get divorced. So forget about this.
I will introduce someone else to Dong Xu, who will be equally good.”
The matchmaker thought, she had put in so much effort for this deal, she couldn't just give up. She had to find someone else to make up for her loss.
Jia Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment, but said, “Find someone else, but then we won't buy the sewing machine.”
“Okay, the sewing machine is not a big deal, the key is to see if they like each other.”
The matchmaker thought, she would only do this one deal with the Jia family. She wouldn't want to deal with them again in the future. They were too calculating.
Who knew that Jia Dong Xu was still making a fuss, “No, I want Qin Huai Ru.”
“Alright, Dong Xu, there are many young women. Just let Wang Da Sao find you another one. That Qin Huai Ru is indeed good-looking and looks like she can bear children well.
But she's from the countryside, and her family background is a little bit lower than yours.”
Jia Zhang Shi was happy. If she could save the money for the sewing machine, she could continue to save up her fortune.
Jia Dong Xu didn't say anything, and he ran home and secretly cried.
“Alright, everyone go home!”
Liu Hai Zhong shouted, but everyone didn't disperse. They had just come back from work, and they wanted to chat about gossip.
“I say, Qin Huai Ru must have been snatched away by someone, otherwise why would she suddenly find someone else after getting introduced?”
“If you say that, I think it's possible.”
“Don't look at me, it has nothing to do with me!”
Xu Da Mao waved his hands quickly. He wanted to, but his father wouldn't agree.
Sha Zhu also shook his head, “It's not me.”
“Sha Zhu, we're not asking you. You're so young, why do you want to marry a wife?”
Someone in the courtyard teased him, and Sha Zhu was not convinced and almost started a fight.
Li Wu Wei shook his head, carried his things and walked away. He concealed his credit and thought, Qin Huai Ru is still clever. She didn't mention his name to the matchmaker.
But even if she had said it, it wouldn't matter. He wasn't afraid of the Jia family. He would take the wife he had won through his own abilities, and she would be his Li family's person.
After arriving home, Li Wu Wei first set out the wine and food. He ate a few slices of beef, took a sip of wine, and then counted his cash.
He had 135 yuan left from before, and he received 33 yuan from the factory today. He had enough to buy a bicycle, but he still didn't have enough for other expenses.
The shop wouldn't be rented out so quickly, but he had already thought of a solution.
The next morning, he found someone who collected old furniture. This was also a state-owned unit. He took the man to the three-section courtyard in East Glassware Factory.
“Master Wu, I don't want any of the furniture in this courtyard. You can give me a price and take it all away.”
Li Wu Wei knew that some of the furniture had good wood. Some of it would be very valuable in the future. However, he had to get rid of it.
Besides, he didn't like furniture that other people had used.
It's better to exchange it for money so that this three-section courtyard is empty, and even mice would cry if they came in.
If he were to be raided, when others rush in and see this, they would also cry.
Also, there are three golden nanmu beams in this courtyard, which are the best wood. My grandfather told me before he died, so the other furniture can be disposed of.
“Master Li, are you really selling all this?”
Master Wu was a connoisseur who knew his stuff.
“Yes, all of them. I'm a worker, I can't use such good things.”
Li Wu Wei was righteous, and finally he got a price. Even though it was already a good price, it was still a bargain, because he was selling it as old furniture.
“Master Li, I’ll give you 2,480 yuan for everything.”
“Okay, that's the price. Give me a receipt. I need proof that this money comes from a legal source.”
Li Wu Wei calculated that it would cost about 200 yuan to buy all the furniture for a house. This money would actually be enough for him to replace all the furniture in this courtyard with new ones.
It was like replacing old things with new ones. Actually, he lost a lot, but it was better to sell it now than to be smashed in the future.
Besides, as long as he had money, wouldn't he be able to buy better furniture in the future?
His grandfather was also cunning. The two best sets of furniture were actually in the small courtyard. The things in this courtyard could be discarded.
Soon, Li Wu Wei got the money and receipt. Now he didn't need to worry. He could lie flat with peace of mind.
When Qin Huai Ru arrived at the courtyard from the village, she saw workers moving furniture out. If she hadn't seen Li Wu Wei standing at the entrance, she would have thought she had encountered thieves.
“Li Da Ge, what's going on?”
“Huai Ru, you're just in time!”
Li Wu Wei greeted her and explained, “These are all the old furniture and beds that my grandfather and uncles used. I thought I would dispose of them. When we move in, we will replace them all with new ones.”
“Oh, but I think these furniture are still usable. Isn't it wasteful to sell them?”
Qin Huai Ru was really heartbroken. Every piece of furniture here was better than hers.