Chapter 158: Qin Huairu attempts to catch an affair but is caught herself

"Less nonsense, hurry up and look!" Yan Bugui roared with a ferocious expression.

San Dama hurriedly took the package from the luggage rack. Upon discovering that the hair on the package was still there, she couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief; Yan Bugui also let out a sigh of relief.

Subsequently, San Dama continued to untie the package. When she discovered that hair was also wrapped around the quilt, she felt even more relieved. San Dama couldn't help but look at Yan Bugui, the implication being: with so many people around, do we still need to check?

"Check!" Yan Bugui gritted his teeth and said.

Yan Bugui's family of six occupied exactly two rows of seats opposite each other. Yan Bugui had Yan Jiekua and the others stand up to block the gazes of others, then he and San Dama carefully used scissors to pick open the threads of the quilt.

Seeing three thick stacks of Big Black Ten hidden in the cotton of the quilt, the two of them felt completely relieved.

"Sew it up quickly," Yan Kuaigui said calmly.

San Dama immediately took out a needle and thread to sew it up. In a short while, the edge of the quilt was sewn shut.

At this time, Yan Jiecheng had already run back to the Jiaodao Kou Street Office, first retrieved the hidden money, and then returned to the Siheyuan.

"Jiecheng, didn't your whole family go to the Third Front? Why did you come back?" Liugen Xifu asked.

"I'm not going. The school only said my father had to go to the Third Front; it didn't say our whole family had to go. I decided not to go." After saying this, Yan Jiecheng prepared to go home.

"Jiecheng, you'd better go to the Street Office first. Your house has been fitted with a new lock by the Street Office; you won't be able to open the door," Liugen Xifu said.

Only then did Yan Jiecheng remember that his stingy old father had sold everything in the house that couldn't be taken away, including the house itself. Helpless, Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to go to the Street Office, intending to rent the house back.

"What? The house has been rented out?" Yan Jiecheng asked in disbelief.

"Yes, it's been rented out," Director Wang said very calmly.

In these times, housing was tight. As soon as a house became vacant, it would be immediately allocated. Yan Bugui had sold the house to the Street Office two days ago, and it had been reserved by someone on the spot.

"Then where am I supposed to live?" Yan Jiecheng was dumbfounded.

"Jiecheng, why didn't you say sooner that you weren't going to the Third Front? If you had said so earlier, the house would have been kept for you," Director Wang said perfunctorily.

"At first my parents didn't agree. It wasn't until we got to the train station that I persuaded them," Yan Jiecheng said, then took out the old household registration book.

"Jiecheng, your situation is too special. If you had a job, you could live in a dormitory and wait for housing allocation. The key is that you don't have a job. Now, there are no vacant houses left in the entire street. Only the back-row room in the Ninety-five Courtyard where you originally lived is empty. How about I rent you a back-row room?" Director Wang said.

"Fine, I'll choose the one at the very end," Yan Jiecheng said helplessly.

Yan Jiecheng knew the Ninety-five Courtyard very well and knew which back-row room was the best. He chose the one at the very end; this was also the room where Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li lived in the original story.

After renting the house, Yan Jiecheng obtained a new household registration book and stayed in Sijiucheng. This was the result of the chaotic management and poor information flow during this period. In later generations, an era of smooth information, Yan Jiecheng would have had no loopholes to exploit.

After finishing all this, Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Now, all Yan Jiecheng lacked was a job. With a job, even as a temporary worker, he could gain a foothold in Sijiucheng.

Even if Yan Bugui discovered the money was missing when he reached the Third Front, there was nothing he could do. Yan Jiecheng made up his mind to never let it slip.

At first, Yan Jiecheng wanted to go to the Black Market to buy a job, but the Black Market was too unreliable. Yan Jiecheng decided to find his former classmates and use their connections to spend money to buy a job.

In this regard, Yan Jiecheng still understood the rules; he wouldn't be like Yan Bugui, who only thought about getting things for free and didn't want to pay anything. This might also be related to the fact that Yan Jiecheng now had money in his hands.

Yan Jiecheng didn't want to go to the Rolling Mill, mainly because He Yuzhu was too ruthless, often sending people to the Third Front at the drop of a hat. Yan Jiecheng believed he hadn't offended He Yuzhu, but he still instinctively wanted to stay away from him.

He Yuzhu didn't care at all what Yan Jiecheng was thinking. Upon seeing that Yan Jiecheng hadn't left, he was slightly taken aback, and then he guessed the truth.

The reason Yan Jiecheng didn't leave was definitely because he had money. This money must have been stolen by Yan Jiecheng from Yan Bugui.

Based on He Yuzhu's understanding of Yan Bugui, Yan Bugui couldn't possibly have allowed Yan Jiecheng to stay in Sijiucheng alone. It was said that Yi Zhonghai had a strong desire for control, and Yan Bugui's desire for control was no weaker.

The difference between the two was that Yi Zhonghai wanted to control everything others did, and everything had to be done according to his ideas;

whereas Yan Bugui only wanted to control Yan Jiecheng's money and exploit him as much as possible. The two didn't look like father and son, but rather like a landlord and a long-term laborer.

He Yuzhu didn't pay too much attention to Yan Jiecheng. Tomorrow was the day He Yuzhu was to pick up his bride, and he still had many trivial matters to attend to.

He Yuzhu first went to Zhang Meipo, gave her ten jin of grain coupons plus five yuan, and asked her to help him cancel his date with Tian Wenjiao, saying that since he was already getting married, he shouldn't delay her.

Zhang Meipo's originally sullen face immediately beamed with joy upon seeing the grain coupons and money, and she said the matter was in her hands.

Blind dates didn't necessarily have to succeed; Zhang Meipo had seen plenty of such things, and she had seen even more bizarre things than this. For her, this matter was naturally a piece of cake.

In this period, one dared not play the game of having two irons in the fire, especially since Tian Wenjiao had a special background; it was better to make a clean break early.

After leaving Zhang Meipo's house, He Yuzhu headed straight to Wangfujing and bought some white dacron shirts, Lenin suits, leather shoes, and other items to wear tomorrow.

After buying the clothes, He Yuzhu put them at home, then ran to the bathhouse for a bath, and had the master masseur scrub him hard, feeling incredibly relaxed.

After finishing all this, He Yuzhu returned home to rest, preparing to build up his energy to face the alcohol test of tomorrow.

Early the next morning, just as the sky was brightening, Li Huaide's driver, Xiao Ma, arrived at the Siheyuan in a jeep. After saying goodbye to He Yushui, He Yuzhu took four cartons of cigarettes, six bottles of liquor, and a large bag of candy and got into the jeep.

"Sorry to trouble you today, Director Ma," He Yuzhu said, then slipped a red envelope and some candy to the driver, Xiao Ma.

"Congratulations, Director He, congratulations. If it were any other time, I couldn't take this red envelope, but on a day like today, I must take it," the driver, Xiao Ma, said happily.

Subsequently, Xiao Ma drove He Yuzhu straight to Qin Family Village.

At this time, the road conditions were poor and the car speed was slow. By the time they reached Qin Family Village, it was already four hours later. Clearly, the driver, Xiao Ma, was very experienced, arriving at the Siheyuan very early, which was why they weren't late.

As soon as the jeep entered the village entrance, a large group of children surrounded it. He Yuzhu directly scooped two large handfuls of candy from the sack and threw them out, and the children immediately scrambled for the candy.

At this time, someone naturally came out to lead the way. He Yuzhu handed out cigarettes while following the guide to Qin Jingru's house.

Under the gaze of the crowd, He Yuzhu entered Qin Jingru's house and presented the cigarettes and liquor.

Since there was no matchmaker between He Yuzhu and Qin Jingru, and He Yuzhu hadn't brought any leaders or elders, he didn't know the process at all, so he simply got straight to the point.

"Dad, Mom, today I have come to take Jingru away. This is Jingru's bride price." He Yuzhu directly took out ten stacks of Big Black Ten and placed them on the table.

Qin Jingru's mother went through the motions of being polite, then put the money away and went into the room to accompany Qin Jingru.

"Since you've come to Qin Family Village and married a girl from our village, she is a girl of our Qin Family Village. If you want to take Jingru, it can't be that simple. You have to let us see your drinking capacity. Everyone, tell me, is that right?" A shout came from the crowd.

"Right!" Everyone laughed and echoed loudly. He Yuzhu didn't understand these things and couldn't help but look at Qin Jingru's parents, simply saying: "Today, I leave it all to Father-in-law and Mother-in-law to arrange."

"Good! A leader from the city is indeed generous! It's not easy to encounter such a happy day, let's drink until we're drunk!" Another voice came from the crowd.

He Yuzhu didn't mind. It was a happy day, and there was no wedding hazing; they just wanted to drink some liquor. That didn't matter; He Yuzhu believed Qin Jingru's parents had already prepared enough liquor.

Qin Jingru's father first pulled He Yuzhu to introduce him to the village elders, then took advantage of a gap to ask in a low voice: "How much can you drink? If you can't drink, just say so, and I'll have Jingru's two older brothers drink for you."

Seeing this, He Yuzhu suddenly felt a sense of closeness. Someone was actually asking him if he could drink, so He Yuzhu held up one finger.

"One jin? That's a bit embarrassing to show," Qin Jingru's father smacked his lips and said.

"It's not one jin, it's drinking continuously," He Yuzhu said domineeringly.

He Yuzhu naturally didn't have a bottomless stomach, but he could cheat. As long as any part of his body touched the liquor, He Yuzhu could completely transfer the liquor into his Consciousness Space.

"Really?" Qin Jingru's father said in disbelief.

"Really, truer than real gold. I'm just afraid there won't be enough liquor. Should we go buy some more?" He Yuzhu said.

"Don't you worry about that, there's plenty of liquor. Let them taste a little of the good liquor you brought, just as a gesture, and then drink the liquor I bought," Qin Fu said.

"Okay." He Yuzhu nodded, indicating he would listen entirely to Qin Fu's arrangements.

Seeing this, Qin Fu couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. What Qin Fu feared most was that this son-in-law would be arrogant and look down on country folk. After all, He Yuzhu was a city dweller, a leader, and quite wealthy. When other families' daughters got married, who else would buy a bicycle, a watch, and give such a high bride price, and even provide a job position after marriage? Such a son-in-law couldn't be found even with a lantern.

Qin Fu had been prepared for his son-in-law to be overbearing, because he had the qualifications to be. Qin Fu really hadn't expected He Yuzhu to be so approachable, and his hanging heart finally settled.

Subsequently, Qin Fu arranged for He Yuzhu to sit down and had the village secretary and village elders accompany He Yuzhu in conversation to show the greatest respect to him.

To get along with them, He Yuzhu handed out cigarettes while chatting about his experiences as a chef and interesting things at the factory, while they chatted about village affairs. For a time, it was a harmonious scene.

The driver, Xiao Ma, was also accompanied by someone specially arranged for him, so He Yuzhu didn't need to worry. Although Xiao Ma was also flattered at the Rolling Mill, he had never been treated like this, like the moon surrounded by stars, and he was equally happy.

Not long after, the banquet began.

He Yuzhu discovered that these people were flattering him while desperately urging him to drink. He Yuzhu naturally accepted everyone's drinks.

At first, He Yuzhu pretended to actually drink. Later, when he felt a bit tipsy, He Yuzhu activated his cheating mode; the liquor entered his mouth but didn't go into his stomach, instead going into his Consciousness Space.

However, on the surface, He Yuzhu pretended to be drunk.

Vaguely, He Yuzhu felt something was wrong; these people were too enthusiastic, desperately trying to pour liquor into him.

"Even with enthusiasm, it shouldn't be like this. Could it be they want to see me make a fool of myself? That makes no sense. Murder for money is even more impossible. I came with a driver in a car belonging to the Rolling Mill's leaders. If something really happened to me, Li Huaide would find out in an instant," He Yuzhu thought to himself.

On the surface, He Yuzhu was drinking heavily, but in reality, he was cheating calmly. After drinking several more cups, he pretended to be unable to hold his liquor and slumped on the table, snoring loudly.

"The son-in-law is drunk. Let's help him to the room in the back courtyard to sleep for a while," a shout came from the crowd.

Immediately after, He Yuzhu pretended to be truly drunk and was helped into the room in the back courtyard.

Being truly drunk is different from pretending to be drunk. When pretending to be drunk, if someone helps you, your body instinctively seeks a balance point so the person helping you doesn't feel too tired;

whereas when truly drunk, your whole body is like mud, and you don't seek a balance point at all, just becoming dead weight, and one or two people might not even be able to lift you.

Just as Qin Jingru wanted to come out from the inner room of the main house in the front courtyard to take care of He Yuzhu, she was blocked by a group of young sisters who insisted that Qin Jingru tell them the story of her and He Yuzhu.

"Jingru, your partner is drunk, and you won't be able to lift him at all. Let Brother Shan and the others take care of your partner. You just tell us how your blind date went," one girl said.

"Yes, yes, tell us," a group of girls pulled Qin Jingru back into the inner room.

Qin Jingru hadn't expected at all that a conspiracy was hidden beneath the lively banquet, thinking that these sisters were just envious of her happy life, so she began to chat triumphantly.

Qin Jingru's family didn't notice at all that the ones helping He Yuzhu to the back courtyard were Qin Huairu's father, Qin Dali, and Qin Huairu's brother, Qin Huaishan.

After the two helped He Yuzhu onto the bed, Qin Huairu's father, Qin Dali, suddenly had a moment of hesitation.

"Huaishan, is it really okay for us to do this? It's not too late to pull back from the brink," Qin Dali suddenly said.

"Dad, this is no time to change your mind. Think about your grandson, think about my brother's whole family. Do you have the heart to let my brother's whole family scrape for food in the dirt for the rest of their lives?" Qin Huairu said after coming to the back courtyard through the small gate.

"Sigh! Huaishan, you stay here and keep watch. I'll go to the front and call people. You guard the door. When I bring people, I'll shout loudly. When you hear me bringing people, leave in advance. Everything according to plan, don't show any flaws!" Qin Dali said in a deep voice.

"Okay!" Qin Huaishan nodded.

Lying in the room pretending to be drunk, He Yuzhu couldn't help but be speechless, sneering in his heart: "This Qin Huairu is truly like a lingering ghost, playing a 'honey trap' on me here."

At this moment, Qin Huairu walked into the room, took off her clothes, and got directly onto the bed, intending to take off He Yuzhu's clothes.

One had to act the part; He Yuzhu couldn't be fully dressed.

"Sure enough, no matter how tall the granary of a woman who has given birth to three children looks, it starts to become soft and saggy." He Yuzhu immediately lost the desire to act along with Qin Huairu.

Just as Qin Huairu was struggling to take off He Yuzhu's shirt, He Yuzhu suddenly opened his eyes.

Qin Huairu couldn't help but be startled.

"Surprised? Unexpected?" He Yuzhu sneered.

Qin Huairu just wanted to open her mouth to shout, but He Yuzhu raised his hand into a palm and chopped at Qin Huairu's neck, knocking her unconscious.

Subsequently, He Yuzhu silently went to the door, quickly opened it, and before Qin Huaishan could react, he also chopped him unconscious with a hand strike.

Then, He Yuzhu dragged Qin Huaishan into the room, stripped him of all his clothes, threw him on the bed, and arranged him and Qin Huairu together in a compromising position.

After doing all this, He Yuzhu didn't leave the back courtyard but went to a bed in another room in the back courtyard, pretending to be drunk and snoring loudly.

Not long after, Qin Dali came bustling over with a group of people, heading angrily toward the back courtyard.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 159 =====