Chapter 1416: Sultry Weather

Sunset in the West

Cao Weiguo pedaled his bike into the alley near Nanluoguxiang and entered an old small courtyard after several turns.

He ducked into the east wing room to organize the check-in rewards he had recently obtained. Accompanied by a light sound of footsteps, Qin Huairu pushed the door open and entered on tiptoe: "It's already the Autumn Equinox, why is it still so hot?"

Cao Weiguo pulled Qin Huairu into his arms and blew a breath at her neck: "Is the weather hot, or is your heart hot?"

Qin Huairu was wearing blue summer work clothes. She smiled and unbuttoned her work clothes, letting a large expanse of snow-white skin be exposed to the air. She grabbed Cao Weiguo's hand with eyes like silk: "The weather is hot, but Sister's heart is even hotter. You heartless person, do you have a newcomer at home and now dislike me, this yellow-faced woman?"

Cao Weiguo pinched her hard: "Don't talk nonsense. Song Yujuan is Yulan's cousin; we are real relatives."

Qin Huairu teased: "A beautiful woman full of life living under the same roof as you, can you have no thoughts in your heart?"

Song Yujuan had lived in the Cao house for almost a month, spending her days helping Cao Weiguo and Song Yulan take care of the child. Because she ate well and didn't have to be exposed to the wind and sun, and was in a good mood, she was completely different from when she first came to Nanluoguxiang. Her face was rosy and shiny, her figure was becoming more plump, and every time she went out to buy groceries in new clothes, all the men had to take a few more looks, making Shazhu wander around the alley whenever he had nothing to do, just to see Song Yujuan a few more times. He could even giggle for a long time just by saying hello, and anyone could see his little thoughts.

Cao Weiguo laughed while kneading: "Your thinking is too dirty. It seems I need to give you a good lesson to improve your ideological awareness."

Qin Huairu smiled coquettishly: "Then Teacher Cao, hurry up and give me a lesson."

Ever since Jia Zhangshi went for further studies, Qin Huairu's life had been comfortable. From time to time, she would talk about life with Cao Weiguo and earn some extra money, so the family didn't worry about rice, flour, or oil. Even without Shazhu's

leftovers, the family table wasn't lacking oil, and she could eat white flour steamed buns every few days and buy meat once a week. Her life was flavorful. Today, she came to talk about life with Cao Weiguo again, and there would be some income afterward.

Kneading with a wicked smile, Cao Weiguo picked up Qin Huairu by the waist and walked toward an old lacquered wooden bed.

I don't know how long it had been, but the clouds dispersed and the rain stopped, and everything was silent. Qin Huairu, nourished, had a peach-red face and gently tidied Cao Weiguo's clothes: "Weiguo, how about the matter I told you a few days ago? Can you help my younger brother get a factory entry quota?"

Cao Weiguo said calmly: "Comrade Qin Huairu, do you think the rolling mill is my home? That I can let whoever I want enter the factory? This factory entry quota isn't something that just exists. You have to wait. I'll tell you when the factory needs to recruit people."

Qin Huairu said angrily: "Song Yulan's older brother, younger brother, cousins, and nephews... you can arrange a bunch of relatives to enter the factory, why can't you do it for me? I see it clearly now; you are heartless, you didn't take me as your woman."

Cao Weiguo sneered in his heart: You still want to compare with Yulan? Are you worthy? Don't you know what kind of goods you are? If I don't give you benefits, can you stick your butt up?

Cao Weiguo smiled and grabbed Qin Huairu's hand: "Sister Qin, you are the heartless one for saying that. Look at what your family eats, drinks, and wears; I haven't put in little effort. Even so, am I not concerned enough about you? As for the work quota, I'll tell you the truth: it's not impossible to want a quota, but quotas don't fall from the sky. I let you wait for your own good. If you want your brother to enter the factory, it will take real gold and silver to pave the way. Don't count on me for this; that's not a small amount. My family's money is managed by Yulan, and I can't take it out. So, if you can take out real gold and silver, I will even risk my old face to get a quota from the Personnel Section for you. If you can't take it out, then don't think about this matter."

Hearing that it required money, Qin Huairu fell silent.

She had real gold and silver, but that was the money she saved for Banggeng's wife.

She couldn't bear to take out money to buy a work quota for her brother.

A married daughter is like spilled water!

She was already married and had a son, so she had to think for her son, because when she got old, she would have to rely on her son to support her.

If it weren't for her parents' repeated begging, she wouldn't even bother to worry about her parents' home.

Her parents thought that since she entered the city and had a job, she had great ability, but in reality, she was barely making ends meet. She had already tried her best to raise her children, so how could she have the energy to help

her parents' home?

Qin Huairu asked hesitantly: "Then about how much is needed?"

Cao Weiguo raised his hand and patted Qin Huairu's butt five times: "At least five hundred, and that's with me using up quite a few favors."

"Five hundred!"

Hearing this number, Qin Huairu widened her eyes in surprise.

Forget it!

She couldn't afford to worry about this matter.

Let the family find another way for her brother's work.

She knew how much family foundation her parents' home had; even if they smashed the pots and sold the iron, they couldn't take out five hundred.

If she told her parents this number, they would definitely force her to take out the money.

It was better to let this matter sink into the sea. If her parents asked, she would say there were no work quotas. She couldn't get a work quota, and she absolutely couldn't mention spending money to enter the factory.

Qin Huairu probed: "Hey! You know what my family's situation is. Even if we smashed the pots and sold the iron, and the whole family sold blood, we couldn't take out so much money. Weiguo, can you help me? At worst, I'll write an IOU, and when my brother gets a job and earns a salary, he will pay you back."

Cao Weiguo pushed Qin Huairu away: "Comrade Qin Huairu, don't use this empty-handed white wolf trick in front of me. I don't buy it. If it were ten or eight yuan, I could grit my teeth and lend it to you. Five hundred yuan, what are you thinking? Do you take me for a landlord or a big capitalist? You, you should go find someone else. By the way, you can go find Shazhu and Yi Zhonghai; they have money."

Qin Huairu glared at Cao Weiguo with resentment: "Heartless, I am your woman, and you tell me to go find Shazhu and Yi Zhonghai, aren't you afraid I'll be taken advantage of by them?"

Cao Weiguo laughed: "I'm not worried about this at all, because I have confidence in you. It's harder for Shazhu and Yi Zhonghai to take advantage of you than it is for them to walk on stilts and climb Mount Tai. You go ahead; as long as you can get the money, I will definitely help your brother get a factory entry quota."

Qin Huairu said angrily: "Just keep being annoying. Check out, I'm going home to eat."

Cao Weiguo took out a ten-yuan bill from his pocket and slapped it into Qin Huairu's hand with a wicked smile: "You ate so much just now, do you still need to go home to eat?"

Qin Huairu's face turned red, and she shook off Cao Weiguo's hand: "Just keep teasing people, heartless. Don't think about letting me do that again next time."

Cao Weiguo laughed: "You woman don't know quality. Those are all treasures and very nutritious, otherwise, your skin wouldn't be getting better and better."

"Nonsense, I don't know where you heard these crooked ways. I'm going back. Next time, help me get a chicken; Banggeng has been clamoring to eat chicken recently."

Qin Huairu fled with a red face. Cao Weiguo walked out of the room with a smile, closed the door casually, and left humming a little tune while pushing his bike.

However, he didn't go home but pedaled his bike to the family courtyard of the rolling mill.

Xue Gang had been making trouble one after another, and he couldn't just keep being beaten passively.

It was time to discuss with Old Li and think of a way to teach the guy named Xue a lesson.

Otherwise, this guy named Xue would really think he was afraid and would push his luck in the future. ===== CHAPTER 1418 =====