Chapter 224 Not enough to eat

"Aunt Jingru, Aunt Jingru!"

"Hey, here we come!"

When Qin Jingru heard Luo Huijuan's voice coming from outside the door, she was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly got up and walked over.

When she opened the door, her eyes were immediately attracted by Li Guoqiang who was standing next to Luo Huijuan, and her heart suddenly rose to her throat.

Then, before she could ask Li Guoqiang why he came, Luo Huijuan handed over a handful of candies, peanuts and melon seeds, and said with a polite smile: "Aunt Jingru, Qiangzi and I got married today, and I came to give you some wedding candies.

In addition, please come to our home for dinner in the evening."

"Married? Are you married?"

When Qin Jingru heard Luo Huijuan's words, her eyes widened and she asked hurriedly.

"That's right! Look, this is our marriage certificate."

When Luo Huijuan saw Qin Jingru's reaction, she didn't think much about it and immediately took out her marriage certificate and placed it in front of Qin Jingru to prove that she and Li Guoqiang were already a legal couple, so as to prevent someone from taking advantage of the situation and making up rumors behind her back.

After all, she and Li Guoqiang had always been referring to each other as brother and sister. If she didn't provide strong evidence, it would easily lead to misunderstanding.

Seeing the marriage certificate in her hand, Qin Jingru frowned slightly at first, then soon showed a look of realization.

In her opinion, this should be because Yao Meilan and Luo Huijuan, mother and daughter, saw that Li Guoqiang was not only in better health, but also received praise from the old man, so they wanted to keep the benefits for themselves and let Li Guoqiang marry Luo Huijuan.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a pang of bitterness in her heart, as if something that belonged to her was taken away by someone.

After all, if she guessed correctly, she was Li Guoqiang's enlightenment teacher!
Li Guoqiang's heart skipped a beat when he saw Qin Jingru suddenly looking at him with some resentment. He then waved his hand hastily and said, "Aunt Jingru, it's settled then. You must come over tonight to show your support!"

After saying that, he pulled Luo Huijuan towards the home of the second uncle Liu Haizhong, leaving Qin Jingru alone looking at his back with increasing resentment.

Many times, when a person suddenly becomes very outstanding, the people around him will feel like they have missed out on a treasure.

What's more, Qin Jingru and Li Guoqiang had had negative distance contact before.

[Once, there was a tall, handsome, strong and upright man who fell into her arms, but she did not cherish him well. If God could give her another chance, she would definitely hold on to this man tightly. If she had to add a time limit, she hoped it would be every day.]

At this time, Li Guoqiang had no idea what Qin Jingru wanted. Day after day, he and Luo Huijuan opened the doors of the backyard neighbors such as Liu Haizhong and the deaf old lady, and invited them one after another according to what Qin Jingru said. Soon all the neighbors were invited.

When they passed by Xu Damao's house again, they suddenly found Qin Jingru had changed her clothes and walked out of the house.

As she swayed gently, the slightly tight Dacron and thin trousers fully showed off her graceful figure. Coupled with her exquisite makeup, she looked like a little lady.

The next moment, without waiting for Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan to speak, she opened her red lips and smiled softly, "Qiangzi, Xiaojuan, it's rare to encounter a wedding in our courtyard, I will go and help you first!"

As she spoke, she walked straight to Li Guoqiang without stopping, staring at his handsome face with her eyes moving around.

"It's done!"

Li Guoqiang looked at Qin Jingru's ripe body, raised his lips slightly, then nodded very readily and agreed: "Thank you for your hard work."

Hearing this, Luo Huijuan didn't say anything, but just smiled at Qin Jingru to show her welcome.

Qin Jingru was delighted and secretly gave Li Guoqiang a charming and seductive look.

Perhaps it was because Li Guoqiang had become too outstanding, or perhaps it was because the land under her name had been abandoned for too long, she was ultimately unable to suppress the urge in her heart and planned to find out what Li Guoqiang meant to her.

Soon, the three of them walked towards the courtyard together. On the way, they happened to meet Li Dawei, who was going to a neighbor's house to borrow tables, chairs and benches, and to ask someone to help prepare the banquet.

As for Yao Meilan, she had already gone out to invite colleagues and friends from the factory.

When Li Dawei heard that Qin Jingru was going to help out at home, he just looked at Qin Jingru with some confusion, then waved his hand to signal Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan to take people back first.

However, when Qin Jingru followed Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan to the gate, she suddenly covered her stomach with her hands, revealing a look of pain, and said in a hurry: "Ouch! No, my stomach suddenly feels a little uncomfortable. I have to go to the toilet first."

After saying that, she secretly gave Li Guoqiang a look, then turned around and walked towards the gate of the courtyard in a hurry.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he went back home with Luo Huijuan first. Then he found an excuse to go out to buy seasoning, left the courtyard with a few empty bottles, and walked towards the nearby toilet.

He had not walked far when he saw Qin Jingru hiding at the entrance of an alley and waving at him.

So, without stopping, he followed Qin Jingru into the alley, and then after several turns, they finally came to an extremely hidden corner.

Afterwards, he didn't say anything, but just looked at Qin Jingru quietly, wanting to see what tricks she was playing.

Seeing that Li Guoqiang didn't say anything, Qin Jingru could only take the initiative to smile and say, "Qiangzi, congratulations! Now that you have been commended by the old man, I guess it won't be long before you can be transferred back from the countryside, right?"

"Thank you!"

Li Guoqiang smiled slightly, then said softly: "However, you called me out on purpose, you didn't mean to tell me this, did you?"

"That's right!"

Qin Jingru heard this and did not deny it. She nodded and said, "I asked you to come out, not only to congratulate you, but also to ask you what you think of me. You are not going to take advantage of me and then just ignore me, right?"

"Ah!"

Li Guoqiang was slightly amused to see Qin Jingru being so straightforward, and then he asked with a laugh: "Then how do you want me to treat you?"

"I hope"

Qin Jingru pursed her lips, then said nervously and expectantly, "I hope you can give me an explanation."

"What explanation?"

Li Guoqiang frowned, then asked in a deep voice.

"do you know?"

Qin Jingru looked away slightly, then answered the question irrelevantly: "Since the last time we did that, Xu Damao went to the countryside to pick up cow dung and hasn't come back since. I'm almost out of food."

"That's it!"

Li Guoqiang was slightly stunned, then he said with a smile: "Then I will bring you some more food tomorrow, as my compensation to you."

After saying that, he wanted to turn around and go back to work on the banquet, but as soon as he took a step, he found that his arm was held by Qin Jingru. He raised his eyebrows, and then looked back at Qin Jingru with some doubt.

"that."

Qin Jingru lowered her head slightly, and then said a little embarrassedly: "That's not what I meant. I meant that I didn't eat enough!"

"oh?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang couldn't help but let out a slight exclamation of surprise, then raised the corners of his mouth and stretched forward his hands.

After more than half an hour,

Qin Jingru leaned against the wall with some difficulty, and looked at Li Guoqiang striding away with a dazed look on her face, as if she had lost her soul.

Only after Li Guoqiang's figure disappeared did she slowly come back to her senses, and a surprising charm bloomed between her brows.

[I didn't expect it! This brat is really different from before!

It was worth it that I took the initiative to talk to him, and now I feel relieved. 】

After expressing her feelings, Qin Jingru couldn't help but think of Luo Huijuan who got her marriage certificate with Li Guoqiang, and she suddenly felt a little sour in her heart.

In her opinion, Luo Huijuan was really lucky to marry such an outstanding man like Li Guoqiang.

If it weren't for her age and the fact that she had already married that loser Xu Damao, she would have had a good talk with Luo Huijuan no matter what.

Fortunately, she was the one who won the first place, which made her feel a little more comforted.

Otherwise, she really couldn't bear it.

Soon, it was evening.

With the hard work of Li Dawei, Yao Meilan, Luo Huijuan, Li Guoqiang and neighbors, eight tables were set up in the courtyard, plus two in the house, for a total of ten tables.

There are only more than twenty households living in the courtyard houses.

The reason for setting up so many tables, in addition to entertaining colleagues from the textile factory and the post office, is mainly to avoid having guests with children who have no place to sit.

Anyway, Li Guoqiang bought enough vegetables. The two big-headed geese alone weighed nearly 40 kilograms.

Not to mention setting up ten tables, even adding ten more tables wouldn't be a problem.

Originally, according to Li Dawei and Yao Meilan, they were only planning to invite Sha Zhu to be the chef.

But I don’t know what’s wrong with Shazhu. Normally he can rush home before the steel rolling mill gets off work, but now he’s nowhere to be seen even at the appointed time.

In desperation, they could only follow Li Guoqiang's advice and let Yao Meilan and some neighbors cook.

Although the taste is definitely not as good as what Sha Zhu cooks, but with so many main dishes, it won’t be disrespectful to the guests.

As for Li Guoqiang, he also wanted to cook by himself at first, but as soon as he mentioned it, Li Dawei and Yao Meilan rejected it.

Because according to the rules, the bride and groom are not allowed to do these chores.

If people knew that in their family, the groom has to cook the meal himself, they would be laughed at.

As the neighbors in the courtyard came back from get off work at the factory one after another, they were all surprised by the news that Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan had obtained their marriage certificate, and then they all ran to the courtyard to join in the fun.

Among them, Qin Huairu ran into the kitchen to help without saying a word, and her enthusiasm was the main feature.

When it was getting dark, Sha Zhu finally came back from outside, carrying two lunch boxes. As soon as he entered the gate, he was stunned by the lively scene in the courtyard.

[What's going on? I haven't heard of any wedding in the courtyard before?
Besides, why didn't they ask me to cook for the wedding? Isn't that looking down on me? 】

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt unhappy, and then hurriedly walked towards the banquet, intending to see who was so disrespectful to him?

Soon, he learned from an old man named Yi Zhonghai that Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan had obtained their marriage certificate, and he instantly felt sour.

Back then, he had already secretly pledged his life to Qin Huairu, but he never expected that Lou Xiaoe would actually give birth to a son for him, leaving him a widow.

In comparison, Li Guoqiang, the sickly man, not only did not die in the countryside, but he recovered and even received praise from the old man and married Luo Huijuan, a beautiful and virtuous girl.

[This is really like comparing yourself to others, it makes you angry! ]

However, although he was angry, he did not dare to do anything wrong at the banquet hosted by Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan. He even took the initiative to ask Li Dawei if he needed his help.

After all, he didn't want people to say that he had any objections to such an outstanding representative as Li Guoqiang.

Seeing that Sha Zhu was so enthusiastic, Li Dawei did not refuse his kindness. He immediately took him into the kitchen and asked Yao Meilan to hand over the cooking job to him. He also promised to give him a red envelope afterwards.

Immediately afterwards, when Li Guoqiang learned that Sha Zhu had come over to help with cooking, he immediately took a box of premium cigarettes, went to the kitchen to find Sha Zhu, said a few words of thanks, and showed every courtesy.

When Sha Zhu saw that Li Guoqiang had already done so much, he immediately patted his chest and promised that he would do his best to prepare the banquet so that everyone would enjoy and be satisfied with the meal.

Li Guoqiang felt satisfied when he heard that. He didn't disturb Sha Zhu from doing his work. He just glanced at the big peaches under Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru, and then went out to arrange for people to pull the wires and install the light bulbs.

Fortunately, after years of development, the power supply and lighting problems in the city have improved a lot. As long as you are willing to spend money, it is not a problem to find someone to temporarily install a few light bulbs.

Soon, the entire courtyard was illuminated by a slightly dim light.

The adults sat at the banquet, drinking tea, eating candies, peanuts and melon seeds, and chatting about gossip, while the naughty children were running around in the yard, shouting, making the scene very lively.

The main reason for all this is that Li Guoqiang was commended by the old man, so everyone gave him face.

Even Jia Zhang, who had once had conflicts with the Li family, could only grit her teeth and vent her anger on the candies, peanuts and melon seeds after seeing such a scene, and did not dare to do anything rash at all.

In the busyness, time unknowingly came to seven o'clock in the evening.

In the past, by this time, most people would have stayed at home and prepared to rest.

At this moment, they were attracted by the fragrant and greasy dishes on the banquet.

These dishes are so damn hard!
(End of this chapter)