Chapter 278 Envy, Jealousy, and Hatred

Liu Zhiye smiled and waved his hand, saying easily: "Hey, don't be polite, you are new to our hospital and you are not familiar with us. After a while, you will understand that the relationship between our families is very close."

He paused and added: "In fact, most of the people in our courtyard have a good relationship. Neighbors help each other, just like a big family." He looked at Lou Xiao'e with a smile, with a friendly light in his eyes.

Lou Xiao'e also knew that what he said was true. She had been married for so long and could feel the deep friendship between the people in this courtyard.

Although some disharmonious things have happened, the merits outweigh the flaws. Compared with other places, the residents here can be said to be simple and kind.

Since Jia Zhang was sent to labor reform, the courtyard has gradually returned to peace. Except for the fact that Liu Haizhong's children are still often beaten and screaming, and Sha Zhu and Xu Damao occasionally tease each other, life here is really peaceful.

Lou Xiao'e began to gradually adapt to the life in this compound, and was particularly interested in the communal living yet humane environment here.

This made her, who grew up in luxurious villas and mansions, curious about everything in this compound.

The best social place in this courtyard is the small circle centered around Liu Zhiye's family. The families including the housekeeper Yan Bugui's family, Sha Zhu's family in the middle courtyard, and the old Xu family in the backyard have the closest relationship.

It cannot be said that this small circle has a bad relationship with other residents; this is not the case. Most of them get along well, but there is still a level of gap between them.

Liu Zhiye took the initiative to invite Lou Xiao'e to their home for dinner, which showed that Lou Xiao'e had become a member of their small circle and that she also had a sense of belonging to the "organization."

Qin Huairu looked at them jealously from the side, thinking that it was okay for Sha Zhu's family, as they had always had a good relationship with the Liu family, so it was understandable.

However, Lou Xiao'e, the young wife who had just married into the family, was also invited by Liu Zhiye to have dinner at their home.

Qin Huairu felt a little indignant and secretly annoyed at Liu Zhiye's behavior: "We are neighbors too, why didn't you invite Lou Xiaoe to the banquet when you invited me to go with you?" She couldn't help feeling a little disappointed as she thought about it.

She has lived in this yard for so many years, but now she is like an invisible person, ignored by others.

This feeling of being ignored made her very unhappy. She felt her face burning, embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Qin Jingru didn't care about all this. No one invited her to dinner, and she didn't care. What she cared about was whether she could spend more time with Liu Zhiye.

When she saw Liu Zhiye and his group were about to leave, she immediately ran forward, eager to leave with them.

When Xu Hongyan saw that this annoying girl who made her unhappy had followed her, she immediately stopped Qin Jingru and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Qin Jingru said without showing any weakness: "Who are you? You are really nosy. What's wrong with you?"

Xu Hongyan glared and said, "We are going back to eat, why are you following us?"

Qin Jingru said confidently: "I went to help Brother Liu, why can't I do that?"

"Is this your family? You are meddling in other people's business..."

Qin Jingru's fighting ability is very strong. She has been trained in the village since she was a child. Her powerful counterattack left Xu Hongyan speechless for a moment.

Liu Zhiruo was also a little annoyed with this vixen who always stuck to her brother. Seeing her best friend suffer a loss, she immediately chimed in: "Don't bother! We have plenty of people. I think you should go back!"

Qin Jingru was a little unhappy when she saw Liu Zhiruo trying to stop her. She was about to lose her temper, but then she thought, "No, if I fight with her, will Brother Liu hate me?"

Qin Huairu never expected that her cousin was so shameless and didn't care about other people's feelings at all.

Qin Jingru insisted on doing what she wanted and even went home with others to have dinner without being invited.

This action shocked her and made her feel so embarrassed. She was even more embarrassed than before.

Qin Huairu wished she could dig out another courtyard on the ground with her toes.

Qin Huairu was completely enraged, and she yelled, "Qin Jingru, do you still have any shame? They didn't invite you, but you followed them everywhere. What are you thinking?"

"I think you are crazy, get back here!"

Her shout startled Liu Zhiye and others, and they immediately turned to look at their sister.

Qin Jingru was also startled. She turned around and looked at Qin Huairu aggrievedly and said, "Sister, I don't want to! I want to follow Brother Liu."

When Qin Huairu heard that she was making trouble again, she said that Liu Zhiye was already married and had children, so it was impossible for him to abandon his family and children for her.

Even if he is not married, he may not be attracted to a country girl like her. She is just daydreaming and doesn't even realize it.

In the past, everyone treated her like a child and ignored her. If she continued to be so stubborn, she would suffer the consequences, not to mention others, even if she angered Gan Ning.

Qin Huairu covered her trembling chest, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She immediately stepped forward, twisted Qin Jingru's ears, and dragged her home. "Come on, come home with me quickly."

Qin Jingru said in panic: "Ouch! Sister, please be gentle, it hurts!" She felt so wronged. She just liked someone, so why did everyone stop her?

Liu Zhiye looked at the scene in front of him awkwardly, scratching his head. He didn't expect that Qin Jingru, a young girl, would fall in love with him, a married man.

This is an unexpectedly embarrassing situation.

If you think about it carefully, maybe it was because of his usual kindness and care towards Qin Jingru that she had some misunderstanding.

But that was just treating him as a child. She was indeed a child. She was only 14 years old. How could she have such thoughts?

Liu Zhiye pretended to be polite and said, "Oh! Sister-in-law of the Jia family, if you are willing, please come along. It will be more lively when we are more people." There was a hint of enthusiasm in his words, which was different from the one when he invited Lou Xiao'e.

Qin Jingru responded happily when she heard it: "Okay, okay, sister, then let's go together!"

How could Qin Huairu not hear the hypocrisy, especially since the relationship between the two families was there.

So she said with a fake smile: "Oh! Thank you! We can just go home and eat our own food."

When Qin Jingru heard that she refused, she immediately shouted unhappily: "Sister, how can you do this? If you don't go, then I will go!"

Qin Huairu scolded her angrily: "You don't want to listen to me, right? Fine, go ahead! I'll send you back home today!"

Having said that, he left Qin Jingru behind and returned to the east wing angrily.

Seeing this, Qin Jingru immediately chased after her, fearing that Qin Huairu would drive her back home.

She didn't know what was going on, but ever since she moved into her sister's house, she had felt her sister's cold attitude more than once, and she even wanted her sister to go back to her hometown several times.

Qin Jingru muttered to herself that she had finally come to the prosperous capital and she didn't want to go back to the rural life where she had to work hard and eat poorly and wear poor clothes. She had made up her mind that she would never go back.

Behind her, Xu Hongyan made a face at her back, then clapped her hands with Liu Zhiruo and smiled triumphantly.

When He Yushui saw Qin Jingru being taken away, she smiled slightly. Not only was Xu Hongyan hostile to Qin Jingru, but He Yushui herself was also unhappy with this girl.

She always felt that Qin Jingru wanted to take away things that belonged to her, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

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With these women helping Sha Zhu, he quickly prepared this sumptuous lunch.

For this dinner, Liu Zhiye brought out some hard goods, such as the "Spring Mackerel" which was more than one meter long and weighed ten kilograms each, "Prawns" which were as big as a palm, "Mantis shrimps", "Conchs", "Sea cucumbers", "Abalone", "Swimming crabs" and other fresh seafood, filling up two large tables with dishes.

These rare good things on the market are piled up in his space. He has been busy with work recently, and he has interrupted one or two transactions during this period, which made Lao Lu and others look for him again and again.

Liu Zhiye had nothing to do these days, so he wanted to clear out the inventory. Seeing that the difficult period was about to pass, he decided to seize the time to accumulate initial capital.

His current space already has a volume of over one hundred cubic meters, but the growth rate has slowed down recently.

The main reason is that the energy provided by the acquired antiques and cultural relics cannot keep up with the needs of space expansion.

It is said that arriving at the right time is worse than arriving early. Yan Jiecheng has also returned by now, and his fiancée Ran Qiuye is with him.

Yan Jiecheng brought Ran Qiuye to greet his elder brother first. Liu Zhiye smiled and congratulated them, saying, "Brothers, if you need any help with your wedding, I will do it for you as soon as I am free."

As the "boss" in Liu Zhiye's compound, Yan Jiecheng worked diligently to collect antique artworks and other old items for him, so Liu Zhiye naturally had to reward him well.

In the front yard, the two families were laughing and chatting, and it was very lively. They raised their glasses and enjoyed a sumptuous seafood feast.

The fragrant food floated in the wind and filled every corner of the compound.

Middle Court.

Sisters Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru listened to the laughter in the front yard and smelled the tempting aroma of the food.

The two sisters were silent, each with their own thoughts. They mechanically swallowed the hard-to-swallow steamed bread in their mouths, feeling indignant.

(End of this chapter)