I am Jia Dongjin in the Siheyuan (Courtyard House)

Chapter 66 Breakup

Jia Dongjin had landed a big job. He had just bought two new parts from Xidan and was installing them on a radio. He charged one yuan for each new part, and he could make two yuan on this job. The owner of the radio was a leader who didn't care about money, and he was feeling quite pleased with himself when he heard Zhang Qin's voice.

"Jia Dongjin, why don't you come looking for me?"

This was Jia Dongjin's second time meeting Zhang Qin. In principle, the two had entered into a relationship. However, because Qin Huairu was entangled in her marriage and had not yet settled matters concerning her child, the two had not yet started dating. The same was true for Qin Huairu and Liu Hong.

The Zhang family was satisfied with Jia Dongjin, and Zhang Qin herself liked him even more. Even though she had only met him once, she already had this handsome young man in her heart and often thought about him while working. However, Jia Dongjin never came to see her.

That's how girls are; once they have someone in their hearts, they'll be constantly worried about them and pay attention to their every move.

Jia Dongjin was ambitious and opened a radio repair shop in the neighborhood office, which made Zhang Qin very happy. But soon, she heard rumors about Jia Dongjin and Qin Huairu.

The rumors were actually quite ridiculous, but Jia Dongjin's unwillingness to sever ties with his two nephews and nieces made Zhang Qin think twice.

Women are usually emotional and cannot tolerate any imperfections in their relationships. Young and beautiful Zhang Qin could not tolerate even the slightest imperfection.

Therefore, she went directly to Jia Dongjin.

Zhang Qin was smart enough to know that this matter couldn't be blown out of proportion, so she took some time to secretly come to the neighborhood office to prepare for a private meeting with Jia Dongjin.

The girl was as beautiful as a flower, and even her reproachful expression made one's heart flutter. Jia Dongjin quickly put down his work and said with a flattering look, "I've been very busy lately, and I was just thinking of coming to see you on this day off. Wait a moment, I'll be done in a minute."

"Jia Dongjin, I've taken a liking to you. What do you think?"

Zhang Qin wasn't afraid of looking bad and directly stated her attitude.

"Me too. Let's have a good talk this weekend and set a wedding date. If you have no objections, I'd like to get married as soon as possible."

The girl is young and beautiful, and has a stable job. In this era, she is the kind of marriage partner that young men dream of.

The house renovation was part of the wedding preparations, and everything proceeded according to plan, so Jia Dongjin had no reason to complain.

He also made it clear that he wanted to get married as soon as possible, which would allow him to keep his distance from Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu's intrusion into the room at night made the relationship between the two very awkward. Qin Huairu was fine, but Jia Dongjin was hesitant and felt that the other's eyes were full of resentment, making him feel ashamed.

Lately, Qin Huairu has been commuting to and from get off work by bicycle alone.

Jia Dongjin also kept to himself. Under the guise of exercising, he would jog to and from get off work. He didn't dare to ride his bike with Qin Huairu, and he didn't even dare to eat at the third canteen.

It's not entirely true that Jia Dongjin wouldn't be moved by a beautiful woman's advances, but in any case, he had his own bottom line and dared not cross it.

Yue Zhangqin had no problem, so Jia Dongjin looked at her intently and took the initiative to suggest getting married as soon as possible.

He was seething with anger, his body bulging like a balloon, eager to get rid of Zhang Qin, this beautiful young woman.

If it were his previous life, and the location were a small park instead of the neighborhood office, Jia Dongjin would have pounced on the beauty and taken her right there and then.

Unlike decades later, when men and women are attracted to each other, they generally don't date for very long. If they date for too long, it's considered indecent, and the woman might even sue the man for infidelity.

The marriage proposal process that Jia Dongjin and Zhang Qin went through was a common procedure in dating and marriage at that time.

"As long as you are sincere, I agree to get married as soon as possible."

When her boyfriend mentioned marriage, Zhang Qin was shy and bashful, but after she agreed, she also revealed the purpose of her trip.

"Dongjin, we will have children in the future, and we can help them, but we can't raise our nephews and nieces. You have to think about me and the children too. My mother heard the rumors about you and was so angry that she couldn't eat, but I didn't believe them, so I came to find you."

"What are your specific thoughts on your two nephews and nieces? My brother is dead, and I'm their only uncle. It wouldn't be right for me to ignore them."

Zhang Qin's refusal to raise the child was like a bucket of snow water poured over his head, instantly extinguishing Jia Dongjin's anger. He spoke in a gentle tone, only narrowing his eyes.

If Qin Huairu were present, she would know that once Jia Dongjin narrowed his eyes, it meant either he was happy or angry. At this moment, he was probably on the verge of anger, and Bang Geng had suffered from his cruelty many times before.

"I've thought it over carefully. You should have Qin Huairu marry that security officer as soon as possible. If the two children stay with the Jia family, Qin Huairu can give ten yuan a month for child support, and we'll give another six yuan a month, no, five yuan. Your mother can live in the middle courtyard with the two children, and we'll live in the front courtyard, so we won't interfere with each other."

Zhang Qin had indeed thought about it, which is why she blurted it out, casually revealing her true thoughts.

The man spoke in a gentle and conversational tone, as if it were just ordinary everyday talk, giving Zhang Qin the wrong impression. Without thinking too much about it, she honestly told him everything.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound rang out.

Jia Dongjin forcefully closed the repaired radio case cover, suppressing his anger and closing his eyes to ponder.

The girl in front of him was as beautiful as a flower, but Jia Dongjin felt extremely disgusted.

At that time, people generally valued filial piety. The poverty standard in Beijing was five yuan per person. He did not know whether Zhang Qin did it intentionally or unintentionally, but she set a living allowance of 15 yuan for her mother, Jia Zhangshi, and her two children, which was exactly five yuan per person.

Yan Fugui claimed to earn 27.5 yuan a month. Logically, each member of the Yan family should earn less than 5 yuan a month, but the neighborhood committee did not provide the Yan family with any hardship allowance. Yang Ruihua did not even have the opportunity to paste matchboxes to supplement the family income. Similarly, the Jia family did not meet the requirements for a poor household. On the contrary, Wang Dama's family in the backyard had the lucrative job of pasting matchboxes. It was through this that Jia Dongjin realized that Yan Fugui was hiding his earnings.

The amount of money is negotiable; at worst, Jia Dongjin can secretly subsidize it. He knows very well that his salary will increase, and with three skills to rely on, he is very confident in supporting Banggeng Xiaodang. Otherwise, he would really be letting down his identity as a transmigrator.

What angered Jia Dongjin was the tone Zhang Qin used when she spoke, as if Qin Huairu and Banggeng Xiaodang were not human beings, but objects to be manipulated at will, and she even said things like they would not interfere with each other.

Zhang Qin is too immature and has wasted her good looks. Jia Dongjin felt a strong sense of disgust towards her.

People should respect each other. Given Zhang Qin's attitude, one can imagine what their married life will be like.

"You have no right to call Qin Huairu that; you should call her sister-in-law. My brother is gone; those aren't just two little girls, they're my own nephews and nieces."

Jia Dongjin replied coldly, speaking very slowly, almost as if uttering one word at a time.

After Jia Dongjin finished speaking, he picked up a piece of cotton cloth and began to carefully wipe the radio casing, while trying to control his emotions.

"What's wrong with me not raising a child? Calling her by her name is already being polite. Do you two really have something going on?"

This was the first time Zhang Qin had been humiliated. She was beautiful and had never been spoken to so harshly before; all she had ever heard were praises and flattery.

The girl was too young, and in a moment of carelessness, she said something she would regret for the rest of her life.

Let's break up! From now on, we have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

Unable to contain his anger any longer, Jia Dongjin roared, startling Zhang Qin so much that she stumbled back three steps before managing to regain her balance.

"you?!"