Chapter 15: Going to Work – The Daily Life of the Weak Sister-in-law in the Courtyard

Chapter 15: Going to Work - The Daily Life of the Weak Sister-in-law in the Courtyard

The next day, when Cen Xi and Lin Qing went back to her parents' home, they missed the large group of people heading to school and work once again.

It was another day where Jiang Yang and Lin Qing missed each other.

Fate is truly amazing; the two lived in the same courtyard but had managed to miss each other for three whole days.

After returning, Cen Xi had to go to work.

"Will you be okay by yourself?"

"Should I come back at noon?"

Cen Xi’s constant worrying made Lin Qing feel a bit exasperated.

"Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. Go to work before you’re late."

"Alright, I’m leaving then!" Before leaving, Cen Xi kissed her on the forehead.

"Go, go!"

"Okay, I’m leaving now. You can keep sleeping. No need to get up so early."

"Mmhmm." Lin Qing buried herself back into her quilt.

Before he left, Cen Xi locked the kitchen. Although there were always people in the courtyard, he couldn’t guarantee it was completely safe.

"Going to work today, Cen Gong?" asked Zhou Qin, who lived next door.

Cen Xi replied, "Yes, marriage leave is just three days. I have to go to work today."

"Want to go together?" Zhou Qin asked.

"Sure, Cen Xi didn’t mind either way since they were all heading to the factory."

"I’m coming too, I’m coming too." Jiang Yang suddenly popped out from the west wing.

"Jiang Yang, why are you still here? You’re usually off to work by now," Zhou Qin remarked. Today was quite strange!

"I overslept today." Jiang Yang laughed it off. Could he admit he had been waiting for Cen Xi to leave?

Of course, he couldn’t say that openly!

He had been wanting to build a good relationship with Cen Xi, the engineer, but hadn’t found the time to approach him until now. He knew marriage leave was just three days, so Cen Gong would definitely have to go to work today. Jiang Yang planned to use this chance to chat with Cen Xi on the way to work and strengthen their bond.

"Cen Gong, hello! I’m Jiang Yang from the Jiang family in the west wing."

Cen Xi wouldn’t dislike someone just because he didn’t like Jiang Yang’s mother. He greeted him normally.

"Hello, hello."

The three of them weren’t familiar with each other and didn’t know what to talk about, but Jiang Yang couldn’t let the conversation die down. Otherwise, all his efforts would be in vain.

So he asked, "Where are you from, Cen Gong?"

"I? I'm from Hai City."

"Hai City? Then why are you working here in An City?"

"The organization needs me where it needs me." Cen Xi's answer was very official, and his tone was very serious.

Jiang Yang and Zhou Qin were taken aback by this response. They hadn't expected such an answer.

The topic came to an abrupt end.

However, fortunately, Zhou Qin suddenly asked Jiang Yang about his marriage, which prevented the situation from becoming too awkward.

"Jiang Yang, when are you getting married? I thought you had already found a match. Why haven't I heard any news? Did it not work out?" Zhou Qin, thinking of this possibility, suddenly felt a bit of schadenfreude.

"Soon, soon. I'll be proposing in the next few days and then getting married." Jiang Yang could see Zhou Qin's schadenfreude and, of course, didn't want him to feel smug.

"Oh, okay!" Zhou Qin was instantly disappointed.

Among the young people in the front courtyard, he was the only one not married. Gu Hang had already remarried, and Jiang Yang was about to remarry. How was it that no one wanted him, despite his supposed good looks? Different people, different fates, huh?

Feeling annoyed by the question, Jiang Yang wanted to retaliate. "Hey, Zhou Qin, have you found a match recently in your blind dates?"

"Sigh, I don't know what those women are thinking. Despite my handsome appearance, they don't want me. Oh well, their loss."

Cen Xi, listening to this, was momentarily dumbfounded. He never thought Zhou Qin would have such a high opinion of himself. Given his chubby face, thick lips, and beady eyes, where did he get the idea of being handsome? Was he blind?

But no matter how shocked he was, Cen Xi didn't show any signs of it and continued walking at a steady pace.

At this point, the three were in a state where Cen Xi silently walked in the middle, listening to the other two talk. Jiang Yang asked questions from the side, and Zhou Qin, flicking his hair, answered narcissistically.

"How can you call yourself handsome? Look at your appearance. You're 30 and still haven't found a match. Don't you have any self-awareness?" Jiang Yang was not polite at all in his remark, as he looked down on Zhou Qin.

"Hey, if you're going to talk, just talk. Why insult me? Am I not handsome?"

"Forget it, I can't compete with that level of confidence." Jiang Yang was truly amazed by his self-assurance.

Cen Xi continued to listen silently without offering his own opinion.

But Zhou Qin didn't want such a dismissive response, so he asked Cen Xi, "Cen Gong, what do you think? Am I handsome?"

Cen Xi: "..." As usual, he remained silent.

Cen Xi couldn't bring himself to say something against his conscience, so he chose not to say anything.

"Look, look, anyone with eyes can tell you're not exactly a looker."

Seeing Cen Xi's silent glance, Zhou Qin, still unconvinced, said, "Fine, you just don't appreciate true beauty. I won't argue with you. Humph!"

At that moment, they entered the factory, and Zhou Qin went his separate way.

With little else to discuss, Jiang Yang and Cen Xi said their goodbyes and parted ways.

In the front courtyard, Jiang Da Sao and Jiang Li were doing laundry and started chatting.

"Why haven't we seen Cen Gong's wife yet? It's getting late." Jiang Li was eager to meet Lin Qing. She had heard from others that Cen Gong's wife was stunningly beautiful. She had caught a glimpse of her profile before and thought it was beautiful. If that was just her side profile, how beautiful must her full face be?

Jiang Da Sao kept an eye on the Cen family's place and jealously remarked, "Cen Gong’s wife must be super lazy; she’s probably still in bed!"

"Do they ever do laundry?" Jiang Li thought.

"Laundry? You just slept in this morning. Didn’t you notice Cen Gong already did the wash? See, the clothes are already hanging right there."

Jiang Li glanced over toward the Cen family’s front door. Sure enough, she hadn’t noticed the clothes already hanging there.

"Wait... Cen Gong did the laundry?" Jiang Li couldn’t believe it for a second.

"Yeah, Cen Gong’s wife is such a slacker. He even has to do the laundry himself. What’s the point of marrying her if he has to do everything?" Jiang Da Sao sounded bitter.