Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 169 Brother Pillar, does this count as a date?
After a while, Team Leader Fang came to find He Yuzhu, along with Lao Zhao and Wang Hongxia.

They hadn't seen He Yuzhu and Tan Yong yet; they only met Team Leader Fang after Old Tan's group left.

They were old acquaintances, both having worked underground before. There was no need for pleasantries; Old Zhao went straight to asking about the situation.

Team Leader Fang briefly mentioned what he could say, and everyone immediately understood what Lao Zhao used to do. Wang Hongxia also understood.

"Xiao He, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

"Team Leader Fang, are you making fun of me?"

"You're really good at causing trouble."

"I didn't, things came to me."

"I've heard that your girlfriend is the most beautiful girl at Beijing University. When are you getting married? I, Lao Fang, will also prepare a wedding gift for you!"

"I don't know that yet."

"Hey kid, you better hurry up, or this good girl will run off with someone else."

"That's for sure."

"Don't forget to let me know when you get married, so I can prepare a gift in advance."

"sure."

"Alright, you can go back now. We've got everything sorted out, so you don't need to worry about what happens next. Just focus on your work and your relationship. I'm waiting for you to bring us even bigger surprises."

"This"

"Alright, go back now. Do you need me to send a car to take you?"

"No need, no need, it's just a few steps."

"Okay, I'll be going now. Come visit me sometime."

"It's better not to."

"Absolutely, my subordinates are waiting for you to teach them a thing or two."

"Ok."

"Alright, you guys chat, I'm leaving now."

"Okay, goodbye, Team Leader Fang."

"Goodbye"

After Team Leader Fang left, Wang Hongxia said, "Zhu Zi, you're quite capable, aren't you? You dare to hit anyone."

"I just couldn't resist."

"What if, I mean, what if, your family members?"

"No, I'm confident."

"What are you confident about? You may have confidence, but things are different now than before."

"Alright, Hongxia, Zhuzi knows what he's doing. We'll talk about the rest when we get home."

"Hmph, you better remember this, kid. Think twice before you do anything in the future."

"it is good."

"I won't say anything to your Uncle Zhao. You should know everything. Sometimes we can't help you, just like this time."

"I know."

"But you really have connections, kid. I've only ever heard of those two people who came today."

"You forgot, I served in the 15th Army for a while, and the other person should have also been to the peninsula."

"Oh, right, how could I have forgotten about that?"

"Alright, stop praising him. He's getting too cocky," Wang Hongxia said irritably.

Am I praising him? I'm educating him.

"I didn't hear that, humph."

As they were talking, Wang Cuiping and Director Wu arrived. Director Wu hesitated to speak.

"Old Wu, don't say things you shouldn't," Wang Cuiping said from the side.

"Hey! Xiao He, you really have connections! My old commander, hey!"

"Old Wu, what did the director just say to you?"

"I know, I know, I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore, Xiao He, you can go home now."

"Okay, Uncle Zhao, Aunt Xia, Aunt Ping, let's go."

"it is good."

Zhao Fengnian and Wang Hong remained silent. If Director Wu were to say something he shouldn't, Zhao Fengnian would go directly to their bureau chief. Fortunately, Director Wu held back.

After leaving the police station, Wang Hongxia gave them a few more instructions before they parted ways.

On the way, Wang Cuiping asked, "Zhuzi, why don't you ask me why I stopped him earlier?"

"It's just pleading for mercy, but I can't get that kind of mercy, and I don't dare to."

"It's good that you understand. This matter is very serious, more serious than you think."

He Yuzhu thought to himself, "How could I not know?"

However, he said, "I'm just a nobody, I wouldn't dare get involved in this kind of thing."

"That's right. We're all just ordinary people. We should just live our own lives."

Back home, they were naturally bombarded with questions, and He Yuzhu and his companion tacitly chose to answer the least important ones.

My family naturally didn't believe me, but there was nothing they could do; there are many things that just can't be said.

Now that everyone's back, let's all go home and sleep.

Xiaoman felt that the problem stemmed from her own actions. Before leaving He's house, she passed by He Yuzhu and whispered, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhu, I've caused trouble for the family."

"What nonsense are you talking about? What does it have to do with you? Go back to sleep."

"Oh."

"It's alright, it's nothing. Your family knows, so don't worry about it. If anything happens, Aunt Ping and I are here for you."

None of the adults in the He family slept well that night, except for He Yuzhu, who slept soundly.

He slept soundly and naturally woke up a little late. The next morning, He Yuzhu was blocked at the door by a group of children. It turned out that He Yushui had been urging him to go out and play since early morning.

She first persuaded Xu Damao, then Xiaoman, and finally came to block He Yuzhu's door.

"Brother, brother, take us out to play!"

"Are you all going?"

"Otherwise what? I finally managed to convince you, Brother Da Mao, right?"

"Yeah, Brother Zhu, it's been a long time since we went out together." He looked at Xiaoman, as if to say, "It's your turn."

"Brother Zhu, I want to go too!" Xiaoman enthusiastically agreed.

"Okay, have you chosen where to go?"

"I've chosen, I've chosen, let's go boating."

"boating?"

“Yeah, it would be even better if we could have a picnic or something,” He Yushui said.

"You silly girl, boating is secondary, the picnic is the most important thing."

"elder brother"

"Okay, then we should at least make some preparations, otherwise we can't go empty-handed, right?"

"Give me the money." He Yushui reached out her hand directly.

"So this is what was waiting for me all along, how much?"

"Five dollars, no, ten dollars."

“Rainwater, do you know how much you can buy with ten yuan?” Xiaoman asked.

“There are a lot of us, and we also need to bring Siyu, Xiaoxin and Xiaoyao.”

"Why didn't you say you'd bring Xiao Yan along too?" He Yuzhu playfully pinched her nose.

"It's too small, I can't watch it now, we'll talk about it later." He Yushui said matter-of-factly.

"Okay, then it'll be ten yuan." He Yuzhu was about to take out his money.

“Brother Zhu, I have some here,” Xu Damao said.

"Save your breath. These are all my younger brothers and sisters. You're my brother too. How can I ask you to pay for this?"

"Hehe, then I'll take your place."

"Here, take the money and tickets. Da Mao, you go with her." He Yuzhu took out the grain coupons and ten yuan that Chen Lanxiang had given him yesterday.

"Let's go shopping!" He Yushui cheered and ran towards the gate, with Wang Siyu, He Yuxin, and He Yuyao following closely behind.

"Da Mao, make sure to look after the kids."

"Got it, Brother Zhu." Xu Damao chased after the others and went out.

Xiaoman glanced at the group that had run away, then at He Yuzhu, bit her lip, and stayed behind.

This is a rare opportunity to be alone.

The adults had been watching the children's movements for a while, and now that they saw the two of them alone together, they all tacitly went back inside.

While He Yuzhu was washing up, Xiaoman quietly helped him tidy up the house.

Seeing the extra box on the cabinet, Xiaoman noticed its shape and thought it looked like a musical instrument case. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Zhu, why do you have this big box? What's inside?"

"Oh, there's a shotgun inside."

"gun?"

"Where did you get this? Is it from a legitimate source?"

He Yuzhu shook her head and smiled wryly. How come she's becoming more and more like her mother?

"It came from a legitimate source; it was a gift from someone, and I have the identification documents."

"I've never seen a hunting rifle before, can I take a look?"

"Row."

He Yuzhu took the shotgun case off the cabinet, then took out the shotgun and explained it to Xiaoman. Seeing Xiaoman's expectant eyes, He Yuzhu handed the gun back to her.

To everyone's surprise, this girl skillfully bent the gun, imitated loading, then raised the gun, aimed, and even imitated the sound of firing a gun by making "biubiubiu" sounds.

"You've used a gun before?" He Yuzhu asked curiously.

“I learned from Aunt Ping, and I even practiced target shooting during school military training.”

"Oh, how did it go?"

"Five shots, 40 rings!" "I never knew our Xiaoman had the potential to be a sharpshooter," He Yuzhu laughed.

Hearing He Yuzhu praise Xiaoman, her face turned red, and she excitedly asked, "Brother Zhu, are you going hunting? Can you take me with you?"

"We'll talk about it later. I'll go ask Aunt Xia about the hunting permit on Monday."

"Oh, I need to get a certificate."

"That one is more convenient."

"After we get it done, you have to take me hunting, okay? I can hunt too."

"Alright, we'll see how good your marksmanship is then."

"Yay!" Xiaoman exclaimed excitedly.

"Alright, put the gun away. That girl Yu Shui will start making a fuss again if she sees it," He Yuzhu said.

"it is good."

About half an hour later, He Yushui and the others returned, with Xu Damao carrying a large net bag.

He Yushui and several children each had an ice pop in their hands.

He Yuzhu glanced at the net bag; inside were bread, soda, and some other things—it was clear that Xu Damao had added tickets again.

"Da Mao, you should just spoil them."

"It's just my own younger brother and sister, what's wrong with them eating and drinking a little something?"

"By the way, aren't you going to pick up Xiaoman?"

"Go ahead and answer it, otherwise that girl will cry again when she finds out."

"Hmm, three cars should be enough."

"Yeah, Brother Zhu, you were so farsighted. Having a bicycle is really convenient. By the way, Brother Zhu, why don't you get another one? You're using Xiaoman's."

"Let's talk about it later."

"There really is a way?" Xu Damao said in a low voice.

"What, do you have an idea?"

"this."

"You don't have enough money?"

"It's barely enough, but I need to save up!"

"Let's talk about it then."

"it is good."

He Yuzhu doesn't lack bicycles at all; he has at least twenty or thirty more in his spare time. He didn't even count them; he kept them all when he was dealing with junk.

To say that selling them would make money wouldn't be a big deal; they're not short of money. They have plenty of relatives and friends who could afford it. Of course, their family already has two cars, while Xu Damao's family only has one, which is already quite conspicuous. That's why he said he'd wait a little longer.

Otherwise, we'll get one for Wang Cuiping too, and he can get another one for himself.

It seems that Old Zhao's family only has one car, and Wang Hongxia walks to get one. Old Zhao's two sons are not young anymore, and they will definitely need to buy one in the future.

He Yuzhu doesn't believe that Lao Zhao and Wang Cuiping don't have tickets; he probably just can't afford them, since a car costs almost two hundred yuan.

After telling Chen Lanxiang and Wang Cuiping, He Yuzhu took Wang Siyu and He Yushui with him.

Xu Damao brought He Yuxin and He Yuyao with him.

Xiaoman rode a bicycle and the others set off, first heading to Xu Fugui's house.

Xiaoman originally wanted to bring one child, but He Yuzhu said she would bring Xu Xiaoman instead, so she gave up.

When we left the compound, all the other kids were incredibly envious. We got to ride in a car and eat delicious food—it was wonderful!

The adults in the front yard even said that the He family's children didn't know how to manage their lives, and that it would be better to use the money and coupons to buy more food and other necessities for the family.

Of course, even if He Yuzhu heard this, he would say that his family doesn't lack this much, but he was just telling himself that.

After picking up Xu Xiaoman, the girl insisted on squeezing into the back seat with He Yushui. He Yuzhu could only shrug at this, and then there were four people in his car.

Xiaoman originally wanted Wang Siyu to ride in her car, but Wang Siyu refused. Why? Because she thought Xiaoman was riding too slowly.

He Yuzhu was riding his bike so fast that the girls were yelling for him to go faster.

Xu Damao gave up after a while, he just couldn't keep up, and Xiaoman did the same.

Later, He Yuzhu slowed down when he realized that no one was following, which made the girls unhappy.

He Yuzhu simply wouldn't accelerate.

When they arrived at the park and went to rent a boat, Xu Damao insisted on renting two, one large and one small, even though there was only one boat available.

When it was time to split into boats, He Yuzhu and Xiaoman were pushed onto the small boat. He Yuzhu secretly gave Xu Damao a thumbs up, and Xu Damao gave him a knowing smile.

He Yushui and the others suddenly realized why they needed to rent two boats, and then tried to squeeze into the smaller boat, but He Yuzhu rowed the boat far away with just a few strokes of the oar.

"Da Mao, keep an eye on these kids."

"Brother Zhu, don't worry, rainwater can swim too, except for me."

"When did she learn that?" He Yuzhu muttered.

"I learned it from you!" Xiaoman laughed. She had been living alone by the sea for so long, so swimming was a piece of cake for her, except there was no sea here.

She would occasionally go out to find places to travel, and He Yushui found out about it and insisted on teaching her, so she gradually learned how to do it.

The remaining children were too young, so Xiaoman didn't dare to take them with her. In addition, with her studies becoming more demanding later on, she had even less time.

Once, He Yushui tried to secretly take Wang Siyu swimming, but Chen Lanxiang caught them and gave him a good beating. If Wang Cuiping hadn't stopped him, He Yushui probably would have been bedridden for a while.

As soon as the big ship was launched, He Yuzhu heard shouts and yells from the other ship, as well as the scolding voices of Xu Damao and He Yushui. The children were excited, but the two of them were a little nervous.

He Yushui hadn't forgotten that beating. If it weren't for He Yuzhu being there today, the family would never have allowed them to go boating.

He Yuzhu watched the group of children making a ruckus with a happy smile on his face, and Xiaoman was somewhat mesmerized.

While wondering if He Yuzhu would be happy if they had a child, she unconsciously asked, "Brother Zhu, is this considered a date?"

"What do you say?"

"Calculate."

"Hahaha, let's go after them!"

"it is good."

Then the two began to row together, and the children on the other boat shouted as they saw the small boat chasing after them.

"Brother Da Mao, row fast, row fast, my brother is catching up."

"Sis, hurry up and paddle! Good luck!"

"Brother, why are you and Sister Yushui paddling so slowly?"

Xu Damao smiled wryly. Was it his fault for not rowing faster? How big was this boat? How big was that boat?

He Yushui started off quite hard, but he couldn't row fast enough and ended up spinning in circles, so he gave up.

When He Yuzhu and the others caught up, the children protested en masse. As a result, Xu Damao switched to the small boat, while He Yuzhu and the others boarded the big boat.

Now the kids were yelling, "Brother Da Mao, come and chase us!"

"Brother, give it your all!"

Xu Damao was extremely frustrated. Who could understand his suffering? How could he compare to He Yuzhu's physical strength and arm strength?

He struggled for a moment, but eventually gave in and just rowed slowly no matter what they told him to do.

He Yuzhu stopped and waited for him for a moment before he finally managed to get closer.

Then He Yuzhu changed boats again because he saw big fish in the lake.

"Xiaoman, Yushui, please take good care of the little one."

"Understood, Brother Zhu."

Once He Yuzhu was on Xu Damao's boat, he began to take off his shirt.

"Brother, my brother, what are you doing?"

"You'll know soon."

After He Yuzhu took off his shoes and socks, he jumped into the water wearing only his pants.

This drew gasps from the large ship. Xiaoman was about to jump into the water when Xu Damao shouted, "Don't move! Brother Zhu can swim. Don't forget you have a boat full of children on your boat."

Xiaoman didn't go into the water, but she kept her eyes fixed on the lake.

The little ones held their breath and stared at the water.

A moment later, a large fish surfaced, and the children exclaimed in surprise.

"Fish, fish, there's a fish, such a big fish!"

Then He Yuzhu emerged from the water, and the big fish was thrashing about in his hand.

The children were all stunned, including Xu Damao. He knew He Yuzhu could swim, but catching fish underwater wasn't just about being able to swim.

Xiaoman's eyes gleamed. She couldn't do that. She could manage with small fish, but the one in He Yuzhu's hand must weigh at least seven or eight pounds. It would take a long time to reel in such a big fish, let alone in the water. Its strength was extraordinary.

Then the fish was thrown onto the small boat, and He Yuzhu took a deep breath and went back into the water.

Fish splashed on the boat, water soaking Xu Damao from head to toe, but he didn't care at all. He even poked at the water with the oar, and said with a smile, "I'm in for a treat today!"

Not long after, He Yuzhu threw another one up, and this time it got interesting. Many people who came to row boats came over to watch the excitement.

Fishing by the lake is common, and they've even seen official fishing operations using nets, but this is the first time they've ever seen fish caught by hand.

Some people asked if he was selling fish, and Xu Damao naturally said no. These days, who doesn't need meat? There's a whole bunch of kids on the big boat staring at them longingly. If he dared to say he was selling, he'd be drowned in their saliva.

He Yuzhu didn't do much; he made three streams and came up. This wasn't rain from the space; it was real rain from under the lake.

However, this was just for show; otherwise, how could he take a few out of his spatial storage?

Once aboard the boat, He Yuzhu called out, "Go back."

"Brother Zhu, the water's not warm right now, are you alright?"

"It's nothing. I've swum across much colder weather than this, so this is nothing."

"Oh, you even swam across the peninsula?"

"Ah."

Are you all made of iron?

"We are not made of iron, but we have an iron will."

"If I had been born two years earlier, could you have taken me with you?" Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu with expectant eyes; he genuinely longed for it.

"No way, do you think this is a joke? People will die." He Yuzhu punched him.

"Ouch!"

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