Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 170 Pillar, go take a picture with Xiaoman.

When He Yuzhu and Xu Damao reached the shore, the boatman saw the large fish in their hands and asked, "Did you catch these fish in the water?"

However, seeing He Yuzhu's wet hair and dripping pants, he knew that asking this question was completely unnecessary.

Then he asked, "Are you selling this fish?"

Xu Damao shook his head and said, "We don't even have enough to eat ourselves, so we're not selling."

"This young man is quite skilled. I've been watching the boats here for so many years, and this is the first time I've ever seen someone go into the lake and catch a big fish."

"Not bad, I had good luck today," He Yu said.

"How modest."

"Master, let's turn back the boat," Xu Damao said, not wanting to listen to the man's nagging any longer.

"Oh, okay, one dollar deposit. If you don't stay for more than two hours, I'll refund eighty cents." The man looked at the number on the boat, took out the registration book, flipped through it, and then looked at his watch.

"it is good."

After receiving their refunds, He Yuzhu and Xu Damao stood on the shore waiting. After a long time, Xiaoman and He Yushui finally rowed their boat to shore.

Both of them had sweat on their foreheads.

He Yushui, panting heavily, said, "Brother, you ran away after only half of the boat, you have to make it up to me and Sister Xiaoman."

"You're always making a fuss. You just rowed a boat for a while. What's wrong with you? You're just out of shape."

“Big brother, Second Sister only cut half of it and was lazy, it was all Sister Man who cut it,” He Yuyao suddenly interjected.

"You little snitch, you'll definitely become a traitor in the future." He Yushui was about to grab He Yuyao's ear.

He Yuyao hid directly behind Xiaoman and stuck her tongue out at He Yushui with a "lilllll".

"You dare to hide? I'll teach you a lesson!" He Yushui lunged forward to grab her.

"Can't catch her, can't catch her, oh oh oh, second sister can't catch her."

Xiaoman protected He Yuyao like a chick, and He Yushui couldn't catch her no matter what she did. When the other children saw how fun it was, they all ran behind He Yuyao and lined up one by one, grabbing her clothes.

Seeing so many children behind her, Xiaoman dared not stay on the shore and slowly moved away from the water.

He Yuzhu watched a group of children play with a smile, feeling incredibly relaxed.

Upon seeing this, Xu Damao hurriedly ran over and returned the large boat. However, when he returned, he had quite a lot of things in his hands: two fish, a large net bag, and another fish in He Yuzhu's hands.

Seeing that Xu Damao was having some trouble carrying the fish, He Yuzhu quickly pulled out a few sturdy grasses and braided them into ropes. Together with Xu Damao, they strung the fish together. However, once the fish were in He Yuzhu's hands, they were quite heavy.

Xiaoman played with a group of children for a while, then He Yuzhu shouted, "Time to eat!"

He Yushui was the first to turn around and run towards him. When the other children saw that no one was chasing them, they couldn't play anymore and had no choice but to follow.

The group sat on the grass, and Xu Damao, Xiaoman, and He Yushui took turns talking about what had happened in the past few years, especially the interesting things that happened at school.

He Yuzhu would occasionally chime in, and the little ones would also chime in, though their own affairs were mostly trivial.

Then He Yuzhu told some interesting stories about the Russian bears, such as hunting and how he knocked out the bears in a drinking contest. The group of children listened with great interest.

"Brother Zhu, you can really drink that much? No wonder I'm always the one who gets drunk when we drink together."

"That's because you can't hold your liquor well, okay? Every time you drink too much, you talk a lot."

"Really? Hehe, I was drunk and didn't know." Xu Damao pretended to be confused.

"Brother Zhu, are the Russians really that much better than us?" Xiaoman asked.

"They are more advanced and have a higher standard of living, but that's because they've finished fighting the war, while we're still fighting. We'll catch up in the future."

"Really?"

"I am very sure of that."

"Brother, are you not going to the bear farm anymore? Does that mean we won't have any pretty clothes or toys?"

"You should study harder! All you do all day is eat and play, and now you've even learned to be vain? If Mom hears you like this, you'll get a beating again."

"Hmph, you're not allowed to say it, and neither are any of you!" He Yushui put on a fierce look to scare the younger ones.

"We won't tell, we won't tell." The little ones nodded in unison.

Xiaoman laughed to herself, thinking, "Of course I'd say something. Who knows when those kids might sell me out to keep me safe."

Especially He Yuyao, who is very mischievous, followed by He Yuxin, and Wang Siyu is the least likely, but it can't be guaranteed.

After they had eaten almost everything, He Yuzhu said, "Let's go back."

"Okay, there will be delicious food when we get back."

"Eat fish, eat fish."

"Brother, how should we cook the fish today?"

"Yes, how do we do it?"

"Didn't you just finish eating?" He Yuzhu pointed to the empty soda bottles and the empty net bag.

"We can still eat when we get back."

"Yes, it's still edible."

"Let's go back first and talk about it later." He Yuzhu got up and walked towards the parking lot.

Unexpectedly, a dispute ensued.

"It's our turn to ride in our older brother's car when we get back."

"No."

"Second sister, can't you just give in to us?"

"No."

"I'll go back and tell my mother."

"you dare."

"If you don't let us sit, we'll complain."

"You really need to be taught a lesson." This time it was the brothers He Yuxin and He Yuyao, who also wanted to experience the fast ride.

In the end, it was He Yuzhu who made the decision. Xu Damao took Xu Xiaoman to his father's house and gave them a fish.

Xiaoman was with He Yushui, while He Yuzhu was with three children. The two little ones were too small, and He Yuzhu was afraid they would fall off, so he used his own clothes to tie them to the back seat.

He himself was wearing a tank top, and Xiaoman blushed again when she saw He Yuzhu's well-proportioned physique.

"Sister-in-law, isn't my brother's physique amazing? Your school doesn't have one like that, does it?" He Yushui quietly nudged Xiaoman's lower back.

"Are you trying to kill me?" Xiaoman scolded.

"Hehe, anyway, our school doesn't have any." He Yushui said seriously, suppressing a laugh.

"He Yushui, wait until you get home. I'm going to check your homework today."

"No, Sister Xiaoman, I won't say anything more, okay?"

"No."

"Sister Xiaoman"

"Hey, stop tickling me, or we'll both fall down together!"

Sister Xiaoman
"Alright, alright, I'm really fed up with you. Your brother has already ridden far ahead, and you'll lose him again in a minute."

"Then let's speed it up too."

The two large fish hanging on He Yuzhu's handlebars were far more eye-catching than the three kids he was carrying, attracting countless stares along the way.

When they arrived at the courtyard gate, Yan Bugui almost popped his eyes out. He knew exactly what these kids had been up to. But he'd never seen anyone row a boat and bring fish home before.

Then He Yuzhu was betrayed by the little ones, who boasted about how amazing their brother was, saying he could catch fish by going into the water.

Yan Bugui was devastated. He decided to go fishing in the afternoon. He had originally come to relax, but seeing the fish made him not want to rest anymore.

When He Yuzhu got home, Chen Lanxiang scolded him again, saying that the water in Beihai was so deep and the water hadn't even warmed up yet.

The old lady muttered a couple of things, and then that was the end of it.

He Yuzhu ran back to his house to change his clothes, and then said he was going to Wang Hongxia's house. Chen Lanxiang insisted that he take the biggest fish with him, so He Yuzhu had no choice but to take the biggest one.

He had originally planned to take the smaller one and then retrieve another from his spatial storage, but now it seemed unnecessary; he would deal with it later.

He Yushui couldn't escape Xiaoman's grasp and was taken directly to her room to check her homework and reassign it.

When He Yuzhu delivered the fish, Wang Hongxia started complaining again, saying that no one had an easy life these days.

He Yuzhu said he caught it himself, and that's why Wang Hongxia took it back. However, she told him to be careful when he goes into the water in the future, since people have drowned in Beihai before.

He Yuzhu also asked about the hunting permit, but Wang Hongxia looked completely bewildered; she had never heard of such a permit before.

When she told He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu scratched his head awkwardly, realizing he had confused the two.

However, Wang Hongxia casually asked him how he hunted, and He Yuzhu said that he had a hunting rifle and a gun license, which put Wang Hongxia at ease.

Old Zhao wanted to have a couple of drinks with He Yuzhu, but He Yuzhu said his family was waiting for him, so he ran off.

"How can this child run so fast!"

"Alright, I understand what he's thinking. If he eats one more bite, our family will eat one less bite."

"Do you think you're short of his food?"

"It's not up to you to decide. If he thinks it's bad, then it's bad."

"Eh."

"Go to his house tomorrow and have a talk with him again. Be careful when you go up the mountain. Even though you know he's capable, you still need to be careful."

"understood."

When He Yuzhu got home, he first took a quick shower, or rather, washed his hair and dried himself off.

Then the adults pulled her aside for a talk about Xiaoman, and Wang Cuiping was also present this time.

"Zhu Zi, what do you think about your relationship with Xiao Man?" the old lady asked first.

“Yes, Zhu Zi, you should make a statement,” Wang Cuiping added.

"If you dare to let Xiaoman down, I'll teach you a lesson," Chen Lanxiang said.

He Yuzhu smiled wryly. He hadn't even said anything yet, and his mother was already preparing to take action.

"Your smile is so ugly, what, you're not happy about it?" Chen Lanxiang protested.

"No, no, I agree. You can ask Xiaoman, but I think it would be better for her to get married after she graduates from university."

“There’s still more than a year left, it’s not too late, Grandma, Cuiping, what do you think?” Chen Lanxiang said after calculating.

"Yes, but we need to get engaged first," the old lady said.

“I agree,” Wang Cuiping said.

“I agree too.” Even He Daqing, who had been silent until now, spoke up.

"You're not asking for my opinion, are you? Have you already discussed it?" He Yuzhu said.

"Just tell me whether you agree or not," Chen Lanxiang said.

"I agree, would I dare to object!" He Yuzhu chuckled.

"Fine, you can get lost now. We'll ask Xiaoman first," Chen Lanxiang said directly.

"Alright, you all continue chatting, I'm off." He Yuzhu quickly got up and left the main room.

No one knows what these people talked about with Xiaoman afterward, but Xiaoman didn't dare to look at He Yuzhu during dinner that night, her face was as red as an apple.

He Yushui ate the sauerkraut fish made by He Yuzhu, and kept winking at He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu glared at her for a while, but it was no use.

That evening, Chen Lanxiang and He Daqing began to discuss what to prepare. After much deliberation, they realized that they didn't have enough coupons, especially cloth coupons and cotton coupons.

With so many children in the family, and children going through so many clothes, they haven't been able to save up any cloth or cotton in the past few years. Even the ones He Yuzhu brought back before are all used up.

He Daqing requested grain coupons, oil coupons, meat coupons, sugar coupons, and industrial coupons for the batch of goods that He Yuzhu had previously acquired, but he did not request cloth because the factory was also short of it.

He Daqing mentioned it briefly, and the couple went straight to the east wing. If their son couldn't get something, then no one else could either.

"Zhu Zi, this is a list of things we need for the engagement. The ones marked with an X are things we're missing. Do you have any ideas? Of course, you can't make any mistakes. If not, we'll borrow some from you," Chen Lanxiang said.

He Yuzhu picked it up and looked at it. There wasn't much to it. He had almost everything else, except for the cloth and cotton.

"Mom, it should be fine. Don't worry, we'll definitely get it back."

"Go ask how much it costs and come back with a price. You don't have any money on you."

"Okay, I'll ask about it tomorrow. By the way, what about the things we'll be using for the banquet?"

"Then don't worry about it. Can't your father, a canteen director, even get some ingredients?" He Daqing said.

"Then you can do it as you see fit, and let me know if anything is missing."

"it is good."

"By the way, why don't you and Xiaoman take a picture next week? How about tomorrow afternoon? Have Xiaoman take a day off. You're going to your new job on Tuesday, and I'm worried you won't have time once you start working."

"Row."

"Then I'll go to the west wing and tell them later."

"You need to dress more neatly for the photo shoot, understand?"

"I know, does Xiaoman have any clothes?"

"Yes, she doesn't really wear the clothes you bought for her. That dress, the one called 'Blouse,' is several years old, but it still looks pretty new."

"Oh."

"When you start working, buy her a few nice outfits, okay?"

"Got it, mother."

After Chen Lanxiang left, He Daqing stayed behind, took out a wad of cash and banknotes and placed them on the table, saying, "This is the money and banknotes for your batch of goods, a total of one thousand yuan, and some other banknotes. Keep them all."

"Dad, you don't need to give it to me. Keep it for the family."

"What are you talking about? You're about to get married. This is a new society now. Your mother says that in our family, there's no such thing as a matriarch or housekeeper."

“Then I’ll take half the money, and give you some food coupons to tide me over, and I’ll keep the rest at home.”

As He Yuzhu spoke, he began counting the money and the coupons: five hundred yuan, plus fifty jin of grain coupons, and he pushed the rest back.

"You silly child." He Daqing didn't take it.

"Dad, I haven't received a salary for three years, nor have I contributed any money to the family. We have so many mouths to feed."

"Okay, then I'll take it back and have your mother keep track of it for you."

"If that's the case, then I've prepared everything for my engagement and the wedding myself."

"What nonsense are you talking about? What kind of person are you preparing yourself to be, so that others will gossip about me and your mother behind our backs?"

"Then keep it safe. Exchange it for more tickets in the future. It's hard to spend money without tickets."

"You think I don't know? This is the maximum number of tickets I've managed to get." This time, He Daqing didn't refuse. He put away the money and tickets. Did he feel pressured with so many people? Of course he did. Even though his salary wasn't low, he was still managing the canteen and it was a bit overwhelming. He wasn't a stingy person. The children should eat, drink, and dress as they should. What others had, his children should have too. This was the shared thought of He Daqing and Chen Lanxiang.

(End of this chapter)