Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 80: Visiting Old He's House (First Order Request)

"Since you are here, please help me go to the middle courtyard. I want to see my eldest granddaughter." said the old lady.

"Alright!" He Yuzhu had already guessed why his mother asked him to come over, and he admired her in his heart: "My mother is very careful and can see that Old Zhao is not simple. I guess the old lady has also seen something. It's likely that Wang Cuiping has been exposed."

After returning to the central courtyard and sending the old lady into the house, He Yuzhu was asked to fetch water again. Since he was strong and powerful, his mother naturally conscripted him into the army.

Wang Cuiping repeatedly said no, she had the strength, but her objection was in vain.

Li Guihua also came over to help clean up, and Wang Cuiping thanked her repeatedly, but Li Guihua just smiled.

When the men came back at noon, the wives of each family just said a few words to the men. It was naturally impossible for a grown-up girl to let them come to her house to get to know her.

Old Zhao bought pots and pans, food, meat and vegetables, and hired a chef to bring them back. He Yuzhu took a look while cooking in the kitchen. The chef was also an acquaintance. His surname seemed to be Fang. He had saved that guy's life before. However, this man was also a tough guy. Not only did he get rid of the traitor, he also killed two spies of the Bald Party.

Since Old Zhao brought back so many things, naturally some people became jealous, especially Jia Zhang.

Then gossip spread in the front yard, saying that Lao Zhao had married a little girl from the countryside and was trying to get the upper hand over the young girl.

Old Zhao didn't explain after hearing this. Wang Cuiping was about to go to the door with a rolling pin and hit her. If it were them, she wouldn't even have to do anything to deal with such an old woman, the women's director would have dealt with her long ago.

Besides, whoever dares to gossip about her, the members of her team are not pushovers.

But she was stopped by Lao Zhao, who told her that this was normal and that the places she would go to in the future might be even worse. This was the first time she felt the constraints and suffocation in the city.

Lying in bed at night, she kept telling herself to be patient and try to accept it. In fact, she was also confused. The organization arranged a man for her, a man she had never met and she didn't know what kind of man he was. Even if she was a person who dared to fight and kill, she was still an unmarried girl.

The next day, Lao Zhao went out, and Wang Cuiping, who had nothing to do at home, went to the He family. In this yard, only Chen Lanxiang made her feel close. She could feel contempt, jealousy, and envy towards the others, so she was unwilling to contact them.

As soon as she entered the He family's door, she saw the boy from the He family staring at him in a daze again. She couldn't help but step forward and wave her hand in front of He Yuzhu's eyes.

He laughed and said, "Zhu Zi, why do you get so dazed when you see your Aunt Wang? Are you thinking about your wife?"

"Tsk, I'm only ten years old." He Yuzhu said unhappily.

"What's wrong with the aunt?" Wang Cuiping felt that children were more sensitive and it was impossible for them to act like this for no reason.

"I heard from my mother that you are here to get married. What's the other person's surname and what kind of person is he?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Little brat, what are you asking about?" Wang Cuiping scolded with a smile.

"Cuiping is here, come into the inner room and sit down." Chen Lanxiang had just fed He Yushui and greeted her when she heard Wang Cuiping's words.

"Okay, Sister-in-law He." Wang Cuiping poked He Yuzhu's head with her finger and walked into the inner room with a smile.

She had never seen He Yushui before, but she fell in love with this pink and tender little ball the first time she saw her.

"Sister-in-law He, your little girl is so pretty, can I hug her?"

"Yes, of course, but this little guy is a little shy and has a loud voice, so don't scare him if he cries." Chen Lanxiang said as she handed He Yushui over.

"How can that be?" Wang Cuiping reached out and took He Yushui.

He Yushui was suddenly held by someone else. She looked around with her big eyes and found that she didn't recognize the person in front of her. Her little mouth pouted and she was about to cry.

At this time, He Yuzhu's voice came: "Yushui, look here."

He Yushui was attracted by her brother's voice, and saw He Yuzhu making funny moves, and immediately started to giggle.

Wang Cuiping also looked back and was also amused by He Yuzhu.

"Sister-in-law He, is Zhuzi always like this?" "How could that be? If he goes out, he will be regarded as a fool. He is just like his sister." Chen Lanxiang said with a smile.

"Has Zhuzi gone to school?"

"Yes, it's winter vacation now. There's a little one coming over soon. His name is Xu Damao. He lives in the backyard. They usually play together."

"What about the front yard? There are no children in the front yard?"

"Yes, of course. We can't play together. You're staying here for a short time, so it's better not to associate with them."

"Why is that?" After the topic was brought up, Wang Cuiping continued to ask.

Chen Lanxiang herself was not a talkative person and she always kept her words to the point, but Wang Cuiping really understood what she said and felt that the city was indeed different. The complexity of the people in this big courtyard was comparable to that of the village where she was from.

Although she couldn't read, she had met many people over the years, and she just kept saying "hmm, hmm".

Chen Lanxiang knew from her expression that this girl was a sensible person, and couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Cui Ping, what did you do before? Did you just farm at home?"

"There's no land for me to farm, so I just do odd jobs for the landlords and rich families, barely enough to make ends meet."

"Is the way here easy?"

"It's not easy to go. There are too many checkpoints. I don't know how much money my cousin has stuffed into his pocket."

"Is it stricter than when Xiao Rizi was here?" Chen Lanxiang asked curiously. She had not been out of the city for many years and didn't know about this. She originally thought that after Xiao Rizi left, she could let He Daqing go to her hometown to take a look. Now, after hearing what Wang Cuiping said, she hesitated again.

"That's not the case. When we were little, the inspections were strict, but now we collect more." Wang Cuiping said indignantly.

"Is it like this in your hometown?"

"It's pretty much the same in my hometown." Wang Cuiping almost said something stupid. She was from Shaanxi, so of course it was the same.

Chen Lanxiang naturally heard something fishy in these words, but she couldn't ask any more questions, because everyone has some secrets, right?

He Yuzhu was laughing secretly behind him, and then He Yushui was in Wang Cuiping's arms, looking at his brother and smiling.

Wang Cuiping looked at He Yushui, then turned back to look at He Yuzhu. She always felt that this boy's smile was a little cunning, as if he was making fun of her, but she had no evidence.

Chen Lanxiang naturally noticed her son's abnormal behavior and glared at He Yuzhu fiercely.

He Yuzhu put away his smile and said, "Mom, I'm going to play with Damao."

After saying that, he ran away, and Chen Lanxiang shouted at him.

"Come back early to cook. Your Aunt Wang is eating at home tonight."

"I know, mother!"

He Yushui howled twice when she couldn't see her brother, but she stopped crying after Chen Lanxiang took her brother in her arms.

"Sister-in-law He, how can this be possible? How can I just come to your house and eat? No one is rich these days."

"Alright, Brother He, you're a cook. My family doesn't need a meal from you. How can you go bankrupt by eating me out? Listen to me. I see that you and I get along well. I won't refuse to keep other guests here!"

"Then I'll do it later!" Wang Cuiping said embarrassedly.

(End of this chapter)