The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

"Alright, since you put it that way, just tell me what you need!"

Chen Xueru said:

"I'm perfectly fine like this!"

He Yuzhu said:

"That's good. I'll go cook for you!"

After saying that, He Yuzhu went to cook. Watching He Yuzhu leave, Yang Xiaodi asked Chen Xueru:

"Xueru, you really don't want it?"

Chen Xueru shook her head:

"It's no use for me even if I want it!"

Yang Xiaodi nodded:

"That's true, if you wanted it, Brother Zhu would have given it to you long ago!"

Chen Xueru nodded:

"Yes, but I'm fine as I am. By the way, I have something to do in a few days. My friend got divorced, and I want to go see her!"

Yang Xiaodi asked curiously:

"Who?"

Chen Xueru replied:

"Xu Huizhen!"

Yang Xiaodi said:

"Oh, the one where the husband seduces his wife's sister?"

Chen Xueru said in surprise:

"You know it too?"

Yang Xiaodi said:

"The owner of the tavern, everyone knows him, but that was a long time ago."

Why are you only going now?

Chen Xueru said shyly:

"I only recently heard about it; Xu Huizhen didn't even tell me!"

Yang Xiaodi said in a very gossipy manner:

"Do you want me to go with you?"

Chen Xueru shook her head:

"No need, I can go by myself!"

Upon hearing Chen Xueru's words, Yang Xiaodi said:

"Okay, I still want to go and join in the fun!"

Upon hearing Yang Xiaodi's words, Chen Xueru said to Yang Xiaodi:

"Xiao Di, although we don't have a very good relationship, this matter is also a source of pain for him, and I don't want to..."

Yang Xiaodi put his arm around Chen Xueru's shoulder:

"Okay, okay, I was just kidding. You actually took it seriously. People around her already know about her situation!"

Chen Xueru asked curiously:

"How did you know?"

Yang Xiaodi said:

"I work for the Beijing Daily. There are some news stories in the entire capital that we don't know."

It's just that we didn't send some of them out.

Moreover, there are many similar news stories in the "People's Livelihood" section, some even more disgusting than your best friend's.

This is absolutely mind-blowing!

After finishing her homework, He Yu heard Yang Xiaodi's words and asked:

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by 'ruining people's values'?"

Yang Xiaodi didn't want to tell He Yu about this yet:

"Yu, have you finished your homework?"

He Yu nodded:

"Yes, sister-in-law, I'm in my third year of junior high now!"

Yang Xiaodi was taken aback upon hearing He Yu's words:

"Junior high 9? You skipped a grade again?"

He Yu nodded:

"Yeah, anyway, I've already finished learning everything from the first and second years of junior high, so I'm going straight to the third year!"

It's worth noting that the system of five years of primary school, two years of junior high school, and two years of senior high school only existed in the 1960s.

Now, primary school is six years long, divided into lower primary, upper primary, three years of junior high, and three years of senior high.

Therefore, junior high and high school are now both three-year programs.

Upon hearing He Yu's words, Yang Xiaodi said:

"Yu, you're so smart! You'll definitely be better than your brother!"

He Yu frowned, then said:

"No, I can't compare to my brother. He knows so many things that I don't!"

Chen Xueru said:

"Your brother is an exception; you have to compare yourself to everyone else!"

He Yu said dismissively:

"No one else can compare to me!"

Hearing He Yu's words, Yang Xiaodi teased He Yu:

"Is the rain that heavy?"

He Yu was only ten years old, and upon hearing her sister-in-law say this, she became extremely arrogant:

"Of course!"

Seeing He Yu's expression, Yang Xiaodi playfully pinched He Yu's nose:

"Haha, you stinky fart!"

He Yuzhu's voice came through:

"dinner time!"

Everyone got up, washed up, and then went to the restaurant to prepare for dinner.

During the meal, Chen Xueru mentioned that she was going to visit Xu Huizhen the next day.

He Yuzhu said:

"How about the day after tomorrow? Yu and I both have the day off, so we'll go with you. After we see your friend, we'll go shopping!"

After hearing He Yuzhu's words, Chen Xueru thought for a moment and then nodded:

"Okay, let's go together the day after tomorrow!"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"it is good!"

The next day, He Yuzhu had nothing much to do, so he slacked off all day and then went home.

He Yuzhu had originally planned to sleep in, but He Yu dragged him out of bed early in the morning to practice Chinese martial arts.

After the four finished their training, He Yu went to do her homework, while Chen Xueru and Yang Xiaodi went to get ready.

....... ..... ...

As for He Yuzhu, he could only cook. After breakfast, the four of them chatted and laughed as they rode their bicycles.

They headed towards Zhengyang Gate.

When they arrived at the tavern, Xu Huizhen was cleaning up. Since the tavern usually didn't get any customers until after 10 p.m., Xu Huizhen was cleaning the entire place.

At this moment, Chen Xueru said:

"Xu Huizhen!"

Hearing someone call her name, Xu Huizhen looked up and saw that it was Chen Xueru, the person she least wanted to see.