The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

He shouted at He Yuqing:

"Qingqing!"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, He Yuqing immediately shouted excitedly:

"Guo Guo!"

Hearing He Yuqing's slurred speech, He Yuzhu found it very funny, and then put down his bicycle.

He Yuqing, with her short legs, rushed quickly toward He Yu-zhu.

Seeing how much He Yuzhu cared about He Yuqing, Jia Zhangshi felt extremely jealous.

"They care so much about someone like Enen Enen, but they don't even help our family. What kind of people are they!"

He dared not say the words "worthless good" in front of He Yuzhu, because He Yuzhu had hit him last time for saying that.

Jia Zhangshi knew that He Yuzhu was not the same He Yuzhu as before, and she had heard everyone in the compound say that although He Yuzhu no longer worked at the steel rolling mill, he was still the leader of the steel rolling mill, Director Wang.

Wang was incredibly kind to He Yuzhu, and he listened to everything He Yuzhu said.

I heard that Director Wang is going to be promoted again because of He Yuzhu.

However, it's unclear whether it's true or not, but in any case, Jia Zhangshi wouldn't dare to provoke He Yuzhu now.

He Yuzhu was too lazy to argue with Jia Zhangshi. He figured they would get their comeuppance sooner or later anyway. As for whether they would receive help from his own family, he would see if Yi Zhonghai was willing to help the Jia family in 1958.

He Yuzhu asked Song Ziyu:

"Aunt Song, how are you doing at home lately?"

Song Ziyu is very satisfied with her current life, even though the man she married is a bit older.

But if I truly cherish myself, these past two years have been the happiest days of my life, much better than my life in the countryside.

Moreover, I now have a Beijing hukou (household registration), and many people in this compound envy me.

Some say He Daqing was prescient, while others say the Jia family was short-sighted; their current hunger is their own fault.

He Yuzhu heard Song Ziyu's words and said to Song Ziyu:

"Aunt Song, when my father comes back, tell him that he doesn't need to buy New Year's goods. When the Lunar New Year is approaching, you can bring Qingqing to my place to celebrate the New Year."

"You can come back after the New Year!"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Song Ziyu said:

"Isn't this bad?"

He Yuzhu said:

"There's nothing wrong with it. There are a lot of people where I live, and it's lively!"

Song Ziyu knew that He Yuzhu didn't lack this, and then nodded:

"Okay, when your dad comes back, I'll talk to him!"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"Okay, it's settled. Everything's prepared at home, so you don't need to buy anything. Everything's ready there, with enough grain and meat. Just take Qingqing over for a good meal!"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Jia Zhangshi then said in a sarcastic tone:

"Zhu Zi, you've made so much money, and it's almost Chinese New Year, haven't you thought about bringing anything for the neighbors in the compound?"

He Yuzhu hadn't expected that Jia Zhangshi would actually know how to kidnap people. He Yuzhu laughed and said:

"Oh my, it seems you've learned a lot from that old man, haven't you? He earns way more than me."

Why don't you go?

The market is full of meat and vegetables, why don't you just ask them to give you all of them?

"I'm not your father, why should I give it to you?"

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, Jia Zhangshi was nearly furious. Imitating Yi Zhonghai, she scolded He Yuzhu:

"Zhu Zi, no matter what, I am an elder. Is this how you talk to your elder?"

Didn't your mother teach you manners?

He Yuzhu was furious when he heard Jia Zhangshi's words, knowing that the whole compound knew his mother was gone.

This Jia Zhangshi actually insulted him like that, but He Yuzhu is not the same He Yuzhu as before; he doesn't hesitate to resort to violence.

Instead, he said with a smile:

“Mrs. Jia, I honestly can’t remember if my mother taught me manners. Since you’re so concerned, you should go and ask my mother yourself.”

Why wasn't I taught manners?

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Jia Zhangshi immediately objected, knowing that she was always talking about calling back the soul.

By saying that, isn't He Yuzhu basically cursing himself to die?

Jia Zhangshi shouted angrily:

"He Yuzhu, how dare you speak to me like that?"

He Yuzhu imitated Jia Zhangshi's mannerisms:

"Jia Zhangshi, how dare you speak to me like that?"

Jia Zhangshi did not expect He Yuzhu to answer her like that, and she also knew that she was in the wrong.

I was the one who started the insults, and judging from He Yuzhu's expression, if I didn't run away soon, I would get beaten up.

Thinking of this, Madam Jia stood up and muttered to herself:

"I have things to do, I'm not going to waste my breath on you, you ill-mannered idiot!"

After saying that, he turned and ran away. Watching Jia Zhangshi flee in panic, He Yuzhu muttered to himself:

I almost couldn't resist slapping him across the face!

Jia Zhangshi also heard He Yuzhu's words and was very glad that she had run away!

Otherwise, if He Yuzhu beats him up, then no one in this compound will stand up for him now.

He Yuzhu spat as he watched Jia Zhangshi flee:

"Pah, coward!"

Seeing He Yuzhu like this, Jia Zhangshi became even more convinced that if she didn't come back, He Yuzhu would definitely find a chance to beat her up.

Moreover, He Yuzhu is now very successful; even the leaders of the steel rolling mill are trying to curry favor with him.

Even Yi Zhonghai couldn't back her up, so Jia Zhangshi considered herself very clever.

Watching He Yuzhu raging outside, I felt extremely pleased.

However, He Yuzhu didn't know what Jia Zhangshi was thinking. If he did, he wondered if he would laugh out loud.

He Yuzhu held He Yuqing and played with her for a while, then gave her the toys he had bought on the way.

The little girl, holding her toy, was very happy and, very sensibly, called out to He Yuzhu:

"Thank you, bro!"

Seeing He Yuqing's adorable appearance, He Yuzhu also doted on her a lot:

"You're welcome. It's what I should do. Who can blame me when my Qingqing is so adorable, right, Qingqing!"

He Yuqing looked extremely arrogant:

"Yes, Qingqing is so cute!"

At this moment, an older woman heard the noise and came out to greet He Yuzhu:

"Zhu Zi is back. He heard your voice, so he came out, didn't he?"

He Yuzhu greeted an older woman:

"An old lady!"

The older woman looked at He Yuzhu and nodded:

"Pillar's back!"

He Yuzhu nodded, then continued talking to Song Ziyu. The older woman didn't say anything more to He Yuzhu.

The older woman knew that He Yuzhu wouldn't be able to support her and Yi Zhonghai in their old age, so she didn't want to waste any more feelings on He Yuzhu.

He greeted her and went to the backyard. He Yuzhu ignored the old woman, after all, he didn't want to have any dealings with Yi Zhonghai's family.

If Yi Zhonghai was only scheming to figure out how He Yuzhu would support him in his old age, He Yuzhu wouldn't be so disgusted with Yi Zhonghai.

However, Yi Zhonghai, in order to secure his retirement, schemed against Sha Zhu's life, ensuring that Sha Zhu would be childless for life.

Even when Sha Zhu's biological son returned, worried that Sha Zhu would abandon him, he plotted to make Sha Zhu disown his son.

Later, Lou Xiao'e left heartbroken with He Xiao, so He Yuzhu felt that Yi Zhonghai was too ruthless, and would stop at nothing for his own benefit.

Therefore, even though He Yuzhu is capable of supporting Yi Zhonghai in his old age, he doesn't want to have any interaction with Yi Zhonghai.

Looking at the time, He Yuzhu said:

"Aunt Song, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now!"