The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

He Yuzhu only realized this when the two rode their bicycles to a secluded spot.

He Yuzhu shouted to He Yu:

"Stop the rain!"

He Yu stopped, then looked at He Yuzhu, looked at He Yuzhu, and asked:

"Brother, what's wrong?"

He Yuzhu said to He Yu:

"Someone's causing trouble. Want to test your skills?"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, He Yu was taken aback, but the clever He Yu immediately understood.

He said excitedly:

"Okay!"

It should be noted that He Yudu's fighting experience comes from sparring with Sun Hao, Nangong Yan, and Xiao Chengyu.

And they won't kill him. He Yu must be excited about such a good opportunity.

Looking at the excited He Yu, He Yuzhu said:

"Okay, go easy on him, don't kill anyone!"

He Yu nodded:

"Okay, bro, I got it!"

Those who were following them saw He Yuzhu and He Yu stop, immediately surrounded them, and then one of them said:

"Brother, we're having a tough time. The New Year is just around the corner, and we'd like to borrow some money from you."

Leave your money, and we won't make things difficult for you two!

Hearing this person's words, He Yuzhu smiled and looked at the group of people. None of them knew kung fu; they were all ordinary people.

He Yuzhu was relieved as long as they were ordinary people. With a thought, several steel balls appeared in his hand.

It's important to understand that although He Yu is capable of fighting, if someone were to use a knife, He Yu would still get injured.

He Yuzhu didn't even get off his bicycle, and said to the group:

"If you can beat my sister, you name your price today. If you can't, then you're out of luck!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, the thugs were furious. Were all of them inferior to one woman?

Another thug pointed angrily at He Yuzhu:

"Hey, pretty boy, why don't you come down and fight us? Let a little girl step forward, are you even a man?"

He Yu knew that her brother doted on her, and if what those thugs said was true, then she wouldn't have a chance to make a move.

So He Yu shouted:

"You scoundrel, how dare you look down on women! Take this!"

Bang!

He Yu struck instantly, making one of the people bleed from the nose.

Seeing the bleeding thug, the others were stunned, then shouted angrily:

"Take care of this little wench first!"

He Yuzhu watched with a smile as several thugs rushed towards He Yu, who calmly began to fight back.

You have to understand that He Yu is a master of Ming Jin (a type of martial arts skill). How could a few normal people possibly defeat He Yu?

Although He Yu was only eleven years old, her strength was greater than that of an adult man.

Bang bang bang!

He Yu's fist was so fast that it left afterimages.

It should be noted that Wing Chun is a close-quarters combat style, and He Yu was extremely excited.

The group was beaten so badly that they had no chance to fight back.

He Yu was having a blast, but these thugs were really in for a world of trouble.

In just a moment, he was beaten to the ground and groaning in pain by He Yu, who shouted with unfinished business:

"Are you even a man? Get up and keep fighting. Aren't you short of money for the New Year? If you beat me..."

"How about I have my brother give you a hundred yuan?"

The thugs weren't stupid; when they weren't injured, none of them were a match for He Yu.

Everyone's injured now, how could they possibly be a match for He Yu?

They all pretended not to hear, lying on the ground groaning, hoping to arouse the two men's sympathy and get them to let them go this time.

Looking at He Yu, who still seemed unsatisfied, He Yuzhu said:

"Alright, Rain, let's go. They're just a bunch of thugs, nothing to look forward to!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, He Yu didn't bother to respond. Both of them knew that there were plenty of hooligans like this around at this time.

It's only been five or six years now, and there's no crackdown anymore. Even if you report someone to the police, they'll only be detained for a few days and then released, which wastes the country's resources.

So He Yuzhu didn't intend to take care of them. This way, they would have to pay for their own medical treatment. If it were a few years ago, during the military control period, He Yuzhu would have sent these people in no matter what.

Otherwise, these kids wouldn't dare to come out and become petty thugs.

He Yuzhu and He Yu rode away on their bicycles. After watching the two leave, the other thugs helped each other run away.

What the two didn't know was that after this beating, most of the local thugs stopped robbing and went to find work. Only a few were careless and, knowing about the crackdown, got a peanut and regretted it deeply.

The two men didn't take this little incident to heart at all. They went to Zhang the butcher, hired a cart, and took all the meat back with them.

The people buying meat never considered that He Yuzhu had bought so much meat for their own family.

I assumed the two of them were purchasing agents from some factory. If they were, then the factory must be quite small. After all, large factories usually purchase thousands or hundreds of kilograms of meat at a time, which means the factory isn't very big.

It's just that seeing so much meat makes my mouth water.

He Yuzhu led his men back home, and Xiao Chengyu and Sun Hao also came out to help carry the meat into the house.

He Yu gave the meat deliveryman one yuan and then went home. The deliveryman thought it was meat for everyone in the compound.

Thinking about it, the people in this compound are really rich, but that has nothing to do with me. I still need to go back and continue making money.

After all the meat was brought back, everyone was surprised to see how much meat there was.

He Yuzhu said:

"This amount of meat is enough for us to eat during the Chinese New Year. I'll cook meat for everyone today!"

He Yuzhu also bought a lot of unwanted big bones. These bones are also delicious when boiled, but it's a waste of seasoning.

As a former chef, how could He Yuzhu possibly lack seasonings, even though others might think he has very few?

He Yuzhu had plenty of things in his space, so he decided to stew some meat.

As for the other meats, He Yuzhu planned to prepare dishes for the New Year and had already processed all the meats in advance.

He Yuzhu planned to leave enough meat for making dumplings during the Chinese New Year and eat the rest.

Soon it was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Little New Year.

Song Ziyu arrived with He Yuqing, He Daqing, Tian Zehua, Yu Hui, Hu Shuzhi, and Yang Zhili.

In addition to He Yuzhu, He Yu, Yang Xiaodi, Chen Xueru, Xiao Chengyu, Nangong Yan, and Sun Hao.

With so many people, everyone was having a lively time, cooking bones and dishes, playing cards, mahjong, and chatting.

Everyone was very happy and relaxed throughout the year.

After He Yuzhu finished preparing the food, everyone set up two tables and sat at the large table.

Everyone clinked glasses and ate with great enjoyment.

After finishing eating, Tian Zehua said:

"Zhu Zi, your cooking skills are truly amazing. I haven't even reached the threshold of a master chef yet!"

He Daqing said:

"I haven't even touched the threshold of a master yet!"

Yu Hui:

"Zhu Zi's cooking is still the best!"

Everyone else chimed in.

He Yuzhu chuckled and then said:

"The New Year is just around the corner, everyone relax and have some fun here. I'll change up the dishes for you tomorrow!"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, especially He Yuqing, who was eating with her mouth full of oil.

Time flies, and the New Year is over. Everyone was very happy every day this year.

He Yuzhu was also very happy. Apart from his daily, unwavering practice, he hadn't studied anything these past few days.