The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

He Yuzhu said:

"Hello comrade, I have two rooms to rent out, but I don't know who to contact?"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, the young man's attitude immediately changed. He knew that those who could rent out houses now were mostly capitalists.

Currently, people's attitudes towards capital are not very good, after all, the serfs have finally been liberated and are singing songs of triumph.

Judging from the clerk's attitude, He Yuzhu knew that the man had misunderstood.

However, He Yuzhu still knew where to go to complete the process, and smiled at the clerk who had a grim expression, saying:

"Thank you!"

The clerk snorted coldly, thinking to himself, "If I had known you were a big capitalist, I wouldn't have bothered with you."

My first day at work, I encountered a capitalist. How unlucky could I be?

He Yuzhu was unaware of the clerk's inner thoughts.

Instead, he strode upstairs and found the director's office on the stairs.

Bang Bang Bang!

He Yuzhu knocked on the door:

"Come in!"

He Yuzhu pushed open the door and then said:

"Director, hello, I am He Yuzhu from No. 75 Nanluoguxiang. I cannot afford He Daqing. I am here to consult about something!"

The neighborhood director heard He Yuzhu's words and said to him:

"So you're He Yuzhu, the genius of our neighborhood. I didn't expect you to be back. Welcome, welcome!"

By the way, what brings you here?

He Yuzhu said to the street director:

"Director, hello, I am..."

Before he could finish speaking, the neighborhood director introduced:

"Comrade He Yuzhu, my surname is Wang. You may call me Director Wang, or if you don't mind, you can call me Aunt Wang!"

He Yuzhu knew that the power of the current subdistrict offices was much greater than that of the subdistrict offices in later generations.

Even powerful local street offices can interfere with judicial fairness, since they still wield considerable power.

So He Yuzhu still said to the street director:

"Aunt Wang, hello. I'm here today because this house isn't private property, is it?"

The subdistrict office was quite aware of this. He Daqing had bought the property in Louqingshan after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and he had even registered it during the census after the subdistrict was established.

Moreover, Director Wang knew that the Military Control Commission had a history of buying houses with He Daqing, since not many people owned private property in the courtyard houses.

Director Wang nodded:

"I know, I know about this. What's wrong?"

He Yuzhu continued:

"In 1950, I became a disciple of a master. Before he left, he transferred the house to me."

………………

It was a small courtyard with two sections. My family had a significant conflict with the Yi Zhonghai family and the Jia family in the larger courtyard.

I happened to see my master's younger brother, my second uncle, during the Chinese New Year. They didn't want the house either.

If they wanted it, I would have given it to them, but my second uncle didn't want it, so I'm planning to let my parents stay there for now.

As for the courtyard house, I plan to rent it out.

Aunt Wang, as you know, I'm a formal member of the organization now, so I can't be undisciplined and disorganized.

I'll just quietly rent it out, but that will only cause trouble for the neighborhood. After all, who are the people who come to rent the house? If they are enemy agents, wouldn't that bring disaster to the neighbors in the courtyard?

So I want to put a lot of information here with you, Aunt Wang. Who gets the group and who doesn't get rented to is all up to you to control, since you're the professional in this area.

All I need is the monthly rent!

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Director Wang said:

"College students are indeed college students, look at their awareness!"

He Yuzhu didn't respond, but instead said:

"Aunt Wang, but there has to be a time limit for this rental. My dad, He Daqing, has found another wife, right? You know that, don't you?"

He Yuzhu said:

"That's good. They had a daughter. Although she's not my mom's biological sister, she's still my dad's biological daughter, and my blood-related sister, isn't she?"

Director Wang nodded:

"That's right, that's exactly the point!"

He Yuzhu continued:

"So my lease on that house is for 20 years. After 20 years, no matter what, I will take the house back."

I'll give it to my sister then. I hope Aunt Wang will explain things clearly to the tenant, and we'll have to sign an agreement.

I don't want my dad's house to become the residence of corrupt officials!

Hearing He Yuzhu's concerns, Director Wang thought about it and agreed, then nodded.

"Okay, this request isn't unreasonable!"

He Yuzhu said:

"Director Wang, would you like to take a look at the house?"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"Okay, let's go. My dad just moved out of the house and hasn't had time to tidy it up yet. Please bear with us."

Director Wang knew this was how things were now, and said nonchalantly:

"It's okay, everyone's like this now, it's nothing, it's human nature. Whoever rents this house can clean it up."

By the way, how do you plan to furnish this house?

He Yuzhu said:

"A large room costs five yuan a month, and a side room costs two yuan. This price is already very cheap."

And the rent has been the same for 20 years; you have to move out after 20 years!

After hearing He Yuzhu's words, Director Wang nodded:

"Okay, fine, we'll do it your way!"

He Yuzhu said very happily:

"Thank you very much, Director Wang!"

Chapter 138: Jia Zhangshi's Double Standards

Director Wang smiled and shook his head:

"You're welcome. This is part of our job, and I'll even add notes on it."

"I won't let you lose the house!"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"That's good. Let's go, let's go back and see my house!"

Director Wang and He Yuzhu went back to the courtyard house. Yan Bugui noticed that He Yuzhu hadn't bought anything and had brought Director Wang with him.

Ask quickly:

"Director Wang, what's wrong?"

Director Wang said:

"It's nothing, I just came to take a look. Zhu Zi is planning to rent out her house, so she came to get the organization's approval."

Upon hearing Director Wang's words, Yan Bugui was greatly surprised, and then said:

"What? It's not that Zhuzi is coming back to live here, but that you're going to rent it out?"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"Yes, we don't know who to rent it to, so I delivered the house to the neighborhood office today. As for who to rent it to, I'll let Director Wang decide!"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Yan Bugui didn't say he would rent it himself, but instead asked:

"What about the rent?"

Director Wang said:

"The large room costs five yuan a month, and the side room costs two yuan. That's the market price."