The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

Did I mention fish earlier?

Seeing Yan Bugui's bewildered expression, Jia Zhangshi said loudly:

"You can't leave, you have to give me the carp too!"

Yan Bugui was bewildered. What was happening to him? Where was he? What had he just done?

It feels like I'm about to lose a fish, and it wasn't even a fish at the time!

The person next to them couldn't help but burst out laughing!

Hahahaha...

The others couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter as well.

At this moment, a person who had been to school said:

"The old man said it was unreasonable. That's an idiom, meaning there's no way to reason with you. It doesn't mean he's going to give you a carp!"

This time, Jia Zhangshi understood, but since her family hadn't eaten meat in a long time, she still stubbornly insisted:

"I don't care, any other fish will do!"

Yan Bugui looked at Jia Zhangshi, who was clinging to him, and coldly shook her off:

"Let go! Who goes there!"

Having shaken off Jia Zhangshi, Yan Bugui ran away.

Seeing Yan Bugui run away, Jia Zhangshi was furious. "How can this be? He hasn't given me any fish yet!"

Jia Zhangshi chased after him with her short legs, and Yan Bugui realized that she was about to stick to him.

No, I have to run. With that thought, Yan Bugui took off running.

How could Jia Zhangshi possibly catch up? She was soon panting heavily.

Seeing that she couldn't catch up with Yan Bugui, Jia Zhangshi stopped chasing and said angrily:

"You can run away, but you can't hide. I don't believe you won't go back!"

After saying that, he stood up, preparing to go back and confront Yan Bugui.

He Yuzhu had no idea that so many things would happen after he left. If he had known, he would definitely have stayed to watch the show.

After finishing, He Yuzhu went back home, as he had to go to work the next day.

What He Yuzhu didn't know was that when Yi Zhonghai returned that evening, an older woman said to him:

"Master, Zhu Zi is back today!"

Yi Zhonghai took off his work clothes, then washed his hands and said:

"So what if he's back? It's not like he's never been back before!"

Ever since He Yuzhu became successful, Yi Zhonghai knew that he could no longer control He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was already being kind by not causing him any trouble, so he completely gave up on him.

An older woman said:

"Zhu Zi came back this time to rent out the house. Didn't He Daqing's family move away?"

Wasn't the house his family left behind private property? He Yuzhu came today with Director Wang to register the house with the street office.

"I asked Director Wang to help me rent it out!"

Upon hearing what the older woman said, Yi Zhonghai was taken aback, and then said:

"This He Daqing, he didn't even tell me about something as important as renting out a house."

And this pillar too, all those years of university education were wasted!

You should know that He Yuzhu's current house is the best in terms of location and size.

Yi Zhonghai was originally thinking of exchanging with He Daqing.

But thinking back to how I didn't buy it because I wanted to save money, since my workplace already provided me with housing, why should I waste my money?

So although Yi Zhonghai lives in the house now, he doesn't actually own it.

I've saved up some money over the years, but now I don't buy and sell houses privately anymore.

Of course, gifts, debt settlements, and rewards don't count.

So it's too late for Yi Zhonghai to regret it now. But he thinks that his house is not bad. Although the location is not great, it is big enough for him and his wife.

So he didn't think much of it, but after He Daqing's family left, Yi Zhonghai became interested in the house.

Yi Zhonghai asked:

"Didn't you ask Zhu Zi if her house is for sale?"

An older woman shook her head:

"I didn't ask, but Yan Bugui did?"

Yi Zhonghai was taken aback:

"Old Yan? What did Zhu Zi say?"

An older woman said:

"Zhu Zi said he wouldn't sell it. This house is for his sister He Yuqing. He also told Director Wang that the house will be rented out for 20 years. After 20 years, no matter who lives in the house or what the situation is, it can be rented out."

The house must be returned; this is written into the contract and stated.

The houses are for rent only, not for sale. The rent is five yuan for a large house and two yuan for a small house!

Upon hearing what the older woman said, Yi Zhonghai said:

"The rent isn't expensive, but it's not cheap either; it's the normal market price. Sigh, I was originally planning to buy this house."

It seems you can't do it now!

An older woman asked curiously:

"Why would we buy it? Don't we already have a house to live in?"

Yi Zhonghai said:

"He Daqing's house is in a good location and is also large. When Dongxu's children grow up, his house will not be enough for them to live in."

We'll give this house to Dongxu and move into He Daqing's house!

Unfortunately, they won't sell. Since they're not selling, there's no point in bothering with it!

In this day and age, unless someone truly has nowhere to live, no one would spend money to rent a house.

However, many people from other places who come to work in Beijing choose to rent apartments, since they don't know when they will be able to go back home!

So houses are still easy to rent now.

An older woman said:

Is it really necessary to go this far?

Yi Zhonghai nodded:

"Of course it is. If we want Dongxu to take care of us in our old age, then we should make him grateful to us."

Dongxu's family is still managing to stay afloat for now, and they'll be able to wait until Banggeng and Xiaodang grow up.

They didn't have enough food at home, and that's when they realized how good I was to them!

While Yi Zhonghai was talking about this at home, Qin Huairu was also at home talking to Jia Dongxu about what happened that day.

After listening, Jia Dongxu sighed and said:

"Sigh, it's all my fault for being incompetent, otherwise Mom wouldn't have been so unreasonable."

"Mom wasn't like this before, she's only making a fuss because she doesn't have anything to eat."

Qin Huairu lowered her head and remained silent, because she knew it was because she had a rural household registration and was not eligible for a quota.

Therefore, Qin Huairu could only leave Jia Dongxu to run around alone.

"Dongxu, how about I go out and find some work too?"

Jia Dongxu shook his head:

"No need, I can still make a living with the money I'm earning now, don't worry. I've been studying hard with my master lately."

When we get promoted to the next level, our family's situation will be better.

Isn't He Daqing living such a good life precisely because he has a high rank as a cook?

You just stay home and take good care of the kids and Mom!

Although Jia Dongxu is good in many ways, he is a bit chauvinistic, but this is not Jia Dongxu's fault.

Most people in this era are like that, but He Yuzhu is not. The main reason is that He Yuzhu is from a later era and respects his wife more.

This is also the main reason why Yang Xiaodi and Chen Xueru can get along peacefully.

Qin Huairu nodded:

"But that would be too hard on you!"