The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

This nearly caused the Jia family to starve to death. Of course, that's a story for later. Liu Haizhong overheard Jia Zhangshi's words and shouted:

“Mrs. Jia, you are being completely unreasonable. If you continue like this, you can go back to your hometown after your son’s funeral.”

"Our compound can't tolerate you!"

Hearing Liu Haizhong's words, everyone else chimed in:

"Yes, send him back. He's just a country bumpkin, always acting like a city person, looking down on everyone!"

"Exactly, get rid of her!"

"Go back!"

……

Seeing the crowd's agitation, Jia Zhangshi also became frightened and loudly rebuked Qin Huairu, who remained unresponsive:

"Qin Huairu, are you dead?"

Qin Huairu stared silently at Jia Dongxu lying on the ground, thinking about the good times she had with him in the past.

She didn't hear Jia Zhangshi's words at all, and tears kept flowing down her face.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai came to his senses and said:

"Jia Zhangshi, that's enough, stop making a scene and properly handle Dongxu's funeral arrangements!"

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Yan Bugui said:

"Old Yi, you're finally awake!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said:

"Hey, how could such a good kid like Dongxu just disappear like that!"

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had regained consciousness, Jia Zhangshi immediately ran to him:

"Now that Dongxu is gone, as Dongxu's master, you can't just abandon us!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhangshi with utter disgust, and seeing He Yuzhu about to leave, he shouted at He Yuzhu:

"Pillar, wait!"

He Yuzhu stopped and looked at Yi Zhonghai, who seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

However, He Yuzhu still asked Yi Zhonghai:

"Uncle, what's wrong? Is there anything else? That's about it for today. I need to go back; I have work tomorrow!"

Yi Zhonghai hadn't expected that He Yuzhu would help him here. Yi Zhonghai said to He Yuzhu:

"Zhu Zi, thank you for today!"

He Yuzhu waved his hand:

"Don't say that. Brother Jia and I were neighbors. Although we moved out, we were acquaintances. We should respect the dead."

But this will only happen once. From now on, we'll continue living our own lives outside. Unless something happens, my father and I won't be coming back to this courtyard.

Now that you're awake, I'll leave the rest to you. I'll be going now!

Knowing that He Yuzhu had gone to great lengths for Jia Dongxu's sake today, Yi Zhonghai set his sights on He Yuzhu again:

“Zhu Zi, look, Dong Xu is gone now, and the Jia family has no pillar left. All that’s left is Jia Zhangshi, an old woman, and Qin Huairu with two children…”

Moreover, Qin Huairu is pregnant, and who knows how she will manage in the future.

You are now the most promising person in our courtyard. Perhaps you should help the Jia family more in the future.

Even in the afterlife, Dongxu will be grateful to you!

He Yuzhu waved his hand:

"Alright, you don't need to tell me this. My relationship with the Jia family remains the same as before. Today's matter is handled on a special basis. As for any future issues concerning the Jia family, please don't come to me."

I have my own life to live, and as for Brother Jia's gratitude, you can help him yourself if you want!

Is there anything else? If not, I'll be going now!

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Yi Zhonghai became anxious:

"Wait, how can you be so heartless? You're so capable, what's wrong with helping Dongxu's family?"

He Yuzhu said disdainfully:

"I'm telling you, sir, Jia Dongxu is your apprentice. No matter how you help him, that's your business."

I have no relation to the Jia family, and I have no obligation to help them.

And there are many families in much worse situations than theirs, why don't you say you'd help them, especially since they're widows and orphans?

【Inner duct cluster (qi liu san si ba ling yi wu qi)】

At least they have a widowed mother. Many families don't even have a widowed mother, and there are many people who survive by scavenging for garbage every day.

Why haven't I seen you helping out?

Alright, you don't need to say so much to me, and you don't need to waste your time here. I said I'm not coming back, and I'm not coming back.

Okay, is there anything else besides this?

Seeing that He Yuzhu had refused so decisively, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to say:

"You know about the compensation from the Jia family, so who do you think should get this job?"

He Yuzhu said to Yi Zhonghai:

"Asking me about this question is a bit redundant. Who gets it or not is none of my business."

If I were a member of the Jia family, I would give this job to Jia's sister-in-law. At the very least, with this job, she could obtain a city household registration.

Now that Jia's sister-in-law has urban residency, her two children, and the unborn one, will also all have urban residency.

Then there will be surplus relief food, and things won't be as difficult as before.

However, this has nothing to do with me. That's what I think, but who will get the job in the end?

That's a matter for the Jia family; it has nothing to do with me.

It's fine if Jia Zhangshi goes; she's not very old anyway, it doesn't matter!

Yi Zhonghai listened to He Yuzhu's analysis and agreed with He Yuzhu's words. After all, if Qin Huairu got this job, the Jia family would have three, no, four people with urban household registration.

Then there will be enough food for 2.5 people, and Jia Zhangshi will be easier to feed.

It seems that in a few days we'll have to get the steel rolling mill to give Gong a job to Qin Huairu, but Yi Zhonghai didn't bring up the topic.

Instead, she continued speaking to He Yuzhu:

“Zhu Zi, other people’s business is their business, but the Jia family is different, you…”

Before Yi Zhonghai could finish speaking, He Yuzhu interrupted him directly:

"Alright, that's you. Jia Dongxu is your apprentice, but it's different for you. It's the same for me."

There's no difference. I didn't help families even worse off than the Jia family, let alone the Jia family, who are better off than others.

Don't contact me anymore, whether there's something to do or not. I don't have time!

After saying that, He Yuzhu got up to leave. Yi Zhonghai wanted to keep He Yuzhu there, but he knew he couldn't.

If things go wrong, you might end up looking foolish and embarrassed.

So, even with all the helplessness, they could only watch helplessly as He Yuzhu left.

After He Yuzhu left, everyone in the hospital praised him for his kindness and righteousness, while Yi Zhonghai sighed, filled with regret.

If I hadn't schemed against He Yuzhu back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

What Yi Zhonghai didn't know was that even without scheming against him, He Yuzhu wouldn't have stayed in this courtyard house.

Instead of watching these beasts, why not do something else?

Since I moved out, how much have I contributed to this country?

If I were here, all that gossip and family drama every day would be so annoying!

Chapter 154: The Burning of the Funeral Hall

After He Yuzhu arrived home, he picked up Song Ziyu and He Yuqing and then took the three of them back.

Just as He Yuzhu was sending people back.

In Yi Zhonghai's home in a courtyard house:

“Wife, do you think it’s possible for Zhuzi to take care of us in our old age? You saw what Zhuzi did today.”

Although they don't usually treat us well, Dongxu's funeral wouldn't have turned out like this if it weren't for Zhuzi!

An older woman shook her head:

"It's unlikely, and Zhu Zi said today that no matter what, don't go looking for him, he won't be coming back!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said:

"That's what they say, but Dongxu is gone today, and no one notified him, nor did he rush back immediately."