The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

With seventy or eighty people, the fire was finally extinguished. By then, everyone was exhausted and covered in sweat.

Normally, people would have come to express their gratitude long ago.

Jia Zhangshi, however, did not. Seeing the house mostly burned down, she immediately began to wail in despair:

"Ah—, I can't live anymore, are we really that unlucky?!"

Upon seeing Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi quickly chased after him and said:

"Grandpa, you've seen it yourself, are you going to do anything about this or not?"

Yi Zhonghai reprimanded Jia Zhangshi:

"Dongxu is dead, what are you doing? Huh?"

What do your two kids know?

Qin Huairu is in a daze right now, and you actually went to sleep.

Are you even human?! You!

Jia Zhangshi argued vehemently:

"There are so many young people in the compound, is it appropriate for me, an old woman, to keep vigil?"

Yan Bugui interjected at this moment:

"Well, it's true that there are quite a few young people in the compound, but none of them are relatives of Dongxu."

Dongxu only has a few relatives. Do you think you can let others keep vigil for him?

Furthermore, I don't care what others say, my family isn't going. Our children are waiting for me to do this after I'm gone!

Upon hearing Yan Bugui's words, everyone shouted loudly:

"Exactly! Why should we keep watch for you?"

"That's right, Dongxu isn't my son either!"

"That's right, Jia Zhangshi, you're such a scoundrel!"

……

Upon hearing everyone's words, Jia Zhangshi loudly defended herself:

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm so old, there's no one left in my family. We all live in the same compound."

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Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was still trying to argue, Yi Zhonghai reprimanded her:

“Jia Zhangshi, stop talking nonsense. This is your family matter. What’s the point of letting others handle it?”

Also, what exactly happened? How did your house catch fire?

Jia Zhangshi said frankly;

"How should I know? I just said I was asleep, how could I have caught fire?"

Yi Zhonghai asked:

Who asked that first?

At this moment, Wang Jian'an, the tenant renting a room in He Yuzhu's house, stood up and said:

"Uncle, it's me. I came out to use the restroom, and when I went out, I saw the Jia family's house engulfed in flames. I got scared and shouted, and then you all came!"

Yi Zhonghai continued to ask:

"Are there any other members in the Jia family?"

Yan Jiecheng said:

"No, that's all. You told us to go rescue people, but when I went in, Qin Huairu was still kneeling there blankly, and there wasn't a sound despite the huge fire!"

Xu Damao also said:

"When I went in, I saw Xiao Dang, who was also asleep. I didn't see anyone else!"

Liu Guangqi said:

"The stick was lying on the ground, and there was no one around, but the basin for burning paper money had been kicked over!"

Yan Bugui said:

"Could it be that no one was watching the fire, and the brazier was kicked over, causing the fire?"

When others heard Yan Bugui say this:

"possible!"

"That must be it!"

……

Yan Bugui said:

“My family hadn’t slept at all. We were just about to go to sleep when this happened. During that time, no one went out and no one came in. I can guarantee that.”

I've been fixing the stools by the door!

Upon hearing Yan Bugui's words, Xu Damao said:

"The issue now is not how to start a fire, but rather how to handle this matter."

With no one from the Jia family keeping vigil, how could they set up the mourning hall? Besides, Jia Dongxu was already burned beyond recognition.

That's already half the battle won!

The crowd looked at each other, but no one spoke. Yi Zhonghai, his face dark, asked:

"Jia Zhangshi, are you sure you won't keep vigil?"

Jia Zhangshi said with certainty:

"If I don't keep an eye on things, with so many young people in the compound, how can I, an old woman, stay up all night? Is that reasonable?"

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Yi Zhonghai said:

"Alright, if that's the case, then so be it. Take him away at dawn tomorrow, then cremate him and bury him."

Since Jia Zhangshi is unwilling to set up a mourning hall, then so be it, no mourning hall will be set up.

Everyone should go and rest. We can send him for cremation tomorrow!

Chapter 155: Biopharmaceuticals

Upon hearing this, no one objected, since the deceased had nothing to do with them.

But Jia Zhangshi had no objection. Was Jia Zhangshi cold-hearted?

No, it's because Jia Zhangshi had witnessed far too many deaths and deaths. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, people died here every day.

So Jia Zhangshi had already gotten used to it, and now Jia Zhangshi wasn't thinking about her son's death anymore.

Instead, he was thinking about what he would do after his son died.

Looking at the dazed and confused Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi revealed a glint of shrewdness.

It seems I'll have to rely on this daughter-in-law for the rest of my life.

After finishing up the matter concerning the courtyard house, He Yuzhu stopped worrying about it and went back to work.

In his seven departments, two people have already passed the review and are able to help him with some tutoring work.

Unfortunately, He Yuzhu didn't appreciate the auxiliary work they did; it was too slow.

They haven't even finished drawing the blueprints for one part yet, but He Yuzhu has already finished a whole set.

So now their auxiliary work consists of studying, practicing, or cleaning.

The two of them were of no help whatsoever with the design of the aircraft.

That day, He Yuzhu had just finished drawing the blueprints when Tang Jianjun came over:

"Mr. He, what does this mean?"

Looking at the things Tang Jianjun brought over, He Yuzhu gave a brief explanation and then recommended a few of Tang Jianjun's books.

Let him take a good look at those books.

After that, He Yuzhu was busy with his own things, and Tang Jianjun was very fortunate to be able to study under He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu has learned more in the past few days than he did in three years of school. As he learns more, he can identify his weaknesses whenever he encounters something he doesn't understand.

Then he was recommended what books to read. After studying for the past few days, Tang Jianjun had a complete understanding of the knowledge he had only a vague grasp of before, and there were many areas where he didn't even know where to learn.

He Yuzhu has found a place for himself.

Seeing his junior sister still looking at the book in her hands, he said:

"Junior Sister Yu, if you don't understand, just ask Engineer He. Engineer He knows a lot!"

Yu Qingyao shook her head:

"Senior brother, Engineer He's mechanical skills are indeed impressive, I admire that, and Engineer He specializes in mechanical engineering."