The Courtyard House: The story begins with He Yuzhu beating up the White Widow.

The white widow, tears streaming down her face, wiped them away and said, "Da Qing, I care about you so much. I was afraid you wouldn't want to come to Baocheng with me."

He Daqing said, "Xiaobai! You've known me, He Daqing, for quite some time now. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would turn my back on someone after I've done my bidding?!" Then, changing the subject, he continued, "I know Yi Zhonghai and that old deaf man must have given you quite a bit to scheme against me, right?! They say a half-grown boy can eat his father's bread. Your two sons are at the age where they're growing big and strong. With what they gave you, do you think those two boys could have eaten their fill without my help?! Let's not talk about who's right or wrong. But the one thing you shouldn't have done was conspire with them to scheme against me. I've already said it. Let's not talk about the past. If you're willing to live a good life with me, then we can continue. If you're not, then let's part ways amicably."

The white widow asked, "He Daqing, have you forgotten the confession you wrote?!"

He Daqing laughed and said, "How could I forget that thing?! But don't forget, we've already got our marriage certificate. That thing is just a piece of paper."

Widow Bai was dumbfounded. Then it dawned on her: why He Daqing had dragged her to the military control commission to get a marriage certificate as soon as they arrived in Baocheng! So that's what he was waiting for her here! Widow Bai was filled with rage! But it was too late; no matter how unhappy she was, she could only accept it.

Seeing the widow's reaction, He Daqing urged, "Have you thought this through?!"

The white widow gritted her teeth and said, "Fine! I'll continue with you!"

"Alright! If you say we should continue, then let's do it properly. I know you can't hold on. I won't stop you from finding someone else. If you do, just let me know in advance, and we'll get the divorce certificate. Let's not hold each other back." With that, He Daqing stood up, humming a little tune as he walked into the inner room.

Widow Bai watched He Daqing's retreating figure, a heavy aura of murderous intent emanating from her. After a while, she sighed weakly. Just then, her two sons returned.

"Mom! Is He Daqing back?!" Da Niu asked as soon as he entered the door.

The white widow replied, "I'm back! Everything has been discussed."

Erniu said, "Mom, I don't want to see him. Let me get rid of him for you!"

"Yes!" Da Niu echoed, "Mom! I can go out and do odd jobs."

The widow glared at her two sons and said, "Are you two trying to drive me crazy?! Da Niu, how much can you earn by going out to do manual labor?! What you earn isn't even enough to feed yourself! If you two really don't want to see him, then study hard. When you're capable of supporting yourselves and your mother, then we'll kick him out."

Da Niu and Er Niu exchanged a glance and nodded to each other, as if they had made some kind of decision.

Meanwhile, at No. 95 Courtyard in Sijiu City.

Yi Zhonghai's wife, Zhao Shufen, was sitting at the foot of the bed sewing when she saw Yi Zhonghai looking distracted. She asked, "Husband, what's wrong?!"

Yi Zhonghai muttered to himself, "I wonder if Sha Zhu and his sister have seen He Daqing yet?!"

Zhao Shufen chimed in, "Baocheng is so big. Even if they have an address, they might not be able to find the place. They might go to the Military Control Commission and ask them to help them find He Daqing."

"What?!" Yi Zhonghai's face changed instantly when he heard his wife mention the Military Control Commission. However, he quickly composed himself and said, "That kid Shazhu is clever! He might actually be able to find He Daqing." At this moment, Yi Zhonghai regretted letting He Yuzhu and his sister go to find He Daqing alone. But what's done is done, and there's no going back. He could only hope that Widow Bai could help.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, He Daqing went to the factory to ask for leave. Just after 7:30 a.m., He Daqing arrived at the guesthouse. At this time, He Yuzhu and his sister had already finished breakfast and were waiting for He Daqing in the lobby of the guesthouse.

Upon seeing He Daqing, He Yushui immediately took out a donkey meat sandwich from her pocket and handed it to He Daqing, saying, "Dad, this is the breakfast I saved for you."

He Daqing smiled as he took the donkey meat sandwich from He Yushui, his eyes suddenly welling up with tears. He said, "Thank you, daughter!" He then devoured the sandwich in a few bites, picked up He Yushui, and said, "Come on! Dad will take you for a walk!"

After a full day of fun, a little after 4:30 PM, He Daqing took He Yuzhu and his sister to the train station and bought tickets for the next train, departing at 5:15 PM. Worried that He Yushui would be tired from sitting in a hard seat, He Daqing thoughtfully bought them both sleeper tickets. After seeing He Yuzhu and his sister off on the train, He Daqing quietly slipped fifty yuan to He Yuzhu and told him to take good care of He Yushui. Only after the train departed did He Daqing reluctantly leave the train station.

Shortly after the train left Baocheng Station, He Yuzhu heard the train conductor selling dinner. He Yuzhu asked, "Yushui, are you hungry?!"

He Yushui smiled and shook her head, replying, "Brother! I'm not hungry!"

"Okay! Let me know if you're hungry." With that, He Yuzhu took out a comic book that He Daqing had bought for He Yushui at noon from his bag and said, "Read it for a while, then rest when it gets dark. I'll wake you when we get there!"

"Hey!" He Yushui took the comic book and started reading. He Yuzhu glanced at the middle-aged man on the opposite bed, then leaned back on the bed and spread his divine sense out.

A little after 1:30 a.m., the train arrived in Beijing. He Yuzhu carried the sleeping He Yushui off the train and followed the sparse crowd out of the station. After walking for nearly an hour, He Yuzhu carried He Yushui to the gate of No. 95 courtyard. He Yuzhu pushed the gate. He found it locked from the inside. He Yuzhu used his divine sense to store the bolt in his spatial storage. After opening the door and going inside, he closed the gate and put the bolt back in.

As He Yuzhu carried He Yushui into the central courtyard, they ran into Liu Haizhong, who was going out to use the restroom. Liu Haizhong, startled by the sudden appearance of the newcomers, instinctively asked, "Who is it?!"

"It's me! He Yuzhu!" He Yuzhu replied.

"Silly Zhu?!" Liu Haizhong unconsciously glanced at He Yuzhu and asked, "I heard you took Yushui to find your father?! Did you find him?!"

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at Liu Haizhong, ignoring him, and went straight to his front door. He pushed it open, reached inside, found the pull cord against the wall, and pulled it, turning on the light. He Yuzhu glanced around the room, a smirk creeping onto his lips. "Looks like Jia Zhangshi came by?!" With that, He Yuzhu left, closed the door, and, carrying He Yushui on his back, ran out into the yard.