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

At the same time, He Yuzhu and his sister, carrying their things, had just left the reception area when they encountered Zhang Qiang, the director, returning from outside. Zhang Qiang stopped when he saw them and asked, "He Yuzhu, Jia Zhangshi says she didn't steal your family's money. Can you tell me, how did your family's money end up at Jia's house?!"

He Yuzhu retorted, "Director Zhang, neither my sister nor I have ever been inside the Jia family's house. If it wasn't Jia Zhangshi who stole it, how did the money end up in their house?! Did the money grow legs and run in by itself?!"

Zhang Qiang was immediately amused by He Yuzhu's words.

Before Zhang Qiang could speak, He Yuzhu continued, "Director Zhang, how long will Jia Zhangshi be detained?"

Zhang Qiang thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know how long I'll be detained. I estimate it won't be short. We'll inform the hospital of the exact duration in a few days."

"Director Zhang, if there's nothing else, we'll be going now!" With that, He Yuzhu led He Yushui towards the main gate. Zhang Qiang watched the siblings' retreating figures, muttering to himself, "That kid's quite interesting?!"

"Zhu Zi, the police station returned your things?!" Just as He Yuzhu and He Yushui arrived at the courtyard gate, the old man from the next courtyard asked with a smile.

"Yes! The new society is so much better! In the past, if we could get even half of these things back, we would be considered very lucky." After saying that, He Yuzhu led He Yushui across the threshold and out of the courtyard gate.

Old Mrs. Qiao, who was also from Jiajia Village and had a good relationship with Jia Zhangshi, showed a displeased expression and said, "This He Yuzhu is so heartless. He made such a big deal out of something so small, involving the police. So petty, who will help him in the future?!"

While cracking sunflower seeds, Old Mrs. Tong, who didn't get along with Old Mrs. Qiao, said, "Being robbed at home is a small matter?! What is a big matter then?! Does being kicked out mean it's a big matter?! I think He Yuzhu did the right thing this time." Then she asked, "What?! Are you unhappy that your old friend went to jail?!"

Grandma Qiao glared at Grandma Tong, snorted, stood up, picked up a stool, and headed home.

As He Yuzhu and He Yushui stepped into the central courtyard, Zhao Shufen's voice rang out: "Zhuzi, you're back! Where's your Uncle Yi?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I haven't seen Uncle Yi." Then he asked, "He hasn't returned yet?!"

Zhao Shufen shook her head and said, "Then I'll wait a little longer!"

"Yes!" He Yuzhu responded and took He Yushui home.

After He Yuzhu and his sister left, Zhao Shufen felt increasingly uneasy, so she went to the backyard.

"Grandma, are you inside?!" Zhao Shufen asked as she knocked on the door of the deaf old lady's house.

The deaf old woman replied, "Come in! The door's unlocked!"

Zhao Shufen pushed open the door and entered the deaf old lady's house, saying, "Grandma, you must save my husband, Lao Yi!"

The deaf old woman asked, "Shufen, what's wrong?! What happened to Yi Zhonghai?!"

Zhao Shufen said, "A few police officers just came and took my husband, Lao Yi, away."

"He was taken away by the police?!" The deaf old woman's brows furrowed involuntarily. After a few seconds of contemplation, she asked, "Do you know why the police are looking for him?!"

As Zhao Shufen recalled, she replied, "I don't know! He asked the police, but they didn't say. They just said they would take him to find out more."

The deaf old woman said, "Go to the police station and inquire first. If everything is fine, that's best. If something is wrong, come back and tell me immediately."

"Hey! I'm going right now!" With that, Zhao Shufen hurriedly ran out of the deaf old lady's house.

The moment the deaf old woman closed the door, she muttered to herself, "She's more trouble than she's worth."

He Yuzhu put away the things he brought back from the police station and started tidying up the house. After working for about an hour, He Yuzhu finally finished tidying up the house. Although it wasn't exactly clean, it was at least habitable. He Yuzhu threw the things he had taken off into a basin and said, "Yushui, I'm going to the front yard to find Aunt Yan. I'll be right back."

"Okay!" He Yushui responded obediently, reminding him, "Brother, you'd better come back soon."

"Okay!" He Yuzhu replied and went straight out the door.

Not long after, He Yuzhu arrived at the Yan family's door. Just as He Yuzhu was about to knock, Yan Bugui came out of the house. Seeing He Yuzhu, Yan Bugui smiled and asked, "Zhuzi, what's the matter?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Teacher Yan, I need to ask Aunt Yan for help."

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Yang Ruihua came out of the house and asked, "Zhuzi, what's wrong?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Aunt Yan, I just tidied up the house with Yushui and changed the sheets and blankets. Here's fifty cents for you to wash the things you took out." With that, He Yuzhu took out fifty cents from his pocket.

Yang Ruihua smiled and took the money from He Yuzhu's hand, saying, "No problem, I've got it covered. Come on, let's get you washed while it's still early."

Yan Bugui felt a pang of regret when he saw his wife go to the Intermediate People's Court with He Yuzhu. He felt his wife hadn't received enough money.

Surprisingly, Yang Ruihua was quite efficient. Although He Yuzhu had changed out of a lot of clothes that needed washing, Yang Ruihua finished washing the clothes, blankets, and sheets in just over an hour and hung them out to dry.

"Old Yan, what are you spacing out for?!" Yang Ruihua walked into the house and saw Yan Bugui sitting at the table in a daze, so he couldn't help but ask.

Yan Bugui snapped out of his daze and said, "Wife, how come you agreed to He Yuzhu's offer of only five cents?!"

Yang Ruihua instantly understood what was going on. He said, "Old Yan, you don't know this, do you?! This is the going rate outside. He Yuzhu came directly to us, which means he cares about us. He Yuzhu is being generous, we can't just refuse, can we?! Besides, washing things is such a simple job, even if I don't do it, there are plenty of others who will."

"That's true!" Yan Bugui agreed, saying, "I was just thinking about what happened today. Something feels off."

Yang Ruihua asked curiously, "What's wrong?!"

Yan Bugui stared at his wife for a while and said, "He Yuzhu is acting strangely!"

Yang Ruihua scratched his head and muttered, "Something really isn't right." Then, changing the subject, he continued, "But then again, before, He Daqing was there to hold things up. Now it's just the two of them. This change is quite normal. If things were still the same as before, that wouldn't be normal."