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

He Yuzhu said, "Isn't this a case of learning from my mistakes?! My house was burgled before. I felt that it wasn't safe to keep money at home. Besides, dressed like this, who would think that a half-grown boy like me has so much money on me?"

"That's true!" Wang Xia agreed, and said, "Come on, I'll take you to get the paperwork done right away."

"Hey!" He Yuzhu followed Wang Xia out of the office.

With Wang Xia assisting, the procedures were completed quickly. From paying the money to receiving the new house and land deeds, it only took fifteen minutes. Even the three main rooms in courtyard number 95 were transferred to He Yushui's name. Moreover, for convenience, He Yuzhu planned to separate the households once He Daqing's affairs in Baocheng were completely settled and he returned.

After lunch, He Yuzhu said goodbye to Xu Dali and took He Yushui home because he had things to do at home in the afternoon. No sooner had He Yuzhu and his sister arrived than Qian Bin arrived with his men.

Hearing the commotion, He Yuzhu came out of his house and respectfully greeted, "Sixth Uncle!"

Qian Bin said, "Zhu Zi, I checked the main house yesterday and there's not much there. I'll bring some people to move the things to the side room first. You and Yu Shui can make do in the side room for a couple of days."

"Alright! Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Liu!" After saying that, He Yuzhu took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes and gave it to Qian Bin, and then took out a pack of Feima cigarettes and gave one pack to each of the people Qian Bin brought.

Seeing the cigarette, Qian Bin smiled and said, "Zhu Zi, you're young, but you're quite the gentleman!"

He Yuzhu said, "Sixth Uncle, when you ask someone for a favor, you should have the right attitude." With that, He Yuzhu took out the certificate from the Military Control Commission and handed it to Qian Bin, saying, "Sixth Uncle, the certificate is ready. Please take a look!"

Qian Bin took the certificate, looked at it, and said, "You've done a pretty thorough job, kid." Then Qian Bin put the certificate away and said, "I'll keep these. I'll give them to you when the house is repaired. I'll take some people to help you move your things to the side room first." After saying that, Qian Bin shouted and led his people to move the things from the main room to the side room next door.

After the items were moved, Qian Bin and his men began to remove the tiles and scrape off the plaster from the walls. He Yuzhu boiled a kettle of water, placed it at the door, and called out, "Sixth Uncle, the water is here. Help yourselves if you're thirsty."

"Understood! You take your work and don't worry about us." With that, Qian Bin sent two people to bring over the bricks and other materials.

Seeing that he didn't need to help, He Yuzhu took Yushui out. After walking for about half an hour, He Yuzhu brought He Yushui to the library. He Yuzhu picked out a few comic books for He Yushui and let her sit and read them while he browsed around the library. A short while later, He Yuzhu returned to He Yushui's side with a copy of *Qimin Yaoshu* and a Russian textbook. He quickly sat down and took out a bag of snacks from his bag, giving them to He Yushui.

About half an hour later, someone suddenly asked, "Can we sit here?!"

"Okay!" He Yuzhu replied, looking up to see Lou Xiao'e standing in front of him. He Yushui, standing beside him, exclaimed with delight upon seeing Lou Xiao'e, "Sister Xiao'e!"

Lou Xiao'e sat down opposite He Yushui and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?!"

He Yushui replied softly, "My brother was free this afternoon. The house is under construction, and it's too cold outside. So he brought me here." With that, He Yushui very obsequiously pushed the snacks He Yuzhu had given her towards Lou Xiao'e, saying, "Sister Xiao'e, try some! My brother made these. Tell me what you like, and I'll have him make some and send it to you later."

Lou Xiao'e glanced at He Yuzhu secretly and said with a smile, "Yushui, you're too kind."

"We're good friends, this is only natural!" After saying that, He Yushui asked, "Xiao'e, what are you doing here?! Are you alone?!"

Lou Xiao'e said, "School hasn't started yet, and it's too boring to stay at home alone. So I came out for a walk. I ended up here."

He Yushui said with some envy, "It's so good that you can study. I won't be able to start school until the second half of this year."

He Yuzhu asked, "Lou Xiao'e, are you alone?!"

Lou Xiao'e pointed to two people not far away and said, "My father sent bodyguards to follow me."

He Yuzhu immediately felt relieved when he saw that someone was following him.

Lou Xiao'e, who was constantly watching He Yuzhu, noticed every change in his facial expression. A surge of joy filled Lou Xiao'e: "It seems he's still worried about me?!" She didn't know when, but He Yuzhu had entered Lou Xiao'e's heart. Although He Yuzhu looked older than his age, he gave Lou Xiao'e a strange sense of security.

After sitting in the library for a while, with Lou Xiao'e around, He Yushui and He Yuzhu lost their interest in reading. He Yuzhu got a library card and borrowed the two books he had chosen, along with the comic book He Yushui was reading.

He Yuzhu led He Yushui and Lou Xiao'e out of the library and walked along the street. Soon after, He Yuzhu led the two into Donglaishun Restaurant. Seeing the surprised look on Lou Xiao'e's face, He Yuzhu smiled and said, "It's getting late, and it's so cold outside. Let's eat some mutton to warm up. That way, you won't be cold when you get back." With that, He Yuzhu led He Yushui and Lou Xiao'e to a table by the window and sat down. Then, He Yuzhu skillfully ordered all the dishes.

Before long, the waiter brought out the pot and dishes one after another. He Yuzhu prepared dipping sauces for He Yushui and Lou Xiao'e, saying, "Don't just look at me, start eating!" He then quickly mixed his own dipping sauce and put the mutton fat into the pot. After a while, He Yuzhu started adding the meat. He placed the blanched meat into He Yushui and Lou Xiao'e's bowls.

They ate and chatted, finding themselves increasingly compatible. Over the course of a hotpot meal, He Yushui and Lou Xiao'e had become like sisters. Seeing their familiarity, He Yuzhu, though saying nothing, was secretly overjoyed. With He Yushui's help, marrying Lou Xiao'e would be a sure thing!

A little after four o'clock in the afternoon, He Yuzhu paid the bill and left Donglaishun with He Yushui and Lou Xiao'e. Originally, He Yuzhu wanted Lou Xiao'e to go back with the bodyguard. However, before He Yuzhu could speak, seeing Lou Xiao'e's reluctant expression, he softened. He could only take He Yushui to send Lou Xiao'e back first.

"Dad! Mom!" Lou Xiao'e returned home and saw her parents sitting in the living room. Lou Xiao'e cautiously greeted them.

Tan Lingya asked, "Where did you go?! Why are you back so late?!"

Lou Xiao'e replied, "I went to the library first, and then I went to eat at Donglaishun with two friends."

Lou Zhenhua asked curiously, "What kind of friend?!"