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

Yan Bufu and his two companions exchanged glances and went inside. Yan Bugui opened the jewelry box, took out a stack of house deeds and land deeds, and said, "The rent for the past few years is all here. It totals 4200 yuan."

Yan Bufu gave Yan Buhua a wink. Yan Buhua stepped forward, took out the money, nodded, and then divided it into four parts. Next, Yan Buhua picked up the house deed and land deed, examined them, and divided them into four parts according to the house's area. At this moment, Yan Burong took out the family division agreement he had prepared beforehand, filled in the amount and area of ​​the money and house, and then placed an inkpad next to the agreement.

Circumstances dictate actions, leaving one with no control over the situation. Yan Bugui sighed silently, picked up a pen, signed his name, and then pressed his fingerprint. Yan Bufu and his two brothers followed suit, signing their names and pressing their fingerprints. Then, the three Yan brothers took Yan Bugui to the military control commission to complete the house transfer procedures.

Although Yan Bugui tried to cause trouble several times during the transfer of ownership, he was intimidated by the murderous glares of Yan Bufu and his two companions. After completing the formalities, the three of them took the new house and land deeds, left Yan Bugui at the entrance of the Military Control Commission, and left.

Yan Bugui watched the backs of Yan Bufu and the other two, wanting to speak several times, but swallowing his words back. Yan Bugui moved slowly toward No. 95 courtyard like a walking corpse.

"Old Yan, are you alright?!" Yang Ruihua immediately went to greet Yan Bugui when he saw him return.

Yan Bugui shook his head, walked to the table and sat down. He couldn't help but sigh and said, "I planned everything, but I never expected to stumble at this time. Luckily, I had a backup plan, otherwise, given the situation today, all our belongings would have gone to them."

Yang Ruihua said, "I told you before that we should sell the house and leave Beijing with the money. But you just wouldn't believe me. Now look what's happened. So much stuff is gone."

Yan Bugui suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going to find He Yuzhu! I'll make him compensate me for my losses!"

Yang Ruihua stopped Yan Bugui, who was about to leave, and said, "Old Yan, what's the use of you looking for He Yuzhu?! Don't forget he works for the Military Control Commission. What if he makes things difficult for us if we anger him?! Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about our children!"

Yan Bugui slumped into a chair as if the last bit of strength had been drained from his body, tears streaming down his face. He muttered to himself, "Why is my life so miserable!"

He Yuzhu was unaware of Yan Bugui's family situation. Even if he did know, he would at most laugh and say, "Serves them right!" At this moment, He Yuzhu was busy preparing lunch at home. A little after ten o'clock in the morning, Na Jiu arrived with his wife and sister-in-law.

The plump auntie saw the newcomers and asked, "Comrades, who are you looking for?!"

Na Jiu replied, "We're looking for He Daqing. I'm his sworn brother."

The plump auntie sized up the three of them, then said with a smile, "Da Qing is at home! You can come in!"

Na Jiu nodded and walked past Aunt Pang with his wife and sister-in-law. Aunt Xie from the next courtyard, who was chatting with Aunt Pang, saw the three of them enter through the hanging flower gate and said, "This morning, I saw He Daqing go to the bathhouse and make himself look very neat. Do you think he might be going on a blind date today?!"

Sun Liugen's wife, Ge Zhaodi, said, "He Daqing wants to remarry, but do you think his son and daughter would agree?!"

The plump auntie laughed and said, "You don't understand He Yuzhu and his sister at all. They don't object to He Daqing remarrying. They just have a condition: he can't marry a widow with children."

"I never would have guessed that He Yuzhu and his sister were such good people!" Ge Zhaodi echoed thoughtfully.

Seeing Ge Zhaodi's appearance, Aunt Xie couldn't help but tease, "Old Sun's wife, judging by your appearance, are you planning to kick your husband to the curb and find someone else?!"

Ge Zhaodi snapped out of her reverie and said with a smile, "My husband Liugen is so good to me, I couldn't bear to dump him. I was thinking about my cousin. A couple of years ago, her husband went up the mountain to chop firewood and was gored by a wild boar. He didn't survive. Her in-laws disliked her, calling her a jinx, and sent her home. I was just thinking, she's a few years younger than He Daqing and doesn't have any children, maybe I could play matchmaker for them."

Aunt Pang said, "Liu Gen's family, why didn't you say so sooner?! If you had, we could have asked around for you."

Aunt Xie said, "Hey, Auntie Pang, it's not too late now!"

Auntie Pang glared at Aunt Xie and said, "Let's wait and see! What if they really are here for a blind date? If we rush in now, forget about getting married; we'll be lucky if we don't become enemies."

"Daqing! He Daqing!" Na Jiu called out as soon as she entered the courtyard. He Daqing heard the commotion and immediately ran out of the house, greeting her with a smile, "Big brother and sister-in-law, you've arrived?! Please come in!"

Na Jiu, along with his wife Liang Qingyue and sister-in-law Liang Wanping, followed He Daqing into the living room. After entering the house, Na Jiu looked around and said, "I must say, the house is much cleaner after all this cleaning. It looks much more comfortable."

He Daqing brewed three cups of tea and placed them in front of Na Jiu and the other two, saying, "Brother Na, you don't know. Now, our family is run by our Zhuzi."

Na Jiu asked, "What about the pillars and the rainwater?!"

"Grandpa!" Just then, He Yuzhu led He Yushui in from outside.

Na Jiu laughed and said, "Zhu Zi, you're doing a great job! You're actually able to make decisions for your father now!"

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, it's not that I want to make decisions for my father. Once bitten, twice shy. Yushui and I can't afford to go through what happened last time again. Besides, my father is only in his early forties, still young! Yushui and I understand that he wants to find someone who cares for him. But I've made it clear to my father. Remarriage is fine, but not with a widow who has children. They say that with a stepmother comes a stepfather. I'm afraid that if a stepmother comes with children, my father will neglect Yushui and hurt her."

Na Jiu was a straightforward and sensible person. Seeing that He Yuzhu had already gotten to the point, Na Jiu didn't mince words and said directly, "Da Qing, the woman next to me is your sister-in-law's cousin, Liang Wanping. She's also a woman with a tragic past. The day after her wedding, her husband went up the mountain to chop firewood and encountered Japanese soldiers during a raid. He was killed by them. Her in-laws disliked her and sent her back to her parents' home. For the past few years, she's been taking care of her elderly parents. Now that her parents have passed away, it's time for her to think about her own future. Da Qing, you two are about the same age. What do you think?!"