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

At the same time, Xu Damao heard a knock on the door. He opened it and saw He Daqing and Liang Wanping standing there. He Daqing greeted them, "Uncle He!" Then he turned and called out, "Dad! Uncle He is here!"

Xu Wude walked to the door and asked, "Old He, what's up?"

He Daqing pulled an unopened pack of Double Happiness cigarettes from his pocket and stuffed it into Xu Wude's hand, saying, "Old Xu, I'm getting married today. This is my wife, Liang Wanping." Then He Daqing winked at Liang Wanping and said, "Wanping, this is Xu Wude, the projectionist at the steel mill!"

Liang Wanping grabbed a handful of candy from the cloth bag in He Daqing's hand and stuffed it into Xu Wude's hand, saying, "Projectionist Xu, these are my and Daqing's wedding candy. Enjoy!"

Xu Wude immediately offered his congratulations, saying, "Congratulations on your marriage!"

Standing to the side, Xu Damao, as if possessed, blurted out, "May you grow old together in happiness and have a child soon!"

He Daqing and Xu Wude remained expressionless upon hearing Xu Damao's words, but Liang Wanping blushed. Without a word, Liang Wanping grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into Xu Damao's hand, saying, "Xu Yingxiang, your son has such a sweet tongue."

Xu Wude laughed and said, "This kid's got a sharp tongue. Don't take it personally!"

"Old Xu, let's have a drink together sometime. I won't bother you today!" After saying that, He Daqing took Liang Wanping to the next house and delivered the candy. He Daqing then took Liang Wanping home.

After He Daqing and his wife left, Xu Wude returned to the table and sat down. Zheng Xiaoying asked, "He Daqing really got married?!"

"They've practically delivered the candy to our doorstep," Xu Wude said. "How can we not get married?!"

Xu Damao couldn't help but say, "Shazhu is just a fool! How could he agree to his father remarrying?! Isn't he afraid his father will give birth to another brother?!"

Xu Wude rolled his eyes at his son and said, "Da Mao, do you really think that just because He Yuzhu disagrees, He Daqing won't remarry?! If He Daqing really wants to get married, He Yuzhu can't stop him at all. That's where He Yuzhu's cleverness lies. Since he can't be the bad guy by stopping him, he might as well go with the flow and be the good guy. That way, not only will He Daqing remember He Yuzhu's kindness, but even his stepmother will remember it. Under such circumstances, if that woman treats He Yuzhu and his sister badly, the neighbors' gossip will drown her."

Zheng Xiaoying then asked, "Old Xu, how did your checkup at the hospital go?!"

Xu Wude sighed and said, "The test results are exactly as He Yuzhu said. But it's not too bad; it's still treatable. I've used my connections to find a traditional Chinese medicine doctor; I'll go get some medicine tomorrow."

Zheng Xiaoying then asked, "What about Da Mao?!"

Xu Wude said, "It's always good to have more skills. If Da Mao really doesn't want to study, I'll teach him how to project movies and how to drive. With his brains, he'll be more than capable of being a driver for a leader." Then Xu Wude looked at Xu Da Mao and instructed him, "Da Mao! If you want to drive for a leader in the future, you must watch your mouth. You must know what to say and what not to say."

Xu Damao asked excitedly, "Dad, are you really going to teach me how to drive a car?!"

Xu Wude nodded, opened the pack of cigarettes He Daqing had given him, took one out, lit it, took a couple of puffs, and then said, "After all, Da Mao is the only son of our Xu family. I don't want the Xu family line to end with him."

Back home, He Daqing had barely sat down when Liang Wanping brought a basin of water for washing his feet to him. She placed the basin on the ground and said, "Brother Daqing, you must be tired after a long day. Soak your feet to relax."

"Yes!" He Daqing responded, took off his shoes and socks, put his feet in the basin, and said, "Wanping, I'll go to the factory tomorrow and ask if they need any workers. If they do, that would be great. If not, I'll think of something else."

Liang Wanping said, "Brother Daqing, I know you mean well. But I don't want to look for a job right now. I want to take this time to get to know Yushui better."

Upon hearing Liang Wanping's words, He Daqing's face lit up with joy. He said, "Wanping! I was tricked before and ran away to Baocheng with someone. I did neglect these two children during that time. Although I'm back now, they still harbor some resentment towards me. Although they have no objections to my marriage, I know in my heart that they still have some opinions about me."

Liang Wanping said, "Brother Daqing, please stop talking. Since I chose to marry you, I have to accept everything about you. Your children are also my children. No matter whether we have children in the future or not, I will treat them as my own. As long as the children are well, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little grievance sometimes."

He Daqing sighed deeply and said, "It's enough that you have the intention. I think as long as we treat them sincerely, the siblings won't treat us badly either."

After washing his feet, He Daqing sat and smoked for a while, waiting for Liang Wanping to finish washing up. He Daqing then stubbed out his cigarette, picked up Liang Wanping, and carried her into the inner room. It was truly a case of an old man suddenly feeling youthful again. (A thousand words omitted here.)

Nothing happened that night. A little after six the next morning, He Daqing woke up. Looking at Liang Wanping lying beside him, her brow furrowed, He Daqing smiled. Last night, He Daqing had personally led the charge, routing Liang Wanping's forces. While cleaning up the battlefield, He Daqing suddenly noticed a pool of blood on the bed. The instant he saw the blood, He Daqing thought to himself, "I've struck gold!" At the same time, he regretted being too ruthless. He Daqing gently comforted Liang Wanping before they fell asleep in each other's arms.

Seeing that it was getting late, He Daqing picked up his clothes to get up when Liang Wanping woke up. He Daqing hurriedly said, "Wife, you rest first. Dinner is ready, I'll bring it to you." After saying that, He Daqing quickly dressed and went out.

After washing up and preparing breakfast, He Daqing first took it to Liang Wanping's room to serve her a good meal before returning to the kitchen to eat breakfast with He Yuzhu and his sister. Afterward, He Daqing sent He Yuzhu and his sister away.

Time flew by, and Sunday arrived in the blink of an eye. He Yuzhu originally planned to sleep in late and go straight to the Lou family's house after getting up. However, He Yushui had been thinking about it and woke him up a little after five in the morning. After breakfast, the two siblings spent some time at home in a daze. Around seven in the morning, He Yuzhu finally pushed his bicycle and took He Yushui out.

Just after eight o'clock in the morning, He Yuzhu and his sister arrived at the outer gate of the Lou mansion. As He Yuzhu was about to ring the doorbell, the door opened, and Lou Xiao'e, seeing the two siblings at the door, immediately broke into a bright smile, excitedly saying, "I thought you two weren't coming!!"