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

He Yuzhu returned to the central courtyard and went straight into the kitchen. He Daqing, seeing He Yuzhu return, smiled and said, "Yuzhu, you did a great job this time!"

He Yuzhu said dismissively, "I used to think the Yan family was a bunch of lowlifes. I was too lazy to deal with them. This time, I'm just teaching them a lesson. If they don't learn their lesson, I don't mind sending them to find Yi Zhonghai."

He Daqing said, "Zhu Zi, you're well-informed in the Military Control Commission. When exactly will Yi Zhonghai be executed?!"

He Yuzhu said, "The deaf old woman's involvement is far too extensive. Although their fates are already decided, we must wait until the deaf old woman's case is fully understood before we can deal with them."

He Daqing said, "You know what, that deaf old woman is really resourceful. Right after liberation, a military representative surnamed Yang came to the factory. If nothing unexpected had happened, after this merger, he would have at least gotten a deputy factory director position, even if he wasn't the factory director. But he got involved with that deaf old woman. Now, he's not even a factory director anymore, and nobody knows where he is."

He Yuzhu understood who He Daqing was referring to. He Yuzhu continued, "Dad, no matter who the old deaf man is connected to, it has nothing to do with us. We shouldn't think about it too much. Let's just live our own lives." Then, He Yuzhu thought of Jia Dongxu and asked, "Dad, how's Jia Dongxu doing at the factory now?!"

He Daqing laughed and said, "He was so arrogant before because Yi Zhonghai was protecting him, but now he's in a terrible state. No master craftsman in the factory is willing to teach him anything. Even Liu Haizhong in the backyard doesn't like him. Now he's doing the hardest work every day. I reckon it won't be long before he can't take it anymore. People used to say that marrying a bad wife ruins three generations; I didn't believe it before, but now I completely believe it. With Jia Zhangshi, this scourge, in the Jia family, they'll never recover."

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at He Daqing, then turned to He Yushui and asked, "Yushui, have you finished your homework?!"

He Yushui replied, "It's already ready!"

He Yuzhu continued, "Yushui, if anyone from the Yan family bullies you at school, come home and tell me. I'll help you get revenge. Don't keep it to yourself, understand?!"

He Yushui nodded heavily and said, "Brother, don't worry! I know what I'm doing, and I won't let them bully me anymore."

In the TV series, He Yushui was able to get into high school under such circumstances, which shows she's incredibly smart. The reason she doesn't know how to deal with this situation now is entirely because He Yuzhu has protected her too much. Today, being bullied by Yan Jiefang has actually taught He Yushui how to protect herself.

The next day, He Yushui arrived at school and won over many classmates with snacks. She then used these classmates to spread numerous rumors about the Yan family. The content of these rumors was meticulously fabricated by Xu Damao, achieving a ratio of seven parts truth to three parts falsehood, making them absolutely investigable.

After some time had passed, one afternoon in late November, Yan Bugui was just about to slip away when he was notified that the principal wanted to see him. With trepidation, Yan Bugui arrived at the principal's office door and knocked.

Hearing the knock, Principal Ge called out, "Come in!"

After receiving permission, Yan Bugui pushed open the door and went in, smiling as he asked, "Principal, you wanted to see me?!"

"Teacher Yan! Please sit down!" Principal Ge gestured for Yan Bugui to sit down and went straight to the point: "Teacher Yan, have you heard about some rumors circulating at school lately?"

Yan Bugui replied awkwardly, "I've heard a little about it!"

Principal Ge then asked, "Teacher Yan, what do you think of the content of these rumors?!"

Yan Bugui was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Principal, you yourself said it's all rumors. If it's a rumor, how could it possibly be true?!"

Principal Ge spoke with Yan Bugui today hoping to give him a chance to confess. However, he didn't expect Yan Bugui to be so stubborn and not cherish this opportunity. Principal Ge said, "Teacher Yan, since the rumors started, our school and higher-level leaders have paid close attention. Therefore, we sent people to investigate the rumors. But unexpectedly, the results of the investigation shocked us. It's not that these rumors are false, but that they are all true! Teacher Yan, shouldn't you explain this to me?!"

Yan Bugui weakly defended himself, saying, "Principal, the mistakes I made were just minor flaws. They say a flaw doesn't detract from the overall merit. I didn't affect the teaching progress."

Principal Ge said, "You haven't affected the teaching schedule. However, your actions have tarnished the school's reputation." After a slight pause, Principal Ge continued, "After discussion and research by the school leadership and reporting to higher authorities, we have made adjustments to your work. Yan Bugui is no longer suitable to be a teacher due to your personal reasons. From now on, you will take over the work of Teacher Yao Yijin, responsible for the school library and school cleaning. Your monthly salary will be reduced to 28 yuan."

"What?!" Yan Bugui's face changed drastically upon hearing this news, and he hurriedly said, "Principal, please give me another chance! I will definitely change!"

Principal Ge said, "Teacher Yan, we didn't investigate your family background because you've always been a dedicated teacher. This outcome is entirely your own fault! I have other matters to attend to; you may leave now."

Seeing that the principal was no longer willing to talk to him, Yan Bugui could only sigh, swallow the words he was about to say, and leave the principal's office like a walking corpse.

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. With school letting out, the news of Yan Bugui's transfer to logistics spread like wildfire. Yang Ruihua saw Yan Bugui return from outside, looking somewhat off, and hurriedly asked, "Old Yan, what's wrong?!"

Yan Bugui was told: "I don't know which bastard spread the rumors about me. Now the school is investigating. I've been transferred to the logistics department to look after the library and sweep the garbage."

"What?!" Yang Ruihua's face immediately showed an incredulous expression as he asked, "Old Yan, what should we do now?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "I don't know what to do either! I wish I knew!"

Yang Ruihua then asked, "Old Yan, do you know who spread those rumors?!"

Yan Bugui shook his head and said, "I wish I knew! But I suspect these rumors are related to people in our institute."

Yang Ruihua said, "There are only a few people in our courtyard who like to spread rumors. But these past few days, Jia Zhangshi's leg seems to have healed; I've seen her running around outside every few days. I wonder what she's doing out there?!"

"What did you say?!" Yan Bugui asked directly, as if he had caught something off guard. "Are you sure Jia Zhangshi goes out every few days?!"

Yang Ruihua replied, "I'm at the door every day, how could I be wrong?!"