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

He Daqing was taken aback, then asked, "Zhu Zi, what did you discover?!"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "When I came back, I heard from the people in the courtyard that Qin Huairu was pushed by Jia Zhangshi and fell down, which caused her to give birth prematurely. I found it a bit strange."

He Daqing said, "This is their family matter, it has nothing to do with us. Why are you meddling so much?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I'm just curious!"

He Daqing laughed and said, "What's there to be curious about?! It's not your child, why are you so curious?!" Then, changing the subject, he cautioned, "Zhuzi, let me warn you! Qin Huairu is not a simple woman. Avoid contact with her in the future. Be careful she doesn't leech off you!"

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, "Could it be that He Daqing has also been reborn?!" However, He Yuzhu quickly dismissed the idea, saying, "Father, have you noticed something?!"

He Daqing glanced outside and said, "Your father has seen quite a few women in my life. I wouldn't say I understand all women, but I understand about five or six tenths of them. I saw Qin Huairu on her first day she entered the house. Although she controlled her gait well, it couldn't hide the fact that she was no longer a virgin. There are only two possibilities. Either she had already slept with Jia Dongxu before their wedding banquet, or she had a relationship with someone else, and Jia Dongxu was just a backup. I reckon the second possibility is more likely."

He Yuzhu feigned ignorance and asked, "Father, if Madam Jia finds out her grandson isn't from the Jia family, won't she make a scene?!"

He Daqing said, "That's hard to say. Anyway, don't interfere in their family affairs."

He Yuzhu said, "Dad, I'm already being nice by not stirring things up. Why would I interfere in their family's affairs?! I'm not crazy." Then He Yuzhu looked outside and laughed, "Dad, the other day I saw that guy who tried to cheat me out of steamed buns with counterfeit money. I taught him a lesson."

"What are you two talking about that makes you so happy?!" Liang Wanping walked in from outside as soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking.

He Daqing replied, "This kid's trying to curry favor with me!!"

"Taking credit?!" Liang Wanping looked at He Daqing and then at He Yuzhu with a puzzled expression.

He Daqing said, "I used to call Zhuzi 'Silly Zhu'."

Liang Wanping chimed in, "I know about this. You told me." Then she asked, "What happened?!"

He Daqing said, "This kid ran into the guy who tried to scam him out of steamed buns with counterfeit money a few days ago. This kid beat him up."

Liang Wanping said, "This is great news!"

He Yuzhu said, "Back then I was young, and the circumstances were special. That's why I was deceived. If it were now?! If he dared to deceive me, I would definitely send him to jail and make him spend the rest of his life behind bars."

Liang Wanping asked, "Brother Daqing, the Jia family's daughter-in-law next door gave birth. Should we send some things over to visit her?"

He Daqing said, "Our family and their family are enemies. Even if you give them the best things, they won't thank you. We shouldn't try to win them over with our kindness."

He Yuzhu continued, "Aunt Liang, Jia Zhangshi is an insatiable person. If you give her one yuan, she thinks you're stingy. If you give her a hundred yuan, she thinks it's just right. No matter how much you give her, she'll never be satisfied. And she'll never be grateful. It's better for us to eat comfortably ourselves than to give them food."

"Brother! Is dinner ready?! I'm starving!" Just then, He Yushui rushed in from outside. Xu Xiaoling followed her in.

He Yuzhu quickly replied, "Alright! Everyone, go wash your hands!"

When Xu Xiaoling heard that He Yuzhu's family was having dinner, she was about to head home when He Daqing called her back. At the family's warm invitation, Xu Xiaoling had dinner at He Yuzhu's house.

After dinner, He Yushui and Xu Xiaoling went to play in the backyard. Liang Wanping also went back to her room to rest. Only He Daqing and his son He Yuzhu remained in the kitchen. He Daqing lit a cigarette, took a couple of puffs, and asked, "Yuzhu, what are your thoughts on the future?!"

"What opinions could we possibly have?! We're just ordinary people. As long as we live our lives well, what those outsiders do is none of our business." With that, He Yuzhu quickly washed the dishes and chopsticks, then sat down next to He Daqing and continued, "Dad, I heard that in the future, workers will be paid according to their skill levels. Chefs will be the same. When it's time to take the chef's exam, don't just take it at the factory. Try to take it with the top chefs outside. Maybe you can use your skills to get a better job?!"

He Daqing said with a smile, "Zhuzi, your father is getting old. He's lost the drive he used to have. Now he just wants to live a peaceful life."

He Yuzhu understood what He Daqing was worried about and said with a smile, "Dad, I know what you're worried about! We just need to do what's in line with the trend. As long as we don't go against it, that's fine."

He Daqing chatted with He Yuzhu for a while, then, seeing that it was getting late, He Daqing went back to his room. He Yuzhu stayed in the kitchen for a while, closing all the windows and locking them from the inside. After leaving the kitchen, He Yuzhu locked the door.

A little after eight o'clock in the evening, all the lights in He Yuzhu's house were off. After a while, Jia Zhangshi got out of bed. She found a cloth bag in the house and tiptoed out. Soon, she reached the kitchen door of He Yuzhu's house. Just as she was about to push the door open, she saw in the moonlight that the kitchen door was locked. Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi's expression changed slightly, and she muttered to herself, "What does the He family mean by this?! Who are they keeping an eye on?!" Then Jia Zhangshi went to the window and pushed it. She found that the window was also locked from the inside. Jia Zhangshi was instantly furious. She then went home, grabbed a thin wire, and returned to the kitchen door of He Yuzhu's house. Jia Zhangshi used the wire to poke at the lock, but no matter how hard she tried, the lock wouldn't open. Frustrated, Jia Zhangshi could only angrily go home.

Hearing the noise, He Yuzhu got out of bed, walked to the window and looked outside, just in time to see Jia Zhangshi returning home.

After a while, He Yuzhu saw that the Jia family's door was closed. He Yuzhu immediately opened the door and went out. Reaching the kitchen doorway, He Yuzhu picked up the lock hanging on the door and inspected it, noticing slight pry marks on the keyhole. He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh: "No wonder Bang Geng is known as the Saint of Thieves, turns out he's got it all in his veins?!" He Yuzhu knew in his heart that Jia Zhangshi hadn't succeeded this time, but she would definitely try again. He Yuzhu planned to find an opportunity to teach Jia Zhangshi a lesson.