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

Watching Butler Fu's retreating figure, Lou Zhenhua muttered to himself, "I'm getting old, I don't have the ambition I used to have. I can't deny getting old! But even if I'm old, you can't just fool me like that!" Lou Zhenhua stubbed out his cigar and left the living room.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, He Yuzhu, who hadn't slept all night, came out of the house. After washing up, he went to the kitchen and made himself a bowl of dumplings. After eating the dumplings, He Yuzhu took the offerings, pushed his bicycle, and went out.

More than an hour later, He Yuzhu arrived at the cemetery on his bicycle. After parking it, he rolled up his sleeves and began clearing away the weeds. Just as he finished, before he could even set up incense and offerings, a hoarse voice rang out: "Old Xing, you haven't forgotten this place, have you?!"

Xing Zhiguo replied, "It's right ahead, how could I possibly be wrong?!"

He Yuzhu quickly set out the incense, candles, and offerings, then turned to Li Yunlong and the others, greeting them with a smile, "Uncle Zhao, Uncle Li, Uncle Xing, you've arrived?!"

Li Yunlong walked up to Zhang Dabiao's cenotaph and said, "Dabiao! Old Li has come to see you! Why the hell did you leave so early?! Even if you left, you didn't even say goodbye to Old Li?! You're such a jerk."

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo then walked over. Zhao Gang looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Not bad, kid!"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "These are things I should do."

Li Yunlong snapped out of his daze, looked at He Yuzhu, and said, "I've heard about your skills. It's a shame you're not in the army."

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle Li, it's not that I don't want to go, but my Aunt Wang won't let me."

Xing Zhiguo said, "Old Li! Don't listen to this kid. One reason is that Wang Xia disagrees. Another reason is that this kid is lazy."

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle Xing, laziness is also a skill. As long as you don't make mistakes or affect your work, being a little lazy isn't a bad thing. Laziness means you won't have ambition, you won't block other people's way, and you won't be taken advantage of. You've all been through gunfire. Especially Uncle Li, whose experience is much richer than Uncle Zhao's and Uncle Xing's. Take my advice, when you have time, you should ask Uncle Li to tell you about things before the War of Resistance. They say talking about the past and present is good!"

"Talking about the past and present?!" At this moment, a dark light flashed quickly in Li Yunlong's eyes.

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo both looked at Li Yunlong simultaneously.

Li Yunlong immediately put on a fake smile and said, "Why are you all looking at me?! I'm not some young maid or young wife!" After saying that, Li Yunlong looked at He Yuzhu and said, "I'm leaving Beijing on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Come to the guesthouse to find me on the fourth day. Let's have a good talk."

"Alright! I'll definitely go on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year." With that, He Yuzhu took out two bottles of wine, giving one to Li Yunlong and opening the other, placing it in front of Zhang Dabiao's tombstone. Then, He Yuzhu took out some paper money and placed it beside it. About half an hour later, He Yuzhu burned the paper money. He said goodbye to Li Yunlong and the other two, then pushed his bicycle and left.

After He Yuzhu left, Xing Zhiguo asked, "Old Li, what are your plans with Old Zhao?"

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang exchanged a glance and said, "Nothing much."

Xing Zhiguo said, "Since there's nothing planned, why don't you come to my house and we can have a good chat?"

Zhao Gang laughed and said, "Alright! Old Li, let's go beat up that nouveau riche Old Xing today."

Li Yunlong chuckled and joked, "Look at Lao Xing's physique, that kid has really gotten fat these past two years."

He Yuzhu left the cemetery and rode his bicycle at breakneck speed. A little after nine in the morning, he arrived at his master's house. He Yuzhu got off his bicycle and knocked on the door.

A short while later, the door opened. He Yuzhu saw who it was and called out, "Master's wife!"

"Oh?! Zhu Zi's here?! Come in quickly!" Xi Juan said, stepping aside. He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle in and asked, "Master's wife, how are you and my master feeling?!"

Xi Juan closed the courtyard gate and replied, "Your master and I are in good health!" Then she asked, "Why didn't Yu Shui come with you?!"

He Yuzhu said, "My stepmother is pregnant. My dad was called to cook by Boss Lou today. He was worried about leaving my stepmother home alone, so he asked Yushui to keep her company!"

Xi Juan sighed and said, "Your father can finally find some solace."

He Yuzhu smiled and asked, "Master's wife, where is my master?!"

Xi Juan said, "Your master?! He's inside playing with the children!"

"Zhu Zi is here?!" As soon as Xi Juan finished speaking, Tian Zhenyue came out of the house carrying a child.

"Master!" He Yuzhu exclaimed, asking, "Master, the child in your arms isn't my brother Tian Qi's second son, is it?!"

Tian Zhenyue said, "It's your brother Tian Qi's second child. The baby was just over 100 days old when he was sent over."

He Yuzhu said, "Master, my brother Tian Qi and his wife have had a tough time too."

"They have it tough, but we have it easy?!" Tian Zhenyue retorted, then turned and went inside. He Yuzhu made a face at Xi Juan, picked up his things, and followed Xi Juan into the living room.

"Zhu Zi! Sit down!" He Yuzhu entered the living room and put the things he was carrying on the table. Xi Juan invited He Yuzhu to sit down and made a cup of malted milk powder and placed it in front of him.

"Thank you, Master's wife!" He Yuzhu picked up the cup, took a sip of malted milk powder, and asked, "Master, you look quite well lately. Is something good happening?"

Tian Zhenyue glared at He Yuzhu, annoyed, and said, "I'm this old, what good things could possibly come of me?!"

He Yuzhu said, "That's not necessarily true." Then he looked at his master's wife.

Xi Juan said, "Your brother Tian Yong and his wife were transferred back from the Northeast after the New Year."

He Yuzhu said excitedly, "This is great news. Now all that's missing is Tian Qi and his wife. Your family is finally reunited."

Tian Zhenyue asked, "Zhu Zi, are you still hiding in the Military Control Commission?!"

"Where else could I go if I didn't hide in the Military Control Commission?!" After saying that, He Yuzhu picked up his cup, took a sip of malted milk to calm himself down, and continued, "Master, I like cooking. But I can only treat cooking as a hobby, never as a profession."

Tian Zhenyue sighed, saying with a regretful expression, "That He Daqing has caused a lot of harm!"

He Yuzhu said, "Master, I'm doing pretty well now! Don't underestimate this small purchasing job. There's plenty of profit in it! If you ever need anything at home, just tell me, and I'll get it for you."

"Alright! I'll remember that!" With that, Tian Zhenyue handed the child to his wife and said, "Stop talking! Go to the kitchen and let me see if your cooking skills have gotten worse!"

"Yes!" He Yuzhu responded and followed Tian Zhenyue out of the living room.