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

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "I'm looking for Miss Jenny!"

"Please come with me!" With that, the lobby manager led He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e toward the lounge they had just been in.

Upon entering the lounge, the lobby manager gestured for He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e to sit down before leaving. A short while later, Jenny entered and greeted them, "Mr. He, you've come so quickly!"

He Yuzhu smiled, and without further ado, opened the three sacks and said, "After deducting the house payment, the rest of the money inside, along with this gold, will be deposited into this young lady's account."

Jenny asked, "Mr. He, if I may be so bold as to ask, what is your relationship with this young lady?"

He Yuzhu replied, "She's my sister!" Then he said to Lou Xiao'e, "Xiao'e, give your ID card to Miss Jenny."

"Hey!" Lou Xiao'e didn't think much of it, opened her handbag and took out a small wallet. She took out her ID card from the wallet and handed it to Jenny.

Jenny took Lou Xiao'e's ID card, glanced at it, and pressed the bell on the table. A short while later, a female bank employee knocked and entered. Jenny said, "Call in three finance personnel and two security personnel."

"Yes!" The female employee acknowledged the order and left. About five or six minutes later, five bank employees entered, and Tan Lingya followed them in.

He Yuzhu saw Tan Lingya and called out, "Aunt Tan!"

"Mom! What brings you here?!" Lou Xiao'e exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Tan Lingya. Tan Lingya replied, "I saw you and Zhuzi go into the bank, so I came to check on you."

He Yuzhu said, "Aunt Tan, I bought two villas in the hillside. Could you and Xiao'e help take care of them? Also, I think Xiao'e has a talent for investing. So I plan to provide the money, and Xiao'e will provide the expertise. If we make a profit, we'll split it 40/60, with me getting 40% and Xiao'e getting 60%. If we lose money, it's all on me."

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words and seeing the money and gold in the sack, Tan Lingya's face showed surprise. Tan Lingya said, "Yuzhu, this is no small sum. You'd better think carefully!"

He Yuzhu nodded emphatically and said, "I've thought it through!" Then, he looked at Jenny and said, "Ms. Jenny, could you please have your bank's legal department draft a contract? I'll cover the service fee!"

"Okay!" Jenny then called the lawyer. He Yuzhu spoke with the lawyer, who immediately went to the side to begin drafting the contract.

Half an hour later, the lawyer had drafted the contract. After He Yuzhu reviewed it, he added some details and then handed the contract to Lou Xiao'e.

After reading the contract, Lou Xiao'e looked at He Yuzhu with an incredulous expression, tears of emotion welling in her eyes. He Yuzhu said, "Xiao'e, your brother Zhu can afford to pay this money! If you can really pay it all back, that'll be quite an achievement!"

Tan Lingya asked, "May I take a look at this contract?!"

"Of course!" After saying that, He Yuzhu gestured to Lou Xiao'e to give the contract to Tan Lingya.

Tan Lingya took the contract from Lou Xiao'e and examined it carefully. After about five or six minutes, Tan Lingya returned the contract to He Yuzhu and asked, "Yuzhu, why are you being so nice to Xiao'e?! What are you after?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "If we can't be husband and wife in this life, then we'll be siblings, half-siblings. Besides, I'll be leaving Gangcheng once I've finished my business. It's better for Xiao'e to practice and gain some experience than to leave this money to gather dust in my place." With that, He Yuzhu picked up a pen, signed his name on the contract, and handed it to Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e hesitated for a moment before taking the pen and signing her name. About an hour later, the money was counted, and the gold had been verified and weighed. After deducting the house payment, Jenny filled in the remaining amount and the quantity of gold on the contract between He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e, which the lawyer had just drafted. She handed the contract to the lawyer. He Yuzhu took out a wad of US dollars, counted out one thousand dollars, and handed it to the lawyer, saying, "Attorney Tony, this is your fee!"

"Thank you, Mr. He! I'll register these two contracts and bring them to you both right away!" With that, Attorney Tony took the contracts and left.

Jenny said, "Mr. He, please wait here for a moment. Miss Lou will come with me to complete the formalities!"

"Okay!" He Yuzhu said, picking up his coffee cup.

After Lou Xiao'e left with Jenny, Tan Lingya said, "Zhu Zi, you know our current situation. I won't stand on ceremony with you!"

He Yuzhu asked, "Aunt Tan, what are your plans for the future?!"

Tan Lingya sighed and replied, "What plans could I possibly have! As long as Xiao'e is well, that's more important than anything else."

He Yuzhu then asked, "Aunt Tan, is Boss Lou coming to your place now?!"

Tan Lingya replied, "I come over occasionally, but never overnight. Lou Zhenhua has three wives besides me. Apart from some savings, his other companies and factories are controlled by his first and second wives. He has to compromise to settle the old buddies who came with us."

Although Tan Lingya didn't say it explicitly, He Yuzhu sensed the helplessness in her words. He Yuzhu said, "Aunt Tan, Xiao'e needs people to manage her affairs if she wants to grow her business. You need to help her vet them in this regard."

Tan Lingya laughed and said, "You little rascal, you're quite the sly fox!" Then she asked, "When are you leaving?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I just came here out of curiosity. I didn't expect to run into Xiao'e. I'll take care of what I need to do these next two days and then go back. Anyway, I can't stay here any longer. I'll come back if I have the chance. If not, I'll just have to wait."

"Brother Zhu!" About ten minutes later, Jenny brought Lou Xiao'e in from outside.

He Yuzhu asked, "Is everything done?!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded and said, "Everything's taken care of! I also bought a few more buildings!"

He Yuzhu said, "You can make your own decisions about investments; you don't need to ask me!"

Jenny handed a file folder to He Yuzhu and said, "Mr. He, your ID card and the property deeds for the two villas are inside. Please take a look!"

He Yuzhu took the file bag, opened it, looked at the contents, and then put it back, saying, "No problem!" He then took out two hundred US dollars and handed it to Jenny, saying, "Ms. Jenny, thank you for your hard work today!"

Jenny took the money and said, "Mr. He, shall I go with you to see the house now?"

"Okay!" He Yuzhu replied, and led Lou Xiao'e and her daughter out of the lounge with Jenny.

A little over ten minutes later, the car arrived at the villa in the hillside. He Yuzhu got out of the car, looked at the villa in front of him, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. Then he looked at Lou Xiao'e and said, "Xiao'e, these two villas are now yours."

Lou Xiao'e smiled and chimed in, "Brother Zhu, don't worry! I'll definitely take good care of these two houses for you."