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

He Yuzhu smiled at Wang Xia and said, "Aunt Wang, I know what I'm doing, so don't worry!"

Wang Xia knew He Yuzhu's temper and knew she couldn't persuade him. So she stopped nagging and changed the subject, asking, "I heard you're planning to go hunting in the mountains in a couple of days?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Well, there are only a few days left until the New Year. I'm planning to go into the mountains to try my luck and see if I can find anything."

Wang Xia said, "Zhu Zi, could you get me two big wild boars?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Aunt Wang, I can't say all that. I can only say 'as much as I can!'"

Wang Xia smiled and said, "With you saying that, I'm relieved!"

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Wang Xia had barely finished speaking when there was a knock on the door. Wang Xia called out, "Come in!"

Cui Kaiyang pushed open the office door and handed the list to Wang Xia, saying, "Deputy District Chief Wang, all the items have been weighed. Here is the list; please take a look!"

Wang Xia took the list, glanced at its contents, and asked, "Old Cui, have you calculated the total price?"

Cui Kaiyang replied, "I've calculated it. It totals 3347.82 yuan."

"Let's not go for 82 cents, let's round it up to 3348 yuan." After saying that, Wang Xia signed the form, then handed it to Cui Kaiyang and said, "Zhu Zi, you go with Lao Cui to the finance department to collect the money!"

"Okay! I'll be going now!" After saying that, He Yuzhu followed Cui Kaiyang out of Wang Xia's office.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, just as dawn broke, presumably it was time to get the marriage certificate. He Yuzhu was so excited that he hadn't slept well all night. Yawning, He Yuzhu quickly washed up and went into the kitchen. He made himself a bowl of noodles, ate a simple meal, changed into his rarely worn Zhongshan suit, slung a satchel over his shoulder, and went out.

Before seven o'clock in the morning, He Yuzhu had already arrived at the entrance of the subdistrict office. After waiting for about twenty minutes, Song Ran arrived. Today, Song Ran had her hair in two braids with red ribbons tied in them, and she was wearing a purple woolen coat as she slowly walked towards He Yuzhu.

When He Yuzhu saw Song Ran arrive, he immediately went to greet her. Song Ran asked somewhat apologetically, "Have you been waiting long?!"

He Yuzhu shook his head and replied, "I just arrived a little while ago!" He then took a bunch of flowers from his bag and handed them to Song Ran, saying, "These are for you!"

Song Ran took the flowers, looked at them, and asked curiously, "Where did you get these flowers?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I made it myself when I had nothing else to do! It's winter now, and besides plum blossoms and osmanthus, there aren't any other flowers to see. After thinking it over, I decided to make it myself. No matter what, a wedding should have some ceremony."

Song Ran said, "I really like this bouquet of flowers!"

He Yuzhu grinned and said, "If you like it, that's good!" Then he urged, "The place where we issue marriage certificates is already open. Let's hurry in!"

"Yes!" Song Ran responded and followed He Yuzhu into the street office.

They entered the marriage registration office. Today, Gao Deshen, an old acquaintance of He Yuzhu, was in charge of the registration.

Gao Deshen saw He Yuzhu and asked with a smile, "Zhuzi, what brings you here today?!"

He Yuzhu took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes and a handful of assorted candies from his pocket and placed them on the table, saying, "Old Gao, these are my wedding cigarettes and candies. My girlfriend and I are here today to get our marriage certificate!" Then He Yuzhu took out his letter of introduction, work ID, and household registration booklet and placed them on the table.

Song Ran also took out her household registration book, letter of introduction, and work ID from her handbag and placed them next to He Yuzhu. Gao Deshen picked up their documents, looked at them, and immediately picked up a pen to write He Yuzhu and Song Ran's names and dates of birth on a piece of paper that looked like an award certificate.

Two copies of the marriage certificate were filled out by Gao Deshen, who then handed them to He Yuzhu and Song Ran, saying, "Congratulations on your marriage! May you have a long and happy life together and many children!"

"Thank you for your kind words!" He Yuzhu smiled and agreed, then led Song Ran away from the place where they had registered their marriage.

Upon reaching the entrance of the neighborhood office, He Yuzhu asked, "Wife, where are we going now?!"

Song Ran tilted her head and looked at He Yuzhu, asking in return, "Where do you want to go?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I'll listen to you!"

Song Ran thought for a moment and said, "I want to go see the Great Wall."

"Okay!" He Yuzhu replied, "Wait here for me, I'll go get the motorcycle!"

"Hey!" Song Ran responded, watching He Yuzhu leave with a bright smile on her face. Just then, Song Zhaohong appeared beside Song Ran on his bicycle, followed her gaze, looked ahead, and asked, "Little sister, what are you looking at?!"

"Nothing?!" Song Ran replied instinctively, then turned to Song Zhaohong and asked, "Brother, what are you doing here?! Aren't you going to get your marriage certificate with Lianqing?!"

Song Zhaohong replied with a smile, "I made an appointment with Lianqing to come over at ten o'clock this morning to get our marriage certificate."

Seeing the person slowly approaching, Song Ran said, "Third Brother, we don't need to wait until ten o'clock. Look who's here!!"

Song Zhaohong looked in the direction Song Ran pointed and saw Kong Lianqing riding a bicycle towards them. Song Zhaohong paused for a few seconds, then quickly reacted and called out, "Lianqing!"

Kong Lianqing rode her bicycle up to Song Zhaohong and Song Ran, and greeted them, "Little Ran's here too?!"

Song Ran asked, "Sister Lianqing, weren't you supposed to come at ten o'clock?!"

Kong Lianqing rolled her eyes at Song Zhaohong and said, "Your third brother is such a blockhead, he can't even tell the difference between a truth and a lie?!"

Just then, He Yuzhu arrived on his tricycle beside the three of them. He Yuzhu smiled and asked, "Third Brother, are you here to get your marriage certificate too?!"

Song Ran nimbly climbed into the sidecar of the three-wheeled motorcycle and said, "Third Brother, hurry up and get your marriage certificate with Sister Lianqing! We won't stay here and get in your way! We're leaving now!" Then, Song Ran urged, "Brother Zhu, drive!"

"Then we'll be going now!" With that, He Yuzhu released the brake, stepped on the gas, and drove away on his three-wheeled motorcycle.

Watching the tricycle and motorcycle disappear into the distance, Song Zhaohong looked at Kong Lianqing and said, "Let's go get the paperwork done!"

"Okay!" Kong Lianqing responded and followed Song Zhaohong into the gate of the subdistrict office.

About half an hour later, He Yuzhu rode his tricycle with Song Ran out of Beijing. After driving for a while towards Badaling, Song Ran asked, "Brother Zhu, what are we having for lunch?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Don't worry about what to eat, just be happy!"