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

"Director Zhang!" He Yuzhu called out as he pushed open the office door, then briskly walked in. Zhang Qiang, seeing He Yuzhu, smiled and asked, "Have you been to Director Song's place yet?!"

"I've been there! I just came out from his place." With that, He Yuzhu walked to the opposite side of Zhang Qiang, pulled out a chair and sat down, then picked up the cigarette case on the table, took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking.

Zhang Qiang continued, "Judging from your attitude, you must have really angered Director Song!"

He Yuzhu hurriedly defended himself, saying, "Director Zhang, don't talk nonsense! I didn't mean to upset Director Song."

Zhang Qiang said, "You've made so many contributions over the years, and you're still stuck in the station. Did you use your achievements to have a baby?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Isn't this all my feelings for us?! You know I'm sentimental. Besides, going to a new place and having to get familiar with everything all over again is just a waste of time!"

"You think you're right?! You're fucking unreasonable!" Zhang Qiang retorted to He Yuzhu, then opened a drawer, slammed two orders onto the table, and said, "See for yourself!"

"What?!" He Yuzhu picked up the order on the table, examined it carefully, and then exclaimed with surprise, "Director Zhang! You're not mistaken, are you?!"

Zhang Qiang said, "Both orders were discussed by the bureau leaders. Everyone agrees. Either you become the deputy section chief in charge of procurement at the branch office, or you become the deputy director in charge of logistics at the institute. You choose one!"

He Yuzhu asked, "If I stay at the station, who will be transferred?!"

Zhang Qiang said, "If you stay at the station, Lao Ye will be transferred to the Xicheng branch as deputy director."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll choose to stay at the institute!"

Zhang Qiang smiled and said, "I knew you'd choose this." He then put away the two orders and said, "You can go back now!"

"Oh!" He Yuzhu responded, stubbed out his cigarette, and said, "Then I'll be going now!"

Zhang Qiang cautioned, "Keep your mouth shut, don't tell anyone when you get back!"

He Yuzhu nodded emphatically and said, "I know what I'm doing! Don't worry!"

Around noon, He Yuzhu returned to the station. Seeing He Yuzhu's dejected appearance, Song Zhaohong couldn't help but ask, "Yuzhu, what's wrong?! Did you get scolded at the branch office?!"

"No! How could the branch office leaders reprimand me?!" He Yuzhu replied, then asked, "Has the scrap metal I brought back a while ago been distributed?!"

Song Zhaohong said, "It hasn't been issued yet!" Then he asked, "Zhuzi, what are you doing keeping so much scrap metal in the institute?! We can't eat it, we can't wear it, and it just takes up space."

He Yuzhu asked, "Don't you read the newspaper or study?!"

Song Zhaohong retorted, "What do you mean by that?!"

He Yuzhu walked to his desk, picked out a newspaper from last October from a stack of newspapers, handed it to Song Zhaohong, and said, "Take a look for yourself!"

Song Zhaohong took the newspaper and began to read the article that He Yuzhu had marked with a pencil. After finishing the article, Song Zhaohong's brows furrowed involuntarily, and he asked, "You prepared so much scrap metal based on just this article?!"

He Yuzhu said with a smile, "Just in case! If we really can't use it in the end, we can sell it to a scrap metal recycling station."

At the same time, Zhang Qiang called Ye Guoliang. During the call, Zhang Qiang told Ye Guoliang about the superior's arrangements and instructed him to prepare for a transfer.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Orders from both the Municipal Bureau and the Branch Bureau were simultaneously delivered to the Nanluoguxiang Public Security Station. The Municipal Bureau's order was to transfer Ye Guoliang to the Xicheng Branch Bureau as the deputy director in charge of logistics. The Branch Bureau's order was to appoint Yao Qi as the instructor, Song Zhaohong as the station chief, and He Yuzhu as the deputy station chief.

On the very day He Yuzhu received his appointment, Song Ran, who was working at the school, suddenly felt unwell and went to the school clinic. After examination, the clinic doctor, who was not very skilled, took Song Ran's pulse and, although he felt that Song Ran's symptoms resembled pregnancy, he was not sure. So he gave Song Ran a sick leave certificate and told her to go to the hospital for a check-up.

Worried that she might actually be sick, Song Ran called He Yuzhu. After arranging his work, He Yuzhu said goodbye to Song Zhaohong and rode his bicycle straight to Hongxing Elementary School.

The police station wasn't too far from Hongxing Elementary School. In the past, it would only take He Yuzhu about ten minutes to ride his bicycle there. But when he heard Song Ran say she wasn't feeling well on the phone, He Yuzhu was extremely anxious! So He Yuzhu rode his bicycle at lightning speed and arrived at Hongxing Elementary School in just five minutes.

Seeing He Yuzhu arrive, Song Ran, who was sitting in the guardhouse, immediately came out. He Yuzhu drifted, bringing his bicycle to a stop with the rear of the bike facing Song Ran. After getting off, He Yuzhu anxiously asked, "Are you alright?!"

Song Ran said, "It's nothing! I just feel a little nauseous."

He Yuzhu hopped on his bicycle and urged, "Get on! I'll take you to the hospital!"

"Oh!" Song Ran responded and sat on the back of the bicycle.

He Yuzhu instructed, "Hold on tight!" Then He Yuzhu felt Song Ran tugging at his clothes, so he pushed off with his feet and rode his bicycle towards the nearest Sixth Hospital.

Upon arriving at the hospital, He Yuzhu registered, accompanied Song Ran to the doctor's appointment, and helped with the tests—acting like the perfect husband. When the test results came back, He Yuzhu took the report and led Song Ran to the doctor. When the doctor told He Yuzhu that Song Ran was pregnant, although he was somewhat prepared, he was still stunned. After a long pause, He Yuzhu finally reacted, quickly grabbing a handful of assorted candies from his bag and placing them on the doctor's desk before leaving the hospital with Song Ran.

"Brother! Brother! What's wrong with sister-in-law?!" He Yuzhu had just returned to courtyard number 97 with Song Ran when He Yushui rushed over in a flurry.

He Yuzhu asked, "How did you know your sister-in-law wasn't feeling well?!"

He Yushui said, "I heard it from Mr. Gao, who teaches Russian." Then she anxiously urged, "You still haven't told me. What happened to my sister-in-law?!"

He Yuzhu said with a smile, "Yushui, you need to show some respect to your elders!"

"An elder?!" He Yushui was stunned for a moment, then instantly realized what she meant and asked excitedly, "Is my sister-in-law pregnant?!"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "It's only been a little over a month."

"That's wonderful!" He Yushui jumped up excitedly and said, "I'm going to be an aunt! I'm going to be an aunt!"

Seeing He Yushui's happy expression, He Yuzhu said, "Go inside and keep your sister-in-law company. I'll go buy some groceries; let's celebrate properly today!"

"Brother! Go quickly! Leave your wife to me, don't worry!" After saying that, He Yushui went straight into the house.