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

"Who knows?! We'll find out tomorrow!" With that, He Yuzhu tossed the wok a couple of times, ladled the vegetables onto a plate, and then asked, "Has your wife come back yet?!"

Song Zhaohong replied, "She's back! She came in with Aunt Wang."

"Then let's get ready to eat!" After saying that, He Yuzhu quickly washed the pot, stir-fried two quick dishes, and then brought the cooked food to the table.

After dinner, everyone went home. Song Ran held He Hanchun and played with her inside, while He Yuzhu and Wang Xia sat facing each other. Seeing the tired look on Wang Xia's face, He Yuzhu couldn't help but advise, "Aunt Wang, work is never-ending. You should also pay attention to balancing work and rest! You still need to rest when you should."

Wang Xia smiled and said, "I'll do as much as I can while I still can. When I can't do it anymore and retire, I'll take a proper rest." Then, changing the subject, she continued, "Zhao Gang called me today. They're doing quite well over there on the plateau. He wants you to visit them sometime."

He Yuzhu said, "Let's talk about going to their place another time!"

Wang Xia then asked, "Zhu Zi, are you planning to stay in the police station indefinitely? Aren't you prepared to take it any further?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Aunt Wang, it's lonely at the top. With my physique, I can't withstand the storms up there."

Wang Xia scrutinized He Yuzhu again and asked, "Zhu Zi, why are you always so reluctant to go upstairs?! Are you worried about something?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Aunt Wang, I've talked to you about this before. If you have the chance, ask Li Yunlong about some of his past experiences."

Wang Xia understood what He Yuzhu was referring to, and after thinking about some recent events, she seemed convinced by He Yuzhu's words. She couldn't help but sigh and said, "Perhaps you're right!"

Wang Xia chatted with He Yuzhu for a while before going back to her room to rest. He Yuzhu sat in the courtyard, gazing at the moon that appeared and disappeared in the sky, lost in thought. Song Ran walked up behind He Yuzhu and asked, "What are you looking at?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I wasn't looking at anything, I was just spacing out thinking about some things." Then he asked, "Is your son asleep?!"

"Hmm!" Song Ran responded, sitting down next to He Yuzhu, and said, "When I came back today, my third brother told me he wanted to transfer me to your unit. What do you think?!"

"It's up to you. If you want to continue teaching, then stay at the school. If you don't want to teach, or want to change your work environment, then listen to your third brother's arrangements. But as things stand, the teaching profession isn't really suitable for you." After saying that, He Yuzhu hugged Song Ran.

Song Ran rested her head on He Yuzhu's chest, listening to his heartbeat, and said, "I'm worried that if I transfer to your unit, it might have a negative impact on you and my third brother!"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. Your third brother and I have already discussed it. Neither of us has any plans to leave the police station. So you don't need to worry about our future."

Song Ran thought for a moment and then agreed, "Then I'll tell my third brother tomorrow morning and ask him to help me with the transfer procedures."

"It's getting late, let's go back to our room and rest!" With that, He Yuzhu stood up and led Song Ran back to their room.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, He Yuzhu reported to the police station, greeted Song Zhaohong and Yao Qi, and rode his bicycle to the branch office. Having nothing else to do, Song Zhaohong greeted Yao Qi and began processing Song Ran's job transfer.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" A little after 7:30 a.m., He Yuzhu arrived at Zhang Qiang's office door and knocked. Zhang Qiang, who had just arrived at the office, heard the knocking and called out, "Come in!"

He Yuzhu pushed open the office door and walked in, asking with a grin, "Director Zhang, you wanted to see me?!"

Zhang Qiang glanced at He Yuzhu and said, "Have a seat!"

"Hey!" He Yuzhu pulled out the chair in front of Zhang Qiang, sat down, and asked urgently, "Director Zhang, what's the matter?!"

Zhang Qiang cut to the chase and said, "I'm being transferred!"

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then said, "Why were you transferred out of nowhere?!"

Zhang Qiang replied with a smile, "They say the camp remains, but the soldiers come and go. It's perfectly normal for me to be transferred." Then he asked, "What?! You're reluctant to see me go?!"

"Don't worry! I'll definitely set off firecrackers to send you off!" With that, He Yuzhu pulled out a cigarette case from his pocket, took out two cigarettes, handed one to Zhang Qiang, and asked, "Where are you being transferred to?!"

"To be the principal of a police academy!" Zhang Qiang replied, then asked, "So?! Are you coming with me?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Uncle Zhang, I think we should forget about it. I'm fine now."

Zhang Qiang looked at He Yuzhu with a disappointed expression and said, "You! I really don't know what to say about you! Is the police station really that good?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I don't know how others feel. At least I think it's pretty good." Then he asked, "You're being transferred, who's going to replace you?!"

Zhang Qiang laughed and replied, "Who else could it be?! Zhao Gu is looking for the deputy director. That guy used to be in charge of internal discipline. He's very meticulous. You better not fall into his hands! If all else fails, you'd better come with me!"

"No need!" He Yuzhu refused without even thinking.

Zhang Qiang continued, "Zhang Hu has also taken a step forward this time. We both owe it to you this time."

He Yuzhu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Director Zhang, we're all on the same side. There's no need to be so polite."

Zhang Qiang pointed at He Yuzhu twice, muttering to himself, "Is there really no way to deal with this kid?!"

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Just then, there was a knock on Zhang Qiang's office door. Zhang Qiang called out, "Come in!"

Zhao Gu pushed open the door and walked in from outside. He glanced at He Yuzhu, then looked at Zhang Qiang and said, "Old Zhang, the comrades at the branch office heard you're being transferred. They want to throw you a farewell party. When do you think would be a good time?"

Zhang Qiang said, "I appreciate your kind intentions. As for the farewell party, I think we should skip it. I don't want to interfere with everyone's work and studies."

Zhao Gu wanted to say a few more words of advice, but Zhang Qiang interrupted him each time. Zhang Qiang pointed at He Yuzhu and asked, "Old Zhao, you know this kid, right?!"

Zhao Gu replied, "I know him! How could I not?! Our branch was able to get through those difficult three years thanks to him." Then he asked, "What's wrong?!"

Zhang Qiang said, "I originally wanted to transfer him with me. But he didn't want to leave the grassroots level. As his leader and elder, I can't force him. You, as the bureau chief, should still take good care of him in the future."