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

Liu Haizhong, who was drinking inside, heard a knock at the door and glanced at his wife. Ma Cuilan reluctantly stood up, muttering, "Who would come at this hour?!" as she walked to the door and opened it. Just as Ma Cuilan was about to speak, He Yuzhu and his men rushed in. In the blink of an eye, Liu Haizhong and Ma Cuilan were subdued.

Liu Haizhong, who was being held down on the table, glared at He Yuzhu and roared, "He Yuzhu! What do you think you're doing?!"

He Yuzhu pulled out a search warrant and slammed it down next to Liu Haizhong's head, saying, "Open your dog eyes and look! This is a search warrant issued by the branch office! Your business is exposed!" With that, He Yuzhu ordered, "Search!"

Upon receiving the order, everyone except the two policemen guarding Liu Haizhong and Ma Cuilan immediately began searching Liu Haizhong's house. In the TV series, Liu Haizhong took advantage of this trend to embezzle a lot of valuables. Unexpectedly, the current Liu Haizhong was even more greedy than in the TV series. Soon, the gold bars, jade jewelry, and other valuables hidden in Liu Haizhong's house were gradually found and piled on the table. Just when the onlookers thought the commotion was over, a policeman suddenly shouted, "Chief! New discovery!" The policeman then pulled a wooden box from under the bed, pushed it in front of He Yuzhu, opened the box, and inside lay a radio, two Mauser pistols, and two hundred rounds of ammunition.

Upon seeing these items, He Yuzhu gave Liu Haizhong a meaningful look and said, "Fatty Liu, I really didn't know! You had all this stuff in your house?!" He then ordered, "Search carefully! Don't miss a single corner!"

"What are you doing?!" Just then, several of Liu Haizhong's henchmen arrived. He Yuzhu wasn't going to be polite to these people and immediately led the two policemen who were on guard at the door to arrest all of Liu Haizhong's henchmen.

Another ten minutes or so passed, and they still couldn't find anything. He Yuzhu led his men, escorting Liu Haizhong and his wife, along with Liu Haizhong's henchmen, away from Liu Haizhong's house with what they had found. Before leaving, they made sure to seal the door of Liu Haizhong's house.

After the police left, the neighbors who had been watching the commotion began to whisper among themselves: "You can never truly know a person's heart just by looking at their face. That's a clever trick hidden in that fringe!"

"Have you all forgotten who used to live next door to Liu Haizhong's house?!"

"Oh my god?! It really is?! Could Liu Haizhong be in cahoots with her?!"

As the neighbors' discussions escalated, various versions of the rumors spread like wildfire throughout Nanluoguxiang.

A little after 7:30 PM, Song Zhaohong heard the commotion and came out of his office. Seeing the items found in Liu Haizhong's house, Song Zhaohong's expression changed slightly. Song Zhaohong and his men took Liu Haizhong and his wife, along with Liu Haizhong's henchmen, into the detention room, pulled He Yuzhu aside, and asked, "Zhuzi, what's going on here?!"

He Yuzhu understood Song Zhaohong's implied meaning and said, "The comrades found it all in Liu Haizhong's house. It has nothing to do with me." He then reminded him, "Finding a radio at this time is not something we can handle. We should report it to the branch office and have them send someone to take over."

"Okay! I'll make the call right away!" After saying that, Song Zhaohong returned to his office and made a call to the branch office.

Half an hour later, two jeeps and a truck arrived from the branch office and took the people and belongings away. Meanwhile, Li Huaide received the news. Reacting swiftly, Li Huaide immediately distanced himself, placing all the blame on Liu Haizhong. As for everything else, he claimed to know nothing.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Huaide summoned He Daqing to his office to inquire about the details. He Daqing told Li Huaide everything he knew and could "tell." After listening to He Daqing's account, Li Huaide was furious! He thought to himself, "That Liu Haizhong is a real scumbag! I shouldn't have hired him in the first place." However, remembering what his father-in-law had told him, Li Huaide breathed a sigh of relief. Later, when the higher-ups exonerated He Shuji, the former director of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, all the blame could be placed on Liu Haizhong. At most, Li Huaide would be blamed for failing to properly select a person.

Not long after the Lantern Festival, Ma Cuilan returned. As the saying goes, when disaster strikes, everyone flees for their lives. Ma Cuilan's smooth return was due not only to her "ignorance" of Liu Haizhong's actions, but also to her divorce from him. Liu Guangqi was the one most severely affected by Liu Haizhong's affair. His father-in-law was also facing trouble, so Liu Guangqi went to work on the farm with his father-in-law's family. As for Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, they had severed ties with Liu Haizhong before the storm and hadn't been in contact since, so they were unaffected.

On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raises its head. He Yushui, this old maid, gave her whole family a huge surprise. That's right, He Yushui got married. Because He Yuzhu, like a butterfly flapping its wings, was so influential, He Yushui didn't rush into marriage. Nor did she have any involvement with that policeman. However, in the TV series, the policeman who married He Yushui ended up with Yu Haitang. Yu Haitang's ability to cause trouble was such that she made a complete mess of that policeman's family.

He Yushui's current husband was, in a way, introduced by Wang Xia. Why do I say that? Kong Jie's son, Kong Jinyang, happened to be in Beijing on a business trip and, on Kong Jie's orders, came to see Wang Xia. He Yushui happened to be there that day, and the two of them just happened to hit it off.

Because of the current special circumstances, everything was kept simple. Therefore, He Yushui and Kong Jinyang did not have a wedding ceremony or banquet. They simply had a casual meal as a family and gave some wedding candies to their neighbors.

It's likely that He Yuzhu's quick movements while fixing his bangs startled many people. Therefore, no one dared to target the He family. The He Yuzhu family was finally at peace.

Time flies like an arrow, and it was already the Spring Festival of 1977. The strong winds had completely subsided. On New Year's Eve, the entire He family gathered in courtyard number 97. He Daqing was personally in charge of cooking, with brothers He Yuzhu and He Yukun assisting him. Listening to the children's laughter and the sounds of firecrackers going off in the courtyard, He Yuzhu looked at the somewhat absent-minded He Yukun and asked, "Xiao Kun, what's wrong?!"

He Yukun said, "Brother, I've started dating someone."

Upon hearing that his youngest son was dating, He Daqing immediately perked up and asked, "Which family's daughter is she from?!"

He Yukun said somewhat awkwardly, "Xie Lanya is the daughter of Xie Suihong, the director of the factory's transportation department."

He Daqing asked, "Is it that Nurse Xie from the factory clinic?!"

He Yukun nodded and replied, "It's her!"

He Daqing said, "This girl is good, and Old Xie is alright too. I agree to this marriage."

He Yuzhu chimed in, "Xiao Kun, it's only natural for a man to marry when he's of age, and for a woman to marry when she's of age. You're of age too. I think you should talk to your boyfriend in the next few days. Have both sets of parents meet and finalize the marriage." He then added, "Xiao Kun, while you're at it, ask your boyfriend how his grades were in school!"

He Yukun asked, "Brother, why are you asking this?!"

He Yuzhu glanced outside and said softly, "Don't tell anyone! I heard that the college entrance examination might be reinstated this year."