Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

As November drew to a close, He Yushui finally got to wear her new cotton-padded clothes.

In mid-October, I bought her some clothes from the system store, and she wanted to wear them as soon as she saw them.

However, in mid-October, especially at noon, the temperature is not very low. Wearing cotton-padded clothes and trousers can be very hot, so you often have to take off your clothes. Wearing clothes can easily lead to catching a cold.

Finally, we agreed that we would wear new clothes in mid-November, and it would be better not to wear fleece sweaters and pants yet.

He Yuzhu worked diligently at the restaurant, while He Yushui studied at school.

As expected, Jia Zhangshi targeted Tan Guilan in the courtyard, but Tan Guilan rarely went out and stayed in her room, so Jia Zhangshi had no good solutions.

The phrase is used to indirectly criticize, implying, "A woman no man wants."

Tan Guilan replied directly, "It's better if the man dies. I don't care if people say I'm a jinx to men. With the man dead, I can be a shrew."

Enraged, Jia Zhangshi stomped her feet. She was most afraid of being accused of harming her husband. Tan Guilan's words were piercing and hurtful, leaving Jia Zhangshi utterly defeated.

He wanted to reason with her and launch a surprise attack, but then he noticed the kitchen knife in Tan Guilan's hand, reflecting the sunlight, and Tan Guilan's eager eyes.

She chickened out; Jia Zhangshi chickened out. She clearly saw that Tan Guilan really wanted to chop her with a kitchen knife.

I've only been in there for six months, so why is nobody afraid of me now that I've come out?

Jia Zhangshi couldn't think of a good solution, so she went home and racked her brains to find the key to the problem. Tan Guilan was always carrying a kitchen knife, so she let her off the hook for now.

Letting Tan Guilan off the hook, or rather, letting herself off the hook, is more like giving her a break. She wanted to take other people's money, and she really thought she wouldn't dare to kill her? She's got a screw loose.

Yi Zhonghai was also frightened by Tan Guilan's appearance. She wasn't like this before; she used to be a very amiable person. Now, for money, she was preparing to kill Jia Zhangshi. Women are not to be trifled with.

When He Yuzhu returned home and heard about this, he remained silent. "You, Jia Zhangshi, want other people's money. What is money? It's life! Why wouldn't others dare take your life?"

You're underestimating men and women in society today. Anyone with a sense of responsibility would risk their life; survival wasn't easy in the past.

He Yuzhu was too lazy to bother with Jia Zhangshi's messy affairs. It was the end of 51, and Qin Huairu should marry into the Jia family by the end of this year or the beginning of next year. That was the important thing.

What He Yuzhu didn't know was that Jia Zhangshi wasn't entirely brainless; she didn't gain any advantage over Tan Guilan.

He calmed down and didn't cause trouble for a few days. Instead, he was looking for a wife for Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu will turn twenty this May, which means he's old enough to get married.

However, since Jia Zhangshi had already gone inside to smash stones in May, she was unable to interfere with Jia Dongxu's marriage.

Jia Dongxu felt that his biological mother was not at home, and he had just turned twenty, so he was not in a hurry to find a wife. After all, he had a limp and could not go on blind dates.

Later, when he started working, because of his reputation for being too short, he had to keep a low profile and had no interest in finding a wife.

He wasn't in a hurry, but Jia Zhangshi was extremely anxious. She only had one son, and if he didn't settle down, start a family, and carry on the family line soon, she would be letting down her ancestors.

When Jia Zhangshi went out to find a matchmaker to arrange a marriage, she knew her reputation was bad, so it would be best to find a girl whose background she didn't know.

Starting Sunday, Jia Dongxu entered a blind date phase.

Because of He Yushui's school schedule, He Yuzhu leaves home before 7:30 every morning and returns around 8:00 in the evening, except on Sundays.

There wasn't even time to cook once you entered the courtyard house, and He Yushui no longer got a family bucket meal, but just a few small pieces of fried chicken.

Eating too much fried chicken at night is not good, and standing meditation is also done at night, or in the afternoon at a restaurant.

The first three women that Jia Zhangshi found for Jia Dongxu were not Qin Huairu. One of them didn't like their family, and Jia Dongxu didn't like the other two.

There were a bunch of reasons, but the bottom line was simple: she wasn't attractive. Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu's criteria for choosing a wife weren't low either.

On Sunday, November 25th, the future 'Qin Huairu' finally entered the courtyard house.

She and Jia Dongxu hit it off. Nowadays, the conditions of rural people are not bad. Compared with urban residents, no one lives too well, and no one lives too poorly.

Except for a few people who are just incredibly lazy.

The wedding was very simple and not extravagant. A dowry of 30,000 yuan and a two-table banquet in a courtyard house were all it took to get married.

Qin Huairu is quite pretty and has a youthful appearance, according to Yan Bugui after get off work.

He Yuzhu had no doubt that eighteen-year-old Qin Huairu was beautiful; youth is an asset. After all, the 'Thirteenth Aunt' was quite a formidable fighter in her youth.

As for 'Aunt Thirteen' more than ten years from now, she will also grow old. With wind and sun exposure and without good maintenance, how beautiful can she still be?

There are even more beautiful women in the port city, and the forests are vast.

In the courtyard house, any adult knows that He Yuzhu and the Jia family are at odds.

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu did not ask He Yuzhu to cook, as He Yuzhu had to go to work at the restaurant on Sunday.

"Zhu Zi, have you heard? Jia Dongxu found a wife. I heard she's very beautiful, but unfortunately she's from the countryside. Have you met her?"

Xu Damao ran to the He family's house on Wednesday night. He knew that He Yuzhu was focused on work and didn't have time to beat him up, so he became increasingly audacious.

"You know my working hours, I work from dawn till dusk, how could I possibly have time to see anyone?"

Damao, the lives of people in the countryside are pretty good now, no worse than ours in the city. And after they marry into Yanjing, they can become city dwellers at any time.

Jia Dongxu also receives a salary, and with a year left until he completes his apprenticeship, his salary will increase, so he has no problem making a living.

"I'm a little disappointed that I found out too late. Otherwise, how could Jia Dongxu have so easily married a beautiful wife? He would have been more like an ugly duckling."

Just because he's short and can't see, how many normal women would marry him? "Xu Damao is up to no good again."

"You're still too young. Focus on your studies. I'm waiting for you to go to college so I can brag to others, 'Don't underestimate me just because I'm not a good student; I have a brother who's a college student.'"

"Haha, thank you for your kind words. How long do you plan to keep working like this? You seem too busy."

"It should be around a year and a half. I've only been cooking for a few months, haven't I? I also need money. Right now, I'm busy making money."

Rainwater's tuition, living expenses, and my own living expenses—I'm almost of marriageable age, I can't be without money, right? The only way is to work more and take on extra jobs to earn money. After two years of hard work, I'll go back to work at the steel rolling mill.

"Why would you go back to work at the steel mill? Isn't it more lucrative to work at a restaurant?" Xu Damao didn't understand.

"Brother, this is tiring. I'm young, I can keep going for a few years, but ten years is a long shot."

I went back to work at the steel rolling mill. I work from Monday to Saturday. My work is stable. I cook a banquet once a week on Sunday. My life is still very normal.

"When you're looking for a partner, having a stable job and life is very important. Women will also consider this aspect. Just having money isn't enough if you can't actually meet the person," He Yuzhu explained.

"If you think it's good, then it's good. Whether you're listening in on Sunday or not, I've prepared a string of firecrackers to celebrate Jia Dongxu's wedding night," Xu Damao said cheekily.

"Be careful not to get caught red-handed by Jia Zhangshi; she'll have an excuse and demand an exorbitant amount."

"I'll be careful. Shall we go together?"

"No, I'm not going. If you get caught alone, it's not a big deal. But if I'm with you, it'll be a big deal."

"That's true."