Courtyard house: Just the right amount of pressure, leaving you bewildered but not brain-damaged.

"Oh, it's finally over. Rain, come home with me."

He Yuzhu stretched, like a playful elementary school student who had finally heard the school bell ring, and couldn't wait to go home.

The self-criticisms of the three stewards and Jia Zhangshi were dry, repetitive, and served no purpose other than wasting time.

Not to mention He Yuzhu, even Gao Xiaosheng suspected that he had been tricked by Director Wang.

It's true that the four beasts lost face in public, but the audience also suffered terribly.

I don't expect them to be as humorous and self-deprecating as stand-up comedians, but they should at least be able to say a few words like normal people.

As a result, these four people, as if they had planned it together, kept repeating "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I apologize" throughout the entire piece. An uninformed person might think they were just padding the word count.

"Hmph, you can go back by yourself. I'll help Brother Sheng move a chair."

He Yushui turned her head away haughtily; she was still angry.

The foolish older brother doesn't listen to his sister or Brother Sheng, but insists on treating Yi Zhonghai's words as gospel. He's hopeless and we must draw a clear line between ourselves and him.

"Why are you moving that chair? It doesn't make you look good."

He Yuzhu retorted as usual, only to realize that his sister was still angry. He shut up reluctantly, picked up two chairs, and followed Gao Xiaosheng.

"Comrade Gao, I'll come find you tomorrow morning, shall we go together?"

Upon arriving at the front yard, Sun Youtian glanced at He Yuzhu and his sister, abandoning his plan to visit Gao Xiaosheng's house to chat and express his gratitude.

"Okay, see you tomorrow morning."

"See you tomorrow morning." Sun Youtian waved to Gao Xiaosheng and headed straight for the west wing. He needed to get 180,000 yuan in compensation from Yan Bugui.

"Arita's here! Come in and have a seat."

"No need, sir. I'll come and collect the compensation right at the door."

"Hey, Youtian, you know my family is poor. How about we talk about it? Can you reduce the compensation?"

"Uncle, the 180,000 yuan was set by Director Wang, and you agreed to it. If you really can't afford it, I'll go to the neighborhood office tomorrow and talk to Director Wang, and we can have another meeting to discuss it."

"No, no, no, I'll go back to my room and get the money right away. There's no need to trouble the director twice with such a small matter."

Gao Xiaosheng nodded to himself as he overheard the conversation between Yan Bugui and Sun Youtian.

It wasn't for nothing that he helped Sun Youtian this time. Although this guy is honest, he's not stupid. He even knew to get involved with Director Wang's connections.

"Brother Sheng, I've put the chair away for you. I'm going home now."

He Yushui neatly arranged the chairs that her silly brother had casually placed in the living room, and looked at Gao Xiaosheng with reluctance.

"Wait a minute."

Gao Xiaosheng ran into the bedroom, but quickly returned.

"Take this key. If you don't want to go to Yi Zhonghai's house for dinner after school tomorrow, come to my house and cook for yourself. There's still some meat and vegetables left, and it's hot and they won't keep well. It would be a waste if you didn't cook them."

He Yushui looked at Gao Xiaosheng in surprise, covering her mouth as if she couldn't believe it, "Really? Brother Xiaosheng?"

"Of course, you can come to my place anytime after school. You can eat, read, or take a nap if you're tired." Gao Xiaosheng held He Yushui's small hand and placed the key steadily in her palm.

"Hey, Gao Xiaosheng, what do you mean? My sister has somewhere to stay, why is she coming to your house?"

"She even cooks for herself; an older woman prepared everything for her."

Sha Zhu, who was standing at the door preparing to take Yu Shui home, got annoyed. He took two steps to Gao Xiaosheng and reached out to snatch the key from Yu Shui's hand.

"What are you doing? This is what Brother Sheng gave me." He Yushui clenched her small hands and hid them behind her back, refusing to let He Yuzhu take the key.

"Ready? Are you sure?" Gao Xiaosheng took a step to the side, shielding himself from the rain.

"You don't even know if your sister has enough to eat, and you still have the nerve to tell me these things?"

He Yuzhu's eyes widened, his fists clenched, and he was about to put into practice the principle of "if you can take action, try not to talk," when he suddenly remembered that the guy in front of him was a demobilized veteran or some kind of "police officer," so he quickly loosened his fists and took two steps back.

He was just a little slow on the uptake, not completely lost his mind.

The likely consequences of taking action would be a beating followed by a lecture, and possibly even a public apology at the next college-wide meeting.

With his martial arts skills useless, He Yuzhu could only continue arguing with Gao Xiaosheng.

"Why can't I get enough to eat? An old man told me that he ate a lot during the rainy season, and he has a big appetite."

Seeing He Yuzhu stubbornly arguing, Gao Xiaosheng was almost amused by his own words.

"No wonder everyone calls you Silly Zhu, you really are incredibly silly."

"You'd rather believe Yi Zhonghai than your own sister? Fine, you're something else!"

He pulled He Yushui to his side, patted her head, and instructed her, "Yushui, remember this: no matter where you are at school or elsewhere, don't play with idiots or pay attention to them. Getting too close to them can make you stupid."

"Okay, I understand." He Yushui nodded seriously, her face tense, indicating that she had taken it seriously and kept it in mind.

"Rain, you were at that old man's house, were you really not getting enough to eat? You're not lying to me?"

He Yuzhu still can't believe that an old man and his wife would lie to him; it doesn't make sense.

With 30,000 yuan a month, you can forget about eating meat, but you can have plenty of vegetables and steamed buns made from mixed flour, so that shouldn't be a problem.

"Hmph, you wouldn't believe me anyway, so why ask me!"

After He Yushui finished speaking, she remembered Xiao Sheng's instructions and quickly covered her mouth with both hands, secretly glancing up at Gao Xiaosheng.

She was so angry that she retorted.

"This, this..." He Yuzhu irritably scratched his hair, circled the chair a few times, and kept talking to himself.

"That doesn't make sense. Why would an old man like you try to cheat me? He could have just told me if he didn't have enough money."

Rainwater's attitude has proven that she wasn't the one lying, but He Yuzhu still can't understand why Yi Zhonghai and his wife would abuse their sister.

Gao Xiaosheng watched coldly. He could guess Yi Zhonghai's thoughts, but if he said it now, He Yuzhu might not believe him.

Based on subsequent developments, it seems that Yi Zhonghai was trying to sow discord between the two siblings, leaving He Yuzhu completely isolated and forced to become a backup option for Jia Dongxu, the designated caretaker.

Incidentally, he also took on the arduous task of being the "Jia family's blood transfusion pump."

After several minutes, He Yuzhu gradually calmed down.

Recalling how his younger sister had mentioned several times over the past two years that she wasn't getting enough to eat at lunchtime, only to be scolded by him until she pouted and wiped away tears, He Yuzhu wished he could slap himself twice.

"Sigh, Rain, if you don't want to eat at Uncle Yi's house, then so be it."

"Anyway, you also..." He Yuzhu was about to say that you also have a key to Gao Xiaosheng's house, but when he saw Yushui hugging Gao Xiaosheng's waist and pressing tightly against his chest, he immediately changed his mind.

"How about I buy some groceries every day and you cook at home?"

He Yushui didn't speak, she just kept shaking her head.

He Yuzhu was furious again. Who was the real brother?

"Fine, fine, you can eat wherever you want, I don't care anymore! Are you satisfied now?"

The rain still didn't respond.

"Oh dear, little miss, at least say something if you think it's okay or not."

"Brother Xiaosheng won't let me talk to an idiot." He Yuzhu raised his head, looked at Gao Xiaosheng, and continued, "Brother Xiaosheng, how about I cook dinner for you from now on? Otherwise, I'll feel bad eating here every day."

"Go ahead, go ahead, why don't you make him breakfast too? Hurry up and come home with me. You two can talk about it privately tomorrow, don't let me hear."

He Yuzhu couldn't stand it for even a second longer, and grabbed He Yushui's little hand, dragging her towards the door.

"Brother Sheng, remember to come back early tomorrow, I'll take you to buy coal briquettes."

Even as her brother dragged her to the door, He Yushui didn't forget to turn back and remind Gao Xiaosheng.