All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

He Yuzhu's mind was a jumbled mess, and he felt like he was trapped in a vicious cycle again, and something just didn't feel right!

Seeing He Yuzhu standing there dumbfounded, the third uncle ignored him and finished watering the plants before heading back inside.

Upon seeing this, He Yuzhu quickly called out to stop them.

"Uncle, wait a minute, wait a minute!"

The third uncle turned around and glanced at He Yuzhu, waiting for He Yuzhu to speak.

"Third Uncle, you've really enlightened me. To tell you the truth, Qin Huairu and I are absolutely innocent. Nothing happened between us. Now I understand completely. There's always trouble around a widow's door. I've truly learned my lesson now!"

The third uncle was surprised by He Yuzhu's words and became curious. He adjusted his glasses and asked with some curiosity.

"You two really have absolutely no relationship."

Seeing that the Third Uncle still looked half-believing and half-doubting, He Yuzhu felt a little annoyed. Although he didn't know if Qin Huairu was behind it all, seeing the Third Uncle's expression, He Yuzhu realized that he had returned to the same strange cycle as the original plot.

In the original story, He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu were so intimate that everyone misunderstood that there was something between them, and as a result, no one introduced him to a potential partner!

But when I came into this world, I was really wary of this. In the past year, I have hardly helped Qin Huairu's family, nor have I had any intimate actions with Qin Huairu in public. Qin Huairu has also been sensible and has not come to the cafeteria to look for me.

Given this situation, why are people still so convinced that they have that kind of relationship with Qin Huairu?

wrong!

Something feels off here. Why would Qin Huairu's mother-in-law slander her daughter-in-law like this?

If she were a normal widow with such a reputation, no one would dare to marry her again. This also fits her mother-in-law's personality. In this way, no man would dare to marry Qin Huairu, and Qin Huairu could take care of her and her three children in peace.

Wait, that doesn't make sense either!

When her mother-in-law slandered Qin Huairu, the male lead in the story was herself. If Qin Huairu couldn't get married, then no one would dare to marry into her family.

No one dares to marry Qin Huairu, and no one dares to marry her. After some time, and with a little discussion, the two of them will be together!

Holy crap, what kind of crazy move is this?

Chapter 61: Too Wild

He Yuzhu was truly stunned by this move, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Although she wasn't sure if Qin Huairu was behind this, her mother-in-law's move had effectively sealed the fate of their relationship.

The night before, He Yuzhu, as the person involved, didn't really realize the seriousness of the situation. As a modern person with a soul inside, his first reaction to that situation was that Qin Huairu was too pitiful.

Qin Huairu was slapped by her mother-in-law until her mouth bled, but she still silently endured it. How could she possibly associate such a pitiful woman with other messy things?

However, what outsiders saw was far more complicated than He Yuzhu had imagined at the time.

All the onlookers saw was a widow being slapped by a bachelor's mother-in-law in the middle of the night, while the bachelor protected the widow. In the end, the mother-in-law, in a fit of anger, revealed the two's shameful affair, and the widow tacitly agreed, while the bachelor had no way to express his suffering.

In short, as the saying goes, bystanders see things more clearly than those involved!

At this moment, He Yuzhu had only one thought: get married quickly and stop delaying. If this continued, he would be played to death by someone.

Once you have a wife, all these rumors will fall apart.

Since that's the case, he should definitely meet with Teacher Ran. He also wanted to ask her if he had run into Qin Huairu that day.

Did Qin Huairu say something to her again? If it was Qin Huairu who said something behind her back, that's why Teacher Ran didn't want to continue with her.

If that's the case, then Qin Huairu must have been involved in everything that happened afterward!

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu quickly continued speaking to the Third Uncle.

"Uncle, you must help me arrange to meet Teacher Ran tonight. Don't come to the compound. I'll wait for her at your school gate after get off work. I just want to talk to her and ask her some questions!"

The old man thought about it for a moment and then nodded. He was in a good mood today, so he agreed to this small matter.

Besides, if Sha Zhu really had nothing to do with Qin Huairu, and could rekindle his relationship with Teacher Ran, then he, as the matchmaker, would definitely benefit greatly. With this in mind, the Third Uncle happily agreed.

Seeing that the third uncle had agreed, He Yuzhu felt relieved and went to work with a heavy heart.

The steel mill was quite lively today. Director Xu Damao was hospitalized after drinking fake medicine prepared by his wife, and this topic was the subject of much discussion, even among the kitchen staff.

Yesterday, the steel mill representative went to Xu Damao's house to examine the medicine. The medicine was indeed a folk remedy that could help with fertility, but one of its ingredients was similar to another highly toxic Chinese herbal medicine, so the investigators concluded that it was an accident.

This is just a case where Director Xu accidentally obtained highly toxic drugs while trying to have a child. Since Xu Damao wasn't seriously injured, it's just an ordinary family matter. We won't pursue it further, otherwise people will laugh at us.

Even without an official announcement, the rumors were already rampant, and everyone knew that Xu Damao was suffering retribution for being unable to have children.

Liu Lan and Ma Hua and a few others chatted and laughed, their tone filled with schadenfreude.

However, He Yuzhu was clearly preoccupied today. When Ma Hua tried to ask his mentor about it, He Yuzhu scolded him back, so everyone simply talked about their own things instead.

He Yuzhu had no time to chat about Xu Damao's trivial matters. If Xu Damao had died last night, he might have been a little interested, but he knew there was nothing to it, so He Yuzhu had no interest in getting involved.

Right now, his life's most important thing is his marriage, but he can't discuss it with anyone else. All day long, he felt troubled and restless. What's wrong with him?

Even though I knew the original plot, why did I still fall into the trap?

He thought about it carefully all day and finally came to a conclusion: he was still too promiscuous, so he should just find a woman to marry and that would solve everything.

Even if Qin Huairu didn't do it, after I get married, how dare she, a widow, seduce me, a married man?

After figuring out all the key points, He Yuzhu became even more eager to meet Teacher Ran, to win over Ran Qiuye as soon as possible, and for the two of them to get married, have children, and for everything to move in a positive direction.

On one side, He Yuzhu was looking forward to getting off work as soon as possible, while on the other side, Qin Jingru looked haggard but also had expectant eyes as she looked at Xu Damao, who was half-lying on the bed.

She squatted by the bed, carefully holding a bowl of soup, looking at Xu Damao with pleading eyes.

Xu Damao's face was still dark, but it was obviously much better than yesterday's liver color. He looked coldly at Qin Jingru and kept his mouth shut, clearly having no intention of drinking the soup.

Now, when he sees that soup, he is reminded of what happened last night. Even now, thinking about it makes him tremble. He almost got killed by this woman. How could I, Xu Damao, have married such a vicious and stupid woman!

The news of my poisoning has probably spread throughout the entire steel mill by now. Thinking of the gossiping looks on other people's faces, my reputation is completely ruined!

"Da Mao, just drink this soup!"

"Oh dear...drink...you...oh dear!"

Xu Damao pointed at Qin Jingru and cursed her incoherently, but due to the aftereffects, he couldn't curse clearly even if he wanted to. In his frustration, he smashed the soup bowl over with a "smack".

He overturned the soup bowl, but that didn't stop him from getting angry. He launched into another round of squeaking and cursing!

Qin Jingru looked at the soup she had painstakingly prepared early in the morning, which had been spilled on the floor, covering her body and the sheets. She quickly got up to wipe it off, and as she did so, tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

Xu Damao watched her coldly, letting her cry without a trace of pity. He was not the kind of man like He Yuzhu who felt sorry for women.

All he wanted to do with the woman in front of him was to get better so he could divorce her as soon as possible. This woman who couldn't have children was good for whoever wanted her. What was the point of keeping a woman who even wanted to poison her husband?

Qin Jingru cried harder and harder. Regarding the poison, she had just told Xu Damao that it was given to him by his cousin Qin Huairu the moment he woke up. But just as Qin Huairu had said, Xu Damao did not believe her at all and started cursing at her!

At this moment, she was both heartbroken and aggrieved, so she desperately tried to please Xu Damao in order to gain his forgiveness. She didn't know how to get Xu Damao's forgiveness or how to make him believe that she hadn't put the poison in.

Last night, Qin Jingru had nightmares all night and didn't sleep well. When she saw Xu Damao wake up early this morning, she hurriedly tried to explain the truth, but she was met with Xu Damao's cold eyes and incoherent curses.

But she still went home to cook and make soup for Xu Damao, but she still couldn't win back his forgiveness.

At this moment, Qin Jingru felt increasingly wronged and panicked. What would she do if she were abandoned?

She looked up and saw a cold face again. Tears streamed down her face as she wiped away the spilled soup and her tears.

When He Yuzhu saw that it was finally time to leave work, he ran off without saying a word. He wasn't going to serve Director Li today, and he told Ma Hua and the others to figure out a solution.

He ran breathlessly to the school gate, and He Yuzhu realized that he should buy a bicycle. He had always thought bicycles were too old-fashioned, since he only lived in the factory compound and didn't have anywhere else to go. Now he realized that not having a bicycle was really inconvenient.

He Yuzhu doesn't come to this place often. In my memory, he seems to have come twice. That was when he was helping Bang Geng attend a parent-teacher conference and came in place of Qin Huairu. Thinking about it now, Qin Huairu was quite scheming back then.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that Qin Huairu must have done something behind the scenes.

When I see Teacher Ran later, I must ask her carefully whether she met Qin Huairu that day.

The truth will soon come to light!

Chapter 62: Words from the Heart

He Yuzhu originally wanted to wait until school was over and ask his third uncle to help him find Teacher Ran, but after thinking about it, he felt that his third uncle was not very reliable. What if he couldn't explain things clearly and it would strain their relationship?

So after thinking about it, He Yuzhu decided that he should go in and look for it himself!

No one stopped He Yuzhu from entering the school. As soon as he entered, He Yuzhu felt something was wrong. The walls around him were covered with posters, and there seemed to be no sound of reading in the whole school.

He Yuzhu stopped an old man wearing glasses to ask him about the situation and learned that the school was in a state of paralysis. Most of the teachers had been criticized, so there were no teachers teaching. The school was in chaos, and the students were wandering around outside with no one in charge.

No wonder the Third Uncle said he hadn't heard anything for two months. He Yuzhu didn't want to meddle, so he quickly asked about Teacher Ran Qiuye's location.

Fortunately, this is still primary school. If it were middle school or something similar, He Yuzhu would be a little worried about Teacher Ran.

He asked several people, but none of them gave him a good look when he asked Ran Qiuye. Finally, someone pointed in the direction of the toilet, and He Yuzhu realized what was going on. He quickly ran towards the toilet.

When He Yuzhu met Teacher Ran, he could hardly believe what he was seeing. In his memory, Teacher Ran should have been an intellectual and elegant woman.

But the woman in front of me had several black circles drawn on her face with a brush, and she was diligently cleaning the toilet—the men's toilet—with a broom!

He Yuzhu felt oppressed and uncomfortable all over. Since arriving in this era, he had been trying to be a lazy bum, because the Harmony Beast was always watching him. But when he was in the midst of the tide of the times, there were many things he could only pretend not to see.

In the TV series, Teacher Ran is optimistic, intellectual, and generous, but reality is not like a TV drama.

Ran Qiuye fiddled with her hair, and as if noticing something, she turned around and saw He Yuzhu. Their eyes met, and Ran Qiuye said somewhat shyly.

"Um... what brings you here?"

He Yuzhu didn't speak. He had a lot to say, but at this moment, he suddenly couldn't say it. Finally, he sighed and said...

What time do you get off work? I'll wait for you!

Ran Qiuye was somewhat speechless, and after wanting to say something, she finally nodded and said, "It should take another hour, or else..."

Before she could finish speaking, He Yuzhu interrupted her and said...

"I'll help you clean!"

As he spoke, he snatched the broom from Ran Qiuye's hand and began cleaning the toilet.

Ran Qiuye felt a little embarrassed, but didn't know how to refuse. Fortunately, no one came to the restroom at that moment.

However, Ran Qiuye was not one to hesitate, and seeing that He Yuzhu was very determined, she let him have his way.

Neither of them knew what to say, and they cleaned the restroom in perfect unison.

Finally, He Yuzhu couldn't hold back any longer and spoke first.

"Did you know that I was sick and hospitalized that day?"