Courtyard House: He Yuzhu Joins the Army, Presses an AK-47 with One Hand

He Yushui spotted her brother at a glance.

"Brother, you really came to pick me up!"

He Yushui's mouth dropped open, and she ran to He Yuzhu in disbelief.

Ran Qiuye, who was following behind her, was also surprised.

He Yuzhu really did come to pick up He Yushui in his car!

Immediately afterwards, she regretted not having met He Yuzhu sooner.

Otherwise, He Yuzhu would be taking care of He Yushui and her now.

An indescribable bitterness appeared in my mouth.

"Of course, your brother has already promised to pick you up. Get in the car."

He Yuzhu carried He Yushui's schoolbag, and after He Yushui got on the bus, many children looked on with envy.

"He Yushui, your brother really did come to pick you up from school in his car!"

"You're not lying to us!"

"He Yushui, you can use my new pencil. Could you also ask your brother to take me with you?"

Exchanging children is always so simple.

Who bought a new pencil, who used a new eraser—these are things they compare and are proud of.

He Yushui shook her head: "My brother can also buy me new pencils, but I can ask him if you can sit down sometime in the future."

Chapter 211 He Yuzhu bought star fruit for He Yushui

"Okay! You must remember to ask for me."

The child asked uncertainly.

Similarly, Yu Li, who came to pick up her younger sister from school, also spotted He Yuzhu at a glance.

Such a large car, parked at the entrance, is bound to be a dazzling sight.

But since Ke Ranqiu was talking to He Yuzhu, she couldn't just walk up to him directly.

He Yuzhu stood with his hands in his pockets in front of the car.

"Thank you so much, Teacher Ran, for bringing out rainwater."

He Yuzhu assumed that Ran Qiuye was seeing her younger sister off at school.

He was also familiar with the systems and regulations promulgated by the state.

"Ah, it's nothing, it's just what I should do, it's my duty."

Ran Qiuye pursed her lips. In fact, she really wanted to deny it; she just wanted to see He Yuzhu.

But her reason told her that she couldn't tell the truth.

"I'll need to trouble Teacher Ran to pay more attention to Yu Shui's studies. She's quite playful, so please feel free to ask me any questions."

As He Yushui's older brother, he was like a father to her, and his biggest concern was He Yushui's studies.

This is a topic that all parents have to address.

"Rain is very smart and learns things quickly."

Having received the expected reply, He Yuzhu ended the conversation.

"Then let's go, otherwise this place will be completely surrounded."

He Yuzhu smiled.

He told the truth.

A car like this parked here would make anyone who passes by want to take a second look.

Ran Qiuye opened her mouth, about to say something, when she saw that He Yuzhu had already closed the car door.

The car drove away from the school gate, but the crowd continued to talk about He Yuzhu's legendary story.

Sitting in the car, He Yushui tilted her head, and He Yuzhu could tell that she must have something to say.

"What's wrong, the rain?"

"Brother, have you ever eaten star fruit?"

Afraid that she hadn't explained clearly, He Yushui went over it again: "After you cut it, each slice looks like a five-pointed star, and it has a sweet and sour taste."

"I've eaten it, but it was just so-so. Why did you suddenly ask about this?"

He Yuzhu knew that his sister wouldn't ask about Yang Tao for no reason.

There are no vendors selling them nearby.

This fruit is tropical, and you can only get it from the fruit shop in the Supply and Marketing Building.

But most people don't earn enough to buy fruit; they're lucky if they can afford to eat a meal.

"Today, Teacher Ran taught us a lesson on a text called Star Fruit. I was curious about its taste, and Teacher Ran said she had eaten it and that it tasted just like the one described in the textbook."

He Yushui kept chattering away, and He Yuzhu just listened.

Little did they know, this was already the opposite of the way home.

The car drove to the entrance of an alley, and He Yuzhu stepped on the gas, bringing the car to a stop.

"Wait for me a moment, I have some things to take care of. Don't wander off, I'll be right back."

"Uh-huh."

After giving his instructions, He Yuzhu carefully left a small crack in the window and locked the car door.

Double insurance makes it safer.

Shortly after, He Yuzhu returned and placed the bag of fruit he was carrying directly on the back seat.

He Yushui's eyes immediately lit up: "It's star fruit, this is star fruit."

That's right, He Yuzhu went to the fruit shop in the Supply and Marketing Building and bought star fruit and some other fruits.

Other families simply couldn't afford it, but their family was different.

Let alone star fruit, even opening a fruit shop wouldn't be a problem for He Yuzhu. As long as He Yuzhu wants to, there's nothing he can't do.

"Now you don't need to look at the textbook, you'll know what star fruit tastes like."

He Yuzhu's lips curled upwards, and the car drove off again.

Finally, it stopped outside the courtyard house.

The noise from the car naturally alerted the people in the courtyard.

Having already finished get off work, Jia Dongxu wanted to curry favor with He Yuzhu, so he spoke first: "Zhuzi, your car is really fast."

To his surprise, He Yuzhu didn't even glance at him.

Seeing this, he was not annoyed, but instead focused his attention on He Yushui.

Children are young and can't remember many things.

Jia Dongxu deliberately softened his voice to appear more approachable.

"Rainwater, what are you holding?"

He doesn't seem to have seen them before.

He Yushui knew that Jia Dongxu was no good. In any case, when she was about to starve to death by the people in the courtyard, this man never brought her a drop of water or a grain of rice.

Instead, she joined forces with an old man and others to seize the money her brother had given her.

So, he said rather irritably, "It's star fruit."

"Starfruit?"

"Yes, it's not your average star fruit; my brother bought it for me."

He Yushui said with great pride.

For some reason, Jia Dongxu always felt that he had a sharp tongue.

This little girl is not to be trifled with now. It seems that He Yuzhu has taught her quite a bit.

Although they were unhappy inside, they couldn't show it on their faces.

Just then, Aunt Er came out of the house.

In fact, she had heard the commotion outside long ago, especially when she heard the words "starfruit," her mouth was watering.

“I know about star fruit. You probably don’t know how to prepare it, and it’s not good to bother your brother with such a small thing. Come to your second aunt’s house, and she will prepare it for you so you can eat it.”

Auntie Er's thoughts are absolutely common knowledge.

How could she possibly know what a starfruit is?

She simply wanted to eat something, but couldn't say it directly in front of He Yuzhu.

Upon hearing this, the third aunt quickly added, "I can make rainwater too. Your brother Jiefang bought some before, and I even ate some. It tastes really good."

Seeing their eagerness to get started made He Yushui hold the starfruit in her hand even tighter.

They were afraid that the starfruit would be snatched away at any moment.

It even felt like the eyes of the second and third aunties were glowing with greed.

Startled, she quickly stood behind He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu also had two bags of fruit in his hand; some of them they recognized, and some they couldn't name.

"Oh, Zhu bought strawberries?"

Strawberries, those are even more expensive fruits.

They had only heard about it from people at the supply and marketing cooperative, including star fruit, but they had never tasted it.

One star fruit costs 15,000 yuan.

That's more than a day's wages, so how could Uncle Liu Haizhong and Uncle Yan Bugui possibly let them have it?

They'd probably have to be beaten to death.