Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

There wasn't a single bicycle in the entire courtyard. Sha Zhu has now bought his first one, and it would be quite impressive if he could borrow one and ride it around often.

Everyone is putting pressure on He Yuzhu now. If they can really force He Yuzhu to give in, that would be the best outcome.

Of course, if He Yuzhu resolutely refuses to lend the money, then no one will suffer any loss.

"That's right, that's where you, Zhuzi, went wrong. It's not a big deal to lend it to everyone occasionally."

"Everyone has times when they're in a hurry. Having a bicycle can solve a lot of problems, which is a good thing for everyone."

"..."

Seeing that others were criticizing He Yuzhu, the others also chimed in, saying that it would be even better if they could force He Yuzhu to lend out his bicycle.

Granny Zhang was very pleased with herself and said, "Yes, we'll borrow it for now, and it'll be your turn again tomorrow."

He Yuzhu was not afraid of the accusations from his neighbors. These people were just venting their anger; they would never actually steal anything.

The culprit behind all of this is Yi Zhonghai. Once we get rid of him, the problem of borrowing bicycles will be easily solved.

He Yuzhu stopped calling him "Uncle Yi" and said directly, "Yi Zhonghai, you're wrong. I bought the bicycle with my own money; it's my personal property. I can lend it to whomever I want; that's my freedom."

"How can you be so rude as to call me by my name?"

"Isn't the point of having a name to be called? What? This old man who just entered the management school can't even be called by his name anymore? Do we have to bow and pay homage to you and call you Master Yi when we come to see you?"

"Stop trying to evade the issue and distort the facts. Is that what I meant?"

Yi Zhonghai was quite angry, then realized that He Yuzhu was trying to change the subject and not continue talking about borrowing bicycles.

"Putting aside the issue of how you address me, let's talk about you borrowing the bicycle. I'm doing this for your own good. We're all from the same village, so if you lend your bicycle to everyone now, they can help you out in the future."

"I don't need your help."

He Yuzhu said, "If you're so considerate of your neighbors in the compound, why don't you use your salary to buy a bicycle and put it in the front yard so anyone can ride it?"

"You're the management school's elected big boss, so it's only right that you pay for everyone's bicycle for public use. Otherwise, why did we elect you?"

He Yuzhu immediately turned his attention to Yi Zhonghai.

If you like to jump out and use morality to blackmail others, then I can use the same method.

"Besides, I'm just an apprentice at a restaurant now, but you, Yi Zhonghai, are different. You're a senior worker at a steel factory, earning 60 yuan a month. Taking that money to buy a bicycle is a piece of cake for you."

He Yuzhu immediately put that big label back on him, and then looked at Yi Zhonghai with a grin.

Yi Zhonghai was furious. No matter how high his salary was, you borrowed it all away—400 yuan!

Buying a bicycle would be enough.

Looking at the bicycle inside the house again, I felt that it was the one I had bought with my own money.

When the neighbors heard He Yuzhu say this, they were all tempted.

It wasn't easy to get He Yuzhu to lend out his bicycle, but Yi Zhonghai was the manager of the compound, so he should dedicate himself to the courtyard. Otherwise, why was he chosen?

"Uncle Yi, I think Zhu Zi is right."

“That’s a good idea.”

"That's right, Uncle Yi, you should buy a bicycle and put it in the front yard. Anyone can ride it if they need to."

Everyone knew perfectly well that Yi Zhonghai had the highest income in the entire courtyard.

Although some others earn higher salaries, such as Liu Haichong who earns around 50 yuan a month, he has a heavy burden as he has three sons at home.

But Yi Zhonghai is different from others. He and his wife are the only ones in his family, and they have such high salaries that they have no financial burden at all.

While others ate cornbread, his family could afford white flour steamed buns.

While others might not eat meat even once a month, Yi Zhonghai drinks at home every day and occasionally buys meat to satisfy his cravings.

No one said much before; everyone just watched with envy.

He Yuzhu's direct statement has prompted many people to follow suit and urge him on.

Thinking that if Yi Zhonghai could buy a bicycle, everyone would be even more supportive of him being the head of the management department.

He Yuzhu then said, "Uncle Yi, look, this is what the people want. You just spend money to buy a bicycle, and from now on, we'll all listen to what you, the head of the management, say, right?"

Then he turned to everyone and said, "Grandpas and grandmas, do you think what I said is right?"

"Yes, we support Grandpa Yi in buying everyone a bicycle."

"Yes, I support it too."

"support."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned ashen. He hadn't expected He Yuzhu to pull this stunt. His vision went black, and he fell straight backward.

Fortunately, there were people around, preventing him from falling to the ground.

"what happened?"

The group of people were terrified and didn't know what to do.

He Yuzhu was also startled at first, so he used his mental energy to check.

He Yuzhu's mental power can not only scan objects, as I've seen before, but it can also scan the inside of the human body.

It can also block scans of other people.

He Yuzhu could clearly sense from his mental perception that Yi Zhonghai's eyes were still darting around, and that his fainting was obviously an act.

He felt that the situation was out of his control. He didn't want to spend money to buy bicycles for everyone, nor could he directly object. He could only pretend to be confused to avoid the problem.

Aunt Yi was so concerned that she made a fuss and was directing the others to help Yi Zhonghai into the east wing.

He Yuzhu said, "No need for all that trouble. I have a way to wake Grandpa Yi up directly."

Aunt Yi hurriedly asked, "Zhu Zi, what's the solution? Hurry up, I'm terrified."

He Yuzhu said, "It's a very simple thing. Just pour a boy's urine on him and he'll wake up."

Then he said to Aunt Yan, "Bring your Yan Jiefang over here and give Uncle Yi some boy urine."

Aunt Yi asked blankly, "Will this work?"

"Why not? This trick works the best; it wakes you up with just one prick."

He Yuzhu felt a little regretful, regretting that Yi Zhonghai was faking it and could only use such words to scare him.

If he really faints, He Yuzhu wouldn't mind using this method.

Let Yi Zhonghai taste the flavor of 37.5-degree boy's urine.

Yi Zhonghai was indeed faking unconsciousness, hoping to use this method to escape this calamity.

I never expected He Yuzhu to be so ruthless as to propose such a solution.

Of course, we can't just sit idly by and wait for Yan Jiefang to wake us up.

Yi Zhonghai shook his hand unsteadily, shook his head, and slowly opened his eyes.

"He's awake! He's awake! Our Mr. Yi is awake! Thank God!" Mrs. Yi exclaimed joyfully.

Aunt Yan sighed inwardly at the pity.

If it were one's own child, Yi Zhonghai would have been woken up by being scolded.

Then he could ask Yi Zhonghai for some money. Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had regained consciousness, he immediately felt that he had lost a few cents.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai sat up and caught his breath, He Yuzhu asked, "Uncle Yi, you should set an example. Shouldn't you go and buy a bicycle this afternoon to lend to everyone?"

Granny Zhang chimed in, "Yes, Uncle, I think Zhu Zi is right. Why don't you take out your salary and buy a bicycle? Then everyone can use it."

Yi Zhonghai was so angry he felt like fainting.

Has Aunt Zhang gone mad?

Which faction are you on, that you're siding with Sha Zhu?

Why didn't that slap from Zhu Zi just kill you?

Yi Zhonghai was too lazy to pay attention to Granny Zhang; she was such a terrible teammate.

With a gloomy face, he said to He Yuzhu, "Don't be unreasonable. You've already bought a bicycle, why make me go through the trouble of buying another one? Why don't we just lend yours to everyone?"

He Yuzhu said, "I don't find it troublesome. I'm just a 16-year-old child and don't understand so many big principles."

“But you’re different. You, Yi Zhonghai, are our school’s senior management officer. You have the highest prestige among the people. You think about doing good things for your neighbors every day. You have high ideological awareness and should set an example for everyone.”

Yi Zhonghai retorted angrily, "He Yuzhu, stop making trouble. My salary is earned through hard work, and I can't use it to buy a bicycle for all the neighbors in the courtyard to ride."

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he blurted out his true feelings. After all, if he continued talking, he might actually have to spend money to buy a bicycle.

He Yuzhu chuckled twice: "Even you, Yi Zhonghai, don't have the awareness to take out money to buy bicycles and lend them to everyone to ride."

"So how big is your face? Why should I lend my bicycle to someone else?"

He Yuzhu had long seen through him and knew what kind of person Yi Zhonghai was.

Calling him a moral paragon is an exaggeration; he's just a hypocrite who uses morality to label others, spouting platitudes about benevolence and righteousness while harboring a heart full of wickedness and depravity.

Previously, I was still thinking of giving him some face, but today He Yuzhu went all out and didn't hold back at all when he scolded Yi Zhonghai.

Yes, why is it that Yi Zhonghai is unwilling to spend money to buy bicycles to help others, but insists on giving up his own bicycle for everyone to ride?

Yi Zhonghai hadn't expected this outcome. Seeing that He Yuzhu had bought a bicycle, he was indeed anxious and extremely annoyed.