Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

He thought he had only paid 400 yuan himself, plus the money from Liu Haizhong and Xu Wude.

He Yuzhu must have used the remaining money to buy bicycles after he finished building the house.

I paid for this bicycle myself, but I can't say it out loud. It's incredibly frustrating.

That's why she pressured He Yuzhu, trying to get him to make the bicycles public.

Then, after a while, he used his status as a senior member of the management department to make the bicycle his own, and no one could say anything about it.

But who knew that He Yuzhu would be so formidable today, refuting me so easily that I was speechless.

"He Yuzhu, stop trying to fool me. We can't let this go. We'll have a hospital-wide meeting tonight, so let's talk about it then."

At this point, no matter what, I won't spend my money to buy a bicycle. Since I can't morally blackmail He Yuzhu, I'll take a step back and let things cool down.

Yi Zhonghai knew he couldn't stay any longer, so after speaking, he turned and went back to his room.

Yi Zhonghai returned to the east wing in a huff. He picked up a teacup only to find it was empty. He angrily slammed the dried tea leaves onto the table.

Aunt Yi followed her in and tried to persuade him, "Old Yi, why are you getting angry with a child like him?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "Was I trying to get angry with him? He was the one who embarrassed me."

"They not only swindled 400 yuan from us, but also got 150 yuan from Lao Liu and Lao Xu."

"Did he build that house himself? Did he buy that bicycle himself? We paid for it all."

"Alright, let's not dwell on the past. Isn't it all because you wanted to act like some kind of big shot in the management department?"

"I became the head of the management department because I helped others do good deeds, not because I gave money to Sha Zhu."

Yi Zhonghai was angry, and He Yuzhu went inside and started cooking.

A moment later, the aroma of meat wafted from the kitchen.

It's summer now, and everyone has their windows open. Soon, Yi Zhonghai angrily said:

"Look at him, Sha Zhu took our money and bought a bicycle and meat. What's even more infuriating is that he made it taste so good."

Granny Zhang covered her face while cursing Jia Dongxu for being useless. Smelling the aroma of meat, she angrily said:

"That damn idiot Zhu, he cooked such good food and didn't even bother to bring it over and apologize..."

Chapter 71 He Yuzhu, do you know your crime?

After a delicious lunch of twice-cooked pork and plum juice, He Yushui, who was not sleepy after resting for a while, kept pestering He Yuzhu to let her go out.

Why go outside when the sun is so strong?

He Yushui said, "Where is it hot? The sun isn't hot at all."

He Yuzhu was helpless, knowing that He Yushui wanted to ride a bicycle, since she had just bought it and was still quite excited about it.

He had no choice but to get up, put some plum juice into a kettle, then carry his fishing rod, bucket, and other fishing gear, explain the situation, push his bicycle, and drive away.

Many people saw it and felt a pang of sadness. It was truly outrageous. No one could have imagined that He Yuzhu would be the first person in the courtyard to buy a bicycle.

I rode my bicycle out of Dongzhimen and all the way to Dongbahe.

I found a spot on the bank with weeping willows, opened my vest, sat down, and started fishing.

By unleashing his mental energy, he could sense most of the riverbed. With the current hot weather, the fish were almost all at the bottom of the river in the middle, which was perfect for He Yuzhu to catch in one fell swoop.

He Yushui sat on the grass, very happy. She was in a much better mood after coming out and was interested in everything. She even made a wreath out of willow branches and put it on He Yuzhu's head.

He Yuzhu played in the rain until evening, and caught three big grass carp in the bucket.

There was enough food, so we didn't make any more.

I used to go fishing in the moat after get off work, but there were relatively few fish there.

He Yuzhu sat by the river for three or four hours and collected over a thousand catties of fish into his spatial storage. If he sold them all, they could fetch around 300 yuan.

He Yuzhu packed his things, got on his bicycle, and asked, "Yushui, how about I bring you again next week?"

"Okay, next time you can't just bring plum juice, you have to bring some cookies and pastries too."

"You little glutton, all you know is food," He Yuzhu laughed.

He Yushui huffed from behind, "I'm not a little glutton, my brother is a bad brother."

He Yuzhu couldn't help but smile. He Yushui was still just a child, and she couldn't stand being told what to do.

The brother and sister bickered for a while before quickly returning to the courtyard house.

Everyone knew about the conflict that morning. Although they were a little envious of He Yuzhu's bicycle, no one said much.

Although there were still some leftovers from lunch, He Yuzhu still stewed the two fish.

Anyway, He Yushui is still young, so she won't know if I cook extra food and put it in my space, or whether I stew one fish into three fish or stew it like this.

The smell of the fish made Granny Zhang furious.

"That damned idiot Zhu, he stir-fries meat for lunch and stews fish for dinner. He's no good at all. All he does is tempt people. He doesn't even know how to respect his elder. I'll make you choke on the fish, you scoundrel."

Upon seeing Jia Dongxu loitering in front of him, he cursed, "You really are useless. You went to meet him and didn't find anyone you liked again?"

"It's not my fault, they just look down on us because we're poor."

"Where are we poor? Our house is newly built! Besides, these days it's all about being poor, so why would she look down on you?"

As expected, Jia Dongxu went on a blind date today, but the woman didn't choose him again.

Jia Dongxu said with a bitter face, "Last time I brought a girl here, you complained that she was ugly. Now that I've found a pretty one, she complains that we're poor because we only have three rooms in our house."

Jia Dongxu was honest; he answered whatever anyone asked. After learning the basic situation, they found out that there was no bicycle and no sewing machine, and then they said goodbye to Jia Dongxu.

Granny Zhang got even angrier and started cursing: "It's all that damned idiot Zhu's fault! If he had just given you the bicycle, most of the girls would have agreed."

What followed was a barrage of foul language.

Jia Dongxu said, "Mom? How about we buy a bicycle?"

"Buy what? You think you have so much money? Where would you get the money?"

Jia Dongxu said with difficulty, "Saving money carries the risk of devaluation, just like last year. It's better to buy something big."

Granny Zhang said, "We still can't buy a bicycle."

Jia Dongxu sighed. He gave all his earnings from work to his mother, and he didn't spend much money on himself. Even though the house had been repaired, his mother still had several hundred yuan left.

They exchanged it all for gold and silver dollars and stored it away.

"This is a big deal for my wedding! What's the use of keeping the money in your hands? How will you have children if you don't even have a wife?"

“You still can’t buy a bicycle.” Granny Zhang knew that her son was just envious and wanted one after seeing He Yuzhu riding a bicycle.

Jia Dongxu sighed again, knowing that getting on the bicycle was impossible.

After the meal, this time it was Liu Guangqi who came to announce the start of a large meeting.

He Yuzhu led He Yushui by the hand to the front yard.

An old eight-immortal table was placed in the north-facing position, and Yi Zhonghai sat in the middle with an air of authority, holding an enamel tea mug in his hands, still looking like a human being.

Fat-headed Liu Haizhong sat on the east side, while the youngest, Xu Wude, could only sit on the west side.

From this perspective, it's clear that the three naturally divided the work among themselves, with Yi Zhonghai taking advantage of his age and thus controlling the vast majority of the discourse.

He Yuzhu entered Yan Bugui's house and brought out a long bench.

Yan Bugui glanced at it. If it were anyone else, they might have stopped him, but He Yuzhu had bought a bicycle today, so he didn't play the bad guy. He was even thinking that he could borrow the bicycle next time and ride it to go fishing in the distance.

Instead, she beckoned He Yuzhu to sit down next to her and said sourly:

"Look at those three, so smug! They're really making a mountain out of a molehill, acting like petty tyrants who've gotten what they deserve."

He Yuzhu smiled and pursed his lips. Before the announcement, Yan Bugui was the most enthusiastic, standing at the entrance of the courtyard and talking to everyone coming in and out to solicit votes.

Yan Bugui doesn't think he's stingy or unwilling to pay the price, which is why he was rejected by the School of Management.

"Exactly, they're all like monkeys dressed up and wearing hats; they're not real people at all."

He Yuzhu's agreement pleased Yan Bugui, and the two of them inevitably became a little louder as they talked and laughed.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at him and glared fiercely at He Yuzhu, as if he could spit fire.

A few moments later, most of the people had arrived.

Liu Haizhong coughed and stood up, saying, "Everyone's here, so let's begin the meeting. This is the first general meeting since our compound elected its new head administrator. Everyone, give a round of applause, and let's get Old Yi..."

"Let's have the highly respected Comrade Yi Zhonghai speak to us."

These words were the result of Liu Haizhong's long and thoughtful consideration.

I felt I had spoken very well and was quite satisfied with myself, considering myself a leader.

Then he nodded smugly to his surroundings before sitting down.

Yi Zhonghai coughed once, and the applause and cheers around him stopped.

He looked around and then said a few words of thanks to the leaders and the government.

They then reported the latest news from the front lines, stating that the combined Japanese forces were suffering repeated defeats and that they had achieved victory after victory.

He said, "The country is facing difficulties right now. Although we are all in the rear, we should still contribute to the front lines."