Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

Even though it's the truth, why does it make people so angry?

He Yuzhu took a deep breath and told himself that this was his younger sister, that the child was still young and spoke without thinking, and that he shouldn't get angry.

He Yuzhu shook his head, unable to do anything about He Yushui, and then went to the kitchen to cook for her.

Unbeknownst to him, Jia Dongxu was invited to the backyard, where Xu Wude prepared four dishes, and the two of them ate and drank.

After a few rounds of drinks and several dishes, the conversation soon turned to Jia Dongxu's blind date. Xu Wude said, "Dongxu, I'm not trying to criticize you, but your house is so dilapidated. You don't even bother to clean it up. When the girl comes over and sees it, she won't agree to date you."

"What should we do then?" Jia Dongxu was dumbfounded.

Chapter 12: Borrowing a House for a Blind Date?

Jia Dongxu had also considered renovating his house, since it was an old house that had been there for decades.

However, Jia Zhangshi was reluctant to spend too much money, and in addition, it was still during the military control period, so it was inconvenient to purchase materials for repairing the house. Therefore, in the end, Jia Dongxu did not rebuild the old house.

Having had some reservations before, Jia Dongxu felt that Xu Wude's words were indeed somewhat inappropriate.

Xu Wude picked up his wine cup and downed it in one gulp. Jia Dongxu poured him more wine and asked him again.

Xu Wude then slowly said, "Isn't this simple? Just see which house looks nice and borrow it for a while, right?"

This gave Jia Dongxu a sudden realization. Yes, his own house was too bad. He could borrow a house to go on blind dates and settle the marriage first.

If we're talking about the entire courtyard house, whose house is the best? Is there even a question?

Of course, it's the three rooms facing south in the middle courtyard. This is the best location and the best rooms in the courtyard.

"Yeah, I can borrow Sha Zhu's house for a bit."

Xu Wude suddenly reminded him, "It's better not to call him 'Silly Pillar' anymore, or he might beat you up."

"He dares?" Jia Dongxu said arrogantly, "I've played with him since we were kids, how dare he talk back to me?"

The following evening, He Yuzhu entered the central courtyard carrying a net bag containing cauliflower, where he saw Jia Dongxu greet him and ask, "What's up?"

The original owner would call Dongxu brother, but He Yuzhu didn't want to have another brother.

"It's just a small matter."

Jia Dongxu asked, "You know I'm going on a blind date soon, right?"

Although he had said some nice things before, Jia Dongxu hadn't mentioned Sha Zhu's name since he was currently asking for help.

He Yuzhu nodded: "I know, but forget about cooking, I don't have my dad's skills."

Jia Dongxu said directly, "It's not about cooking. I wanted to discuss with you about borrowing your house for a while."

"Borrow a house?" He Yuzhu thought he had misheard.

"Yes."

Jia Dongxu explained, "Look how dilapidated our house is. In a couple of days, when the girl comes over, we don't want to be disappointed if we don't find her suitable. So I'd like to borrow these three rooms of your house for our blind date."

"Are you kidding me?" He Yuzhu asked.

Jia Dongxu retorted, "Do I look like I'm joking? Your house is so spacious and bright, much better than mine. Let me borrow it for a bit."

"No, please clarify first whether you're only using this one day for the blind date or..."

Jia Dongxu said, "Of course we can't just borrow it for one day, or we'll be exposed."

"So you said this house was yours when you went on that blind date?" He Yuzhu finally understood the other party's intention.

Jia Dongxu nodded: "Look, it's just you and your sister. You can stay in the room in the east wing for now. I'll lend you these three rooms for my wedding. I'll return them to you in two years after I've finished repairing the house."

He Yuzhu was furious. When he first heard Jia Dongxu say that, he thought he only wanted to borrow the three rooms for the blind date. But judging from his tone, he actually wanted to borrow all three rooms for a long time. Wasn't he just blatantly trying to take advantage of the situation?

Jia Dongxu's family has three rooms in the west wing, which are currently occupied only by the mother and son. Even after they get married, it will be enough for them to live in.

It's important to know that housing in Beijing is extremely scarce. Many families only have two rooms, and even then, seven or eight people can live in them.

Jia Dongxu's family has three side rooms, which is much larger than the living space of many other families.

He Yuzhu was about to refuse outright, but the words remained unspoken.

Even though the other party clearly wanted to take advantage, they were still there to discuss things. If we refused them outright, it wouldn't look good for us.

Of course, He Yuzhu wouldn't agree to lend it to him; it was obvious that he was just trying to take advantage and seize the house.

If I dared to lend it to him, given Jia Zhangshi's shrewish nature, the house I lent out would definitely be gone forever.

After a moment's thought, He Yuzhu came up with an excuse to refuse: "If you had told me this a couple of days ago, I would have agreed."

Jia Dongxu thought to himself, "If I had brought this up a couple of days ago, and your father were still alive, he would definitely have refused. But now that He Daqing has run away, he won't have asked to borrow the house."

Jia Dongxu asked, "You don't want to lend it now?"

He Yuzhu said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's really unfortunate, my master introduced me to someone, and she's coming to visit in a couple of days."

"What? How old are you? You're already looking for a partner?" Jia Dongxu asked, somewhat incredulously.

He Yuzhu said matter-of-factly, "I'm already 16 this year. In the past, I could have gotten married long ago."

The first Marriage Law came into effect on May 1, 1950. It stipulated that men could only get married at the age of 20, but the common people did not understand it at all and did not take it seriously.

Therefore, He Yuzhu can confidently say that he wants to go on blind dates and get married.

Jia Dongxu was a little dumbfounded and said, "But in the Republic of China era, people usually got married at 18, and now there is a marriage law. I'm already 20 and I'm only going on blind dates. You're 16, which is too early."

He Yuzhu shook his head: "It's already too early. We'll meet through a blind date this year, spend some more time together, and then settle down next year. It's just an engagement; we can get the marriage certificate when we turn twenty."

Then he said, "Besides, this is a match my dad asked my master to find for me, and I'm bringing the girl home to see her in the next couple of days."

Finally, he said, "So I'm sorry, I can't lend you this house."

Since Jia Dongxu came over to discuss things in such a friendly manner, I can't just turn on him directly. I can use this excuse to get rid of him.

When the topic of blind dates came up, He Yuzhu couldn't help but think of Xu Huizhen. It would be nice to have a blind date with Xu Huizhen.

The two of them are still young, so there's no rush to get married. Besides, Xu Huizhen still sees them as enemies.

She never pays any attention to me when I talk to her. This is truly an undeserved disaster. I clearly didn't intend to take her job, but now she's become my enemy.

Jia Dongxu was speechless for a moment, not expecting He Yuzhu to use this excuse to reject him. He didn't know what to say.

Jia Dongxu is a fairly upright person; otherwise, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't have chosen him and nurtured him so carefully as a source of support for his retirement.

If he were even slightly unreliable, no one would place their hopes on him.

Hearing He Yuzhu say that, I didn't know what to say next. I couldn't just delay her important blind date and then lend her the house, could I?

Jia Dongxu said, "Look at the mess this has made. I didn't know you were planning to go on blind dates. Let's forget about the house loan. I'll figure something out later."

"I'm so sorry, I didn't expect things to happen so coincidentally, with all these events happening at the same time."

Jia Dongxu had no choice but to return home dejectedly and sit at the table, sulking.

Seeing his sullen face, Jia Zhangshi asked anxiously, "What's wrong? That bastard Shazhu doesn't want to lend us the house?"

Jia Dongxu said, "Shazhu also wants to go on a blind date. His master has already found him a blind date who will be coming to visit in a couple of days, so he doesn't want to lend his house."

"What? A girl would actually want someone like Sha Zhu, who looks like that?"

Jia Zhangshi thought for a moment and said, "No, I'll go borrow from Sha Zhu. I don't believe he would dare not lend it to me."

Chapter 13 Battle Against Jia Dongxu

Jia Dongxu said, "Mom, but is Sha Zhu also going on a blind date?"

"He's just a kid, what's the point of him going on blind dates? Besides, he was born of a mother but not raised by one, and now his father has run away. What discerning girl would want him?"

If He Daqing were still alive, Jia Zhangshi wouldn't dare to provoke Sha Zhu, but He Daqing has already run away.

Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai's words really scared He Daqing away. Wouldn't this silly Zhu be easy for me to control?

Watching his mother leave, Jia Dongxu opened his mouth, but didn't say anything more.

My mom can be unreasonable sometimes, and no matter how many times I try to persuade her, it's no use, so I just have to let her be.

Madam Jia strode into the house angrily and shouted, "Silly Zhu, you're still young, what are you doing going on blind dates now? Hurry up and clear out the house so our Dongxu can borrow it for a while to get married."

"If you won't lend it to me, I'm going on a blind date anyway. Why should I lend it to you?"

He Yuzhu then said, "I've already said before, you can't call me 'Silly Zhu' anymore, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"Don't borrow it?"

Jia Zhangshi acted as if she hadn't heard He Yuzhu's reminder; all she could hear was the fact that she had been refused when she asked to borrow the house.

He kept yelling, "You're going to lend it to me today, whether you like it or not. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless..."

He Yushui was terrified when she saw Jia Zhangshi's ferocious face. Her father had just passed away, and she was at her most vulnerable. She was afraid of the slightest disturbance.

She quickly got up, crying, and ran towards He Yuzhu, wanting to seek his protection.

While crying, she kept saying, "Brother, I'm scared. Aunt Zhang is too frightening."

When Jia Zhangshi heard He Yushui say that she was frightening, she was furious. She had come to discuss the matter of borrowing the house in a friendly manner, but this little girl, He Yushui, actually said that she was frightening.

Enraged, she slapped him while yelling, "You little brat, how dare you talk like that? Your mother is dead, and your father has run away. He doesn't want you anymore."

He Yushui lost her balance, stumbled, and fell to the ground. Her soft sobs turned into loud wailing.