The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

Wow, that's amazing! My silly Zhu, you're so lucky, you capitalist grandpa!

Liu Hao sincerely wishes Sha Zhu well!

Now, if Sha Zhu brags about his good conditions again, how will you refute him?

An eighth-level chef, head chef of a steel rolling mill, earning 37.5 yuan a month, living in a three-room courtyard house, and being a capitalist grandfather with assets of several million US dollars.

You used to call me Sha Zhu, and I didn't mind. Now what should you call me?

Please call him Young Master He!

"Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old woman, is guilty of extortion and will most likely have to go to jail for a few years. This case really is like pulling up a radish and bringing out the mud!"

Kong Chenghui gave a brief explanation, then added, "The case hasn't been classified yet, so don't disclose anything to the public."

Liu Hao nodded: "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who talks nonsense."

"Haha, okay, you must have just gotten up, right? Hurry up and go back and get dressed, don't catch a cold. You and Juan'er discuss it, and tell me at the station when you have some free time."

"Okay, take care, Brother Kong."

Kong Chenghui patted Liu Hao on the shoulder and left with the seemingly calm deaf old woman, Yi Zhonghai.

The people in the courtyard looked at each other, all curious about what the two had done wrong, and also about what Kong Chenghui had said to Liu Hao.

Liu Haizhong asked with a forced smile, "Accountant Liu, what did Director Kong just say to you?"

"None of your business, are you looking for a beating?" Liu Hao glanced at this big idiot and strolled back to the west courtyard.

Liu Haizhong was trembling with anger, and in a fit of rage, he snapped.

You dare not provoke him. This little beast has a capricious and arrogant personality. If you disagree with him for more than three sentences, he will slap you across the face, and you can only take it and cannot retaliate.

You can't win a fight, you can't win an argument, and you can't outsmart me!

Qin Huairu stood at the door of the main house, holding a locust flower, watching the figures of Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old woman, and the others disappear, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

Could it be that... there was another reason why He Daqing suddenly abandoned his children and ran off with a widow back then?

……

West Courtyard.

Liu Hao entered the main room. The little queen hadn't gotten up yet. He quietly slipped into the room and, taking advantage of the little queen's inattention, launched a sneak attack.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

"Fuck you!"

"Ugh...you...you bastard, be gentle!"

An hour later, after finishing his morning exercise, Liu Hao dressed contentedly, tucked the blanket around the little queen who was too tired to move, walked out of the room, filled a basin with cold water, and squatted by the door to wash up.

It's the weekend today. The plan is to level the yard, teach the little queen to cook, and go out tonight to do some chivalrous deeds and earn coins to expand the space.

After washing up, he rolled up his sleeves, went to the tool shed, found a hoe, and began to study how to level the land.

A few minutes later, he put the hoe back, picked up a chair, and sat down in the doorway to bask in the sun.

The snow was so heavy a few days ago, and after it melted yesterday and today, digging the ground is like mixing mud.

We'll do it again in a few days, no rush!

……

Interrogation room, Dongcheng District Public Security Bureau.

Fearful, anxious, resentful, and desperate, He Daqing's face was sallow, his expression withered, and he looked like he was about to break. In addition, he hadn't slept all night, and his two big eyelids were almost drooping to his chin.

Yue Zhigang, the director of the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau, was arrested and confessed to his crimes after interrogation.

This case alarmed the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Municipal Social Education Corps. Bureau Chief Feng Ping and Corps Director Zhang Panji ordered a thorough investigation!

He Daqing was escorted back to Beijing overnight. When he saw this scene, he was so frightened that he almost peed himself. He answered whatever was asked, and confessed all the dirty deeds he had done over the years, like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely!

Unfortunately, He Daqing's confession was of no use. During the height of the Four Cleanups Movement, such egregious cases were subject to severe punishment.

In the spacious interrogation room, Wang Yue, the head of the Dongcheng District Social Education Sub-group, finished reviewing the materials sent by the Municipal Bureau, looked up at He Daqing sitting opposite him, and said sternly, "He Daqing, I'll ask you one last time, are you sure you completely severed contact with He Zongguo after May 1946?"

He Daqing was on the verge of tears, cursing his father He Zongguo, who had ruined his son's life, in his heart.

That old man really knows how to stir things up. He remarried a pretty widow, and his brother-in-law turned out to be the deputy head of the Tianjin station of the Military Intelligence Bureau. He even went to the United States to live a carefree life and became a capitalist.

If you're going to run away, why don't you take me with you? Aren't I your biological child?

"Sir, I swear to God, ever since He Zongguo returned to Beijing on May 12, 1946, and gave me the house deed, land deed, and 15 small yellow croakers, I have never seen him again, nor have I received any letters from him. If I am lying, you can shoot me on the spot!"

He Daqing raised his handcuffed hands and swore an oath.

If someone is accused of colluding with foreign powers or being a family member of a counter-revolutionary, the consequences will not just be imprisonment, but execution.

Wang Yue and Zhang Sheng, the director of the Dongcheng District Bureau, exchanged a glance, believing that He Daqing was not lying and truly did not know that He Zongguo had any connection with the Military Intelligence Bureau, nor did he know that He Zongguo had gone to the United States.

Zhang Sheng picked up the waiver on the table and waved it, saying, "Given your truthful confession and your meritorious service in extorting money from Yi Zhonghai and Long Ziqing, your sentence will be significantly reduced, most likely to be 5 to 10 years in prison, rather than the previous severe sentence."

Starting from 5 years?

He Daqing was struck dumb, and collapsed into his chair in despair.

Zhang Sheng continued, "Your family's status will also be corrected to that of an industrialist or businessman!"

"He Daqing, you really have harmed yourself and others. Your children have been ruined by you."

He Daqing, who was crying with tears streaming down his face, curled his lips and thought to himself, "It's as if I wouldn't be affected by the rain if I didn't falsify my background."

Knock, knock, knock. The interrogation room door was knocked on, and Li Yuanlang, deputy head of the Public Security Section, entered to report: "Director, Commander Wang, Yi Zhonghai and Long Ziqing have been brought back. They refuse to admit to extorting He Daqing."

Zhang Sheng smiled. "Two tough guys, huh?"

"Bring them here for a face-to-face confrontation with He Daqing!"

"yes!"

Li Yuanlang turned and left. A few minutes later, Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old woman, was taken into the interrogation room by four police officers.

He Daqing looked up, his eyes instantly turning red. He roared furiously, "You beasts! You two old bastards! Every month I send letters and money back, and you intercept and pocket it all! You've made Sha Zhu and Yu Shui hate me for over a decade! Are you even human?"

Yi Zhonghai felt a chill run down his spine, and his heart leaped into his throat.

How did He Daqing know about this?

"Well... you know how stubborn Sha Zhu is, so I was thinking of letting him keep it for now, and giving it to him when he grows up and understands!"

He Daqing laughed in anger; this old man with no descendants was still as hypocritical and shameless as ever.

He arrived in Beijing last night and was severely scolded by Xie Dabiao, who called him worse than an animal. Even if he was forced to leave Beijing by the deaf old woman Yi Zhonghai, he still had to take on the responsibility of being a father and write a letter to send some money back to his children.

He Yushui, in particular, was as thin as a stick and hated him with a vengeance.

He was heartbroken and burst into tears, knowing that the money and letter he sent back had definitely been intercepted by the deaf old woman, Yi Zhonghai.

"The letter I sent back was addressed to Yushui, and the remittance was also addressed to Yushui. The remarks clearly stated that the money was for Yushui's living expenses and tuition. How did you get the letter and the money?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai was stunned, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

"I... this..."