Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Bai Gui was genuinely anxious. Although he hated He Daqing for scheming against him, it didn't mean He Daqing was incapable.

The canteen manager of the steel rolling mill earns over a million yuan a month. With that salary, he can easily afford to feed his cousin's family meat every day.

So what if the child changes their surname? It's good enough that they're still alive, what more could they want?

So he bowed apologetically to He Daqing and Li Jiuzhou:

"Old He, and this young man, don't rush. My sister is a bit stubborn. I'll go and talk to her."

He then instructed his wife to serve tea and water to He Daqing and the other two.

He pulled the white widow outside to discuss it.

Bai Gui's tone was somewhat harsh:

"What are you trying to do? It's just changing the child's surname, what's the big deal?"

"If you don't want to leave with He Daqing now, I'd like to see where you can find such a good family."

"See? Their son and nephew don't mind, so why are you?"

"You still want to keep the family line going for your deadbeat husband?"

"Screw your mother's fire! Listen to your third brother, bring the child to Beiping. With me here, you don't have to be afraid of being bullied."

The white widow did indeed want to preserve the family line for the deceased man.

But since Third Brother said that, it was as if I would regret it if I didn't agree.

So he nodded silently.

Not long after, the brother and sister entered the house, and Bai Gui smiled and said:

"Great Qing, my sister has agreed."

At this moment, the widow Bai also walked awkwardly up to He Daqing and said:

"Great Qing, I am willing to live with you in Beiping."

He Daqing smiled and shouted "Good!" three times.

He was happy as long as things went smoothly, since he was about to get married.

Li Jiuzhou and Shazhu exchanged a helpless glance.

Next, we'll discuss the arrangements. We won't have a big wedding; just a simple table for close friends and family will suffice.

The Bai siblings will set off for Baoding tomorrow to bring their two children to Beiping.

He Daqing went to find a house, and as soon as the house was available, they got married.

The division of labor between the two parties is clear.

Finding a house was much easier for He Daqing, as he knew many people from all walks of life in Beiping.

They quickly found two houses near Zhengyangmen and readily paid for them.

At Li Jiuzhou's instruction, Sha Zhu asked He Daqing for the family's savings.

After buying the house, there was more than 3600 million left.

Inside the main room of the central courtyard, the He family father and son sat facing each other.

There was a pile of money on the table.

Sha Zhu spoke first:

"Dad, it's not that your son doesn't care about you. You take 600 million, and Yushui and I will split the rest."

He Daqing was very dissatisfied upon hearing this.

"That's all my hard-earned money, and you're only giving me 600 million?"

Sha Zhu wasn't angry, and laughed:

"Father, that's an exaggeration. If you were to live, why would you leave this family and take so much money with you?"

"Those two little brats may have changed their surname to He, but they are not your biological sons after all."

"Aren't Rain and I your biological children?"

He Daqing replied:

"Nonsense, you siblings are naturally my offspring."

"That's settled then. Six million is more than enough for you. Besides, you make over a million a month, so what's a little bit more money?"

"If you ever need anything urgently in the future, just come to your son. Of course I'll give it to you; you're my own father!"

He Daqing felt much better after hearing this. Yes, his son was indeed his own flesh and blood.

He Daqing was also afraid that if he brought too much money, he wouldn't be able to keep it. He knew the widow Bai well; she definitely wouldn't leave him much money.

"Alright, it's settled then," He Daqing said slowly.

"besides..."

"Anything else?" He Daqing interrupted Sha Zhu upon hearing this.

Sha Zhu touched his nose and said:

"Hehehe, look, Dad, you're in a hurry again. You still have to give Yushui her monthly living expenses!"

"Not much, 20 a month is enough..."

Upon hearing this, He Daqing immediately stood up, his eyes bloodshot, and shouted:

"Get out, get the hell out of here! Fuck your mother..."

Startled, Sha Zhu quickly got up and rushed outside.

He even turned around and talked back while running:

"Dad, it's settled then. Yu Shui will receive 20 yuan a month for living expenses."

"Also, how dare you insult my grandmother? She's your mother. What you're doing is unfilial. I'll have to have a serious talk with your mother next year when we visit her grave during Qingming Festival."

"If that doesn't work, let my grandma take you away..."

Upon hearing this, He Daqing grabbed a stool and rushed out, looking like he was going to beat Sha Zhu to death.

Chaos erupted in the courtyard; the young, simple-minded Zhu was no match for that old bastard He Daqing.

The neighbors in the courtyard came out to see what was happening after hearing the commotion.

Seeing He Daqing hitting his son, they not only didn't stop him, but watched with glee.

It's so boring in the courtyard, it's not a bad thing to make a little noise now and then.

Xu Damao looked very disappointed. "He Daqing, you're no good either. You run way too slowly."

Seeing that things were almost settled, Yi Zhonghai and the others stepped forward and stopped He Daqing.

Some offered cigarettes, others lit them, and He Daqing, seeing that there was a way out, let the matter drop.

If we keep chasing, we won't even get to the person we're chasing, and we'll just be exhausted.

Two days later, He Daqing led Widow Bai and the two boys into the courtyard.

Yan Bugui's wife, Yang Meihua, immediately stepped forward to inquire:

"Uncle He, and who are these people?"

He Daqing smiled:

"Hehe, you're from the Yan family. This is my wife, Bai Lian, and the other two boys are my sons."

"Bai Lian's husband passed away last year. You know my wife has been gone for a long time. This family needs someone who cares about us. We just happened to meet, so why don't we live together?"

Then he introduced Bai Lian to her:

"Daughter-in-law, this is Yang Meihua, the daughter-in-law of the Yan family in the front yard. Her husband is a schoolteacher."

Yang Meihua couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes after hearing this. She really wanted to ask, "What about your son and daughter?"

But she really couldn't say it in front of Widow Bai, so she could only agree with He Daqing.

"Hey Xiaobai, we'll be neighbors in the same courtyard from now on, just let me know if you need anything."

"Hello, Sister Meihua. Please take care of me in the future," Bai Lian greeted with a smile.

The white widow looked significantly younger than Yang Meihua, so she addressed her as "sister."

After rambling on for a few minutes, He Daqing led the three of them to the Intermediate People's Court.

It was still afternoon when Yang Meihua, upon hearing this big news, could no longer contain herself and went to a gathering place for women to talk about it at length.

By the time the factory was about to close for the day, more than half of the people in Nanluoguxiang already knew that He Daqing had brought back a widow, and even brought two boys with her!

Many people were excited after hearing this and wanted to go to No. 95 Courtyard to see what was going on.

Look at He Daqing's new wife.

Another thing he wanted to see was whether Sha Zhu would cause trouble when he came back; that was what he really wanted to see.

The men from the courtyard house went straight to the He family home after returning, and congratulated He Daqing with clasped hands.

I'm so envious after seeing Bai Lian's figure and looks...

He thought to himself, "What a beautiful widow. No wonder He Daqing wanted to marry her. They would have done the same..."

What's that saying again? Other people's wives always smell better!