Courtyard House: Become Stronger Through Blind Dates

He Yuzhu felt certain that the mission had officially begun.

Hearing this, Mr. He nodded and said, "Yes, Aunt Wang told us everything. Zhu Zi, it's not easy for you to be in charge of the household at such a young age."

He's mother suddenly spoke up: "Zhu Zi, you've seen our family's situation. We only have one daughter, Qiu Yue. If you want to marry her, you have to agree to a few conditions."

coming!

He Yuzhu was already prepared, but on the surface he pretended to be honest and simple: "Aunt He, what are your conditions?"

Mother He cleared her throat and began counting on her fingers: "First, you have to give our family 100,000 yuan a month for living expenses. Qiuyue is our youngest daughter; we can't let her marry you for nothing."

He Yuzhu cursed inwardly: 100,000 a month? Why don't you just rob someone?

But for the sake of the mission, he forced himself to nod and say, "This... is the right thing to do."

Seeing that he agreed so readily, Mother He was delighted and continued, "Secondly, Qiuyue's two younger brothers have a deep bond with her, and they will have to live with her and you from now on."

She pointed to the two children: "Da Mao is eight years old and Er Mao is six. They are both sensible children and can't eat much."

He Yuzhu's lips twitched. Good heavens, was he being asked to raise three at once?

But he still nodded: "Okay, it'll be more lively with kids."

Mother He became even more smug and added, "Thirdly, the bride price should be 500,000 yuan. Raising Qiuyue wasn't easy for us, this amount isn't much, is it?"

He Yuzhu nodded again: "Not much, not much."

Seeing how easy he was to talk to, He's mother's eyes lit up, and she wanted to add another condition: "Also, your older brother is getting married next month, and you have to help with the banquet preparations for free..."

"Cough cough~!" Mr. He suddenly coughed twice, interrupting Mrs. He's words.

He glared at Mrs. He, signaling her to stop.

Mrs. He was somewhat unwilling, but seeing her husband's bad expression, she had no choice but to shut her mouth in a huff.

He Yuzhu sneered inwardly: This family is truly insatiable.

However, he still maintained a simple and honest demeanor, nodding repeatedly, "It's my duty, it's my duty."

Looking at He Yuzhu's appearance, Mr. He wondered to himself: Is this child a little silly? Why does he agree to everything?

But then he thought, it's better if he's a little silly, so he can be easily manipulated.

Thinking of this, Mr. He said to Mrs. He, "Alright, why are you asking so many questions? Let Qiuyue chat with Zhuzi; young people have their own topics to discuss."

Mother He reluctantly shut her mouth, but her eyes kept sizing up He Yuzhu.

Matchmaker Wang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said to He Qiuyue, "Qiuyue, talk to Zhuzi, don't just stand there."

He Qiuyue raised her head, glanced at He Yuzhu, then quickly lowered her head again and whispered, "I...I don't know what to say."

He Yuzhu glanced at the countdown timer below his eyes; there were still more than ten minutes left.

Just then, Mr. He said to Mrs. He, "Alright, let's go out and let the two children talk alone."

As he spoke, he pulled He's mother towards the door.

The matchmaker, Wang, tactfully followed them out.

Suddenly, only He Yuzhu, He Qiuyue, and the two children remained in the room.

He Qiuyue became even more flustered, lowering her head and fiddling with the hem of her clothes, without saying a word.

He Yuzhu wasn't in a hurry. He just sat there quietly, looking at the two children beside her, and suddenly asked, "Did you raise these two children?"

Upon hearing this, He Qiuyue immediately said proudly, "Yes, I raised her since she was little. She's very close to me and can't be separated from me for a moment."

He Yuzhu thought to himself: Goodness, he's going to be a brother-doting maniac from now on!

"And what about your two older brothers?"

He Qiuyue asked, "What are your eldest and second brothers doing now? Your mother said your eldest brother is getting married next month?"

"Yes, my eldest brother is now an apprentice at the factory with my father, and my second brother..."

Before she could finish speaking, Da Mao said, "Second Brother got into a fight and got locked up."

"Uh..." He Yuzhu was speechless for a moment, and He Qiuyue couldn't help but glare at Da Mao.

The two of them chatted casually about the He family.

He Yuzhu chatted while keeping an eye on the mission countdown.

Finally, the countdown timer below the field of vision jumped to the last few seconds.

【00:00:03……00:00:02……00:00:01……00:00:00】

[Ding! Dating task completed, reward being distributed...]

[Congratulations, host, you have received: 5 million yuan in cash.]

Become!

He Yuzhu was overjoyed. Five million yuan, not bad at all!

Just then, Mr. and Mrs. He and Matchmaker Wang walked in again.

Father He smiled and said, "Zhu Zi, how did your chat go?"

He Yuzhu snapped out of his daze and, seeing the expectant looks in his parents' eyes, suddenly had a mischievous idea.

He stood up and said earnestly, "Uncle He, Aunt He, I have one last question for Qiuyue."

Everyone was stunned. He Qiuyue also looked up at him, puzzled.

He Yuzhu looked at He Qiuyue and asked, "If one day, your father and I both fell into the river, who would you save first?"

Everyone in the room was stunned by these words.

Mr. and Mrs. He looked at each other in bewilderment, and Matchmaker Wang was equally confused.

He Qiuyue's mouth dropped open, and she couldn't react for a long time.

What's the problem?

Seeing her lost in thought, He Yuzhu asked again, "Who would you save first?"

He Qiuyue's mind raced. Remembering that she was on a blind date, she whispered, "Of course... I'll save you first."

She thought to herself: Would the other person be happy to hear that?

To everyone's surprise, He Yuzhu's expression suddenly changed. He abruptly stood up, pointed at He Qiuyue, and shouted, "Your father raised you all these years, how could you save me first?"

He paused, then continued, "I'm sorry, we're not a good match!"

After saying that, he turned and left, giving no one a chance to react.

"Hey! Zhu Zi! Zhu Zi!" Matchmaker Wang hurriedly chased after him.

Mr. and Mrs. He also realized what was happening and quickly followed after them.

But He Yuzhu walked very fast, and in the blink of an eye he was out of the He family courtyard and disappeared at the alley entrance.

Mr. and Mrs. He stood at the door, looking at each other in disbelief, unable to come to their senses for a long time.

Mrs. He stamped her feet in anger: "What...what's going on? How could he...how could he do this?"

Mr. He was also ashen-faced; he never expected things to turn out this way.

Matchmaker Wang chased after him for a few steps but couldn't catch up. She returned panting, her face contorted with worry, and said, "Sister-in-law He, Brother He, this... I really didn't expect this..."

Mother He glared at her: "Matchmaker Wang, what kind of person did you introduce? Huh? What kind of questions did you ask? What 'who to save if someone falls into the river'... Is he out of his mind?"

Matchmaker Wang was speechless; she had no idea that He Yuzhu would pull this stunt.

Inside the house, He Qiuyue was still standing there, looking completely bewildered.

She still can't figure out what she said wrong.

The two children tugged at her clothes and whispered, "Sister, why did that brother leave?"

He Qiuyue shook her head, a feeling of indescribable grievance welling up inside her.

At this moment, He Yuzhu had already walked quite a distance.

He touched the five million that the system had just rewarded him with, and his heart was filled with joy.

"Hehe, five million yuan in hand. As for that family of oddballs... let them be!"

He hummed a little tune and walked happily toward the courtyard house.