Courtyard House: Become Stronger Through Blind Dates

Looking at her nervous expression, He Yuzhu suddenly found it a little funny.

This girl risked her life to come all this way in the middle of the night just to say this?

He Yuzhu pulled up a chair, sat down, and crossed his legs, saying, "Sister Qin, you said you'd pretend nothing happened and that nothing happened at all! Last night was my first time, and it's gone just like that, without any explanation!"

His words were flippant, and Qin Huairu's face flushed red and then turned pale. Her lips moved, but she didn't know how to refute them.

Seeing her like this, He Yuzhu felt a little bit of mischievousness, but then he became serious again: "I did drink too much yesterday, but since you said you went to the wrong room, let's just treat it as a misunderstanding."

He paused, then added meaningfully, "But if I find out you've come to my house in the middle of the night, I won't be able to explain myself."

Qin Huairu shuddered and subconsciously glanced towards the door.

She acted impulsively just now, but now that she thinks about it, it was definitely too risky.

but…

"I...I'm just worried." Qin Huairu lowered her head, her voice barely audible. "What you said during the day...I'm afraid you..."

"Afraid I'll gossip about it?" He Yuzhu interjected, "Or are you afraid I'll use this to blackmail you?"

Qin Huairu didn't say anything, but her expression said it all.

He Yuzhu sighed, stood up, walked up to her, looked at her and said, "Sister Qin, let's be frank. I, He Yuzhu, may not be a good person, but I'm not a despicable one either."

"As long as you and I don't tell anyone, no third person in the world will know what happened last night."

He paused, then lowered his voice and said, "But you have to remember one thing: this is a secret between us! If you dare to trip me up behind my back..."

Qin Huairu quickly shook her head and said, "I won't!"

He Yuzhu nodded in satisfaction, turned around and walked back to the chair to sit down: "That's good. Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. You can go back now."

Qin Huairu didn't move; she bit her lip, seemingly hesitating about something.

"Is there anything else?" He Yuzhu asked, raising an eyebrow.

Qin Huairu bit her lip, and after a long while, she whispered, "Zhuzi, I...can I ask you for a favor?"

"you say."

"I heard tonight... you're working as a head chef at the Oriental Hotel now, earning a lot of money a month..." Qin Huairu's voice trailed off. "My family back home... isn't doing so well, I'm thinking..."

Her face turned bright red after she finished speaking, as if those words had exhausted all her strength.

He Yuzhu thought to himself: As expected of a white lotus flower, she really doesn't want to suffer any loss.

Since they want money, things are much easier to handle; perhaps...

Wait, holy crap...

He must have been influenced by the original owner of the body, Sha Zhu, and actually wanted to have too much contact with Qin Huairu.

That won't do. Before he transmigrated, he was a nerdy guy who had watched countless pornographic films. He can't give up the whole forest for one married woman.

He immediately grinned, giving Qin Huairu a malicious smile: "Hehe, Sister Qin, I have money, but I never lend money to others."

"If you want it, it's not impossible, you just need to be with me again..."

"Hehehe..."

Qin Huairu felt a chill run down her spine when she saw He Yuzhu's lewd gaze sweeping over her. She took two steps back and bumped into the door with a thud.

The noise startled the two of them. Qin Huairu immediately opened the door and fled as if she were escaping.

She initially thought He Yuzhu was easy to talk to and hoped to swindle some money from him, but she never expected that this guy was a bad person at all!

He Yuzhu grinned as he watched the other person flee in panic.

You little punk, I'm not going to scare you to death. You took my virginity and you still dare to ask me for money? I'll only be considered an honest man if I don't threaten you to do it a few more times!

Qin Huairu ran all the way back to the Jia family, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

She quietly pushed open the door and peeked into the room by the moonlight.

In the main room, Jia Zhangshi snored loudly, sleeping like a dead pig.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the door to calm her racing heart.

"This He Yuzhu looks young, but how can he be so cunning..." she muttered to herself as she groped her way to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

As soon as he lay down, Jia Dongxu rolled over, draped an arm over his shoulder, and mumbled indistinctly, "Huai Ru..."

Qin Huairu stiffened, thinking he had woken up.

After waiting a few seconds and seeing that he started snoring again, I gently moved his arm away.

In the darkness, she stared at the roof, her mind a jumbled mess.

Although He Yuzhu said he wouldn't talk nonsense, given his character... who knows if he might change his mind later?

Moreover, he's now a celebrity in the newspapers and a head chef at the Oriental Hotel; his monthly salary must be quite substantial...

Thinking about this, Qin Huairu felt even worse.

If I had known he had this ability, I should have thought more carefully when we went on the blind date...

Qin Huairu turned over, forcing herself to stop thinking about it.

Moonlight shone through the window onto the paper windowpane, and she stared at the light and shadows before drifting off to sleep.

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The next day, before dawn, He Yuzhu was awakened by the commotion coming from the Jia family's residence in the central courtyard.

"Thump, thump-thump!"

It sounded like hitting a ceramic basin, followed by Jia Zhangshi's shrill voice: "Oh dear, the sun's already high in the sky and you're still not up? Do you really think you're some kind of young mistress?"

"Get up quickly and make breakfast, then sweep the main room. What will Dongxu look like when he wakes up!"

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes and covered his head with the blanket.

But the sound was extremely penetrating, drilling straight into his ears.

"Look at you! You didn't even wash the dishes properly last night; there are still grease stains on them!"

"Can't you sweep? Can't you see the dust in the corners? When I was young..."

"Mom! Could you please keep your voice down!"

Jia Dongxu was woken up and his angry shout, filled with morning grumpiness, interrupted Jia Zhangshi's nagging.

The world fell silent, but He Yuzhu was also wide awake.

He quickly dressed, went out into the yard, stretched his arms and legs, and then began practicing boxing.

As soon as the Bajiquan stance was adopted, the wind from the punches howled, dispelling some of the morning chill.

After completing several sets of punches, I felt warm all over and refreshed.

He went back inside to boil water, put the few leftover steamed buns from last night in the steamer to heat them up, and then stir-fried the remaining vegetables.

Once the steamed buns were heated through and the stir-fried vegetables were fragrant, he sat down at the octagonal table and began his CD-ROM operation.

Five large steamed buns and half a plate of vegetables were devoured in no time.

"Burp~"

He Yuzhu let out a satisfied burp and patted his belly: "Homemade food tastes so good!"

After cleaning up the dishes and locking the door, he prepared to go to work.

As soon as he stepped into the front yard, Yan Bugui greeted him, "Hey, Zhuzi, going to work?"

He Yuzhu paused, feeling a little out of place.

He nodded and mumbled a reply, "Yes, good morning, Teacher Yan."

"Good morning, good morning!" Yan Bugui took two steps closer. "Zhu Zi, you've really brought honor to our compound!"

"Just lucky." He Yuzhu didn't want to talk any more and turned to leave.