Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Chapter 116

He Yuzhu, who rode his bicycle first, took the lead and rode straight back to the courtyard house, leaving Yushui behind him nowhere to be seen.

"Alright, I'll go back and cook first. You wait for the rain."

Yang Lifang jumped off her bicycle, took the bag of candy, and walked into the courtyard. Before leaving, she gave He Yuzhu some instructions.

Letting out a breath and calming down, He Yuzhu thought to himself with a touch of pride: Hehe, my body is really in good shape. Even with my wife in tow, I'm faster than the rain.

But he still waited for the rain, just in case something really happened, which would be troublesome.

A short while later, He Yuzhu saw He Yushui riding his bicycle towards them from the street corner, so he pushed his bicycle in.

Upon entering, one could see that Uncle Yan Bugui was carrying pots of flowers into the bedroom.

"Uncle, have you eaten yet?" He Yuzhu greeted him.

When Yan Bugui saw that it was him, he smiled and said, "Not yet, Zhu Zi, are you trying to invite me to dinner?"

"Haha, Uncle, you're really joking. It's only right that I treat you to a meal, but we don't have any food at home to entertain you. We'll definitely do it next time." He Yuzhu laughed and continued pushing his bicycle inside.

Only then did Yan Bugui notice the brand-new bicycle He Yuzhu was pushing: "Hey, Zhuzi, is your bicycle new? Did you just buy it?"

He Yuzhu had borrowed a nearly brand-new bicycle once when they got married, so Yan Bugui hadn't paid much attention. But this time, when he got a little closer, he noticed that the sign on the bicycle was clearly brand new, and Yan Bugui realized what was going on.

"Yeah, it's brand new. What do you think, Uncle? Does it look good?" He Yuzhu asked with a smile.

Yan Bugui put the flowerpot on the ground, patted the mud off his hands, and walked over to touch the bicycle. But then he saw the mud on his hands, turned back, grabbed a cloth, wiped the mud off his hands, and walked over to touch the bicycle.

"It looks great, it looks great. This new bicycle is really nice." Yan Bugui said with envy as he touched the bicycle.

Unlike bicycles of later generations, bicycles at this time were designed to be sturdy and durable, so even though the designs were old-fashioned, they still looked very powerful and imposing.

Seeing Yan Bugui's state, He Yuzhu didn't say much. Instead, he comforted him, "Uncle, your bicycle is pretty good, isn't it? Although it's not new, it's not much worse than a new one."

Yan Bugui's envy of bicycles was only temporary.

Yan Bugui, a small business owner, is quite wealthy and has more than enough money to buy a bicycle.

But he couldn't bear to spend more money to buy a new one. After all, a bicycle will get old in a day or two after just one ride, so it's better to buy a used one.

"That's true. Back then, I searched half of Beijing to find this bicycle in good condition. Most importantly, it cost very little money." Yan Bugui said with a hint of pride at the end.

He Yuzhu was about to say something more when he heard He Yushui riding her bicycle outside the door, ringing a bell. He lost all interest in talking to Yan Bugui.

"Alright, Uncle, I'll stop chatting with you now. I haven't eaten yet, so I'm heading back." With that, he continued pushing his bicycle back home.

Watching He Yuzhu push his bicycle away, Yan Bugui turned around to continue carrying flowers back into the house, only to see He Yushui also pushing her bicycle in.

He asked in surprise, "Rain, why are you pushing a bicycle back too?"

Having thoroughly enjoyed riding a bicycle, He Yushui proudly replied to the question posed by the Third Uncle, "Yes, Third Uncle, my family bought two bicycles today."

As a young girl, He Yushui had no interest in chatting with the Third Uncle, so she simply pushed her bicycle home.

Yan Bugui was left standing there, looking on with envy.

"Old Yan, what are you doing standing here? Hurry up and move the flowers back."

Yang Ruihua was tidying up the flowerpots that Yan Bugui had brought in at home. After a while, when she didn't see Yan Bugui bring in any more flowers, she went out of the house to see what Yan Bugui was doing.

As soon as she came out, she saw Yan Bugui standing there dumbfounded, and she couldn't help but shout out.

"Ruihua, look, Zhuzi's family bought a bicycle." Yan Bugui snapped out of his daze, pointed in the direction of the He family's house, and said to his wife.

Yang Ruihua's family also had bicycles, so she didn't envy others; instead, she was dissatisfied with Yan Bugui's reaction.

"What's so interesting about a bicycle? If you want to see something, go home and look at your own bicycle. It's almost dark, and we haven't even brought the flowers inside yet," Yang Ruihua said irritably. Then, she squatted down, intending to move the flowers.

Yan Bugui quickly shook his head: "My family also has bicycles. I was talking about Zhuzi's family, who bought two new bicycles."

"It's just two new bicycles, what's the big deal?" Yang Ruihua said halfway through, then suddenly realized what he was doing, and his hand slipped, causing the flowerpot to fall to the ground with a thud.

Upon hearing the sound, Yan Bugui ran over with a pained expression.

"Hey, Ruihua, why did you let go? This flowerpot is broken, we'll have to buy a new one," Yan Bugui complained.

Yang Ruihua didn't care about that, and shook Yan Bugui's hand, saying, "Old Yan, what did you just say? Say it again!"

"I said, his family bought two bicycles." Yan Bugui held up two fingers and waved them in front of Yang Ruihua.

"Wow, why did they buy two bicycles all at once?" Yang Ruihua exclaimed.

Yan Bugui curled his lip: "I didn't realize it at first, but now that I think about it, it's not a big deal that their family bought two bicycles."

"That's nothing. Those are two bicycles, worth more than 300 yuan. Even with Zhuzi's salary, that would take more than half a year."

Yang Ruihua said.

"Ever since Zhu Zi started working at the factory, I haven't seen him buy any groceries for the family. He even goes out to help with banquets on Sundays. Considering all that, I think it's normal for his family to buy two bicycles." After saying that, Yan Bugui didn't say anything more and carried the flowerpots into the house.

As Yan Bugui's woman, she was quite good at calculating these things. After Yan Bugui said that, she did the math and realized it was true. Apart from her younger sister, He Yuzhu's family didn't have many other expenses, so they could afford two bicycles.

She could only sigh, "Comparing yourself to others is truly infuriating," but she only sighed and didn't feel too envious.

After all, in her opinion, buying a second-hand bicycle was better than buying two new ones, and she could save a lot of money. In addition, the other bicycle was bought for He Yushui, so she was even less envious. After all, what kind of bicycle does a girl ride?

After He Yushui pushed her bicycle back to the door, she placed it next to her brother's bicycle.

Instead of going into the kitchen to help her sister-in-law cook, she went to the sink, filled a basin with water, poured in some hot water, and then started washing the bicycle.

"Rain, it's the middle of winter, don't wash it, it's too cold," He Yuzhu said quickly when he saw He Yushui washing the bicycle.

He Yushui looked up at her brother: "Brother, you're just lazy. What's so cold about this warm water? If you don't wipe this bicycle clean, it'll look awful. And when you bring it home at night, it'll be so dirty."

When his younger sister accused him of being lazy, He Yuzhu didn't argue. After all, he really didn't want to move. Instead, he chuckled and said, "Alright, since it's not cold, you can continue wiping the bicycle. But remember to wipe mine too, after all, it got wet in the rain."