Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Xu Damao suddenly collapsed towards He Yuzhu, who was startled and quickly ran over to help him up.

Xu Damao was snoring loudly.

Seeing Xu Damao like this, He Yuzhu felt relieved. If he had really gotten into trouble from drinking, he would have felt truly guilty.

Even at this point, Xu Damao's alcohol tolerance was still not good, and yet people still challenged him to a drinking contest.

"Xiaoling, you and Yushui can eat slowly. I'll carry your brother back." After saying that, He Yuzhu lifted Xu Damao up with a strong lift.

Despite his thin appearance, Xu Damao is actually quite tall, and his weight is so heavy that most people couldn't lift him.

In particular, Xu Damao had to carry a lot of things when he went to the countryside, and most people couldn't match his physique, so he often had to compare himself with He Yuzhu.

When they arrived at the Xu family's house, He Yuzhu pushed the door open. At that time, there was no custom of locking the door.

He threw Xu Damao onto the bed, grabbed a blanket from the side and covered his stomach with it, then ignored the rest.

She's not a woman, yet she expects him to undress and take off his shoes. Even so, He Yuzhu felt he had done everything he could.

After returning home, the group ate all the food on the table.

He Yushui and Xu Xiaoling played for a while longer before going back to their respective places.

After all, tomorrow is Monday, and I need to go to school, so I can't play for too long.

The next morning, He Yuzhu got up, washed himself clean, dressed neatly, and went to the steel rolling mill.

"Pillar, Pillar, wait a minute, I need to talk to you about something."

He Yuzhu, who was walking in front, stopped when he heard someone call him. He turned around and saw Yi Zhonghai running up to him.

Yi Zhonghai finally caught up with He Yuzhu, looked back at the neighbors who were still quite far away, and then spoke to He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, I heard from the people in the yard yesterday that you made something delicious."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, He Yuzhu asked him a question with some curiosity.

"Sir, weren't you home yesterday?"

"No. I took your Aunt Yi to the hospital yesterday to get some medicine for her. We got back late, so we just went to a restaurant for a meal."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, He Yuzhu nodded in understanding.

"Yes, I stir-fried some pig lungs yesterday."

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he felt that what he said made no problem.

"Zhu Zi, since you cooked it so well yesterday, why didn't you think of serving a bowl to the old lady in the backyard?"

Hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, He Yuzhu felt a little uncomfortable. No wonder he suddenly ran up to walk with him today; it turned out he wanted to talk to him about this.

"Sir, I have no relation to the old lady behind me, why would I send her there?"

Yi Zhonghai did not hear the answer he wanted to hear and continued with his remarks.

"That's true, but Zhu Zi, we're all neighbors, and the old lady in the backyard is so old. We should also show respect for the elderly and care for the young, don't you think?"

"Uncle, you're not right about that. What I made wasn't anything fancy, just some pig offal. Even if I gave it to an old lady, she couldn't chew it, right?"

He Yuzhu originally wanted to use stronger language, but then he thought about it and realized that people nowadays value respect for the elderly and care for the young. If he really said that, he would inevitably be gossiped about. To avoid trouble, he made up an excuse instead.

Hearing He Yuzhu's explanation, Yi Zhonghai felt somewhat helpless. Yesterday, after he brought his wife back, she cooked some porridge, packed two steamed buns, and took them to the old lady in the backyard.

Sigh, as soon as the old lady saw his daughter-in-law coming over, she insisted that he go to the backyard.

There was no other way; it was late at night, so he had to run to the backyard.

That's when I found out what He Yuzhu had cooked this afternoon; it smelled delicious.

Actually, when he came back, he ran into Yan Bugui, who had just returned.

Yan Bugui also mentioned that He Yuzhu bought some pig offal, specifically pig lungs.

After that, Yi Zhonghai stopped saying anything. After all, pig lungs are tough to chew if not cooked properly.

It was the old lady who insisted on this, and asked Yi Zhonghai to talk to He Yuzhu, which led to today's scene.

"Zhu Zi, what you said makes sense. But the old lady in the backyard is the oldest person in our yard, so we should at least show some respect for the elderly and care for the young, don't you think?" Yi Zhonghai's tone carried a hint of persuasion.

He Yuzhu was unhappy. "You're being ungrateful for my kindness."

"Uncle, you're not right to say that. Respecting the elderly and caring for the young should be based on the actual situation. My family is what it is, so it's more like she cares for the young than me."

When Yi Zhonghai heard He Yuzhu say this, he didn't think about it in any other way. He even thought that what He Yuzhu said made sense. After all, before He Yuzhu started working, his family's conditions were really miserable.

"Well then, Zhu Zi, next Sunday I'll buy a few pounds of meat, and you can cook a nice braised pork dish and take it to the old lady in the backyard. How does that sound?"

"That's no problem, Uncle Yi. As long as you provide the meat, I'll provide the labor." He Yuzhu had no reason to refuse. He had some space recently, and it would be reasonable for him to collect some interest later, right?

Seeing that He Yuzhu agreed so readily, Yi Zhonghai smiled with satisfaction. He didn't walk with him, but continued chatting with the neighbors behind him.

Upon returning to the cafeteria, He Yuzhu noticed that everyone had just had a week's break and their spirits were much higher.

That makes sense. Although everyone says that labor is the most glorious thing at this time, who wouldn't feel comfortable being able to rest?

He picked up the teacup, added some tea foam, poured himself a cup of water, and prepared to grab a steamed bun and have breakfast first.

Just then, a sound came from behind. He Yuzhu immediately recognized the footsteps as those of the cafeteria manager. So he turned around and, lo and behold, it really was him.

"Director, why are you here so early today?"

The cafeteria manager saw the steamed bun in He Yuzhu's hand but didn't say anything, since it was tacitly approved.

"Zhu Zi, it's like this, we're having a lunch party. We need you to be busy for a while during lunch, just for your trouble, is that alright?"

"No problem, Director, it's a minor issue. Just what dishes should we make for lunch? Give me the menu first, and I'll go to the storeroom to get the ingredients."

He Yuzhu was definitely patting his chest to guarantee it, after all, it meant he could get an extra lunchbox, so why not?

"Zhu Zi, I don't know what dishes to make yet. But Zhu Zi, go to Director Li's place later. He's hosting guests today, so just ask him for the menu."

Hearing the cafeteria manager say this, He Yuzhu was a little puzzled, but he didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that he would just wait a bit.