Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

However, He Yuzhu did not receive a response from the woman, so he could only say...

"Eat first. This dish was just made. It will taste a little worse if it gets cold. That would be a shame." He Yuzhu said, picking up a piece of food with his chopsticks and putting it in his younger sister's bowl. He then picked up another piece and gave it to the older woman before starting to eat.

During this time, He Yuzhu tried several times to tell some jokes from his past life, but now he felt somewhat depressed and uncomfortable, and didn't want to say anything.

Seeing this, the older woman had no choice but to give up.

After finishing their meal, an older woman smiled and said, "The weather is nice this afternoon, Zhuzi, why don't you take Daya out for a stroll and see the sights?" With that, she gave He Yuzhu a meaningful look.

Before He Yuzhu could even extend an invitation, Zheng Daya spoke up directly.

"No need, ma'am. My dad isn't feeling well. I'll go with him to the hospital. Maybe next time."

Hearing such a clear rejection, He Yuzhu didn't say anything, he just nodded.

After all, it was already quite obvious, and He Yuzhu didn't say anything to try to keep him or anything else.

The two then left the He family home. As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard, an older woman asked them a question.

"Da Ya, what do you think of Zhu Zi? Zhu Zi is a really good person, he..." Aunt Yi was about to praise He Yu Zhu when Zheng Daya interrupted her.

"Auntie, you've already introduced him before, and I know about his situation. But what I saw today isn't what I wanted. He Yushui is such a grown woman, and although she's dressed fairly cleanly, her clothes are clearly too small, and you can see her ankles in her pants. You can imagine how poor she is. Besides, her family doesn't have many decent pieces of furniture. How do they live like that? Don't you think so? Auntie, please help me refuse."

Seeing the middle-aged woman's appearance, Zheng Daya didn't say much.

"Auntie, you can go back now, no need to see me off, I'm leaving now." After saying that, Zhang Daya walked out of the courtyard.

Watching Zhang Daya's departing figure, the middle-aged woman sighed, "Ah, what a pity for such a good girl."

Meanwhile, at the He family home, He Yushui silently gathered all the food from her bowl together.

When He Yuzhu saw that He Yushui's eyes were a little red, he knew what she was thinking.

"Alright, there are so many women in the world, it's not like you only have to have that one, right? If this one doesn't work out, the next one will be better, so don't worry about it anymore."

He Yushui looked up at her older brother, "Brother, do you think it's because of me that Sister Zhang didn't like you?"

Her voice was soft, like a kitten's, as she spoke in a low voice.

He Yuzhu waved his hand casually.

"How could that be? My Yushui is such a good person, how could she possibly be like this woman because of you? Let me tell you, Yushui, I didn't even fancy this woman. The kind of woman I'm looking for is very gentle, not as domineering as her."

However, these words clearly did not comfort He Yushui.

He Yuzhu was also somewhat helpless; he really didn't know how to comfort people.

"Rain, listen to me. You are my closest family. If they don't respect you, then I won't respect them either. You are my sister, and you'll always be my sister, understand? I won't abandon you. If we really can't reach an agreement on this, then let's not talk about it."

He Yushui's tears flowed uncontrollably, and she couldn't wipe them away.

"But brother, if you do that, you won't be able to get a wife."

"It's alright, no rush. It's not meant to be. You can't force it. Besides, your brother is very capable now. Let me tell you, in a few years, I will definitely marry you someone even prettier than Zhang Daya." He Yuzhu said with conviction and confidence.

After all, it won't be long before the era arrives where a bag of millet is enough to marry a wife, and at that time, there will be plenty of good girls waiting for him to choose from.

Looking at the somewhat oppressive atmosphere in the house, He Yuzhu smiled and said to Yushui.

"What that old lady said is right, the weather is nice this afternoon. How about I take you out for a walk? Just the two of us, brother and sister, shall we?"

He Yushui shook her head, "No, brother, let's save some money."

"It's okay, I've got money. Come on, I'll take you to see a movie. I heard there's a movie called 'Railway Guerrillas' in theaters right now, and it's really good."

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, He Yushui was clearly tempted, but she still wanted to hold back.

"Rain, everywhere you go they're singing that song, 'Playing my beloved earthen pipa,' don't you want to go and hear it for yourself?" He Yuzhu's words made He Yushui's eyes light up.

Seeing He Yushui like this, He Yuzhu immediately pulled her out of the house. As soon as they were outside, they saw an old woman return to the central courtyard.

An older woman saw the two of them, pulled He Yuzhu aside, and whispered to him why the girl didn't like him. It was only then that He Yuzhu realized his younger sister's clothes were indeed a bit too small. The top was loose and didn't show, but the bottom was very noticeable.

He Yuzhu remembered that he still had cloth coupons, made a decision, said a few words to an old woman, and then took He Yushui out of the compound.

Meanwhile, Xu Damao was waiting, but unfortunately, he didn't see Zhang Daya. Instead, he attracted a lot of attention in that area.

Finally, not long after, several elderly women with bound feet and red armbands on their shoulders surrounded him.

"What are you doing? You young man, what are you doing standing here for so long?" The old woman leading the group glared at Xu Damao with a sharp look in her eyes.

Xu Damao was already covered in mosquito bites in this spot, and when he saw these old ladies surrounding him, he quickly begged for mercy.

"I am Xu Damao from this courtyard number 95. I'm just standing here to rest for a bit, I'm not doing anything." However, he had a pimple on his body and couldn't help but fidget to relieve the itch.

However, in the eyes of these old ladies, this action made him seem like a suspicious bad guy.

"Hmph, you say so? Do you have any proof? Show me." The old lady sneered and questioned.

This put Xu Damao at a loss, since he had only come temporarily and didn't have any proof on him.

"Auntie, you see, I'm just here for a little while, and I don't have any identification with me. How about I go back and get my work ID to show you?" Xu Damao said with a wry smile.

"Without proof, and with such strange behavior, there's definitely something fishy going on. Arrest him first!" The old lady looked Xu Damao up and down, then waved her hand, signaling several other old ladies to surround him.

"No, what do you mean? I'm telling you ladies, let's talk this out!" Xu Damao said impatiently.

But his pleas for mercy did not put the old ladies at ease; instead, they became even more wary of him.

At this point, Xu Damao didn't care about saving face anymore. "Sisters, I beg you, please let me go this time, or at least let me go back and get some proof."

"Who's your sister? You're a bad element, all talk and no action! Tie him up!"