Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Xu Damao immediately begged for mercy. He was sore all over and couldn't outrun He Yuzhu. No, it should be said that he couldn't beat He Yuzhu right now.

"He Yuzhu, I'm here to apologize," Xu Damao said with a fawning smile.

He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao and gave a cold smile. He now had an idea in his mind.

"Apologize? No need to apologize, Xu Damao. We're family from now on, no need to be so polite." He Yuzhu's smile was ambiguous, and Xu Damao looked at it with some doubt.

"He Yuzhu, what do you mean by 'we're family'? Anyway, thank you." Xu Damao still didn't understand what He Yuzhu meant.

"You're welcome, brother-in-law."

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, Xu Damao's eyes widened.

"He Yuzhu, what did you just call me?" Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu in disbelief, his expression quite interesting.

He Yuzhu suppressed his laughter and even stepped forward to put his arm around Xu Damao's shoulder.

"I mean, from now on we're family, right, brother-in-law?"

Xu Damao immediately jumped up and quickly pulled He Yuzhu's hand away.

"No, please, Mr. He, my dear Mr. He, you must be joking." Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu with a horrified expression.

"Why would I joke? Since you've made it so I can't find a partner, then we won't be picky. Xiaoling is a good girl. If we raise her for a few more years, she'll be ready." He Yuzhu chuckled strangely.

Xu Damao's expression was incredibly interesting at that moment. "No! Xiaoling is still young. This is my fault. I will never do it again."

"You're wrong, Xu Damao. Our two families are such good friends, we're family, we don't need to be so formal."

"No! Sha Zhu, I'm telling you, don't even think about making a move on Xiao Ling!" Xu Damao pointed at He Yuzhu, his voice stern but his tone weak.

"Hehe, Xu Damao, don't you understand the principle of keeping the good stuff in the family? Don't worry, brother-in-law, I'll definitely treat Xiaoling well in the future." After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he pushed Xu Damao outside.

"Alright, brother-in-law, go back now, you have to go to work tomorrow."

Xu Damao braced himself against the door with his foot, crying out, "No! He Yuzhu, please don't!"

But how could Xu Damao's strength compare to He Yuzhu's? Moreover, Xu Damao's leg strength was not great at all.

At that moment, Xu Damao suddenly remembered something and took out a ticket from his pocket.

"Here you go, Mr. He. Consider this ticket my compensation, is that alright?"

He Yuzhu let out a cold laugh: "No, brother-in-law, don't be so polite."

After saying that, he tried to push him out again, but Xu Damao held on tightly to the door.

"Mr. He, look at this ticket. It's from our steel rolling mill. This ticket is for attending the steel rolling mill's dance party." As he spoke, he waved the ticket in his hand.

Hearing this, He Yuzhu stopped what he was doing with some confusion, reached out and took the ticket, glanced at Xu Damao, and then looked at the ticket in his hand.

"Tickets to the steel mill dance?" He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao with a puzzled expression.

"Mr. He, this ticket is extremely valuable. I spent a lot of money to buy it. I'm giving it to you as my apology." Xu Damao said, then looked at He Yuzhu.

But He Yuzhu wasn't about to let him off the hook. He snorted coldly, "You think you can get rid of me with just one ticket? Let me tell you, no way! I'll take this ticket, but Xu Damao, from now on you're officially my uncle-in-law." With that, He Yuzhu immediately pushed Xu Damao out.

Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu's closed door with tears in his eyes, sighing inwardly, "What kind of mess is this?"

The next morning, Xu Damao's father, Xu Fugui, took Xu Damao to deliver some things to each household as a thank you gift for coming out to find Xu Damao the night before.

It has to be said that Xu Damao's father was really particular. He Yuzhu, as the main person in charge of finding Xu Damao, received the best things: two movie tickets and a few eggs.

So when He Yushui got up in the morning, she found a bowl of yellow porridge on the table, which smelled delicious. He Yushui picked up a spoon, took a bite, and her eyes lit up.

This porridge is made by He Yuzhu using an egg; it's yellow and full of nutrients.

As for He Yuzhu, he went to the steel rolling mill early in the morning.

After all, free breakfast is always delicious, and He Yuzhu ate it with great enjoyment, with plenty of white steamed buns.

However, things weren't so good in other places, in June 1956.

The Chairman put forward the policy of "opposing conservatism and rashness," which immediately curbed the momentum of rashness.

A clear indication of this is that the three-shift system in the steel rolling mill was never implemented.

Even the original plans have changed. The leaders and supervisors who used to work overtime at the factory are now all leaving on time.

He Yuzhu also became more relaxed, or rather, the staff in the entire canteen were more relaxed. After selling lunch, they started cleaning.

Around 3 p.m., He Yuzhu had some free time, and naturally, everyone who had nothing to do started to go home after get off work.

After asking around, He Yuzhu, with Director Zhang's permission, also returned to the courtyard house with his satchel.

Seeing that it was still early, He Yuzhu strolled over to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Upon arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, He Yuzhu saw Yang Lifang sitting inside the counter, head down, knitting He Yushui's dress.

"Comrade Yang Lifang!" He Yuzhu called softly, afraid of disturbing the beauty.

Yang Lifang heard the voice, raised her head, and looked at the person who came.

"Oh, it's Comrade He. Hello. Comrade He, your sister's dress isn't ready yet; it might take a while longer." Yang Lifang assumed He Yuzhu had come to check on his sister's dress preparation.

He Yuzhu quickly shook his head and explained, "No, Comrade Yang Lifang. It's like this. I got two movie tickets, but my sister still has to study, so she won't have time to see one of them. I was wondering if you have time tomorrow?"

"Comrade He, I'm sorry, I'm a sales clerk at the supply and marketing cooperative, and I'm afraid I can't go to the movies at this time." Yang Lifang immediately shook her head when she heard that it was about going to the movies. The cheapest movie ticket cost at least one cent, and she didn't want to take advantage of that, especially not with a man.

When Xu Fugui gave him the movie ticket, he specifically gave him a ticket for an evening showing so that he would have time to watch it.

He Yuzhu checked the time and knew that the supply and marketing cooperative was closing time, so he had plenty of time to go to the movies.

"Is that so? That's such a pity. This ticket will have to go to waste. Oh, what a waste." He Yuzhu held the ticket with feigned regret.

Yang Lifang looked up at He Yuzhu with a puzzled expression and asked, "Comrade He, can't you get a refund for this ticket?"