Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Standing at the door, He Yuzhu thought for a moment, then turned and walked towards the backyard.

"Xu Damao! Xu Damao!" He Yuzhu's voice echoed throughout the Xu family home.

The door was opened, and Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu warily.

"Silly Zhu, what are you doing here?"

Seeing Xu Damao like this, He Yuzhu chuckled to himself, thinking to himself, "Even this guy has moments of fear."

"Alright, silly Mao, I don't want to waste my breath on you anymore. Lend me your bicycle." He Yuzhu said, gesturing with his chin to the bicycle parked at the door.

Xu Damao glanced at his bicycle and looked at He Yuzhu with a puzzled expression: "Silly Zhu, what do you need a bicycle for?"

"Hey, you're really nosy. But I can still tell you, I want to borrow your bicycle to go find a girlfriend."

Upon hearing that He Yuzhu was going to find a girlfriend, Xu Damao grinned slyly.

"Silly Zhu, I'm not laughing at you, but you're really overestimating yourself. How can you find a girlfriend like this?" Xu Damao was about to say something more when he heard He Yuzhu say to him.

"Brother-in-law?"

He immediately swallowed the words Xu Damao wanted to say to mock him, and his face turned ashen.

"Idiot Zhu, are you never going to stop?" Xu Damao said through gritted teeth.

Last night, I tossed and turned in bed all night thinking about it, and then I suddenly realized that this silly Zhu was just joking with him. There was no way he would be talking to Xu Xiaoling. Besides, his blind date was so beautiful. If it were him, he wouldn't let her go. He would pester her relentlessly to get her.

"So, should we lend the bicycle or not?"

Xu Damao's expression shifted, and finally he suddenly spoke seriously.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, it's not that I don't want to lend it to you, but this bicycle doesn't belong to me personally; it belongs to the factory and the people. I can't lend it to you without permission." Xu Damao even believed what he said.

But He Yuzhu scoffed and sneered, "Come on, Xu Damao, what are you pretending to be? You've been riding around picking up girls all the time, so let me ask you, are you going to lend it to me or not?"

Before Xu Damao could even finish his "borrow," He Yuzhu interrupted him, saying, "If I can't find a partner in the future, I'll keep an eye on your Xiaoling. You decide what to do."

"Shazhu, how can you be so shameless? Let me tell you, you're not getting off this bike today." Xu Damao pointed at the bike and yelled at He Yuzhu.

Just then, Xu Xiaoling, who was doing her homework in the inner room, came out. She had been doing her homework inside when she heard the noise outside, which annoyed her and made her lose her motivation to do her homework.

"Brother Zhu, and Brother Hey, what are you two arguing about?" Xu Xiaoling asked, looking at the two of them with a puzzled expression.

After yesterday's events, Xu Xiaoling was truly grateful to He Yuzhu, so she spoke to him with more affection.

But to Xu Damao, these words sent shivers down his spine.

My younger sister doesn't usually go to the Intermediate People's Court much, so how come she's so familiar with He Yuzhu? And after the incident yesterday, she went to see He Yuzhu, not the old man. Could it be...?

Immediately, Xu Damao dared not think any further and quickly ran to the door and pushed his bicycle over.

"Hey, Sha Zhu, here's your bike. Have fun and ride it well." After letting He Yuzhu hold the bike, she quickly pushed him outside.

Having achieved his goal, He Yuzhu didn't want to stay there. He turned around, waved to Xu Xiaoling, and pushed the cart out of the backyard.

Watching He Yuzhu's departing figure, Xu Xiaoling looked at her brother, who had a wary expression.

"Brother, what's wrong with you? Why do you look like this?" Xu Xiaoling looked at her brother with some confusion.

"Little Ling, listen to your brother. Sha Zhu is not a good person. Don't get close to him in the future," Xu Damao said earnestly to his sister.

Upon hearing Xu Damao say that, Xu Xiaoling rolled her eyes.

"Come on, bro, you're saying others aren't good people, but you're no better yourself." After saying that, he snorted and ran back into the house to continue doing his homework.

I must say, having a bicycle is really comfortable. I rode along the sunset all the way to the supply and marketing cooperative.

I parked the car at the entrance, but I didn't see Yang Lifang.

He took a few steps forward and spoke to the sales clerk inside.

"Comrade, hello, I'm looking for someone."

Seeing that they weren't buying anything, the salesperson didn't show any special expression. At this time, there were no rebates or anything like that. Whether they sold more or less was the responsibility of the supply and marketing cooperative, and had nothing to do with the salespeople.

Of course, there was no such thing as "it is forbidden to beat customers without cause." In fact, this statement will only be made ten or twenty years later.

"Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"I'd like to find Comrade Yang Lifang from your supply and marketing cooperative."

Upon hearing that the person was looking for Yang Lifang, the saleswoman nodded knowingly. Mainly because that woman was truly beautiful, and many people like He Yuzhu came to see her, so it wasn't unexpected.

"She's not here. She had something to do today and left work early. If it's not urgent, you can let me know, and I'll talk to her tomorrow."

Upon hearing that Yang Lifang had left work early, He Yuzhu knew the reason. "No need, thank you, comrade."

He Yuzhu thanked him and pushed his bicycle forward a few steps to avoid blocking the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative.

However, He Yuzhu felt that this was not a good idea, and he still wanted to go to her house and pick her up by bicycle.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu turned around and said to the sales clerk, "Excuse me, I'd like to ask where Yang Lifang lives? I'm going to find her."

As soon as he said that, the sales clerk immediately looked at He Yuzhu warily.

"Who are you? Why are you asking about Comrade Yang Lifang's address? What's your name? Which organization do you work for?"

Seeing how wary the saleswoman was, He Yuzhu knew he had been presumptuous. In this era, it wasn't appropriate to ask such questions. Of course, in any era, it wouldn't be good to suddenly ask a girl for her address without any reason.

But just then, Yang Lifang's voice came from beside him.

"Sister Liu, this comrade is here to see me."

He Yuzhu and the sales clerk both looked in the direction the sound came from.

"Xiao Yang, do you know him?" the saleswoman asked Yang Lifang, while also looking at He Yuzhu with some curiosity.

Yang Lifang, carrying a small cloth bag, hurried over.

"Yes, we know each other. The girl I'm working with right now is his sister," Yang Lifang explained.

Upon hearing this, the saleswoman, Sister Liu, nodded knowingly.

She knew about Yang Lifang's family situation and that she usually took on some handicrafts to earn extra money, so when she heard about this, she didn't ask any more questions.