Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

"Come on, comrades, let's all gather together, men and women in pairs."

A neatly dressed union official stood in the crowd, clapping his hands to attract everyone's attention.

Everyone worked together to move all the chairs to a corner of the banquet hall, then gathered around and listened to the union officer's instructions.

The union official raised one hand and made a hugging motion with the other, shouting, "Fellow workers, everyone do the same thing as me!"

As soon as He Yuzhu saw the union officer's movements, he knew it was something like ballroom dancing, so he naturally made the same movements as the union officer.

Yang Lifang, who was standing next to him, saw He Yuzhu's actions and did the same, making an embracing motion with one hand and raising the other.

After seeing that the workers around them had done the same thing, the union official directed everyone to find people they knew and hug each other like that.

Place one hand on someone's shoulder and sway gently in this way.

Clearly, such intimate gestures made many people feel somewhat shy.

If they didn't bring a female companion, or didn't know a female companion, they would find a male coworker and hug each other in the same way.

This doesn't seem awkward at all; on the contrary, it makes it quite interesting.

Yang Lifang blushed and lowered her head, somewhat embarrassed, but she didn't object to the action. He Yuzhu then put his arm around Yang Lifang's shoulders and held her hand with his other hand.

At this moment, He Yuzhu's eyes were only on Yang Lifang's blushing face.

On the other side, Xu Damao couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

He had heard before that people would dance at social gatherings, but he didn't expect it to be so interesting, especially since he had just met Zhang Daya.

"Come on, let's learn to dance with our union comrades."

Looking at the man's comical actions, Zhang Daya felt like laughing but didn't dare to.

He skillfully raised one of his hands and placed it on Xu Damao's shoulder.

This gesture seemed slightly intimate compared to others.

But Xu Damao didn't notice any of that at the moment; he only felt the girl's hand on his shoulder.

It was soft and bouncy, resting on his shoulder, making him feel light as a feather.

Seeing that everyone was ready to move, the union officer started clapping and directed everyone to dance to the beat.

As the music played, everyone swayed and jumped, and although the movements were simple, they were very fun.

However, sometimes the movements are a little too big, and if you're not careful, your hand might accidentally slap another person.

For example, there were Xu Damao and He Yuzhu, who hadn't met before. He Yuzhu accidentally slapped Xu Damao. Xu Damao turned around in confusion and immediately noticed He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu also looked apologetically at the person who had been slapped.

But he discovered it was Xu Damao. He subconsciously looked at the woman dancing with Xu Damao and found her face somewhat familiar.

Xu Damao, who originally wanted to confront He Yuzhu, suddenly realized something when he saw He Yuzhu's expression.

He's hugging He Yuzhu's blind date right now!

He immediately turned halfway around and moved Zhang Daya to the front of He Yuzhu, so that He Yuzhu could only see Zhang Daya's back.

Then, feigning bravado, she stared at He Yuzhu, pulled Zhang Daya closer to herself, and moved away from He Yuzhu.

Although He Yuzhu was curious about who the familiar woman Xu Damao was holding was, he was currently dancing with Yang Lifang and couldn't pay attention to her.

Even though he was simply embracing Yang Lifang, it made him very happy.

Especially seeing Yang Lifang's shy and hesitant demeanor, He Yuzhu suddenly understood what the feeling of being in love was.

Yang Lifang kept her head down, her face flushed. Even a layer of Vaseline couldn't hide the blush. Sometimes, she couldn't help but secretly raise her head to glance at He Yuzhu.

But in an instant, she met He Yuzhu's eyes and felt that they were so passionate and earnest.

"Xiao Fang," He Yuzhu called softly to Yang Lifang.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Yang Lifang looked up at He Yuzhu in confusion.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to call you."

Yang Lifang glared at He Yuzhu reproachfully, then lowered her head again.

"Xiao Fang," He Yuzhu called out to Yang Lifang again.

This time, Yang Lifang did not answer He Yuzhu, but simply stepped lightly on the cloth shoes He Yuzhu was wearing.

However, they discovered that He Yuzhu's cloth shoes were quite worn, with a significant portion of the sole worn away.

Finally, Yang Lifang looked up at He Yuzhu and saw him grinning at her. She felt a little embarrassed and looked down to examine the size of He Yuzhu's feet.

As the night deepened, the workers' social gathering came to a complete end. He Yuzhu naturally accompanied Yang Lifang back to her dormitory.

This was He Yuzhu's first time visiting Yang Lifang. Although He Yushui had told him the address before, he wouldn't come to see her without her permission.

"It's getting late, you should go back. Don't keep Yushui waiting." After her initial shyness, Yang Lifang was now looking at He Yuzhu normally.

Upon hearing Yang Lifang's reminder, He Yuzhu simply nodded: "I understand. You can go in now. I'll go back after you go in."

Yang Lifang gave the man a deep look, waved, and went into the dormitory.

Seeing Yang Lifang's figure disappear behind the door, He Yuzhu didn't linger and hurried towards home.

After he left, Yang Lifang opened the door, looked at He Yuzhu's departing figure in the distance, smiled, and then closed the door.

Back at the entrance of the courtyard house, they ran into Xu Damao, who had already taken Zhang Daya home.

"Xu Damao, who was that girl you danced with before?" He Yuzhu asked, his tone tinged with curiosity.

Xu Damao gave a somewhat awkward smile.

"A friend, a friend, we met at the entrance of the lobby." Xu Damao's tone was a little stiff, but at the same time, he was also a little relieved.

He Yuzhu now has someone she cares about, so she didn't mince words in response to Xu Damao's reaction and went straight in.

"Hey, Zhuzi and Damao, you two are both pretty late today."

As soon as He Yuzhu entered the courtyard, he saw the Third Uncle smoking at the gate, watching the two of them.

"Good evening, Uncle. It's quite late for you too," He Yuzhu greeted him, but didn't stop walking, heading straight inside.

Xu Damao, who was following behind, saw He Yuzhu walk forward and quickly slowed down, pretending to chat with the Third Uncle, wanting He Yuzhu to go in first.

He Yuzhu, who was walking in front, was naturally unaware of this, while the third uncle behind him had also taken a cigarette from Xu Damao's hand and was now feeling quite pleased with himself.