Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Chapter 76

"Brother, sister-in-law, you're finally back."

Upon hearing the knock, He Yushui was the first to run to open the door, and saw her brother and sister-in-law finally return to the dormitory.

"I'm sorry to have made you so anxious, Yushui." Seeing Yushui's anxious expression, Yang Lifang gently comforted her.

He Yuzhu was still carrying his bag, but he didn't rush into the staff dormitory. He had already seen three of Yang Lifang's roommates that he didn't recognize.

"Lifang, you didn't say anything, and Yushui was worried sick." One of Yang Lifang's roommates couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw Yang Lifang return, but with a hint of resentment.

"Sorry everyone. Something happened at the park today, which made me a little late," He Yuzhu explained.

When the three girls in the dormitory saw He Yuzhu, and then looked at Yang Lifang and Yushui, smiles instantly appeared on their faces: "It's good that you're back. You're He Yushui's brother, right?" Yang Lifang's roommate said with a hint of certainty.

Yang Lifang then realized that she had never met her three roommates before, and that her three roommates did not know He Yuzhu.

"This is my boyfriend, He Yuzhu, who is the head chef at the steel rolling mill." Yang Lifang first introduced He Yuzhu, and then introduced her three roommates, saying, "These are my three roommates, Li Mei, Wang Fang, and Zhang Hong, all of whom are employees of our supply and marketing cooperative."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Hello, it's nice to meet you. My name is He Yuzhu. Please take care of me in the future." After saying that, he asked with curiosity, "I've been to the supply and marketing cooperative where Yang Lifang works before, but I've never seen you here before."

Yang Lifang turned around and explained, "They all belong to the same supply and marketing cooperative, but they are in different cooperatives, so it's normal that you haven't seen them. As for Sister Liu, she is already married, so she doesn't live in the dormitory."

He Yuzhu was only a little curious. After hearing Yang Lifang's explanation, he simply nodded and did not ask any further questions.

"Alright, now that we're back, Brother Zhu, you should take Yushui home and get some rest. She has school tomorrow," Yang Lifang reminded him.

He Yuzhu nodded, then said to his three roommates, "Alright, I'll take Yushui back first. Everyone get some rest."

Seeing her family return, He Yushui felt relieved. When she heard that her brother was going to take her back, she immediately left the dormitory and waved goodbye to her three roommates obediently: "Goodbye, sisters."

After watching the brother and sister leave, Yang Lifang returned to her dormitory and thanked her other roommates:

Thank you all for tonight.

"It's nothing, just a small favor. But Lifang, please don't do this again next time. I saw how worried Xiaoyushui was today," Li Mei said.

Wang Fang chimed in, "That's right, Sister Lifang, you have no idea. When we came back and didn't see you, that little girl felt like the sky was falling. It scared us to death."

"I feel like something's off about that girl. Did something happen in her family before? Otherwise, why would she be so sensitive about this?" After Zhang Hong finished speaking, the other two looked at Yang Lifang with her.

Yang Lifang immediately realized that it must have been influenced by her father, He Daqing, running off with a widow.

However, this was a private family matter and couldn't be easily revealed to outsiders. So Yang Lifang simply said a few words and smoothed things over.

However, in her heart, Yang Lifang had already decided that she should find some time to talk to He Yuzhu, so that He Yushui wouldn't be anxious if she encountered the same thing in the future.

Meanwhile, He Yushui walked home with He Yuzhu. Along the way, He Yuzhu briefly recounted what had happened that afternoon. However, he didn't tell the whole story, only mentioning that they had found the police and, together with them, had apprehended several bad guys.

After hearing this, He Yushui asked worriedly, "Brother, are you hurt? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Yushui. You don't know your brother, I've been fighting with Xu Damao since we were kids. Every time, I beat Xu Damao until he cried for his parents. Besides, I've trained in martial arts." He Yuzhu said, making a majestic gesture, which successfully made He Yushui laugh.

After returning to the Intermediate People's Court, He Yuzhu saw Yi Zhonghai pacing back and forth. When he saw Yi Zhonghai return, he waved him over.

He told He Yushui to wash up and go back to sleep, while he went to Yi Zhonghai's place.

"Zhu Zi, what happened today? The police came to our compound to inquire about your situation," Yi Zhonghai asked.

He Yuzhu was mentally prepared for what happened today. At this time, such matters are being dealt with very strictly, especially those who retaliate against him just by hearing his name. He definitely needs to find out the truth.

As the liaison officer in the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai needed to know about such matters, so He Yuzhu told him exactly what had happened that day.

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Yi Zhonghai frowned. Although he didn't like He Yuzhu, this disobedient troublemaker, he also knew that since starting work, He Yuzhu had been well-behaved and hadn't been as aggressive and prone to fighting as before.

Even when the police came to the courtyard to question He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai did not embellish the story or say anything bad about He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, if you say that, then those guys just wanted to beat you up because they heard your name?"

"That's what those thugs said in the interrogation room. They just wanted to beat me up because they heard my name; they didn't even know what I looked like."

"Could it be that these people attacked the wrong person? They weren't looking for you?"

"I don't know. He said his brother was beaten up by He Yuzhu in the park last week and had to go to the hospital. But last Sunday, I was busy helping someone with a banquet and didn't get home until late at night. I didn't go to the park at all, let alone beat anyone up." He Yuzhu shook his head.

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai nodded: "That's true. When the police came over at noon, they asked if you went out on Sunday. I told them that you went out to help someone with a banquet on Sunday and didn't come back until evening."

After hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, He Yuzhu finally understood why, when he was at the police station, the officers went out to question him, but when they returned, he was completely unharmed. Those thugs were convicted of disturbing the peace. It turned out that Yi Zhonghai had testified for him.

"Thank you so much, sir," He Yuzhu said with a hint of gratitude. After all, their relationship had been a bit strained before, but he hadn't expected Yi Zhonghai to make things difficult for him in this matter.

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand, speaking casually, "We're all neighbors, so these things are as they are. I won't embellish anything. Of course, if you really did something wrong, I won't cover it up for you."