Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Chapter 82 Returning to the Hospital

"Alright, you don't need to see me off anymore."

At the village entrance, my second uncle drove his oxcart and waved to the people who came to see him off.

"Be careful on the road," the aunt instructed.

"I understand, I'll be careful." Uncle nodded.

Yang Guanglei watched his sister leave with reluctance, and said to He Yuzhu, "Brother-in-law, when you come back next time, I'll take you hunting." Earlier at dinner, Yang Lifang had mentioned He Yuzhu's desire to go hunting.

Yang Guanglei kept this in mind and planned to take his brother-in-law hunting when it got cold.

"Okay, it's a deal," He Yuzhu said with a smile.

After the adults finished speaking, Little Tiger finally said, "Brother-in-law, bring me more candy next time you come. I like it."

"No problem, Little Tiger, as long as you behave well, your brother-in-law will definitely bring you more candy," He Yuzhu said with a smile, but then he remembered that he had some candy in his space.

So he quickly pretended to rummage through his bag, took out some candy from his spatial storage, and handed it to Little Tiger.

"Here, Little Tiger, this is all the candy your brother-in-law has. It's all yours."

"Thank you, brother-in-law. You're the best!" Little Tiger said happily as he took the candy.

Yang Lifang joked, "Little Tiger, your brother-in-law is the best, but isn't your sister the best too?"

Little Tiger quickly shook his head: "No, Sister, I heard from my mother that you've married my brother-in-law, you belong to him now, and my brother-in-law is the best, so aren't you the best too?"

Everyone burst into laughter, "This little tiger is really funny."

C

After some joking around, Uncle Er drove the oxcart toward the town.

Upon arriving in the town, my second uncle went straight to the bus station and waited for the bus to arrive.

A short while later, the car arrived, and the three of them got in, waving goodbye to their second uncle from the window.

"Goodbye, Second Uncle, take care on your journey," the group called out.

My second uncle waved goodbye, saying, "I know, you all be careful too, I'm leaving."

The car slowly started, gradually drove away, and disappeared from sight. My second uncle also drove the oxcart away from the station.

The three returned to Beijing. This time, He Yushui didn't have such a strong reaction, but she was still dizzy.

"Brother." He Yushui's voice was weak and feeble.

"What's wrong?" He Yuzhu asked.

He Yushui didn't say anything, but simply handed the plum she was still holding to He Yuzhu.

This season's food was specially prepared by her aunt after she learned that He Yushui gets carsick.

When He Yushui felt nauseous in the car, she would take a bite, and the sour taste immediately relieved the discomfort caused by motion sickness.

However, they were still too sour, so He Yushui had a few plums left.

"You should keep the rainwater for yourself," He Yuzhu said, shaking his head in refusal.

He Yushui replied, "Brother, you raised me, this is what I should do."

Hearing He Yushui say this, He Yuzhu fell silent: "Yushui, you're so kind. I haven't spoiled you for nothing. But why are you repaying kindness with enmity?"

"Alright, alright, stop talking. Here, take the plums." Yang Lifang was speechless looking at the brother and sister.

Upon hearing her sister-in-law's words, He Yushui immediately put the plums into He Yuzhu's pocket with great joy.

Looking at the few plums, He Yuzhu sighed. Well, since his wife said so, he might as well take them.

Coming from different directions, those coming from the steel rolling mill first returned to the courtyard house.

"Zhu Zi's back. How's things going with you and Comrade Yang?"

As soon as I entered, I saw Yan Bugui watering the flowers.

He Yuzhu looked up at the sky, then at Yan Bugui: "Third Uncle, it's already noon, are you still watering the flowers?"

Yan Bugui chuckled: "Since I'm just idling around anyway, watering the flowers isn't a bad idea."

"What Uncle San said is true. As a teacher, you take a holiday when the students are on vacation, but you still get your full salary," He Yuzhu said with a smile.

Yan Bugui waved his hand: "Don't say that. By the way, Zhuzi, didn't you go to Comrade Yang's parents' house? How did it go?"

"It's done, they've already issued the letters of introduction over there," He Yuzhu said with a smile.

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up: "That's great! Congratulations! By the way, when is the wedding banquet scheduled?"

He Yuzhu and Yang Lifang exchanged a glance, and Yang Lifang said with a smile, "Teacher Yan, we've already discussed it and decided not to hold any engagement banquet or wedding banquet."

Yan Bugui was taken aback, then looked at He Yuzhu and asked, "Zhuzi, what's going on? You're not going to do it?" He had originally planned to take this opportunity to have a meal.

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Yeah, let's not do it. Neither Lifang nor I have parents, so it would be pointless and a waste of money."

Besides, I'm not a rich person, so every little bit helps.

In reality, He Yuzhu didn't want to hold the event in the courtyard. It wasn't just because it was troublesome, but also because of who would be there to keep him company at the main table.

So we won't hold it in the courtyard. We'll go back to the village and hold a simple event there, that will be enough.

Although he was a little disappointed that he couldn't gain any advantage, Yan Bugui said, "That's fine too. If you two young couple can live your own lives well, then don't do it."

After saying goodbye to Yan Bugui, the three returned to the Central Court.

After putting all the luggage away, He Yuzhu took out the potatoes and cured meat he had kept at home and prepared to cook a stir-fry.

He Yushui and Yang Lifang then began to clean the inside and outside of the house.

After a quick lunch, He Yuzhu took Yang Lifang back to their dormitory.

By the time He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard, it was already afternoon, and everyone in the courtyard had already gone home from get off work.

Upon arriving at the Intermediate People's Court, He Yuzhu encountered Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu couldn't hide his smile, and when he saw He Yuzhu, he hurried over.

"Zhu Zi, I heard from the third uncle in the front yard that you and that saleswoman are together?"

Seeing Jia Dongxu's expectant gaze, He Yuzhu didn't hide anything and nodded, "Okay, I won't tell you since I just got back."

After saying that, He Yuzhu went back.

Watching He Yuzhu's retreating figure, Jia Dongxu was overjoyed and hummed a song as he went home.

"Dongxu, you're back! Why are you so happy?" Jia Zhangshi asked, puzzled, looking at her son's joyful expression.

Jia Dongxu chuckled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that He Yuzhu and that country girl got together."

"Oh, so what? What business is it of yours if other people's affairs are none of yours? Why are you so happy?" After saying that, Madam Jia remembered what Jia Dongxu meant.

Immediately, Madam Jia Zhang became displeased: "Dongxu, you child, are you out of your mind?"

After being scolded by Madam Jia, Jia Dongxu asked blankly, "What's wrong, Mom? Why are you scolding me?"

"Hey, what's wrong? You're both country girls, but look at the men they married, they have jobs in the city. And look at yourself." After saying that, he gestured to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu had been playing the ostrich for a while, but she didn't expect that she would still end up getting herself into trouble.

In fact, Qin Huairu had heard about their affair since the rumors first started.

Although the courtyard was large, rumors spread very quickly, and many things were said with great detail and accuracy.

Even the things Yang Lifang said before were mentioned by the three aunties and others in their casual conversation.

Everything is subject to comparison, especially for intelligent people like Qin Huairu who tend to overthink things.

Upon comparison, Qin Huairu realized that she was no match for him at all.

Despite both being from rural areas, her education level is only junior high school, while the other person's education level is high school.

She stays home doing laundry, cooking, and taking care of the children, while the other woman has a job as a sales clerk at a supply and marketing cooperative. So she never talks about these things at home, afraid that they'll come up in her name.