Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Chapter 87 Liu Haizhong persuades He Yuzhu

No matter how my bangs look when the wind blows in the future, at least for now, they look really good.

He was a well-known good person not only in the factory, but also in the courtyard.

If you say a few nice things to him and coax him, he won't make things difficult for you.

As for the rumors about Liu Haizhong hitting his children, it's just normal. After all, in his family, the eldest son is the legitimate heir, while the other two sons are secondary.

This kind of thing is very normal in China. In many families, the eldest son is the main child, and the other two sons are secondary, but they are not whipped as frequently as Liu Haizhong.

Some families even believe that the youngest child is the most important, and sometimes the older children need to go out to work to support the younger ones.

However, He Yuzhu is just an outsider. Now that Liu Haizhong is treating him well, it's genuinely good regardless of his character. If someone treats him badly, no matter how good their character is, they are unacceptable.

"By the way, Zhu Zi, I was just about to ask you something," Yi Zhonghai said, seizing the opportunity.

There were only two of them before, so He Yuzhu was a little too unrestrained. Now that there were quite a few neighbors present, He Yuzhu was giving them plenty of face.

"Uncle, what's the matter?" He Yuzhu put down the paintbrush in his hand, stood up and asked Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the neighbors standing around watching and said, "Zhuzi, you've finally settled down and started a family. I've also heard that you're preparing for your wedding. I just wanted to ask you, when are you planning to get married? How many tables will you have for the wedding banquet? Everyone can help you out then."

"Well, Uncle, Xiaofang and I have already discussed it, and we're not going to have a banquet," He Yuzhu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the old man knew that He Yuzhu still held the same idea, and immediately looked at the other two old men.

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, already knew, so he wasn't surprised, but he still looked at the second uncle, Liu Haizhong, with a hint of curiosity, wanting to see what else Liu Haizhong would say.

Sure enough, Liu Haizhong frowned and said, "Zhu Zi, this won't do. This feast isn't just about eating and drinking."

He Yuzhu raised an eyebrow, not expecting Liu Haizhong to say something he didn't understand.

"Don't blame your second uncle for picking on you in this matter. This feast isn't just about whether you pay for everyone's food and drinks; it's also about letting your new daughter-in-law get to know everyone," Liu Haizhong said.

He Yuzhu nodded, but he still said, "Second Uncle, I know. When the new bride comes to our house, everyone needs to get to know her. After all, she'll be living here for decades. So Lifang and I have discussed it, and we'll go door-to-door to give out some melon seeds, fruit candies, and the like."

Liu Haizhong nodded, then shook his head and said, "Zhuzi, you're still too young. I don't blame you; after all, everyone knows about what happened to you."

After saying this, Liu Haizhong sighed, looking quite earnest.

"Zhu Zi, it's because of your father He Daqing's matter that we can't do it this way, you know? You and your wife are married and living alone in the courtyard, with no one to help you. Your wife is from the countryside, so if something happens to your family in the future, there will be no one to help you. How can you let your wife's family feel at ease?" Liu Haizhong's words were not without reason, and it could even be said that He Yuzhu could not refute them.

Perhaps He Yuzhu had oversimplified things before; often, he made decisions purely based on personal likes and dislikes.

For example, not preparing a banquet is simply because they don't want the people in the courtyard to benefit from it.

But hearing Liu Haizhong say that did not reassure Lifang's family.

After all, neither of them has parents, so they'll have no one to help them when things happen, and no one to take care of them if anything goes wrong.

Of course, more importantly, this matter not only puts their minds at ease, but also puts An Lifang's family at ease.

Let them know that Lifang won't be bullied after marrying into this courtyard, and that there will be people to look after each other, so they can feel at ease.

So He Yuzhu nodded and agreed to it.

Liu Haizhong was very satisfied to see He Yuzhu nod in agreement. After all, in his view, He Yuzhu was giving him face and listening to him.

"Good, good, good, Zhu Zi, it's good that you understand. If you're really short of money, just tell your second uncle, he can give you a hundred or two hundred. Your second uncle still has some." Liu Haizhong said with a smug smile, his face beaming.

Looking at Liu Haizhong's appearance and then at He Yuzhu's thoughtful look, Yi Zhonghai had a sudden thought and immediately came up with another idea.

"Alright, Zhuzi, your second uncle is right. We should still have a proper celebration. But everyone knows your situation, so we don't need you to set up many tables. Just set up two tables and invite people from the courtyard. Also, just invite one person from each family. There's no need for a big banquet." Yi Zhonghai gave He Yuzhu some advice.

Everyone nodded in agreement. That was indeed the case. The He family had been long-time residents of this courtyard, and everyone knew about their situation. There was no need to force anything.

Seeing that his neighbors were giving him face, He Yuzhu stopped being coy and gave a bow to all four of them with his fists clenched.

"Thank you all, I, He Yuzhu, will remember this."

Now that the matter was settled, He Yuzhu began to consider what to prepare next.

There are about a hundred people in the courtyard, but only about 20 households are present. If about 20 people come, plus Lifang's family members, two tables will be enough.

However, the original plan to set up a few tables in the countryside remains unchanged.

Thinking about these things now, He Yuzhu felt his head buzzing, and suddenly understood the true meaning of "having an elder in the family is like having a treasure".

Should we hold a banquet? How many tables should we have? How should we organize it? If we had elderly relatives in the family, they would definitely help us with these things. But now we have to rely on ourselves.

If it were the original He Yuzhu, he would probably be familiar with these things. But now, this imposter He Yuzhu, apart from having the name, is actually inferior to the original He Yuzhu.

As darkness fell, the supply and marketing cooperative had already closed for the day. After putting the cloth back in her dormitory, Yang Lifang went to the courtyard house.

One reason was to ask He Yuzhu how things were going, and the other was to measure He Yuzhu's height.

She had heard many people say that it's now fashionable to wear Zhongshan suits for weddings, so she wanted to take this opportunity to make one for her husband.

Her idea was simple: within the limited circumstances, she wanted to do her best and not be worse than others.

However, after she arrived at the courtyard, she heard He Yuzhu say these words to her.