Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu said, "Did you need something from me today?"

He Yuzhu isn't the original owner of this body. Besides, those were all things from when we were kids. Everyone has a few playmates, right? Now that we're all grown up, of course we have to avoid suspicion.

Xu Zhaodi said, "I have something I want to ask you, but I don't know if you would be willing to help me this time."

"Just tell me what it is, and I'll help you if I can."

Xu Zhaodi said, "Look, I've already graduated, and I can't just stay at home playing around. Do you need any staff? Can I come work for you?"

Xu Zhaodi's idea wasn't impulsive; she had been planning this for a while.

The two were very close when they were young, and He Yuzhu's image gradually came to mind.

However, He Yuzhu's attitude towards her has become increasingly worse over the past two years, and their relationship has gradually become distant.

Xu Zhaodi graduated this year, and with her grades, she was not qualified to become a college student through the college entrance examination, so she wanted to find a job.

The first person that comes to mind is He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was an apprentice before, but he quickly became a master.

He personally witnessed He Yuzhu extract four gold bars from the Maitreya Buddha statue.

Then he used the money to buy the shop and made the braised meat business a great success.

He Yuzhu can be considered a highly eligible bachelor right now.

Xu Zhaodi often dreams of marrying He Yuzhu.

Now that she has graduated from high school, Xu Zhaodi's first thought is to ease and repair her relationship with He Yuzhu, so that the two can become better friends, and then gradually work towards her goal. Of course, her ultimate goal is to marry He Yuzhu and become Mrs. He.

To take the first step in this plan, Xu Zhaodi wanted to work at He Yuzhu's shop so they could work together and develop a relationship.

He Yuzhu was very surprised. Although Xu Zhaodi's name was not pleasant and seemed to suggest that her parents did not like her, Xu Wude actually loved his eldest daughter very much.

At this time, very few boys could finish high school, let alone girls.

He Yuzhu's family was not wealthy, and he only attended junior high school before dropping out. Of course, this was also related to He Daqing's affair with Widow Bai.

He Yuzhu did not want Xu Zhaodi to come to his side, so as to avoid any entanglement with the Xu family.

"I don't need anyone here. How about I find you another job?"

Chapter 111 Xu Zhaodi's Passion Burns, He Yuzhu Rejects Her Ruthlessly

"What other job offers such good benefits?"

Xu Zhaodi said, "Besides, I graduated from high school. I have education and skills. It's not easy to find an employee with only a high school diploma these days, is it?"

Before liberation, in the chaos of war, having a junior high school education was already considered a high level of education, let alone a high school education. Universities have only just resumed enrollment, and it will be several years before they graduate. Besides, university students are very precious these days, and I have been assigned to various construction projects all over the country.

Especially with the start of the first five-year plan this year, talent will be even more scarce in the future.

This means that high school students already have a high level of education in society.

Fan Jinyou claims to be a junior high school graduate, but he actually only has an elementary school education, yet he still became a street-level cadre.

Later, he was demoted because of his poor performance, but even so, he was still a cadre in the neighborhood committee.

After all, there are far too many illiterate people in society.

Given Xu Zhaodi's status as a high school graduate, finding a job sitting in an office doing some writing and calculations would be quite easy.

He Yuzhu said, "But I don't need any more people here."

"you..."

He Yuzhu said, "If you want to find a job, I can help you find one elsewhere. Besides, your dad has such a wide network of connections, it should be easy for him to help you find a job."

Xu Zhaodi pouted and said, "But I'm a girl and I don't want to go to other places, so they won't bully me."

"Why don't you pay me a lower salary and just take me in? My dad will be at ease if I work by your side."

Last year, Fengzeyuan became the first restaurant to be jointly owned by the public and private sectors, but the concept of joint ownership by the public and private sectors was not promoted in other places.

It's still 53, before the establishment of streets and neighborhood committees; it was still the era of military control.

It was also the last twilight for capitalists; those who wanted to find work could almost always find jobs in private factories and shops.

Xu Zhaodi's reason left He Yuzhu speechless.

Yes, Xu Zhaodi is different from Xu Damao, who has a long donkey face. She has a beautiful face and, more importantly, two heavy consciences.

To be honest, if Xu Zhaodi weren't Xu Damao's older sister, He Yuzhu would have been a very good man to have married her.

Unfortunately, He Yuzhu already had someone he loved, and now that he couldn't take a concubine, he had no choice but to give up on Xu Zhaodi.

He Yuzhu was perfectly aware of Xu Zhaodi's ulterior motives.

If I keep Xu Zhaodi working in my shop, wouldn't that be like keeping a time bomb by my side?

He Yuzhu thought to himself that leaving Xu Zhaodi in the shop would be an easy thing, but it would cause him a lot of trouble later.

“We’re old classmates, there’s no need for me to lie to you. I really don’t have a seat here.”

"Hmph, if it doesn't work out, then forget it. I'll find a job myself."

Xu Zhaodi just wanted to stay by He Yuzhu's side. It wasn't that she couldn't find a job, so she didn't want He Yuzhu to introduce her to work elsewhere.

Xu Zhaodi had just left, and Xu Huizhen hadn't even read two pages of her book when Xu Zhaodi walked in.

"I saw that little girl leave in a huff. Did you bully her?"

"Where is it?"

He Yuzhu said, "She graduated from high school and now wants to find a job. She came to me and wants to work in our shop."

"I see. So you didn't keep this pretty girl with you?"

"What should we do if she stays? We can't exactly have her work as a sales clerk!"

Hearing this, Xu Hui was extremely happy.

I'm just a junior high school graduate myself, and my grades weren't that great when I was in school.

I thought I was already pretty good, but compared to Xu Zhaodi, a high school graduate, I'm far behind.

Xu Huizhen asked tentatively, "But she's a high school graduate, why didn't you keep her? You could have made her a store manager."

Vanilla used to be the shop manager, but now she's married to Dayong, and the two of them are out collecting and slaughtering pigs.

Logically speaking, He Yuzhu is actually short-staffed at the moment.

He Yuzhu asked with a smile, "What? You want me to keep her here?"

Xu Huizhen's pretty face flushed slightly: "Whether you keep her or not is your business, what does it have to do with me?"

"What's it to you?" He Yuzhu retorted.

"Then tell me, what does this have to do with me?" Xu Huizhen could only answer directly, but she also asked in return.

"Alright, stop beating around the bush and get down to business."

Xu Huizhen said, "Then let's get down to business. I think that girl has taken a liking to you and wants to be your wife."

Xu Huizhen pointed it out directly, so that He Yuzhu wouldn't have to pretend to be confused.

"No way, we've just been neighbors since we were kids, we were just good friends when we were little."

He Yuzhu said, "Besides, I already have someone in my heart, Xu Zhaodi is not even in the running."

Xu Huizhen was both happy and worried when she heard this. She was happy that Xu Zhaodi had not entered He Yuzhu's heart, but she was worried that the person in He Yuzhu's heart was not her.

At this point, they felt too embarrassed to stay there and didn't dare to ask He Yuzhu who he was thinking of.

Xu Huizhen said, "I can't be bothered with you. I have a ton of things to do ahead of me."

He ran out without looking back as he spoke.

He Yuzhu shook his head: "Why did that little girl leave?"

In the evening, He Yuzhu would go to the night market as usual, chat with the antique vendors, help appraise some items, and gain experience along the way.

Whether it's cooking or carpentry experience, it's all very easy to acquire; once you've learned it, you just need to do it yourself.

His experience in appraising cultural relics has grown relatively slowly.

He Yuzhu had already upgraded his cooking and carpentry skills to the top level; now, he just needed to practice martial arts and appraisal.

At Ge Yusuo's stall, He Yuzhu was holding a snuff bottle when he was suddenly patted on the shoulder. He turned around and saw that it was Xu Zhaodi standing behind him.

"How did you come?"

Xu Zhaodi said happily, "I was just strolling around here when I unexpectedly ran into you."

"You wait."

After speaking, He Yuzhu turned to Ge Yusuo and said, "I'll pay twelve yuan for this snuff bottle, but if that's not enough, then forget it."

"Alright, you can take it."

He Yuzhu counted out twelve yuan and handed it over, put the snuff bottle in his pocket, stood up, turned around, and asked, "Did you need something from me?"

He Yuzhu thought that Xu Zhaodi had come to her senses and was asking him to help her find a job.

"There are some minor matters, let's take a look around first."