Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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A cigarette afterward, pure bliss.

Looking at the bright red double happiness symbol on the wall, and holding the bride who was still wearing her wedding dress in his arms, He Yuzhu was still a little unaccustomed to it. How many times had he entered the bridal chamber?

Xu Zhaodi nestled in his arms like a kitten, savoring the wonderful sensation. Although her body ached a little, she was still very satisfied. She realized that the intimacy between husband and wife was so wonderful.

"Brother Zhu, you're so kind, don't forget me."

"Yes, but you have to be obedient."

"I'm the best behaved. I've always listened to you since I was little."

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes. He was obedient when he was a child, but wasn't that all so he could get a little more meat?

Even as an adult, it remains the same; just to get an extra bite of meat, it behaves as obediently as a kitten.

It was getting late, so He Yuzhu instructed her to fetch a basin of hot water for Zhuzi to wash up.

He Yongqiang returned from the hospital with a belly full of anger. Although the doctor said the old man was fine, he still felt that he had lost face in front of his relatives and friends today.

He hurriedly entered the courtyard and saw that it was pitch black everywhere, and there was no light in the house either. His heart skipped a beat. Had his wife run away?

Chapter 183 is good; keep it up!

Upon entering the room, the bedside lamp was suddenly switched on. The bride, still dressed in her bright red wedding gown, stood up with a hint of surprise and said earnestly:

"Brother Qiang, how is Dad? It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been angry and made Dad unhappy. Hit me if you want."

As he spoke, he knelt down at He Yongqiang's feet with a thud and used He Yongqiang's left hand to slap his own face.

He Yongqiang, who was already seething with anger, was stunned. He had imagined countless scenarios and thought the two of them would get a divorce, but he never expected Xu Zhaodi to beg him like this.

Suddenly, he couldn't muster any anger. He had originally planned to beat up Xu Zhaodi if anything went wrong, but now he couldn't bring himself to do it.

He sighed and looked at his pitiful new daughter-in-law, saying, "Father is alright now."

Xu Zhaodi said regretfully, "It's good that Dad is alright. It's all my fault. I'm an unfilial daughter-in-law. I regretted it after you left. After Sister Huizhen's persuasion, I realized my mistake. Take me to the hospital and I will kowtow to Dad to apologize. Even if you divorce me, I will not say a word."

“It’s not that serious, and there’s no need to kowtow and apologize. Dad is all better now. I’ve already taken care of him and put him to bed at the hospital. When we go to pick him up tomorrow, you can apologize to him, and that will be fine.”

Old He also advised He Yongqiang, "You just married a wife today, how can you beat her on the very first day?"

Besides, those brothers went too far. Old He knew perfectly well why they were making such a ruckus and showing no consideration for others.

Back then, Old He had no heir and wanted to choose one of his nephews or nieces to inherit the tavern and this huge fortune.

They were all considered at the time, but in the end, they were not chosen; instead, He Yongqiang, their nephew, was chosen.

So, they were all angry about He Yongqiang's wedding and tried their best to cause trouble, hoping to make a fool of themselves in front of Old He.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have kept making demands and requests, causing Xu Zhaodi to lose her temper and cause this whole mess.

When He Yongqiang returned and found Xu Zhaodi begging to admit her mistake, he took the opportunity to reconcile.

He Yongqiang was pleased with her pleading and reached out to pull his wife up.

If He Yuzhu saw Xu Chaodi's performance, he would definitely be very satisfied.

Through my guidance and instruction, Xu Zhaodi was able to put aside her temper and apologize, which had a very significant effect.

At this moment, He Yuzhu had only been gone for a few minutes. Xu Zhaodi had just undergone two rounds of "baptism" by He Yuzhu and had also been somewhat "developed," which ignited a flame in He Yongqiang's heart.

This was his newlywed beautiful wife; the thought of their wedding night soon made him swallow hard.

He was panting heavily when he reached out and hugged his wife, kissing her passionately. Xu Zhaodi closed her eyes and pulled the lamp cord, plunging the room into darkness.

Xu Zhaodi was, after all, a new wife, and after only two hours, she was still quite shy. Besides, there was already blood on the sheets, and she couldn't very well leave the lights on and let He Yongqiang see it.

The next morning, He Yuzhu came out of his house after breakfast and happened to meet the three members of the He family getting off the rickshaw.

"Grandpa, are you alright?"

Old He said with a smile, "It's alright, the doctor said it's nothing serious. I'll treat you to drinks tonight, thank you for being such a great matchmaker."

I was angry at night, but my nephews were also very unethical and went too far.

When the couple came over to deliver breakfast in the morning, they decided to forgive their daughter-in-law. After she sincerely apologized, what else was there to say?

Old He was naturally delighted to be discharged from the hospital and then return home.

Xu Zhaodi looked at He Yuzhu with some embarrassment, shyly lowering her head and fiddling with the hem of her clothes.

He Yongqiang greeted them, and after a few words, they parted ways and arrived at Qianmen Station in a few minutes.

It turned out that several female waitresses had also been summoned. He Yuzhu opened the warehouse and asked them to move the goods out and put them on the shelves.

This batch of goods contains a significant amount of high-end fabrics, such as woolen fabrics and some polyester fabrics.

"Dacron" is a type of synthetic fiber that became popular internationally in the 1950s. It is also known as "Dacron" or "polyester". It can be pure spun or blended with cotton or wool, and is usually used to make shirts. It is said that this fabric was originally called "Dacron Liang" in Guangdong (phonetic transliteration). After it spread to the north, it became "Dacron Liang". Later, people found that "Dacron Liang" was not cool to wear, so it was changed to "Dacron".

Even in later generations, Dacron was simply given a different name and remained a very common fabric.

The superior quality of "Dacron" is obvious. Although it does not absorb sweat or breathe, it is crisp, smooth, easy to wash and quick-drying, and more durable than cotton. It can withstand being stepped on, kicked, laid out, and covered, making one piece of fabric equivalent to three.

This batch of fabric will be handed over to Chen Xueru for sale, and has already been converted into cash as her return on investment.

There are still some watches, radios, transistors and other accessories left, which He Yuzhu needs to sell before the group can share the profits according to a certain ratio.

After the goods were stocked, He Yuzhu gathered the waiters together and gave them a brief training. They used to sell braised meat, but now they were selling radios, which was quite a change of industry.

It's actually quite simple. You just need to learn how to use electrical appliances such as radios, watches, and multimeters, and you also need to be able to identify transistor models.

One of the most outstanding students was responsible for selling parts.

The yield rate of transistors is very low, and there are defective products in every batch. Before they are sold, they must be tested in person, otherwise it is difficult to determine whose responsibility it is if they break.

It's important to know that some transistors are incredibly expensive, to the point that many people find it hard to believe.

Are these accessories really that expensive?

Before He Yuzhu could even put up the price tags, he heard someone ask a question. He looked up and saw Chen Xueru from the next courtyard coming over.

"Don't underestimate these small pipes. Currently, we don't have the production capacity in China and we have to import them."

There is now a radio factory in Beijing, namely the State-owned Capital First Radio Equipment Materials Factory, also known as State-owned Factory No. 797, which was established in 53. At present, they can only produce vacuum tubes and do not yet have the production capacity of transistors.

Chen Xueru didn't understand these things either. She said "Oh," and then asked, "Why is the radio at home so big, while your radio is so small?"

"That's a vacuum tube radio. You can see it by opening the back cover. The parts inside are all vacuum tubes, just like small light bulbs, and some of them can even light up."

"I know that; you can see the light inside at night."

Chen Xueru picked up a radio and examined it. He Yuzhu said, "Take one back with you when you leave."

Then he said, "We all have one."

Since it's a partnership business, we'll need to keep accounts, so it's fair that everyone gets a share.

Chen Xueru asked the waiter to take it and bring it over, then pointed to the back and asked, "Why is there a small classroom set up here?"

"This is for teaching radio enthusiasts how to assemble a radio themselves using these parts."

"You can assemble it yourself?" Chen Xueru asked in surprise.

He Yuzhu said, "You must be rich and well-off to know that people in the countryside assemble radios from spare parts, right?"

"There are people who do this? Tell me about it." Chen Xueru said, as if to say, "You're trying to coax me."

He Yuzhu said, "I praised it once when I was a child, and now that crystal radio is still collecting dust in the warehouse!"

"Can you really receive TV signals?"

"Of course, it took me several years of saving up my New Year's money to reach that amount."

He Yuzhu went to the back and got a wooden board, then took out a few parts.

"This is a coil. One end is grounded, and the other end is used as an antenna. Then this is a variable capacitor, connected in parallel with some coils."

He Yuzhu fixed the antenna and variable capacitor to the wooden board, and then connected a crystal detector to one end.

"The main component of this crystal radio is the crystal detector, which contains a small piece of crystal."

Then connect another capacitor, so that the speaker and the capacitor are connected in parallel, and then connect a switch.

Finally, He Yuzhu concluded: "This is a crystal radio."

"Is it really that simple? Will it even make a sound?"

"Of course."

He Yuzhu made a simple adjustment, and the speaker started playing sound. He continued to adjust it to make the sound even clearer.

"Really? It's that easy to receive a radio station."

Chen Xueru admired him even more. She never expected He Yuzhu to know this. Her big eyes were practically sparkling. She really wanted to jump into his arms and have a hot, sweaty battle with him.

After a moment, he calmed down and pointed to a black component that looked like a Chaplin hat, asking, "Why does this transistor cost over 40 yuan? Can it even be sold?"

So all that talk was for nothing?

"Your other items only cost around 10 or 20 yuan, why is this the most expensive?"

"This is a low-frequency tube, model number п403 A, which is one of the most important components in a radio."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he picked up a transistor and told him that the one with a red dot on one side was the emitter, while the one without a red dot was the low-frequency transistor.

Unfortunately, these transistors are all science-related, and Chen Xueru was still confused after listening for a long time. However, the high price indicated that the profit margin was very high.