Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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After having some free time, I looked at He Yuzhu and actually started to look forward to his violation.

I wish I could marry him!

After the literacy class ended, there was still some free time, so He Yuzhu went straight home to cook dinner.

During the meal, Xu Huizhen asked, "Is there no manager at the tavern right now?"

"Yes, that's why I've been here all day and haven't gone to the cannery."

"This won't do. You should have the neighborhood committee send a general manager over as soon as possible."

“There’s nobody on the streets right now,” He Yuzhu said.

"What can we do then? You can't just stay at the tavern every day, can you?"

"How about we invite Zhao Yali back?"

Chapter 231 Turnaround

Compared to Zhao Yali, He Yuzhu disliked Fan Jinyou more and preferred to bring Zhao Yali back as the general manager rather than let Fan Jinyou rise again.

Xu Huizhen thought for a moment and said, "It would be better to let Zhao Yali take over the tavern again than to find a new person to serve as the general manager."

He Yuzhu nodded. Zhao Yali thought that as long as Fan Jinyou was brought down and lost his job, he wouldn't cause any more trouble if he came back.

"Why don't you make a trip tonight and invite Zhao Yali back to serve as the temporary general manager?"

"Temporary?"

"Yes, his skill level is only that of someone who can do calculations and accounting. As for the general manager position, it can only be temporary. We'll talk about it later."

"That's good, then she won't cause any more trouble."

After finishing her meal and tidying up, Xu Huizhen took a detour to the front and called out to He Yumei, "I need to go out for a bit. Could you go over and help your brother take care of the children for me?"

Normally, He Yumei would immediately cheer up and nod in agreement without saying a word.

But today I was still trying to avoid He Yuzhu, so I asked, "Where's Sister Xiangye?"

"He has something to do today, so he'll go home tonight."

"what!"

He Yumei was at a loss for words. If Xiangye wasn't there, wouldn't it just be her and He Yuzhu alone in the courtyard?

That would be so embarrassing!

Xu Huizhen asked, "What, you're not willing anymore?"

He Yumei usually prefers to stay in the back to help take care of the children and chat with them.

Xu Huijun never let her work for nothing.

The house is well-stocked with all kinds of supplies, and she gets to eat pastries and fruits. Sometimes, they even give her some of their better old clothes.

The clothes were old without any patches, and Xu Huizhen had only worn them a few times; to others, they were new clothes.

He Yumei wanted to refuse, but didn't know how, so she had to bite the bullet and say:

"Sister-in-law, you go ahead, I'll go to the back now."

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you today."

Watching Xu Huizhen leave, He Yumei had no choice but to take a detour to the back courtyard.

Upon entering the house, one could see He Yuzhu holding Xiu'er in one arm and his son in the other, the two children competing to see who could cry louder.

"Let me do it."

He Yumei didn't think much of it and quickly went over to take the child, holding him in her arms and gently rocking him until he was soothed.

Then I put Yuanxin in the crib and went to comfort Xiuer. It has to be said that in the children's eyes, He Yumei, who often takes care of them, is closer than He Yuzhu.

"Thank you so much, Yumei. I don't know what I would have done without you."

"Don't be so polite with me, it's nothing. My sister-in-law, where have you been so late at night?"

"This..." He Yuzhu hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm sorry, Yumei, I asked your sister-in-law to invite Zhao Yali back."

"what?"

He Yuzhu quickly said, "Look, you can't even read. It's unlikely that you'll be the general manager, and you don't have any management experience. It would be better to have Zhao Yali come back to do it."

Upon hearing this, He Yumei knew that there was no hope for her to become the general manager.

Although I knew in my heart that I didn't have that ability, I still had a sliver of hope.

Thinking of how He Yuzhu bullied her today, she felt sad and tears welled up in her eyes.

When He Yuzhu saw He Yumei's tears streaming down her cheeks, he panicked.

Without thinking much, I reached out to wipe her tears.

Unfortunately, the tungsten filament inside the 25-watt light bulb suddenly made a sound, and then the room was plunged into darkness.

He Yumei was startled and cried out in surprise. She tried to dodge, but unexpectedly fell into He Yuzhu's arms again.

He Yuzhu quickly reached out to support her slender waist, half-embracing her to prevent her from falling.

"Brother Zhu!" He Yumei called out shyly.

He Yuzhu then helped him stand up and said, "I'll go light the kerosene lamp."

Although electric lights and telephones existed at that time, the voltage was extremely unstable, and light bulbs could easily burn out.

In addition, power outages were frequent, so every household had kerosene lamps for emergencies.

He Yuzhu quickly found the matches in the dark and lit the kerosene lamp.

The tiny flame emitted a dim yellow light. Looking at the shy Yu Mei in front of him, He Yuzhu suddenly felt that she was much prettier than before.

If it weren't for that kiss today, He Yuzhu wouldn't have had any evil thoughts.

However, after experiencing what happened before, He Yuzhu became bolder.

"Yu Mei, you are so beautiful."

Hearing He Yuzhu's praise, He Yumei was both happy and nervous.

At that time, men and women were very conservative; couples who weren't dating wouldn't praise other girls like that.

"No way, you're talking nonsense."

"Really, especially your face, the proportions of which are really beautiful."

"What do you mean?"

"Look at the same facial features. If you move them slightly, they will look very good. But if they are not placed in the right position, they will look very bad."

He Yumei thought about it for a moment. Although no one had ever talked to her about proportions like that, she felt that He Yuzhu was right.

"really?"

"Really? Put the child down, and I'll measure the proportions for you."

He Yumei was very curious, so she obediently put the child down and sat there.

He Yuzhu took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket and folded it into a strip.

Then he went up to He Yumei and used a handkerchief as a ruler to measure the size of He Yumei's face.

He first measured the length from her forehead to her chin, and then made a mark on it with great seriousness.

Then he pretended to measure the width of her face, and held the handkerchief in front of Yu Mei's big eyes, and she naturally closed her eyes.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, He Yuzhu kissed her lips.

He Yumei opened her eyes wide in surprise, but He Yuzhu had already embraced her tightly, his hot lips and tongue invading her.

She was momentarily confused and infatuated, her whole body felt numb and tingling, and she couldn't help but close her eyes again. Her hands clung to He Yuzhu's neck, letting He Yuzhu continue to kiss her.

He Yuzhu kissed her freely, from her red lips to her cheeks, to her ears, to her fair shoulders.

They kissed for a long time before separating, gazing at each other, and then kissing again.

Suddenly, the crying of a baby woke the two people who were engrossed in kissing.

He Yumei was frightened, but she regained her composure and struggled to get out of He Yuzhu's arms.

Then he pushed him aside and picked up Yuan Xin, who was crying.

He Yuzhu smacked his lips, savoring the wonderful moment.

Then, looking at her youngest son, she thought to herself, "What a disobedient little fellow."

Why did you have to cry now of all times?

He Yumei quickly coaxed him to stop crying and dared not put him down again, lest He Yuzhu do something bad to her again.

But He Yuzhu had already quietly taken her hand and was playing with her slender, long fingers.

"Brother Zhu, you're not allowed to bully me anymore."

"I'm not bullying you, I just love you so much."

"But...but you already have a wife and children, I..."