Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu stopped teasing her and went inside.

First, give half of it to Yushui so she can collect it, so that Yutang won't eat too much. Then, take the food out and go to the backyard.

When Aunt Jiang returned, she stayed with the old lady. Before even entering the house, we could hear her cheerful voice as she played with the child.

He Yuzhu knocked on the door and came in, putting the net bag on the table and saying, "Buy some malted milk powder and milk powder for the child."

"Why are you taking all this stuff? You've been taking care of me all this time."

"Auntie, you're being too polite. It's all the right thing to do."

He Yuzhu looked at the child in the old woman's arms. The child seemed to have taken after the old woman, and was quite cute, with pink and tender skin, making him very likable.

He clapped his hands, took the child from her mother's arms, and the child wasn't shy at all. He Yuzhu said, "This child is very nice. Why don't you make him my godson?"

He Yuzhu said it casually, feeling sorry for the old lady. "I'm over 40 years old and still have to raise my son."

She stopped working after getting pregnant to focus on the child and has been living off her savings in the countryside. How will she be able to provide her son with a good environment to grow up in the future?

The original owner was taken care of by his aunt when he was a child, so whoever was willing to help carry things would be fine. If they were to become godparents, it would be a legitimate reason for them to help, and since it was going to be a difficult time, they couldn't let the child suffer.

I felt like I said something wrong as soon as I said it, as if I was from a different generation.

The old woman leaned hard on her cane and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about? This child may be younger than your son, but according to seniority, he should call you brother."

That's right. He Yuzhu calls the child's mother "Auntie," because she's in the same class as the child. Despite the 20-year age difference, they're like brothers.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong. I'll adopt a godson, is that right?"

“That’s more like it,” the deaf old woman said.

The woman hesitated for a moment, but still nodded in agreement.

This child brought me some relief after birth, but as the child grew and I observed him closely, I gradually made some discoveries.

Although the child looks like him, you can still vaguely see He Daqing's features between his eyebrows; you can only see it if you look closely.

This phenomenon is difficult to detect unless you make a special effort to observe it.

During those days, I was angry at Yi Zhonghai's ruthlessness, so I got closer to He Daqing, which led to this child being born. Sure enough, it was He Daqing's child.

The aunt was very pleased that He Yuzhu wanted to adopt the child as his younger brother, since they both had He Yuzhu's blood in them. It would be a great blessing if they could become brothers in the future.

"It's good that the child has you as his older brother to take care of him. If something happens to me one day, you must take care of him in place of your aunt."

It was settled in just a few words. The child and He Yuzhu were sworn brothers, so there was no need for any ceremony. That was it.

He Yuzhu then remembered to ask, "Auntie, what's my little brother's name?"

Aunt Jiang smiled and said, "My son's name is Jiang Yuhe."

When He Yuzhu's child heard his name, he turned to look at his mother and smiled.

"Yuhe?"

He Yuzhu felt a little strange. He suddenly realized that the name Yu sounded similar to his own Yuyin, and He sounded similar to his surname He. Moreover, very few people were named He.

The woman said, "The crane is a symbol of good fortune and longevity. I just hope that my child will grow up smoothly and safely, get married, and have children. I don't have any other requests."

"The name is nice." He Yuzhu didn't say much. Maybe it didn't sound right at first, but it would get used to after a while.

Aunt Jiang put a lot of thought into naming the child, as the child could only take her surname and could not possibly be related to He Daqing.

I thought this generation should be called Yu, so I changed it to Yu, and I also added the character He to it, changing it to He.

Jiang Yuhe reversed is He Yujiang, which is the name he should have. This is just her little secret, and it is not something to be told to outsiders.

He Yuzhu was holding Jiang Yuhe and chatting with the old lady when the door was suddenly pushed open. He turned around and saw Yi Zhonghai walk in.

The woman, who had been all smiles just moments before, suddenly turned icy and said coldly, "What are you doing here?"

Yi Zhonghai ignored the older woman and instead addressed the old lady, saying, "Grandma, have you been eating well lately? I heard you were sick the other day?"

The old lady relied on the couple the most, since they were the only ones in the entire courtyard who could take care of him.

But fate is unpredictable. In the blink of an eye, Yi Zhonghai and his wife divorced, which really angered her.

Not only that, Yi Zhonghai also married a widow surnamed Bai. When she was young, the widow Bai was a vixen and didn't seem like a kind person. She had Yi Zhonghai completely infatuated with her.

I knew she wasn't a good person back then, but Yi Zhonghai treated her like a treasure.

Ever since Yi Zhonghai married Widow Bai, Widow Bai has not been as close to the old lady as she was to Aunt Jiang, and she doesn't allow Yi Zhonghai to come to the backyard, since Aunt Jiang still lives there.

Yi Zhonghai was also in the wrong and embarrassed to come over again.

The old lady gave Yi Zhonghai a cold shoulder, saying:

"Grandma, I'm perfectly healthy. I'm sorry to disappoint you."

"What are you saying, old lady? Of course I hope you stay healthy and live a long life."

Then, looking at Aunt Jiang, I asked, "I couldn't find you before. Are you not leaving now that you're back?"

"What's it to you?" the woman said angrily.

Yi Zhonghai then looked at the child and exclaimed happily, "This must be our child! He looks just like you!"

“This is my child, and he has nothing to do with you,” the woman said coldly.

Yi Zhonghai didn't seem to mind, and clapped his hands with a smile, trying to take the child from He Yuzhu's arms.

But the child didn't give him any face. Seeing this old man's face, he was so frightened that he burst into tears and then turned around and snuggled into He Yuzhu's arms.

Yi Zhonghai held his hands in the air, looking embarrassed. After a moment, he said, "The child is shy."

Then ask, "What's the child's name?"

Aunt Jiang snorted and said, "What's it to you? Anyway, we're all surnamed Jiang."

"What? No way! Why should it be surnamed Jiang? It should be surnamed Yi!" Yi Zhonghai shouted angrily.

He Yuzhu then spoke up: "What are you yelling about? If you want to get beaten up, just say so."

Yi Zhonghai took half a step back before saying, "What's it to you? This child is my son."

He Yuzhu replied, "Hehe, this isn't your child either. You're already divorced."

You can tell from the old lady's attitude that, at the very least, she doesn't want to have anything to do with Yi Zhonghai right now.

The fact that they gave their child the surname Jiang is enough to explain everything.

Besides, the old lady had brothers when she was young, but they died long ago due to the war, leaving her alone. This child's surname is Jiang, which means that the Jiang family line will continue.

Yi Zhonghai said, "We are divorced, but the child is still my child, and he must take the surname Yi."

"How dare you say such a thing?" He Yuzhu scoffed.

This Yi Zhonghai is shameless; he can actually say such things.

After the older woman became pregnant, Yi Zhonghai ignored her completely. When she gave birth, He Yuzhu and his wife stayed to watch over her without alerting anyone else.

Now that the child has been brought back, Yi Zhonghai has shamelessly come knocking on our door again, wanting the child to take the Yi surname. He's really shameless.

“This is my child, of course he should have the surname Yi.”

The woman retorted angrily, "This isn't your child; it's mine with someone else."

Yi Zhonghai didn't believe it at all, saying, "Stop talking nonsense. Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you if word gets out? This child is mine."

The old lady said, "Alright, stop arguing. No matter how angry you are, you shouldn't say such things."

Then he sighed and said, "You should go back. Don't worry about this child."

Yi Zhonghai replied, "No matter what, this child is my child, and of course I must take full responsibility for him."

Yi Zhonghai has come to realize that the White Widow has ruined his two sons and is not close to him at all.

Although it was his own flesh and blood, he had raised it wrong, and he often regretted it.

The child is still young, and we can't let him be raised badly and become distant from us.

I said, "You don't have a job right now, so I'll pay for raising the child from now on."

He then took out 30 yuan and put it on the table: "I'll buy some nutritional supplements for the child first. I didn't have time to buy them today."

"I don't want your money," the woman said coldly.

"This isn't for you, it's for the child."

After speaking, Yi Zhonghai looked at the child in He Yuzhu's arms, his eyes filled with deep affection, before turning and leaving.

A silence fell over the room, broken only by the child's unconscious babbling. After a moment, the old woman said, "If he gives you money again in the future, just accept it. After all, we can't let the child suffer."

Of course, the older woman couldn't tell the old lady that the child was He Daqing. If the truth were revealed, it would no longer be a secret, so it was better to keep it buried in her heart forever.

Fortunately, the child looks just like him, so it's hard for others to tell.

Let the old lady misunderstand. In her mind, the child belongs to Yi Zhonghai, and there is no problem with him contributing some money to raise the child.

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Yes, Auntie, even if you don't consider others, you should think about the child. More living expenses can help raise the child to be chubby and healthy. You won't lose out by paying him back."

Then he said, "I have a lot of clothes for my kids at home. I'll bring some over later, along with some toys and stuff, so you don't have to buy any more."

I answered the phone in the office today, so I didn't go back to my hometown and rushed over here.

It's not good to always wear new clothes for children; old clothes that have been washed and dried are more suitable for them.

The woman nodded and said, "Thank you, Zhuzi."