Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu was a little embarrassed, but his skin was too thick to be easily dismissed by Xu Xiaomei in just a few words.

"What happened to my hand?"

He Yuzhu's question made Xu Xiaomei unable to stay still. She stomped her foot, her face turning red with anger, and said, "You're a big hooligan."

Then he ran out.

He Yuzhu chuckled, but he was also a little annoyed. It was Xu Damao's unexpected intrusion that brought things to an abrupt end.

If it weren't for Xu Damao, if we had just spent a little more time figuring things out yesterday and then said some conciliatory words afterward, the matter would have been over.

But the current situation has made Xu Xiaomei very wary of herself. Just like yesterday's scandalous affair, she doesn't know when she'll be able to get back to normal.

Although He Yuzhu is allowed to do some intimate things, things like what happened yesterday were previously strongly opposed.

She only let He Yuzhu kiss and hug her; she wouldn't go any further.

A moment later, Xu Xiaomei brought over some reimbursement forms that he needed to sign. This time, she didn't come to He Yuzhu's side as usual so he could touch her hand.

He simply stood opposite the desk, placed the documents on it, and said with a stern face:

"Sign it quickly, I'll send it for reimbursement."

He Yuzhu said, "What are you doing standing over there? Come over here."

"I won't."

"Why are you being disobedient again?"

"Tell me what you did yesterday?" Xu Xiaomei said angrily, "You big bad guy, you filthy hooligan."

He Yuzhu suddenly felt a headache coming on, and even thought about beating Xu Damao again to ruin his good time.

She said softly, "Come here, let me talk to you. I was wrong yesterday, but you can't do this."

"Hmph, I won't fall for your tricks. You're just trying to take advantage of me. If you keep doing this, I'll tell my sister-in-law and my sister, and let them be the judge. You kissed me and touched me, didn't you!"

He Yuzhu sighed, feeling helpless as he looked at the smug Xu Xiaomei. This little girl was unwilling to take things any further, but she would allow his kisses and hugs. She really knew how to manipulate He Yuzhu.

They had originally planned to take up more high ground yesterday, but Xu Damao ruined their plan. Now, their attack failed and they have retreated several steps.

Even touching her little hand is no longer allowed.

He Yuzhu had no choice but to sign the document with his pen, and Xu Xiaomei took the receipt and left.

After finishing his official business, He Yuzhu went into his own workshop and began to manufacture some more precise parts.

As evening approached the end of the workday, He Yuzhu was still busy in the workshop. Xu Xiaomei opened the door, stopped, and stood at the doorway, saying:

"Director He, I just received a call from Grandpa He, he wants you to come home right away."

He Yuzhu stopped what he was doing and asked, "Did they say what it was about?"

"No, but they sounded really anxious, urging you to go back immediately."

"Okay, I know."

He Yuzhu said that Xu Xiaomei immediately turned around and left, not wanting to step into the workshop at all.

He Yuzhu first turned off the machine tool, then washed his hands, changed his clothes, and rode his bicycle very fast.

I was very puzzled. I had just visited the courtyard house the day before yesterday and everything seemed fine. There shouldn't have been any trouble.

They sped all the way back and soon heard arguing inside. The shouts of Widow Bai and Granny Zhang were particularly loud and could be heard from outside the courtyard.

The voices of He Daqing and Wen Yuping clearly indicate that they are the two sides arguing.

He Yuzhu quickly threw his bicycle to Qiang Ge and then entered the courtyard. He ran quickly through the passageway and saw the two sides arguing. He Yushui looked aggrieved, holding her younger sister and holding her younger brother's hand, standing helplessly to the side.

The neighbors around were all watching the commotion, and no one tried to break up the fight; they just stood by and watched.

He Daqing and Wen Yuping were clearly at a disadvantage, after all, their opponents included not only Widow Bai and Granny Zhang, but also Jia Dongxu and his wife, Yi Zhonghai, and his second son Yi Wensheng.

He Daqing only has two people, how can two people argue against the combined strength of several people?

He Yuzhu said angrily, "Stop arguing! If you have a problem, come at me."

Then they walked to the middle and separated into two sides. Just as Granny Zhang was about to open her mouth to curse, He Yuzhu raised his hand to signal her, which frightened her so much that she immediately shrank back.

He Yuzhu turned to He Daqing and asked, "What exactly happened?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhuzi, your father had someone beat up my eldest son, and he's still in the hospital."

He Yuzhu immediately turned around, looked at him fiercely, and shouted, "Did I ask you?"

Yi Zhonghai was terrified when he saw He Yuzhu raging. He knew that if he kept rambling on, He Yuzhu would surely rush up and hit him.

After all, that's how he treated Granny Zhang before. He would beat her whenever he got the chance, and he couldn't bear to lose face like that.

Having intimidated Yi Zhonghai, the others beside him remained silent. After all, He Yuzhu was quite frightening at this moment, and they were all terrified of him, leaving them with a lingering fear.

He Yuzhu then turned to look at He Daqing.

He Daqing said, "I don't know what happened today, but after Yi Zhonghai came back, he said that I had someone beat up his eldest son."

He Yuzhu said, "Is it Bai Wending's bastard child?"

Yi Zhonghai was displeased and shouted, "Zhu Zi, you've gone too far! What are you saying?"

The White Widow also shouted, "Damn you, you idiot Zhu, you're a bastard too!"

He Yuzhu suddenly turned around, took a step forward, and slapped the white widow across the face.

The movement was swift; everyone only saw a blur before hearing a sharp slap, and a clear handprint appeared on the White Widow's face.

He Yuzhu said, "You have no right to speak here. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you to death."

After feeling the pain, the white widow collapsed to the ground, covering her face with both hands, tears streaming down her face. She looked at He Yuzhu, then turned to Yi Zhonghai for help.

Yi Zhonghai only said that He Yuzhu had gone too far, but he didn't dare to step forward and get entangled with He Yuzhu.

After the slap, Granny Zhang lost her previous arrogance and pulled her son, Jia Dongxu, back a step.

He Yuzhu then listened to He Daqing speak again.

He looked aggrieved: "Zhu Zi, I didn't hire anyone to beat him up at all. It's all Lao Yi's nonsense."

He Yuzhu said, "It really wasn't you."

"I really didn't do it."

"He deserved to be beaten, but we also need to be responsible for our actions. If you think you hired someone to do it, then you should pay compensation and seek medical treatment. We can't deny it."

He Daqing said, "I absolutely did not do this."

He Yuzhu saw sincerity in his eyes, and that put her at ease.

Then he turned to Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Now it's your turn to speak."

"What's there to say? Your father ordered someone to beat up the eldest son last night."

He Yuzhu asked, "What evidence do you have to support your claim?"

Yi Zhonghai paused for a moment, then said, "What evidence do we need? The boss said it himself that your dad hit him."

Then he said, "Zhu Zi, you can't just come up here and start hitting people. I'm telling you, you have to take responsibility."

He Yuzhu retorted, "Who told you, my wife, to swear?"

Yi Zhonghai said aggrievedly, "You were the one who started it."

He Yuzhu said, "Am I wrong? Your eldest son's surname was originally Bai. Then my father and Widow Bai went to Baocheng, got married, and changed their surnames. Widow Bai then married you and changed the surnames of their two sons to Yi."

This is something that no one usually talks about; everyone knows it in their hearts, but it's never been brought up openly.

It was only then that everyone noticed what was unique about it.

The two children initially used the surname Bai, then changed it to He, and finally to Yi, meaning they used three different surnames in total.

He Yuzhu said, "Back in the Three Kingdoms period, there was Lü Bu, who was a slave to three surnames, which made everyone despise him. Today, there are two brothers who have used three different surnames. Who knows which one their father is? Aren't they bastards?"

"You..." Yi Zhonghai was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

The eldest son of the Yi family was injured and hospitalized and is not at the scene right now, but Yi Wensheng is there. What man could stand hearing these words?

Yi Wensheng was furious and overwhelmed with anger. He overcame his fear of He Yuzhu, grabbed half a brick from the side, and ran towards He Yuzhu.

Using the momentum of running, he smashed the brick at He Yuzhu's head, trying to defeat him through a ranged attack.

He Yuzhu stepped forward and delivered a side kick to the brick, which, by sheer coincidence, flew directly toward the White Widow.

"Watch out!" Yi Zhonghai shouted.

But the white widow was so focused on sitting on the ground crying that she didn't notice the brick flying towards her. After hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, she looked up blankly and saw a brick flying towards her.

But by then the distance was already very close. The white widow wanted to dodge, but just as she had this thought, the brick flew right up to her and hit her directly on the forehead.

With a loud thud, the white widow rolled her eyes and fell straight backward.

After kicking the brick away, He Yuzhu did not stop but turned around and kicked a second time, this time directly into Yi Wensheng's chest.

The immense impact sent Yi Wensheng flying into the air before he crashed to the ground, tumbling several times until he collided with the White Widow and finally came to a stop.

Granny Zhang was startled. He Yuzhu had really gone on a killing spree today. Fortunately, this matter had nothing to do with her. However, she had just helped them scold He Daqing and his wife. She was so scared that she pulled her son back a step. Now that they were further away, it should be safer.

Qin Huairu, being kind-hearted, quickly went to help the widow, exclaiming, "She's bleeding!"

Yi Zhonghai said angrily, "He Yuzhu, look, you've made him bleed! Aren't you going to take him to the hospital right away?"