Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu was very skeptical about why Jia Zhangshi was so stupid.

The matter escalated, and Xu Damao could no longer go to the countryside. She lost her job showing movies. Where could she possibly get food?

What if she disagrees?

"You need to go to Yi Zhonghai; only Yi Zhonghai can persuade her."

Xu Xiaomei asked for leave to go home, and Xu Damao was released in the afternoon.

Xu Damao went directly to the neighborhood committee to demand a divorce from Jia Zhangzheng, saying he couldn't live like this anymore.

Of course, Jia Zhangshi disagreed, and after making a scene all afternoon, the matter was dropped.

Two days later, He Yuzhu thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly Xu Wude found him.

He Yuzhu was quite surprised, as he hadn't seen Xu Damao and Jia Zhangshi since their affair was exposed.

He looked much older than before, so we invited him into the office and had him sit down. Xu Xiaomei also came over and poured him some tea.

Xu Wude said, "Zhu Zi, I'm really sorry to trouble you with Da Mao's matter."

"Hey, we're not strangers, this is no small matter for you to make the trip for."

If it really came down to a fight, Xu Wude would certainly be considered He Yuzhu's father-in-law.

However, due to his previous scheming, He Yuzhu did not like to be around him.

Xu Wude said, "Da Mao's life has been ruined by Jia Zhangshi, but this matter cannot end like this."

He Yuzhu asked, "What do you want to do?"

Xu Wude said, "You also know that the three rooms in the west wing of the backyard are our family's old house, right?"

He Yuzhu nodded. The four rooms in the courtyard were his private residence, as were Xu Damao's house, which Xu Wude had bought years ago.

"I'm planning to sell it now," said Xu Wude. "Whatever price you ask, the house is yours."

He Yuzhu was taken aback for a moment, not expecting that Xu Wude would want to sell the house directly.

At this time, when each household had some money, they wouldn't buy any big items, since even eating had become a problem.

Each person is only given half a pound of cornmeal per day, which is mixed with corn stalks.

Even so, they still couldn't get enough to eat and had to go to the suburbs to dig for wild vegetables, elm seeds, locust flowers, mulberry leaves, and all edible leaves were served on the table.

There are also various food substitutes. Wheat straw, bean stalks, and weeds that were used to feed livestock have also become human food.

The pigeon market, which had previously disappeared, is now booming, but there are more sellers than buyers.

Residents brought out their stored items to sell in order to exchange for more food.

Five or six years ago, to buy a pound of 85 flour, you needed 17.5 cents plus a pound of grain coupons.

A pound of fine grain coupons was only worth two cents in the market.

Right now, a pound of flour can sell for 5 yuan, and cornmeal can sell for 1 yuan.

If someone has spare money, they won't buy a house, since even if they don't own a house, they can rent one on the street.

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle Xu, why did you decide to sell the old house at this time?"

“It’s all because of Xu Damao. I can’t stay in this steel mill anymore. I’m planning to sell the house and take Xu Damao to our old home in the countryside.”

Xu Wude was also extremely upset. He had lived in the steel mill for decades, and all the reputation he had built up over his life had been ruined by Jia Zhangshi.

Wherever he went, people pointed and whispered. Moreover, there was a shortage of food in the city. Xu Wude gritted his teeth and thought of returning to his hometown county.

If Jia Zhangshi stayed in the city, she could cause trouble at the steel mill; if not, she could just leave and see what other tricks she could pull.

He awkwardly explained to He Yuzhu.

This left He Yuzhu speechless.

So, Schwood wanted to sell the house to him, and then he just walked away.

If Jia Zhangshi were to leave with them, that would be fine, but what if she didn't want to leave?

She just wants to stay in the house and doesn't want to move out.

This is just making myself the villain.

"You've got a pretty clever plan!"

Xu Wude smiled awkwardly: "I had no choice but to ask a few people, but no one wanted the house. Besides, Jia Zhangshi doesn't necessarily have to stay here."

Xu Xiaomei said, "Zhuzi, you should take this house. Only you can keep Jia Zhangshi from making trouble."

What could He Yuzhu say?

Although Xu Wude is a bad person, he is cunning and a typical villain.

However, his two daughters, Xu Zhaodi and Xu Xiaomei, stayed with him and had children with him.

With such a big thing happening in Xu Wude's family, all he wanted was to transfer the house to me, and I really couldn't bring myself to refuse to buy it.

"Alright, you name a number, and we'll have everyone witness it in the courtyard later."

Xu Wude felt much relieved when he saw He Yuzhu finally agree, and repeatedly said "good" to him.

He awkwardly held up five fingers to indicate his presence.

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "Then let's go by the previous price, 200 yuan a room. I can't let you lose out."

Two years ago, the price of a house was 200 per room. In the past two years, everything has fallen in price, and three rooms are only a little over 500.

He Yuzhu's assets had already reached over a million, and he didn't want to take advantage of Xu Wude, so he still gave him six hundred yuan.

Xu Wude thanked him repeatedly, then glanced at his youngest daughter beside him.

It's better to have a daughter; she'll never have to worry about anything if she stays with He Yuzhu for the rest of her life.

Unlike Xu Damao's unfortunate son, who is always drinking or fighting outside, he once broke Yi Wensheng, ruining his younger sister's future.

Then they married Jia Zhangshi, and every day there was chaos and unrest in the whole family.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been forced to sell the house and want to go back to their hometown.

Xu Xiaomei said, "Then it's settled. The transfer of ownership will take place tomorrow afternoon, and we'll announce it back at the courtyard house."

After seeing Xu Wude off from the machine factory, He Yuzhu returned and asked Xu Xiaomei:

"Does your dad really want to go back to his hometown?"

Xu Xiaomei sighed, "With that daughter-in-law Jia Zhangshi around, life is really unbearable. My father just wants to make things difficult so that Xu Damao and Jia Zhangshi will divorce. That's the most important thing, otherwise we'll never have peace."

He Yuzhu nodded: "The idea is good, but will it work?"

Xu Xiaomei said, "If it doesn't work out, we can go back to our hometown to farm. Anyway, my dad and Da Mao are good at projecting movies, so they can find work wherever they go. They also have connections back home, so they won't go hungry."

"Too."

He Yuzhu didn't bother to care whether Xu Wude would have a good life, and the two weren't very familiar with each other anyway.

The next afternoon, as agreed, He Yuzhu arrived at the street and made the purchase under the name of He Yutang.

When He Daqing ran away from home, He Yuzhu transferred the ownership of the four rooms in the main courtyard to his own name.

Although He Daqing has been back for a long time and has been living there, the property has not been transferred again.

At first, Wen Yuping would grumble a few words to He Daqing, but as He Yuzhu earned more and more money, she could see that He Yuzhu didn't care too much about these things. He would send them home big fish and meat and never mistreat them.

So they stopped mentioning the house.

He Yuzhu originally planned to get a courtyard house for He Yutang when he was about to get married, but since there were three extra rooms, he decided to buy it first and put it in his name.

For me, if I wanted a house, I could have saved enough money in the 80s to buy several thousand units.

When it came time to complete the transfer of ownership, Xu Wude learned that the owner was not He Yuzhu, but He Yutang.

"Did you buy this for your younger brother?"

He Yuzhu said, "Yes, the house they are living in now is under my name, and this west wing room is perfect for He Yutang."

Xu Wude didn't ask any more questions and smoothly completed the transfer procedures. He Yuzhu also gave him 600 yuan in cash after leaving the street.

Then we went back to the courtyard house together. It was already past closing time. As soon as we entered the courtyard, Yan Bugui greeted us:

"Old Xu, Zhu Zi, why are you two back together?"

Xu Wude said, "Hey, we're starving, so I'm planning to go back to my hometown."

"Go back to your hometown?" Yan Bugui asked, somewhat incredulously.

Xu Wude was not originally from Beijing, but he had lived in this courtyard house for quite some time.

I've long been used to life in Beijing.

Then he began to understand. Xu Damao's actions this time were indeed outrageous, and Xu Wude had been forced into a corner.

"Are you really going back to your hometown?"

Hulwood nodded and said, "I sold the house to Pillar, that's all I had to say."

Yan Bugui was extremely surprised and turned to look at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Since Uncle Xu has spoken, I have no choice but to agree."

"You really bought them? How many houses do you own?" Yan Bugui reminded him.