Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu said, "It's not in my name, so I won't live in that house."

A person who owns more than 12 houses is considered a small business owner.

Despite his seemingly frugal appearance, Yan Bugui owns more than 12 houses.

Otherwise, if the wind picks up 10 years ago, it's impossible to stop classes; the only option would be to sweep the floors inside the school.

When they arrived at the Intermediate People's Court, He Yuzhu called He Daqing and Wen Yuping along with him.

Xu Wude also called Yi Zhonghai out and they came to the backyard together.

Wait until Liu Haizhong arrives, then go and inform Jia Zhangshi.

When Madam Jia came out and saw the scene, she asked, "What happened?"

Xu Wude said, "Nothing much, I just decided to take Damao back to my hometown. These three houses were sold to He Yuzhu, and the transfer was completed this afternoon. Everyone can be a witness."

Chapter 331 Jia Zhangshi strongly opposes

"What? You sold the house? Where am I supposed to live?" Jia Zhangshi exclaimed.

"The house is mine, so of course I have the right to sell it."

Xu Wude was glad that he had been careful not to transfer the house to Xu Damao's name.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have sold so smoothly today.

Madam Jia was dumbfounded: "But...where do I live...?"

Xu Wude said, "If you'd like, you can come back to the countryside with us and farm."

"What? You want to farm?"

Xu Damao nodded and said, "You've completely disgraced the Xu family. How can we still have the face to work in Beijing? You even went to the police station to report Damao. I've given up. I might as well go back to my hometown and farm to avoid making a fool of myself."

"But..."

"There are no buts. As the saying goes, 'A woman follows her husband wherever he goes.' Since you've married Xu Damao and gotten your marriage certificate, you'll naturally go wherever he goes."

"I won't go to the countryside, I'd rather die than go."

"It doesn't matter. We're leaving in the next couple of days anyway. These three houses have been sold to He Yuzhu, so they'll be his houses from now on."

Yi Zhonghai asked, "Zhu Zi, you bought this house?"

He Yuzhu nodded: "How could something like this be fake? We already completed the formalities at the street office."

He Daqing asked, "Why didn't you discuss it with me before buying the house?"

He Yuzhu said, "The houses in front are all under my name, but He Yutang doesn't have a yard. How will he get a house to get married in the future? Since Grandpa Xu wants to sell the houses, I bought them and put them under He Yutang's name."

"What do you mean?" Wen Yuping, who was watching the commotion, was extremely surprised and asked in disbelief.

He Yuzhu said, "I already own a house, so I'm buying these three houses to leave for He Yutang to get married."

Wen Yuping covered her mouth in surprise, and tears streamed down her face.

After having a child, he thought about everything for the child's sake.

They had also discussed it with He Daqing, and had saved enough money to find a house for He Yutang to buy.

He Daqing relied on He Yuzhu for everything, including food and drink. Yuqing's allowance and food expenses were also paid by He Yuzhu, so he didn't have many expenses.

I've saved almost all of my wages, and over the years I've accumulated over a thousand yuan.

However, they haven't made up their minds to buy a house yet, since He Yutang is only a few years old, and it wouldn't make sense to buy one too early.

This is truly unexpected; happiness seems to have come too suddenly.

He Yuzhu didn't say a word and directly bought three houses.

He Daqing comforted Wen Yuping for a few words, then stepped aside to watch the show without saying anything more.

Jia Zhangshi threw a tantrum, but Xu Wude remained unmoved, offering her only one option: to follow him to farm.

It was also stated that they would eat separately from now on, and the amount of grain that Jia Zhangshi earned would be exchanged for, as the Xu family would not support idlers.

Jia Zhangshi cried out, "I am your daughter-in-law, so Xu Damao must support me."

"You've ruined your family and tarnished your reputation, do you think Xu Damao will care whether you live or die?"

"I..."

Xu Wude said, "You're not even fifty yet; you don't retire until you're sixty. In the countryside, people who are seventy still have to work in the fields. Why should we support you?"

If they lived in the city, and Jia Zhangshi didn't have a job and asked Xu Damao for money to support her, people would only pity her.

For this reason, the steel mill shared some of Xu Damao's wages with Jia Zhangshi so that he could survive.

But the situation is different in the countryside.

They really didn't support idlers; men, women, young and old all had to work in the fields to earn work points, which were then exchanged for grain at the end of the year.

Xu Wude's plan was to move Jia Zhangshi to the countryside.

Didn't Jia Zhangshi not want a divorce? Then the Xu family didn't force her.

However, they had to live alone with her and let Jia Zhangshi earn work points to support herself.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi was naturally unwilling. He knew that the Xu family wished him dead. If he really went to his hometown with Xu Wude and the others, he would be in an unfamiliar place and no one would say a word for him.

Moreover, given her advanced age, the fact that she married Xu Damao, who was more than 20 years younger than her, is something that even a fool would know is suspicious.

Others would only sympathize with Xu Damao, how could I possibly give her a kind look?

Moreover, she hasn't done any work in all these years. Going to the countryside means farming, and she can't even stand working for a day.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't stand it any longer. He frowned and said, "Old Xu, are you forcing Jia Zhangshi to die?"

"What's it to you? Which old lady in the countryside doesn't work? Jia Zhang is not even 50 years old, why should we support her? Which daughter-in-law does nothing at home?"

Yi Zhonghai was speechless. Although his daughter-in-law did no work and never paid a penny of her salary at the People's Congress, this was an exception.

Yi Zhonghai said, "But you can't force her like this."

Xu Wude retorted, "So she can force Xu Damao to die?"

Madam Jia said, "But didn't I already write a letter of understanding?"

Xu Wude chuckled and then said, "Shouldn't you be? Xu Damao is going in, and you won't get a single penny."

"I've already written a letter of understanding, so you can't take me back to the countryside, can you?"

"After causing such a huge incident, do you think the steel mill will still tolerate Xu Damao? When he walks down the street, who won't point fingers at him and say he's useless? Isn't all of this your doing?"

"I'm not going back to the countryside," Jia Zhangshi said angrily.

Xu Wude said, "It doesn't matter, I've saved the cost of a train ticket."

Then, with a wave of his hand, a bunch of guys came in from outside.

In the capital, there were people who specialized in manual labor, carrying goods for various customers, and they could carry them from the east side of the city to the west side.

It's generally called "wobo" (窝脖), which is an industry term, not a specific person's name.

"All the furniture in the house was moved out, pots and pans, nothing was left," said Xu Wude.

As previously agreed, He Yuzhu only wanted an empty house; he definitely wouldn't want anything inside.

After all, Jia Zhangshi had lived there for a period of time, and He Yuzhu didn't want to keep anything she had used.

Jia Zhangshi went up to stop them, but those scoundrels wouldn't tolerate her. Two of them blocked her away, and in just a few minutes, everything in the house was moved out.

When Jia Zhangshi left the Jia family, she only had a change of clothes and nothing else. Now, all those clothes have been thrown into the courtyard.

As Jia Zhangshi watched her house being emptied, she sat there and cried.

Xu Wude said, "Everyone here can be my witness. I have now sold this house to He Yuzhu. From now on, the house belongs to He Yuzhu and has nothing to do with me, Xu Wude."

Then he went up and locked the door, handing the key to He Yuzhu.

He said, "I've lived in this courtyard with everyone for decades, and now I'm forced to leave. I hope we'll have the chance to meet again in the future."

He patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and whispered, "My two daughters both work in a machinery factory. I hope you can do this for my sake and not let them suffer any injustice."

He Yuzhu said, "Since I am the factory manager, none of the workers will be wronged."

Hüwood bowed to those around him, then turned and walked away.

Madam Jia was dumbfounded. Was she really leaving? Was she abandoning her?

"Are you really leaving?"

Xu Wude stopped and said, "I've sold the house, sold all the furniture as junk. You think I'm lying to you?"

“But…” Madam Jia was speechless.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Old Xu, wait a minute. Let's discuss this matter again. You can't just ignore her and let her starve to death."

Xu Wude stopped and said, "Did I say I wouldn't care about her? She doesn't want to come back with me. Everyone else can go to work in the fields, so why can't she?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "Everyone else can do it, but she has never done farm work before. If she goes back and does it your way, she will only starve to death."

“Old Yi, you’re being too hasty in your statement. Once she adapts for a while, she’ll be able to adjust to rural life quickly, be self-reliant, and work hard. That’s what our instructor taught us.”

After Xu Wude said this, Yi Zhonghai didn't know how to refute it. Could the instructor be wrong?