Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He poured a cup of hot water and placed it on the bedside table. He called out to Sister Ling twice, but when Bai Ling ignored him, he withdrew.

Fold the leftover food from the table together and put it in the vegetable cabinet. Take the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen and wash them thoroughly.

After tidying up, I closed the door and locked the courtyard gate from the inside, then climbed over the wall and left the courtyard.

After He Yuzhu started the jeep and drove away, Bai Ling opened her eyes and said with some surprise:

"He Yuzhu left already? I thought he would take advantage of the situation, but this isn't like him at all?"

After reviewing He Yuzhu's file, it becomes clear that He Yuzhu is an old rogue who has a penchant for widows and divorced women.

Bai Ling assumed that He Yuzhu also had designs on her, and since she had invited him over for dinner today, she pretended to be drunk to test him.

Is He Yuzhu approaching me with ulterior motives, or is he genuinely trying to be my friend?

After all, even when looking for a friend you can get along with, you also need to consider the other person's character.

He Yuzhu's performance today clearly shows that, at the very least, he is not a despicable person who takes advantage of others' misfortunes.

They have the most basic moral bottom line.

As for whether He Yuzhu had designs on him, that's another matter entirely.

When He Yuzhu returned to the street in front of the gate, he saw that the security checkpoint had been set up, which put him at ease.

Back home, He Yuzhu went to the bedroom first and asked, "How was your day?"

"I'm much better now, the vomiting isn't as bad." Xu Huizhen lay lazily on the bed, her face pale.

Your morning sickness is really bad. Maybe you shouldn't have any more children after this one?

Xu Huizhen shook her head and said, "I've said it before, I have to give you at least five sons."

"That's no joke! You can't really have that many children!"

Xu Huizhen said very seriously, "Of course!"

He Yuzhu tried to persuade her a few more times, but seeing that Xu Huizhen was very insistent, he didn't say anything more.

After all, he can't just have a child whenever he wants. If he doesn't cooperate, no matter how much Xu Huizhen tries, she won't be able to give birth.

He knew in his heart that she wanted to have more sons so that her children wouldn't be bullied in the future.

Everyone knows this little secret, but no one has ever brought it up.

"I'm fine. This is my third pregnancy. I'm used to morning sickness. I'll be fine after this initial period. By the way, Uncle Niu wants to see you today."

"Did Uncle Niu say what it was about?" He Yuzhu asked.

Xu Huizhen shook her head: "He didn't say what it was about, he just told you to go to the small tavern in front and find him."

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Then I'll go ahead. You get some rest."

"Okay, I'm going to sleep now. You can go straight to their room."

Xu Huizhen was not in good spirits, and He Yuzhu told her to go to sleep after saying a few words.

He came out of the bedroom and said to Zhao Yuezhen, "I'm going to take a walk around the little tavern up ahead."

Zhao Yuezhen looked up at the wall between the two bars and saw that there was no signal. Now she knew that He Yuzhu really was going to the bar.

"Okay, we're all done washing and waiting for you."

He Yuzhu knew from Zhao Yuezhen's actions and expression that he also knew the secret signal between himself and Xu Zhaodi.

He raised his hand and patted her round, perky buttocks.

"What are you looking at? I'll punish you again tonight."

"Hmph, who's afraid of who?" Zhao Yuezhen said defiantly.

"We'll settle the accounts tonight."

He Yuzhu left those words behind, circled around, and arrived at the tavern in front. When he entered, he saw that there weren't many people, only seven or eight in total, sitting sparsely.

"Brother Zhu, you're here!" He Yumei greeted him.

"Yes, the same as always."

Next, several acquaintances greeted Pianye, and He Yuzhu responded to each of them before sitting down at Niuye's table.

He Yumei had already delivered the wine and sausages, so He Yuzhu started chatting with Uncle Niu.

The current topic of conversation is still all about food security, with everyone lamenting that if things continue like this, everyone will become as thin as sticks.

Niu Ye's originally obese body has now slimmed down, but he is still better than the average person, as he still has some flesh on his body.

He Yuzhu thought that Niu Ye was short of food, so he came to him and asked, "Niu Ye, do you need more food?"

Old Man Niu said, "I do need food, but that's not what I'm here for today."

He Yuzhu thought it was about the grain and asked curiously, "Then what do you think it is?"

Niu Ye looked around before lowering his head and asking in a low voice, "You know Third Master Qing, right?"

He Yuzhu nodded; of course, he knew about this Third Master Qing as well.

Qing Sanye was a surname he changed later. His ancestors were also Manchus, unlike Niu Ye, whose ancestors were just ordinary Manchus.

Master Qing's ancestors were officials, and they were quite active in the early years of the Republic of China, only to fall from grace later.

Niu Ye was only slightly better off than the average person, with some family property, but strictly speaking, he was still an ordinary person. He only had some face among his neighbors, who respectfully called him Niu Ye.

However, Master Qing was indeed a big shot in the Qianmen Street area. He lived in a two-courtyard house. Although he had long been divorced and only had one main house, several women still lived in the backyard.

Behind closed doors, we're still a family.

There are servants in the front yard too, but we don't say that to outsiders; everyone knows what's really going on.

He doesn't usually engage in production. Whether they are officials or people from all walks of life, everyone calls him Master Qing when they meet him.

Master Qing is a big shot on Qianmen Street. Many things get out of hand, but if you invite Master Qing over, he can settle things with just a few words.

He Yuzhu asked, "Why did Uncle Niu suddenly bring him up?"

“Hey, I was surprised too. You two hadn’t really interacted before. He suddenly sent someone to tell you to go to his yard tomorrow morning.”

"He asked me to go to his yard tomorrow morning?" He Yuzhu said, enunciating each word clearly.

Niu Ye immediately sensed He Yuzhu's dissatisfaction and secretly groaned inwardly.

He Yuzhu is no ordinary person these days. In his early years, he made a lot of money whether he was running a shop or selling pig's head meat. The fact that he has earned the nickname "Braised Meat He" says it all.

They had money before, but now they have even more power. In the past few years, they started a machinery factory, which has expanded from a small scale with dozens of people to a large factory with 6000 people.

He is already a section-level cadre, the same rank as the street director.

Even for such a wealthy and powerful figure, Master Qing only sent a lowly henchman to find him and have him deliver a message.

At the time, I felt something was wrong; we hadn't paid enough attention to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu said, "This Third Master Qing is a bit too arrogant!"

Chapter 355 Meeting at the Tavern

Niu Ye said with a bitter face, "I was just a messenger, I didn't even see what Master Qing said."

He Yuzhu nodded to indicate that he understood. He was angry, but he wasn't going to vent it on Master Niu, since Master Niu was just a middleman relaying the message.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, but does he think this is still the old Republic of China era, that I'd come running over here as soon as he gave a heads-up?"

Niu Ye said, "Yes, this time Third Master Qing did something rather unethical. What do you think we should do about it?"

"It's impossible for him to ask me to go. If he needs to talk to me, we can do so in this little tavern tomorrow afternoon."

He Yuzhu had never dealt with this Master Qing before, so if the other party wanted to see him, he certainly wouldn't have come to him on his own.

I'll still arrange to meet him and see what he really wants.

He Yuzhu had a vague idea of ​​what was going on. Perhaps it was because he had arrested three police officers. Otherwise, why would Qing San be looking for him?

Could it be that his family is short of food?

It's simply impossible. Ordinary people can go hungry, but these people have countless ways to get food. The two of them have no other dealings whatsoever.

Niu Ye said, "I was wrong to do this. I'll go find Lao Liu and pass on a message to them."

He raised his wine cup, apologized to He Yuzhu, and then tilted his head back and drank it all down.

He patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and took his leave.

"Why did you leave so early today, Uncle Niu?" Uncle Pian asked.

"I have some minor matters to attend to at home, so I'll head back now."

After Uncle Niu left, Uncle Pian came over and sat in Uncle Niu's original seat, chatting casually with He Yuzhu.

The tavern wasn't doing well; only a few people came in to drink. When someone left early, the rest of the tavern felt there was no one left and it wasn't very interesting, so they all went home early as well.

Today's duty officer is cashier Kong Yuqin, who stopped He Yuzhu and said:

"Director He, what are you going to do if this little tavern keeps losing money like this every day?"

"I have no choice. Everyone is starving, who's going to come and drink? Or should we just sell sweet wine?"

"Will that work? We only open for business in the late afternoon or early evening."