Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

He Yuzhu heard the footsteps and asked, "How did you get in?!"

Fan Yongting replied: "I came in to see what delicious food you are going to make for us?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Lao Zao dumplings with eggs and three-shred spring rolls."

Fan Yongting said: "I have eaten fermented glutinous rice with eggs before. What is this dumpling? Is it delicious?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Wait a minute, you'll know after you eat it." He Yuzhu then sped up his hands. When the last spring roll was wrapped, the water in the pot was boiling. He Yuzhu poured the dumplings into the pot, stirred it, and then put the spring rolls into the oil pan next to it.

He Yuzhu took a look at Fan Yongting standing next to him, and smiled as he took out the fried spring rolls. He picked two and placed them in a small bowl, then handed them to Fan Yongting, who was standing next to him drooling, and said, "Take it and eat it! Don't burn yourself."

"Oh!" Fan Yongting responded, took the small bowl, walked to the side and started eating carefully.

After about ten minutes, the fermented glutinous rice dumplings and eggs were ready, and the spring rolls were all out of the pot. He Yuzhu brought the food to the living room, scooped the fermented glutinous rice dumplings and eggs from the pot into a bowl, and shouted, "Come over and eat now!"

Huang Ying and Qian Cuihua walked to the table. Qian Cuihua looked at the things on the table and said, "Huang Ying, you should pay more attention to Zhuzi from now on. This kid is too lenient. You won't be able to save money if you keep doing this."

Huang Ying said, "Master's wife, don't worry! It's just today. We can save money normally. Besides, Zhuzi often takes on weddings and funerals, so he can make a lot of money."

Qian Cuihua echoed, "Just keep it in mind, both of you."

He Yuzhu said, "Master's wife, don't worry about me. I'm not young anymore, I know what to do."

After about an hour, Fan Changming returned with He Yushui and his two daughters. As soon as they entered the house, He Yushui smelled the fragrance floating in the air and asked, "Brother, what delicious food did you make?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Please sit down first! I will make it for you!"

Fan Changming stopped He Yuzhu and said, "Zhuzi, don't bother!"

He Yuzhu replied, "No trouble!" and walked into the kitchen. Qian Cuihua asked, "Have you sent everyone there?!"

"We've delivered it! If we hadn't, would we have been able to come back?" Fan Changming walked to Luohan's bed, sat down, picked up the cigarette box on the coffee table, took out a cigarette, lit it and started smoking. Fan Tian said, "Mom, the countryside is so much fun. After the New Year, can my sister and I go play with Yushui for two days?!"

Qian Cuihua rolled her eyes at her daughter and said, "If I don't agree, will you not go?!"

Fan Li smiled and said, "I told you! Our mom is the best!"

Fan Yongting asked: "Sister, can you take me with you when you go out to play?!"

Qian Cuihua's face changed and she said, "Go! Go! Go! Where are you going? You are not allowed to go anywhere. Stay at home obediently. If you dare to run around, I will break your legs myself!"

Fan Yongting pursed his lips, walked to the side dejectedly, sat on a stool and sulked.

When He Yuzhu came out with fermented glutinous rice dumplings, eggs and spring rolls, he found that Fan Yongting was unhappy. He put the food on the table, called the master and Yushui and the other four to come and eat, then walked to Fan Yongting and asked, "Hey, what's wrong?!"

Fan Yongting looked up at He Yuzhu and said, "I want to go to your grandpa's house with my sister. But my mother doesn't agree."

He Yuzhu said: "Why are you so angry?! Think about it yourself, what did you do wrong? Your mother won't let you go out to play?!"

Fan Yongting scratched his head and muttered, "It seems that I didn't do anything wrong?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Let me remind you! Test results!"

When Fan Yongting heard what He Yuzhu said, he was immediately stunned. Because in this final exam, Fan Yongting scored 100 points, and the sum of the two subjects was 100 points. Fan Yongting tried hard to plead, but finally swallowed the sophistry that was on the tip of his tongue. He Yuzhu said: "Next semester, as long as you get 100 points in both final exams, I will take you there during the summer vacation."

"Really?!" Fan Yongting raised his head suddenly, looking at He Yuzhu with hopeful eyes. He Yuzhu smiled and patted Fan Yongting's head, saying, "Steamed or boiled?! The men in our city are as firm as their words. Once I promise you, I won't go back on my word! When the time comes, you can bring your transcript to speak."

"Hey!" Fan Yongting responded readily, and said, "Just wait and see!"

After a while, He Yuzhu sent his master and his family away, and then took Huang Ying and He Yushui back to the house. He Yushui said very tactfully, "Brother, I'm going to go back and rest for a while. Call me when it's time for dinner."

"Okay!" He Yuzhu responded, watched He Yushui go out, walked to the door, locked the door, and took Huang Ying upstairs.

Entering the bedroom, He Yuzhu opened the compartment of the bedside table, took out two handkerchief packages, one large and one small, and handed them to Huang Ying. Huang Ying took a look at the things in He Yuzhu's hand and asked, "What is it?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Now that we're married, I should let you know about my family's financial situation. This is the money and tickets I've saved over the past few years."

Huang Ying took the two packages from He Yuzhu and opened the larger one. A thick stack of money appeared in Huang Ying's eyes. Huang Ying showed a surprised expression on her face and asked, "Why is there so much?!"

He Yuzhu said: "There are 5,000 yuan in total. Now I give it all to you."

Huang Ying opened the small package again and saw a thick stack of bills inside. They were basically all nationally accepted bills. Huang Ying put the things away and said jokingly, "I didn't expect you to have saved so much! No wonder you were so confident when Master's Wife talked about you just now."

He Yuzhu said, "Wife, I'm going to give you everything. I'll give you all my salary in the future. You just need to give me 10 yuan pocket money every month, and I won't care about anything else."

Huang Ying smiled and said, "I don't bother to take care of your account! Besides, a man has no money in his pocket, what if he encounters something?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Isn't it said that 'Men become bad when they have money'?!"

Huang Ying asked, "You used to be rich, have you become bad?!"

He Yuzhu smiled foolishly and said, "You are not bad. Otherwise, I would be able to marry you."

Huang Ying smiled and rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu. After restoring the two packages, she handed them to He Yuzhu and said, "You should continue to hide them yourself!"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "You should take it!"

Huang Ying thought about it and agreed, "Okay! I'll keep it first."

"That's right!" He Yuzhu lay down on the bed and said, "My grandpa has been waiting for my fourth uncle to come back. What do you think they would do if they knew that my fourth uncle had sacrificed himself?!"

Huang Ying put her things away, sat down on the bed, sighed, and said, "I don't know either. But one thing is certain. They will be very sad."

He Yuzhu said: "I hope my fourth uncle is still alive. Otherwise, I really don't know how to tell my grandparents." In fact, He Yuzhu already had the answer in his heart, he was just deceiving himself.