Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Fan Yongting was slightly stunned and asked, "Why is your brother here at this time?!"

He Yushui replied: "My brother's iron tree has blossomed."

"What?! What?! The iron tree blooms?!" Fan Yongting looked at He Yushui with confusion.

He Yushui rolled her eyes at Fan Yongting and said, "You seem pretty smart?! How come you don't even know that a thorn tree will bloom?! My brother has a girlfriend. Bring her home tomorrow and ask for her hand in marriage the day after tomorrow."

Fan Yongting immediately became interested and asked, "Have you seen your brother's girlfriend?!"

He Yushui seemed to be lost in memories, and said thoughtfully: "I have seen her. That was when I was a child. If she hadn't suddenly left Sijiu City, I guess my brother and sister-in-law would have had no chance."

Fan Yongting's curiosity was instantly aroused by He Yushui, and he asked, "What's going on?!"

He Yushui did not hide anything and directly told Fan Yongting about what happened between He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe. After listening to He Yushui's narration, Fan Yongting said, "I never thought that your brother's love life is so rich?!"

He Yushui murmured to himself, "I suspected that he hadn't looked for my sister-in-law since she left. He was probably waiting for her. I didn't expect that my brother would actually wait for her."

Fan Yongting smiled and said, "This is called fate! If we are destined to meet, we will meet even if we are thousands of miles apart. If we are not destined to meet, we will not even know each other."

When He Yuzhu returned home, he saw that the lights were on. He Yuzhu opened the door and saw He Bing and the other four were all there. He Yuzhu smiled and asked, "Didn't you say you'd be back tomorrow?!"

He Bing said: "Dad, my second uncle called us."

He Yuzhu's expression changed instantly, and he said, "I knew that Lu Taihe was unreliable. His mouth is looser than his belt. Now that you know it, I won't hide it from you. I want to hear your thoughts!"

He Bing asked: "Dad, if we don't agree, will you still marry Aunt Lou?!"

He Yuzhu stared at He Bing for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes!"

He Bing shrugged, spread his hands, and said, "Isn't this over?!"

He Yong continued, "Dad, actually, we discussed this matter after we saw Aunt Lou that day. Except for my eldest brother, the three of us have a very vague impression of Mom."

"Yes!" He Lin and He Qing echoed in unison. He Lin said, "Dad, we have actually wanted a mom for a long time. We just didn't dare to tell you because we were afraid you would be sad."

"Xiao Lin, you're so long-winded! Let me do the talking!" He Qing interrupted He Lin and said, "Dad, marry Aunt Lou back to be our mother!"

He Yuzhu looked at He Lin, He Qing and He Yong, and finally fixed his sight on He Bing. He Bing looked at He Yuzhu and said with a smile: "Dad, the four of us haven't eaten yet! Do you want to starve us to death?!"

"Okay! I'll cook for you! I don't know when this will end!" He Yuzhu said and walked towards the kitchen.

He Qing looked at He Yuzhu's back and said with a smile: "Dad, this is your lifelong career! You should be prepared to work until you can't do it anymore!"

He Yuzhu turned his head and glared at He Qing, saying, "You little girl, do you want to tire your father to death?!" Then He Yuzhu walked into the kitchen. About ten minutes later, He Yuzhu came out of the kitchen with a tray, put four bowls of noodles on the table, and urged, "Aren't you hungry? Come and eat quickly!"

He Lin asked: "Dad, have you eaten tonight?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I have eaten. I ate at your Aunt Lou's house."

Greedy He Qing couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what did you guys have for dinner?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "What else can we eat?! Tan's cuisine, of course."

He Qing pouted and asked, "Dad, when can we eat Tan's food?!"

He Yuzhu replied with a smile: "I guess you guys won't have any chance in this life."

He Bing chewed noodles and asked vaguely: "Why?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Who told you guys not to learn?!"

He Yong asked: "Dad, is it too late for me to learn from you now?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Learning to cook requires a lot of hard work. You are all too old. It's too late to learn cuisine, but it's not a problem to learn some home cooking."

He Qing said, "Dad, if we don't learn, you will have grandchildren in the future. Why don't you let my brother get married quickly and give birth to a grandchild for you to practice with."

"Ouch!" Before He Qing finished her words, she cried out in pain. He Qing looked at He Bing and said, "Brother, you are trying to murder your own sister!"

He Bing picked up a piece of sausage and scrambled eggs and stuffed it into He Qing's mouth, saying, "Eating can't stop you from eating?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Just talk about it! If you want to make trouble, do it after dinner. Don't make trouble during dinner."

"Oh!" He Bing and the other three responded in unison, and then the sound of slurping noodles was heard.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after breakfast, He Bing took his brother and sister to Jingyang Hutong with vegetables. He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to the small western-style building of the Lou family.

Half an hour later, He Yuzhu arrived at the door of Lou's house. Just as He Yuzhu was about to knock on the door, it opened. Lou Xiao'e came out pushing a bicycle. He Yuzhu asked curiously, "How did you know I was coming?!"

Lou Xiao'e said, "You are such a big person, I saw you from a distance." Then she asked, "Where are we going now?!"

He Yuzhu took a look at the things in the basket and asked, "What did you bring?!"

Lou Xiao'e replied: "Some supplements and cosmetics."

"Okay! Come with me!" He Yuzhu said and left with Lou Xiao'e. More than 20 minutes later, He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e arrived at the entrance of the department store. Lou Xiao'e asked curiously, "Why did you bring me here?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "You can't favor one over the other, right?!"

Lou Xiao'e immediately understood what He Yuzhu meant and said with a smile: "I have the money. But I don't have the ticket."

He Yuzhu said, "Just follow him in! Your man has plenty of money and tickets!"

When Lou Xiao'e heard what He Yuzhu said, her face instantly turned red and she asked shyly, "Whose man are you?!"

He Yuzhu replied decisively, "Yours!" He Yuzhu didn't give Lou Xiaoe a chance to react and parked the two bicycles in the bicycle shed. After paying, He Yuzhu took the things in Lou Xiaoe's bicycle basket and took Lou Xiaoe to the department store.

Although there are many things in the department store, many of them are outdated for the well-informed Lou Xiao'e. He Yuzhu took Lou Xiao'e to buy cigarettes and alcohol, and then bought some White Rabbit candies, and then turned into a follower and followed Lou Xiao'e to visit the department store.

More than an hour later, He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe walked out of the department store. He Yuzhu asked, "You don't have anything you like?!"

Lou Xiao'e replied: "Some of the clothes are well made, but the styles are a bit old. I really don't like the others."

He Yuzhu said, "Since there's nothing you like here, I'll take you to the Friendship Store this afternoon. If there's nothing you like there, you can only take what I give you."

"Okay! Then I'll obey your command! It's getting late, let's go!" After saying that, Lou Xiao'e and He Yuzhu walked to the parking shed together, pushed the bicycles out, and the two rode away on their bicycles.