Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

A little after eight o'clock in the evening, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle and took Lou Xiao'e away from the Lou family. Lou Xiao'e sat on the back of the bicycle, resting her head on He Yuzhu's back, and said, "If nothing goes wrong, my second brother's boat will arrive at the Jinmen dock tomorrow morning. The wedding gift he gave us is on the boat. It should be delivered to us in the evening."

He Yuzhu asked: "What did your second brother give us?!"

Lou Xiaoe replied, "Car! My second brother thought it would be inconvenient for us to not have a car. So he brought five cars. One is for us, one is for dad, and the rest are for the company." Then she asked, "He Yuzhu, do you have a driver's license?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and replied, "Xiao'e, I have very good news for you. Your man actually has a driver's license."

Lou Xiaoe asked: "Where did you get your driver's license?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Of course I took the test! You know what, Li Huaide is not a very good person, but as long as you give him a benefit, he will accept it and promise to help you. I got my driver's license with the help of Li Huaide."

Lou Xiao'e said: "I didn't expect you to be so fashionable?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "This is not called being fashionable! This is called being prepared."

Back at the courtyard, He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe had just walked in when there was a knock on the door. He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe looked at each other. Lou Xiaoe asked, "It's so late, who is it?!"

"I'll go check it out!" He Yuzhu walked to the door, opened it, and saw Kou Yingying, who lived in the room of the deaf old lady in the backyard, appear at the door. He Yuzhu asked, "What can I do for you?!"

Kou Yingying said: "I want to ask, do you want the house?!"

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively: "You want to sell the house?!"

Kou Yingying nodded and said, "My daughter's in-laws' home is a bit far from here. So I want to sell the house here and buy a house closer to her in-laws' home. It will be more convenient for her to take care of me."

He Yuzhu asked: "How much do you want to sell it for?!"

Kou Yingying said: "My house is the main house in the backyard plus a utility room. I want to sell it for 800 yuan. Do you think it's okay?!"

He Yuzhu thought about it and said, "Okay! Tomorrow morning, bring your materials and we'll go to the Housing Management Office to handle the formalities."

"Hey! Thank you!" Kou Yingying bowed with a smile.

He Yuzhu suddenly asked: "Why don't you sell the house to the people in the backyard?!"

Kou Yingying said, "To be honest, I was originally planning to sell it to the people in the backyard. But they pushed the price too hard. And they didn't pay all at once."

"Good fellow! So he's planning to wipe out the whole family!" He Yuzhu muttered to himself, looking down on the people in the backyard more and more. He said, "Don't worry! I'll give you the money after I complete the transfer procedures tomorrow."

After He Yuzhu closed the door, Lou Xiaoe asked, "What are you going to do with the house behind?!"

He Yuzhu said, "A few days ago, I met an apprentice from my previous factory. This guy is having a hard time. After getting married, he still lives in two rooms with his parents and brother. I plan to let them have the house in the backyard first. When the yard over there is repaired, we will move over there. We don't come here often. We always need someone to help watch over it."

"That's true!" Lou Xiao'e agreed. He Yuzhu hugged Lou Xiao'e and said, "Thank you for your hard work these past few days. You've lost weight!"

Lou Xiao'e smiled and said, "Isn't it good to be thinner?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "All good!"

Lou Xiao'e gave He Yuzhu a look that said, "I'll go upstairs to get some clothes. You help me prepare the bath water."

"Yes, sir!" He Yuzhu responded with a smile and walked towards the kitchen.

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e had just finished breakfast when there was a knock on the door. He Yuzhu opened the door, saw Kou Yingying, and said, "Wait for me to get something." Then He Yuzhu returned to the room, took a shoulder bag, and asked, "Xiao'e, are you going with me?!"

Lou Xiao'e replied: "You go alone! And ask your apprentice to move here."

"Hey!" He Yuzhu responded and walked out.

Twenty minutes later, He Yuzhu and Kou Yingying arrived at the Housing Management Office. He Yuzhu had done this many times before, so he was very experienced. He handed over the materials in Kou Yingying's hand, and quietly put twenty yuan and a pack of cigarettes in it. When the staff of the Housing Management Office saw the cigarettes and money, they quickly put them away, gave He Yuzhu a look that said he was sensible, and quickly completed the house transfer procedures.

After leaving the housing management office, Kou Yingying handed over the new house deed, land deed and the key to the back door to He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu also readily gave Kou Yingying the 800 yuan he had prepared long ago. Kou Yingying counted the money and after confirming that there was no problem, she said, "I moved out a few days ago. The back is empty now."

"I know!" He Yuzhu responded, watching Kou Yingying's back gradually go away. He glanced at the thing in his hand and thought to himself, "I didn't expect it to end up in my hands after going around in circles. It's really God's will!"

The house of the deaf old lady is where Lou Xiao'e and He Yuzhu are in love in the TV series. He Yuzhu thought that he would never have the house again. Unexpectedly, on the eve of the wedding, it returned to his hands.

He Yuzhu left the Housing Management Office and headed straight for the steel mill. Unexpectedly, when He Yuzhu was about to reach the steel mill, he ran into Ma Hua. Ma Hua saw He Yuzhu and called out, "Master!"

He Yuzhu said: "That's right! I was just about to go look for you!"

Ma Hua asked: "Master, what do you want from me?!"

He Yuzhu said: "I found a place for you to live."

"Where do you live?!" Ma Hua was slightly stunned, then quickly came to his senses and asked, "Master, where is it?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Go to the factory and ask for leave first. I'll take you there and you'll know."

"Hey!" Ma Hua responded and ran to the steel mill. About half an hour later, Ma Hua returned to the place where he and He Yuzhu had separated, found He Yuzhu, and said while panting: "Master, I have already applied for leave!"

"Come with me!" After saying that, He Yuzhu took Ma Hua and walked towards the courtyard.

When they reached the gate of the courtyard, Ma Hua reacted and said, "Master, isn't this the courtyard where you live?!"

He Yuzhu said, "The house I'm talking about is the backyard of the compound where I live. Go and have a look first. If you like it, you and your wife can move in. I bought this house for 800 yuan today. If the factory gives you a house, you can move in. If the factory doesn't give you a house, when you have money, give me 800 yuan. Then, you can move the house directly."

When Ma Hua heard what He Yuzhu said, tears flowed unconsciously and he said, "Master, I really don't know what to say!"

He Yuzhu replied: "If you don't know what to say, don't say it! Let's go!"

He Yuzhu took Ma Hua directly to the backyard. He Yuzhu took out the key and unlocked the door. When he was about to push the door open, the second aunt appeared. The second aunt asked, "Zhuzi, what are you doing?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "This morning, Kou Yingying sold this house to me. I just completed the formalities. My apprentice's family is too full to accommodate him, so I asked him to move in." He Yuzhu then took Ma Hua in and said, "Ma Hua, what do you think of this house? The utility room next to it is also mine. You and your wife can use it too."