Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

He Lin asked, "Dad! Where's Mom?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Your mother went to bed late last night, let her sleep a little longer. You guys go and do your own things. Wait a minute, when she wakes up, I will make her breakfast separately."

He Bing said: "Dad, we are fine today."

He Yuzhu said, "It's alright, just find something to do. You can do anything you want. I'll go out for a while and come back after doing some things."

He Yong asked: "Dad, what are you going to do?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "It's a good thing anyway, so you don't have to worry about it."

A little after nine o'clock in the morning, He Yuzhu heard some noise in the room and immediately ran into the kitchen. About a quarter of an hour later, He Yuzhu walked into the room with a tray. Lou Xiao'e, who was leaning against the head of the bed, saw He Yuzhu, snorted lightly, and turned her head away.

He Yuzhu walked to the bed with a flattering look on his face and said, "Wife, I made you your favorite steamed buns and wontons. Try them and see if they still taste the same as they did back then?"

Lou Xiao'e had actually been unable to resist the aroma of wontons and dumplings. But for the sake of face, Lou Xiao'e glanced at He Yuzhu and said, "Since you are so serious about apologizing, I will reluctantly try what you made."

He Yuzhu immediately put a small table on the bed, put the tray on the table, and looked at Lou Xiaoe expectantly. Lou Xiaoe picked up the steamed bun, gently bit a window, and then slowly sucked the soup inside, then dipped a little vinegar and put the steamed bun into her mouth.

One after another, soon two baskets of steamed dumplings and a bowl of wontons were all eaten by Lou Xiaoe. Lou Xiaoe put down her chopsticks and spoon, a satisfied smile appeared on her face, and she said, "It tastes just like it did back then. It hasn't changed at all!"

He Yuzhu said, "Wife, I'm glad you're satisfied! When you get up, take the children to see their parents. I'll go do some things and then go to see you at your parents' place."

Lou Xiao'e knew what He Yuzhu was going to do, and warned him, "Be careful."

"I understand!" He Yuzhu took a bag from the cabinet and went out.

A little after ten o'clock in the morning, He Yuzhu met up with Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui accompanied He Yuzhu to find the people who were selling the houses. He accompanied them to complete the house transfer procedures. He Yuzhu took the new house and land deeds, gave the remaining money to the landlords, and then gave Yan Bugui a commission.

Yan Bugui counted the money, put it in his pocket, and said with a smile: "Zhu Zi, you are still a man of integrity."

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, this is not the first time we have cooperated. Don't you know me well?!" Then he asked, "Has the person who wants to buy my house made an appointment?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "Zhu Zi, don't worry about my work. I have already made an appointment." Then Yan Bugui saw the young man walking towards him and said, "Isn't he here?!"

He Yuzhu followed Yan Bugui's line of sight and carefully looked at the young man walking towards them from top to bottom, frowning unconsciously. The first impression He Yuzhu had of this young man was not very good.

The young man walked up to Yan Bugui and He Yuzhu, looked at He Yuzhu and asked, "Are you Mr. He Yuzhu?!"

"I am!" He Yuzhu replied, and asked, "Are you Mr. Guan?!"

The young man replied, "Mr. Guan is my boss. He is now working at the Sijiucheng Hotel. I am fully responsible for the transfer of the house and other matters."

He Yuzhu asked: "Do you know the location of my house?!"

The young man smiled and replied, "Mr. He, we are very rigorous in our work. Your house is the largest in the entire courtyard."

He Yuzhu continued, "Since you know this, how much does your boss plan to pay for my house?!"

The young man smiled and replied, "The current price of the main house in the courtyard is only 1,500 yuan. I am willing to pay 5,000 yuan for all the houses in your family."

He Yuzhu said, "It seems you didn't do enough homework beforehand! Five thousand yuan?! Are you trying to pay off a beggar?!"

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, the young man's expression changed several times. Finally, he still had a smile on his face and asked, "Mr. He, what do you mean by this?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Except for the house in the backyard, which I bought for 800 yuan, all the other houses in my courtyard are old houses of my family. I spent no less than 5,000 yuan to renovate the house. You want to buy my house for 5,000 yuan now. Do I lack the money or do you have a problem with your brain?!"

The young man's face really changed. Although he had done some research beforehand, he still missed this matter. However, the young man quickly adjusted his mindset and asked, "Mr. He, how much money do you want to sell the house to me?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Not for sale! If you want to buy, let your boss come and talk to me in person. Because you are not qualified!" After that, He Yuzhu looked at Yan Bugui and said, "Uncle, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. I'll have tea with you later."

After He Yuzhu left, Yan Bugui looked at the young man and said, "Young man, listen to my advice. If you really want his house, let your boss talk to him in person. No matter what, he is Lou Bancheng's son-in-law!" After that, Yan Bugui hummed a tune, shook his head and left.

The young man looked at Yan Bugui's back and muttered, "Lou Bancheng?! Who is this person?!"

More than 202 minutes later, the young man returned to the Sijiucheng Hotel and knocked on the door of Room .

"Come in!"

The young man got permission, pushed the door open and walked into the room, saying respectfully: "Boss, things went wrong. That person doesn't want to sell the house to us."

The old man frowned and asked, "What's going on?! Didn't you say it was foolproof?!"

The young man shuddered unconsciously when he heard the questioning, and he didn't dare to hide what had just happened and told the old man. After listening to the young man's narration, the old man said, "Idiot! What did I tell you?!"

The young man said, "The boss's introducer said that the owner of the house is Lou Bancheng's son-in-law."

"What?!" The old man showed a surprised expression on his face, muttering: "How is it related to Lou Zhenhua?!" Then he asked: "Did you find out the name of the owner of the house?!"

The young man replied, "He Yuzhu!"

"I never thought that such a small courtyard house could be home to so many hidden talents!" The old man muttered, "Since you are responsible for this matter, you should be responsible for it till the end! I will not show up. You can go and talk to that He. You don't need to ask me if it is less than 10,000 yuan."

The young man asked, "What if he asks for more than ten thousand?!"

The old man hesitated for a few minutes and said, "Twelve thousand at most. If the price is higher than this, I don't want the house."

"Yes!" The young man responded, and said, "I will go find the middleman and ask him to help me make an appointment with He Yuzhu."

After He Yuzhu finished the house formalities, he went back home first. After putting his things away, he went directly to the small Western-style building.

Lou Zhenhua, who was playing chess with He Bing, heard the footsteps, looked up at He Yuzhu, and asked, "Is it done?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "It's done!" Then He Yuzhu walked to the chessboard, took a look at the situation on the board, and shook his head unconsciously.

Lou Zhenhua asked: "Why are you shaking your head?!"

"It's because He Bing is too stupid." He Yuzhu motioned for He Bing to give up his seat, picked up a chess piece, put it on the chessboard, and said, "Dad! I'll play the rest of the chess with you."