Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

He Yuzhu said, "If the case gets to the police, it's probably going to be a big deal. You two should be mentally prepared! They're cracking down hard right now."

"Strike hard?!" Xu Wude and Wu Caihua both gasped unconsciously. Xu Wude said, "Zhu Zi, I heard that you have connections in the police station. How about you help me think of a way to save Xu Qiang?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I don't have that ability." Then he changed the subject and said, "Uncle Xu, I am not the younger generation who is criticizing you. The child really was not taught by you. If we don't talk about Xu Qiang, let's talk about Xu Damao! If he hadn't come to his senses, who knows what would happen to him now?! Children can be spoiled, but not spoiled. As the old saying goes, spoiling a child is like killing him. This is absolutely true. I have to go back to cook, so I won't chat with you. I'm leaving first!"

Watching He Yuzhu's back gradually disappear into the distance, Xu Wude sighed deeply and said, "We have done our best! The rest is up to God's will!"

Half a month later, the decision on Xu Qiang's punishment came out. Because his family actively helped him return the stolen goods and he was not the main culprit, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. As for the other members of their gang, they all received a peanut.

When Xu Wude received Xu Qiang's verdict, a plane slowly landed at Sijiucheng Airport. Not long after, He Yushui and his wife appeared in the airport reception hall. The moment He Yushui saw He Yuzhu, he rushed out and shouted, "Brother!" and then threw himself into He Yuzhu's arms.

He Yuzhu patted He Yushui on the back and said, "You are so grown up, but you are still like a child. Xuan Ming and Xuan Yi are watching you!"

He Yushui wiped away her tears, broke free from He Yuzhu's arms, looked at her son and daughter standing beside her, hugged them both, and asked, "Do you miss mom and dad?!"

Fan Xuanming and Fan Xuanyi answered in unison: "Yes!"

"Brother!" Fan Yongting walked up to He Yuzhu and greeted him.

"I'm glad you're back! The car is waiting outside! Let's go out!" After saying that, He Yuzhu and Fan Yongting pushed the luggage outside together.

Arriving at the parking lot, He Yuzhu put their luggage into the trunk and then got into the driver's seat. After Fan Yongting and his family were all in the car, He Yuzhu started the car.

On the way back, He Yuzhu asked, "Why did you come back so late?!"

Fan Yongting said, "I was supposed to come back a long time ago. But there were some problems with Yu Shui's paper, so I postponed my return."

He Yuzhu continued, "Now that you're back, don't rush to find a job. Spend more time with your two children. Try to make up for the few years you've missed."

Fan Yongting said, "Brother, you don't have to worry about our work. We have already contacted each other before we came back. Yu Shui and I will go to teach at Sijiucheng University. We will take a day off tomorrow and go to the school the day after tomorrow to complete the entry procedures. We will go back to work when school starts."

He Yuzhu said: "It's good to be a teacher! There are two holidays a year, and the work is easy."

He Yushui asked: "Brother, how is He Bing's wife?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "You're pregnant! You're going to be an aunt soon."

He Yushui then asked: "Brother, when is the due date?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "During the Chinese New Year."

More than an hour later, He Yuzhu sent He Yushui and his family to the entrance of the alley. He Yuzhu sent He Yushui and his family off the car and said, "I won't go in with you. Go back and tell the master and his wife to come to my place for dinner tomorrow."

"Got it!" He Yushui responded, and followed Fan Yongting, dragging the suitcase in one hand and holding the child in the other, slowly walking into the alley.

He Yuzhu looked at the backs of He Yushui and his family of four, with a faint smile on his face. After watching for a while, He Yuzhu got into the car and drove away.

More than 20 minutes later, He Yuzhu was waiting for the traffic light at the intersection. Seeing Xu Damao standing by, He Yuzhu rolled down the window and called out, "Xu Damao!"

Xu Damao was slightly startled when he saw He Yuzhu sitting in the driver's seat, and asked, "He Yuzhu, where did you get this car?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Of course we bought it!"

Xu Damao excitedly shouted: "Can your family afford a car?!" Then Xu Damao thought of He Yuzhu's father-in-law being Lou Zhenhua, and he sighed unconsciously and muttered: "Why can't I have this fate?!"

He Yuzhu asked: "Xu Damao, where are you going?!"

Xu Damao replied, "I went to see my father and his family. They just called me and told me that the verdict on Xu Qiang has been announced."

He Yuzhu asked: "How many years was he sentenced?!"

"Sentenced to life imprisonment!" Xu Damao replied, "This kid's character is exactly like his father. He is bad to the core. Even if this kind of person goes to jail for a lifetime, he will not change. I really don't know what my parents are thinking that they want him to take care of them in their old age. I won't talk to you anymore. I'm leaving first!"

He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao's back and muttered, "This Xu Damao is really interesting?!"

"Are you back?! Have you picked up the person?!" As soon as He Yuzhu entered the house, he heard Lou Xiao'e's voice ringing in his ears.

He Yuzhu replied, "I have picked them up. I also told them to come to my house for dinner tomorrow." Then he asked, "Why are you at home today?!"

Lou Xiaoe replied: "The company has nothing to do today, so I came back."

He Yuzhu said: "Wife, since there are only two of us at home, why don't we go out for a walk?!"

Lou Xiao'e said: "Have you forgotten that He Lin and He Qing are at home?!"

"Ouch!" He Yuzhu tapped his forehead and said, "I forgot, they are on holiday now!"

He Qing poked her head out of her room and said with a smile, "Mom and Dad! Just go out and hang out! Don't worry about us!"

Lou Xiaoe said, "I'm not going out with your father! Let's go out with the three of us!"

He Yuzhu asked hurriedly: "Wife, do you need a driver?! Do you need a helper to carry things?!"

Lou Xiao'e said with a smile: "We can drive, and we can get things ourselves, so there's no need to trouble you!"

"Mom! We are here!" As soon as Lou Xiao'e finished speaking, He Qing and He Lin ran out of their respective rooms. Lou Xiao'e said, "You are all packed. Then we are leaving!" After that, Lou Xiao'e patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and said, "You just stay at home and look after the house!"

Looking at the backs of the three women, He Yuzhu muttered, "Okay! I've become a left-behind husband!"

As time went by, it was mid-to-late December. With the release of the "Joint Declaration", the countdown to the return of Hong Kong began.

Lou Zhenhua stared at the newspaper in his hand in a daze. Tan Lingya came down from upstairs and asked, "What's the matter?!"

Lou Zhenhua replied: "Nothing! I just sighed. Although I already knew the result, when I read this statement, I still felt like I was in a dream. I don't know if I can wait until the day of my return?!"

Tan Lingya said, "You! You just think too much. The doctor said that you don't have any serious illness, just some common diseases of the elderly. As long as you pay attention to maintenance and don't get too happy or sad, your body will be fine. Let's take care of our bodies. When the day comes, I will accompany you to Hong Kong City."