Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

"Old He!" Zhang Hu pushed open the door and walked into the office of instructor He Ping. He Ping asked, "Didn't you leave?! Why are you back again?!"

Zhang Hu said, "I brought Huang Ying here to complete the formal employment procedures."

He Ping looked at Huang Ying who followed him in and said with a smile: "Girl, I told you a long time ago that you are pending in our institute. You still don't believe it?!"

Huang Ying made a bitter face and complained: "Uncle He, it's all because of your bad mouth! I came here thinking I could leave after completing the mission, but I didn't expect them to keep me here. Are you two satisfied now?!"

He Ping said, "Girl, your uncle Zhang and I are old comrades-in-arms with your parents. When your parents died, we promised them that we would take care of you and your sister. We have failed to take good care of your sister. If anything happens to you again, how are we going to explain to your parents when we go down from now on?!"

"Okay! I know you are all doing this for my own good! Uncle He, please get the formalities done for me quickly!" After saying that, Huang Ying took the appointment letter from Zhang Hu and handed it to He Ping.

He Ping quickly helped Huang Ying complete the formalities, took out a house key, handed it to Huang Ying, and said, "You will stay in our office for a while. I will find a suitable house for you in a few days. You can move in then."

Zhang Hu said, "Why would we let the child live in a dormitory?! Why don't we just let her come back with me and live with my daughter, Da Ya?"

Huang Ying said, "Zhang Hu, you have a big family and your house is not big. I won't go over to join in the fun. It's fine for me to stay in the dormitory. You don't have to worry."

Zhang Hu sighed and compromised, "Okay! You can live in the dormitory. If you need anything, just tell me or your uncle He directly. Don't put yourself in a difficult position."

Huang Ying smiled and replied, "Don't worry! I will never let myself down."

He Ping said, "Take advantage of the time now to solve your personal problems as soon as possible."

When Huang Ying heard He Ping mention her personal problems, He Yuzhu suddenly appeared in front of her. Zhang Hu and He Ping saw Huang Ying suddenly become dazed, and they looked at each other at the same time. Zhang Hu asked, "Girl, what are you thinking about?!"

Huang Ying came back to her senses, smiled and said, "Nothing!" Then she asked, "Is there anything else?!"

He Ping said, "You and your uncle Zhang were busy all night last night. There is nothing else to do in the office today. You two should go back and have a rest first! I'll be here at the office, that's all."

Huang Ying was really tired after being busy from last night to this morning. Since she didn't have to go to work in the afternoon, she could have a good rest. Huang Ying smiled and said, "Since Uncle He said so, I won't be polite. You two, I'm going to clean up the house first."

After Huang Ying left, He Ping asked, "Old Zhang, did you notice the look in that girl's eyes just now?!"

Zhang Hu replied, "I noticed it. Do you think this girl has a boyfriend? She is afraid that we won't agree, so she is hiding it from us?!"

He Ping agreed: "Don't mention it, it's really possible."

Zhang Hu said: "This girl, she didn't come into contact with anyone?! Who could that person be?!"

He Ping said, "That girl followed her sister and learned a lot of skills from the bald guy. It's easy for her to hide it from the two of us." Then He Ping asked out of the blue, "Do you think it was the boy who came to see you last night?!"

"Are you talking about He Yuzhu?!" Zhang Hu asked, then denied, "Impossible! Huang Ying has such high standards. How could she possibly like that guy? Besides, that guy is a chef at a steel mill. He deals with oil smoke every day. Just based on the smell on him, do you think the girl would like him?! Besides, He Yuzhu has a younger sister at home."

"Wait!" He Ping stopped Zhang Hu from talking nonstop and asked, "How do you know so much about He Yuzhu?!"

Zhang Hu said, "Didn't you go to study some time ago? You were away during that time, and there was a case related to this kid." Then Zhang Hu told He Ping about the living expenses that Yi Zhonghai intercepted and sent by He Daqing to He Yuzhu and his sister.

After listening to Zhang Hu's narration, He Ping said, "I never expected that something like this would happen in our jurisdiction?!"

Zhang Hu continued, "Later, I carefully investigated the situation in that courtyard. Not all the people living there are bad guys, but each family is cunning. The two siblings can live so well in this courtyard. Do you think it's possible that they don't have some skills?!"

He Ping nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Are you worried that Huang Ying will suffer if she marries He Yuzhu?!"

Zhang Hu said, "It's not a matter of loss. Last week I went to the bureau for a meeting and met Ma Long. When I was chatting with him, I overheard him mention He Yuzhu. He said that He Yuzhu single-handedly dealt with the six gangsters who escaped from the ancient building."

He Ping said: "It's a good thing that this kid can fight. Why are you worried?!"

"I won't talk to you anymore! You won't understand even if I tell you! I'm going back first!" After saying that, Zhang Hu left He Ping's office.

He Ping looked at Zhang Hu's back, smiled bitterly, and continued to read the documents.

Because the single dormitory was reassigned, Huang Ying first cleaned up the dormitory, and then moved her luggage from the dormitory next door. Seeing that it was still early, Huang Ying closed the door, drew the curtains, and lay down on the bed to take a nap.

A little after three o'clock in the afternoon, Huang Ying got up. After packing up, Huang Ying left the dormitory. After leaving the police station, Huang Ying wandered aimlessly on the street. Not long after walking, Huang Ying was attracted by the lively sound of a pub.

Huang Ying walked into the tavern and found a place to sit down. A middle-aged man in his fifties walked up to Huang Ying and asked, "Comrade, what do you want?!"

Huang Ying glanced at the small blackboard hanging on the wall and said, "Give me a pot of small stew, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of braised pork."

The middle-aged man said, "Wine costs 30 cents, peanuts costs 20 cents, and braised pork costs 50 cents, a total of one dollar plus two taels of meat coupons."

Huang Ying took out a dollar and two taels of meat coupons from her pocket and gave them to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man took the money and meat coupons and left. Not long after, the middle-aged man came to Huang Ying's table with a tray, put the things in the tray on the table, and said, "Comrade, your things are all here. And this is your first time here. From now on, when you come, go to the front counter, pay the money, and take the sign to the window on the other side to pick up your things yourself."

"I see! Thank you!" Huang Ying greeted with a smile, picked up the wine jug and put it under her nose to smell the scent, thinking to herself: "This tavern is quite conscientious and didn't add water to the wine." Huang Ying poured a cup of wine into the wine glass in front of her, and drank it slowly while listening to the chatting in the tavern.

Huang Ying was halfway through drinking when a monkey-like man with pointed ears and monkey cheeks walked in. He walked to the counter as if he knew the place well, paid the bill, got something from the window next to him, and then walked to an empty table not far from Huang Ying and sat down.

After a while, Jia Dongxu appeared at the door of the tavern. Jia Dongxu stood at the door for a while, then walked directly to the man who looked like a monkey and sat down. Jia Dongxu smiled and asked, "Seventh Brother, you came really early?!"

The man called Lao Qi took a wine cup and placed it in front of Jia Dongxu. He picked up the wine pot and poured wine into the cup, saying, "You picked me to make a fortune, how can I not come?!" Then he asked, "Isn't this another job for your family?!"

Jia Dongxu picked up the wine cup, took a sip of wine, and said, "I only have those two girls at home, and I'm selling them to you. Although the girls this time are not from our family, they are from the yard where I live. Fourteen and fifteen are girls. They are not bad looking."

The seventh brother thought about it, pretended to be embarrassed, and said, "He's a bit old, it's not easy to do it!"

Jia Dongxu understood what Lao Qi meant and said with a smile: "Others may not know your ability, but how could I not know it? Just give me a real price!"

Lao Qi said, "Okay! One hundred dollars!"

Jia Dongxu shook his head and said, "Three hundred!"

Lao Qi glanced at Jia Dongxu and said, "Then you keep it!"