Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Seeing Sha Zhu carrying his bedding roll and walking towards the backyard, someone shouted, "Is this Sha Zhu going to live in the backyard?"

"I'm just watching. Otherwise, why would you be holding the bedroll?"

"Of course it is. I know. There are four big houses in that yard! It's good that Sha Zhu became my disciple. He even has food and accommodation provided." Yan Fugui said sourly.

After hearing everyone's discussions, Yi Zhonghai finally reacted, "This idiot Zhu has really been corrupted by the little beast from the Li family. He is now going to live in the backyard. What should we do?" Yi Zhonghai said anxiously.

Thinking of this, he didn't care about anything else and said to Qin Huairu, "Huairu, your sister is here and there's not enough food at home, right? Come home with me and I'll get you some cornmeal."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's eyes, Qin Huairu knew what he was thinking, "Thank you, uncle. I was just worried about this! I was thinking of introducing my sister to Zhuzi and asking him to take care of my sister's food and drink! But this..." After saying that, she followed Yi Zhonghai back home.

When he got home, Yi Zhonghai asked Auntie to close the door and asked, "Huai Ru, did Zhuzi disagree with you introducing your cousin to him?"

"Isn't it? He ignored me when I called him in the afternoon. Not long ago, I asked my sister to go to Li's house to find him, but he refused and said he didn't want to have anything to do with my family. This happened when I went to find him just now." Qin Huairu said.

"Hey! Huairu! I think I've figured it out. This Li guy probably saw through our intentions, and he also told Zhuzi something. Otherwise, Zhuzi wouldn't have acted like this. Look, you're living in the Li family now. What do you think we should do?" Yi Zhonghai said with a headache.

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Qin Huairu fell into deep thought for a moment, but he couldn't figure out why. Was it because of the previous conflict? Or did he really want to marry his sister to Sha Zhu?

"Uncle, why? Why is he targeting us?"

"I can't figure this out. Maybe it's because of what happened before. After all, we have sinned against him. Maybe he really wants to marry his sister to Zhuzi. But it doesn't seem like it. How could such a smart person marry his sister to stupid Zhu? I can't figure it out either." Yi Zhonghai said distressedly.

"Uncle, I forgot to tell you. Shazhu just said that I just wanted to use my sister to keep him hanging. He also said that if I really wanted to get married, we should get married right away. But my sister is not yet of age. I guess it was really what Xiao Li said!" Qin Huairu said.

"In this case, it must be the guy named Li who is causing trouble. Zhuzi is not that complicated. Oh! What should we do now? I think Zhuzi has really been corrupted. He hangs out at his house all day and now he even lives there. What do you think we should do?" Yi Zhonghai said.

"Uncle, I don't know what to do. My family really needs Zhuzi's help, otherwise we can't survive. You see, I'm about to give birth, and I estimate it will be around the New Year. This..." Qin Huairu said helplessly.

"Huai Ru, I don't think this can go on, so I plan to really introduce someone to Zhuzi. You'd better forget about it! Wait until I can win Zhuzi over!" Yi Zhonghai thought for a while and made a decision.

Hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, Qin Huairu became anxious. No matter who it was, as long as Sha Zhu got married, it would definitely not be good for her family. After all, marriage meant having children, and raising them. And there was Sha Zhu's house, which had been part of her plan for a long time.

"Uncle, can't this be done slowly?" Qin Huairu asked.

Seeing Qin Huairu like this, Yi Zhonghai understood why, but he couldn't just sit there and watch his elderly caregiver run away!

"Slowly, how can I slow down? Can't you see the changes in Zhuzi? He has been basically corrupted now. If I don't take action, Zhuzi and we will probably be completely separated in the future. Only my wife can bring him back." Yi Zhonghai said.

"Uncle, yes, I have another way." Qin Huairu suddenly shouted.

"any solution?"

"Yushui, as long as we convince Yushui, she is our biological sister. How can she not be better than Xiao Li, a master?" Qin Huairu suggested.

"Well, what you said makes sense, but will the rain be obedient?" Yi Zhonghai asked doubtfully.

"Uncle, to be honest with you, Yu Shui and I have a very good relationship, and, and," Qin Huairu said with a red face, "Yu Shui really wants me to be her sister-in-law..."

"Is that so?" Yi Zhonghai said happily, "That's good, but what do you really think? Tell me, I don't want to hide anything from you today. Do you really want to marry Zhuzi?"

"Uncle, I won't hide it from you. I do have such an idea, but my mother-in-law says that after I marry Zhuzi, Zhuzi will definitely want me to give birth to his child. What should they do then? I'm afraid Zhuzi will treat me differently after I give birth to the child." Qin Huairu said.

She must now stabilize Yi Zhonghai, otherwise if Sha Zhu really gets married it will be too late, so she can only try to fool him.

Hearing Qin Huairu's confession, Yi Zhonghai smiled with satisfaction and said, "Huairu, as long as you want to get married, it's easy. I can see from your mother-in-law that she is just worried that you won't be able to support yourself in your old age after you get married. As long as I guarantee it, you can give her some money every month after you get married to save it. If it doesn't work, I'll give her more and it will definitely work."

"Uncle, but I don't know what Zhuzi means. And it will take at least half a year for me to get married! After all, Dongxu has been gone for only a short time. It's not good to get married too early." Qin Huairu said shyly.

"It's not a big deal. We can wait for half a year. You just need to let Zhuzi know your feelings. It's difficult for you and me to say it. I think it's most appropriate to ask Yushui to say it." Yi Zhonghai suggested.

"That's fine. I'll tell her when Yu Shui comes back. I guess they will be having winter vacation soon." Qin Huairu said.

"Okay, it's settled. Don't bother Zhuzi before the rain comes. I see that he has been treating you and me badly recently. Don't make things worse." Yi Zhonghai reminded.

"Okay," Qin Huairu said, "but uncle, our family has run out of food these days, and the cornmeal you just mentioned..."

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