Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Three days passed in a flash, and it was the weekend again.

He Yuzhu got up early in the morning and looked at the empty room. He felt inexplicably lonely and thought of Lou Xiaoe unconsciously.

Lou Xiao'e had not returned for a long time, which made He Yuzhu very worried. He remembered that Lou Xiao'e only said that she would stay at home for one or two days and then come back, but it was already the fourth day and she still hadn't returned.

He Yuzhu suddenly remembered things from his previous life and blurted out:

"Could it be that Lou Xiao'e has already run away to Hong Kong with his parents?"

The more He Yuzhu thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. He felt a sudden pang of heartache for no reason and said anxiously:

"No, I have to go to Lou's house."

He Yuzhu jumped out of bed in an instant, quickly put on his clothes, pushed out his bicycle, closed the door, and walked quickly out of the courtyard.

Seeing He Yuzhu in a hurry, Sun Jinfeng asked curiously:

"Zhu Zi, it's the weekend today, are you still busy?"

He Yuzhu ignored Sun Jinfeng and left in big strides.

Sun Jinfeng muttered, "What's the urgent matter with this pillar? Why is he running so fast? It's like he's going to war."

He Yuzhu walked out of the courtyard, got on his bicycle, pedaled hard, and sped towards the Lou family.

It was a ten-minute drive, but He Yuzhu arrived in less than five minutes.

He Yuzhu got off his bicycle and knocked on Lou's door impatiently, but no one came to open the door. He Yuzhu became anxious.

When He Yuzhu's patience was about to run out, the door finally opened, and the person who opened it was a white-haired old man.

The old man asked doubtfully, "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

He Yuzhu said politely, "Hello, sir. I'm looking for Lou Xiao'e."

The old man continued to ask, "Excuse me, who are you and what is your relationship with my young lady?"

"Uncle, my name is He Yuzhu, and I'm Lou Xiaoe's friend." He Yuzhu said a little stiffly.

Upon hearing this, the old man said respectfully, "Hello, Comrade He, I am the old housekeeper of the Lou family, everyone calls me Uncle Fu..."

He Yuzhu hurriedly said, "Hello, Uncle Fu, is Xiao'e home? I have something to ask him."

Uncle Fu said with a hint of sadness, "The young lady had already gone to Hong Kong with the master and the mistress the night before last."

He Yuzhu was suddenly struck by lightning and shouted:

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Xiao E agreed to marry me, how could she just leave me without saying goodbye?"

Uncle Fu sighed and said, "I'm not sure what happened exactly, but the young lady cried very sadly when she left. She left you a letter, saying that you will understand after reading it."

He Yuzhu's heart ached when he heard this, and he asked urgently, "Where is the letter?"

Uncle Fu sighed and said, "Come in with me, I'll get the letter for you!"

He Yuzhu walked into the Lou family's small Western-style building and found it so magnificent. The floor was made of marble, the furniture was made of huanghuali wood, the sofa was made of genuine leather, and the chandelier was made of crystal. Luxury and elegance were everywhere.

But He Yuzhu was not in the mood to appreciate these. He just wanted to see Lou Xiaoe's letter.

A moment later, Uncle Fu took out a letter and handed it to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu couldn't wait to open the letter and found that there were four full pages of letter paper with countless mottled marks on the letter paper. He Yuzhu immediately guessed that Lou Xiaoe had written the letter while crying, and he was suddenly heartbroken and in agony.

He Yuzhu held the letter with trembling hands and quickly read the contents of the letter:

"Brother Zhuzi, I'm sorry. Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. I really don't want to face the scene of our separation, and I'm even more afraid that your plea to stay will shake my determination to leave. But I can't be so selfish as to harm you for my own happiness."

"I'm the daughter of a capitalist, and you're from a good family with a promising future. Marrying me will only ruin your future. You may not care about this, but I don't want you to be forgotten by the crowd because of me. You are a light, you should shine and stand on a bigger stage."

"I've considered severing ties with my parents, as you suggested, but my father said it would be like trying to cover up one's own mistakes and wouldn't work. I love you so much and don't want you to take any risks, so I have no choice but to leave."

"Brother Zhuzi, meeting you is the greatest luck in my life. I am already very satisfied. The only regret is that I don't have a photo with you."

"Brother Zhuzi, although I'm gone, my love for you will always be there. We met too late in this life and were not destined to be together. I hope we can meet sooner in the next life..."

He Yuzhu read the letter back and forth five times, thinking of the past with Lou Xiao'e, tears suddenly fell like rain, sobbing:

"I should have thought of it earlier, I should have thought of it earlier. Why was I so careless that I didn't notice Xiao'e's intention to leave? Damn it!"

Uncle Fu saw He Yuzhu crying like a tearful person and comforted him softly:

"Comrade He, things have come to this, you have to think more positively..."

Uncle Fu was not good at speaking, and after saying these two sentences, he couldn't continue.

Five minutes later, He Yuzhu wiped away his tears, suppressed his grief, and forced a smile:

"Uncle Fu, thank you for your concern. I'm fine now."

"You are Xiao'e's elder, and that means you are also my elder. You can come to me if you encounter any difficulties in the future."

"I'm currently the deputy director of the logistics department at the steel mill, and I'm about to be promoted to director. I do have some connections, so I can't say I can be of much help, but I can definitely help with some small matters."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Fu's eyes lit up and he smiled:

"Comrade He, you are a good man. The lady was right about you."

He Yuzhu smiled bitterly: "Uncle Fu, you are the elder, just call me Zhuzi."

"Uncle Fu, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Please take care of yourself!"

"Zhu Zi, wait a minute. The lady left something for you. I'll get it for you now."

After Uncle Fu finished speaking, he quickly walked towards the second floor.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu muttered, "What does this old man mean? Why doesn't he give it to me all at once? Why does he have to give it to me in two installments? Is he testing my character?"

He Yuzhu actually guessed right. Uncle Fu was testing his character, because the second thing Lou Xiaoe left for He Yuzhu was money.

Uncle Fu has watched Lou Xiao'e grow up since she was a child and has long regarded her as his own daughter. Because of Xu Damao's previous experience, he is afraid that Lou Xiao'e will be deceived a second time.

Fu Bo's father was the housekeeper of the Lou family, so he had lived in the Lou family since he was a child. Xu Damao was the son of a servant of the Lou family, so he naturally knew him.

He had seen Xu Damao being polite and courteous to everyone before, and he thought he was a good boy.

However, he did not expect that after the young lady married him, he not only did not cherish her, but instead went out to have affairs and even beat the young lady. This made him very angry. He wanted to take people to deal with Xu Damao many times, but was stopped by the master because of the difficult situation.

He was afraid that He Yuzhu was also a two-faced person like Xu Damao, so he wanted to test He Yuzhu's character. If He Yuzhu had a bad character, he would never give the property left by Lou Xiaoe to He Yuzhu.

He had just seen He Yuzhu crying so sincerely, and only then did he believe that He Yuzhu really loved the young lady, and was willing to give He Yuzhu the belongings left by the young lady.