Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

The next day, after get off work, He Yuzhu saw Ran Qiuye at the factory gate again.

Ran Qiuye smiled sweetly: "Brother Zhuzi, can we go to my house now?"

He Yuzhu smiled bitterly and said, "Let's go!"

Ran Qiuye frowned and said, "Brother Zhuzi, you don't seem very willing to come to my house."

He Yuzhu said truthfully, "I really don't want to go to your house. After all, I didn't have a very pleasant experience with your parents before. Besides, I've already told you everything I need to say. I really don't see any point in going to your house."

Ran Qiuye pleaded, "Brother Zhuzi, just think of it as doing this for me! This dinner tonight might very well be our farewell dinner."

He Yuzhu said reluctantly: "Okay then! Get on my bike and let's go to the department store first."

"What are you going to do in a department store?"

"What else can I do in a department store? Of course I'm going to buy gifts for your parents. I can't go there empty-handed, right?"

"No, my parents invited you to dinner to thank you for saving their lives. Why would they need you to buy them a gift?"

"It's a matter of etiquette to bring gifts to someone's home. I have to buy them."

"Brother Zhuzi, you really don't need to buy me a gift. My family is going abroad soon. If you buy me a gift, we won't know what to do with it."

"You have to buy that too. If you don't let me buy a gift, I won't go."

"Okay, then you must buy a gift, just a bottle of wine."

"One bottle of wine is fine, but at least two bottles are necessary. Good things come in pairs!"

"as long as you are happy!"

Not long after, He Yuzhu came to the Ran family with two bottles of wine.

When Ran's father and mother saw He Yuzhu coming, they were extremely enthusiastic, which made He Yuzhu a little flattered.

When Ran's father saw He Yuzhu carrying a gift, he complained to Ran Qiuye:

"Qiuye, what's wrong with you? How could you let Master He buy you a gift?"

Ran Qiuye said helplessly: "I have no choice. If I don't let Brother He buy a gift, he won't come."

Father Ran said with a smile: "Master He, why are you so polite?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Uncle Ran, you can still call me Zhuzi like before."

"I'm going to buy two bottles of wine right now. They're not worth much."

Ran's mother said with a smile on her face: "Zhu Zi, come in and sit down, dinner will be served soon, but my cooking skills are definitely not as good as yours!"

He Yuzhu smirked and said, “Auntie, you are too modest!”

As soon as He Yuzhu sat down at the table, Ran's father picked up the bottle and poured him some wine.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu covered the wine glass with his hand and refused:

"Uncle Ran, I'm the junior, how can I ask you to pour me some wine? Let me do it!"

Father Ran said sternly, "Zhu Zi, you are a guest, and you are our family's savior. I must pour you the first glass of wine tonight."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu no longer refused. He picked up the wine glass and took the wine poured by Ran's father.

Ran's father snatched the wine glass, filled it with wine, and placed it in front of He Yuzhu's table.

"Zhu Zi, why don't you come sit at the table?"

"Uncle, I'm a junior, I definitely won't sit at the upper seat."

Upon hearing this, Father Ran did not force it any further. He turned his head and said to Ran Qiuye:

"Qiuye, ask your mother to prepare the meal."

Ran Qiuye nodded slightly and turned into the kitchen.

Soon, the table was filled with dishes, and it was quite sumptuous.

Chicken stewed with black fungus, pork ribs stewed with lotus root, braised fish, twice-cooked pork, shredded cabbage, stir-fried phoenix tail, and stir-fried broccoli.

As soon as Ran's mother sat down, she kept picking up food for He Yuzhu. Soon, a small mountain of food was piled up in his bowl, which made Ran Qiuye look jealous.

Before He Yuzhu had taken five bites of the dish, Ran's father picked up his wine glass and stood up. Seeing this, Ran's mother and Ran Qiuye also picked up their wine glasses and stood up.

He Yuzhu was surprised and asked, "Uncle and aunt, what are you doing?"

Father Ran said solemnly: "Zhu Zi, our whole family toasts you a glass to thank you for saving our lives."

He Yuzhu immediately stood up upon hearing this and said, "Uncle, what you said is too serious. What's the point of saving your life? I only contributed a little bit."

Father Ran said with gratitude: "Zhu Zi, please don't lie to us. I know you must have paid a lot to rescue us."

"I won't say anything more. Everything is in the wine. I'll drink it. You can do whatever you want!"

After saying this, Father Ran tilted his head back and drank the whole glass of wine in one gulp.

Seeing this, Ran's mother and Ran Qiuye also started drinking, but since they were both lesbians, they only took a small sip.

He Yuzhu shook his head helplessly and had to drink the wine in the glass.

"Zhu Zi, come, have another piece of pork ribs!"

"Auntie, please stop serving me food. My bowl is full."

At the dinner table, people were toasting each other, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

When Ran's father and He Yuzhu talked about the current domestic situation, He Yuzhu exaggerated the situation and spoke in a serious manner, with the purpose of making their family leave quickly.

Ran's father had originally planned to take his family abroad, but after hearing what He Yuzhu said, he became even more determined to leave.

Father Ran said in a depressed mood, "I returned home full of passion to serve my country, but I didn't expect that after a few years, I would have to leave again. I wonder if I will have the chance to come back after this departure?"

He Yuzhu comforted them, saying, "This is a policy for a special period. It can't last forever. When the policy changes in the future, you can still come back."

Ran Ma hurriedly shook her head and said, "I won't come back. I'm really scared."

Seeing that Ran's mother looked frightened, He Yuzhu didn't know how to persuade her anymore.

Father Ran changed the subject and said, "Zhu Zi, if we're going to run away, we must travel light. You can take anything you like from my house!"

He Yuzhu declined politely: "No, I don't need anything now."

Father Ran said a little excitedly: "Zhu Zi, I know you have everything you need, but it's a pity that I can't take away the things I can only buy scrap."

"Zhu Zi, you don't want it. Are you still angry with me and your aunt?"

He Yuzhu said firmly: "Absolutely not. If I were really angry with you, I would not help you this time."

Father Ran said without hesitation: "Since you are not angry with us, then accept my kindness."

He Yuzhu said helplessly: "In that case, then you pack up your valuables, and I will take the rest to my house."

Father Ran said with a distressed look on his face, "Actually, what I'm most reluctant to part with are my boxes of books. It's a pity that I can't take them with me."

He Yuzhu said seriously, "Uncle, I will take good care of your books. When you have the chance in the future, you can come back and get them!"

Father Ran had no hope of coming back again, so he forced a smile and said, "Thank you very much."

He Yuzhu joked, "No need to thank me. After all, you'll give me a lot of furniture. Just consider it as the storage fee for these books!"

Ran's father said sternly: "Zhu Zi, please don't misunderstand..."

He Yuzhu interrupted, "Uncle, I didn't misunderstand, I was just joking with you!"

After dinner, they continued chatting for a while and then He Yuzhu said goodbye.

"Qiuye, please help Zhuzi."

"Okay!"