Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

After He Yuzhu and Ding Qiunan left Ding's house, they called a tricycle and came to Beihai Park.

Not long after entering the park, Ding Qiunan started clamoring to go home. He Yuzhu knew that his wife had not yet fully recovered from the trauma she suffered last night, so he immediately agreed to her request.

After the two left the park, He Yuzhu bought some cakes at the park gate, hailed another tricycle, and rushed to the courtyard.

Ding Qiunan asked curiously, "Brother Zhuzi, do you like eating cakes?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "I didn't buy the cakes for myself, I bought them for the deaf old lady."

"That old woman is very stingy. She knows we're out having fun today. If we don't buy her some food, she'll be unhappy."

Ding Qiunan sighed and said, "Brother Zhuzi, I think it was a mistake for you to promise to take care of her in her old age. Now she has become a burden to you, and you can't give your best in anything you do."

He Yuzhu said depressedly: "Actually, I regretted it a long time ago, but I have already paid so much, it would be a big loss to give up now."

"Forget it, let's not talk about these unhappy things. This cake is delicious. Do you want to try it?"

Ding Qiunan said casually: "Give me a small piece!"

When he got home, He Yuzhu said, "Wife, you are not feeling well. Go to bed and sleep for a while. I will call you for dinner!"

Ding Qiunan shook his head and said, "No, I can't fall asleep even if I lie down on the bed now!"

He Yuzhu said gently, "If you can't sleep, just lie down on the bed and read a book."

"Are there any books at home?"

"Yes, I used to hang out at the recycling station and buy any books I saw that I found useful."

Ding Qiunan was immediately interested when he heard this and blurted out:

"What books are there?"

He Yuzhu said calmly, "A Dream of Red Mansions, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The West Chamber, Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, and even The Golden Lotus."

"The Golden Lotus is really good, do you want to read it?"

Ding Qiunan's face was full of shyness, her eyes wide open: "I won't read that kind of vulgar book."

He Yuzhu said seriously, "How can 'Jin Ping Mei' be considered a vulgar book? 'Jin Ping Mei' is the pinnacle of Chinese classical literature, a novel with profound social criticism."

"Mr. Lu Xun even described The Golden Lotus as a 'book of worldly affairs,' believing it captured every aspect of the world and was unmatched by any other work of the period."

Ding Qiunan glared at He Yuzhu and said angrily:

"No matter how much you talk, I won't read that book. I want to read 'Romance of the Western Chamber'."

"OK then!"

As He Yuzhu spoke, he pulled out a large wooden box from under the bed. When he opened the box, it was full of books.

“Oh my god! There are so many books!”

Ding Qiunan was a book lover to begin with, and when he saw the large wooden box of books, his face was filled with surprise.

He Yuzhu couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and muttered in his heart:

"These few books are nothing. I have more than ten times as many books in my courtyard as here. Although those books were brought back from Lou Zhenhua and Ran Zhenshan's homes, they have already run away, and those books are all his."

He Yuzhu collected his thoughts and said, "Wife, you can choose any book you like. I will send the cakes to the old lady in the backyard first."

"it is good!"

Ding Qiunan waved his hand casually, without even raising his eyelids, and continued to look through the books in the box.

Not long after, He Yuzhu returned from the deaf old lady's house and found Ding Qiunan already holding "Romance of the West Chamber" and reading it with relish while lying on the bed.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu picked up a book at random, lay down next to Ding Qiunan, and flipped through it boredly.

At around six o'clock, He Yuzhu closed the book, got up and went to the deaf old lady's house in the backyard to cook dinner.

After dinner, He Yuzhu and Ding Qiunan had just returned home when Ma Hua came to them in a hurry.

Ma Hua was slightly startled when he saw Ding Qiunan, and then he said:

"Master, this is the new mistress, right?"

He Yuzhu frowned and asked, "How did you know?"

Ma Hua did not answer He Yuzhu immediately, but said politely to Ding Qiunan: "Hello, Master's wife!"

"Hello, hello..."

Ding Qiunan couldn't help feeling a little awkward when she saw a person of the same age calling her "master's wife".

Ma Hua nodded slightly to Ding Qiunan, then turned to He Yuzhu and said:

"Master, something happened. Someone is spreading rumors about you and your new mistress in the factory."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu's face instantly darkened and he said in a cold voice:

"What kind of rumors?"

Ma Hua stammered, "They said you abused your power and used despicable means to forcefully marry your master's wife."

He Yuzhu said angrily: "Fuck it, they've made me look like a bully who bullies men and women."

Ding Qiunan said with a worried look on his face, "Brother Zhuzi, this won't affect your career, right?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, these rumors can only disgust me a little, but they can't hurt me at all."

"As long as you understand and clarify the matter on the radio, the rumors will be self-defeating. But I'm worried they have a trick up their sleeve. If the rumors can't hurt you, they'll turn their guns on you and slander you like crazy."

Ding Qiunan said in a trembling voice: "What should we do then?"

He Yuzhu comforted her, "Don't worry, daughter-in-law, I won't let this happen again. I will catch the murderer as soon as possible and make them afraid to spread rumors again."

Ding Qiunan was still worried and said, "Brother Zhuzi, it's easy to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them. Is this really that easy to solve?"

He Yuzhu said confidently, "Chief Wei of the Security Department and I have a good relationship. As long as they investigate each case one by one, they will soon be able to identify the person who spread the rumor."

"Then I'll use my connections to severely punish the person who spread the rumors, and make sure no one dares to spread rumors about us again."

"Ma Hua, thank you for coming all the way here to tell me this news. It's getting late, you should go back first!"

Ma Hua said respectfully, "Master, your words are too polite!"

"It's really getting late. I have to go back for dinner. Master and Madam, you should get some rest early."

After Ma Hua left, Ding Qiunan said angrily, "Who is so evil as to slander you like this?"

He Yuzhu said angrily, "Most likely it's a few bastards in the hospital. Seeing that I'm enjoying success in both my love life and career, they feel unbalanced, so they came up with such a shady trick to discredit me."

"However, this method is too low-level. It can't hurt me at all. At most, it will cause some damage to my reputation."

Ding Qiunan frowned and asked, "Brother Zhuzi, do you have anyone you suspect?"

He Yuzhu said with a sinister look in his eyes, "It's either Qin Huairu or Xu Damao. These two bitches are really haunting me. I was planning to let them go, but now that they're courting death, it's not my fault."

Ding Qiunan looked at He Yuzhu's cold eyes, feeling a little timid, and whispered:

"Brother Zhuzi, can you tell me about Qin Huairu and Xu Damao?"

He Yuzhu said in a serious tone, "I'll tell you about them later. We have to go to your parents' house first."