Hearing this, He Yuzhu naturally understood what Yi Zhonghai meant. He immediately said to him, "Uncle, please go ahead and do your work. I'm going to go see my father." He knew in his heart that it was impossible to sell the house in the quadrangle courtyard. The house in the quadrangle courtyard was not only in an ideal location, size, and light, but also in the position of the main house in the old society. How could it be sold at a reduced price now?

Seeing He Yuzhu walking away, Yi Zhonghai wanted to speak to keep him, but chose to remain silent at the last moment. Because he knew very well that even if he offered 488- yuan (the highest price he could accept), He Yuzhu, who had a monthly salary of yuan and could buy a new house with just two months' salary, would not be tempted. Therefore, asking was useless and would only bring shame upon himself.

If it was a large sum of money, say 3,000 to 4,000 yuan, or 5,000 to 6,000 yuan, He Yuzhu might consider selling it, but at such a price, Yi Zhonghai might not be interested. If he had so much money, why not buy a whole ** small courtyard to live in? Yi Zhonghai was not unable to afford the property, but was worried that after leaving the courtyard, he would lose the warm atmosphere of mutual care among neighbors. If something happened, the loneliness outside would become a huge burden.

Therefore, even if the entire courtyard was gradually out of control and the younger generation in the courtyard were selfish, Yi Zhonghai resolutely chose to stay here. The maturity and prudence he had acquired over the years enabled him to remain invincible in any environment.

At the same time, he had a thorough understanding of the situation of the entire courtyard, but now the situation of the entire courtyard seemed beyond his control. Especially among the young people, few of them could be called honest and reliable.

Fortunately, I did not choose to rely on the children of the Yan and Liu families to take care of me in my later years. The children of Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui either ran away from home and did not care about their biological parents, or had broken off contact with them. If I had chosen these children to rely on, I would have had a harder time in my later years.

Although Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong have their own improprieties, the former is a bad person and the latter often uses violence against his children, but in Yi Zhonghai's mind, there are no so-called bad parents in this world.

Even though Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong's actions were intolerable, they could not sever their blood relationship and ignore their parents' background. Because of this, Yi Zhonghai felt relieved and never thought of moving away. He Yuzhu was completely unaware of this.

Even if he knew, He Yuzhu probably wouldn't care too much. After all, whether it's the children of the Yan family or the children of the Liu family, the real problem is not them themselves, but the bad guidance of Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong, just like You Banggeng was led astray by Jia Zhangshi. Even an outstanding person like Jia Dongxu died prematurely because of the negative influence of the family atmosphere. This shows that it is extremely important to educate minors with correct values.

The reason why He Yushui was able to do so well was largely due to the correct guidance of his brother He Yuzhu. He Yushui in the book is described as an ungrateful person, and later even ignored his brother He Yuzhu, but looking back on the past, his life was not satisfactory. Almost all the funding went to Yi Zhonghai, and the three bicycles in the courtyard belonged to Yan Bugui, Xu Damao and He Yushui himself.

There was only one high school student in the yard, He Yushui. He Yuzhu may not have shown too much care for this little sister, but he definitely gave everything he could. Even though he was unable to prepare a dowry for He Yushui and was deeply obsessed with Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu still treated his sister very attentively in the early days. Even with extremely limited resources, He Yuzhu worked hard to ensure that his sister completed high school and helped her find a decent job and even an ideal marriage partner.

However, He Yushui's performance was disappointing. After moving out of the courtyard, he almost never looked back at He Yuzhu, and even secretly pushed He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu to get together, despite knowing each other's character and past. But now He Yushui, under the strict teaching of his brother, has become very obedient, which once again proves that a person's quality and development depends to a large extent on the education and personal environment during his growth.

It is true that there are people with bad habits that cannot be corrected, but such cases are rare. Unfortunately, these principles are blind spots for a personality like Yi Zhonghai who has a strong desire for control, and he may eventually be destroyed because of his excessive insistence. Even though he was aware of the existence of this problem, He Yuzhu chose to remain silent and went straight to He Daqing to discuss the matter after a brief conversation.

At one point, Yi Zhonghai proposed to buy He Daqing's property in the courtyard, but this was obviously impossible. After all, He Daqing knew that his residence was also temporarily occupied by He Yuzhu, and he had a daughter at home, so why would he easily sell his only residence?

When He Daqing saw He Yuzhu coming to visit, he spoke first: "Zhuzi, why did you come here suddenly today? Is there something urgent at home?" He Yuzhu said casually: "My family is fine. I just didn't find anyone when I came to collect rent, so I thought I would try again in the evening. I just happened to pass by and see you. I will leave soon." When he mentioned that he happened to meet Yi Zhonghai, he asked He Daqing. In response to He Yuzhu's question, He Daqing revealed the reason why Yi Zhonghai wanted to buy his house, but was quickly rejected by He Yuzhu decisively, and then added: "Our financial situation is good, there is no need to worry about it."

"Hasn't that building been taken over by the collective long ago? Yi Zhonghai wanted to take it down. But the things he had done in the past made many people in the factory dissatisfied with him, so they kept delaying the approval.

But the house is still empty!" He Yuzhu asked in surprise:

"What? It's still vacant? The housing in '540' is so tight now, how can it still be vacant?" He Daqing shook his head.

"I don't know about that. I'm too lazy to ask for details. Besides, we don't lack houses.

I don’t even have the qualifications to apply for allocation, let alone buy it, so I naturally don’t take it to heart.” After listening to He Daqing’s words, He Yuzhu responded:

"It's fine if you don't care. It has nothing to do with us anyway. But I guess it might be Yi Zhonghai who is behind this.

If the house was given to someone else, Yi Zhonghai would be out of luck. So maybe there was some behind-the-scenes trickery going on.

Let's put the factory on hold until the time is right.

I guess some people in the factory are targeting Yi Zhonghai!" He Daqing became curious and asked:

"Xueru!" Chen Xueru said:

“My dear, you are so capable. Xiaodi and I both thought that reaching the highest level of practice should be enough.

But you can see, we don't want to leave this world so easily.

Don't mention this anymore. Besides, he is a doctor and he is so handsome. He is only in his twenties.

You can go and have a look when you have time!" After hearing what Chen Xueru said, He Yuzhu smiled bitterly:

"I can't go yet. Don't you understand my situation? My position is too high now, and there are too many eyes on me.

If I go too far, I will be in big trouble!" Chen Xueru insisted:

"That's okay. Let's just say she's my best friend. As long as you nod, it'll be fine, right?" He Yuzhu looked at his wife and sighed.

"Xue Ru, I will endure it as long as I can. You should be satisfied now. Don't I already have you?"

After hearing what her husband said, Chen Xueru shook her head and said:

"No, I love you, and Xiaodi loves you too. I've talked to her about this, and she agreed. What's more, even Qiunan agreed!"

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Who?"

Chen Xueru said proudly:

"Qiu Nan, Ding Qiu Nan, is also a beautiful woman. I have already found out for you.

He is definitely not inferior to me or Xiaodi." Faced with such an answer, He Yuzhu was both angry and amused:

"Have you talked to Ding Qiunan?" Chen Xueru nodded in affirmation:

"Of course we have discussed it, and Qiu Nan also knows you and has nodded in agreement." He Yuzhu was surprised:

"She clearly knew that I had two wives but still agreed. Is there something wrong with her brain?" Chen Xueru explained:

"It's all because of you! Qiu Nan has been attracted to you since the last time we met. But you haven't been around for a long time.

It makes her look forward to it and feel dissatisfied when she sees anyone.

Therefore, I missed a lot of good opportunities! "Hearing this, He Yuzhu explained:

“I feel really wronged about this, I have known her for a while and have only met her a few times.

More importantly, I already had both of you at that time. How could I pursue others at will? "After saying that, He Yuzhu saw Chen Xueru looking at him with a smile on her face, and continued:

“My dear, I know what you mean, and I also understand how Qiu Nan feels about me.

But she couldn't let go because of those few meetings.

So please help me this time!" He Yuzhu said helplessly.

"Let's start from the beginning. I'll have a good talk with her when I get a chance. You know, she has parents at home. If I want to be with her, her family will definitely not agree. This is not a joke!" He Yuzhu said.

Hearing this, Chen Xueru laughed and said, "Who is fooling around? She did it on her own initiative. She said she doesn't care about status, as long as she can be with you. How much attraction does it take for someone to make such a choice?"

Seeing that he couldn't convince Chen Xueru, He Yuzhu had to say, "This is just wishful thinking on your part. How could such a thing happen? You are the only one in the world who would do this for me."

Chen Xueru felt very satisfied after hearing He Yuzhu's answer and getting his approval to some extent. Although there was no marriage certificate between the two, she was very satisfied with her current life and many people envied her happiness. However, she was not keen on showing this beauty to outsiders, but quietly enjoying every day.

It was time to get off work. He Yuzhu prepared dinner in advance and said to Chen Xueru, "Xueru, I'm going to collect the rent for the courtyard house. Call me if you have anything!" Chen Xueru nodded and responded, "Okay!"

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