Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

He Daqing laughed loudly: "Yi Zhonghai, the fox's tail is exposed, right? I don't care, anyway, my reputation has been almost ruined by you. And you are a gentleman in the yard and the factory. How can I be afraid of you who wears shoes when I am barefoot? Oh, by the way, do you think no one knows about your dirty deeds with the Jia family? Let me tell you, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Do you want me to publicize it for you?"

Yi Zhonghai was finally defeated, like a defeated rooster, with his head hanging down. "I admit defeat. Tell me, what do you want?"

He Daqing: "Let me ask you, why did you go to such great lengths to force me away? Did I get in your way? Don't deny it. The White Widow has already explained the whole story."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red, he didn't expect He Daqing to know this. He simply said, "I just want to be the boss of the yard and have the final say. With you here, I can't cover up everything."

He Daqing: "Yi Zhonghai, I don't even care about your status as an uncle. If you tell me clearly, I won't argue with you. Is there something wrong with this by the deaf old lady in the backyard?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded, someone helped him share the guilt, and he betrayed the deaf old lady without hesitation. It can be seen that this person is a hypocritical hypocrite.

He Yuzhu's cognition was refreshed again. There was also the deaf old lady involved! The good people in his mind before were not relatives but elders who were better than relatives. They were all the culprits who planned to separate them. So are there any good people in this courtyard?

If He Yuzhu was allowed to handle this matter, he would be fooled by Yi Zhonghai as an elder and at most he would have to ask for the embezzled money. This old fox brainwashed He Yuzhu every day, telling him to respect his elders, honor the elderly, and help each other among neighbors. Over the years, He Yuzhu has almost fallen into Yi Zhonghai's trap.

But He Daqing was different. As the saying goes, old ginger is the wisest. After beating and threatening, Yi Zhonghai finally added 960 yuan to the 500 yuan as compensation for the mental damages of He's family, and the matter was settled privately.

The main reason why Yi Zhonghai compromised was that he could still afford this little money. He was now a level 70 fitter, earning more than yuan a month, the highest in the yard. He had no children at home, so his expenses were low.

The couple were used to being frugal and had some savings. In addition, if the matter became a big deal, he couldn't afford to lose face.

He has no children, and what he cares about most is his reputation. He is used to standing on the moral high ground and blackmailing others morally. If his reputation is ruined, it is no different from killing him.

He Daqing forced Yi Zhonghai to write down the reason for the compensation. Firstly, he had leverage over Yi Zhonghai to prevent him from causing trouble in the future. Secondly, he was afraid that Yi Zhonghai would turn the tables on him later.

He Yuzhu looked at the 1460 yuan he had obtained and was filled with admiration for his eccentric father. In one word: admiration.

He Daqing said to his son proudly, "Learn from your father. You have to make him bleed a little, otherwise he won't learn his lesson." At the same time, he raised the letter paper in his hand and said, "Besides, we have the leverage over him. If he dares to plot against us again in the future, we will settle all the old and new accounts together."

After school, Yu Shui came back and saw He Daqing crying. Although she had hated her father before, after knowing that her father had sent money, all the resentment disappeared, leaving only attachment and longing. The mind of a half-grown child is so simple. Her father left home for a reason, and was forced to do so.

The family had a warm dinner together. He Daqing was quite satisfied with his son's cooking skills, and it seemed that he had a talent for cooking.

After dinner, He Daqing divided the money into three parts and gave 500 yuan to Zhuzi. He said, "Use this money to clean up the house and buy some decent furniture. You will soon be old enough to get married. Look at this house, it looks like a pigsty. Which girl would be willing to marry you?"

Zhuzi was getting more demanding and said, "No, Dad. 500 is too little. Give me more. Marrying a wife also requires money."

He Daqing sighed, his son had suffered a lot in the past few years, and took out another 200 yuan, slapped it on the table, and said, "That's all." Zhuzi smiled and put the money away neatly, fearing that there would be a few more missing if he was late.

He Daqing took out another 300 yuan and gave it to Yu Shui: "My daughter, keep this money for your tuition, or to buy food and clothes when your brother can't take care of you. It's not a small amount, so be sure to keep it." He Daqing felt that the person he felt most sorry for over the years was his daughter, and now the only thing he could give her was money.

He Yushui was only 12 years old. He was so happy that his teeth were not visible. He quickly expressed his opinion: "I, He Yushui, have never seen so much money! Dad, don't worry, I promise that even the mice hiding it will not be found. Also, when you are old, if your two cheap sons are not filial to you, you can come back. My brother and I will take care of you in your old age."

"Yes, my good daughter." He Daqing was so moved that he burst into tears. It is better to have one's own children.

He Daqing continued, "I'll keep the rest of the money. I'm worried about giving it to Zhuzi. I won't ignore you when you get married. Tomorrow, I'll go buy some ingredients. Zhuzi, go and ask your master and his wife to come to our house for dinner. I'll go see Cai Quanwu and the shopkeeper Xu you mentioned. If they hadn't kindly reminded us, my father and I would still be kept in the dark. Let them try the Tan family dishes I make."

He Yuzhu nodded his head: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

The family of three, each recalling the joy of reunion, fell asleep. A child who is loved by his father is a happy child. Yu Shui laughed out loud in his dream.

The next day, Yushui went to school and He Yuzhu went to work. He Daqing opened the door, looked around and saw no one, then walked into his cellar.

He lifted up four floor tiles, revealing a stone slab. He lifted up the stone slab again, revealing a small secret room. As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and this secret room is a way out for himself. He didn't even tell He Yuzhu, mainly because he was afraid that he was young and could not keep his mouth shut. These days, some things are more curse than blessing.

There were some bottles and jars inside, all antiques. There were also three boxes of different sizes. He took out one of the boxes, which contained a recipe, a unique skill passed down by generations of their He family. It was time to hand it over to Zhuzi.

She opened another box, which contained more than six gold bars, each weighing one or two taels. This was his previous fortune.

Also, he saw that the situation was not very friendly to the rich, so he decisively sold his big house and bought the small house he has now. He exchanged the remaining money for gold and saved it. He saved some antiques from prosperous times and gold from troubled times. Facts have proved that his decision was right.