Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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But at this moment, He Yuzhu naturally took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.

Qin Huairu was extremely surprised and flustered. She quickly snatched the handkerchief from He Yuzhu's hand and wiped her face haphazardly for a while.

Just then, she was about to return the handkerchief, but then she pulled it back.

How can you just return a handkerchief without washing it?

He Yuzhu asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"N-nothing!"

He Yuzhu continued, "Did Jia Dongxu bully you?"

Qin Huairu, who had just stopped crying, started crying again. He Yuzhu was right; Qin Huairu had been feeling extremely wronged these past two days.

Yesterday, Jia Zhangshi suffered a defeat, which led to the closure of the small canteen. She was furious and got injured outside. When she got home, she bullied Qin Huairu.

This evening, He Yuzhu beat up Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu again. When they returned to the house, they also mocked and cursed Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu felt incredibly wronged and came out to hide in this alley to cry, but she didn't expect He Yuzhu to see her and even come up to her.

When Qin Huairu was asked this question by He Yuzhu, she immediately lost control of her emotions again and burst into tears.

He Yuzhu took the opportunity to pull Qin Huairu into his arms, gently patting her back and shoulders, and softly comforting her.

Qin Huairu cried and then realized something was wrong. When did she start hugging He Yuzhu?

First, when it came to this point, she broke free, blushing, and said, "He Yuzhu, you should stay away from me from now on. Nothing good ever comes of it if you get involved."

"Look at you, what have I done to offend you?"

Qin Huairu did not answer, but said, "I will return this handkerchief to you tomorrow after I have washed it clean."

After speaking, he lowered his head and tried to walk past He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu grabbed her wrist and asked, "Last time I told you I wanted you to work for me, what's your thought about it?"

"Let go of me, or I won't go to work."

He Yuzhu then let go and said, "You know where I work."

Qin Huairu hummed in agreement, then lowered her head and walked out of the alley.

Then I felt something was strange, like a couple having an affair discussing their date!

Then she felt ashamed of her bold idea, her face burning with embarrassment.

Back home, lying in bed, I couldn't fall asleep for a long time. When I finally closed my eyes, I dreamed that I was delivering a handkerchief to He Yuzhu.

Then He Yuzhu grabbed her and wouldn't let her leave, and somehow she agreed, and was then carried to the bed.

He Yuzhu was much more formidable than her husband, Jia Dongxu. She tormented herself all night before suddenly waking up.

Covering her face, she felt so ashamed. She had dreamt that He Yuzhu had violated her. Then she felt her underwear was wet. She turned around and saw that Jia Dongxu was still sleeping soundly. She secretly got out of bed and changed into a new pair of underwear.

The next day, after washing the handkerchief for He Yuzhu, I was troubled again. Where should I hang it to dry? And how could I return the handkerchief to He Yuzhu?

A few days later, He Yuzhu had forgotten all about it and even lent the handkerchief to Qin Huairu. Unexpectedly, the other party actually found an opportunity.

I went back to the courtyard to visit Yushui and her younger siblings. I stayed there for a while before leaving the courtyard.

Qin Huairu had already made an excuse to leave the courtyard. She snorted when she saw He Yuzhu, but there were still neighbors on the way, so she could only walk slowly.

He Yuzhu followed behind, pushing his bicycle, and saw Qin Huairu turn into the alley she had been in before.

Then I went in too.

This is a drip edge between two courtyards, less than half a meter wide, and rarely used by people.

Qin Huairu walked a short distance before turning around, holding He Yuzhu's handkerchief in her hand, and said:

"Don't overthink it. I just wanted to return the handkerchief to you today."

"Really? I thought you missed me."

"Pah, how can you be so shameless?" Qin Huairu didn't expect He Yuzhu to say such a vulgar thing.

He Yuzhu said, "I was just joking with you. Look at you, a grown man, you can't even crack a joke."

"Who's joking with you!"

Qin Huairu said somewhat angrily, then stuffed the camera in her hand into He Yuzhu's hand.

"Back to you."

He Yuzhu also knew that now was not the time; it seemed that Qin Huairu could not be won over in a short period of time.

However, he wasn't in a hurry. He had plenty of time ahead of him, and things wouldn't be so good after the New Year.

At that time, Qin Huairu's family will face a food shortage.

The machinery factory was upgraded, and various construction projects were proceeding in an orderly manner. The brand-new factory buildings were soon completed.

By September, the affiliated primary, junior high, and vocational schools had all started classes, and the entire machinery factory entered a period of vigorous development.

Before long, the weather cooled down, and the sales of electric fans gradually decreased.

He Yuzhu was looking at the reports when Xu Xiaomei rushed in, looking somewhat flustered.

"What happened?"

Xu Xiaomei said breathlessly, "He...he came to our door?"

He Yuzhu was completely confused and asked, "Who are you talking about?"

Xu Xiaomei said, "It's...it's Yi Wending."

"What's he doing here?"

"I don't know either. I just got a call from the security guard saying someone was looking for me. When I got to the gate, I saw it was him, and I was so scared that I ran back immediately."

He Yuzhu was speechless. He hadn't expected Yi Wending to come directly to the machinery factory. But what did he have to be afraid of?

But does Xu Xiaomei need to be so worried? After all, he is her husband in name only.

"I'll go see what's going on."

Xu Xiaomei nodded and followed He Yuzhu out.

When He Yuzhu arrived at the gate, he saw Yi Wending being stopped outside by the gatekeeper.

He walked up to them and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Yi Wending said matter-of-factly, "I'm here to see my wife!"

Xu Xiaomei shouted, "Who's your wife? You shameless bastard!"

"Xu Xiaomei, don't be arrogant. We're already married."

Xu Xiaomei was so angry she couldn't speak. If it weren't for Xu Damao, how could she have sacrificed her life's happiness to marry Yi Wending, a eunuch who wasn't a man?

He Yuzhu asked, "This is a machinery factory, not a courtyard house. Stop fooling around here. If you have nothing else to do, go back."

Yi Wen-ting said, "I'm not here to cause trouble, I have something to discuss with her."

Yi Wending knew that going against He Yuzhu here would not end well, so he spoke very politely.

He Yuzhu asked, "What's the matter?"

"Isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner? I've come to discuss the holiday with him."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Then come in."

It had been agreed beforehand that during holidays, Xu Xiaomei would visit the Yi family to fulfill her responsibilities as a daughter-in-law.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is earlier this year, falling on September 27th.

The lunar calendar has now entered the ninth month, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is only about 10 days away.

It would be quite unreasonable for Xu Xiaomei not to go back for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After all, Xu Xiaomei left the Yi family on the day she got married and never went back.

He usually either lives in the factory dormitory or goes back to Xu Zhaodi's courtyard.

During the middle of the period, whenever He Yuzhu was free, she would serve him and act as his secret lover.

Since He Yuzhu nodded in permission, the gatekeeper let Yi Wending in.

Upon arriving at a small conference room, the three of them sat down separately, and Yi Wending explained the purpose of their visit.

One is that before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the newlyweds have to give gifts to Yi Zhonghai and his father-in-law.

The first year after marriage is usually quite formal, and proper etiquette must be observed.

Xu Xiaomei said, "My dad already said that you only need to prepare 4 jin of gifts, don't buy more."

Xu Xiaomei didn't want to deal with Yi Wending at all, but living in a courtyard house meant that the neighbors were watching, so she still had to go through the proper etiquette.

Yi Wending objected, saying that he had already prepared everything and would do exactly what others did.

Then, when the topic of holidays came up, they suggested that Xu Xiaomei spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at the machine repair shop.

"I won't spend the festival there; I'll just spend it in the courtyard house at most."

"But you can't just not show your face."

After thinking for a moment, Xu Xiaomei said, "I will go there in the morning, and then have dinner in the courtyard in the evening."