Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He took Xu Xiaomei's hand and led her into the bedroom, where he saw that the clothes were no longer on the straw mat.

Xu Xiaomei said, "See, it's gone now."

He Yuzhu just smiled, opened the cabinet next to him, and quickly found the clothes in the hidden compartment.

Xu Xiaomei turned around and tried to run away, but He Yuzhu pulled her back.

"I think I have a talent for making clothes. Can you help me try these clothes on?"

"I do not want."

Xu Xiaomei struggled to refuse, but how could she possibly refuse?

He quickly took off his coat, and He Yuzhu nimbly helped him put it back on.

Just moments ago, Xu Xiaomei was dressed in long sleeves and trousers, but in an instant, she transformed into a pretty young woman.

She wore a pink, semi-transparent three-piece bra underneath, a white, sheer lace blouse on top, and a black mini skirt on the bottom.

Even her pert buttocks couldn't be covered.

After putting it on, Xu Xiaomei kept pulling it down, her face flushed, and kept saying that even girls from the Eight Great Hutongs wouldn't dress like this.

He Yuzhu was very satisfied with this OL uniform. He had always wondered what it would be like if Xu Xiaomei wore a standard office uniform.

Today my wish finally came true.

"I feel great, I'll dress like this every time I come here."

"No way, it feels like I'm not wearing any clothes, it just feels weird."

"If you're not satisfied with this outfit, I'll get you another one."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he opened the wardrobe and took out a maid outfit with even less fabric.

Aside from a bra and thong, it's basically a miniature apron.

"Where are the clothes?" Xu Xiaomei asked, still looking naive.

He Yuzhu said, "This is the complete set!"

"I'd rather die than wear this," Xu Xiaomei pouted.

"These aren't clothes! You should take them back and give them to your sister-in-law!"

Which of these two outfits will you wear?

Xu Xiaomei said, "I don't even want to wear this skirt. It's too short and doesn't cover anything."

She angrily went to take off her clothes, but before she could change, He Yuzhu dragged her into the bathroom.

After a passionate bath together, He Yuzhu insisted that he put his clothes back on, and then pressed him down into a chair.

Xu Xiaomei snorted, "Are you a dog?"

He Yuzhu calculated with his fingers and said, "That's strange. Don't you know you were born in the Year of the Dog?"

"you..."

He Yuzhu got angry and started hitting her with a stick.

After being hit with a stick, Xu Xiaomei immediately became obedient.

Forced into a corner, she agreed to wear more clothes made by He Yuzhu himself from now on.

After Xu Xiaomei's trial run was successful, He Yuzhu also gave his wife a lot of fancy underwear to wear.

At first, everyone resisted, as wearing a bra was not as comfortable as wearing a tank top. But after a while, they couldn't beat He Yuzhu and started wearing the new style of bra.

By this time, Chen Xueru had come to accept it and discovered that a bra was indeed more comfortable than wearing a tank top.

I said to him, "What were you thinking? How could you come up with something like this?"

"This only exists abroad; I didn't invent it."

He Yuzhu didn't take credit for it, since there was no real significance in inventing it himself.

Chen Xueru didn't come to discuss who the inventor was; instead, she said:

"Do you think this bra would sell if it were sold in a store?"

"Then why don't you give it a try? You have quite a few regular customers. If you recommend this to them, you should be able to sell some."

He Yuzhu wasn't enthusiastic about this matter. He had already implemented a public-private partnership, and no matter how much he earned, he didn't actually receive much of it.

Besides, bras aren't protected by patents. As long as they're launched and popular in the market, tailor shops of all sizes can make them.

At that time, Chen Heru won't make much more money either.

He reminded her, "You need to divide the items inside into several models, A, B, C, and D, based on their size."

Chen Xueru rolled her eyes at him: "How could I not understand this? Of course there are big and small ones."

He Yuzhu wasn't optimistic about this business, but since Chen Xueru wanted to do it, then let her go for it.

Remembering that ration coupons for grain and cloth were about to be issued, he asked, "Have you still touched those bolts of cloth that we stored before?"

"No, you're so strange. Why did you make me store so much fabric, all kinds of it?"

"What's the use of saving money? It's not for eating or drinking. I'm telling you I have inside information that you need coupons to buy things. Without coupons, you can't buy anything even if you have money."

"So you've stockpiled a lot of food?"

He Yuzhu did indeed store a lot of food and other things in the backyard, but that was just a cover; the real money was still in his spatial storage!

"Yes, now every household is struggling to make ends meet, and there are often speculators and profiteers, so higher-level leaders may be controlling the supply of goods."

"Yes, I'm trying to save some things. As you said, money is useless if you can't buy anything with it."

He Yuzhu only casually reminded her that he couldn't prepare everything himself, as he wasn't their nanny.

They should be the ones serving them.

A few days later, the scrap metal collection issue was finally resolved, and soon the document regarding eating in the communal dining hall was also issued.

Not only in rural areas, but everyone had to eat in the canteen; even in cities, this practice was adopted.

There are more than 20 households and more than 100 people in No. 95, so the neighborhood committee allowed a small canteen to be built.

He Yuzhu only learned the actual situation when He Yushui came over and told him about it.

"Where are the houses inside the courtyard house?"

He Yushui said, "Those two rooms that were originally used to store scrap."

He Yuzhu said, "Wasn't that a toilet before?"

A typical courtyard house will have a toilet in the southwest corner.

No. 95 was no exception, but later, when there weren't enough houses, they demolished the toilet and built two houses instead.

Some people used to live there, but they moved out later. Many people disliked those two rooms and didn't want to live there, so they've been left empty ever since.

It was located directly opposite the gable wall of Yan Bugui's house on the south side.

He Yushui said, "Otherwise, where would we find a house to build a small canteen? An old man insisted that you go back too, so we can discuss things together."

"Why should I go back?"

"Who knows? He insisted that I make the trip, saying he absolutely had to invite you back."

Xu Huizhen said, "Zhuzi, go back and check on things. What if he continues to bully our family if you don't go back?"

"Alright, I'll go back then."

He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard house with the rainwater still on his hands and exchanged a few words with He Daqing.

Although He Daqing didn't know what it was about, He Yuzhu guessed it was about eating in the cafeteria.

Sure enough, Yi Zhonghai called a meeting with everyone, and the location was still in the front yard.

Three old men sat around an eight-immortal table and began to talk about the latest policy, which was to have meals communally in the courtyard and set up a small canteen.

He Yuzhu and the others sat in the corner, watching Yi Zhonghai give a passionate speech.

In fact, many people had already heard rumors about this policy and were aware of it.

However, when it was actually implemented, some people still didn't believe it and asked Yi Zhonghai about some details.

He Yushui said, "Brother, are we really going to eat together from now on?"

"It seems so now, but I don't think it will last long."

"why?"

“There are over 100 people in our courtyard, young and old. Some eat spicy food, some eat sweet food, some like it salty, and some like it bland. It’s okay for one or two meals together, but how can we eat like that over a long period of time?”

"That's true, but this is a task assigned by our superiors. They can't just cancel it so easily, can they?"

"If there are so many problems in our courtyard house, do you think people would complain in other places as well?"

"So you mean this matter can't be done?"

"It would be good if she could eat for two months. She eats a lot, and you eat little, so you have no objections?"

He Yushui was about to say something when she heard Yi Zhonghai shout:

“He Yuzhu, your household registration is still in the courtyard house. You will be eating here from now on, and you will also be the chef.”