Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Xu Xiaomei shook her head, not wanting to explain why: "Just tell me if it's accurate or not!"

"Then come over here and tell me clearly what's going on."

He Yuzhu beckoned her to come to his side.

Xu Xiaomei shook her head, looking at He Yuzhu with a hint of resentment.

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Come here for a second, I'm not going to eat you."

Xu Xiaomei sighed helplessly, then slowly moved around the office and stood next to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu held her small hand, playing with her slender fingers, and asked, "What are you going to do tomorrow?"

Xu Xiaomei had gotten used to him holding her hand, and he rarely made any other moves anyway, but she was still upset and said in a huff:

I'm going on a blind date tomorrow.

"You're not allowed to go." He Yuzhu's words were somewhat stern.

"I'll go," Xu Xiaomei pouted.

"If I say you can't go, then you can't go."

"Who do you think you are to tell me what to do? Who am I to you?"

"What do you think? Your sister told me to keep an eye on you and not to associate with those shady people."

"Then I'll ask my sister if I can't go on blind dates anymore?"

He Yuzhu asked, "Who introduced you to him? What does the boy do? How old is he?"

"You can't control it."

He Yuzhu raised his hand in a threatening gesture: "If you say that, then I'll have to enforce the family rules."

He Yuzhu disciplined his children by spanking them. If Xiuer was disobedient, He Yuzhu would press her down on his knees, raise his hand, and spank her little bottom hard.

Although He always lifted high and fell gently, Xiu'er was still young and was always very scared. After being disciplined, she would behave much better.

Xu Xiaomei had seen He Yuzhu and had beaten Xiuer several times, so she knew what He Yuzhu meant by "family discipline."

He couldn't help but say, "If you dare hit me, I'm quitting."

"You've gone too far! Your connections are in the factory, and you think you can just quit?"

Before He Yuzhu could finish speaking, his raised hand quickly fell down, landing naturally on Xu Xiaomei's shapely buttocks.

Xu Xiaomei's pretty face flushed red as she tried to dodge, but her hand was being held by He Yuzhu, and she couldn't break free at all.

"You're a bad guy," Xu Xiaomei said shyly.

He Yuzhu asked, "Are you still going on that blind date?"

When Xu Xiaomei saw He Yuzhu raise his hand again, she shouted, "You big bad guy, can't I just not go on a blind date?"

He Yuzhu asked, "Who introduced you to this blind date?"

"Then you don't need to worry about it, but I need to ask for leave tomorrow."

"What are you asking for leave for?"

"I'm not telling you, anyway, I've already invited you."

Xu Xiaomei pulled her hand away forcefully, then picked up the file and ran out of the office.

He Yuzhu was surprised. Xu Xiaomei had a bad temper, didn't have many friends, and he hadn't heard anything about the courtyard house recently. Why did she need to ask for leave?

She simply didn't want to talk about it, and He Yuzhu was too lazy to think about it anymore.

After getting off work, He Yuzhu left the office on time and saw Xu Xiaomei walking out wrapped in a coat.

Xu Xiaomei was somewhat surprised to see He Yuzhu wearing a coat and hat, and asked, "Why are you leaving get off work on time today?"

As the person in charge of the factory, He Yuzhu could not possibly follow the normal work schedule. He always had to wait until most people had left and confirmed that everything was alright before leaving the factory.

Since this factory is newly established, I have to do many things myself, and I'm not entirely at ease with that.

"Why can't I leave work on time?"

Then He Yuzhu looked around and saw that it was still snowing heavily. He said, "We can't ride bikes again today. Let's walk together."

Xu Xiaomei snorted and turned to walk out.

Inside the factory, it was alright; workers were shoveling snow. But once outside the gate, the snow on the road was half a foot thick, making it very difficult to walk.

Xu Xiaomei walked unsteadily, her steps unsteady. He Yuzhu asked, "Don't you want me to help you?"

"No way." Xu Xiaomei slapped away He Yuzhu's outstretched hand, but she slipped and fell to the ground with a thud.

He Yuzhu burst out laughing, then reached out to help him up, saying, "You, why are you so grumpy? Did you hurt yourself when you fell?"

Xu Xiaomei didn't want He Yuzhu to help her up, so she pushed away his outstretched hand and turned over to try to get up on her own.

"It's all because you upset me, otherwise I wouldn't have..."

As Xu Xiaomei spoke, she crawled, but the ground was slippery, and she slipped again, this time falling directly to the ground.

He Yuzhu was even happier and burst into laughter before reaching out to pull her up.

Xu Xiaomei looked sullen and was very annoyed, but after falling twice, she was already afraid of falling again.

This time, she didn't refuse He Yuzhu's help and struggled to stand up. The two of them calmed down a bit.

"Look at you, you're covered in snow."

Xu Xiaomei glared at He Yuzhu and said, "Isn't it all your fault? Otherwise, I wouldn't have slipped and fallen."

As he spoke, he bent down to brush the snow off his body.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. Tell me, from childhood to adulthood, when have you ever blamed others instead of yourself?"

"It's all your fault! What did I do wrong? If you hadn't distracted me with your words, I wouldn't have slipped."

He Yuzhu sighed and didn't say anything more to her. The Xu sisters were all like this; no matter what happened, they always blamed others and never made any mistakes themselves.

He Yuzhu knew from a young age that there was no way to win an argument with them on this topic; they would stubbornly refuse to admit that they had done something wrong.

He Yuzhu reached out to pat the snow off her back, but Xu Xiaomei quickly twisted her body, not wanting He Yuzhu to pat the snow, and said:

"I'll do it myself."

She lost her footing and was about to slip again. In a panic, she reached out and grabbed wildly, then fell into He Yuzhu's arms.

As fate would have it, Xu Xiaomei's lips landed directly on He Yuzhu's lips.

Chapter 262 Release from Prison

Xu Xiaomei was stunned, her mind went blank for a moment, and she didn't know what was going on.

Then, after a few seconds, she came to her senses and her face flushed red with shame.

He actually kissed He Yuzhu!

Although she had just come of age, Xu Xiaomei was not ignorant of anything. After being shocked, she hurriedly got up.

He Yuzhu was also very surprised, not expecting such a sensual ending. It was a pity that it was too short, and he didn't know when the next time would come.

He got up from the ground, took off his coat, brushed off the snow, and then put it back on.

"Let's go, I'll help you."

Xu Xiaomei didn't dare to look at He Yuzhu's face, she just kept her head down. Fortunately, she was wearing a mask and a hat, so her expression was not visible.

This time, Xu Xiaomei did not refuse He Yuzhu's help, and the two walked on the snow together.

Heavy snow was falling from the sky, so no one was shoveling snow on the roads. Even after entering the city, people could still be seen slipping and falling on the roads from time to time.

If it were just He Yuzhu alone, he certainly wouldn't slip, but with Xu Xiaomei by his side, even if the two of them were supporting each other, they would still fall several times.

The snow was falling heavily, and there were no buses on the road. Fortunately, they found an empty tricycle and paid a hefty 5 cents to take them to Qianmen Hutong.

After getting off the car, Xu Xiaomei said, "Don't talk nonsense about what just happened. Forget about it right now."

He Yuzhu asked with a smile, "What are you talking about?"

Xu Xiaomei glared at her and shouted, "You know the truth in your heart, but you can't tell my sister."

"What's the matter?"

"Pah, you filthy scoundrel."

Xu Xiaomei cursed angrily, then suddenly said, "My dad is getting out of prison tomorrow, that's why I asked for leave."

Then, without waiting for He Yuzhu to say anything more, he pushed open the door and went into the neighboring yard.

Released from prison?

He Yuzhu was a little stunned. He remembered that Xu Xiaomei's father was imprisoned in August 1954 and was sentenced to four and a half years.

But it's only January of 1958, which is less than four years in total!

Could it be that his sentence was reduced?

Come to think of it, it makes sense. Hürwood wasn't having a bad time in there. He was skilled at projecting movies and would often show them in prison.

They weren't watching ordinary movies, but rather movies specifically designed to educate people, teach ordinary people skills, or reform their thinking.