Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu whispered a few words in her ear, and He Yumei immediately blushed.

Then they just stayed there quietly, He Yuzhu's lips swept across her pretty face, and then kissed her cherry lips again.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. He Yumei had long harbored feelings for He Yuzhu, so she half-heartedly yielded to him, allowing him to kiss her as he pleased.

Although she knew in her heart that being with He Yuzhu was not good and was destined to be a path of no return, He Yumei was still immersed in He Yuzhu's sweet words and did not know how to refuse.

Fortunately, the two only kissed, which He Yumei could actually accept.

Caught between the two, He Yuanxin started crying again, and the two had no choice but to separate.

He Yuzhu understood that one must eat one bite at a time, and he was already very satisfied with what he had achieved today.

He Yumei needs time to process what she's going to do.

After letting go of her, he got up to find a spare light bulb.

"Why is it so dark in the room?" Xu Huizhen's voice rang out from outside, startling the two people inside.

He Yumei glared at the pillar, then lowered her head shyly, feeling as if she had been caught cheating.

It was both tense and exciting, with a touch of sweetness in my heart.

He Yuzhu said, "The light bulb flickered because of the unstable voltage. I'm looking for the light bulb now."

Xu Huizhen stopped her bicycle and came in, saying, "It's in the bottom drawer of the cabinet. Where did you look for it?"

He Yuzhu then had a direction, opened the bottom drawer, and took out a light bulb.

I moved a chair under the light bulb, then laid out an old newspaper, stood on the chair, removed the old light bulb, and then put the new light bulb in place.

The light bulb lit up instantly, and He Yuzhu came downstairs and asked, "How did things go?"

"Of course it went very smoothly. When I heard that they were going to bring her back to be the accountant, she burst into tears. It took me a long time to calm her down."

Finding a job these days isn't easy, especially for an older woman.

When arranging jobs on the streets, the first priority is to take care of men who are unemployed.

Zhao Yali was a saleswoman at a department store, but she lost her job and was brought in by Fan Jinyou to work as an accountant.

If you lose your job, it will be almost impossible to find another one later.

After all, once jobs are available, the first priority should be to place students who have finished school and newlywed couples.

There needs to be a way that at least one of them can work and earn money.

"That's good. I won't have to stay at the tavern every day anymore."

When Xu Huizhen returned, He Yumei felt uneasy all over and was even afraid to look at Xu Huizhen, feeling a chill run down her spine.

"Sister-in-law, I'm going back to the front to get back to work."

"Yes, thank you for your help today."

"You're too kind, sister-in-law," He Yumei said before heading outside.

He Yuzhu said, "Then I'll go to the front too and stand guard for the last time."

"Well, you go."

He Yuzhu followed He Yumei out, only to see He Yumei quicken her pace, wanting to get further away.

There was no one in the alley behind them, so He Yuzhu boldly reached out and grabbed her hand, saying, "Slow down, let's talk."

Although He Yumei had previously been willing to be kissed by He Yuzhu, she now said, "Brother Zhu, you can't..."

But at that moment, He Yuzhu pulled her into his arms, kissed her, and then asked, "What do you want to say?"

He Yumei rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're not allowed to kiss me again."

He Yuzhu lowered his head and kissed him again, asking, "But I kissed you."

He Yumei blushed, cursed him as a big bad guy and a big hooligan, and then struggled to leave.

She pouted and said, "You bad guy, you've ruined me."

He Yuzhu chuckled, then let go of her and said, "How could I hurt you? I like you and cherish you too much."

"You're just trying to flatter me!"

He Yumei lowered her head to straighten her clothes, then skipped and hopped ahead.

Although she felt a little shy, she was very happy inside.

As for how to handle the situation later, she didn't have time to think about it right now.

He Yuzhu spends his evenings drinking at the tavern, and he's quite satisfied with his job.

As the private manager, I don't need to do any work. As long as I ensure the tavern operates normally, I can get 1/4 of the profits.

The next morning, Zhao Yali came to work. She was a little embarrassed when she came in. He Yuzhu, of course, didn't say anything unpleasant or provocative. He just greeted her normally and then they went about their own business.

When Fan Jinyou saw her return, he felt worse than if he had swallowed a fly.

It was indeed at her instigation that Zhao Yali broke up with He Yuzhu and even lost her job. He scratched her face to pieces, so she couldn't say anything more.

But after only one day, Zhao Yali came back to work. Wouldn't all that work on my face have been for nothing?

"Why are you back at work again?"

"You're not the director anymore, so why should I care when I come to work?"

"No, since you're here at work, why are you scratching my face?"

"Serves you right, do you still want to settle the score again?"

"No, I'm scared of you, okay?" Fan Jinyou could only accept his bad luck; he couldn't very well scratch Zhao Yali's face again.

Zhao Yali isn't a newcomer. Although she had a fight with He Yuzhu and was away for a day, no one will say much about her coming back.

He Yuzhu called Zhao Yali over and said, "I've already spoken with the neighborhood committee. You'll remain the temporary public manager for now, responsible for the daily operations of the tavern and breakfast stall. Of course, you'll continue as the accountant."

"Thank you, Mr. He, for giving me this opportunity. Otherwise, my eight sons would not have anything to eat."

"Don't mention it. Work hard in the future, and I won't treat you unfairly."

Bringing Zhao Yali back was merely for the sake of maintaining stability at the tavern.

After all, if someone else wanted to be in charge, they would have to make a scene and settle things before they would behave properly.

After this setback, Zhao Yali won't be making a fuss for a while.

Seeing Fan Jinyou's angry expression, He Yumei asked, "Fan Jinyou, are you still not giving up? Do you think you can become the director again?"

"Why can't I? Just you wait, I'll become the director one day, and then go back to the neighborhood committee as a cadre!"

"You're just a toad trying to eat swan meat, what a pipe dream," He Yumei sneered.

"Tch, don't look down on people. I'm about to make He Yuzhu suffer a big fall."

Chapter 232 Little Sister

He Yumei was surprised for a moment, then asked, "What's your idea?"

Just as Fan Jinyou was about to speak, his eyes darted around and he added, "I...I won't tell you, he shares the same surname as He Yuzhu and is the best at flattering him."

"Are you trying to get yourself killed? Who's sucking up to him?"

Then he asked again, "Just tell me about it!"

"No, I was just kidding. I wouldn't do anything reckless. I'm very content with my life now."

After Fan Jinyou finished speaking, he turned around and went to work.

They would never tell anyone about what they were doing to He Yuzhu in private, especially He Yumei, who was the one who went to the backyard the most often.

He Yumei was so angry that she stomped her feet, but there was nothing she could do if Fan Jinyou didn't say anything.

Originally, he was thinking of staying away from He Yuzhu to avoid him getting close to other people, but after learning that Fan Jinyou intended to oppose He Yuzhu, he thought about it again and again and decided that he should take the time to talk to He Yuzhu.

After finishing their work around 8 a.m., He Yuzhu turned to leave for work, while He Yumei made an excuse to go to the restroom and came out as well.

He quickly ran a few steps and caught up with He Yuzhu in the alley.

"Wait for me, I have something to tell you."

He Yuzhu waited for her to catch up, then took her little hand, turned a corner, hid in the corner of the alley, and reached out to hug her.

He Yumei blushed and struggled a few times, preventing He Yuzhu from succeeding. Then she said, "Stop fooling around, I have something serious to tell you."

"What's the matter?"

"Let me tell you, that Fan Jinyou is still determined to get back at you!"

He Yuzhu nodded. He had a thorough understanding of Fan Jinyou; he was a complete scoundrel.

Unpredictable and without any bottom line.

Xu Huizhen spared him several times, but Fan Jinyou never learned his lesson and continued to oppose her.

He Yuzhu also took drastic measures, not letting him off like Xu Huizhen had done, but instead ignoring him completely, turning him from a street cadre into a neighborhood committee cadre, and then directly into an ordinary employee of the street.

It's quite possible that Fan Jinyou harbors resentment and secretly wants to oppose him.

Watching He Yumei ramble on about her relationship with her boyfriend, He Yuzhu said, "Yumei, you're so good to me."