Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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I was too embarrassed to ask before, but now that we're a couple, I'm finally asking.

He Yuzhu explained, which finally managed to fool Xu Huizhen.

By evening, although Hsu Hui-chen was full of confidence after getting plenty of rest, she was still easily defeated.

This continued for several days, making Xu Huizhen fully aware of her shortcomings. Every morning, she would get up and follow He Yuzhu to exercise. She felt...

For several days in a row, He Yuzhu indulged in sensual pleasures and suddenly felt like he had forgotten all about home.

That day, he suddenly remembered that just before his wedding, Xu Wude and his daughter Xu Zhaodi had plotted against him. At that time, with the wedding date approaching, he only asked Dayong to investigate and did not take any action to retaliate.

I've been a bit decadent lately, only thinking about things between men and women. I should pull myself together, so I'll start by taking action against Hürwood.

Dayong would deliver meat every day. When it was time to pay the bill, he would be called into the room and asked about the progress of the investigation.

Da Yong said, "I was just about to tell you. Xu Wude did indeed have a mistress outside, a widow. But we haven't been able to find out who she is in the past few days. It's just that everyone is saying this."

"This is definitely not just a rumor; it seems to be true."

Da Yong wasn't someone who specialized in this line of work, so it was normal that he hadn't made any progress in just a few days. After talking for a while, the two of them managed to persuade Da Yong to continue having someone keep watch.

He Yuzhu thought there would be no news for a while, but he soon got a breakthrough from He Daqing.

Although He Yuzhu did not want to have much contact with Daqing, He Daqing knew that his son had become successful, earning much more money than him, and had his own business, property, and martial arts skills.

So every week he would bring his wife and children over for a meal to maintain the family relationship.

After dinner that day, Wen Yuping showed Huizhen the gifts and shared some of her experiences with pregnancy, so that Huizhen wouldn't be clueless and wouldn't know if she was pregnant.

Inside the house, He Daqing and Zhuzi chatted idly, and soon the conversation turned to the courtyard house.

He Yuzhu's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "I...I heard that Xu Wude is keeping a widow on the side?"

"Yes, you know about this too?"

"I only found out about his romantic affairs a few days ago when I heard others talking about them."

"That is true, it's been quite a few years."

He Yuzhu was overjoyed and asked, "Then tell me about them. Do you know who that widow is?"

"Why do you think of asking this?"

However, He Daqing still started talking.

Xu Wude worked in the film projection team at the steel mill. Logically speaking, a steel mill shouldn't have a film projection team, since they are completely unrelated.

But Lou Xiao'e's father started to enjoy watching movies after he made money, so he started a movie projection team. They could entertain clients and also show movies in the countryside to make money, which was a win-win situation.

Xu Wude was ugly, but he was also a womanizer. He took advantage of his frequent trips to the countryside to have affairs with many women.

One of them was a widow with whom he had maintained a long-term relationship.

He Daqing said, "This widow is called Liao Xiuye. Actually, she is none other than the wife of a worker at the Zha Steel Plant. However, he died later. Xu Wude used some means to get together with this widow. This widow has a younger brother-in-law who is a security guard at the Zha Steel Plant named Cheng Dayuan."

“If it weren’t for this relationship, I wouldn’t have known about Xu Wood.”

He Yuzhu asked, "So, do you think Cheng Dayuan knows about his sister-in-law's affair with Xu Wude?"

"How could I possibly know? If I did, I'd probably break Hulwood's legs."

It must be said that rural areas are still quite feudal, especially now that clan power is still very strong. In the past, if adultery was discovered, people would be thrown into a pig cage.

He Daqing explained that not many people actually knew about this matter, and he only found out by chance.

After all, nobody wants to publicize something like this and make it known to everyone.

He Daqing finally reminded He Yuzhu not to spread the word, and He Yuzhu nodded in agreement.

The next day, they found Dayong and asked him to find out Cheng Dayuan's address and who his widow was.

Da Yong didn't ask any more questions and nodded in agreement.

This time it was much easier to find out. In just two days, Dayong found out that Cheng Dayuan lived in Tayuan Village, not far from the steel mill.

Of course, his sister-in-law, the widow, also lived in Tayuan Village. Her house was located at the back of the village, consisting of three mud-walled rooms and a small courtyard, making it easy to find.

The scheming of Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu before wasn't this malicious. This time, even though he was already engaged to Xu Huizhen, Xu Wude actually plotted against his marriage.

He Yuzhu was overjoyed. Xu Wude would be severely injured even if he didn't die. Few people who offended him would have a good ending.

It was easy to find out about Xu Wude's daily routine; he often had to show movies in the countryside, and the days he spent resting at home were few and far between.

After observing him carefully for a while, He Yuzhu knew his daily routine.

During normal working hours, I go home on time. I only have time to sneak food when I go out to watch a movie.

After leaving Dongzhimen, keep walking straight until you reach Shizipo Street, and you will soon arrive at Tayuan Village.

He Yuzhu surveyed the terrain during the day and often ambushed Xu Wude at night.

Since everything before was just hearsay, they planned to confirm that Xu Wude was indeed having an affair before taking the next step.

He Yuzhu failed to catch Xu Wude even after two or three attempts. Without concrete evidence, He Yuzhu could only continue to keep watch.

As the saying goes, perseverance pays off. After many attempts, He Yuzhu finally caught him once.

After dinner that evening, He Yuzhu said, "I'm going out for a walk."

"Okay, come back soon," Xu Huizhen said with a smile.

But as soon as He Yuzhu left, Xu Huizhen immediately became sad and couldn't maintain her smile.

I listlessly fetched some hot water, washed up, and lay down in bed.

He sighed and muttered to himself, "We've only been married a few days. Am I too useless? Brother Zhu has already changed his mind. Where could he be going so late? He must be going to find those women with half-closed doors."

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. She couldn't help but recall her mother's words of advice. Did she really have to arrange for He Yuzhu to take a concubine?

Xu Huizhen couldn't help but think of Xiangcao. In fact, she had known for three years that Xiangcao also had feelings for He Yuzhu.

However, Xiangcao was older than He Yuzhu, and He Yuzhu had no feelings for her, so in the end she found someone else and married Dayong.

This guy, Zhu Zi, has changed so fast. He's been married for less than half a month and he's already gone astray. But I've never seen him before the wedding.

He Yuzhu rode his bicycle out of Dongzhimen and all the way to Tayuan Village. Instead of going directly into the village, he took a detour through the small roads outside before finally arriving at the back of Liao Xiuye's courtyard.

He Yuzhu opened his eyes wide and scanned the room, finally finding the person in question.

Xu Wude was embracing Liao Xiuye ​​on the bed, making love. The young widow knew how to serve him well, and Xu Wude lay comfortably on the bottom.

The young widow bustled back and forth, busy at work, her mouth never idle, calling out to her brother affectionately.

He Yuzhu was now certain that Xu Wude had indeed been having an affair with the widow. He had previously feared it was just a rumor, but if he had wronged Xu Wude and the young widow, then the whole affair would have been ruined.

Now that he had seen it for himself, there was nothing more to say. He Yuzhu could only apologize to the young widow.

Of course, one could stay there; no one would be foolish enough to rush to the front and report it. That would give others grounds for criticism and completely offend Xu Wude.

Since we were able to catch them this time, there will be other opportunities to catch them in the future.

He Yuzhu didn't disturb them. Instead, he turned around and slowly left. After walking a long distance, he took the bicycle out of his spatial storage.

By the time I rode back to Yandaixie Street, almost two hours had passed.

He Yuzhu entered through the small back door. The lights in the room were already off. He tiptoed and pushed the door open. He saw that Xu Huizhen was already asleep on her side, facing inward. He washed up first, then lifted a corner of the quilt, lay down on the bed, and hugged Xu Huizhen in his arms.

Although the movement was very light, it still woke Xu Huizhen, who had just fallen asleep. She looked up at the wall clock, and sure enough, time tells all.

Each time, Zhu Zi takes an hour, and with the travel time to and from the destination, it takes close to two hours.

I couldn't help but let the tears flow again.

He Yuzhu quickly noticed that Xu Huizhen was crying, so he quickly turned her shoulders to face him and asked in surprise, "What's wrong, Huizhen? Who bullied you?"

Xu Huizhen shook her head and cried, "No one bullied me."

"Silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about? No one bullied you, why are you crying? Did the rain make you angry? But she wasn't there when I left."

"It's not rainwater."

Xu Huizhen looked up at her pretty face and asked, "Brother Zhu, did you go to that kind of place?"

"No, what is that kind of place?"

"It's a place with a half-closed door. I heard that the Eight Great Hutongs area was shut down, and then many women started doing business with half-closed doors."

He Yuzhu was amused and asked, "What were you thinking with that little head of yours? Did you think I went out to look for the half-open door?"

The Eight Great Hutongs were located just outside Zhengyangmen, not far from Dashilan. After liberation, the government shut down all the brothels in the Eight Great Hutongs and reformed all the prostitutes.

Some of them were able to marry into good families after leaving the profession, such as Suo Qian in Tianzao Courtyard, who married a prostitute who had left the profession.

Of course, this is only a small part of the case; most people are elderly and alone and have been assigned to factories.

Many people, having grown accustomed to their previous lives and unable to live without men, started businesses with half-closed doors at home.

Ever since Xu Huizhen opened a braised meat shop outside Zhengyangmen, she has also been running a breakfast business in the alley. There are quite a few men in the area who have gone from being good men to running their own businesses again.

There are even stories of husbands running businesses and their wives entertaining customers at home; such rumors are frequently heard.

He Yuzhu never expected that when he went to find evidence of Xu Wude's affair, Xu Huizhen would think he was going to find a woman with the door half-closed.

Xu Huizhen said with a hint of resentment, "You're still laughing, aren't you? I... I can never make you happy, and then you go out and find some wild food to eat."

"No, you silly girl, who told you all this nonsense? Your little head is always full of bad ideas. Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

He Yuzhu was actually a little guilty when he said this, because he hadn't been firm in his stance and had gotten involved with Chen Xueru.