Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Daqing said, "Don't take it yet, I'll find Zhuzi."

"It's in the back."

He Daqing went straight into the back courtyard, where He Yuzhu was practicing his boxing moves one by one.

Seeing He Daqing arrive so early was a bit of a surprise, but he still finished his round of punches and asked, "Father, is something the matter?"

Upon arriving, He Daqing was no longer in a hurry and asked first:

"Zhu Zi, how's the effect of your daily boxing practice? Is it working?"

He Daqing's new wife was fine at first, but after a long day and night of fighting, he gradually felt his strength failing him.

After all, He Daqing is already 38 years old, and his physical condition has begun to decline. He is tired every day with his young wife who is only 20 years old.

Seeing He Yuzhu practicing boxing every day, I casually asked him a question.

He Yuzhu understood what He Daqing meant, but many martial arts styles don't specifically target this; they're mostly just for health maintenance.

"I'll teach you a set of Tai Chi later. It's good for your health. Try it out and see how it goes."

He Yuzhu's heart stirred. His master had left him many secret manuals before he left, but he had only glanced at them before and had not studied them carefully.

My initial thought was that it's pointless to try to learn too much at once, since the system had already included ten fist techniques, and there was no point in learning a few more.

However, He Daqing's question reminded him that he could look for ways to strengthen his kidneys and improve his health. After all, he was already 18 years old this year, and he would be working hard day and night in the future, so he needed to strengthen his exercise and improve his ability to enjoy life at night.

He Yuzhu glanced at me briefly, then asked, "You didn't come to see me today for this, did you?"

"No, I have something important to tell you."

"Let's go inside and talk."

The father and son went into the house, and He Yuzhu poured them water. Then he went to the front to get two baskets of steamed buns and spicy soup. The two ate and chatted.

He Daqing said, "Zhu Zi, Xu Wude treated me to drinks last night."

"Hughwood? What kind of trouble has he caused this time?"

Xu Wude had previously schemed to buy Buddha statues for him, but he ended up tricking Xu Wude in return. After that, Xu Wude became much more settled and stopped causing trouble.

"Huwood wants to give Zhaodi to you as your wife."

"puff"

He Yuzhu burst out laughing. Luckily, he didn't have to face the steamed bun, thus avoiding a disaster.

"You're saying that Hilwood wants me to be his son-in-law?"

He Daqing nodded: "Yes, that's what he thinks."

"You haven't already agreed, have you?" He Yuzhu asked hurriedly.

"How could that be? Do you think I'm that stupid?"

He Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief. If He Daqing had agreed to the marriage without thinking, then the matter would have been troublesome, since arranged marriages are usually based on parental consent and matchmaker's words.

He Yuzhu was puzzled: "Why did he suddenly decide to want me to be his son-in-law?"

"Isn't it because they're after your family's wealth?"

He Daqing said, "You earn more in a month than he does in a year, and you also have this three-courtyard house. Which girl wouldn't want that?"

"That makes sense."

He Yuzhu thought about his current situation. His business was becoming more and more prosperous. Others didn't know exactly how much he could earn, but they were sure he was making a lot of money.

And this house, the key is that the person is young and unmarried, such good conditions are indeed hard to find even with a lantern.

He Daqing could tell from He Yuzhu's reaction that He Yuzhu didn't care about Xu Zhaodi at all. He Daqing knew that he had made the right decision not to agree to their marriage.

He Daqing then recounted in detail what happened yesterday, how Xu Wude invited him for drinks, and what he said last night, telling everything in detail.

He Yuzhu was extremely troubled. Xu Wude's motives were clearly impure. He got He Daqing drunk and wanted He Daqing to agree first, which put He Yuzhu in a dilemma.

"Luckily you didn't agree to his request, otherwise it would have been troublesome to explain."

He Daqing laughed and said, "Are you sure you don't like Xu Zhaodi? Actually, that girl is quite pretty too."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Xu Wude is always scheming against others. Xu Zhaodi has also learned a bit of Xu Wude's scheming. There's not a single good person in this family. I must have been blind to marry her."

He Yuzhu's words completely reassured He Daqing, confirming that He Yuzhu truly had no feelings for Xu Zhaodi.

He secretly made a mental note of it, determined to get back at Xu Wude and teach him a lesson for setting a trap for himself.

The father and son talked for a while, and then He Daqing took a basket of steamed buns back to his wife for breakfast.

He Yuzhu closed the door and took out the handwritten copy of the book his master had left him.

These are genuine secret manuals, the culmination of the master's life's work. They contain not only unique techniques from various schools and sects, but also a wealth of cultivation insights.

Unfortunately, I ran into He Yuzhu, who's a cheat code. All he has to do is get the system to include him and then train and add points.

When He Yuzhu first received it, he glanced through it briefly before storing it in his spatial storage. This was the second time he had checked it.

He Yuzhu started flipping through the book from the front, but only looked at the martial arts techniques that he hadn't included in the system.

Soon He Yuzhu saw an interesting kung fu move.

"Iron crotch kung fu? There's a kung fu specifically for training your crotch?"

He Yuzhu was very interested and then began to study it carefully.

After reading the introduction, I thought, "This is it! I never imagined that there really is a cultivation method that can help me cultivate."

He Yuzhu was overjoyed. Although he was young and strong, he was full of energy.

However, since there is such a training method, of course we should learn it so that our daily lives will be more enjoyable.

He Yuzhu then looked at the exercise methods, his expression gradually becoming strange.

It's obvious that this exercise, which involves no specific techniques, involves wrapping a towel around an animal while it's still strong and upright, and then suspending a heavy object from it with a rope to train its load-bearing capacity.

"Is this training method really effective?" He Yuzhu had some doubts.

However, since Master copied this technique into his diary, it must be useful.

He Yuzhu first copied it again, leaving it for He Daqing to practice.

Then, unable to resist, he took off his pants, wrapped them in a towel, and tied two wooden sticks together with a rope, hanging them on either side.

It was made very light at the beginning, otherwise accidents could easily happen.

After practicing for a few minutes, you need to rest for a while before starting the second round of training.

In the third round, a system message finally popped up in He Yuzhu's field of vision.

[You have mastered a new martial art – Iron Crotch Technique, level 1]

He Yuzhu was overjoyed. This at least proved that the Iron Crotch Technique was indeed effective; otherwise, the system wouldn't have included it.

Suddenly, Xu Huizhen's voice came from outside: "Brother Zhu, what are you doing with the door locked?"

He Yuzhu quickly put everything into his spatial storage, then pulled up his pants, tidied himself up, and opened the door.

Xu Huizhen looked at it suspiciously, but didn't find anything unusual, before asking, "What are you doing?"

"I didn't do anything, I was just looking at the martial arts notes my master left me."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Xu Huizhen was relieved. Even if one were to look at martial arts manuals, it should be done discreetly.

That evening, He Yuzhu handed the Iron Crotch Kung Fu manual to He Daqing. He Daqing was overjoyed to find it effective, knowing that once he mastered the basics, he could have sex.

He returned to the courtyard house in high spirits, just as Xu Wude was leaving. He Daqing said, "Old Xu, I have something to discuss with you."

Seeing He Daqing's happy expression, Xu Wude assumed that He Yuzhu had agreed.

"What's going on? Did Zhu Zi agree to this?"

"What are you thinking? Zhu Zi didn't agree."

"You're so happy about not agreeing, haha?" Xu Wood said, somewhat annoyed.

"Of course I'm happy, happy that we can't be in-laws."

"you..."

Hüwood was so angry he almost lost his temper, and turned to leave.

"Pah, what a piece of trash, trying to become my in-laws?"

When Xu Wude returned, he told Xu Zhaodi about He Yuzhu's rejection. Xu Zhaodi was furious and her face turned pale. Ever since He Yuzhu opened the four large gold bars in the Buddha statue, she had been fantasizing about marrying He Yuzhu. She never expected that her beautiful dream would finally be shattered.

Xu Zhaodi turned around angrily and went back to her room, where she lay down and cried.

Mrs. Xu sighed and said to Xu Wude, "Shazhu has gone too far. What is it about our Zhaodi that makes her unworthy of him?"

"Yes, it's his good fortune to have chosen him. Who knew that Sha Zhu would refuse? He really doesn't know what's good for him."

Xu Wude felt a pang of heartache, seeing Sha Zhu become the richest and most powerful person in the courtyard. He wished Sha Zhu could become his son-in-law.

Unfortunately, his idea was one-sided, as He Yuzhu had no such intention at all.

Mother Xu said, "I think we should teach Zhuzi a lesson."

Xu Wude nodded and said, "Since he's unwilling, let's find a way to trick him again."