Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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"You..." Qin Huairu was furious, her massive, undulating ridges seeming about to burst forth.

She said angrily, "I never thought you were such a bad person. You even stole someone's shoes. Aren't you afraid I'll call the police?"

He Yuzhu asked in surprise, "Aren't you a prostitute?"

Chapter 89 I'll sell to someone else, but not to you.

Qin Huairu said angrily, "I'll sell it to someone else, but I won't sell it to you."

"Since you're selling yourself, what difference does it make who you sell to?"

"I won't sell it to you, you scoundrel!"

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "I've been watching you for a long time and you haven't sold anything. Now that I'm wearing it, do you think I'll sell it or not?"

"you..."

Qin Huairu wanted to refuse to sell, but the brand-new shoes had already been put on by He Yuzhu and were on the ground. If she took them back, she would definitely not be able to sell them again.

Right now, my family is struggling to put food on the table, so how could I possibly ruin this pair of shoes? I put a lot of effort into making them.

Qin Huairu was furious, cursing Sha Zhu countless times in her heart.

We still need to collect the money from these sales, otherwise wouldn't we be losing money?

"Okay, I'll sell it. Pay up."

"You said you weren't willing to sell earlier, but then you sold it after being offered money?"

"Wasn't it you who snatched the shoes from my hands?"

Qin Huairu knew that even if she called the police, they wouldn't do anything to He Yuzhu. Besides, she was still a new bride, and she couldn't very well accuse him of molesting her.

He Yuzhu paid for the shoes, picked up his old shoes, and said, "I'll come back to you to buy more next time they get worn out."

Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the money, thinking that He Yuzhu would try to steal it. Upon hearing this, she said angrily, "I won't sell to you next time."

"hehe."

When He Yuzhu saw Qin Huairu angrily clutching her stomach, he thought he had upset her. He used his spiritual power to check and his expression turned strange.

Unable to resist asking, "Qin Huairu, didn't you and Jia Dongxu only have a wedding ceremony but not consummate your marriage?"

Qin Huairu didn't know why He Yuzhu asked that, so she just said, "Yeah, don't you know what you've done?"

Thinking about it makes me furious. On our wedding day, my husband was arrested by the police and hasn't been released yet, making me a laughing stock in the area.

All of this was because He Yuzhu reported her husband for encroaching on someone else's house.

He Yuzhu asked again, "So you, Qin Huairu, are also a promiscuous woman. Since you didn't consummate your marriage, whose child is in your belly?"

"You...how did you know?" Qin Huairu was startled. Only her mother-in-law and her uncle and aunt knew about her pregnancy. She hadn't told anyone else. How did He Yuzhu find out?

He Yuzhu was too lazy to argue with him. After taking a few steps, he could tell that Qin Huairu's craftsmanship was not bad, although it was not as exquisite as Neiliansheng shoes.

However, Qin Huairu sold them cheaply, and Xiangcao and Xu Huizhen have been very busy lately, so they don't even have time to make shoes for him.

He Yuzhu carried his shoes into the courtyard. As soon as he entered the middle courtyard, he ran into Granny Zhang.

Granny Zhang cursed angrily.

"Try swearing again!" He Yuzhu shouted.

Granny Zhang was furious and couldn't help but say, "Did I scold you? Silly Zhu, don't be so ungrateful. There are plenty of people who pick up things, but I've never seen anyone pick up insults."

He Yuzhu swung his hand and brought it down heavily.

With a "smack," Granny Zhang covered her face with her hands and sat down on the ground.

Seeing that He Yuzhu was wearing brand new shoes that looked somewhat familiar, but now was not the time to think about it, he immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Help! Someone come quick! I'm going to be beaten to death by Sha Zhu!"

He Yuzhu was so angry that his teeth itched, and he raised his hand again.

"Stop, Zhu Zi, why are you hitting people again for no reason?" Yi Zhonghai hurriedly came out and shouted.

He Yuzhu remained unmoved and slapped her again, making another loud cracking sound. This time, both of Granny Zhang's cheeks swelled up.

Yi Zhonghai quickly came to the back and pulled He Yuzhu back, who was about to continue his attack.

"How could you do this? How could you hit an elderly person! You should apologize to Aunt Zhang right now and compensate for the damages."

"Compensate? Bah!"

Granny Zhang was furious. She covered her swollen face with both hands and cried, "Neighbors, please stand up for me! I didn't curse him, but he beat me so badly. If he doesn't pay me 10 yuan, I'll go to the military control commission to report him."

“Yes, Zhu Zi, if you don’t pay compensation, we’ll send you to the police station,” Yi Zhonghai said.

“What money do you mean by compensation? I only hit Zhang because she scolded me,” He Yuzhu said.

“I didn’t insult you. Stop trying to smear me. I clearly didn’t insult you; I insulted my daughter-in-law. Anyway, I didn’t mention your name or insult you.”

“Zhu Zi, you said Aunt Zhang scolded you, but did she mention your name?” Yi Zhonghai chimed in.

He Yuzhu said, "Yes, Granny Zhang called me 'Silly Zhu,' do you think I should hit her?"

"You..." Granny Zhang was furious. She hadn't expected He Yuzhu to give such a reason. She couldn't help but say, "You're called Sha Zhu, even your father calls you that. Why can't I?"

Then he turned to the neighbors who were watching the commotion and said, "Everyone, tell me, who doesn't know his name is Sha Zhu?"

Yan Bugui said, "Sister Zhang, Zhu Zi already said that no one is allowed to call him 'Silly Zhu' in the courtyard. Why did you say that?"

This was because He Yuzhu had repeatedly befriended Yan Fugui before, which prompted Yan Fugui to speak out and say something fair at this time.

He Yuzhu was very satisfied; it was worth all the effort he had put in to feed them so many times.

Yi Zhonghai said, "You can't hit people like that. Everyone knows that Zhuzi's nickname is 'Silly Zhuzi.' Besides, it was He Daqing who called him that. Even his father calls him that."

"That's right, it's not wrong for me to call you Sha Zhu, but it's wrong for you to slap me. Pay me back right now, or I'll sue you if it's less than 10 yuan."

Granny Zhang knew she couldn't beat Sha Zhu, so she decided to take this opportunity to extort 10 yuan from him so she could buy two pounds of meat to nourish herself.

He Yuzhu asked, "My dad can call me that, so can you all do the same?"

Yi Zhonghai forced a smile and said, "Of course you can. Isn't the point of naming a child to be called by others?"

"hehe."

He Yuzhu had no intention of reasoning with Yi Zhonghai anymore. Whenever the Jia family was involved, Yi Zhonghai would take a completely different stance.

Let me ask again: "Can a father address others the same way he does?"

Yi Zhonghai still said, "Of course, a name is given so that people can call it."

He Yuzhu suddenly said, "Now I understand. If your father can call you son, then I can too?"

"My good son, let Daddy hug you."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he raised both arms, clapped his hands, and then made an open gesture.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his face turned purple. He stared at He Yuzhu in front of him, somewhat disbelieving that the other party would call him his son.

Not to mention Yi Zhonghai, all the other neighbors who were watching the spectacle were frozen in shock, staring at He Yuzhu, unable to believe that he could do such a thing.

He Yuzhu explained, "You can call my dad 'Silly Zhu,' so if your dad calls you 'son,' we can call him that too, right?"

"You... He Yuzhu, you're really infuriating! Are you looking for death?" Yi Zhonghai had never been so angry before; he was so angry he almost exploded.

He had never been so angry and furious in his life. Yi Zhonghai even wanted to take a knife and chop He Yuzhu in front of him.

But He Yuzhu turned around and shouted at Granny Zhang, "You're the only daughter who doesn't listen to me. Come here, call me 'Dad,' and I'll help you up."

Granny Zhang was furious, pointing her finger at He Yuzhu: "You...you..."

He Yuzhu shouted, "What do you mean, 'I'? He Daqing can call me 'Silly Zhu,' but what gives you the right to call me 'Silly Zhu'?"

Then he said to his neighbors, “I have a name. You can call me He Yuzhu or Zhuzi, but if anyone calls me Shazhu to my face again, don’t blame me for being rude. You’ll have to be my son or daughter.”

After saying that, he opened the door, went into his home, and began cleaning.

Aunt Yi sighed and helped Old Yi back home.

Granny Zhang sat on the ground and cried for a while, not daring to even curse, afraid that He Yuzhu would come out and beat her again.

After all the neighbors had left, he sheepishly got up from the ground, covered his fat, swollen face, and sat on the steps in front of the house, sulking.

He glared fiercely at the main room, watching He Yuzhu wipe the furniture, clean the floor, lock the door, and leave.

Granny Zhang was furious, but there was nothing she could do about He Yuzhu. At most, she could only mutter curses in her heart.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Huairu finally sold all the shoes and dragged her tired body into the courtyard.

Seeing Granny Zhang sitting on the steps with some surprise, he went over and asked, "Mother, why are you sitting here? What happened? Why is your face swollen?"

Granny Zhang said irritably, "It's nothing."

Suddenly, I remembered the new shoes He Yuzhu was wearing. No wonder they looked so familiar. Weren't they made by Qin Huairu, that jinx?

"You gave the shoes to Sha Zhu?"

"No? How could that be? I haven't seen him at all."

Qin Huairu still doesn't know that He Yuzhu had just come by and slapped Zhang Pozi in the face.

However, the two families had a previous falling out, so they didn't want to cause any more trouble and wanted to keep the fact that He Yuzhu had just insisted on buying a pair of shoes a secret.

However, Qin Huairu's denial angered Granny Zhang.