Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Apart from Granny Zhang teaching her son in the courtyard, only the door to the east wing was open, with Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Yi sitting at the doorway, their faces somewhat pale.

Granny Zhang first cursed Jia Dongxu's ancestors for a while before saying, "Anyway, I don't think it's going to work. That girl can't come in."

"What's wrong with it? I think it's fine," Jia Dongxu said, sounding aggrieved.

Granny Zhang jumped three feet high in anger: "I said no, and that's final! Marrying a country girl? What's the point of building a house then? What's the point of buying a sewing machine? All that money will be wasted!"

Then he once again paid his respects to Jia Dongxu's ancestors for eighteen generations.

Jia Dongxu was also furious, but the girl had taken a liking to him at first sight, and she had taken a liking to him as well.

I thought that once I got back, I could tell my mother about this without any problems, but to my surprise, Granny Zhang refused to agree no matter what she said when she heard that the girl was from the countryside.

After scolding him, Granny Zhang said that Jia Dongxu, a country girl, was not good enough for her.

The house was renovated, and Qian Datong's house was also renovated. That's not all, they also spent a lot of money to buy a sewing machine.

With everything prepared, Granny Zhang was confident that she could finally find a good girl from the city.

Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai acted swiftly and decisively without informing him, finding a girl from the countryside and arranging for her to meet Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu was also short-sighted and blind; he agreed to the relationship just because the girl was pretty.

This infuriated Granny Zhang. She first scolded Yi Zhonghai, then went back to her room and sulked.

Yi Zhonghai can run away, but where can Jia Dongxu run to? He can only get scolded by Granny Zhang.

He Yuzhu stood at the entrance of the Intermediate People's Court and listened for a while, and learned the truth of the matter from Zhang Peng.

A thought suddenly struck him: Could this blind date be Qin Huairu?

After all, she was said to be a girl from Changhe.

Come to think of it, it makes sense. Summer is here, and it's about time Jia Dongxu got married.

Unexpectedly, Granny Zhang objected during the blind date, indicating that the marriage was going through some twists and turns.

He Yuzhu watched for a while, understood the whole story, and then, too lazy to pay them any attention, went into his own home.

But Yi Zhonghai followed soon after.

"Zhu Zi, look how badly your brother Dong Xu is being scolded. Aren't you going to go and comfort him?"

He Yuzhu raised an eyebrow and said, "Why don't you go by yourself?"

Yi Zhonghai said awkwardly, "I went there just now, but I couldn't persuade him. Why don't you give it a try?"

He Yuzhu said angrily, "Old Yi, are you asking me to get scolded?"

"How could that be? Don't think so badly of me. You wouldn't want to see your brother Dongxu getting scolded, would you?"

"What's it to me?" He Yuzhu said irritably.

He Yuzhu started tidying up the house, too lazy to pay attention to Yi Zhonghai. That scoundrel wanted him to step in and mediate the fight? No way.

Seeing that He Yuzhu wasn't fooled, Yi Zhonghai didn't bring up the matter of mediating the fight again. Instead, he asked, "Yuzhu, where's Yushui?"

“He’s at his godmother’s house and doesn’t want to come back.”

Yi Zhonghai said, "Then I'll prepare two dishes, and we'll have dinner together tonight."

Then he said, "How about you cook the hot dishes?"

He Yuzhu thought about it for a moment before nodding in agreement.

I took the day off today, so I didn't bring my lunchbox back. Since someone's treating me, I might as well eat it.

When cooking for them that evening, He Yuzhu didn't use his full skills, after all, his level was too high and it wasn't worth letting them eat well.

Previous comparisons revealed that the average housewife's cooking skills are at best at the first-class level.

Only those that are cooked exceptionally well can reach level two.

He Yuzhu's Sichuan cuisine skills have now reached level six. Even if he only uses three-tenths of his ability, it is still much higher than that of an ordinary person.

The four of them, including Jia Dongxu, ate together, and all three praised He Yuzhu's cooking skills.

He Yuzhu felt a little regretful; he should have kept his level lower just now. He hadn't expected that using only three-tenths of his ability would earn him such praise.

Jia Dongxu said angrily, "My mom is the same. Qin Huairu is such a beautiful girl, how come she can't be interested in her?"

"Qin Huairu?" He Yuzhu asked in surprise.

The wheels of history are so magical. He Yuzhu thought to himself that he, like a butterfly, hadn't flapped his wings hard enough.

Qin Huairu still went on a blind date with Jia Dongxu.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhuzi, you don't know, a coworker introduced me to a girl today. She's just as pretty as Tian Xiu from before. She only graduated from junior high school and is currently doing odd jobs. We've arranged to meet today."

He Yuzhu asked, "You've taken a liking to it?"

Yi Zhonghai sighed:

"Both of them have taken a liking to each other, as you saw today, but Zhang's wife disagrees because she thinks Qin Huairu is a country girl."

He Yuzhu said, "Then I won't agree. I'll just go on another blind date."

Jia Dongxu said, "No, I've already set my sights on this one. I won't be able to find one this pretty anywhere else."

Jia Dongxu is usually a mama's boy, but this time he doesn't want to compromise with his mother on his marriage. That's why he was scolded by his mother tonight, but he's still holding a grudge and doesn't plan to change wives.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhu Zi, do you have any good ideas?"

Now even Yi Zhonghai can't quite see through He Yuzhu. Sometimes he's so shrewd that he fools himself, and other times he seems a bit naive and simple-minded.

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Isn't this easy to handle? Just make it a fait accompli, right?"

"What?" the remaining three exclaimed in unison.

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He Yuzhu's idea was already somewhat unorthodox. After all, it was only right after liberation. Although some men and women had engaged in various behaviors before marriage and did what they were supposed to do, it was still inappropriate to discuss it like this.

Jia Dongxu's face turned bright red, and he quickly said, "No, no, how could I do such a thing?"

He Yuzhu said, "Then I have no choice. Why don't you just find another wife?"

Jia Dongxu had never thought of doing something like this before, after all, they had only just met today.

Yi Zhonghai suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He thought that since it was actually impossible to do it, he could have Jia Dongxu lie about it.

Then we stopped talking about that topic and started discussing other things.

After dinner, the people in the courtyard gradually brought out their beds and mats to sleep.

The next morning, He Yuzhu packed his luggage and carried it out of the courtyard. When no one was in the alley, he put it into his spatial dimension, then clapped his hands and went to practice wrestling by the moat.

In three days, Master Song and his team repaired the front storefront, then built a kitchen in the open space between the building and the moon gate, and started building a warehouse on the opposite side.

Under Hong Henian's guidance, He Yuzhu had already prepared a lot of kitchen utensils, pots, pans and other items.

He Yuzhu took a day off and used the wood he had prepared to finish the counter he designed and install the large glass panel.

Everyone was amazed when the design was first started, but they were still shocked when it was actually completed.

I've never seen a counter like this before. It has a wooden frame, large glass windows that allow you to clearly see the goods inside, and a marble countertop that looks spotless after being wiped with water.

The most unexpected thing was that a glass wall was erected at the outermost end of the counter, and the top was a wooden frame that went all the way to the roof.

Xu Huizhen and Xiangcao were both very satisfied. They looked around and said, "This design is great. The buns taste good too. I'll come here for breakfast every day."

Xiangcao said, "Yes, this place looks clean and hygienic. Street stalls can't compare to this. It will definitely attract most people to come in and eat."

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Alright, stop flattering me. There's still a lot of work to be done. Since you're here, get to work."

The general layout is complete, but the tables, chairs, and benches are not yet finished; half of them are missing.

There's still a lot of work to do, like washing and scrubbing pots, pans, and all sorts of utensils.

The two held hands and went to the back kitchen to light a fire and start cooking.

Xu Hui drove his mule cart, listened for a long time, and then stopped the cart in front of a shop.

Looking up, I saw a sign that read "Limin Breakfast and Braised Food Shop," and next to it was a smaller storefront that read "Huizhen Tavern."

Xu Hui breathed a sigh of relief, finally finding the right place. He tied the mule to a tree by the roadside, straightened his clothes, and walked into the house.

He Yuzhu was setting up a stool when he looked up and saw his brother-in-law coming in. He smiled and said, "Brother, you're here. Just in time, Huizhen is tending the fire in the back."

Xu Hui said irritably, "Was it you who encouraged my Huizhen to open a liquor store?"

Xu Hui was quite surprised to receive Xu Huizhen's letter, thinking something serious had happened. When he opened the letter, he found that Xu Huizhen had found a storefront to open a tavern and asked him to send a truckload of alcohol over.

He Yuzhu asked, "Is Brother dissatisfied with letting Huizhen open a tavern?"

Xu Hui was already somewhat dissatisfied with his younger sister, who, although she had always been headstrong and rarely listened to others' advice.

Knowing that Xu Huizhen had opened a tavern, he wouldn't listen to her advice. However, she still didn't give He Yuzhu a friendly look: "Of course I'm not satisfied. Why give up a perfectly good job to open a tavern? What if it loses money?"

He Yuzhu said generously, "If there's a loss, I'll cover it. If you're still worried, brother, I'll pay her a monthly salary. Is that alright?"

Then he said, "If we do the accounting in two months and find that we've made money selling alcohol, then we can let her run the business on her own. What do you think of that?"

Xu Hui's family wasn't wealthy. He and his father were just employees working at the distillery. Naturally, he was a little apprehensive. Doing business wasn't easy. What if they lost money? Where would they get the money to invest?

Besides, the year is not good. Although there is no fighting near the capital, the fighting in the south is still fierce, especially in the northeast, where the fighting has even reached the peninsula.