Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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In the summer, you can only bring a straw mat or a single bed to the alley to cool off by the roadside, and light some cattail sticks, so there are no mosquitoes.

Lying in bed, fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans, chatting and drinking tea with their neighbors, they would wait until around 11:00 or 12:00, when the heat would dissipate, and then they would simply sleep by the roadside.

He Yuzhu arrived quite late, and both sides were already packed with people. After searching for a while, Xu Zhaodi waved for He Yuzhu to come over.

Helpless, He Yuzhu had no choice but to place the single bed in front of the Xu family's house.

Xu Damao glanced up, snorted, and continued to pretend to be asleep.

The others were able to chat with He Yuzhu for a few minutes.

Xu Zhaodi also asked, "Where's Yushui? It feels like I haven't seen her in a long time."

“She’s at her godmother’s house. She’s recognized her godmother but doesn’t recognize me as her brother anymore.”

For the first two days, He Yushui was very happy to be able to ride a bicycle and went back to the courtyard house with He Yuzhu.

But after a while, I didn't like it anymore, since I wouldn't be back until after 9 pm.

The hotter the weather, the easier it is to feel sleepy. By the time He Yuzhu got off work, Yushui had already fallen asleep and could only stay at his master's house.

After exchanging a few words about the rain, Xu Wude and He Yuzhu started chatting casually.

Although Xu Wude was cheated out of 50 yuan by He Yuzhu, he felt much more at ease because compared to Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, he had the least amount.

Through recent observations, Xu Wude discovered that Yi Zhonghai was completely unable to control He Yuzhu and could even chat with He Yuzhu calmly.

As for the incident of Xu Damao being beaten by He Yuzhu, that's all in the past and doesn't need to be mentioned again.

Xu Wude asked about the chef apprenticeship, and then He Yuzhu started talking about the steel rolling mill.

The steel rolling mill currently has only a few hundred employees, but according to Xu Wude, although it is still a private enterprise, the higher authorities have sent a team of cadres to be stationed on-site.

Their main task was to ensure production and prevent enemy sabotage.

After all, the sabotage activities of enemy agents are still rampant. They are sabotaging power plants, water supply systems, and some key factories. They are doing all sorts of evil deeds, making life difficult for the residents.

After chatting about the factory for a while, the topic of Jia Dongxu's blind date came up. Only then did He Yuzhu realize that Jia Dongxu had gone on another blind date, but the girl still didn't like the Jia family.

He Yuzhu said, "Jia Dongxu took the day off yesterday to rent a house from Qian Datong. Now that he's going on another blind date, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Xu Wude was greatly surprised: "Who told you that Jia Dongxu asked for leave? He didn't ask for leave. He went to work and left work with me yesterday."

He Yuzhu was stunned and asked, "You're saying Jia Dongxu didn't ask for leave yesterday?"

"What kind of leave did he ask for?" Xu Wude said, "I've seen him on my way to and from get off work, and I also saw him at the cafeteria at lunchtime. You're telling me he asked for leave?"

He Yuzhu said, "But Jia Dongxu told me that he had taken leave and gone to prison."

"He's definitely lying to you!" Xu Wude, who had been feeling sleepy and drowsy, was now much more awake and asked, "What did you say he took leave to do?"

"Nothing." He Yuzhu thought to himself that it was good that he hadn't heard clearly. Jia Dongxu had clearly shown him a rental contract and swore that he had gone to prison. It seemed that there was something fishy about this matter.

Yesterday, I had no doubts at all. I just thought that Jia Dongxu had been intimidated by me and had gritted his teeth to rent the house. I never expected that the lease contract might be fake.

He Yuzhu grew angrier the more he thought about it; Jia Dongxu had actually fabricated a story to deceive him.

If you don't know, that's fine, anyway it's not your own house, it's a hoodlum's house.

But Jia Dongxu made a fatal mistake by using a fake certificate to deceive himself.

If it weren't for the coincidence of talking to Xu Wude about this today, wouldn't I have been kept in the dark by him?

Since he is unjust, then blame me for being unjust. He Yuzhu intends to uphold justice for Qian Datong in this matter.

After chatting for a while, Xu Wude fell asleep first, while He Yuzhu lay on the single bed, looking at the starry sky, and gradually drifted off to sleep.

Sleeping on the main street is cooler, but it's too noisy here. The snoring sounds rise and fall, loud and soft.

Another rule is that you can't sleep in. Sanitation workers start work before dawn, waking up those who are sleepy and sending them home.

After much deliberation, He Yuzhu decided to go to the prison himself. Without obtaining crucial evidence, nothing he said would be of any use.

At the prison outside the city, He Yuzhu, holding the certificate issued by Tian Zao, waited for more than an hour before being taken to the reception room by the police.

Previously, Qian Datong was the wealthiest man in the courtyard. He would go out to eat and drink lavishly every few days, and he was radiant and very prosperous.

When Qian Datong was brought out, He Yuzhu was quite surprised. His eyes were lifeless, and although he was not emaciated, he was much thinner than before and looked much older.

Upon seeing He Yuzhu sitting behind the table, Qian Datong grinned and said, "I didn't expect it would be you who came to visit me."

He Yuzhu said directly, "Actually, I didn't want to come, but there's something I think I should let you know."

There was a prison guard watching over him during the visit, so He Yuzhu didn't say much, lest he think he had some kind of shady relationship with this hooligan.

Qian Datong asked, "What is it?"

“Jia Dongxu said you rented the house to him. I thought it was unlikely, so I came over to ask you if it was true.”

"What? That bastard Jia Dongxu actually said I rented the house to him?"

Qian Datong began to roar angrily: "This is impossible! How could I rent the house to him? That damned Jia Dongxu must be trying to take over my house."

Chapter 76 Obtaining Evidence

People like Qian Datong are extremely shrewd. If they weren't quick-witted, they wouldn't be able to become street thugs and do bad things.

He Yuzhu only asked one question and immediately understood the whole story.

Moreover, Jia Dongxu had previously tried to seize Sha Zhu's house, but he hadn't succeeded.

It must be because he was sentenced and imprisoned that Jia Dongxu dared to target his own house.

If I hadn't ended up in jail, even if Jia Dongxu had ten more lives, he wouldn't have dared to lay a finger on me.

"What are you doing? Behave yourself." The prison guard next to him couldn't stand it anymore and quickly stopped him.

Qian Datong's attitude immediately underwent a 180-degree change. He completely suppressed his irritable temper and became as harmless as a little white rabbit: "Yes, report to the government, I will behave myself and will not shout anymore."

He Yuzhu shook his head. Outside, whether they were dragons crossing the river or tigers descending the mountain, once they were sent here, they would all become obedient and accept reform.

Qian Datong took two deep breaths, suppressing his anger, and asked, "You're saying Jia Dongxu wants to use my house?"

"Yes, Yi Zhonghai came to me to discuss borrowing your house, and then Jia Dongxu brought out the contract and said that he had already discussed it with you, and that he had rented your house. There is your signature and fingerprint on it."

"What? There's also my signature and fingerprint?" Qian Datong was very angry, but his voice had already lowered considerably.

"Yes, I find it strange too."

He Yuzhu recounted the whole story from beginning to end, expressed his doubts, and learned from Xu Wude that Jia Dongxu had not asked for leave.

That's when they went to the prison to inquire.

"That damned Jia Dongxu, he's really gone too far."

Although Qian Datong was extremely angry, he couldn't openly curse and vent his anger because there were prison guards watching. He could only suppress his resentment.

Qian Datong thought for a moment, made up his mind, and then asked, "Zhuzi, your neighbor has never bullied you all these years, has he?"

He Yuzhu said, "No."

"Could you do me a favor?"

"Please tell me, anything I can do is fine."

He Yuzhu came over to ask Jia Dongxu if he really rented the house, hoping to get direct evidence.

Of course I'd help if I heard Qian Datong say that.

“I have now repented and accepted reform, and I will definitely not let you do bad things.”

Qian Datong said, "I'll rent that house to you for free, in return you can deliver some daily necessities to me, okay?"

Qian Datong lost both his parents at a young age, and none of his other siblings survived either; he was the only one left.

Now that I'm in prison, I have no relatives visiting me at all.

Only He Yuzhu is coming today, so I want He Yuzhu to help deliver some daily necessities.

He Yuzhu turned to ask the prison guard and learned that it was permissible to visit and bring necessities, but a thorough inspection was required upon acceptance.

This is also to prevent those above from smuggling knives to provide an escape route.

He Yuzhu confirmed that there were no problems before saying, "Okay, what do you want?"

Qian Datong needs everything right now: toothbrush, toothpaste, towels, bedding, clothes, etc.

They also specifically reminded us to put the blankets back on, otherwise it would be too cold in winter.

Of course, cotton is also distributed in prison, but cotton is scarce now, so everyone's bedding is relatively thin.

Although it's summer now, Qian Datong knows that the two have a very bad relationship, so he can only take this opportunity to get everything done at once.

"Okay, no problem. I'll bring it to you when it's done."

Qian Datong was overjoyed; what he needed was someone to help him buy things.

Then he gave some instructions, such as lending the house under his name to He Yuzhu for use without rent, but requiring him to send some daily necessities every year and to ensure that the house is not damaged.

He Yuzhu will be responsible for repairs if any damage occurs.

He Yuzhu readily agreed. He already had more than enough of his own house to live in, so he could rent out this house and use the rent for maintenance and to buy things for Qian Datong.

He took on this matter simply to teach Jia Dongxu a lesson. Besides, he only goes to prison two or three times a year at most, which isn't a problem.

After the two of them discussed everything, Qian Datong, with the assistance of the prison guards, wrote a lease authorization and handed the house over to He Yuzhu.