The life of a villain in a courtyard

When the Siheyuan Courtyard held an election for a steward, He Daqing and Xu Fugui were both strong contenders for the position. In order to ensure that he would be elected, Yi Zhonghai teamed up with the deaf old lady to drive He Daqing away, claiming that He Daqing had falsified his background.

When the street office counted the class background, He Daqing reported that he was a third-generation poor peasant, which was one of the best. However, Yi Zhonghai knew that He Daqing was not a third-generation poor peasant at all. His family had been chefs for generations! He Daqing even opened his own steamed bun shop. In terms of class background, he should be a petty bourgeois.

After He Daqing was forced to leave, Sha Zhu took his sister to Baocheng to find him. Yi Zhonghai was afraid that He Daqing would change his mind, so he sent a telegram to Bai Guafu in advance, asking her to stop Sha Zhu and not let him see He Daqing.

Widow Bai was also afraid that if He Daqing left, no one would take care of her and the child, so the two hit it off. Widow Bai found an excuse to send He Daqing away, and when the brother and sister came, she told Sha Zhu that He Daqing didn't want them anymore and asked them to get out. Sha Zhu and Yu Shui waited outside for a whole day, got caught in the rain and had a high fever. In the end, he was completely disappointed in He Daqing, and this misunderstanding has continued to this day and has not been resolved.

He Daqing ignored the White Widow, packed up his things and went straight to the train station to buy a ticket back to the old city.

A few days later, a train slowly pulled into the Sijiucheng Railway Station. He Daqing got off the train and looked at the surrounding scene with a sigh. He had not been back for ten years, and the scenery in front of him was exactly the same as when he left.

After picking up his luggage, He Daqing successfully found the Red Star Courtyard according to his memory.

"He Daqing!"

Yan Fugui was waiting at the gate to take advantage, but before he could do so, He Daqing came back first.

"Old Yan, I haven't seen you for ten years, and you still like to stand at the door and take advantage of me."

"Why are you back?"

"This is my home. Do I need permission to come back whenever I want?"

"That's not what I meant. I meant why did you suddenly come back after not coming back for so many years?"

"If I, as their father, don't come back, Zhu and Yu Shui will be bullied to death!"

After He Daqing left, Yan Fugui ran back home.

"Dad, who was that person outside just now? He looked familiar to me."

He Daqing walked there ten years ago, but Yan Jiedi was still young at that time so she can't remember it clearly.

"He Daqing!"

"Who are you talking about? He Daqing!"

"It's He Daqing!"

"Isn't that Shazhu's father? He's been gone for ten years, how come he's suddenly back?"

"I heard from He Daqing that he came back this time to avenge Yu Shui and Sha Zhu. You should be quiet these few days and don't go out to cause trouble. If you see He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai in conflict, stay away to avoid getting hurt by mistake."

He Daqing looked at the two familiar big tiled houses and didn't dare to go in for a moment. The homesickness should be what he is now. After not seeing them for many years, he didn't know what attitude the brother and sister had towards him, nor did he know what had happened between them over the years, and whether the brother and sister would resent him.

"Dad, is that you?"

He Yushui was just about to go out to fetch some water, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw He Daqing standing in front of it.

"Rainwater! It's me, I'm back!"

When the father and daughter met, He Daqing stared at He Yushui, his face full of joy and love. He Yushui also stared at He Daqing with wide eyes, her eyes filled with complex emotions, it was hard to tell whether it was happiness or resentment.

He Daqing dreamed of this scene countless times, but when the other party really appeared in front of him, he could not say a word.

"Rainwater, who's outside?"

Seeing He Yushui standing at the door for a long time without moving and talking to someone, Sha Zhu came out to take a look, and ended up seeing He Daqing, who looked exhausted.

When Sha Zhu saw the person coming, he was so furious that if he had not promised He Yushui that he would control his temper in the future, he would have probably punched He Daqing on the head.

"What are you looking at? You don't even recognize your own father after not seeing him for a few years?"

Facing Shazhu, He Daqing's attitude took a 180-degree turn.

"you!"

"Brother, this is in the yard, let's go back to the house and talk."

Sha Zhu looked around and saw that indeed many people were staring at them, so he let He Daqing into the house.

"Did you see clearly? Is it really He Daqing?"

"That's right! It's He Daqing. I've been his neighbor for more than ten years. I would recognize him even if he turned into ashes!"

"Didn't he run away to Baocheng with the White Widow back then? Shazhu and Yushui traveled thousands of miles to Baocheng to find him, but he didn't even see him. Why is he back now?"

"Who knows? Let's go up and ask He Daqing when he comes out."

Inside the room, Sha Zhu sat on the bed with a gloomy face and said nothing.

"Tell me, has anyone bullied you during the years I was away? I came back this time to take charge of the situation for you!"

He Daqing has the same temper as Sha Zhu, so he knows very well what this kid is thinking.

"Make the decision? Why didn't you do it before? Back then, I took Yu Shui on a two-day train ride and finally arrived in Baocheng after going through so much hardship. Our money was stolen by a thief on the way, and Yu Shui was almost swindled by a kidnapper. In the end, you didn't even come to see us. Now you say you want to make the decision for us? It's too late!"

"I didn't know anything about what happened back then! Later I wrote a letter to ask Yi Zhonghai to help explain it. Didn't he tell you anything?"

"He didn't tell us a word!"

Yu Shui looked at Sha Zhu, only to see Sha Zhu shaking his head. He had never heard of this either. Yi Zhonghai had never told them that there was any hidden story involved.

"Back then, I was planning to open a tavern in Baocheng to make a living with my craft. The White Widow asked me to go to the countryside to find out if there were any cheap sources of goods. Who would have thought that she wanted to send me away and not let me meet you two? After I went back, it was a neighbor who told me about this. I beat up the White Widow and wrote a letter asking Yi Zhonghai to help me explain. He actually didn't tell you anything!"

"Dad, calm down!"

He Yushui grabbed He Daqing who was looking for Yi Zhonghai to settle the score. He Daqing was more ruthless in beating people than Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu would at most injure people, but He Daqing would fight with people to the death. She still remembered that when she was five years old, Jia Zhang came to cause trouble for their family. He Daqing went out with a kitchen knife and almost chopped Jia Zhang to death with the knife.

According to the onlookers at the time, He Daqing's knife just grazed Jia Zhang's scalp, which scared her to death on the spot. From then on, she would take a detour when seeing members of the He family.

"I can't calm down! Yi Zhonghai, this old bastard, has bullied me too much. When I left, I promised to take good care of you two, but now he just turns around and doesn't recognize me!"

"You have to stay calm! We live in a society ruled by law. My brother was almost sentenced to prison a while ago because he was too impulsive and injured Yi Zhonghai. You can't repeat my brother's mistake!"

"You beat up Yi Zhonghai. What happened?"

He Yushui did not mention this in his letter. It was a good thing that he did not mention it, otherwise the first house He Daqing would have visited after returning would have been Yi Zhonghai's.

Sha Zhu repeated to He Daqing how Yi Zhonghai ruined his blind date and that he is still single. He Daqing was almost mad to death. This will make their He family extinct! He thought he had never harmed anyone in the yard, but others always wanted to harm his family.

"I'm going to chop Yi Zhonghai to pieces right now!"

He Daqing ran into the kitchen and ran out of the house with a kitchen knife. When everyone saw He Daqing holding a knife, they all dodged for fear that he would hurt them by accident.