Siheyuan: The rise and fall of the He family is our responsibility

He Yuzhu lay in bed for ten years before he figured out why the deaf old lady did this.

There are two main reasons. First, the deaf old lady's generation tends to favor boys over girls, so they don't have a good attitude towards rain.

The second reason is that He Yuzhu has less burden. As we all know, due to He Daqing's irresponsibility, the burden of supporting the family fell on He Yuzhu.

The deaf old lady saw it all and felt pain in her heart. She understood that a big part of the reason why He Yuzhu worked so hard was to support He Yushui.

So the deaf old lady naturally had no good face towards this burden who made her precious grandson suffer.

So she has been trying to find ways to reconcile the relationship between the brother and sister, hoping that He Yuzhu can get rid of this burden.

It can be said that the deaf old lady almost succeeded. Thanks to her efforts, the distance between He Yuzhu and his sister gradually widened.

Everything was just as the deaf old lady had thought. Without the restraint of He Yushui, He Yuzhu's quality of life improved visibly.

While constantly giving money to Qin Huairu, he would also drink a little wine from time to time and buy a chicken to satisfy his hunger.

If He Yuzhu finally accepted her arrangement and was with Lou Xiao'e, and with the house she left for him, one can imagine what He Yuzhu's future life would be like.

But unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. Who could have thought that in the end He Yuzhu would fall into Qin Huairu's hands, and everything she had carefully arranged would go down the drain.

If possible, He Yuzhu really didn't want to bring He Yushui here. After all, the deaf old lady's ideas were deeply rooted and there was no way they could be changed.

The best way now is to isolate the two of them, and then not be affected by her words in the future.

But now he had to do this. He had to apply for an apprenticeship now, and it would be difficult for him to take care of He Yushui for a period of time. After much thought, he could only ask the deaf old lady for help.

When He Yuzhu thought of this, he forced an innocent smile that suited his age and said, "Grandma, look what I brought you?" As he spoke, he shook the flour in his hand.

"Look at you, kid. You're here just for the sake of it. Why do you bring anything with you? I'm not old enough to need you to support me yet. Take it back to me as it is."

Although he seemed to blame He Yuzhu on the surface, he could not hide the relief in his tone.

"Grandma, now that we have brought this thing here, there is no reason to take it back. Besides, I have something else to ask of you."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"This is what happened. I want to apply for an apprenticeship at Taifeng Building. After that, I won't be able to take care of this girl anymore, so I would like to ask you to help me take care of her. It won't take long, just take care of her until she starts school."

The deaf old lady lowered her head in silence for a while, then raised her head and said in a kind tone: "Of course it's no problem for such a small matter, just go ahead and do your work, and leave the rainwater to me."

"Thank you grandma. Come on, Yu Shui, come out and thank grandma." He Yuzhu pulled He Yu Shui out from behind him and asked her to thank the deaf old lady.

"Thank you, grandma." After He Yushui thanked her reluctantly, she immediately got back behind He Yuzhu.

"Don't mind it, grandma. Yu Shui is just a little shy and thin-skinned."

"It's okay. Girls are cute if they are a little thin-skinned." The deaf old lady didn't seem to be angry at He Yushui's behavior. She still spoke with a smile on her face.

"What grandma? If there's nothing else, we'll leave first. We'll send her to you tomorrow."

"Go ahead, grandma wishes you a successful start."

After He Yuzhu took He Yushui away, He Yushui, who had been silent, pulled the corner of He Yuzhu's clothes and whispered, "Brother, can I not go to grandma's house? I can take care of myself by myself."

"Oh, can you tell your brother why you don't want to go to grandma's house?"

"It's just...I just feel like my grandma doesn't like me. I feel awkward in her house."

Don’t think that children don’t understand anything. In fact, children understand everything. In particular, they can better feel whether a person likes them or not.

He Yuzhu stopped, bent down and touched He Yushui's head, and said helplessly: "Brother doesn't want to be separated from you, but brother really doesn't have the energy to take care of you."

"But......."

"Dear Yushui, I promise you won't stay there for long. I will pick you up when school starts."

"Really?" He Yushui asked uncertainly.

"Really? If nothing goes well, let's make a promise. The one who lies will have his tongue cut off. What do you think?"

"Forget it. Even if brother lied to me, I don't want your tongue to be cut off. Yu Shui will be obedient and won't cause trouble for brother."

He Yuzhu was immediately struck by the cute look of Yu Shui. He put Yu Shui on his neck and said with a smile, "Since Yu Shui is so well behaved, I will reward you with your favorite horse ride and make your favorite hand-rolled noodles when I go back. What do you think?"

"Alright, long live my brother."

After hearing her brother's words, the resentment in He Yushui's heart instantly disappeared, and a bright smile returned to her face.

Just like that, taking advantage of the midday sunshine, He Yuzhu took his sister and ran towards home.

............

The next morning, inside Taifeng Building.

Today, Taifenglou did not open for business as usual, but announced that it would be closed for a day.

The kitchen, which should have been bustling with activity, was empty of a chef. Instead, it was filled with childish boys.

Manager Ma looked at the young faces in front of him, cleared his throat and said, "Hello, you are lucky that you passed the first round of screening, but this does not mean that you can stay now. There are still various assessments waiting for you later."

"First, let me introduce myself. My name is Ma Wensheng, and I'm the lobby manager of Taifeng Building. I'll be in charge of your exam this time."

"Now I'll go over the rules. Of course, before I go into the rules, I'd like to talk about the treatment that everyone is most concerned about. The apprenticeship period at Taifeng Building is three years. During these three years, we provide you with food, accommodation, and wages. Your master will pay you. We also provide you with daily necessities such as clothes. If you have any accidents or illnesses, they will be considered work-related injuries and we will reimburse you."

"Correspondingly, we have some rules for you to follow. If anyone breaks the rules, get out immediately.

First, your range of activities this time is limited to the activity area we have allocated for you, so don’t run around everywhere.

Second, no one can be late during the study period and can only leave the restaurant at the end of the working day. If there is an emergency, you must ask for leave.

Third, if you want to learn a skill, you must first learn how to be a good person. A good chef is not just about having good skills. If a person has no moral integrity, no matter how delicious the food he cooks is, it is still a pile of shit!"