Siheyuan starts to activate the task system

At Zhang Yuan's home, He Yushui came in breathlessly, holding tightly in her hand the money she had just taken back from Yi Zhonghai's home, her heart filled with endless gratitude towards Zhang Yuan. At this moment, she couldn't wait to convey this gratitude to the benefactor in her mind and return the borrowed money.

He Yushui's eyes widened, and he recounted this bizarre experience in disbelief: "Brother Zhang, it's so much thanks to you! I never expected that Auntie and Yi Zhonghai would be so black-hearted and hide it from my brother and me for so many years! They secretly swallowed up so much money, they are simply unscrupulous!" Anger, disappointment and pain intertwined together, making He Yushui sigh at the fickleness of the world.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang! If you hadn't helped us, I'm afraid we would have been kept in the dark forever." He Yushui thanked him sincerely, with a sincere light in her eyes; she could never have imagined that Yi Zhonghai and his wife, whom she once regarded as her family, would do such an ugly thing. Her brother had always been grateful to them and regarded them as his reborn parents, but they watched their family suffer without any mercy, and even greedily embezzled the living expenses left by their father, hiding it for ten years!

Then, He Yushui carefully handed over the borrowed money, expressing the hope that Zhang Yuan would count the amount. However, to her surprise, Zhang Yuan just took the money with a smile and gently placed it on the table without even looking at it.

"It's okay, I believe you." Zhang Yuan's words were as warm as a spring breeze, which made He Yushui burst into tears and moved her heart. The kind and considerate Zhang Yuan in front of her was in sharp contrast to the behavior of Yi Zhonghai and his wife - one was upright and the other was mean and dirty; one was generous and the other was greedy and shameless.

"Yushui, have you gone to find your brother and told him about this?" Zhang Yuan suddenly remembered the mission, which was sabotaged by the deaf old lady yesterday, resulting in Zhang Yuan's failure to complete the mission. So, Zhang Yuan planned to attack Sha Zhu and destroy the relationship between Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai.

"Not yet." He Yushui muttered to herself. She still hadn't made up her mind when to meet Sha Zhu, especially the series of events that had happened in recent days, which made her fall into deep confusion, not knowing how to tell Sha Zhu. Especially when she mentioned He Daqing sending money, her deep desire for fatherly love became stronger. The experience of being ruthlessly abandoned by her biological father always lingered in her mind, but she still had hope, hoping that He Daqing could come back, instead of being as resolute and ruthless as Sha Zhu; so, she secretly thought about telling Sha Zhu a frank talk, trying to explore whether it was possible to ease the tense confrontation between them.

In the labor camp located in the west of the city, Zhang Yuan and He Yushui finally met Sha Zhu.

At this moment, Sha Zhu's face was as pale as paper, and he looked lifeless and listless. Due to long-term malnutrition, he looked older than his actual age. If someone said that he was over 40 years old, I'm afraid some people would believe it.

"Brother!" He Yushui shouted excitedly.

"Yushui, why are you here? And you, why are you here?" When Sha Zhu first saw He Yushui, he was delighted at first, but then when he saw Zhang Yuan standing beside him, his face suddenly changed drastically, and he asked angrily: "Why are you here?"

"Brother, don't be so quick to blame Brother Zhang! In fact, he really helped me a lot." Seeing that his brother Sha Zhu was still furious with Zhang Yuan, He Yushui hurriedly told him everything he had experienced recently.

"What? This is impossible! Absolutely impossible! Uncle and Aunt are definitely not that kind of people! Yu Shui, you are still young after all, you must be careful not to be deceived by others! Think about it, we have been neighbors with Uncle's family for so many years, and when we encountered difficulties in the past, it was Aunt who came forward to help and take care of them. She even took good care of you, you can't be heartless and ungrateful!" Sha Zhu's face was full of astonishment. After listening to what his sister He Yu Shui said, his first reaction was disbelief. He felt that these must be lies and were definitely not the truth.

"Then...why don't we go find dad and bring him back?" He Yushui suggested.

"Don't mention him in front of me! He is no longer my father! Ever since the day he cruelly abandoned my two brothers and me, I no longer recognize him as my father!" Sha Zhu roared angrily.

"But maybe he has his reasons for doing this? No matter what, I have to go and find out clearly. Even if you disagree, I have to go!" He Yushui insisted.

"You are so rebellious that you don't even listen to me, your brother."

The He siblings quarreled in front of Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan didn't want to interrupt, but the system didn't allow him to be a bystander.

"Shazhu, Yu Shui, stop for a moment and listen to me." Zhang Yuan reached out and touched He Yu Shui's head, comforting her to stop making noise.

On the other side, Sha Zhu became very ferocious when he saw that Zhang Yuan dared to take advantage of his sister, gritting his teeth and glaring at Zhang Yuan.

"Zhang Yuan, take your dog paws off Yu Shui's head, or I'll beat you up."

Not only did Zhang Yuan hear it, but he touched her more gently, making He Yushui's face flushed. Especially in front of Sha Zhu, Zhang Yuan's intimate behavior made He Yushui very happy. Not only did she not blame him, but she enjoyed it. In addition, seeing that Sha Zhu was furious but had no idea what to do, He Yushui felt that she had avenged herself.

"Shazhu, whether he is right or wrong, He Daqing is the father of you and Yushui after all, and the house you live in and your cooking skills are all given by him, you can't deny it, right?" Zhang Yuan patiently persuaded, "Although Yi Zhonghai is not a good person, he always says "There is no fault of parents in the world, only fault of children", you should understand the truth of this saying, some things should be asked in person, and he is not only your father, but also Yushui's biological father."

Sha Zhu's anger disappeared instantly. Looking at He Yushui with tears in her eyes, Sha Zhu recalled the memories of the past. He saw the lonely He Yushui calling him dad when he was a child, and he was helpless. Then he and his siblings went to find He Daqing, but were stopped and not allowed to go in. Sha Zhu fell silent and began to think.

In the end, Sha Zhu persisted for ten minutes and finally agreed to let He Yushui go to find He Daqing, but he had a request that Zhang Yuan must go with him as well. He was worried about He Yushui being alone.

Zhang Yuan also agreed to Sha Zhu's request and planned to set off with He Yushui in three days.