Siheyuan: Spring and Autumn

No one wants to have a queen dowager over their heads, especially when this queen dowager is not their biological father!

However, the aunt felt guilty towards her husband, and the deaf old lady could help her husband stabilize his position in the orphanage, so when her husband asked her to help take care of the old lady, she couldn't refuse.

Fortunately, the old lady is like her husband. Apart from being unscrupulous in doing things regarding elderly care, she is not too bad in other aspects and can manage to live a decent life.

Look, the requirements of humble people are so low!

"Zhong Hai, don't get angry. Things are not so bad that they cannot be handled. Alas, I didn't expect He Daqing to dare to return to the capital."

"Old lady, tell me, how did He Daqing know this?"

The deaf old lady murmured thoughtfully: "Well, I think Zhuzi knew it first."

"Do you think it was Qin Ming who told Zhuzi? After all, he works at the post office."

"He is the most likely candidate. However, I don't think so. He has not worked in our area for a long time and has no access to the withdrawal slips."

"Yeah, that's right. The Qin family is not a nosy family."

If Qin Zheng were here and heard what he said, he would probably laugh.

The Qin family doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs, but that is not the case with people who are not important to them, let alone people they don't like.

"Maybe you weren't paying attention and got exposed?"

"No way. Xiaoqin hasn't discovered it in all these years, and it's even more impossible for others to do so."

Yi Zhonghai thought for a while and didn’t think there was anything wrong with him.

"That means Yu Shui missed He Daqing and went to Baoding to find him."

"That's possible. Well, she's a daughter after all. She's not as cruel as her brother. She always wanted to write to He Daqing."

As he spoke, anger appeared on Yi Zhonghai's face. He thought he had guessed the answer, but he didn't know he was so wrong.

The deaf old lady whispered, “Zhong Hai, you don’t want to deal with this girl, do you?”

Yi Zhonghai was stunned, and immediately said, "No, I didn't think about it. Why would I want to deal with a teenager? Besides, I don't dare to deal with them. If they spread the news, it will be difficult for me."

"Well, let's just be ordinary neighbors from now on."

Although he said so, only he himself knew what he was thinking in his heart.

After coming out of the deaf old lady's house, Yi Zhonghai was depressed, downcast and very angry. Just as he was about to go into the house, he suddenly saw footprints on the snow to the south of the house.

"I didn't bring any firewood today."

He hurried closer to take a look, and saw two lines of footprints extending inward from the place where the footprints were swept. These were left by the back and forth movements. Behind the pile of firewood, the footprints were disorganized, and it was obvious that the person had stayed here for a long time.

"Who is this? When did you come? Did you hear what we said?"

Yi Zhonghai's mind was in turmoil, his thoughts were racing, his heart was being pulled by an invisible force, and he had trouble breathing.

"If someone hears this and spreads it, I will..."

He didn't dare to think further. After all, he had paid a lot for a good reputation over the years.

He looked down, trying to identify whose footprints they were.

"Looking at this footprint, it's relatively large, so it should be a male, but it's not much larger, so he's probably not very tall."

Thinking of this, his eyes turned to the central courtyard, and the target person had been locked.

"Hey, it's so cold, and only this old guy would be so curious, shameless, and only think about taking advantage."

Even if he had guessed who it was, it was impossible for him to go look for it, so he could only return home with a trepidation in his heart.

He family.

He Daqing put all the remittance slips on the table and said, "Zhu Zi, put all these remittance slips away. This is the guarantee for your future position in the hospital. With it, Yi Zhonghai will not dare to target you."

He Yuzhu picked up the receipt and put it in the drawer beside the bed.

"Dad, are you leaving tomorrow?"

He Yushui's eyes were filled with tears and she was very reluctant to leave.

He Daqing touched her head and said, "Yushui, Dad won't leave tomorrow. Dad plans to treat the Qin family to a meal tomorrow to express his gratitude."

He Yuzhu said, "Well, you should thank the Qin family. Don't bother inviting them to dinner. They simply don't have the time. They have helped us a lot over the years. Especially Yushui, who was raised as a goddaughter by Aunt Han and has never suffered any grievances over the years."

"Okay, I'll buy some gifts tomorrow. When I left, I was thinking that you could get closer to the Qin family. Otherwise, you would probably be eaten up by the people in this courtyard."

"Hmph, isn't that all thanks to you?" He Yuzhu said rudely.

"Zhu Zi, you want to be beaten, right? Strictly speaking, I feel guilty towards Yu Shui, but I have done a good job towards you."

He Daqing retorted.

Seeing that He Yuzhu was silent, he suddenly asked, "Have you been to your master's place in these years?"

"I……"

He Daqing knew it in a year, but he had never been there.

"Zhu Zi, I thought you had grown up, but I didn't expect you to be such a scoundrel. You even forgot the kindness of your master in teaching you. You are not a good person either."

A look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on He Yuzhu's face.

"Okay, tomorrow afternoon, I'll go with you to your master, and you'll kowtow to him and apologize."

"understood."

Seeing that he really agreed, He Daqing said to He Yushui:

"You are old now, and you know where Dad works. You can write to me often. Dad will send you ten dollars every month. Your brother is already working, so the money will be for you."

"I don't want money, I just want you to be at home."

"Hey, kid, Dad is helpless right now, we'll talk later."

After that, he changed the subject and said, "Zhu Zi, you have to give half of the money that Yi Zhonghai returned to Yu Shui."

He Yuzhu said: "I don't want any of it, I'll give it all to Yushui. When you left, I was already working and had an income."

"What do I need the money for? Brother, take it and find me a sister-in-law."

When He Daqing saw this scene, he felt very relieved. The relationship between these brother and sister was really good. After all, they depended on each other.

"I don't need that little money, you can keep it."

He Yuzhu really didn't care about the money Yi Zhonghai paid back. It was only a few thousand yuan. His annual income was over two thousand yuan now. Especially now that the country was in a particularly difficult situation, he actually earned more money every month.

Now, he has plenty of money, so there is no need for him to fight with his sister for the thousand dollars.

"Haha, Zhuzi, you are very generous, not bad."

"Tsk, that's it. Who am I?"

He Daqing laughed happily. It seemed that this son was better than himself. Well, yes, he is my son.

He Daqing was indeed very happy since he saw his two children again. He didn't expect that when he was not around, they were living better than him and most importantly, they were all very successful.