Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

To be honest, He Yuzhu is quite conflicted right now.

On the one hand, because he knew what would happen in a dozen years, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that He Daqing himself wanted to leave and let him run away.

The purpose is to have a peaceful life in the next ten years or so.

On the other hand, after all, he is the father of himself and He Yushui, and because of the bond of family affection, he would not allow He Yuzhu to go with the flow.

If you do it, what will happen?

Moreover, He Yuzhu was not only conflicted, but even anxious.

He didn't know why He Daqing took it so seriously.

The ingredients were falsified, or he had been a private chef for someone. Actually, these would be easy to explain if it weren't for the years more than ten years later.

In particular, before He Daqing defamed himself by going to find the widow, He Yuzhu sometimes chatted with He Daqing and inadvertently mentioned the results of the treatment of "falsifying background" and "working as a worker of that group of people."

If he were a normal person, he would not treat it so “seriously”.

Not only did he find someone to give false testimony to prove that he had "broken off relations", he was also defaming himself.

Now, He Yuzhu even suspected that He Daqing was a time traveler like him.

Only a time traveler could know how “heartless” the era would be a dozen years later.

But if it was a time traveler, that would be fun.

He Yuzhu is busy with the "adaptation".

"He Daqing" on the other end looked at "He Yuzhu" with a smile and called him dad.

Just thinking about it makes He Yuzhu feel overwhelmed.

He Daqing looked at He Yuzhu's "embarrassed" expression.

His face looked a little ugly.

"No way, Zhuzi. Qin Hui still has three friends. You've been hanging around here for such a long time, and you don't have anyone you can trust?"

"No, those are just small matters."

He Yuzhu shook his head.

"I'm just wondering why you take it so seriously. Logically, you shouldn't have such a big reaction."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu looked at He Daqing.

Just when He Yuzhu was hesitating whether to say "Palace Jade Liquor".

"As long as there are people, it'll be fine. Besides, this thing is just a backup for you, you may not be able to use it."

He Daqing interrupted He Yuzhu with a laugh.

"Zhu Zi, although you have learned a lot from your master in the past two years, you are still too young."

As he spoke, He Daqing lit a cigarette for himself.

"Zhu Zi, a while ago, a few days before the Western calendar year, did you read the newspaper? Did you read the report about the execution of the traitor Yuan Wenhui? And how many people watched afterwards, how many people wanted to rob the execution ground, and how Yuan Wenhui's funeral was held for three days. Do you know about this?"

"Yes, I know everything."

He Yuzhu actually knew this.

At that time, the incident caused quite a stir.

It even caused such a sensation that even He Yuzhu and his colleagues needed to learn from it.

It was hard for He Yuzhu not to know.

Looking at He Yuzhu, he nodded.

He Daqing took a sip of wine slowly.

"Look, you know all this, so why don't you think about this?"

"Hiss~~~ What do you mean?"

He Yuzhu understood a little, although he was still not sure.

But then, He Daqing directly explained the doubts to He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, you have to remember that in the martial arts world, when two parties are in opposition, no matter what the reason is, as long as one party rises up, the other party will definitely suffer. But if you don't deal with it cleanly and leave some people behind, then when one party rises up one day, the other party will suffer ten times more than the previous attack."

Speaking of this, He Daqing also had something in mind.

"Besides, these are just two parties. If a third party suddenly stands up during the fight, then the first two parties will definitely suffer a bigger and more severe blow. Because this is called learning from the past and being a teacher for the future."

(If you can understand it, then understand it. If you can’t, just treat it as my nonsense and padding the word count.)

He Yuzhu looked at He Daqing with a frown on his face, who was pretending to stroke his beard even though he had no beard.

Now, I only have one idea, which is to equip He Daqing with a feather fan.

Otherwise, He Daqing really wouldn't be able to say "never forget the past".

However, I have to say that He Yuzhu admires He Daqing very much.

With just such a small thing, He Daqing was able to connect so many things together.

Otherwise, why do people say He Daqing is an "old hand"? He is really awesome.

Just when He Yuzhu wanted to say a few words of praise and let He Daqing continue speaking.

He Daqing suddenly frowned.

"No, the plan has to change."

???

He Yuzhu's head was full of question marks.

Change?

How did it change?

Not leaving?

"Originally, I planned to tell Yi Zhonghai or Old Lady Long in a few days, and then follow the White Widow without telling you."

He Yuzhu, who originally just wanted to listen quietly to He Daqing's plan, interrupted He Daqing directly when he heard that the two men could not sit still.

"You want to entrust me to Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady?"

"I'll tell you about them later. Now listen to me."

He Daqing comforted He Yuzhu before continuing.

"Originally, I planned to wait until you found out that I had run away, and then let Yi Zhonghai or Old Lady Long lead you to find me. Then I would shut you out. In this way, everyone would know that you were abandoned by me, and then everyone would sympathize with you and only pay attention to my style instead of delving into my past. But now it seems that this is no longer possible."

He Yuzhu listened to He Daqing talking about the "plot" and nodded continuously.

"Yes, now there is a change."

"Yes, now there are variables. One is that you actually saw through it. Another is that you have a good master."

As he spoke, He Daqing glanced at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu followed He Daqing's words and continued speaking.

"Yes, that's right. I've seen through your self-defilement. It's still unclear whether I'll look for you when the time comes, not to mention using your rejection to hype up your behavior. Also, given my master's protective nature, if you dare to run away without saying a word, even if it's not for me, then he'll have to get you back for Xiao Yushui. By then, your past will be more likely to attract attention."

"Well, yes, that's it."

He Daqing nodded with satisfaction.

"But now, I have changed my mind. I have decided to go with the White Widow openly. Moreover, I will go with her as if I were marrying into her family. This way, when I go to other places, I can openly call myself Old Whitehead."

But after saying this, He Daqing also sighed a little.

"But if this happens, Zhuzi, I'm afraid you will have to bear the label of being 'unfilial' for not letting me remarry."

"You're planning to have a big fight with me in public about the White Widow, and then you get angry and marry into her family and run away with her, right?"

"Well, although this may not be good for your reputation, it will only be a temporary thing. After a while, as people feel sorry for Xiao Yushui, your reputation will be fine. In fact, maybe because everyone is talking about the fact that I found a widow with several children, or that I married into the family, no bad things about you will be spread."

He Daqing nodded and even mentioned the matter of reputation.

He Yuzhu nodded indifferently, and then asked another question.

"Dad, have you ever thought about my master? Just like the plan just now, if you leave and Xiao Yushui comes looking for you, then my master might still get you back for Xiao Yushui. Then by then, wouldn't all the trouble of getting thirteen people in a row be in vain?"

But He Daqing shook his head.

"No, it's different. Originally, your master intervened because you and Xiao Yushui didn't see me, so that you and Xiao Yushui could see me and make things clear. But now, you and Xiao Yushui both watched me leave, especially because you made me angry and left. This is a family matter. And your master's personality is such that he won't interfere in other people's family affairs. Even if you are his apprentice, he won't do that. So, from now on, he will only raise Xiao Yushui as his own daughter."

Hearing He Daqing's certainty, He Yuzhu thought about what Master Sun said before he left this day.

He kept nodding.

"Don't tell me, my master is really like this."

But when he turned around, He Yuzhu made a teasing remark.

"Dad, aren't you afraid that after you leave, Xiao Yushui will no longer recognize you as her father because my master raises her like his own daughter?"

"Afraid, why not?"

He Daqing did not deny it, but instead began to smile bitterly.

"But, it's better to not acknowledge me as your father and live a good life than to acknowledge me as your father and suffer with me after I'm found out."

After saying that, He Daqing drank up all the wine in the cup in frustration.

"Honestly, Zhuzi, after I'm gone, you'll be the pillar of the family. If anything happens, remember not to be impulsive. Think about it, you still have your sister, okay?"

"Um!!!"

After He Yuzhu nodded, seeing that He Daqing was in a bad mood, he changed the subject and asked the same question again.

"Dad, why do you trust Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady so much?"

"Yi Zhonghai and I have been neighbors since we were apprentices in the factory and became skilled workers. It has been almost 20 years now. Maybe Yi Zhonghai has maintained the old tradition of "preferring to give up ten ingots of silver rather than pass on a single word of craftsmanship" in the factory. However, at home, although he is not a particularly warm-hearted person, he is also someone who will definitely go to someone's house if there is any need."

Listening to He Daqing's evaluation of Yi Zhonghai.

He Yuzhu nodded.

This evaluation is quite fair.

"Besides, the original plan was that I had to write you a letter and send you money. With your stubborn temper, it's hard to say whether I would read the letter directly, not to mention the money. I definitely need someone to help forward it. Since it's already been forwarded, who else can be better than the manager of such a compound who can review the letters?"

"No, no, Dad, please don't send it."

In response to what He Daqing said, He Yuzhu could only smack his lips in disdain.

Otherwise, what can he say?

Can he say that according to the plot, this is what happened, and the He family almost became extinct?