Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

It was on that evening, after He Yuzhu and He Yushui got off work, they discovered that the people in the compound were looking at them with something strange in their eyes.

Either with pity or with compassion.

Even Jia Zhang from the west room looked at He Yuzhu and He Yushui with a hint of "sympathy".

Yes, it's sympathy.

And the next day was the 16th day of the first lunar month.

This look of sympathy and pity became even stronger.

Because they all knew that just today, He Daqing resigned from the factory and ran away to another place with the White Widow.

Master Sun found out about this the next day.

Although Master Sun was cursing He Daqing.

But in fact, it was the same as what He Daqing thought.

That is to say, he just cursed in his mouth.

As for the others, they were more concerned about He Yuzhu and He Yushui.

He Yuzhu is an adult after all.

He Daqing is gone, so he is gone.

Besides, it’s just walking away, not “gone”. Won’t we still be able to meet again in the future?

Although He Yuzhu was still a little aggrieved, he got over it after a few days.

But it’s not the same for He Yushui.

Ever since finding out that He Daqing had run away, He Yushui has not been as lively as before.

Day by day, there was no sound anymore.

Even when He Yuzhu went to visit the lower areas during the day, He Yushui would move a small stool and sit at the door of He Yuzhu's unit, quietly waiting for He Yuzhu to come back.

Although, there are other colleagues in He Yuzhu's unit who would bring their children over.

However, there is an age difference between He Yushui and them.

Normally, He Yushui can play with them happily.

But now, we can’t play together anymore.

He Yuzhu took a look and knew that this wouldn’t work.

Don’t let He Yushui become autistic or depressed in the end.

But he has never raised a child, so how would he know what to do?

Master Sun also didn't know what to do.

The two helpless men sighed for a long time.

Finally, it was decided to send He Yushui to a nursery.

After all, there are many children of the same age there, and when they play together, He Yushui will be able to forget about all these things.

With a try-it attitude, He Yuzhu and Master Sun sent He Yushui to a kindergarten not far from He Yuzhu's home.

It’s different from what He Yuzhu thought.

There are not many children in kindergartens nowadays.

But, if you think about it, you will understand.

Nowadays, which parent would send their children to kindergarten for no reason?

Aren't most of them left to watch over the children by the elderly at home or the wives who don't work?

Only those "wealthier" families, or dual-income families where the elderly are not around, can send their children to kindergarten.

But even so.

The number of children in the kindergarten is not comparable to that in the compound where He Yuzhu works.

This is just great.

Except for He Yushui, who initially thought that her brother didn't want her, she cried twice.

After understanding that this was just "going to school", He Yushui relaxed little by little.

But He Yuzhu and Master Sun couldn't let go.

Especially He Yuzhu.

He Yushui was learning to sing with her teacher in kindergarten, while He Yuzhu was crying outside.

He Yushui was playing with other kids in the kindergarten, but He Yuzhu was still crying outside.

In the end, Master Sun, who came with them, couldn't stand it anymore. He felt that He Yuzhu was embarrassing himself, so he kicked him several times before he got He Yuzhu back to the unit.

Otherwise, He Yushui would probably be eating lunch in the kindergarten while He Yuzhu would still be squatting in the corner of the compound crying.

Alas~~~~

How come He Yuzhu, who is still so young, has the mentality of an "old father"?

Gradually, He Yushui performed better and better in kindergarten.

Even on normal days, she had regained the liveliness she had when He Daqing was still around.

Now, every day He Yuzhu takes He Yushui to kindergarten first, and then comes back to work.

In the afternoon, when He Yushui is out of kindergarten, He Yuzhu or Master Sun will take time to pick He Yushui up.

Let’s wait for He Yuzhu to get off work and go home together.

Gradually, He Yuzhu also adapted.

The key is that he can't adapt.

Now, He Yuzhu is so busy every day.

自从去年的10月8号，到10月19号，以及10月26号的抗美总会的成立。

It has been more than 5 months till now.

He Yuzhu and his colleagues have never stopped their mission.

From the very beginning, we helped the volunteer army comrades return to their original units.

Then there are the various auxiliary tasks of recruiting soldiers.

In addition, they counted and received various materials donated in response to the "donation" call issued by the Anti-American Federation.

In addition, He Yuzhu and his team are carrying out stability visits in their own areas.

Such a series of things happened.

Sometimes, He Yuzhu couldn't help but complain to Master Sun.

"Can't we recruit more people in our unit? Any committee, any group, can order us to do this or that. If this continues, Xiao Yushui will no longer recognize me as his brother."

Of course, He Yuzhu only dared to complain when He Yushui came home from school and was teased by Master Sun.

The result is predictable.

Of course, it was Master Sun who was teasing He Yushui while being nonchalant.

"Okay, okay, yes, yes, yes, that's right."

Then, Master Sun didn't even raise his head.

"Are you done? If you're done, get out and don't disturb me playing with Xiao Yushui."

This. . .

He Yuzhu can only accept his fate and work.

Not too bad.

After a few months of adaptation.

Or it could be said that after several months of development, these busy things have passed their peak and become calm.

Time slowly passed and it was already May.

In a blink of an eye, it has been three months since He Daqing passed away.

I inadvertently thought of He Yuzhui of He Daqing, and still felt a little dazed.

He also didn't know how He Daqing was doing over there.

Is the White Widow good to him? Are the White Widow's sons good to him? Is his work going well?

However, I think that now the White Widow's family is supported by He Daqing, so those messy things won't happen.

He Yuzhu smiled and shook his head, then continued working.

"Zhu Zi, come out with me for a moment."

"it is good."

Hearing Master Sun calling him, He Yuzhu put down his pen and followed Master Sun to a corner outside the gate of the compound where he worked.

"Here, take a draw."

Master Sun didn't say anything, but took out a box of "Da Shengchan" from his pocket and handed it to He Yuzhu.

"This, Master, is not good."

Although He Yuzhu said this, his hands were not slow.

He took it directly, tore open the package, took out two cigarettes from it, handed one to Master Sun, lit it for him, and then lit up his own cigarette and started smoking happily.

"Well, you know what, the comfort food tastes good."

He Yuzhu was smoking while commenting on the cigarette.

Master Sun disagrees.

"It's not strong enough to catch up with my pipe."

"Yes, yes, you only supply one box a month, so it must be difficult to smoke."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu's hand slipped and he put the remaining "Da Shengchan" directly into his trouser pocket.

Then, he patted his trouser pockets in a serious manner.

"Thank you, Master. I love you~~~"

Looking at He Yuzhu's funny look, Master Sun laughed.

"You boy."

However, after saying this, Master Sun's expression became a little serious.

"By the way, Zhuzi, let me tell you something."

"Well, you say, Master."

Seeing Master Sun's serious expression, He Yuzhu also became serious.

But Master Sun hesitated.

Even after finishing a cigarette, he took out the pipe from his waist and started to wrap it up.

After wrapping it for a long time, Master Sun finally spoke.

"Zhu Zi, if I told you that your father wrote to Xiao Yushui and even sent money, what would you think?"

Looking at Master Sun's cautious look, although it was a little funny, He Yuzhu felt warm in his heart.

However, He Yuzhu couldn't show it on his face.

I can only pretend that I don't care.

"Just send it. I can still support Xiao Yushui even if he doesn't send it."

How could this kind of pretense be hidden from Master Sun?

But this kind of expression just fits the description of "the conflict between two stubborn father and son".

This also made Master Sun feel relieved.

"Okay, then I'll tell Xiao Yushui when I pick her up from school. Let her read the letter and she'll be happy."

"Tsk, I don't care."

Seeing He Yuzhu pretending to be indifferent as he turned and walked into the yard, Master Sun couldn't help but shook his head with amusement.

"Oh, he's really a child."

Go home in the evening.

He Yuzhu just quit his job.

On the other side, He Yushui couldn't wait to take out the letter from her kindergarten bag.

He took He Yuzhu's hand and shook it hard.

"Brother, brother, please read to me the letter that Daddy sent me, please."

"Didn't Master already read it to you when you were at work?"

Although He Yuzhu said this, his hand actually took the letter from He Daqing that He Yushui handed over to him.

He read it word by word to He Yushui.

At some point, tears appeared on He Yuzhu's face.

"Brother, why are you crying? The teacher said that crying is not a good thing. Shame on you."

After being interrupted by He Yushui, He Yuzhu calmed down.

"Little Rain, be good. Brother was just irritated by the smoke. Look, are you okay now?"

Seeing He Yushui nodding as if she understood, He Yuzhu changed the subject.

"Xiao Yushui, look, Dad has written to me, so shouldn't Xiao Yushui write back to him?"

"Yes, the teacher said that only when you give and take are you a good child."

He Yushui excitedly took out a pen and paper from his bag and placed them on the table.

But then, his face fell.

"But, brother, I have a lot of things I want to say to daddy, but the teacher just taught me a few words, and I don't know how to write the rest."

"Come, I'll teach you. For the first line, just write, 'Dad, everything is fine, don't worry.'"