I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

After serving his daughter Yushui breakfast, He Daqing went out to work at the steel mill. After finally getting through lunch, he went to the logistics canteen office.

Director Li of the canteen had always had a good relationship with him, and the two often referred to each other as brothers. This time, he resigned and Sha Zhu came to take over the job, and both needed Director Li's help.

"What's going on? Why do you want to resign suddenly?" Director Li asked in shock as He Daqing just opened his mouth.

"This is all my fault! Why did she have to pick on that widow? She asked me to accompany her to Baoding. If I didn't agree, she would go to my house and make trouble. You know that the people living there are all employees of our factory. This will definitely have a bad influence. I had no choice but to agree to her!"

He Daqing had thought of an excuse long ago. This truth must not be known to anyone, even to his brothers!

Director Li knew very well that He Daqing had an affair with a pretty widow. Now that He Daqing had gotten things into this state, he couldn't help. Nowadays, the issue of conduct between men and women is also being dealt with very strictly outside.

"My son He Yuzhu has already graduated from Fengzeyuan Hotel, and he has learned most of my skills. He is fully capable of doing the work in the canteen, so I can let him take over after I leave." He Daqing recommended Sha Zhu.

"Then I'll accompany you to the Personnel Department and ask them to issue an employment notice for your son." Director Li racked his brains but couldn't come up with a solution for his brother, so he could only do as He Daqing said.

Accompanied by Director Li from the cafeteria, He Daqing completed the resignation formalities and successfully obtained Sha Zhu's employment notice. He also went to the Finance Department to collect this month's salary!

After bidding farewell to Director Li of the canteen, He Daqing rushed home without stopping and began to pack his luggage. He wanted to secretly transport the luggage to the White Widow when there were few people in the courtyard at noon.

There was nothing else, except that the winter clothes were a bit heavy. He called a tricycle at the entrance of the alley and took his luggage out. Now the courtyard was quiet, and most of the neighbors were taking a nap.

Widow Bai saw that his luggage had been moved in! She finally felt relieved. He Daqing asked Widow Bai to buy a train ticket and leave tonight.

He Daqing returned to the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. He bought all the rice, flour, oil, salt and seasonings for the kitchen at home, and then cooked his last dinner.

After serving Yushui dinner, He Daqing carried her to the east wing. He told Yushui to play at Aunt Yi's house for a while, as he had to go out for something.

Yi Zhonghai pulled him into the inner room and asked anxiously: "Lao He, are you done? When are you leaving?"

"Let's set off tonight! I have a letter and Sha Zhu's employment notice here. Please give it to the silly boy when he gets home from get off work. I will send you Yu Shui's living expenses every month, and you can also help me pass it on to them. I'm troublesome to you with this! Old Yi." He Daqing solemnly handed the two things to Yi Zhonghai.

"Hey! It's not a big deal, it's just a piece of cake. Lao He, just go with peace of mind! We neighbors will take care of these two siblings." Yi Zhonghai smiled so well that his face was full of wrinkles.

He Daqing turned and left, not daring to look back, for he was afraid that after seeing his daughter in the rain, he would never have the courage to step out of this courtyard again.

After he went to Erli Village to meet up with the White Widow's family, he rushed to the train station with his bags and went to Baoding, the White Widow's hometown, overnight!

At around 8pm, Sha Zhu returned to the courtyard after get off work. As soon as he walked out of the hall, he heard his sister Yu Shui crying from the east wing of the middle courtyard.

Why is my sister still at Uncle Yi's house so late? Where is his father He Daqing?

He walked along the corridor to the east wing, and sure enough, his sister Yu Shui was sitting in Uncle Yi's main room wiping her tears.

"What's wrong? Where is Yushui's father?" asked Shazhu.

How could the rain know? It said it knew nothing and its crying became louder and louder.

"After dinner, your father said he had something to do outside and would be back soon. But it's been almost three hours and there's still no sign of him. Yu Shui is sleepy, so you take her home!" Yi Zhonghai came out from the inner room and explained.

Sha Zhu thanked her and picked up his sister Yu Shui and went back to the main room in the middle courtyard. He helped his sister wash up and waited for her to go to bed. He lay beside his sister and waited for his father He Daqing to come back.

But when he opened his eyes again, it was already bright outside. His father hadn't come back all night!

He got up and started to make breakfast, thinking in his heart, has something happened to his father He Daqing? His father has never been out all night.

Sha Zhu decided to go to Lou's Steel Rolling Mill after breakfast to see if He Daqing had gone to work.

The girl woke up Yu Shui, but the first thing she did was to cry and look for her father. Sha Zhu could only lie and coax her sister to get dressed and wash. But he didn't know how to braid his pigtails, so he could only go to the east wing to ask for help from Aunt Yi.

But Yi Zhonghai told him that your Aunt Yi had a heart attack and couldn't get out of bed, so she couldn't help you and your sister.

Sha Zhu spent half an hour and randomly tied two small tufts of hair. He carried his sister to Lou's Steel Rolling Mill!

But He Daqing was nowhere to be seen in the canteen of the steel mill. Director Li of the canteen sighed, invited the brother and sister into the canteen office, closed the door, and told Sha Zhu the whole story.

"This is impossible! Would my father give up his own children for a widow?" Sha Zhu was simply stunned! He didn't believe it was true.

"Believe it or not! Your father left his job to you before he left. Go back and find the employment letter with your name on it, and come to work as soon as possible so that I can arrange your work." Director Li reminded Sha Zhu again.

Sha Zhu carried Yu Shui back to the courtyard. As soon as he got home, he immediately started to search through the boxes and cabinets! As expected, all the clothes belonging to his father He Daqing were gone.

Director Li was right! He Daqing really abandoned his family and ran away with a widow!

Sha Zhu's head was dizzy and he didn't know what to do. He also couldn't find the employment notice that Director Li of the cafeteria mentioned. Without it, he couldn't enter Lou's Steel Rolling Mill.

At this time, Yu Shui pouted and looked for him with tears in her eyes, asking for her father. Sha Zhu yelled at her with red eyes, telling her to shut up. Suddenly, Yu Shui's crying was deafening.

The neighbors in the entire courtyard were talking about it. Yi Zhonghai asked his wife Chen Shufen to spread the news that He Daqing ran away with a widow throughout Nanluoguxiang. He wanted Sha Zhu to hate his father He Daqing to death! Even if He Daqing came back in the future, Sha Zhu would not let him into the house.

When Yi Zhonghai got off work and came home, Sha Zhu still didn't give up. He went to the east wing to ask Uncle Yi if his father had left anything with him. Of course, Yi Zhonghai denied it.

"Old Yi, aren't you going to give the employment letter to this silly boy?" After Sha Zhu left, Chen Shufen asked Yi Zhonghai softly.

"You can't give it to them now! We have to let this brother and sister suffer a lot, and then we can lend a helping hand when they are desperate. This is called timely assistance. In this way, he will be grateful to us for the rest of his life! Now you have to pretend to be sick at home and can't go to help them." Yi Zhonghai explained and warned again.

Sha Zhu spent two days at home in a daze. Yu Shui cried every day until her voice became hoarse. Sha Zhu didn't know how to comfort a child, so he just let her cry. He was also very upset!

He wanted to go to work at Fengze Garden, but he was worried about leaving Yu Shui alone at home. Aunt Yi was sick and lying in bed, and she couldn't take care of the child.

That day, after finally waiting for Yu Shui's playmate Xu Yueling to be at home, he hurried to Fengzeyuan Hotel so that the two little girls could play together.

But as soon as he entered the restaurant, he was told by the owner that he had been absent from work for many days without saying a word and had been fired.

He quickly went to the kitchen to find his master to ask for mercy from the boss, but his master looked indifferent when he saw him, and his fellow apprentices also mocked him, leaving him speechless.

Could he tell these people that his father ran away with the widow? He, He Yuzhu, also had to save face, okay?

A waiter who was on good terms with him pulled him aside and told him secretly that he was about to graduate, but he left without saying goodbye. His master and a group of fellow apprentices thought he was an ungrateful person. He had learned the craft and then ran away.

He gritted his teeth and walked away without looking back. Since you all don't believe in me, why do I still want to get close to you? From then on, he had no contact with his master anymore.