Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

He Yuzhu's eyes were burning, and he clapped his hands and chanted a poem: "Like a flower turning over to make the flower ashamed, like a willow letting the willow be jealous."

When Chen Xueru heard his compliment, she smiled sweetly, stopped spinning, opened her folding fan to half cover her face, and her eyes were full of tenderness.

Her laughter was like a silver bell, clear and pleasant: "Haha, let's go!"

As she spoke, she walked forward, took He Yuzhu's hand, walked out of the living room side by side, and pulled him towards the wing room.

"Mother Feng, please help me get a portion of the Cordyceps I bought last time. I'm going to Master Zhuzi's house today."

Feng Liping hurried over upon hearing the sound, and looking at the well-matched couple, her eyes were full of love and relief.

She smiled and agreed, wiping the water droplets on her apron. "Okay, miss. I'll get it ready right away."

"Auntie Feng, thank you for your help!" He Yuzhu thanked her with a smile.

After a while, Feng Liping handed the wrapped gift box to Chen Xueru: "Miss, please take it!"

She turned to look at He Yuzhu, smiling: "Xiao He, you must be nice to my lady!"

"Don't worry, I will take good care of Xueru!" Hearing this, He Yuzhu patted his chest and promised confidently.

Chen Xueru held his hand and looked at him with a smile, her eyebrows and eyes were as beautiful as a painting.

The two of them arrived outside the courtyard gate, and He Yuzhu patted the back seat: "Come on! Little rich girl. Try my broken bicycle!"

Chen Xueru burst out laughing at his amusement and patted him lightly: "Brother Zhuzi, that's all you can say. But your bicycle is really broken!"

"Can we go buy a new car later? It's a good deed for me to be able to give you a ride in this old car."

Chen Xueru sat in the back seat and naturally put one hand around his waist: "Let's go!"

"Okay! Let's go!"

As He Yuzhui pushed hard on the pedal, the bicycle slowly moved forward, and the breeze blew on his face, bringing bursts of laughter.

When we got near Caochang Hutong, the handlebars of the bike were already hung with gifts.

"Xue Ru, my master is Ma Changyu, and now his daughter-in-law, Tong Lanfang, is at home with him." He Yuzhu introduced the situation of the Ma family to her.

"The person you are going to meet tomorrow is my second senior brother Zheng Song. The third senior brother is Ma Shengzhao, who is also my master's son. He is currently working in the district."

Although Chen Xueru was curious as to why the senior brother was not mentioned, she tactfully did not ask any more questions and just replied softly, "Brother Zhuzi, I understand."

"You don't have to be nervous. Sister Tong might have visited you in your store!" He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"Ah!? Why are you still like this? What if I'm being rude?"

She was not too nervous at first, but he made her nervous after saying that. As he spoke, he gently pinched He Yuzhu's waist as a "punishment".

"Ouch!" He Yuzhu gave a wicked smile, squeezed the brakes with his hands, and the car came to an emergency stop.

Chen Xueru in the back seat let out a cry and her upper body pressed tightly against his back.

He Yuzhu propped up his bike with his legs, turned around and winked at her: "Look at what you did. You hit me like this while riding your bike, don't blame me!"

Chen Xueru's cheeks turned slightly red, and she quickly stepped back a little, snorting to express her dissatisfaction.

Seeing that he didn't continue walking, she urged: "Why don't you continue walking?"

He Yuzhu smiled slyly: "Because I'm already here! Where else do you want me to go?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xueru pretended to be angry and patted him on the back twice, then gracefully jumped off the bicycle holding up her skirt, and stood outside the gate, carefully looking at the surrounding environment.

"Big sister, open the door! I'm coming!"

The sound of "bang bang bang" knocking on the door broke the silence in the yard.

Not long after, footsteps were heard in the yard. The bolt made a sound, and with a creak, the gate slowly opened.

"I say, Zhuzi, why are you here so early this time? Were you invited out by that girl again?"

Before they met, Tong Lanfang's teasing voice, with a hint of joking, came from inside the door.

Chen Xueru, who was standing outside the door, couldn't help but think of the funny thing that happened last time, and two red clouds quietly climbed up her cheeks.

When Tong Lanfang opened the door, she saw Chen Xueru standing outside and reacted instantly.

"Oh my! I was wondering why there was a magpie calling so early this morning. Something good must have happened today! Come in, come in!"

As Tong Lanfang spoke, she enthusiastically took Chen Xueru's hand and led her into the courtyard.

He Yuzhu watched happily from the side and introduced at the right time: "Sister Tong, she is Chen Xueru."

Chen Xueru looked at Tong Lanfang's friendly smile. She smiled sweetly and said in a clear voice, "Sister Tong!"

"Hey, Xueru is such a good girl. Zhuzi is so kind. Come with me to meet the old man."

Tong Lanfang ignored He Yuzhu, took Chen Xueru's hand and led her to the living room.

In the living room, Ma Changyu was lying leisurely on a recliner with his eyes closed.

Hearing the laughter outside the door, he slowly opened his eyes and was about to get up when he heard Tong Lanfang's voice: "Dad, we have a distinguished guest today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tong Lanfang walked in holding the hand of a strange woman, followed closely by He Yuzhu holding a gift.

Ma Changyu looked at Chen Xueru with a warm smile on his face: "Haha, what a distinguished guest. Zhuzi, you are really lucky."

Seeing this, Chen Xueru hurriedly stepped forward and bowed slightly: "Grandpa, I hope you don't mind my intrusive visit."

"No, no, please take a seat." Ma Changyu greeted her repeatedly, his eyes full of admiration, "Lan Fang, go wash some fresh fruit."

He Yuzhu put down the gift and greeted Ma Changyu: "Master, are you well?"

Ma Changyu nodded and waved for him to sit down.

"Okay!" He Yuzhu stood up, smiled helplessly, walked to the chair beside Chen Xueru and sat down.

He turned to Ma Changyu and introduced: "Master, this is Chen Xueru. Her family is in the silk and satin business in Suzhou. She has a silk and satin shop on Langfang Toutiao."

"Oh, that's good! You are able to stand on your own at such a young age. Women are as good as men!" Ma Changyu looked at Chen Xueru and praised.

"Grandpa, thank you for the compliment. I am just the result of my father's legacy. It's nothing." Chen Xueru responded politely.

Ma Changyu saw that she was modest and polite, with an extraordinary temperament, and was suitable for the family. He showed a satisfied expression on his face and looked at He Yuzhu beside him: "Zhuzi, you must treat others well in the future."

"Master, don't worry about this." He Yuzhu assured.

Footsteps were heard and Tong Lanfang walked in carrying some fruit.

She placed one plate next to Ma Changyu's table and walked towards Chen Xueru with the remaining plate.

"Come, Xueru, try this carambola. This was left for my comrade-in-arms when he came to Beijing."

"Thank you, big sister. Thank you for your trouble!" Chen Xueru took the fruit plate with a smile and placed it on the coffee table in the middle of the seats.

She politely picked up a piece, tasted it in small bites, and gave He Yuzhu a look.

He Yuzhu threw a piece into his mouth, and after receiving the signal from Chen Xueru, he clapped his hands.

"Master, I plan to go to Beihai Park to play today, so I won't practice martial arts this afternoon."

Hearing this, Ma Changyu glanced at the two of them, smiled and nodded, "Go! You are mainly doing daily kung fu now. Have fun with both of you."