Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

"Woo-woo-woo~" With a loud whistle, the train slowly pulled into Baocheng Station. The train gradually slowed down and moved forward along the track.

"We've arrived at Baocheng Station! Passengers getting off the train, please take your luggage with you and pay attention to your children." The conductor walked back and forth in the carriage, loudly reminding passengers.

As the train stopped steadily on the platform, the carriage doors were opened and the people inside the carriage rushed to the exit impatiently like a school of sardines.

He Yuzhu carried a heavy backpack, held the rain tightly, and walked out of the station with difficulty following the crowded crowd.

Yu Shui hugged He Yuzhu's neck tightly with both hands, her eyes wide open, and she looked around hard, looking for the person waiting for them outside the station.

The falling snowflakes in winter seriously interfered with her vision, and she spent a lot of effort to find He Daqing but failed.

"Brother, have you seen Dad? Where is he?" She seemed a little anxious.

In comparison, He Yuzhu's eyesight was far better than that of an ordinary person. He quickly scanned the crowd and soon locked onto He Daqing's position.

"Yu Shui, I found it. Let's go over there now." He whispered to Yu Shui, turned and walked towards He Daqing.

When they got closer, Yu Shui finally saw He Daqing waving his arms to signal them.

She screamed with excitement and waved her little hands vigorously.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu bent down and gently dropped the rain water on the ground.

"Dad!" Yu Shui stumbled towards He Daqing with a bright smile on her face. Her laughter was as clear as a silver bell, echoing in the air.

He Daqing hurried forward and hugged Yu Shui tightly in his arms.

He Yuzhu slowly walked to He Daqing's side and nodded gently: "Dad."

He Daqing smiled and responded, "Well, let's go! I have found a comfortable hotel for you, where you can have a good rest."

As he spoke, he hugged the rain tighter and walked ahead.

He Yuzhu frowned slightly when he heard this. He originally thought he would go to He Daqing's yard first, but he was arranged to go directly to the hotel.

When he saw the close relationship between the father and daughter, he temporarily suppressed his doubts, silently put on his backpack, and followed behind.

Snowflakes fell one after another, and the sky and the earth were covered with white snow, a vast expanse of white.

There were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road, and everyone was rushing home to avoid the cold.

The three members of the He family braved the severe cold and walked forward with difficulty. They arrived at the entrance of the hotel.

He Daqing shook off the snow on his body, opened the door, and walked into the store with rain on his face. He Yuzhu followed closely behind him and entered together.

He Daqing walked to the front desk and greeted the waiter enthusiastically: "Hello, comrade. They need to check in."

He Yuzhu came up from behind, took out a letter of introduction from his backpack and handed it to the waiter behind the counter.

"This is a letter from my brother and I. Please help us get a single room."

The waiter glanced at the few people, nodded, took the letter, checked it, and picked up a pen to record the information.

He opened the drawer, found a key from the keychain, and handed it over along with the letter of introduction: "Keep the letter, room 204."

"Thank you very much!" He Yuzhu took the key and letter and thanked him with a smile.

Seeing that they had checked in, He Daqing took Yu Shui's hand and looked at He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, you two should take a rest first. We'll go have a meal together later."

"Dad, why can't we go home?" Yu Shui raised his head and asked in confusion.

When He Daqing heard what Yu Shui said, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he made up an excuse he had prepared: "You must be tired from the ride, so take a rest nearby first. You don't have to go so far."

Yu Shui's eyes flashed, and she nodded as if she understood, but didn't ask any more questions.

He Yuzhu frowned and stared at He Daqing.

But he knew clearly in his heart that He Daqing was trapped by someone, so he didn't let them come to his house.

He Daqing felt He Yuzhu's gaze and the corners of his mouth twitched, unable to explain.

He could only put on a stern face and said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, let's go to the room and settle down first."

"Okay, let's go." He Yuzhu saw what he was thinking, and the rain did not expose him even though it was there.

It doesn’t matter if I don’t call him dad. It seems I don’t need to defend the city in the future. I can just go back and trick Yu Shui into writing a letter to He Daqing.

He Yuzhu walked upstairs, and He Daqing followed behind with Yu Shui in his hand. Soon the three of them arrived at the door.

He looked at the house number, took out the key, unlocked the door, pushed the door open and walked in first.

He Yuzhu put down his backpack, looked around the house, checked the items, and looked back at Yushui: "Yushui, I'll go get some hot water first, you stay here and don't go out."

After he finished speaking, he ignored He Daqing's reaction, picked up the thermos, pushed the door and walked out.

Yu Shui watched He Yuzhu walk out, then turned her head and looked at He Daqing's face. There was a flash of confusion in her eyes. She always felt that something was wrong, but she didn't know what it was.

He Daqing knew the reason, so he calmed down and touched Yu Shui's head: "Yu Shui, are you tired? Do you want to lie down for a while? Dad will make the bed for you."

Yu Shui didn't understand for a moment, but when she heard He Daqing's question, she put aside her doubts and replied with a smile, "Dad, no need. I took a nap in the car."

After she finished speaking, she pulled He Daqing to sit on a chair and began to happily tell him what had happened in the past six months.

When He Yuzhu came back from fetching hot water, he heard raindrops' laughter coming from the house in the corridor.

He walked to the door, sighed softly, calmed himself down, then pushed the door open and walked in.

Yu Shui heard the noise and looked up at the door: "Brother, you're back!"

"Well, come here and wash your face." He Yuzhu walked to the washstand with a thermos and poured some hot water into the basin.

Yu Shui walked to the bed, took out a towel from her bag, and turned around to walk over.

She handed the towel to He Yuzhu, looked up and said, "Brother, this is your towel. You should wash it too."

"Okay, you wash first." He Yuzhu showed a happy smile on his face, took the towel, and took off her scarf and hat for her.

He Daqing sat aside and watched the two people wash, estimating the time: "Zhu Zi, it's almost time. Let's go eat later."

He Yuzhu wrung out the towel for Yu Shui, unfolded it and handed it to her to wipe her face, then turned sideways and nodded at him.

With a clang, He Yuzhu locked the door and turned around, looking at the father and daughter in front of him: "Okay, we can go!"

After he finished speaking, he walked forward.

He Daqing squatted down and turned to look at his daughter Yushui: "Come, Yushui, let daddy carry you over."

Hearing He Daqing's words, Yu Shui laughed happily. She quickly ran to He Daqing, jumped onto his back, and hugged his neck tightly.

He Daqing felt his daughter's intimacy and smiled with relief.

"Hehe, Dad, let's set off now!" Yu Shui said excitedly.

"Okay, let's go!" He Daqing shouted as he stood up and slowly walked downstairs in the rain.

They walked down the stairs and came to the door of the hotel. At this time, the wind and snow outside had stopped, and the streets were covered with a thick layer of snow.

He Daqing walked on the snow with the rain on his back, and every step made a crisp squeak.