Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

The sun was pouring into the room through the window. He Yuzhu had already woken up. He pushed Yushui and shouted in her ear, "Yushui, wake up! Let's go out for breakfast."

When Yu Shui heard the shouting, she rubbed her eyes and sat up, glanced at He Yuzhu, and started to get dressed.

After Yu Shui got up, the two of them quickly washed up, locked the door, and led Yu Shui out.

He Yuzhu called a car on the street and took the two of them to the address given by He Daqing.

The car stopped in front of an alley, He Yuzhu and the other person got out and came to a yard.

He Yuzhu asked the old man outside the courtyard: "Excuse me, does He Daqing live in this courtyard?"

The old man narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and shook his head: "He Daqing? We don't have one in our yard~"

But then he seemed to think of something, "Hey! I almost forgot, the man from Xiaobai's house seems to be called this name."

When He Yuzhu heard the last name Bai, he knew he had found the right place. He turned around and patted the rain: "It seems we have found the right place, let's go in together!"

When the old man saw the two men were about to walk into the yard, he quickly reached out to stop them: "Hey! Little brother, what are you doing here?"

He Yuzhu saw his actions and knew that he would do the same to strangers, so he smiled and explained, "Sir, we are the children of He Daqing. We came from the Forbidden City to look for him."

The old man looked at the two siblings, and after a closer look he realized that He Yuzhu was indeed not very old, and most of his doubts disappeared.

He nodded and stepped aside to make way: "Oh! So it's the children of the He family! Then you can go in! Once you two enter the yard, it's on the east side."

He Yuzhu quickly bowed and thanked the old man: "Uncle, thank you very much! We will go in now."

The two of them passed through the gate and stepped into the courtyard, and the spacious yard came into view.

This courtyard is somewhat different from the siheyuans in the old city. It lacks the specifications and meticulousness, but is more comfortable and spacious.

Yu Shui let go of He Yuzhu's hand and ran to the east wing impatiently, shouting happily, "Dad! Dad!"

Her little face was filled with a happy smile and she rushed into the house with light steps.

He Yuzhu felt warm at the sight of Yu Shui being so happy, and followed her.

But before long, the joyful atmosphere was broken, and a shout came from inside the house: "Where did you come from, you wild girl! You came to my house to look for your father? Get out now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the rain being roughly pushed out by the two boys.

Yu Shui stumbled and almost fell outside the door. The smile on her face was gone, replaced by fear and helplessness, with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Rainwater! Stand behind me!"

He Yuzhu was furious when he saw this. He quickly stepped forward and protected Yu Shui behind him.

He glared at the two boys who came out and shouted, "You little bastards! I'm going to teach you a lesson today on behalf of your mother!"

He rushed over as soon as he finished speaking. He first hit everyone with a happy punch, then tripped the older guy, knocking him to the ground, and then stepped on the ground.

Then he turned around, grabbed the young boy by the collar, and lifted his feet off the ground.

He Yuzhu took care of the two guys in no time. The whole process was clean and neat, without any drag.

With tears in his eyes, Yu Shui clapped his hands vigorously: "Good! Brother, beat them up."

The movement in front of the house also attracted the attention of people in the yard. The neighbors who were originally chatting about family matters came over and watched curiously.

When Bai Xiuling heard the noise outside, her heart skipped a beat and she quickly ran out of the house.

As soon as she went out, she saw her two sons being subdued: "Oh my! My sons! Who the hell is bullying me in my house?"

When she looked up and saw the face of the person coming, the shouting in her mouth seemed to be stuck and stopped abruptly.

She smiled reluctantly: "So it was Zhuzi! What's wrong with you? Let them go first, and let's go into the house and talk, okay?"

He Yuzhu did not answer, but just looked at her coldly and let go of her two sons.

Seeing this, Bai Xiuling hurried forward to help her eldest son up from the ground, forcing a smile on her face. She lowered her head to brush the dust off her eldest son, and the anger in her eyes could not be concealed.

Bai Xiuling stood up and shouted at the neighbors who were watching: "What are you looking at? Go back home and rest!"

There was anger in her words, and she wanted to vent her anger in this way.

The neighbors who were watching were startled by her sudden shouting, and they all snorted and turned away.

But their eyes still looked over here from time to time, pointing and whispering.

Bai Xiuling looked at them with mixed feelings. She didn't know how today's events would be spread.

When He Daqing walked into the yard with the vegetables, he saw a group of neighbors sitting together across the street, with excitement on their faces.

They glanced at him from time to time and talked about something among themselves.

He Daqing didn't care about these. He stepped over the threshold and shouted loudly: "Xiaobai, I'm back! Look at the vegetables I bought!"

But when he saw the situation in the room, he couldn't help but stop what he was doing.

He Yuzhu was sitting on a stool holding Yu Shui, while Bai Xiuling was rolling an egg on her youngest son's face. Her eldest son had panda eyes and looked angrily at the He brothers and sisters across from him.

When Yu Shui heard He Daqing's voice, she immediately jumped off He Yuzhu's legs and ran towards He Daqing happily.

She opened her arms with a happy smile on her face: "Dad!"

"Hey~ Yu Shui is coming! Let daddy take a good look!" He Daqing squatted down, put down the vegetables in his hand, and picked up Yu Shui.

He Yuzhu watched this scene and thought that his trip was not in vain. He stood up and called to He Daqing, "Dad!"

He Daqing was holding Yu Shui and heard He Yuzhu's call. He nodded to him in response.

He turned to look at Bai Xiuling, his voice full of embarrassment: "Xiaobai, take the dishes to the kitchen, I'll come over to clean them up later."

Bai Xiuling did not respond either. She just glanced at He Daqing indifferently, stuffed the egg into her youngest son's hand, and stood up to get the vegetables.

A trace of helplessness flashed across He Daqing's face. It was clear from the scene that something was not going well. But since it had already happened, neither side could say anything. He could only send one side away and let everyone calm down.

The two boys saw Bai Xiuling carrying the vegetables out of the room, and without saying hello, they hurriedly followed her away.

When only the three members of the He family were left in the room, He Daqing glared at He Yuzhu unhappily and said, "You are giving me problems just by coming here!"

After hearing this, He Yuzhu folded his hands over his chest, showing a dissatisfied expression on his face, and retorted: "Didn't I send a telegram in advance to inform them? They didn't know we were coming! Yu Shui was almost pushed down by the two brothers."

When Yu Shui heard He Yuzhu say this, she leaned on He Daqing's shoulder and cried, "Dad, yes! They are so fierce!"

He Daqing looked at Yu Shui's red eyes and understood the reason. He frowned, patted Yu Shui on the back and comforted her, "Dad knows! I'll make you something delicious later!"

After hearing He Daqing's words of comfort, Yu Shui smiled again and began to chatter about the interesting things that happened during this period.

She would gesture with her little hands from time to time to share her joy with He Daqing.