Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

It's easy to get things done with someone in the court. With the help of Ma Hongjun, He Yuzhu completed all the procedures for buying a house in less than two days and purchased a two-story courtyard house.

He Yuzhu originally only wanted to buy a one-entry courtyard house, but when he was looking at houses, he found that this two-entry courtyard house was more cost-effective, so He Yuzhu bought it without hesitation.

The yard is about 200 square meters and there are many old furniture in the house, many of which are antiques. The owner was eager to sell them, so He Yuzhu only spent a mere 3,000 yuan to buy them.

Three thousand yuan for 200 square meters, which means one square meter is only fifteen yuan. He Yuzhu thinks it is worth a thousand yuan. If it were placed in later generations, such a large courtyard house would probably cost hundreds of millions.

After work that day, He Yuzhu couldn't wait to come to his new home. He came in from the gate in the southeast corner. What caught his eye were three western rooms side by side, with a kitchen next to them.

On the south side are the courtyard gate and the wall, there is a toilet in the northeast corner, and on the north side are three low rooms, which are filled with sundries such as bricks, tiles, trees, and coal briquettes.

There is also a wall on the east side, under the wall is a small garden, in the middle of the garden is a grape trellis, around which are planted several kinds of flowers such as roses, chrysanthemums and peonies.

He Yuzhu plans to find time to pull out all these flowers and plant Clivia instead.

He Yuzhu changed to growing Clivia, not because he liked it very much, but because he remembered that in the 1980s, a pot of Clivia could be sold for 100,000 yuan, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to make some money.

When thinking of Clivia, He Yuzhu thought of stamps. Stamp collecting can make much more money than Clivia.

He Yuzhu vaguely remembers that in later generations a "The Whole Country is Red" stamp could be sold for more than 10 million yuan. In addition to the "Big Red" stamp, the "Total Victory" stamp and the "Qing Dynasty Postal Service" stamp are also very valuable.

Crossing the crescent gate on the west side is the backyard, which is much smaller than the front yard and has only four guest rooms.

The original owner of the yard had just moved out not long ago, so the yard was not too dirty and could be moved in after a little cleaning.

Seeing that it was still early, He Yuzhu started cleaning.

The reason why He Yuzhu was in a hurry to clean was because tomorrow was Sunday and he planned to invite Ran Qiuye to visit his new home.

Ran Qiuye has always wanted to taste his cooking, but he was afraid that the beasts would find out that he was dating Ran Qiuye and would secretly sabotage him, so he never dared to invite him to Courtyard No. 95.

Now that he has a new house, he can invite Ran Qiuye to his new home, show off his superb cooking skills, and completely conquer sister Qiuye.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu cleaned even harder.

The next day, in the library.

He Yuzhu smiled gently and said, "Qiuye, haven't you always wanted to taste my cooking? Today I can fulfill your wish."

Ran Qiuye said excitedly: "Brother He, are you willing to take me to your home?"

He Yuzhu's eyes paused when he heard this, and he immediately realized that Ran Qiuye had already realized that he was unwilling to take her to the Siheyuan.

"Cough cough!"

He Yuzhu coughed lightly and said seriously: "Qiu Ye, it's not that I don't want to take you to my house, but the courtyard where I live is full of demons. You are as pure as a white lotus, and I don't want you to be polluted."

Ran Qiuye blushed slightly when she heard this, and said angrily, "You are the only one who can talk, so why are you willing to take me home now?"

He Yuzhu raised his eyebrows and said, "I am not taking you to my old home today, but my new home?"

Ran Qiuye asked curiously: "New home? Did you move?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "Not yet, but I bought a new house, and you are the first guest I invited."

"I'm so honored! You invited me first. Am I very important to you?" Ran Qiuye blinked mischievously.

He Yuzhu said firmly: "Of course, you are my stomach, you are my lungs, and I am the red rose in my heart; you are my heart, you are my liver, and you are three quarters of my life."

Unexpectedly, this love phrase that was so popular in the previous life would make Ran Qiuye so embarrassed that she couldn't even raise her head.

After a while, Ran Qiuye slowly raised her head, stared at He Yuzhu shyly, and said coquettishly:

"Brother He, if you say such frivolous things again, I will ignore you in the future."

Although Ran Qiuye said the blame, he couldn't hide the smile between his brows.

He Yuzhu pretended to be disappointed and said, "Since you despise me, I won't say it anymore in the future."

Ran Qiuye said shyly, "I don't dislike it, but next time you say these witty remarks, can you please say them when we are alone? It would be so embarrassing if you say them in public and others hear you."

He Yuzhu heard this and showed a look of sudden enlightenment. Then he leaned close to Ran Qiuye's ear and whispered:

"Autumn leaves, your beauty amazes time and softens the years. Your face often appears in my tiny dreams and in my long-abandoned heart."

Ran Qiuye pushed He Yuzhu away and said shyly, "Didn't I tell you not to say it in public? Why are you still saying it?"

He Yuzhu pretended to be wronged and said, "Why can't we say it in public? Isn't it enough to prevent others from hearing it?"

Ran Qiuye pouted and said, "If I say no, then it's no!"

"Also, where do you get all those witty words from? Do you often use these sweet words to coax little girls?"

He Yuzhu quickly cried out for justice: "God and heaven are my conscience! I have only said these love words to you, and I have never said them to other girls."

Ran Qiuye half-believed and half-doubted: "Then where do you get so many witty words?"

He Yuzhu said confidently: "I have read a lot, and I have deep feelings for you. When I saw you, my heart was touched, and these words came out all at once."

Ran Qiuye gave him a charming look and said in a tender voice, "Slippery tongue! Aren't you going to take me to visit your new home? Then let's go quickly?"

"There's no food in our new home, let's go to the market to buy some first."

He Yuzhu said this, took Ran Qiuye's hand and walked towards the vegetable market.

Ran Qiuye's pretty face flushed. She struggled twice but failed to break free. She whispered softly, "Brother He, can you please let go?"

He Yuzhu ignored him and said with a smile: "Given our relationship, isn't it normal for us to hold hands?"

Ran Qiuye said angrily: "There is nothing between us. If you do this again, I will be angry."

He Yuzhu knew that girls of this generation were more conservative. Seeing that Ran Qiuye was angry, he had to reluctantly let go of Ran Qiuye's jade hand, touched his nose awkwardly, and said with a wry smile:

"Qiuye, I'm sorry, I was rude."

Ran Qiuye rolled her eyes at him, "You reckless fellow! Aren't you going to buy groceries? Hurry up!"

He Yuzhu said flatteringly, "Qiuye, what do you want to eat for lunch?"

Ran Qiuye's eyes were full of cunning: "I want to eat twice-cooked pork, husband and wife lung slices, Kung Pao chicken, Mapo tofu, boiled pork slices, fish-flavored pork shreds, Maoxuewang, spicy chicken, boiled cabbage, and Dongpo pork elbow."