Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

In the blink of an eye, two months have passed.

The cold wind howled, blowing off the yellow leaves from the trees, and snowflakes fell, dressing the earth in silver. Winter has arrived unknowingly.

That day, He Yuzhu was on his way home after cooking dinner for his boss. When passing by Zhengyang Gate, he saw a heavily pregnant woman wrapped up tightly. She waved to a passing tricycle with difficulty and shouted in a hoarse voice:

"Tricycle, tricycle, go to Union Hospital..."

"Here you go! Two cents, let's go!"

"Two cents? Are you robbing me? Fifteen cents."

"It's snowing so hard, and you think two cents is too much?"

Because they couldn't agree on the price, the pregnant woman never got on the tricycle.

He Yuzhu saw the woman's forehead was covered with cold sweat, her lips were purple due to the cold, and her expression was becoming more and more painful. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, stepped in front of the woman, and said softly:

"Comrade, if you can ride a bicycle, I can take you to Union Hospital for free."

This was a passerby who kindly advised: "Young man, this is a pregnant woman. If something happens to her on the road, you can't afford it."

He Yuzhu said righteously, "You can't just stand by and watch someone die because you're afraid of taking responsibility, right?"

The woman said with gratitude: "Thank you, brother. I can make a bicycle."

He Yuzhu said to the passerby: "Comrade, this woman is about to give birth and is very heavy. Please help her get on my bicycle."

The passerby was not a heartless person. Seeing what He Yuzhu said, he immediately lent a helping hand and helped the woman onto the bicycle.

He Yuzhu reminded in a gentle voice: "Comrade, the road may be a little bumpy, hold on to me tight."

The woman said weakly, "I understand, big brother. My name is Xu Huizhen, you can just call me Xiao Xu."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he felt that the name was somewhat familiar, but he did not think much about it. He stepped on the pedal lightly and the bicycle moved forward slowly.

As soon as the bicycle started, a man with a crooked neck came towards them on a tricycle.

He Yuzhu didn't care. He just wanted to send Xu Huizhen to Union Hospital as soon as possible.

He Yuzhu drove Xu Huizhen to the entrance of Union Hospital and was about to leave, but Xu Huizhen covered her stomach and said in pain:

"Brother, I'm about to give birth. Please be a good person and send me to the hospital."

He Yuzhu sighed, bent down, picked up Xu Huizhen, and then strode into the hospital.

"Doctor, doctor, someone is giving birth here."

A doctor in his thirties heard the call and quickly came to He Yuzhu. After checking Xu Huizhen's condition, he glared at He Yuzhu.

"Comrade, how can you be a husband? You only send your child to me when he is almost born."

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and explained: "Doctor, you misunderstood, I am not her..."

The doctor interrupted angrily, "What misunderstanding? Do you know that when a woman gives birth, it is like walking through the gates of hell? If you are not careful, two people will die. You are such an unreliable husband."

He Yuzhu wanted to explain further, but the hospital had already pushed Xu Huizhen into the delivery room.

He Yuzhu was speechless when he saw the confined delivery room. He smiled bitterly and said, "Tell me your home address so I can inform your family!"

A moment later, heart-wrenching cries of pain were heard from the delivery room.

At this time, He Yuzhu was in a dilemma. It was not right to leave, and it was not right not to leave. Leaving would seem irresponsible and inhumane.

It would be unreasonable for him not to leave, after all, he had nothing to do with the pregnant woman, and he had to go to work tomorrow.

"Squeak!"

The door opened, and a nurse grabbed He Yuzhu with an anxious look on her face, and said impatiently:

"The woman is having a difficult delivery and needs surgery. Please sign a consent form immediately."

He Yuzhu's expression froze when he heard this. He didn't dare to sign the consent form casually, as he might be held responsible.

The young nurse said angrily, "It's a matter of life and death. Why are you still standing there? One second later will increase the risk. Sign it now!"

Seeing that the situation was so serious, He Yuzhu immediately put aside his worries and signed his name.

He Yuzhu was bored waiting, so he sat on a chair in the aisle and fell asleep without realizing it.

After an unknown amount of time, He Yuzhu felt someone pushing him. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw a doctor in a white coat with an angry expression.

"You are such a good husband. Your wife is in the delivery room and you can still sleep?"

He Yuzhu said impatiently, "Comrade doctor, I am not the husband of the pregnant woman at all. I am just a passerby. I saw her hailing a taxi at the entrance of the alley, so I kindly brought her to the hospital."

Upon hearing this, the doctor said apologetically: "Comrade, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

He Yuzhu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you are also worried about the patient."

"By the way, how is Xu Huizhen? Is the baby born?"

The doctor smiled and said, "It's born, mother and daughter are safe!"

He Yuzhu also smiled knowingly: "That's good! I want to ask, can I go see Xu Huizhen?"

"I want to ask for her home address so that her family can take care of her. After all, I have to go to work tomorrow."

The doctor smiled and said, "Comrade, you are such a kind person. The pregnant woman gave birth smoothly. You can go and ask questions."

He Yuzhu nodded and turned to go to the delivery room.

In the delivery room, Xu Huizhen was sweating and her face was pale, but her face was glowing with maternal radiance.

It was only then that He Yuzhu realized that Xu Huizhen had a pretty face, delicate features yet elegant, eyebrows like ink paintings, skin like solidified fat, a face like white jade, and gentle as water. She was a rare beauty.

Especially her eyes, which were deep and bright, shining with wisdom, as if they could see through people's hearts.

When Xu Huizhen saw He Yuzhu, she smiled like a hundred flowers blooming, and said in a clear voice:

"Brother, thank you so much, I don't even know your name?"

He Yuzhu smiled gently: "My name is He Yuzhu. Comrade Xu Huizhen, where do you live? I will ask your family to take care of you."

Xu Huizhen heard this, a bitter look appeared on her face, and she stammered:

"Brother He, can you take care of me for one more night? I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. I know this request is a bit excessive, but my family is a bit special and I am afraid no one will take care of me."

He Yuzhu frowned and said, "Comrade Xu Huizhen, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I have to go to work tomorrow."

Xu Huizhen said with a sad expression: "Brother He, since you are in trouble, then you should go first! I can do it alone!"

He Yuzhu saw that Xu Huizhen was so pitiful and felt a little sorry for her. He gritted his teeth and said:

"Okay, I'll take care of you for one night. At worst I can take a day off tomorrow."

Xu Huizhen said with gratitude: "Brother He, I am so lucky to have met you. I don't know how to thank you!"

He Yuzhu smiled gently and said, "It's okay. People should help each other. Everyone has difficulties from time to time."