Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Sha Zhu hung his head and said nothing. With his intelligence, Sha Zhu naturally couldn't understand He Daqing's deep meaning. He Daqing had been in the business for most of his life and was such a smart guy. He could see that Zhang Renkang was a potential stock with a promising future. If something could happen when He Yushui was entrusted to Zhang Renkang, not only would He Yushui have a good life, but Sha Zhu would also benefit from it. Secondly, if nothing happened and He Yushui was in the middle, how could Zhang Renkang have the nerve to continue to target Sha Zhu? At least Sha Zhu's life would be better, so that he wouldn't be really played to death by Zhang Renkang. It was best that He Daqing was really worried that Sha Zhu could take good care of He Yushui, especially Qin Huairu's electric eyes, which He Daqing could hardly stand. Looking at Sha Zhu's dementia, He Daqing knew in his heart that he was probably finished.

So He Daqing thought about it for a whole night and came up with the idea of ​​entrusting He Yushui to Zhang Renkang. On the one hand, it would ease the relationship between the two families, and on the other hand, it would also give He Yushui some protection. After all, He Yushui couldn't keep a little girl with hundreds of dollars on her own. He Daqing was not afraid that Zhang Renkang would covet He Yushui's money. Although Zhang Renkang was vicious, He Daqing judged from his style of doing things that Zhang Renkang still had principles. The most important thing was that Zhang Renkang really didn't need He Yushui's things.

Zhang Renkang stared at He Daqing for a long while before saying

"Uncle He, are you serious?"

He Daqing nodded and looked at Zhang Renkang with an inexplicable look and said

"Shazhu, you know what I mean. I just hope Yushui can finish school, find a job, and get married. Renkang, can you promise your uncle?"

Zhang Renkang looked at He Daqing and then at He Yushui and said

"He Yushui is willing? She's not a child anymore, is she?"

He Yushui blushed and lowered her head, saying in a low voice

"I agree"

Zhang Renkang laughed

"Okay, I don't need a pair of chopsticks, Uncle He, just rest assured, I promise you."

He Daqing said happily when Zhang Renkang agreed

"Renkang, Uncle He has been in so many big restaurants in Beijing, so he must be good at judging people."

"You are an honest and upright person. Why would Uncle He not trust you?"

Then he said to Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui

"My two lords, please bear witness to this. Today I have entrusted He Yushui to Zhang Renkang's care. If there is anything I need from you in the future, I will trouble you to help me."

Although Liu Haizhong didn't understand, he didn't care what He Daqing thought. If He Daqing was willing to entrust He Yushui to Zhang Renkang, then let him. Yan Bugui, on the other hand, thought something with his eyes. He thought that He Daqing was really good at it, but he didn't say much. This was He Daqing's family affair and he didn't care about it.

The two of them promised He Daqing that they would hold a meeting of the whole hospital to announce it tomorrow. They ignored Sha Zhu who was still angry and continued to drink one cup after another. He Yushui was so happy from the moment Zhang Renkang agreed that she didn't know what to think anymore, and she didn't care about what Sha Zhu was thinking with his head down.

An hour later, the drunken Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui left first. He Daqing took Zhang Renkang's hand and said

"Renkang, I'm sorry for you. I'll trouble you to take care of me after the rain."

Zhang Renkang drank a few sips and poured them into the space. Seeing He Daqing's drunken words, he agreed.

"Uncle, don't worry. It will rain whenever it comes. I will take care of her job and find her a good husband."

He Daqing pulled He Yushui over and said

"From now on, you should listen to your brother Renkang carefully."

He Yushui nodded shyly and glanced at Zhang Renkang, then lowered her head in embarrassment and dared not speak. Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Yushui, come to my place tomorrow. I have something to discuss with you."

After saying that, Zhang Renkang said goodbye and left. As soon as Zhang Renkang left, Sha Zhu asked dissatisfiedly:

"Dad, why did you entrust the rain to Zhang Renkang? How can I live like this?"

He Daqing looked at his silly son, sighed helplessly and said

"If you don't understand, stop talking. I have my own meaning."

Turning to the rain, he said

"Yushui, take the money I gave you and the one thousand yuan that Yi Zhonghai gave to Sha Zhu. When your brother gets married, you can give this one thousand yuan to your sister-in-law. You are not allowed to give anything else to Sha Zhu."

"With Zhang Renkang protecting you, no one will dare to take advantage of you if you put your money with him. This way, you can finally live a good life for a few days."

He Yushui nodded and said

"Dad, are you leaving again?"

He Daqing glanced at He Yushui and said

"I have to go back to your Aunt Bai, and I can't stay here for too long, otherwise once our family's identity is exposed, you and your brother will be ruined."

Sha Zhu lowered his head when he heard He Daqing's words, not knowing what he was thinking. Then he heard He Daqing say

"Silly Zhu, you should behave yourself from now on and stop associating with the Jia family. Just give up. Qin Huairu, who already has sons and daughters, will not give birth to another one for you. You don't want to be without an heir, do you?"

Sha Zhu glanced in the direction of Jia's house, nodded and said

"I know, I won't support their family anymore."

Seeing Sha Zhu agreed, He Daqing continued

"After I leave, you must keep your mouth shut and don't tell anyone about our family. Just say that I'm thinking about the White Widow and ran away again."

"Shazhu, wait until the old lady finds you a wife, then you can live your life peacefully and stay away from Yi Zhonghai, do you hear me?"

Sha Zhu nodded in agreement, and He Daqing breathed a sigh of relief and said

"It would be great if you had more brains"

Zhang Renkang returned to the house, sat on the sofa, ate melon seeds and pondered He Daqing's deep meaning. He didn't mind having an extra pair of chopsticks, but Zhang Renkang couldn't figure out what He Daqing was selling. Wasn't he afraid that he would eat He Yushui clean? After all, he was a big guy and Yushui was not small either. He could get married as soon as he graduated from high school in two years.

Zhang Renkang thought about it for a while and gave up. After all, he would not be the one who would suffer. He had to go to Lou Xiaoe's place after the courtyard fell asleep. He had not been there for two days and he had to go see Lou Xiaoe.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Liu Haizhong went home after drinking and fell asleep. The families in the backyard also rested. Zhang Renkang let go of his senses and went out through the wall. When he reached the Lou family's house and avoided the surveillance sentries, Zhang Renkang climbed into the Lou family's yard. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Lou Bancheng, Lou's mother, and Lou Xiao'e waiting on the sofa. Seeing Zhang Renkang coming, Lou Bancheng smiled and said,

"I guess you have to come tonight."

Zhang Renkang let go of Lou Xiaoe who was rushing towards him and said with a smile

"Uncle Lou, are you waiting for me?"

Lou Bancheng motioned Zhang Renkang to sit down and said

"My superiors have agreed to let me go on a business trip to Hong Kong. I have to go alone with a delegation."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"The first time, I must follow more closely. As long as I can get to the back, it will be easy."

"Go find your brother directly when you get there, and then see what the expedition team wants. Then think of a way to help them find it, so that the higher-ups can relax their vigilance a little bit."

Lou Bancheng nodded and said

"I will leave the day after tomorrow. Please take care of anything that happens at home."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"As long as you come back on time, I'm sure the higher-ups won't do anything."

Lou Xiao'e said again

"Renkang, Xu Damao is here today"

Zhang Renkang looked at Lou Bancheng, and Lou Bancheng said

"A few days ago, I arranged for someone to follow Xu Damao to the countryside, caught him cheating, and forced him to write a confession."

"Xu Damao must have guessed it and came here this afternoon to test the waters."

Zhang Renkang said

"Now is not the time to show your cards. Let's keep Xu Damao calm first. As long as Xiao'e and Xu Damao haven't divorced, ordinary people won't be able to guess your plans."

"Let's hold him back for now and wait until Uncle Lou comes back from Hong Kong."

Lou Xiao'e nodded and said

"I won't go back to the courtyard with him anyway. I've got my clothes and luggage back. I feel sick just by looking at him."

Lou Bancheng looked at Lou Xiao'e guiltily and said

"I was the one who harmed you in the first place"

Lou Xiao'e said

"Dad, why are you still talking about this now?"

Zhang Renkang said

"Now we just have to wait until Uncle Lou returns from Hong Kong City."

Lou Bancheng continued

"I have contacted many friends in the past few days and have sold all the properties that are easy to sell. There are still a few courtyard houses and some antiques that are difficult to sell."

"Yellow croaker is very difficult to get in the market now. I guess many people have sensed the trend and are preparing for it."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"If you can't take it with you, then don't take it with you. Besides, even if you and your aunt go there in the name of visiting relatives, how much can you take with you? The higher-ups will definitely check your luggage."

Lou Bancheng sighed and said

"Then the four courtyards are given to you. Do you have the means to accept them?"

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"I have a way. I won't take it from you for nothing. I'll just buy it at the market price."

Lou Bancheng looked at Zhang Renkang in surprise. These are not just a few houses. Two courtyard houses with separate entrances and exits cost four or five thousand yuan, and a courtyard house with two entrances costs more than fifteen thousand yuan, and a large courtyard house with three entrances costs twenty thousand yuan. Do you have so much money?

Zhang Renkang laughed

"The price of a small yellow croaker on the black market is about 340 yuan, and you have about 105 of them."

(There are two opinions about the weight of one liang of small yellow croaker. One is that it is 100 grams per piece, and the other is that one jin is equal to 16 liang (31.25 grams). For the convenience of calculation, let's use 100 grams here.)

"How about I give you 105 of them?"

Lou Bancheng was surprised to hear Zhang Renkang's words and asked

"Where did you get so many small yellow croakers? What do you do, Renkang?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"I am the chef of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

Lou Bancheng looked at Zhang Renkang with deep meaning. If it weren't for his daughter being too involved with him and if he hadn't gotten some information from other channels, Lou Bancheng wouldn't have trusted Zhang Renkang so easily. This kid was too scheming and he couldn't see through him.