Soul of the Siheyuan: Zhuzi, I can still give birth

"Fourth Master, is it really you? Fourth Master!"

When Mr. Hong Si heard someone calling him, he turned around and saw two young men he didn't know.

"You are……?"

Mr. Hong frowned, he didn't know these two people.

"Fourth Master, we are Brother Bing's subordinates. Brother Bing is Zuo Bing!"

One of the younger brothers immediately gave out the name of his boss.

"Zuo Bing... the kid from Zuo Laoer's family?"

Although Mr. Hong Si is quite old, his voice is very loud, and it made several people's eardrums hurt.

When the two younger brothers heard Master Hong Si calling out the name of their eldest boss's father, they immediately nodded repeatedly.

"Since you are from the Zuo family, you guys should sit down as well. By the way, Zhuzi, since we have guests, how about I step aside first!"

When Fourth Master Hong saw Xu Damao with a bruised face and nose, and two younger brothers from the Zuo family following him, he knew it must be a social matter.

Although he used to be a gangster, he is old now and has retired. He doesn't want to get involved in gang affairs anymore.

"It's okay, Fourth Master, you don't have to leave. Damao, come find me. What's the matter?"

He Yuzhu politely asked Mr. Hong Si to stay and turned to Xu Damao and said.

"Zhu...Zi, it's like this. I...I opened a company, but I was short of start-up capital, so I borrowed some from them. Now...the time has come, I...!"

Fourth Master Hong looked at Xu Damao, then at the two younger brothers, and sneered.

"Zhu Zi, your friend is really brave. He even dared to borrow money from the Zuo family's loan shark. I can only give him a big thumbs up."

After saying this, the two younger brothers felt a little embarrassed, but they didn't dare to get angry.

He Yuzhu sighed, looked at Xu Damao and asked.

"How much did you borrow?"

Xu Damao thought about it, stretched out three fingers and said.

"I borrowed... 10,000 yuan, but the interest has compounded, and now... I have to pay back 30,000 yuan. I really have no other choice... so I came to ask you for help. Please help me, as we are brothers."

Xu Damao said vaguely.

"They said that if you don't pay off the debt within two days, they will sell Jing... Ru and stab me... twice."

Xu Damao said this while trembling. Thinking of the shiny switchblade, his whole body trembled.

"Borrow 10,000 and pay back 30,000. How come your loan sharking is even more ruthless than paying back 90% of the cost!"

He Yuzhu stared at the two younger brothers and said indifferently.

"Mr. He, this is not just for him. When I lent him the money, I told him that if he didn't pay it back in a month, the amount would be doubled. In just over a month, it has been doubled to 30,000, which is already a discount for him!"

A younger brother said slowly.

This is 30,000 yuan. Once I get it, I can spend it with my boss for a long time.

"Why...Xu Damao, you don't want to pay back the money, right?"

Another younger brother spoke to Xu Damao viciously, which scared Xu Damao.

He grabbed He Yuzhu and was about to hide behind him.

This was not the first time He Yuzhu had seen Xu Damao like this. When he had beaten him hard before, he had also dodged like this.

"Let your boss call Zuo Bing. Go back and tell him that if he wants money, ask him to come to my place tomorrow. Now...you guys go back!"

He Yuzhu said indifferently.

One of the younger brothers glanced at He Yuzhu.

"Mr. He, so it is you, Mr. He, who will pay back Xu Damao's 30,000 yuan."

He Yuzhu said with a sneer.

"It's just 30,000 yuan. Ask Zuo Bing to come in person at 9:53 tomorrow morning. No one will be waiting for you after that time. Remember, 9:53, not a minute more or less."

The two younger brothers were also curious about why Mr. He’s timing was so tricky.

But he didn't say much. The money was lent by the eldest brother, so it was natural for him to collect the money. He just had to go back and pass on the message.

After the two younger brothers left, Fourth Master Hong said to He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, this kid from the Zuo family is not someone you can easily mess with. I'll come over tomorrow morning as well. If anything happens, I...!"

He Yuzhu also smiled slightly.

"He's just a street urchin. Don't worry. If you kill someone, you must pay for your life. If you owe someone money, you must pay it back. We will definitely pay you back, but it won't be 30,000 yuan. It's lunch time now. Let's go and have a meal together."

Mr. Hong Siye and Xu Damao did not refuse He Yuzhu's invitation.

It's a rare opportunity to eat a meal, so I have to eat more.

"Fourth Master, have you been doing well in Xiangdao these years?"

At the dinner table, He Yuzhu started chatting with Mr. Hong Si.

Mr. Hong was forced to leave the city of Sijiu, and He Yuzhu sent him to Hong Kong.

"Hey...what's good or bad about it? I'm unfamiliar with the place. Fortunately, I learned martial arts when I was young, so I didn't get bullied there. I just used my fists and fought my way into the world."

As he spoke, Fourth Master Hong showed a scar on his hand.

"These are the scars left by all those years of hard work. Fighting and killing is not the destination after all, so I am returning to the mainland now."

He Yuzhu poured him a glass of wine and said with a smile.

"You're not going back anymore?"

Mr. Hong shook his head.

"I am not from Hong Kong Island, so how can I go back? If I don't leave, I will stay in Beijing."

He Yuzhu was overjoyed. He raised his glass and clinked glasses with Mr. Hong Siye.

Mr. Hong Si is well connected in both the black and white worlds. Although he is rich now, there are some things that he is not convenient to do.

With the relationship with Mr. Hong Si, I can ask him to handle some of the things that are inconvenient for me.

"Zhu Zi, thank you for helping me pay back the money today!"

Xu Damao also raised his glass and said to He Yuzhu with gratitude.

He Yuzhu chuckled and said with a smirk on his face.

“Xu Damao…!”

Xu Damao nodded and bowed, listening to He Yuzhu's teachings.

"That's thirty thousand yuan. How are you going to pay me back?"

He Yuzhu picked up a piece of red oil chicken, put it in his mouth, then glanced at Xu Damao.

"Ah...I have to pay it back!"

"It's not Zhuzi, you are so rich, it's just 30,000 yuan, the money you earn in a day is dozens of times this, but...!"

Xu Damao didn't want to pay back the money. Sha Zhu had so much money that any hair he plucked out would be thicker than his waist.

"Hey, Xu Damao... what are you dreaming of? My money didn't come from cannons, and besides...!"

He Yuzhu paused here, glanced at Xu Damao who had a grim look on his face, and then continued.

"Besides, you are not my son, so I have no obligation to help you pay back the money... How about you change your surname to He, and call me Dad whenever you see me in the future, and I will help you pay back the money!"

He Yuzhu just wanted to tease Xu Damao. He always felt like something was missing if he didn't argue with him.

"Zhu Zi...you...don't go too far, I...I..."

Xu Damao's face turned red and veins bulged with anger.

This...this damn idiot, how dare he insult me!

Xu Damao slammed the table, threw down his chopsticks, turned around and was about to leave.

But the pace is extremely slow.

He was waiting for Zhuzi to call her, but after he had taken several steps, He Yuzhu still didn't call him.

"Damn it, I'm almost at the door, why hasn't this idiot called me yet?"

Xu Damao put his hand on the door handle, but still didn't hear He Yuzhu's shout.

'crunch'

There was a sound of a door opening, and Xu Damao slowly turned the doorknob.

"Damn it, this idiot, he won't even give me a chance to back down. I'm leaving right now!"

Xu Damao felt so miserable that if he couldn't pay the soldiers back the day after tomorrow, they would really cut off his arm.

"Cough...cough!"

He Yuzhu coughed a few times, and Xu Damao immediately turned around and returned to the table with a smile.

"Zhu Zi, you asked me to come back, didn't you? I can ask you to just call me dad... that's a bit too much."

"But Zhuzi, it's not that I don't call you dad. Nowadays, whoever has money is the father. But... I'm such a loser. What will others think if I call you dad? How can I have such a loser son? Zhuzi... what do you think?"

Mr. Hong Si laughed at this time.

"Okay, Zhuzi, stop teasing him!"

He Yuzhu stood up and patted Xu Damao on the shoulder.

"You kid, you really want to be my son! I don't have the blessing to have such a big son."

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. What are your plans for the future?!"

He Yuzhu suddenly spoke to Xu Damao in a very serious tone.

Xu Damao scratched his head.

He had thought about this question before, to be honest, at his age.

In a few years, I will be old enough to retire, but now I can be said to be penniless.

I don’t have a proper job, and I won’t have a pension in the future. If I don’t find a way to earn some money, Qin Jingru and I will really have to eat dirt in the future.

"Zhu Zi, you know that I don't have any special ability. It's enough for me to make a living. Zhu Zi, I beg you to give me a hand!"

Xu Damao also swallowed his pride and begged Zhuzi to find him a job.

"Give you a hand!"

He Yuzhu smiled. If it were the Xu Damao of the past, he would definitely not beg him in such a humble manner.

Now he's begging me for mercy. It seems like there's really no other way out.

"Well, you and I have fought for our whole lives, but now we are both old and can no longer fight, nor do we want to fight anymore. Considering that you collected my body...!"

"Collect the corpse?"

Xu Damao asked doubtfully.

"What the hell is this corpse collection... You idiot, are you going to die before me?"

"But who would curse themselves to die first? Could it be that... Zhuzi has a terminal illness and knows he won't live long!"

Xu Damao, with his imagination running wild, looked at the pillar.

"It's still the same face that deserves a beating, but now it looks sick. Could it be that... Zhuzi is really going to die?"

Thinking of this, Xu Damao couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat and his eyes turned red.

Having fought with Sha Zhu for his entire life, he had thought of countless possible endings, but he had never thought that Zhuzi would die.

Just like in Tom and Jerry, Jerry and Tom fought each other all their lives, but on the day Jerry died, the one who cried the most sadly was Tom.

It is almost the same with Xu Damao and He Yuzhu now. They cannot see each other, nor can they be separated.

He Yuzhu also felt that he had said the wrong thing. How could he talk about collecting corpses in the previous life? When he was about to explain, Xu Damao wiped his tears and said.

"Zhu Zi, don't worry, I will never fight with you again in the future. I know you have always wanted to help me. Don't worry, I will work hard in the future and will never go against you again. I will leave first and come to see you tomorrow morning."

As he said this, Xu Damao wiped away his tears again, said goodbye to Mr. Hong Si, and left without looking back.

He Yuzhu and Hong Siye were stunned.

"What's wrong with this kid? Is he hysterical?"

Mr. Hong pointed at Xu Damao and asked He Yuzhu, but He Yuzhu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

The two smiled at each other, then sat down and started eating and drinking.