Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

After the food and drinks were served, the three of them began to eat and chat.

In fact, Zhou Jin and He Yushui had just finished their meal not long ago, but because they were still thinking about looking for He Daqing and were worried that they would be too late, He Daqing left.

So they both ate a few mouthfuls of rice, quickly filled their stomachs, and then hurried to the cotton mill.

It was a coincidence, perhaps God was blessing this father and daughter. When Zhou Jin and He Yushui just arrived at the gate of the cotton mill, they happened to see He Daqing walking out of the factory.

Since Zhou Jin had stayed in the Siheyuan for a very short time before, and He Daqing had already left Sijiu City when he traveled through time, Zhou Jin had never met He Daqing at all.

The reason why he was able to recognize He Daqing was entirely due to his impression of He Daqing in his previous life. However, after a long time, the impression of He Daqing in his mind had become somewhat vague.

He Daqing looked at Zhou Jin and He Yushui in front of him with a hint of doubt in his eyes. He thought that they must have come to him for something important.

So he asked, "Rainwater, you suddenly came to see me today, is there something important?"

After hearing his father's words, He Yushui was silent for a moment and his eyes slowly moved to Zhou Jin.

She hesitated for a moment, seeming to find it difficult to speak.

Finally, she took a deep breath and said firmly, "Dad, I originally planned to never see you again in this life. If it weren't for Brother Zhou Jin's persuasion, I wouldn't have come here at all.

Do you know what kind of life we ​​lived after you left without saying a word? My brother and I could only pick up garbage, we didn’t have enough food or warm clothes every day, and we could only drink water to fill our stomachs. If Uncle Zhou and Aunt Li hadn’t given us steamed buns from time to time, my brother and I would have starved to death long ago.”

He Daqing became a little angry when he heard this. He didn't understand why this was the result when he had already arranged everything.

"Yushui, don't cry first. Tell me why it turned out like this. I had already arranged everything before I left, and even asked Yi Zhonghai to help take care of you."

"Dad, you said you had arranged everything, so what arrangements did you make?"

He Daqing: "Before I left, I had already made an agreement with Zhuzi's master that when he came of age, he would be allowed to work in the steel mill. I also left my workstation to him. The canteen director and Yi Zhonghai knew about this."

He Yushui: "Dad, you did make the arrangements, but you really have a bad eye for people. Not long after you left, my brother, at the instigation of Yi Zhonghai, broke off contact with his master. He didn't even hold a thank-you banquet for his master, and we haven't been in touch for so many years.

The workstation you left for my brother was sold by the two people you entrusted. Later, in order to better control my brother, Yi Zhonghai used his connections to find an apprenticeship job for my brother in the steel mill."

"What? How could this be possible? This is impossible." He Daqing seemed to have suffered a severe blow to his worldview and his voice unconsciously became louder.

Zhou Jin: "Uncle He, this is absolutely true. I want to deal with Yi Zhonghai, so I have been investigating him. This is what I found out accidentally."

Hearing Zhou Jin's affirmative words, He Daqing had to believe it, but he still couldn't understand why Yi Zhonghai did this.

"What then?"

He Yushui: "Later, I joined the steel mill and worked as an apprentice in the canteen. Although the salary was not high, it was an income, and I could bring a lunch box home from time to time to improve my diet. Our lives got better, and then my brother sent me to school.

But the good times did not last long. Later, Qin Huairu moved into the Siheyuan and married Jia Dongxu. She was young, beautiful and had a good figure. My brother has been fascinated by her since then and often helped the Jia family. If Jia Dongxu was not still alive, I guess he would have given the entire He family to Qin Huairu.

Especially later, when food rationing began in the city, Jia Dongxu was the only one in the Jia family who received a ration. Yi Zhonghai found my brother and started brainwashing him, asking him to help the Jia family more. In the end, my brother foolishly gave all the lunch boxes that originally belonged to me to the Jia family.

From then on, I started living a life of hunger and coldness again. I almost fainted from hunger several times. Fortunately, Brother Zhou Jin came back from retirement and allowed me to eat at his house. He also gave me money and living expenses for my schooling. Otherwise, you would not have seen me long ago.

I have advised my brother many times that I am his biological sister and even if I want to help others, I have to take care of my own family first. But he simply wouldn't listen and said that I had no conscience. There were several times when he almost hit me.

You know, before Brother Zhou Jin came back, I weighed only 70 pounds, and I wasn’t even as strong as Qin Huairu’s six-year-old son.”

After saying these words, He Yushui could no longer hold back her tears and leaned on Zhou Jin's shoulder, sobbing.

He Daqing looked at the scene in front of him and felt very uncomfortable.

After all, it was he as a father who caused all this. He hurt his daughter because of his own reasons, which caused her to suffer so much injustice.

He Daqing took a deep breath and said earnestly: "Yushui, Dad is sorry for you. I know that my behavior back then caused you a lot of harm, but no matter what, this is my responsibility and I will not shirk it.

But there are some things I must explain to you clearly. I must not let anyone use this to destroy the relationship between us as father and daughter."

Hearing this, He Yushui's emotions gradually stabilized. She took the tissue Zhou Jin handed her, gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, then looked up at He Daqing with a little expectation in her eyes.

"Dad, go ahead and talk. I'm listening." He Yushui said softly.

He Daqing sighed and slowly said, "Yushui, I was forced to leave Sijiucheng! At that time, Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady discovered that my family's background was fake, and they used it to threaten me.

They told me that if I continued to stay in Beijing, once this matter was exposed by other people, not only would I suffer, but you would also be implicated.

In addition, I had already fallen into the trap of the White Widow and had sex with her. In the end, I had no choice but to write a confession.

It was because of this that I was forced to leave the city. Otherwise, I would have to go to jail, and you might have been affected. At that time, Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady assured me that they would take good care of you. I really had no choice but to believe them. "

Although He Yushui had known these things for a long time, he was still shocked when he actually heard his own father say these things.

Why can human hearts be so vicious that they can ignore the lives of others for their own purposes?

He Daqing continued.

"Not long after I came to Baoding, I started working at a cotton mill. After my job became stable, I sent you ten yuan a month for living expenses. If it was a holiday or your birthday, I would send you an extra five yuan.

This money has never stopped coming to me since I started working. At that time, I was worried that you were too young and would spend the money recklessly, so I asked Yi Zhonghai to help receive it and then pass it on to you.

I was thinking at the time that you had the fifty-plus yuan I left behind, and your brother was learning a craft from his master, so he didn't have to worry about food. Plus the living expenses I sent you every month, it was more than enough to support you and your siblings.

When your brother grew up, he took over my job at the steel mill, and life was basically problem-free after that.

But from what you said just now, you and your sister have never received this money in these years."

He Yushui: "Yes, Dad, Yi Zhonghai never told me about this, and never gave us living expenses. At most, he gave us a steamed bun when we were starving. Because of this, my brother now treats him almost like his own father."

Upon hearing this, He Daqing became furious and slammed his fist on the table, scaring the boss so much that he ran out.

Zhou Jin quickly explained, and the boss returned to the counter.

Then Zhou Jin said to He Daqing: "Uncle He, you said that you sent living expenses to Yu Shui every month. Do you have any evidence?"

He Daqing looked at Zhou Jin. He was not very familiar with her. After all, he had left the old city for a long time, and at that time, one of the two families lived in the middle courtyard and the other lived in the back courtyard. He just thought that this child was not bad.

But seeing that Yu Shui trusted him so much and almost treated him as his own brother, He Daqing no longer treated Zhou Jin as an outsider.

"Xiao Jin, I have collected all the receipts for sending money and put them at my house."

"Uncle He, since we have this receipt, it can prove that the living expenses you sent to Yu Shui were definitely intercepted and embezzled by Yi Zhonghai, and the letter you sent was probably burned by him as well.

As for why he did this, Uncle He should know why now, right? "

He Daqing thought for a while and showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, as if he had figured out something.

"Yushui, Xiaojin, I understand. Yi Zhonghai, that villain, and the deaf old lady tried every means to drive me away and not let me return to Sijiu City. They were planning to let Zhuzi take care of them in their old age. If I stayed in Sijiu City, their plan would be impossible to achieve. That's why they tried every means to drive me out of Siheyuan.

As for Yi Zhonghai embezzling the money and letters I sent him, he wanted to sever the family ties between me and them, making Yu Shui and Zhu Zi hate me and no longer recognize me as their father. He has a really cruel heart.

These two old guys are really willing to do anything to support themselves in their old age. They are really calculating. I, He Daqing, also lived through troubled times, but I was still tricked by them."

He Daqing's face was very gloomy. He clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with anger and regret.

He didn't expect that he would be plotted against by Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady, and that his own children would be implicated.

At this moment, he deeply regretted that he did not understand the policy carefully at the beginning, which led to the current situation.

"Uncle He, this can't be entirely your fault. It can only be said that you are too concerned and confused. If you had understood the policy at the time, you wouldn't have been so cruelly calculated. But it's too late to talk about this now. Let's discuss how to deal with this matter."

He Yushui gently patted He Daqing's shoulder and comforted him. She knew her father's inner pain, but since the incident had already happened, it would be useless to pursue the responsibility. The most important thing now was to find a way to solve the problem.

He Daqing took a deep breath and nodded in agreement. He looked at his daughter gratefully, his eyes full of guilt.

At this time, he noticed that Zhou Jin was listening to them quietly with a thoughtful expression on his face.

He Daqing looked at Zhou Jin and asked, "Xiao Jin, I am very grateful for taking care of Yu Shui for me. You are a good child. I feel relieved that Yu Shui is with you. But you brought Yu Shui here this time, probably for this matter, right?"

"Hahaha, Uncle He, you're really good at judging people. This time, I brought the rain to find you. As for the reason, you should have guessed it.

My purpose is to deal with Yi Zhonghai. Ever since I returned to Siheyuan, this old bastard has been causing trouble for me time and time again. My relationship with him has long been like hostile water and fire.

Previously, he and the old deaf man wanted Qin Huairu to frame me. Now that I know their plan, I can't just sit there and wait for death, so I plan to take the initiative and send him in early, so that I can rest assured. "

"Oh? So you already knew that Yi Zhonghai embezzled his living expenses."

"No, I started investigating Yi Zhonghai only after I knew about his and the old deaf man's evil plan. I gradually found out all these things. My men are keeping an eye on Yi Zhonghai. There may be some things that we don't know about."

He Daqing didn't expect Zhou Jin to tell him everything like this, and it seemed like he had no reservations, which made him like her even more.

"Hahaha, you said it so directly, it seems that Yi Zhonghai really pissed you off.

But he will probably suffer this time. I don't think he really cares about a young boy like you, right?"

"Uncle He, I don't know about that. Anyway, Yi Zhonghai has offended me, so he must be taught a lesson. Besides, he is not a good guy to begin with. I am just getting rid of him for the people."

"Hahaha, you're right, this kind of person should be caught and eaten with peanuts."