Siheyuan: Me! He Yuzhu defies fate and changes destiny

It seems that Qin Huairu is planning to get close to him.

However, He Yuzhu did not intend to follow the old path. He no longer had any emotional fluctuations towards Qin Huairu, and even felt that she was a widow; therefore, he directly stated:

"We'll see when the time comes. If there's nothing important, we probably won't have to travel back and forth so often. Besides, our house has been rented out to someone else, so we'll only come and take a look when there's a special situation."

Qin Huairu was very disappointed when she heard He Yuzhu's words. Now she had to consider how to support her family. Because she took over Jia Dongxu's job, but at the beginning she only received an internship salary.

You should know that the internship salary was only 18 yuan per month in the first year, 20 yuan in the second year, and 22.5 yuan in the third year. However, due to the unfortunate death of Jia Dongxu and the actual situation of the family, her salary package also included part of Jia Dongxu's original seniority salary, which increased by 5 yuan per month. In this way, Qin Huairu received 23 yuan per month, 25 yuan in the second year, and 27.5 yuan in the third year.

Therefore, if Qin Huairu wants to make her life better, she must rely on the support of others. Recently, she found that although the neighbors in the courtyard seemed to be at peace, no one stood up when she encountered difficulties and needed help.

If Yi Zhonghai hadn't convened a donation meeting to help her, she really didn't know how she would have gotten through the difficult times. As soon as Jia Dongxu's compensation came down, it was all controlled by Mrs. Jia, who didn't give her a penny and ordered her to be responsible for all the affairs of the family.

In order to deal with this situation, she had to put her hopes on others. Although Yi Zhonghai was rich, he was extremely stingy. When she went to him, she could only get a little cornmeal at most. As for meat or other financial support, it was impossible. And Yan Bugui, thank God he didn't seize her family's things.

Liu Haizhong is said to be extremely stingy; Xu Damao is often not at home, and even when he is there, he only asks for living expenses on a per-time basis and it is not much.

After all, we all live in the same yard. If something really happens, it will be a question whether we can still survive in this environment; not to mention how our children will face others in the future.

Even though she thought she could do it, she really didn't want to get involved with the people in this compound. Speaking of He Yuzhu, if he was willing to give her one hundred or eighty per month, she would even be willing to give everything for him; after all, he was not only handsome but also had a high salary. So Qin Huairu set her sights on He Yuzhu.

But she didn't expect to be very disappointed by He Yuzhu's attitude. She said weakly:

"Zhu Zi, you grew up here, you can come back often if you have nothing to do."

Seeing Qin Huairu's weak expression, He Yuzhu explained:

"Aunt Qin, it's not appropriate for you to say that. We actually moved here in 1949.

The house before this belonged to an official. After liberation, he fled and the house was bought by the steel mill. Except for the one in my house which was bought by my father, the others belonged to the government. So I am different from you. I was not born and raised here.

Besides, the family situation was very bad after we moved here: my sister and sick mother were both there at that time. And after my father ran away, I rarely came back since 1950. In fact, I didn’t spend as many days in the yard as you did!”

After hearing this, Qin Huairu was speechless and couldn't help but shed tears. Seeing this, He Yuzhu looked at the people around him and said:

"Hey, Guangqi, you saw it too. I didn't do anything. I just told the truth, but Jia's sister-in-law started crying." After saying that, he pulled He Daqing to the back of the yard. "If we don't go to the backyard, we don't know what gossip will happen. I have a wife and children at home, and I don't want to cause any misunderstandings." This sentence is indeed true: "It is true that there are many troubles around a widow."

After that, he took He Daqing to the back of the courtyard. If He Yuzhu said something inappropriate, Yi Zhonghai could still take the opportunity to criticize him. But He Yuzhu was telling the truth, and He Daqing, Liu Guangqi, the second aunt and other neighbors were around. After He Yuzhu left, everyone talked about it:

"I think what Zhuzi said is true. Why is Qin Huairu crying?"

"Who knows? We all saw it. If we hadn't seen it, we would have thought that Zhuzi was bullying her!"

"Yes, you may not know that my family got a piece of meat a few days ago. It weighed less than two taels. It was all because of my excellent work in the factory. The factory gave me a reward."

"I heard about that. Didn't you help with loading and unloading that day? We didn't have enough manpower."

"Yes, after finishing the work, the factory gave everyone two taels of meat as a reward. I couldn't bear to eat it, so I brought it back home to satisfy my wife and children's cravings. Then Qin Huairu came knocking on the door and said that the meat was not nutritious and she felt incompetent, and then she started crying."

"I was so scared that I closed the door immediately and dared not open it again. It was too scary. We each had a little bit of meat, and she wanted more before I even had a bite!"

"Luckily, my family doesn't cook these days. We all eat from the same big pot!"

"That's right. Everyone eats from a big pot. Even if it doesn't taste good, it fills everyone up. Who can talk about nutrition these days?"

"You're right. I saw it last time. The leader didn't have much meat when he ate."

"Not to mention us ordinary people, we should stay away from her in the future."

Qin Huairu felt even sadder after hearing what everyone said. She originally wanted to win everyone's sympathy, but unexpectedly it backfired and everyone in the compound wanted to avoid her.

Qin Huairu knew that she couldn't go on like this, so she said softly:

"I didn't cry because of Zhuzi, I just thought of Dongxu. If there was no Zhuzi, I don't know what would have happened to Dongxu that day."

Hearing Qin Huairu's words, everyone felt disdainful. After all, He Yuzhu had treated her well before. After He Yuzhu left, if they were not afraid of disturbing their rest, the Jia family even planned to mourn at home.

If it weren't for this reason, everyone would be willing to believe it. Seeing everyone's questioning and wary eyes, Qin Huairu couldn't help but think of that incident again.

Their resentment towards Jia Zhang deepened. If it weren't for Jia Zhang's mischief, how could their family be so unwelcome in this compound?

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Li Xiaoxia left silently. He Yuzhu walked into the backyard and saw Liu Haizhong coming towards him.

Liu Haizhong said with a smile on his face: "Director He, you are here! Welcome, welcome. I have been really busy today, please bear with me."

He Yuzhu replied: "Second uncle, please continue with your work. This is a happy day, there is no need for so many formalities. We are just here to share in the good fortune."

Then, He Yuzhu and He Daqing found a place to sit down. Soon, the second aunt brought some melon seeds and candies and said with a smile: "We will start the feast when everyone is here!"

He Yuzhu asked: "Has the bride been brought back?"

The second aunt answered happily: "I got it back, I got it back!"

He Yuzhu nodded, thinking it was okay, as long as everyone arrived, they could start the feast. At this time, Xu Damao came over and said, "Brother Zhuzi, when did you come back?"

He Yuzhu glanced at Xu Damao and knew that he was a hypocrite, but he still replied politely: "Damo, you are here too. I just arrived. How have you been recently?"

Xu Damao smiled and replied: "It's still the same as before, I go to the countryside to show movies every day. I'm a movie projectionist!"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "That's great. But it's dangerous to go to the countryside, right? Is that okay?"

Xu Damao explained, "It's the buyers who are in danger, because they carry money with them. As a projectionist, I can't sell the projectors even if they are robbed, so I don't carry any money when I go out, which is naturally safe. Besides, if there is any problem, I won't go to those villages to show movies in the future. So it's generally safe, as long as you don't team up with the buyers. But the buyers take other routes, who knows how they go, and it doesn't matter to me, I just need to show the movies well!"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "You are really good at this!" Xu Damao asked with a smile, "Did you come here alone? Didn't your sister-in-law come with you?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "No, she doesn't want to come here, and she probably won't come here in the future."

Hearing this, Xu Damao felt very disappointed and thought: I will never see such a beautiful woman again. Moreover, such a beautiful woman would actually fall in love with He Yuzhu? !

Xu Damao laughed at He Yuzhu in his heart, but He Yuzhu didn't have the ability to read minds. He just thought Xu Damao might be up to something. However, as long as it had nothing to do with him, he didn't care. However, what Xu Damao didn't know was that he was thinking about Yang Xiaodi.

If He Yuzhu knew, he would definitely make fun of Xu Damao. With Xu Damao's character, there are many people who are better than him, but none of them won Yang Xiaodi's favor. Xu Damao smiled and asked:

"Brother Zhuzi, I heard that you are very popular in the steel mill?"

He Yuzhu waved his hands and said, "No, no, who said that? I don't have much influence in the steel mill. I'm just an ordinary engineer. Everyone in the institute is an engineer. They're not even technicians, so how much face can I have? We're just complimenting each other. It's not as great as you think!"

Xu Damao hurriedly flattered him: "Come on, everyone knows that Uncle He was able to become the canteen director because of your face!"

He Yuzhu said to Xu Damao, "What's the connection? This is all legend. My father is the only first-class chef in the steel mill. How can there be so many first-class chefs in the steel mill? How can it be because of my face? This is just because everyone is jealous of my father's skills. You should know that there is no such high-level chef position in the steel mill. They have to increase the salary by appointing a small position. Besides, my father is only in charge of the canteen. If he had done it for my face, he would have become the logistics director long ago. Why would he stop at the canteen director?"

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Xu Damao curled his lips in disapproval: "But everyone says so."

He Yuzhu continued, "Da Mao, with your intelligence, you must know that these are all rumors. Just like the rumors that you bully weak women all day long. Are you such a person?"

Xu Damao certainly wouldn't admit it: "Of course not!"

He Yuzhu said, "That's right. These are rumors spread by people out of jealousy. You can figure out why these rumors exist, right?"

Xu Damao said, "They must be envious of me for having a good job." He Yuzhu nodded, "Yes, although ** is an engineer and his salary is indeed slightly higher, aren't there other people who are jealous? In addition, my father's cooking skills will naturally arouse jealousy. Therefore, rumors will spread. Don't you think it's wrong?"

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Xu Damao nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. So you really don't have any say in the steel mill?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Think about it, if I really have the ability and influence in the factory, my stepmother, who is only a few years older than me, and my sister He Yuqing, can be released from the nursery and go to work. If I really have that ability, I would have let my stepmother enter the factory long ago!"