Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Chapter 378 The father-in-law and son-in-law play chess and chat

"Great! I didn't expect you could play chess?!" After saying that, Lou Zhenhua picked up a white chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.

He Yuzhu followed suit and placed a black chess piece. After a while, the chess game changed in an instant. Lou Zhenhua said, "You are quite good at chess, aren't you?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I'm a big idler. When I have nothing to do, I just play chess to kill time." Then he asked, "Dad, do you know who the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang originally belonged to?!"

Lou Zhenhua pondered for a few minutes and replied, "If I remember correctly, it was the concubine of the last leader of the Zhenglan Banner." Then he asked, "Why did you think of asking this?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I'm just asking casually. I know everyone who lives in this yard. The only exception is the old lady in the backyard, whom I don't know very well. Also, the person who wants to buy the house in my yard this time is probably related to this old lady."

"The old lady in the backyard?!" Lou Zhenhua muttered, recalling some past events in his mind, and said, "It seems that the rumors back then were true."

He Yuzhu asked curiously: "Dad! What's the rumor?!"

Lou Zhenhua said: "It is said that the leader of the Zhenglan Banner had taken a fancy to the eldest daughter of the Tong family in Fengtian. However, his wife was very upset and did not want the daughter of the Tong family to marry into the family. In desperation, the leader of the Zhenglan Banner could only find another place to settle the daughter of the Tong family. Originally, the Tong family did not want the daughter of the Tong family to be someone else's concubine. However, the Tong family had problems at that time. The daughter of the Tong family was the only one left in the family. As for what happened, no one knows."

He Yuzhu said: "It seems that this deaf old lady is most likely the old lady of the Tong family?!"

Lou Zhenhua added, "It's hard to say. Anyway, there's no way to find out many things back then. Besides, the person has been dead for so many years now. It's harder than climbing to the sky to figure out what happened. It's better not to think about it than not to figure it out." After saying that, Lou Zhenhua put the chess piece in his hand in the middle and said, "I win!"

He Yuzhu came back to his senses at this time, looked at the chessboard, and asked: "Dad! When did you kill my dragon?!"

"Silly son-in-law! You are still too young!" After saying that, Lou Zhenhua couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He Yuzhu asked: "Where are Mom and Xiao'e?!"

He Bing replied: "They went shopping!"

He Yuzhu said, "Dad! Since Mom and Xiao'e are not here, I'll go get some snacks. How about we have a nice drink?!"

Lou Zhenhua quickly agreed: "That's fine!"

He Bing hurriedly said, "Dad! Grandpa has high blood pressure! He can't drink!"

"It's okay to drink less!" He Yuzhu gave Lou Zhenhua a look that said, "I'll do the job, don't worry about it," and went to the kitchen. Lou Zhenhua motioned He Bing to sit down and said, "Let's continue playing chess!"

Three days passed in a blink of an eye. At around nine o'clock in the morning, Yan Bugui arrived at He Yuzhu's door and knocked on the door. He Yuzhu, who was about to go out, heard the knock on the door, opened the door, saw Yan Bugui standing at the door, and asked with a smile: "Uncle, what brings you here?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "Zhu Zi, I'll be honest with you. It's about the last time we bought your house. He didn't understand the situation clearly at first. He wants to meet you again and discuss the price with you."

He Yuzhu said, "Third Uncle, you are the one who came up with this. If it was anyone else, I wouldn't agree. How about this! I won't meet that person. The price is 12,000. If he's willing, we can pay the money and go through the formalities. If he's not willing, forget it. But don't forget to ask him for your hard work fee!"

Yan Bugui said, "Okay! I'll go talk to him right away. Whether it works or not, I'll write you a reply."

After Yan Bugui left, He Yuzhu went to the steel mill. Although He Yuzhu had already applied for unpaid leave, the security guards at the gate still had a good relationship with him. When He Yuzhu arrived at the factory gate, he greeted the security guards and went in directly.

"Ma Hua!" When they arrived at the third canteen, He Yuzhu opened the door of the kitchen and called out. Ma Hua, who had just finished cooking and was resting on the side, immediately became energetic when he heard He Yuzhu's voice, ran to He Yuzhu and asked, "Master, what's the matter?!"

He Yuzhu pulled Ma Hua to the door and asked, "Did you know that someone is buying up the Siheyuan houses?!"

Ma Hua replied: “I know!”

He Yuzhu said, "The person who is in charge of the house has contacted me. But I haven't agreed yet. I have found a good place for you and your wife. Ask for leave and I will take you there."

"Hey!" Ma Hua responded, ran into the back kitchen, asked for leave from the squad leader, changed his clothes, and left with He Yuzhu. The two walked for about a quarter of an hour, and He Yuzhu led Ma Hua into a large courtyard. He Yuzhu pointed to the main house and said, "This is the room, go in and take a look. Are you satisfied?!"

Ma Hua pushed the door open and walked in. He looked around the house and said, "Master, this house is great!"

He Yuzhu said, "If you like this house plus the two side rooms, you can give me three hundred yuan. If you don't have enough money, I will transfer the house to you first. You can give it to me when you have money. This house was given to me by Li Huaide. There is no use for me to keep it now."

Ma Hua knew that He Yuzhu had many houses. However, Ma Hua did not know that He Yuzhu only liked courtyards with clear property rights, not large courtyards. If it were not for sorting out the house deeds and land deeds, He Yuzhu would not have thought of having such a house.

Ma Hua asked in disbelief: "Master, such a good house, you really only give it to me for 300 yuan?!"

He Yuzhu asked back, "When have I ever lied to you?!" Then he said, "If you are worried, go back and get your things. We will go and handle the formalities now."

Ma Hua smiled and said, "Master, how could I not believe you? I just didn't expect such a big pie to fall on my head."

He Yuzhu said, "Ma Hua, you have only been with me for a few years, but I remember everything you have done to me. Since you have called me master for so long, I will not treat you unfairly. Silly boy, don't just stand there. Go get your things, and we will go transfer the ownership now!"

At 11 o'clock in the morning, He Yuzhu accompanied Ma Hua to complete the house transfer procedures. Ma Hua was also very straightforward and directly gave He Yuzhu 300 yuan.

He Yuzhu took the money, put it directly into his pocket without counting it, and said, "You go to the factory! I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"

"Wait!" Ma Hua stopped He Yuzhu and said, "Master, I heard that our factory is going to lay off a group of people. The main targets are those of you who are on unpaid leave."

He Yuzhu had expected this day to come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon. He Yuzhu asked, "Do you know who proposed this?!"

MCA replied: "I don't know who proposed it. But recently many people who had previously applied for unpaid leave have returned."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and understood what was going on. He smiled and said, "Ma Hua, you don't have to worry about me. As long as I don't do anything illegal, they won't be able to fire me."

Ma Hua asked again: "Master, is it really okay for you not to go back to work?!"

"It's okay! What else can I do?! Go back!" After He Yuzhu sent Ma Hua away, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he muttered: "You want to use me to control the Lou family?! You are dreaming!"