Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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I went into the bedroom and fell asleep immediately. I had worked hard all night yesterday and needed to catch up on my sleep.

When I woke up, I felt something was wrong. Without even opening my eyes, I knew there was a woman in my arms.

He could tell by measuring with his hands that the person in his arms was his prisoner, Du Weixiang.

However, He Yuzhu exclaimed, "Yu Mei, why are you sleeping in my arms?"

Du Weixiang stiffened, then put aside her thoughts and remained silent.

He Yuzhu could clearly sense her displeasure, so he said, "Look at you, you're such a grown woman, yet you're still acting like a child, and you're still angry?"

"Hmph, I'm just a kid, only eighteen years old." Du Weixiang's words were full of resentment.

He Yuzhu wasn't angry. He pinned Du Weixiang down and said, "Come on, let me talk to you."

"Never!"

"It's not up to you anymore."

After being beaten, Du Weixiang promised not to be angry anymore before she was let off the hook.

Afterwards, Du Weixiang helped He Yuzhu bathe and couldn't help but ask:

"How long do you plan to keep me locked up?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "When you give me a son, I will let you come and go as you please."

Du Weixiang pouted and said, "You're so mean! I'm still young and don't want to have children yet. Besides, you sealed my dantian, so I can't practice my martial arts anymore."

"What's the point of practicing martial arts? You're already at the peak of internal strength, what's the point of practicing? Focusing on having children is the right thing to do."

Du Weixiang didn't want to talk; she didn't want to have He Yuzhu's child so soon.

After washing up and changing his clothes, He Yuzhu resealed Du Weixiang's dantian before leaving.

When they returned to the courtyard house, it was already after get off work hours. He Yuzhu gave them some instructions, telling them to be careful lately.

"Didn't they say they'd caught everyone?"

He Yuzhu said, "We only managed to get rid of a guy named Qing Laosan. We don't know if he will seek revenge, so we need to be careful recently."

Then they took out a photo of Qing Laosan and asked them to identify him.

"I just hope they catch them soon."

When he got home that evening, he gathered the three women together and recounted all that had happened recently.

Xu Huizhi said, "The recent events have already spread far and wide. People in the tavern are all talking about Qing Laosan's men going to jail."

Zhao Yuezhen said, "Yes, and some families even set off firecrackers to celebrate!"

So, does that mean I did a good deed?

"Yes, these people are really bad. It's just that we didn't deal with them before and had no contact with them."

He Yuzhu said, "So everyone should continue to be careful in the near future to avoid falling into Qing Laosan's trap."

Zhao Yuezhen nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Xu Huizhi said, "Yes, there is also a security team from the machinery factory outside, so there is no problem with the safety of my home."

Xu Huizhen said sarcastically, "There's no problem at home, but why don't you go and remind those women to be careful? They're all your own flesh and blood."

He Yuzhu's face immediately turned awkward. Although everyone knew what was going on, they never joked about it openly.

Xu Huizhi and Zhao Yuezhen covered their mouths and chuckled. Xiu'er asked from the side, "Dad, what kind of meat is it? Is it delicious?"

"None of your business. You eat meat every day, look how fat you've become, you've turned into a chubby girl."

Xiuer snorted and ran to squeeze into her mother's arms to complain.

They say a daughter is her father's little cotton-padded jacket, but your own little cotton-padded jacket is leaky.

The next day at work, Lü Xiaomi brought over the documents proving her promotion to deputy section chief and placed them on the table, somewhat embarrassed.

He Yuzhu laughed and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No...it's nothing."

He Yuzhu smiled, then signed his name on it and said, "Since we have a meeting today, let's get this done."

Will it pass?

Chapter 371 Conquering Newcomers

"Don't worry, everyone knows who your father is, so who would object?"

Lu Xiaomi rolled her eyes at him, then happily turned and left.

Soon it was almost 10 o'clock. He Yuzhu checked the time and then got up to go to the conference room.

The machinery factory has a total of 5 leaders, including one factory director and 4 deputy secretaries or deputy factory directors.

The three-person team had already held a meeting to discuss the work for the next period of time and reached a consensus. Today's meeting was just a formality.

After He Yuzhu arrived, only Factory Director Shen was not there. He sat down in his seat for two minutes before Factory Director Shen came over.

Director Shen said a few polite words, and then began the meeting to discuss the previous topics.

There was a tacit understanding beforehand, and no one objected. One issue after another was passed smoothly.

After all the agenda items were approved, Director Shen said, "Everyone, is there anything else? If not, our meeting is now adjourned."

Just as Director Shen was about to get up, He Yuzhu said, "Wait a moment, comrades, I have something else to say."

"Is there something urgent, Director He?"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "There is something. Comrade Lü Xiaomi is a conscientious and responsible worker, especially in her recent work where she has worked tirelessly..."

At first, it was all flattery, which made He Yuzhu feel a little embarrassed as he read it. Lü Xiaomi even went so far as to pat herself on the back, praising herself as a public servant.

He Yuzhu thought, "If I'm not embarrassed, then it's everyone else who is."

After Lü Xiaomi finished reading the document she had written for them, everyone's expression turned strange.

I've already heard the news that after Lu Xiaomi finishes this week's work, she will be transferred to work in the neighborhood next week and will no longer be He Yuzhu's secretary.

He thought it was a normal transfer, but then He Yuzhu suddenly proposed to promote Lü Xiaomi to a higher rank.

If Lü Xiaomi doesn't transfer, this matter will be somewhat difficult to handle, because the machinery factory is already fully occupied.

Although Lü Xiaomi had strong connections, he lacked the necessary qualifications; otherwise, he wouldn't have become a section-level cadre and served as He Yuzhu's secretary.

It's important to understand that so-called section-level cadres are only useful within their original work unit. It's a position that's neither high nor low, and once they leave their original unit, no one else recognizes them.

In official documents, those below the section chief level are collectively referred to as clerks.

There are 12 levels in total, from administrative level 30 to level 19. They are all clerks, just at different ranks.

There is no such title as "section-level cadre" in this document.

Executive Deputy Factory Director Zhang Yajie said, "Isn't Lü Xiaomi's rank a bit too low? Reaching the deputy section chief level would be equivalent to administrative level 18."

Deputy Secretary Zhang Hongliang coughed before saying, "Comrade Lü Xiaomi is quite ambitious."

Then he picked up the enamel mug and started drinking tea.

He Yuzhu was not surprised that Zhang Yajie would object, because Zhang Yajie's connections were not on good terms with Secretary Lü.

Duan Fei, who ranked last, was practically invisible and rarely voiced any opinions.

"I think we can give Comrade Lü Xiaomi more responsibilities so that she can play a better role in the neighborhood."

Anyway, he'll be transferred next week, so Duan Fei won't object at this point.

Of the four people who have spoken out, only Zhang Yajie objects. Director Shen, not wanting to offend Secretary Lü, says:

"I agree, Lü Xiaomi is a good comrade."

I felt a pang of emotion; Lü Xiaomi had a wonderful father.

That concludes the matter. Factory Director Shen asked, "Does anyone else have anything to say? If not, the meeting is adjourned."

The crowd shook their heads.

Director Shen said, "Meeting adjourned. Today's meeting is now over."

Everyone got up to leave, and Zhang Yajie called out:

"Director He, please wait a moment."

He Yuzhu stopped. Everyone else had already left, leaving only the two of them in the room.

Zhang Yajie said, "Director He, as you know, I'm not targeting you today."

He Yuzhu smiled and nodded: "I can understand if there are opinions during work."

It would be strange if Zhang Yajie didn't object today; after all, one more vote from him wouldn't make a difference, and one less vote wouldn't matter either.

It would be good if Zhang Yajie could explain things to himself and clear things up.

He Yuzhu returned to his office, and Lü Xiaomi knocked twice on the inner door before opening it and coming in.

"You're already losing your temper?"

Lü Xiaomi shook He Yuzhu's arm and asked, "How did things go?"