Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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After all, it's only the first contact today, so it's normal to pay more attention to yourself; it doesn't necessarily mean anything.

Shortly after returning to his office, He Yuzhu received a phone call:

"Hello, this is He Yuzhu."

After a few seconds, a familiar voice came through the receiver. Lou Xiao'e said:

Do you have time tonight?

He Yuzhu deliberately asked, "Who are you?"

The voice on the other end of the line said, "Is the call signal so bad that you can't even tell I'm Lou Xiao'e?"

"Who is Lou Xiao'e? All I know is that a thief stole my cherry lips and my pair of jade hands."

Lou Xiao'e immediately exclaimed, "No way! They suddenly had something to do and needed to leave. My dad was urging them to leave, so they didn't say goodbye to you."

"When are you going to return my things to me?"

Lou Xiao'e said, "They will return it to you, but you have to choose a suitable time."

"Are you free today? Give me back my things first."

"Of course I'm free today. How about I treat you to dinner tonight?"

Which restaurant should we go to?

"Of course we'd like to invite you to our home. We'll send a car to pick you up in the evening."

"Alright, then I'll take my leave."

He Yuzhu thought Lou Xiao'e wanted to invite him out, but it turned out she was inviting him to her home for dinner on behalf of her father.

As for her avoiding him, He Yuzhu guessed that perhaps he had progressed too quickly, and that he had frightened Lou Xiao'e by having her use her literary skills that day.

The next day he just left, that's what it means to hide away.

In the evening, the Lou family's car came to pick him up, and Lou Xiao'e's eldest brother, Lou Guoqiang, the eldest son of the Lou family, got out.

Lou Guoqiang brought many gifts, all wrapped in exquisite gift boxes. He Yuzhu thanked him repeatedly, and Lou Guoqiang politely invited He Yuzhu into the car.

When they arrived at the Lou family villa, Chairman Lou Zhenhua and Lou Xiao'e were already waiting outside the gate.

"Uncle Lou, you're too kind of me. How could I let you come to greet me?"

For many years before, he had always addressed Lou Zhenhua as Chairman Lou. However, after the last incident, Lou Zhenhua instructed He Yuzhu to change his address to Grandpa Lou.

"We're all family here, you're being too formal."

Luo Zhenhua smiled happily, shook hands with He Yuzhu, and led him into the villa.

After sitting down in the living room, Lou Xiao'e poured tea for him and brought it over. He then sat in a slightly distant spot, remaining quietly there and hardly saying a word.

Lou Zhenhua and his son expressed their gratitude repeatedly, and then they started talking about practicing traditional Chinese martial arts.

"Uncle Lou seems to know quite a bit about this traditional Chinese martial art."

Lou Zhenhua said with a smile, "I also wanted to learn it back then, but I couldn't stand the hardship and gave up before I even got started."

"Is that so? Practicing martial arts requires enduring hardship."

"By the way, I once bought a set of martial arts manuals, but I couldn't understand them. They were all very vague and confusing, so I just put them away as miscellaneous books. I'll go get them for you to take a look at."

Lou Zhenhua said goodbye and went to his study.

He Haizhu then turned around and asked Lou Xiao'e, "Do you still like to eat desserts lately?"

Lou Xiao'e's cheeks flushed slightly, and she said softly, "I don't want to eat it anymore!"

Lou Guoqiang asked in surprise, "Little sister, when did you change your personality?"

Lou Xiao'e glared at her brother and shouted, "I feel like I've gained weight recently, so I'm not eating anymore."

Lou Guoqiang was a little suspicious. He had seen him eating dessert yesterday, so why was he giving a different answer today?

Is it that the little sister has grown up and realized the importance of body shape, or is she just too embarrassed to admit she's a little foodie in front of He Yuzhu?

Before he could figure it out, Luo Zhenhua returned from his study, carrying several thread-bound ancient books.

"I bought this from a stall before, and I don't know if it will work, but I'm giving it to you today."

"You're too kind, sir."

After He Yuzhu took them, he found that they were all handwritten copies. The first one was a Tai Chi boxing manual, the second one was a Bagua sword manual, and the rest were mostly common martial arts.

For He Yuzhu, it was nothing more than an ordinary book; he opened it and looked at it. But for someone who had never been exposed to these martial arts, it was indeed a secret manual.

There was nothing hidden inside, and the moves and techniques were correct.

I flipped to the last book, which had no name on it. When I opened it, it started with some insights into spiritual practice.

He Yuzhu didn't look at it anymore. After closing it, he said, "Thank you, sir. These things are very useful to me. They are all real. If I practice according to them, I can also become a martial arts master."

"These books are good if they are useful. They would just gather dust in our hands. Giving them to you will allow them to play their proper role."

Since Lou Zhenhua said so, He Yuzhu accepted it. The other party meant well, and he couldn't very well say that these things were of no use to him.

After all, he had never learned the Bagua Saber technique before. He had only learned fist and foot kung fu before, and had never learned any weapon techniques. It would be a good thing to have the Bagua Saber as an additional skill.

After chatting about martial arts for a while, a nanny came to inform them that the meal was ready. Lou Zhenhua invited He Yuzhu to the restaurant, where he also met Lou Xiao'e's mother.

After exchanging greetings, Lou Zhenhua pulled He Yuzhu to sit down next to him and said, "We apologize for the poor hospitality; our chef's skills certainly cannot compare to yours."

"You're welcome."

The meal was a great success, with everyone enjoying themselves. He Yuzhu was the only outsider, and the others took turns toasting him to express their gratitude for saving his life. Unsurprisingly, He Yuzhu got drunk.

When He Yuzhu was taken home, Lou Guoqiang apologized repeatedly and brought over a small box containing books before leaving.

When Xu Huizhen returned, she exclaimed, "Weren't you supposed to be amazing? How come you're drunk again?"

He Yuzhu suddenly opened his eyes, no longer drunk, and said, "If I hadn't pretended to be drunk, they could have made me drink another pound of liquor."

"So you were faking it all along!"

He Yuzhu pulled his wife into his arms and said, "There's no one in the world who can make me drunk yet."

Let alone drinking a pound or two of liquor, even 10 or 8 pounds wouldn't make him drunk. He Yuzhu could send the liquor directly from his mouth into his spatial dimension without it even entering his stomach.

Xu Huizhen said, "Chairman Lou is very generous. He sent a lot of gold and silver jewelry. This is too much."

"It's nothing. After all, I saved their lives. Just keep it."

He Yuzhu was well aware of the Lou family's wealth, and by the 80s, he had revealed the family's assets.

He Yuzhu now has a clear understanding of their family's approximate assets.

After exchanging a few words with Xu Huizhen, she was pulled into the quilt and they began their dual cultivation again.

The next day, He Yuzhu arranged for several cleaners to clean the villa before returning to the machinery factory.

As soon as I sat down, Lü Xiaomi came over and said, "Four people have come to report for duty today."

He Yuzhu picked up the documents and looked at them. Two of the four people were vocational school students majoring in mechanical engineering.

One is a secretary, and the other is a finance professional. Both have many years of experience and were transferred from other units.

"They're sending people over here so quickly?"

"Yes, they came to conduct research yesterday, and they've already arranged for people to come in today. Don't you think there are some of his people among them?"

"There should be some. Since they've been brought in, let's accept them and assign them according to their professions."

He Yuzhu certainly wouldn't refuse, since the personnel power of the machinery factory was in the hands of the street.

He Yuzhu and his group of leaders only had limited personnel authority, at most they could introduce some people to work directly.

The main personnel power is still concentrated in the hands of the street offices.

"Ok."

The four of them quickly completed their onboarding procedures and were assigned to different departments.

The next day, Lü Xiaomi came over and said, "Two more people came to report for duty today."

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"Two more?" He Yuzhu asked in surprise.

Lü Xiaomi nodded and said, "One is an accountant, and the other is a purchasing agent."

"Okay, we'll accept it. We don't have the right to refuse anyway."

Over the next few days, more and more people came to report for duty. All sorts of people were there, and the machinery factory took over and arranged everything.

He Yuzhu wasn't interested in power struggles; if it weren't for the convenience it provided, he wouldn't have wanted the position of deputy factory director.

After all, these are collective enterprises nowadays, and how much money they make in the factories doesn't really matter to him.

His salary is fixed, a little over 100 yuan a month, which is enough for him to support his three wives and three children.

There's no point in having a few more of your own people in the machine factory.

Since Jiang Hanyang kept putting people into the factory, He Yuzhu had no objections.

That day, He Yuzhu finally discovered that Xu Huizhen was pregnant with her third child, but it was too early to detect by taking her pulse.