Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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The Yi family clearly has the upper hand; his two adopted sons and Jia Dongxu, along with their three strong laborers, could easily resort to violence at the slightest provocation.

Seeing that Xu Wude would suffer if they were allowed to continue, He Yuzhu quickly stepped forward and said, "Alright, stop cursing."

As he spoke, he pulled Xu Xiaomei back two steps, making her stay next to Xu Wude.

When the white widow saw He Yuzhu step forward, she wisely shut her mouth, but she raised her head slightly as if she had won a battle.

Xu Xiaomei was so angry that she could only glare helplessly. Xu Wude knew what was going on, so he held her tightly and told her to stop arguing.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Old Xu, Zhuzi, I guarantee that I did it this time. I had no idea about it, and it couldn't have been done by those two kids. There must be some misunderstanding."

Yi Wending also said, "I didn't do it. You're framing an innocent person."

Although Xu Wude knew in his heart that the vast majority of the crimes were probably committed by the two children of the Yi family, he knew that without evidence, it would be useless to make a claim without proof, and the other party would certainly not admit it.

"There is no evidence, but I know who would do such a dirty trick. We'll see."

As he spoke, he pulled Xu Xiaomei out, and Xu Xiaomei glared at the Yi Wending brothers with wide eyes.

Yi Wending, not to be outdone, raised his fist in a gesture of defiance.

He Yuzhu sighed. Although the two families had been at odds before, the matter had not been made public. However, Xu Wude was beaten up on New Year's Eve, and the Xu family would certainly not swallow this insult.

The two families were only at normal for a short time; the rest of the family continued to celebrate the Spring Festival as usual, and the courtyard quickly returned to its lively state.

After dinner, Yushui and Zhuzi took the children outside to set off firecrackers. Even though Yushui is all grown up, he still doesn't dare to set off firecrackers by himself.

Zhu Zi would make the lights, while she watched from the side.

"You're so old, and you still want me to put you down."

"Hmph, what if it blows me up?"

He Yuzhu said, "Aren't you afraid of blowing me up?"

The firecrackers of that time were not like those of later generations, which were large and thick homemade cannons. They contained a lot of gunpowder, and some lit slowly while others lit quickly. They would explode in the blink of an eye, leaving no time to run away.

By the way, nowadays they set off strings of firecrackers, and then you untie the ropes binding them, and they become individual firecrackers.

Besides He Yuzhu and his sister, there were other children from the courtyard. After playing outside for a while, they saw Yi Zhonghai's two sons being brought out by the widow.

Both children were carrying net bags, which were filled to the brim.

Everyone who saw it was stunned. Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, a time for family reunion. Logically speaking, the two children of the Yi family should be keeping vigil with Yi Zhonghai and reuniting at home tomorrow. Why have they been sent away?

He Yuzhu immediately thought of the argument that afternoon. Yi Zhonghai was afraid of Xu Wude's retaliation, so he actually sent his two sons back to the factory dormitory on New Year's Eve.

He Yuzhu initially thought Yi Zhonghai was being overly cautious, but then he realized it was actually a good idea. At least sending his two sons away suddenly would catch the Xu family off guard, making it impossible for them to lay an ambush beforehand.

However, Yi Zhonghai's behavior only reinforced the Xu family's belief that it was his two sons who beat Xu Wude.

Upon seeing this from a distance, Xu Xiaomei immediately went into the courtyard and ran back to report the news.

A moment later, Xu Damao came out, but Xu Jia's two sons had already gone far away, and even the widow had gone back. There were many children playing.

He Yuzhu called him over and asked, "What are you doing out here? Do you really want to beat them up?"

Xu Damao said viciously, "I wish I could chop them up."

"You should stay out of trouble."

Xu Damao simply grunted in response, and it was clear from his tone that he hadn't listened at all.

However, He Yuzhu was not worried, at least not for the time being, the two Yi brothers would not give Xu Damao a chance.

Before they knew it, the Spring Festival had passed. After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the factories all resumed operations. From then on, Yi Zhonghai always went to and from get off work with Jia Dongxu, and Widow Bai was also very honest and never went out alone.

Xu Damao waited for a while and found that the two Yi brothers rarely went out, so it was difficult to catch them.

It's impossible to fight Yi Zhonghai. He's protected by Jia Dongxu every day. Even the White Widow can't touch him. She won't give him a chance at all.

He Yuzhu heard this news from his younger sister and said, "It seems that they really have kept a tight grip on things."

"Yes, my brother is furious. It's been half a month, and he hasn't found a chance to get revenge."

He Yuzhu played with her small hand and said, "There won't be any chance for a while. You should also persuade your brother. He doesn't stand a chance against the two brothers by himself."

Xu Xiaomei hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "I will try to persuade him."

He Yuzhu suddenly said, "Let's not talk about these things anymore. How about we go hiking in a couple of days?"

Xu Xiaomei asked, "Where are we going? Who else is going?"

"There's no one else, just the two of us."

Xu Xiaomei shook her head: "Hmph, I won't go, you'll just bully me."

He Yuzhu shook her hand and said, "We're just going for a spring outing, why would I bully you?"

Xu Xiaomei said, "You're bullying me right now."

Although Xu Xiaomei had been kissed by He Yuzhu before the Spring Festival, she hadn't given him a chance since. At most, she would let him hold her hand.

Although Xu Xiaomei knew this was wrong, it wasn't the first time, so she didn't object too much.

After all, He Yuzhu sometimes gave too much. Ever since they had this secret relationship, He Yuzhu never treated her badly.

"No, I'm just being nice to you. This is the perfect time to go out and have some fun. Let's go to the Summer Palace first, and then to Xiaotangshan."

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Xiaomei nodded in agreement, her face flushed.

The next day, Xu Xiaomei went to work. As soon as she left the alley, she saw He Yuzhu sitting in a car on the side of the road, waving.

Xu Xiaomei looked around to make sure no one else was there before running a few steps to get into the car and urging, "Drive quickly."

"What's there to be afraid of?" He Yuzhu said, starting the car and driving north of the city.

Xu Xiaomei snorted and asked, "What do you think I'm afraid of?"

Xu Xiaomei knew, of course, that He Yuzhu had many women, and even her own sister had willingly borne him children. But every time He Yuzhu seduced her, she never knew how to refuse.

Previously, even when the two were alone, it was always in the machine factory. They had never been out alone before, which made Xu Xiaomei unable to help but have wild thoughts.

Thinking about the half-forced kiss He Yuzhu gave her during the Spring Festival, she couldn't help but blush. She wondered if He Yuzhu would continue to bully her.

He Yuzhu drove to the Summer Palace, got out of the car to buy tickets, and the two entered the park.

It wasn't Sunday, so there weren't many people in the park, but there were still quite a few. Xu Xiaomei was as happy as the child, jumping and skipping around, unable to stay still at all.

The two strolled around the Summer Palace, then found a clean-looking restaurant outside, had a casual lunch, and then got into the car.

Xu Xiaomei asked with a smile, "Shall we go back now?"

"Of course not, let's go to Xiaotangshan."

“Xiaotangshan? Isn’t that a nursing home?” Xu Xiaomei asked.

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "The famous place over there is a hot spring. Let's go soak in it."

Xu Xiaomei was surprised: "What? Soaking in a hot spring?"

Then he shouted, "I'm not going."

I was so embarrassed. How could I possibly take a bath with him?

"I brought you the clothes you should wear when you soak in the water."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he drove towards Xiaotangshan. Xiaotangshan Town has many hot springs on the mountain, which has always been a leisure place for nobles in Beijing. After liberation, a sanatorium was built there.

He Yuzhu was certainly not qualified to go to the sanatorium for sightseeing and bathing, but the sanatorium did not include all the hot springs.

Other remote hot springs are still owned by certain organizations and individuals.

Chapter 267 Have you had enough?

He Yuzhu chose a secluded hot spring, which was usually deserted, and booked a whole courtyard.

The cost wasn't much, mainly because the environment here is quite nice, quiet, and comfortable, with no outsiders to disturb us.

He Yuzhu parked the car outside the yard. Xu Xiaomei was still hesitant and didn't want to get out, but he got out first, carrying his package, and said:

"Since you're already here, come in and take a look. Do you think I can force you to do anything?"

Xu Xiaomei rolled her eyes and shouted, "Who knows if you'll do something bad?"

However, he still got out of the car and followed He Yuzhu into the courtyard.

There is a tall sycamore tree in the yard, along with many lush green plants and flowers. They look like they have been carefully tended and arranged in a pleasing and orderly manner.

There was a small pool under the shade of a tree, steaming hot water flowing out of the house, with excess water flowing into a swimming pool.

He Yuzhu locked the door from the inside, carried the package into the room, and since there were no swimsuits available, he could only change into loose-fitting shorts before entering the steaming pool.

"so comfortable!"

The water temperature was quite high, probably around 20 or 30 degrees Celsius. When you soaked in it, the hot water made you feel like all the pores on your body opened up.

He Yuzhu felt extremely comfortable, then waved to Xu Xiaomei and said, "I brought you some clothes, go change and come down to try them on."

When He Yuzhu came out, Xu Xiaomei blushed, feeling both excited and hesitant.

When I was a child, there weren't many clothes available. In the summer, the boys in the neighborhood would run around shirtless.

I was younger than He Yuzhu and often followed him around to play. I can say that I saw him shirtless quite a few times.

Now that they're all grown up, they still feel very shy seeing He Yuzhu shirtless again.