By the time the wood, pipes, and tiles were settled, it was already past five in the afternoon.
When she returned to the courtyard, she realized that He Daqing and Yu Shui had not returned.
He Yuzhu entered the room and wrote a note, pressing it on the table to tell him that she had gone to her aunt's house.
She locked the door and pushed the cart out of the courtyard.
This time, he didn't see Yan Bugui in the front yard, so He Yuzhu went out directly.
He hopped on his bicycle and rode it to the east.
Just as they reached the entrance of the alley, a person suddenly jumped out from the side.
Fortunately, He Yuzhu was not riding fast. Otherwise, he might have bumped into someone.
He stopped the car with both the handbrake and the foot brake. He Yuzhu looked up and realized that he knew this person.
"It's you?"
"Hello, comrade. My name is Qin Huairu, and I'm from the Qin Family Village in the east of 49 City.
"I'm here today for a blind date with Jia Dongxu from your courtyard. We've met in the courtyard before.”
After listening to Qin Huairu's introduction, He Yuzhu nodded." Are you done with the blind date?
"Then why didn't you go home? Why are you still in the alley?”
Qin Huairu nodded, then shook her head. She stood there and hesitated for a moment before biting her lips and saying,"
"I'm here for a blind date with Jia Dongxu.
"Although he has a father who is paralyzed in bed to take care of, Jia Dongxu and Aunt Zhang give me a good feeling.
"But I went to the washroom. When I came back, I met an auntie in your courtyard.
"That auntie said something to me. After hearing it, I hesitated again.”
" Oh." He Yuzhu nodded, knowing that the auntie she was talking about should be Xu Damao's mother, Xu Zhangshi.
However, regardless of what Xu Zhangshi said to Qin Huairu…
Regardless of whether Qin Huiru would fall for Jia Dongxu or become the " Widow Qin " like in the original novel, He Yuzhu was not prepared to get involved.
No matter what, this had nothing to do with him.
However, Qin Huairu seemed to have heard some bad things about Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi and wanted to find out if it was true.
As expected, Qin Huairu continued," Marriage is a lifelong matter. Although I feel that Jia Dongxu and Aunt Zhang are both good people and probably not that kind of people, it's still my first time meeting them. I don't want to be too hasty.
"So, I waited here because I wanted to meet someone from your courtyard so that I could ask around."
Before she could finish, He Yuzhu interrupted her.
"You might have found the wrong person to speak ill of someone behind their back.”
He didn't seem to have said anything, but he also seemed to have said everything.
Qin Huairu already had an answer in her heart.
After a moment of hesitation, she said tactfully," Then you don't have to say anything. Just listen to me, okay?"”
He Yuzhu nodded." You ask.”
"Yes, I heard that Aunt Zhang, the Jia Zhangshi in your courtyard, is unreasonable and likes to stir up trouble without reason. Everyone in the courtyard has been offended by her, right?”
He Yuzhu did not nod or shake his head, but Qin Huairu seemed to have gotten the answer after asking.
She nodded gently and continued to ask," I heard that Jia Dongxu is a man without a mind of his own. He listens to his parents in everything. He's quite honest, but if he's too honest, he'll be a little filial. Is that right?"”
Before He Yuzhu could respond, she continued,"
"I heard that there's a person called Xu Damao in your courtyard. Recently, there were rumors that he climbed the wall of the women's toilet, slept with a widow, and was found to be infertile.”
After asking the three questions, she did not ask He Yuzhu for an answer.
He pondered for a moment before nodding gently." Thank you.”
"You're welcome. I didn't do anything.”
Qin Huairu smiled at him." You must be busy with something, right? I won't hold you up then."”
As she spoke, she stepped aside.
He Yuzhu glanced at her and pushed the cart over.
After leaving the alley, he rode his bicycle to his aunt's house.
As for where Qin Huairu had found out about it and why she had asked about Xu Damao…
He Yuzhu didn't know and didn't want to know.
He Yuzhu didn't even care if she would end up marrying Jia Dongxu like in the original movie, or if the blind date would fail and she would leave the big stage of her life, the Siheyuan.
After riding the bicycle for more than ten minutes, He Yuzhu arrived at the family compound in Dongcheng Area.
She registered with the security guard at the entrance and found her aunt's residence according to the memory left behind by Shazhu.
He climbed up to the third floor and gently knocked on the door twice.
"Who is it?"
A crisp and tender voice came from inside. A moment later, the back door opened, revealing a small face that looked somewhat similar to Yu Shui, Xiao Yun, and Xiao Xue.
"Brother?"
Seeing He Yuzhu standing at the door, the little girl seemed to be a little unsure and asked.
Immediately after, this question became an affirmation.
"Brother!"
The little girl rushed over and hugged He Yuzhu's waist." Brother, you're finally here. I missed you so much."”
"I missed you too. Didn't I come to see you?”
"Brother, you don't even know.
"I've wanted to visit you a few times, but my mom said that you're learning craftsmanship from Master and that you're very busy every day.”
Was this how Youngest Aunt explained it to her?
No wonder this girl was so excited when she saw me.
Nodding with a smile, He Yuzhu walked in with a knife of pork, a fish, an old hen, and a bag of milk candy.
He put the things into the kitchen and looked around. He did not see his aunt. He Yuzhu asked his sister," Where is her?"”
"My mom went to buy groceries."
Lin Yujing replied, then pulled He Yuzhu and ran into her room.
"Brother, you came at the right time. I have homework that I can't do. Help me take a look.”
The little girl was eight years old this year and had just entered the second grade.
At this time, the homework of primary school students was not as abnormal as in the future, so it should not be difficult for him.
He Yuzhu nodded and followed her into the house.
Lin Yujing sat in front of her desk and picked up a paper. She pointed at the blank spaces on it.
"Brother, I'm not sure about these questions. Help me take a look.”
He Yuzhu looked at them one by one and told her the correct answer.
When he finished reading the last question, he was slightly stunned.
'Winter's gone, the ice in the yard has melted, it's become-'
He looked at the question again with uncertainty. He Yuzhu wondered if this question was set by our physics teacher.
He Yuzhu cursed in his heart," What a coincidence." He raised his hand to rub the little girl's hair and joked,
"Jingjing, your studies aren't good either.
"You don't even know the answer to such a simple question. Why don't you stop going to school and learn how to cook with me?”
"Annoying, your hair is messy."
Lin Yujing slapped away He Yuzhu's mischievous hand and pouted. She looked at the blank space on the paper and said,
"It's not that I don't know how to do it. I just don't know which of the two answers to fill in.”
"Oh?"
He Yuzhu's interest was piqued." Which two answers?”
"Brother, I think there's a problem with the teacher's question.
"Look at this sentence,'The ice in the courtyard has melted.' Logically speaking, it should be filled with 'water', because when the ice melts, it will become water.
"But there is a sentence before it,'Winter is gone.' This sentence has two meanings.
"Did 'Winter's Gone' become something, or did 'The Ice in the Yard Melted' become something?
"If it's the one at the back, this place should be filled with water.
"But according to the previous understanding, shouldn't this place be filled with 'spring'?”
My sister actually thought of this?
He Yuzhu felt a little emotional and asked again as if she was confirming," This is a Chinese Literature paper, right?”
After the young lady nodded and gave an affirmative answer, he said with certainty," If this is a physics paper, you can fill in 'water'.
"But for the Chinese Literature paper, you should fill in 'Spring.'”
" Oh." Lin Yujing nodded and wrote the word 'Spring' on the horizontal line.
"Nothing else?"
"No, thank you, brother."
Just as they were talking, the sound of the door opening came from outside.
Then, Little Aunt's voice came from the living room.
"Jingjing, who are you talking to?"
The next moment, she saw He Yuzhu walking out of the house with Lin Yujing. She was stunned.
"Aunty."
Hearing He Yuzhu's voice, Mu Wanzhi suddenly fell silent.
"Hey."
After hesitating for a long time, she finally responded," Zhu Zi, you're here. You're waiting for me to cook something delicious for you."”
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