Siheyuan: A journey of mountains and rivers

"Student He Yuzhu, are you in a hurry to leave?" A classmate named Zhou Wenhui called He Yuzhu.

"Yeah, it's getting late. I have to go back quickly." He Yuzhu said.

Seeing that He Yuzhu seemed to have something important to do, Zhou Wenhui asked, "Is there something important at home? Do you need my help?"

He Yuzhu shook his head at Zhou Wenhui and said, "It's not a big deal. I just have a younger sister at home who also studies nearby. I guess she's out of school now, so I have to pick her up and take her home."

"Why don't you let your parents pick you up? We've gotten to know each other today, why don't we go get together?" Zhou Wenhui suggested.

Many other students echoed this, including a female student named Sun Feifei who said, "Yes, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "I want to, but my family only has me and my sister. If I don't go pick her up, there will be no one left."

When everyone heard He Yuzhu say that no one was home, they couldn't help but look surprised.

Logically speaking, at He Yuzhu's age, there shouldn't be no adults at home.

He Yuzhu looked at them and smiled bitterly, saying, "I can't help it. My sister and I are the only ones left in my family. My father left us and ran away. As for my mother, she died of illness a long time ago. If I don't take care of my sister now, she will become an orphan."

"But now I have hope for the future. My sister and I are both studying, but she is a girl, so I can't let her go home alone, so I have to pick her up."

"I'll get together with you all later. I'm leaving today." He Yuzhu said and left.

No one tried to persuade him anymore, but just looked at He Yuzhu's back with deep emotion.

Not only did he have to take care of his younger sister alone at such a young age, but he was also able to be admitted to Huaqing University.

Sun Feifei said: "I heard that He Yuzhu is still the best in the school. How did he do it? I think he doesn't have enough time to study every day, but he can still take care of his sister."

"That's right. From what he said, he probably has to pick up and drop off customers every day and cook. We all know that cooking and buying groceries are a waste of time. He Yuzhu is really amazing." Zhou Wenhui also nodded in agreement.

Gu Shouli said: "You still know less. I know more about He Yuzhu."

Sun Feifei and Zhou Wenhui asked at the same time: "What do you know? Tell us quickly."

Gu Shouli said: "You may not know that He Yuzhu not only did not have time to study, but he did not even finish junior high school."

"What did you say?"

"How can this be?"

Sun Feifei and Zhou Wenhui couldn't quite believe it, this was the first place in the whole school!

Seeing their surprised expressions, Gu Shouli said, "You can't help but believe it, but He Yuzhu's father is inhumane. Not only did he abandon He Yuzhu and his sister, he also stopped him from studying early."

"In order to avoid taking responsibility, he was thrown directly into the Hongbin Building as a chef's apprentice, and then he ran away on his own."

"But you see, this stupid father ran away for a widow, leaving behind his smart son, who even dropped out of school and still got the first place in Huaqing University."

As soon as Gu Shouli finished speaking, all the classmates opened their mouths in shock.

No one dared to believe that He Yuzhu had such an amazing past.

If they had to live such a miserable life, they might not even be able to survive, let alone get first place in the school!

He Yuzhu left early, so he was naturally unaware of and did not pay attention to what his classmates were saying about him.

In fact, the reason why Gu Shouli knew so much was because of his father.

His father is also an old acquaintance of He Yuzhu, the Minister Gu who previously sold the house to He Yuzhu.

At that time, I scanned the newspaper to see my son's name.

He actually saw He Yuzhu, and thought of how He Yuzhu had confidently said he could pass the exam. Minister Gu couldn't help but sigh to his son.

"This He Yuzhu is not an ordinary person. You should learn more from people like him in the future."

After listening to Minister Gu's account of He Yuzhu's experience, Gu Shouli was filled with admiration.

He was very tactful in his actions and told these things to his classmates, but he never mentioned that He Yuzhu was the head chef in Hongbinlou before.

I bought this house with my own money, and I can’t guarantee that all my classmates are good people.

If he tells this to others, He Yuzhu will probably be targeted.

He Yuzhu is a grown man and he won't necessarily be bullied.

But He Yuzhu has a younger sister at home, so he has to be on guard against this.

He only talked about how difficult it was for He Yuzhu and his amazing talent.

These are enough to make the classmates look at He Yuzhu with new eyes!

When He Yuzhu arrived at He Yushui's school, it was just her time to get out of school.

As soon as he saw He Yuzhu, He Yushui was so excited: "Brother, I'm here."

He Yushui waved her hands excitedly, her little face flushed.

"Let's go home and I'll cook for you." He Yuzhu held He Yushui's hand.

"Brother, aren't you in school now? Do you still have time?" He Yushui asked worriedly.

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, if I don't have time, I will tell Yushui in advance. Then you don't have to wait for me, just eat in school."

"Ah?" He Yushui said in distress.

"Don't worry, your brother will still cook for you." He Yuzhu saw what He Yushui was thinking and said with a smile.

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, He Yushui finally felt relieved. He nodded to He Yuzhu and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, brother."

When the two returned home, He Yuzhu was busy preparing lunch for He Yushui.

"Yushui, I will take you back to school after dinner."

"Brother, I can go by myself."

He Yushui was worried that He Yuzhu was working too hard and thought about going back by himself.

She had practiced Chinese martial arts with He Yuzhu for so long, and He Yushui was very confident that everything would be fine if she went back by herself.

But He Yuzhu was worried. There were too many bad people with this idea and nothing could be certain.

"Brother can pick you up and drop you off. Don't worry about the rain." He Yuzhu said.

"Brother, I just don't want to work so hard like you." He Yushui said.

He Yuzhu was somewhat touched, and said to He Yushui: "Eat more, I prepared this especially for you. As long as I watch you grow up quickly, I won't feel tired."

"Okay, brother, I will study hard and grow up quickly." He Yushui promised.

"Okay, brother, I believe that rain water can do it." He Yuzhu said with a smile.

After the two of them had dinner, He Yuzhu sent He Yushui back to school as usual, and then returned to Huaqing University himself.

As soon as I entered the classroom, a classmate came over to talk to me.

"Student He Yuzhu, this way." Gu Shouli called.