1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

He Yuzhu took Chen Lanxiang back to his home. As soon as Chen Lanxiang came in, she couldn't sit still and helped to clean the house with swift hands and feet.

These days, He Yuzhu has hired someone to renovate the house, and has also followed Grandma Li's instructions to tidy up the house in preparation for the upcoming wedding.

He Yuzhu, who usually is careless and doesn't like to clean up, now has a crush on someone and has started to pay attention to the hygiene of his house.

Chen Lanxiang put things in place carefully, looking so serious and focused as if she had already regarded this place as her permanent home.

When He Yuzhu saw this scene, he smiled, put on an apron, rolled up his sleeves neatly, hummed a little tune and walked into the kitchen, ready to show off his skills and prepare a sumptuous dinner.

He Yushui watched her future sister-in-law busying herself, grinning happily, her eyes almost narrowed into slits.

Not long after, Grandma Li came in with two fish.

"Zhu Zi, Yu Shui, I stewed some fish at home and sent two of them to you!"

When Grandma Li came to Sijiucheng, the thing she cooked the most was fish. The children in the family went fishing every day and never had an empty-handed job.

He Yuzhu was busy in the kitchen. When he heard the noise, he put down the spatula in his hand, walked out and invited Grandma Li to stay for dinner.

Grandma Li smiled and waved her hands, saying, "Forget about today, I will definitely come and join in the fun tomorrow."

He Yuzhu understood what Grandma Li meant and did not try to keep her. He saw her out with a smile on his face.

That night, there was constant laughter and joy in the He family's house. The aroma of food came out from the window cracks and spread throughout the courtyard.

At this time, the Jia family was a completely different scene.

Jia Zhang stared at the direction of the He family through the window, muttering non-stop: "This idiot Zhu, he forgot about us after finding a partner, and he didn't even think of sending some food over to let us go. He really has no conscience."

Banggeng smelled the fragrance coming from the yard and cried for meat.

Qin Huairu lowered her head and said nothing. Her eyes were filled with nothing but loss and disappointment, and she looked listless.

Jia Dongxu sighed helplessly, not knowing what to do in the face of Banggeng's crying.

Sha Zhu is different now than before. It is extremely difficult for him to get any benefits from Sha Zhu.

It's not like he hasn't tried before these days, but Sha Zhu always manages to cleverly change the subject and block what he wants to say, leaving him no chance to speak.

Seeing that no one responded, Jia Zhang cursed even louder.

"Damn you, you idiot. You eat alone as a family, and you don't even think about your neighbors. You don't know how to respect the elderly and love the young. Bah! You are an ungrateful bastard, you have no humanity!"

He was cursing Sha Zhu, but his resentful eyes were staring at Qin Huairu.

The Yan family in the front yard were also discussing the fact that He Yuzhu had found a partner.

Twenty-year-old Yan Jiecheng looked at Sha Zhu's girlfriend with envy and thought to himself that it would be great if he could find a partner as beautiful as her.

Unfortunately, given his family's situation, even if he found a partner, he would have no place to get married. Thinking of this, he looked worried.

Sha Zhu is lucky. After He Daqing ran away, he left him three houses. If he had such conditions, he could find a partner and get married earlier.

At this moment, there were many people in the courtyard talking about Sha Zhu's girlfriend. They were talking to each other in their respective homes, and there was envy and jealousy in their words.

However, in the darkness outside the He family's house, Xu Damao's sinister eyes were fixed on the door of He Yuzhu's house.

He was filled with jealousy and resentment, his teeth were chattering, and his hands were clenched into fists, with his knuckles turning white from the force.

"Silly Zhu, how could you find a beautiful partner to marry so easily? I, Xu Damao, will never allow it!" He thought bitterly in his heart.

He didn't even eat tonight. He just stared outside, his eyes motionless, like a wolf waiting for an opportunity.

He was waiting for the opportunity in the dark. He just didn't believe that his silly girlfriend would not come out to go to the toilet today.

If he can seize the opportunity tonight, he can ruin Sha Zhu's marriage.

Sure enough, not long after dinner, Chen Lanxiang came out alone to go to the toilet outside the yard.

Xu Damao's eyes lit up, and he was secretly delighted: "Here comes the opportunity!"

He quickly followed on tiptoe, his steps as light as a cat's for fear of making any sound.

When Chen Lanxiang came out of the toilet, she was stopped by Xu Damao who was waiting outside.

Xu Damao had a fake smile on his face, his eyes narrowed into slits, revealing a sinister look, and said with a fake smile: "Girl, I'm telling you, don't be fooled by that kid He Yuzhu. He has a very bad temper and has dated many people, but none of them worked out.

He is also a troublemaker in the factory, always fighting with others, and no one likes him. How can you have a good life following him?"

Chen Lanxiang looked up and down at the strange and malicious man with a donkey face in front of her.

She frowned, feeling disgusted, and said coldly: "I'm sorry, I don't know you, please get out of the way."

Xu Damao was not willing to miss this rare opportunity and continued to stand in front of Chen Lanxiang with a thick face.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said sarcastically: "Girl, I'm doing this for your own good.

He Yuzhu is just a guy with a pretty face but no real skills. He also looks old. If you marry him, you'll be jumping into a fire pit.

Look at how poor he is, what can he give you?

Why don't you just follow me? I'm a projectionist at the steel mill, and my salary is much better than that stinky cook He Yuzhu!"

Chen Lanxiang's face darkened when she heard this. She rolled up her sleeves and said with a firm look, "Although I don't know who you are, if you continue to stop me, don't blame me for being rude!"

Her eyes were wide open, her hands on her hips, and her aura was like a sword drawn from its sheath.

Xu Damao was shocked by her aura. He didn't expect that this gentle-looking girl was actually so tough to deal with. He couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

But when he thought of He Yuzhu's happy appearance, he was unwilling to give up. He rolled his eyes and continued, "Girl, don't disbelieve me. He Yuzhu's salary is all used to support the Jia family in the courtyard. He doesn't have much money. If you follow him, you will suffer in the future."

Chen Lanxiang took a step forward and shouted louder, "Get out of the way! If you don't get out of the way, I'll call for help!"

Seeing this, Xu Damao realized that he would not gain any advantage if he continued to pester them, so he had to run away in shame.

As he ran, he turned his head back and muttered, "Humph, you have no sense of humour. Let's wait and see."

Chen Lanxiang hurried back to the house. He Yuzhu saw that her face was not right and asked with concern: "Lanxiang, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

Chen Lanxiang angrily told He Yuzhu what happened just now: "Just now I met a strange man outside, he stopped me and said a lot of bad things about you, he wanted to ruin our relationship."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he guessed that it was Xu Damao who did it, and his anger suddenly rose up.

He gritted his teeth: "It must be that bastard Xu Damao. He just can't stand to see me doing well." He pretended to rush out to settle the score with Xu Damao.