Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Just when Wang Jianjun transformed himself into a real estate boss and started doing real estate.

Li Chaoren, the plastic flower king of Hong Kong, also accumulated enough original capital to start entering the real estate industry.

Most capitalists of this era focused on industries such as shipping, trade, and finance, and real estate was not actually too favored.

But this Li Chaoren obviously has a good mind for investment.

In order to acquire more land, Wang Jianjun set his sights on other areas of Hong Kong.

There are many gangs in places like Yau Ma Tei, Tsuen Wan and Causeway Bay.

Wang Jianjun directly attacked each place one by one according to the method he used in Tsim Sha Tsui.

The looted money was piling up into a mountain.

He invested half of the money in real estate.

The remaining half was left for Shen Maiqiu to expand the store.

Two weeks later, on the weekend, He Yushui happened to return to the Siheyuan to ask He Yuzhu for living expenses.

Knowing that He Yushui had returned, Wang Jianjun specially asked Shen Maiqiu to go back to the courtyard to have a chance encounter with He Yushui.

Because Sha Zhu has to go to work on Saturdays, He Yushui usually cooks for herself at home.

When Shen Maiqiu met He Yushui in the middle courtyard while carrying vegetables, the basket in his hand "coincidentally" loosened and the vegetables fell to the ground.

Seeing this, He Yushui hurried forward to help.

It was the first time she met Shen Maiqiu.

This incredibly beautiful woman in front of me must be Wang Jianjun’s wife.

It is indeed as beautiful as the people in the hospital say.

He Yushui felt a little sour in his heart.

The precocious girl actually has some vague feelings for the handsome neighbor boy in the backyard.

Now the neighbor's brother has a wife, and this relationship has ended.

"Thank you. Your name is He Yushui, right? You are so beautiful."

Shen Maiqiu praised her a few words at the right time.

"Sister, you are so beautiful."

He Yushui felt a little embarrassed when being praised.

Shen Maiqiu took the initiative to chat with her for a few more sentences.

Soon He Yushui became Shen Maiqiu's little sister.

"Yushui, come to my house for dinner later."

"It's okay, Sister Chuxia, I'll go home and cook later."

"Listen to me. It's too much trouble for you to start the stove by yourself. I'm not good at cooking. I heard that your family are all good chefs. Please make a meal for me today."

Shen Maiqiu finally brought He Yushui home through coaxing and deception.

He Yushui couldn't refuse, so he followed her to the backyard.

When He Yushui saw fish and meat at Shen Maiqiu's house, he was dumbfounded.

But she heard that Brother Jianjun's family was a little tight on finances after he got married.

Every day it’s either cabbage or radish.

Now it seems those were all rumors.

These delicious foods don't look like they are in financial difficulty.

"Sister Chuxia, what are we going to make for lunch?"

"Just do it as you see fit. Jianjun will come back for lunch at noon."

Is it enough for three people?

He Yushui estimated and cut off two taels of meat from the more than one pound of pork belly.

"Why keep that little bit of meat? Just cook it all."

Sister, I’m only going to cook two taels of meat.

He Yuyu was a little confused.

Who eats meat like this?

Finally, under Shen Maiqiu's insistence, He Yushui cooked all the meat in Wang Jianjun's house.

The aroma of meat filled the entire courtyard, but this time no one came to cause trouble.

The trouble maker Jia Zhang went back to her hometown.

The old deaf man doesn't dare to provoke Wang Jianjun now.

As for the rest of the people, they can only use their noses to smell it.

No matter how poor Wang Jianjun's family was, they could still have meat occasionally.

He Yushui is worthy of being the daughter of He Daqing.

Although I didn’t learn it from the He family’s inherited Tan family soup.

But she still knows some basic cooking skills.

The simple home-cooked dishes she makes are so delicious and tasty.

Although He Yushui's cooking skills are not as good as Sha Zhu's, they are far better than those housewives in the courtyard.

"Yushui, it seems that you are good at cooking. Come and eat with me more often when you have the chance. I have no one to eat with."

"No way, Sister Chuxia, you're too kind."

He Yushui felt a little embarrassed.

After cooking, the two of them ate together without waiting for Wang Jianjun.

Although Shen Maiqiu deliberately approached He Yushui, he still had a good impression of this little girl next door.

While eating, he kept picking up food for He Yushui.

"Eat more meat. You're so skinny. You probably didn't eat enough at school."

He Yushui was deeply touched by Shen Maiqiu's kindness.

My mother died young and my father ran away with a widow.

Her only brother was a rough man and it was difficult for him to consider the feelings of a little girl like her.

So she basically answered every question Shen Maiqiu asked.

"So Rainwater, your father abandoned you and ran off with that White Widow?"

"Yes, my brother and I went to Baoding to look for him after he left. But he refused to come out to see me that time. We were scolded away by the White Widow."

Talking about the past, He Yushui felt a little sad.

When she was a child, she and He Yuzhu depended on each other, and they were bullied a lot at that time.

It was the first time that Shen Maiqiu learned about He Yushui's experience.

She felt a little distressed.

But then she thought of another suspicious point.

"Yushui, you said your brother took you to Baoding to find your father. Then how did you know where your father lived?"

"It was an uncle. He helped us find out where he lived."

Yi Zhonghai?

Shen Maiqiu couldn't help but frown.

She had heard Wang Jianjun talk about this man.

A sanctimonious hypocrite.

An old man with a lot of bad intentions.

Brother Jianjun said that this old guy plotted against He Yuzhu's family.

It is obvious that what Yi Zhonghai did would not be good for the brother and sister.

"Yushui, have you ever thought about how an old man could know your father's address?"

"Ah? This... I haven't really thought about this. But is there anything wrong with this?"

"This is a big problem. How can a person from Sijiucheng find out the news from Baoding? If it were me, I would definitely not be able to find out.

And you said your dad refused to come out to see you, are you sure it was your dad who refused to see you or your dad didn't even know you went to see him?"

He Yushui was dumbfounded.

She really hadn't thought about this.

She recalled and realized that she went to see He Daqing that day.

The only one who opened the door was the White Widow.

It was also Widow Bai who said that He Daqing didn't want to see them, and asked them to return to Sijiu City as soon as possible and not come again.

At that time, He Yuzhu had a quarrel with Bai Guafu.

Later, he took himself back to the old city.

Thinking about it now, the whole thing is full of doubts.

How did the old man know the address of the White Widow's house?

Why did He Daqing leave Beijing?

My brother and I never objected to him getting married again.

If He Daqing wanted to remarry, he would not need to consider the opinions of these two brothers and sisters.

Wouldn't it be better to just marry the White Widow?

Thinking of this, He Yushui couldn't help but shiver.

Then why did He Daqing want to leave Sijiu City?

Is there some hidden story behind this?

And the most important thing is whether this matter has anything to do with the old man.

In fact, He Yushui has always respected Yi Zhonghai.

When He Daqing left, He Yuzhu had not yet taken over.

The brother and sister lived a very difficult life during that time.

He even made a living by picking up waste.

It was still the uncle who sympathized with his brother and sister.

Let the aunt take some steamed bread from time to time to help herself.

He Yushui and He Yuzhu have always remembered this kindness.