Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Lin Geng waved his hand to politely refuse He Daqing's offer and pulled him to sit down. He said to He Daqing, "My mother had a serious illness three months ago and is no longer with us!"

He Daqing's face froze, and he looked at Lin Geng with a sad expression on his face. He patted Lin Geng's shoulder and said, "It's hard for you, kid! Now you are the only one left in your family! Alas! Things are so unpredictable! Your mother is a good person! How can the heaven be so blind? Good people don't live long! ...

My child, please accept my condolences. I never thought your mother would pass away so early! Alas! "

"It's okay, Uncle He, I've recovered! I'm doing fine now. I've joined the factory and taken over my mother's job. I'm now working in the purchasing department!" Lin Geng said to He Daqing.

After listening to this, He Daqing nodded and said, "That's good, that's good. It would be best if you can think positively! People! Sometimes this life is really... how should I put it... things are unpredictable! When you are alive, you have to think positively and live well!

The Purchasing Department is great! The work in the Purchasing Department is much easier than the work in the workshop. You must do a good job! You must not embarrass your mother. Everyone in the factory knows that your mother is a good person! You must work hard!

Why did you come to Baocheng? Are you on a business trip? Is there anything I can help you with? Just tell me!"

"Nothing, nothing! I'm not here on a business trip, I'm here to see you!" Lin Geng kept it a secret and glanced outside the door. At this time, Sha Zhu and Yu Shui also saw He Daqing outside the door, but He Daqing's attention was on Lin Geng and he didn't notice the brother and sister outside the door.

Shazhu and Yushui both looked at He Daqing with complicated expressions. Yushui's eyes were moist and tears had begun to flow down her little face.

When He Daqing heard that Lin Geng had come to see him specifically, his expression immediately became nervous, and he asked anxiously, "You came to see me specifically? Did something happen to my Shazhu and Yushui? Don't scare me! Tell me quickly, why did you come to see me?"

Lin Geng smiled and said, "Don't be afraid! It's okay, they are fine! If you don't believe me, turn your head and look outside."

As he spoke, Lin Geng raised his chin towards the door.

He Daqing followed Lin Geng's gesture in confusion and looked outside the door, stopping at Sha Zhu and Yu Shui who were standing outside.

He Daqing's expression froze instantly, his eyes widened again, his face full of disbelief, and soon his surprise turned into ecstasy. He took two steps at a time, staggering as he ran out of the hotel door, shouting in a trembling voice, "Silly Zhu! Yu Shui! Are you Zhu Zi and Yu Shui?"

He Daqing ran while shouting, and rushed to Shazhu and Yushui. He was already in tears of excitement. He stopped in front of them and looked up and down at the brother and sister excitedly.

Sha Zhu's expression was still complicated and stiff, but Yu Shui had already burst into tears at this time, and threw herself into He Daqing's arms. While crying loudly, she patted He Daqing and asked while crying: "Dad! Why don't you want me? How can you not want me? I hate you! I hate you so much! Woo woo..."

He Daqing hugged He Yushui tremblingly, tears streaming down his face. He said in a trembling voice, "It's Dad's fault. It's Dad's fault! I'm sorry, my daughter! I'm sorry!..."

Sha Zhu looked stiffly at He Daqing in front of him and He Yushui who was crying in his arms, his expression becoming more and more complicated.

Lin Geng looked at the three of them and said, "Let's go inside and talk! Don't just stand here and let others watch the fun!"

He Daqing nodded quickly, hugged He Yushui, greeted Sha Zhu, walked into the restaurant, talked to the manager, asked for a private room, and then they sat down and started talking.

Yu Shui hugged He Daqing and refused to let go. She kept crying and complained that He Daqing had been gone for ten years and didn't care about her anymore.

He Daqing patted Yu Shui's back and said, "How could Dad not want you? I came to Baocheng because I had no choice! Alas! There are some things that I really can't tell you. I came here because I was afraid of delaying you!

Besides, I haven't ignored you since I came to Baocheng! For so many years, I have been writing to you and sending you money every month!

But you two have never replied to my letters in all these years, and I feel so sad! "

When Lin Geng heard this, his eyes lit up and he turned to look at Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu had been frowning and not saying anything. It was obvious that he still had a grudge against He Daqing and was unwilling to pay any attention to him.

But when Sha Zhu heard He Daqing say that he kept writing to them and sent them money every month, his eyes suddenly widened with surprise, and then he immediately showed anger.

"Nonsense! When did you write to us? When did you send us money? Yu Shui and I have not received a single letter from you in all these years, nor have we received a dime from you! Don't talk nonsense!" Sha Zhu slammed the table and stood up on the spot.

He Daqing was also stunned after hearing this, and quickly turned his head to look at He Yushui again. He Yushui also had an expression of disbelief on his face, and shook his head and said: "My brother is right, we have never received any letters from you, nor have we received any money you sent us!"

He Daqing was confused and puzzled when he heard this, and muttered, "That's impossible! I did send you money! I sent you ten yuan every month, and I never stopped!

Not only did I send you money, but when I left, I thought that you were still a little young, and I was afraid that if I left too much money to him, you would spend it all at once, so I left a million yuan for Zhuzi and Yushui at Yi Zhonghai's place! That's equivalent to 100 yuan now, so that he could give it to you little by little when you had no money to spend!

After arriving in Baocheng, I started to send you money every month and often wrote to you to ask about your situation! Is there something wrong with the post office?

That shouldn’t be the case! I have the stubs here! If you don’t believe me, I’ll show them to you right now! I really sent it!”

As he said this, He Daqing stood up and went to find the stub for the money he had sent.

Lin Geng raised his hand to stop He Daqing, and said to Sha Zhu and He Yushui seriously: "Brother Zhu, Yushui, listen to me, I believe what Uncle He said! He won't lie to you! It seems that just as I guessed, someone secretly intercepted the letter and money Uncle He sent to you!"

He Daqing frowned when he heard this and asked, "Who would do such a wicked thing? I have been sending money and letters to you for ten years. Who would intercept the money and letters I sent to you?"

Sha Zhu was so furious that the anger seemed to burst out of his eyes. He slapped the table hard, which frightened He Daqing. He shouted angrily, "Who else could it be? It must be Yi Zhonghai! This bastard, I'm going to kill him when I get back!"

As he stood up and was about to leave, Lin Geng grabbed him and forced him back to the chair, saying to him sternly: "Brother Zhuzi, what did I say before you came? Can you calm down? Even if you know, we still have to think long and hard! Even if we want to kill that old bastard, we can't act impulsively!

Haven't you suffered enough in these years? You don't have any evidence now, what can you do to him if you rush back? Beat him to death with one punch? Sit down! Let's discuss what to do first!"

Sha Zhu was held down by Lin Geng. He struggled for several times but failed to move. He felt that Lin Geng's hand was like an iron clamp, pressing down on his shoulders. It was like a thousand-pound burden, making him unable to move. So Sha Zhu calmed down immediately, sat down obediently and stopped struggling.

He Daqing looked at Sha Zhu in bewilderment, then looked at Lin Geng and asked, "Why did Zhu scold Yi Zhonghai? Before I left, I specifically asked Yi Zhonghai to help me take care of Zhu and Yu Shui. What do you mean by this?"

Lin Geng then said to He Daqing seriously: "Uncle He, based on your understanding of Yi Zhonghai, what kind of person do you think he is?"

He Daqing's eyes were cloudy, and he scratched his head and said, "He's a pretty good person! He's a very enthusiastic person, and he often helps people! He and I have a good relationship. Before I came to Baocheng, I asked him to help me take care of Zhuzi and Yushui! What? Do you suspect that he intercepted the money and letters I sent to Zhuzi and Yushui?"

Sha Zhu said with a look of disgust: "Dad! Aren't you usually very smart? You always call me Sha Zhu! How could you make a mistake? Let me tell you, you really made a mistake this time! Listen to me, after you leave..."