Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu was actually indifferent to whether they divorced or not, but since Aunt Yi always wanted a divorce, He Yuzhu was more inclined to let the couple divorce.

These words were meant to tell Li Hongying that Yi Zhonghai was a scoundrel.

Based on his child's calculations, it can be deduced that he and the White Widow got together not long after they got married.

This also reveals that Yi Zhonghai's character is questionable; he has a beautiful wife at home, yet he's still having an affair with the widow. It's possible they were already in contact before their marriage.

"Yes, Widow Bai brought her two sons to the courtyard house before. Everyone saw them. Those two sons look a lot like Yi Zhonghai."

"So that's how it is. No wonder the old lady wanted a divorce."

This is a situation that the civil affairs specialist didn't mention earlier. It seems that the information they have is somewhat inaccurate, and their divorce is not as simple as it appears on the surface.

"Then tell me about their family."

He Yuzhu recounted some of the things he could, mainly that Widow Bai had given birth to two children for Yi Zhonghai.

His apprentice, Jia Dongxu, was no better; he had a habit of petty theft and had previously used opium to sell braised meat.

It is clear that Yi Zhonghai's character is not as honest and kind as he appears on the surface.

Li Hongying sighed and then said, "I need to investigate this matter further. No one is perfect. As long as he can correct his mistakes, he is still a good comrade."

He Yuzhu was speechless, not knowing what to say. At this point, getting a divorce was really too difficult.

Divorce is not just a matter between two people; it involves their relatives, friends, workplaces, and organizations.

Li Hongying said, "Alright, that's settled then. How are the cannery's sales? Will you still be able to go to Moscow this year?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "I don't plan to go this year. There's a problem with Elena; they can't get train cars."

"What? How could this be?" Li Hongying was very surprised.

I was originally planning to send another batch of goods over this year to exchange for more machinery.

He Yuzhu felt that he had already earned enough money, and there was no need to take any more risks in Moscow at this time.

In the 1980s, having 10,000 yuan was something to be envied. In the last five or six years, I have accumulated 600,000 to 700,000 yuan in cash and goods, so I no longer need to take any risks.

"He got a job transfer through someone he had connections with, but now he can't get any more train cars."

"I see. Then there's nothing we can do about it."

The biggest challenge for both sides is transportation. It can only be done by train, and if you can't get railcars, you can't get any goods out.

He Yuzhu said, "It's already very good now, there are so many small factories on the street."

"That's true, but it's a real shame that this business has to stop."

Li Hongying mainly wanted to inquire about the trip to Moscow this year, but it couldn't be made possible, so this was the only option.

After finishing work, He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard house with several kilograms of fruit. Today was another day to visit He Yushui.

As soon as I entered the Intermediate Court, I saw Aunt Yi leaning against a pillar in the covered walkway, bending over and spitting bile onto the ground.

"Auntie, what's wrong with you?"

Chapter 221 Divorce

Aunt Yi looked up, her face a little pale. Seeing it was He Yuzhu, she smiled and said:

"I think I ate too much fruit. I've had an upset stomach these past few days and I often vomit."

He Yuzhu's face looked a little strange; if it were two years ago, he would have definitely overlooked it.

However, having experienced several women's pregnancies in the past two years has made him extremely sensitive about this matter.

Although it was impossible for Aunt Li to be pregnant, He Yuzhu was still a little worried, so he used his spiritual power to check inside her stomach.

Then He Yuzhu couldn't hold back anymore and revealed a shocked expression.

I'm pregnant!

Aunt Yi is pregnant!

He Yuzhu examined Aunt Yi's belly and found a tiny fetus that looked very small.

Seeing that He Yuzhu's face had changed, Aunt Yi assumed he was disgusted that she was eating fruit at the cannery, and quickly said:

"Zhu Zi, I didn't eat much fruit either, everyone else did. It wouldn't look good if I didn't eat any."

"That's not it, ma'am. Director Li from the neighborhood committee talked to me today."

"Director Li wants to talk to you, why are you telling me? I've never even met her."

After she finished speaking, Aunt Yi asked in confusion, "Zhu Zi, are you talking about me?"

"Yes, he wants me to persuade you not to get a divorce."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Yi sighed, "Why is it so difficult to get a divorce?"

“Auntie, I support your divorce,” He Yuzhu said firmly.

Before today, He Yuzhu had not expressed any opinion, but now that he knows that Aunt Yi is suddenly pregnant, He Yuzhu is completely stunned.

Because he knew that He Daqing and Aunt Yi had an ambiguous relationship.

This was told to her by He Yushui, that little girl. One night, she woke up in the middle of the night because she was hot and needed to go to the toilet.

He Yushui always slept through the night without ever getting up in the middle of the night, and she never carried her chamber pot into the room.

I came out of the room to go to the bathroom.

She saw Aunt Yi sneak out, but didn't think much of it. When she came out of the bathroom, she saw her father, He Daqing, also heading out of the yard.

Knowing that her father couldn't possibly go to the toilet outside the yard in the middle of the night, she felt a little strange. How could a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl already know about matters between men and women?

He wondered if there was some kind of relationship between her and Aunt Yi.

He Yushui secretly followed behind and saw her father enter a small alley and then hug Aunt Yi.

He Yushui was a little angry with her father, so she told her older brother about it.

He Yuzhu had been looking for an opportunity to talk to He Daqing and tell him to stop, but he didn't expect to find out today that Aunt Yi was pregnant.

This is troublesome.

If Aunt Yi hadn't gotten pregnant, she could have given Daqing a few words of advice, telling him to stop and settle down with his wife, and the matter would have been over.

But Aunt Yi's pregnancy is a completely different matter.

Aunt Yi had not had a child with Yi Zhonghai for more than 20 years, so her sudden pregnancy made He Yuzhu think a lot.

If one didn't know about He Daqing's story, one could only assume that they had finally overcome their hardships and had their own child.

However, the presence of He Daqing made He Yuzhu suspect whether the child in Aunt Yi's belly was He Daqing's.

There have been cases where a couple had normal health checkups but couldn't have their own children, and they eventually divorced because of this issue.

Then they each remarried, and eventually both of them had their own biological children.

This only shows that it's not easy for the two of them to conceive together.

Here, He Yuzhu would wonder if there was something wrong with Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Yi's health, making it difficult for them to conceive.

But when the man was replaced by He Daqing, the problem of not being able to conceive disappeared, and Aunt Yi easily got pregnant.

If Yi Zhonghai doesn't divorce his wife, and then discovers that the child resembles He Daqing after she gets pregnant, he might just report it to the police.

After all, he didn't get along with He Yuzhu and his son, so he would definitely investigate thoroughly given this opportunity.

He Daqing's good life can no longer continue; he might end up in jail.

Upon realizing this, He Yuzhu instantly decided to push for the divorce between Aunt Yi and Yi Zhonghai.

Once they've divorced and have a child, no matter how much the child resembles He Daqing, Yi Zhonghai will have no reason to report them.

"You also support my divorce?" Aunt Yi asked, somewhat surprised.

He Yuzhu said, "Although divorce is a matter between two people, if you insist on getting a divorce, he has no reason to object. You can't get a divorce just because he objects. I support you."

A furious voice suddenly rang out from behind:

"He Yuzhu, how could you be so mean?"

He Yuzhu turned around and saw that Yi Zhonghai had just entered the Intermediate People's Court and was standing angrily at the entrance of the passageway.

What made him very embarrassed was that his words of advice to Aunt Yi to get a divorce were overheard by Yi Zhonghai.

“What I’m saying is true. You’re the bad one. You took advantage of Aunt Yi’s infertility and secretly had two sons outside.”

Everyone knew that the widow had given birth to two sons for Yi Zhonghai; at most, they would gossip about it behind his back and call him a shameless old man.

But no one has brought this up directly in front of Yi Zhonghai yet.

This was the first time He Yuzhu had mentioned the two children in front of Yi Zhonghai.

"He Yuzhu, what nonsense are you talking about? What son? That's all baseless."

"Hehe, you know perfectly well what I'm saying."

"You!" Yi Zhonghai suddenly felt a pain in his liver from anger. He knew he couldn't continue arguing with He Yuzhu about this matter. If they started making a scene, more and more people would start talking about it.

He snorted and turned to enter the east wing.

On my second day at work, I dropped off my little tagalong, Xu Xiaomei, at the entrance of the alley, and then turned and went to the street.