Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Now He Yuzhu was even more at ease, and with He Yushui accompanying them, the host and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.

The next evening, after Xu Zhaodi finished work and returned home, she was chased into an alley outside Zhengyangmen.

After searching for a long time, I finally found the Daqianmen Tavern. I looked around in front of it and saw He Yongqiang busy at work.

Just as He Yuzhu had said, she had no physical disabilities and was quite good-looking, much better than He Yuzhu's old face.

Xu Zhaodi had no objections at first glance, and then turned and went to the neighboring courtyard.

He Yuzhu came over and called He Yongqiang out, saying, "The girl is here. Take her around and make sure you know how to coax her. Don't let her act recklessly again."

He Yongqiang smiled shyly and said, "Okay."

Then He Yuzhu introduced Xu Zhaodi to him and sent the two of them off for a stroll.

"Why did you decide to become a matchmaker?" Xu Huizhen asked.

"It's not that Lao He doesn't want to sell the galloping horse painting, otherwise I wouldn't do such a thing!"

"I don't know if it will work out. That painting is really good. If I could collect it, it would be a good item."

When it came to collecting, Xu Huizhen also became interested. After discussing it, the two of them both hoped that Xu Zhaodi could marry He Yongqiang.

After He Yongqiang took Xu Zhaodi back to the tavern, He Yuzhu asked, "How did it go?"

"It's fine, I have no objections," He Yongqiang said, somewhat embarrassed.

He Yuzhu was overjoyed; he had finally gotten his hands on the galloping horse painting. Old He, standing next to him, didn't know whether to laugh or feel sorry for his own painting.

Two days later, He Yuzhu stopped Xu Zhaodi on her way home in the alley. She was surprised and asked, "Zhuzi, did you want to see me?"

"Yes, it's about you and He Yongqiang."

"This is boring, I'm leaving."

Xu Zhaodi was immediately displeased and turned to leave, but He Yuzhu grabbed her arm.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

He Yuzhu had asked He Yongqiang before, and he said that the two of them had a good chat. But when he asked Xu Zhaodi this time, the situation was completely different.

Xu Zhaodi looked indignant: "Zhuzi, what kind of person did you introduce me to? I thought you would be so kind before, but it turns out you're just pushing me into a fire pit!"

"No, Xu Zhaodi, you need to explain yourself clearly. How did I trick you? What do you mean by pushing you into a fire pit?"

"Isn't that right? I asked around, and He Yongqiang is stubborn, has a bad temper, and is very inflexible. He's been on many dates before, but none of them worked out."

Xu Zhaodi grew angrier as she spoke: "You're introducing someone like this to me?"

As she spoke, tears welled up in Xu Zhaodi's eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

He Yuzhu now knew that Xu Zhaodi had also inquired around, but he said, "Xu Zhaodi, don't you even think about your own qualifications? Your father is in jail, and you're still being picky?"

Hearing this, Xu Zhaodi lost her temper. Compared to He Yongqiang's bad temper, her own background was even worse.

She murmured, "But he...he..."

"So what if you have a bad temper? Do you think you have a good temper?"

Xu Zhaodi's eyes widened, and she pouted, shouting, "What's wrong with my temper? Stop talking nonsense."

"Oh my, your lips are so greasy you could hang an oil bottle on them. Look at you, you little devil, it's a miracle anyone would want you."

"you..."

Xu Zhaodi was so angry that her chest swelled up a size, but she forced herself to hold back, took a few deep breaths, and suppressed her anger.

He Yuzhu said, "I only introduced you to this person because we've been neighbors for many years and grew up together. Where else can you find someone with such a good family background if you leave this village?"

“He Yongqiang has no brothers or sisters. When you marry into the family, you will only have an old man in poor health. He won’t live for many more years.”

"The He family has two courtyards and a small tavern. You can't find such a good family even with a lantern. Are you still complaining?"

"But...I..."

"There are no 'buts'. If you don't agree, that's fine; I'm not introducing you to anyone else anyway."

He Yuzhu was going to great lengths for a painting, hoping to expedite the matter and get both of them to agree to the marriage as soon as possible.

Xu Zhaodi suddenly smiled and asked, "Do you usually live next door to the He family?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

The shops on Yandaixie Street smelled too strong, and the backyards smelled of braised meat. Xu Huizhen couldn't stand the pungent smell after she became pregnant.

Although the shops on Qianmen Street were bright and spacious, Chen Xueru lived next door, and neither of them had ever considered living on Qianmen Street.

So he usually lives in the courtyard next to the tavern.

Xu Zhaodi pondered for a moment, then suddenly changed her mind and said, "Okay, you can tell He Yongqiang that I have no objection."

Then she suddenly threw herself into He Yuzhu's arms, looked up and kissed him, and said, "Since I can't marry you, it doesn't matter who I marry."

"you..."

Chapter 172 Finally, they agreed.

He Yuzhu hadn't expected Xu Zhaodi to say such a thing, but his heart was as hard as steel, and he was not affected by Xu Zhaodi's words at all.

Perhaps Xu Zhaodi wanted to make He Yuzhu feel bad, but in that case, Xu Zhaodi's efforts were in vain.

When He Yuzhu returned to the tavern, He Yongqiang and his son came to his door.

Old He asked, somewhat angrily, "Zhu Zi, what kind of woman did you introduce to her? Her father is a robber?"

"Yes, Zhu Zi, I haven't offended you, have I? Why would you introduce a girl from such a family to me?"

He Yuzhu invited the two to sit down, poured them some fine tea, and then said, "Listen to me, this matter is not as the rumors say; there was an unexpected incident."

"What could be unexpected? The police have already made their verdict. Xu Zhaodi's father is a robber. So, according to you, did the police make a mistake?"

"You all only know that he's a robber, but do you know who he robbed?"

"Who?"

He Yuzhu said, "His robbery was just an accident; it was actually just for revenge."

He Yuzhu then recounted the feud between Xu Wude and Yi Zhonghai, including how Yi Zhonghai was disloyal and had tricked Xu Wude several times.

Xu Wude became enraged and, on the way, burned a burlap sack, beat it up, and took away the things Yi Zhonghai was carrying.

He Yuzhu asked, "Most other robbers serve more than ten years in prison, but your father-in-law was only sentenced to four and a half years. This is because Xu Wude was only retaliating and did not really want to rob people on the road."

He Yongqiang found out nothing of this; he only knew that Xu Wude had been sentenced to prison for robbery.

He muttered, "He's not my father-in-law yet!"

He Yuzhu said, "Putting aside Xu Wude's imprisonment, tell me, what about Xu Zhaodi is unworthy of you?"

"this..."

He Yuzhu said, "Xu Zhaodi graduated from high school and is currently working at a machine repair factory. She's also very pretty. If it weren't for her father's problems, do you think such a beautiful city girl would be interested in someone from the countryside like you?"

He Yongqiang was even more at a loss for words.

Since ancient times, city dwellers have looked down on peasants from the countryside. Although He Yongqiang also obtained a Beijing household registration, his rural background and lack of education, which was his biggest weakness, meant that he did not finish primary school.

Old He was also exhausted from worrying about this son, and after a long time of trouble, he finally realized that He Yuzhu was right.

Although the girl's father was sentenced to prison, it had little to do with his daughter, and it had no impact on her after she got married.

Besides, Xu Zhaodi is beautiful, capable, and cultured enough. I always felt that there would be some problems if I handed the tavern over to He Yongqiang, and that He Yongqiang was not capable of running the tavern well.

Xu Zhaodi might be a good wife who can help protect the family business and keep the tavern running.

Old He made up his mind: "Zhu Zi, I wronged you. You're right, she's a good girl. Go and contact her. Our family has no objections. You can arrange the marriage."

"Father!" He Yongqiang was still somewhat unwilling to be arranged to marry like this.

Old He coughed a few times, then covered his chest with his hand and said:

“The girl is good enough for you, what more could you want? Besides, I don’t have many good days left, so I need to hurry up and arrange your wedding so I can have peace of mind.”

"Father, what are you saying? You will definitely live to be a hundred years old," He Yongqiang quickly declared his loyalty.

"What's the use of living to a hundred if you can still get married and continue the He family line?"

Old He made the final decision and settled the marriage. The next step was to go through the procedures. First, after obtaining the birth charts of the two people, He Yuzhu found a fortune teller to analyze them.

After looking at it for a while, the gentleman said with some difficulty:

"The birth charts of these two people are not very good; they are slightly incompatible."

He Yuzhu's heart skipped a beat. If the two of them couldn't get married because of their birth charts, wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?

"Is there any way to resolve this? Both the man and woman are very satisfied."

"Well... there is a way to resolve this," the man said, and then didn't elaborate on the solution.

He Yuzhu thought to himself, he didn't know if what they said was true or false, but this was a way of asking for red envelopes, but when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

He Yuzhu took out a red envelope: "Sir, please go out of your way to help them resolve this."

"Alright, that's how it should be done..."

The fortune teller explained the solution: take out a red cloth bag and put it inside the pillow during the wedding. After a month, the problem would be solved.