Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu reached out and touched his shoulder and back, saying, "You should take a rest. Look how thin you've gotten."

Wenli was ticklish and said evasively, "No, I'm perfectly healthy."

He Yuzhu suddenly asked, "Wenli, would you like to have a child for me?"

Wenli's body trembled; this was a topic the two of them had never discussed before.

Wenli was initially worried after being seduced by He Yuzhu and sleeping with him, but later she suddenly discovered that He Yuzhu's wife was her cousin.

She prayed that he would make a scene in front of He Yuzhu and that she would break up with him, but later He Yuzhu kept bothering her.

After being disciplined with a stick, Wenli reluctantly complied and continued their ambiguous relationship.

He Yuzhu's sudden question left Wenli speechless for a moment.

He Yuzhu said, "Before, there were no conditions. Your relationship was with the heavy machinery factory. Now your relationship is under my control. As long as you want, I can transfer you to another place, have a son, and then come back."

Wenli thought for a moment and asked, "Then what should we say?"

Wenli certainly wanted a child of her own, but she was still an unmarried woman and had never been able to have another child.

Now that He Yuzhu has mentioned this method, I am immediately tempted.

Time flies, and Wenli was always worried about what would happen when He Yuzhu stopped being infatuated with her body in a few years.

I used to dream that if I had a child by my side, my life would have something to look forward to.

Moreover, He Yuzhu wouldn't ignore him for the sake of the child.

"Okay, I'll follow your arrangements."

He Yuzhu asked, "Then what are you waiting for?"

Because Wenli was sitting in He Yuzhu's lap, she was actually a little taller than him. She leaned down and kissed him, saying, "Then why don't you carry me to the bed?"

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Yes, sir!"

Then he picked up Wenli and carried her into the inner room.

It was the weekend, and He Yuzhu made some appropriate efforts until midnight before finally falling asleep in Wenli's arms.

Although she was very tired and didn't want to move, she had difficulty falling asleep today. She touched her belly and imagined what it would look like when it swelled up.

When Tian Li woke up the next day, she saw He Yuzhu staring at her and said happily, "It's so nice to sleep with you in my arms."

He Yuzhu felt sorry for you and said, "I'll spend more time with you from now on."

Wenli hugged him and said, "You have your cousin and other sisters, so you can come and visit me more often."

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Silly girl, don't worry, I'll keep you company often."

He Yuzhu felt most sorry for Wenli. Although she was a bit pretentious, she was the youngest child in her family since there were no boys. Her parents doted on her and never made her do any work. She was treated like a little princess.

But she was the only unmarried young woman, and he felt he had let her down.

After the two got up and had breakfast, He Yuzhu pulled her into the bedroom.

"what?"

"What do you think? Getting you pregnant won't be done in one go."

He Yuzhu tormented Wenli for over an hour again before she got up to wash up.

Wenli then noticed that He Yuzhu had brought a burlap sack and asked, "What's in this?"

He Yuzhu said, "Grain and meat, didn't you say last time that you weren't getting enough to eat every day?"

"so much?"

Wenli was somewhat incredulous. She reached out and untied the burlap sack. At the top was cured meat, and below it were grains, each packed in a flour sack.

"I meant we're short of food. You could have just gotten me some, why are you getting so much?"

"Look at what you're saying! Do you think I'd let you starve? I'd rather fatten you up so you won't have trouble giving birth later."

Wenli felt a warmth in her heart. Last time she was here, she had just casually complained, but now the food could not be distributed in full.

Rice and wheat flour are no longer provided; we can only receive cornmeal, sorghum flour, or other miscellaneous grains.

Who knew that He Yuzhu would remember it and directly bring over a hundred catties of grain.

"Would my cousin agree to give me so much?"

"Don't worry, my family has plenty of food."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he pushed the bicycle to the back gate of the yard, then re-tied the sack, lifted it out with one hand, and placed it on the bicycle.

"Let's go, I'll take the grain back to you."

Wenli said happily, "Now we can have a full meal."

After closing and locking the door, Wenli rode her bicycle behind him, and they walked back together.

They soon arrived at their house. He Yuzhu parked his bicycle, then took the sack off and followed him into the yard.

Wenli's parents and her sister Wenxiu came out when they heard the noise, and were somewhat surprised to see He Yuzhu at their door.

He Yuzhu greeted them with a smile, and Wenli's father asked, "Yuzhu, what brings you here?"

"Wenli said she wasn't getting enough to eat, so I got her some food and brought it over."

"Wow! Grain? So much of it?"

Food rationing has been in place for several months now, and even those who had some stockpiled food have gradually finished it off.

Food is scarce everywhere, and many people are already emaciated and pale from hunger. They don't realize that this is just the beginning.

He Yuzhu spoke politely, then took the grain into the kitchen. After he came out, Wenli's father invited him into the house for tea and a chat.

Wenli was about to follow them in when her mother pulled her back to stay in the kitchen.

"You brat, where did you run off to all night? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"I had some school business and I was delayed for too long, so I stayed in the school dormitory for one night."

Wenli's mother was somewhat incredulous, looking at her daughter with suspicion, and felt a chill run down her spine when she saw Wenli.

"Mother, why are you looking at me like that?"

Wen Liniang sighed and said, "I introduced you to a few potential partners before, but you rejected them all. What kind of person are you looking for? Are you even going to get married?"

"Of course I'll get married, but I'll find someone I like!" Wenli certainly wouldn't admit that she would never get married in her life.

"What sins have I committed to give birth to you all, you're all such a worry. If I don't get married soon, I'll never be able to get married."

"Mom, what are you saying? How could I not get married!" Wenli hugged his arm and started to act coquettishly.

"How did you and your cousin-in-law get together? And he even sent you so much food?"

"I asked him for it, what can I do? He's my brother-in-law!" Wenli said generously.

"You brat, where are we going to get the money for him? Don't you know how expensive grain is right now?"

Wenli asked curiously, "I don't see that the prices at the grain store have gone up?"

"Isn't that obvious? Grain stores certainly won't raise prices. I'm talking about the pigeon market. Grain coupons used to cost only two cents a pound, but now they've gone up to five cents a pound."

Wenli was somewhat incredulous:

"What? So expensive? It costs 50 cents for two coupons per pound, plus 18.5 cents to the grain store to buy a pound of flour?"

Wen Liniang nodded and said, "It's that expensive, and even at this high price, you still can't buy grain coupons!"

Wenli was somewhat taken aback. Looking at the grain and meat that He Yuzhu had just brought, she was deeply moved. She realized that she held such a high position in He Yuzhu's heart.

Wen Liniang sighed and said, "These things add up to more than 100 yuan. How am I supposed to repay this favor?"

"Then you won't pay it back?"

"What did you say?"

"I said I'll repay this favor in the future."

Wenli thought to herself that if she gave birth to a son for He Yuzhu, she would repay all the favors she had done, and he would still owe her a favor!

He Yuzhu drank a cup of tea, but still felt uneasy sitting there, so he got up to say goodbye.

His uncle wanted him to stay for dinner, but he declined and went to his aunt's place instead.

Xu Huizhen has two aunts, and she has to treat them equally. Besides, her younger aunt's cousin is married to Dazhuang and now works under her as a workshop director, so she can't treat him unfairly.

After leaving my aunt's house, I went to my master's house.

I parked my bicycle outside the courtyard and came in to see my teacher's wife sighing.

"Master's wife, what's wrong?"

When the master's wife looked up and saw that it was He Yuzhu, she immediately smiled and said, "Oh, it's Zhuzi. Nothing's wrong."

"Is Master's wife running out of food?"

"How did you know?"

He Yuzhu said, "Master can definitely guarantee that there will be meat to eat at home, but grain is very expensive and not easy to obtain at this time."

"Yes, the feed at the pigeon market is too expensive. Even if everyone bought feed, we still couldn't afford it!"

He Yuzhu then said that he had brought 100 jin of rice and 100 jin of flour.