Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Granny Zhang knew that since she had fallen into the hands of the police, she had to honestly confess everything in order to get leniency.

So she confessed everything that happened last night, from how she stole the bicycle, to being threatened by Er Lengzi after taking it to the repair shop, and finally having to give in and explain that she had been raped. She gave a detailed account of everything.

Jia Dongxu said angrily, "Mother, how could you do such a thing? This is so shameless."

What a disgrace! A neighbor of decades stole Sha Zhu's bicycle in the middle of the night. You need to plan things out carefully before doing something like this. Hiring a simpleton is a terrible teammate. It's only been one night and he's already been accused.

If you're so capable, why don't you steal without getting caught? You got most of the money embezzled, slept with someone for nothing, lost your virginity, and only got back ten yuan from the bicycle sale.

It all seemed so surreal. Just one night later, the police came knocking on my door early in the morning. Stealing a bicycle is no small crime, and this time I'll be going to jail.

"Police officers, arrest him immediately! He steals bicycles and also engages in prostitution."

"Police officers, arrest Er Lengzi immediately! He's a rapist."

Er Lengzi and Granny Zhang started hurting each other, trying to pin all the blame on the other.

Ye Dapeng said with a dark face, "Alright, you two are a bunch of snakes and rats, neither of you are any good. Go to jail together."

"Take them away, so they don't embarrass themselves by staying." Sun Tie waved his hand, and two police officers, one holding each of them, took Er Lengzi and Granny Zhang away.

"It's over, it's over, everything's over now."

Jia Dongxu was furious. Not only would his mother go to jail, but more importantly, his reputation would be ruined, especially since it was revealed in public. He would never be able to hold his head up again and would be constantly pointed at and gossiped about.

Ye Dapeng said to He Yuzhu, "Fortunately, we caught it in time. Although your bicycle has been dismantled, it hasn't been sold yet. We just need to assemble it."

"Thank you, Director Ye."

"It's only right, it's all for the people."

Ye Dapeng told them to go back and push the bicycles back, then led the team away from the courtyard, which only made the discussion louder.

Jia Dongxu listened, his face flushed with rage. He lowered his head and was helped into the house by Qin Huairu, who then closed the door tightly to cut off the gossip outside.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Alright, alright, everyone disperse. She was just confused for a moment."

He Yuzhu said, "Old Yi, stop trying to glorify them. A thief is a thief, no matter where you talk about them."

"you..."

Yi Zhonghai was furious and yelled, "I can't be bothered with you."

Then he turned and left, and the onlookers dispersed in twos and threes. After all, it was already past the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and all the units had officially started working again, which had caused a delay.

Back inside the house, Xu Huizhen said, "I didn't expect something like this to happen. Maybe we should move back."

"That's good, to avoid any unexpected problems."

At first, He Yuzhu didn't really want to stay here, but Wen Yuping was very enthusiastic, so he stayed.

In just a few days, Granny Zhang dared to steal a bicycle. If she continues to stay, she might fall victim to Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu's schemes, especially since Xu Huizhen is pregnant.

"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer. You should take care of your health."

Wen Yuping was also afraid of something going wrong, lest she do something good but end up doing something bad, and then she would have a hard time explaining herself.

He Yuzhu didn't dawdle; he packed his things and left the courtyard with Xu Huizhen.

Jia Dongxu was extremely worried. He asked Yi Zhonghai to help him ask for leave and went to the police station to inquire about information. He had been arrested several times before, and he had many acquaintances in the police station.

I quickly found out that my mother was definitely going to jail, but the length of her sentence was quite flexible.

If there is a letter of forgiveness from the victim, the time frame can be shorter; otherwise, it will be longer.

Jia Dongxu returned home looking somewhat worried, and Qin Huairu immediately asked, "How did it go?"

"Oh dear, this time my mother is going to jail."

"Oh! I'm really going to jail? I thought it would just be detention."

"If there were a letter of leniency from Sha Zhu, the time spent in jail could be shortened."

"Then go and beg Sha Zhu!" Qin Huairu urged hurriedly.

Jia Dongxu said with difficulty, "Given the relationship between our two families, do you think Sha Zhu would issue us a letter of understanding?"

"This..." Qin Huairu was speechless, thinking to herself, "It's all your fault for offending Sha Zhu, making our two families like enemies."

Then he asked, "What should we do then?"

Jia Dongxu thought for a moment and said, "If I go to Sha Zhu, he says he won't write a letter of forgiveness. Why don't you go and plead with him? Maybe that will work."

Qin Huairu knew, of course, that it would be useless for Jia Dongxu to go to Sha Zhu, but would it be useful for her to go herself?

Jia Dongxu said, "Go and try it. If it doesn't work, we'll think of something else."

Qin Huairu said, "Although Sha Zhu is rich, he is also very greedy. He won't agree unless he is given benefits."

Jia Dongxu sighed. He didn't have any money to give to Sha Zhu, but she was his mother, and he couldn't just stand by and watch her go to jail.

"We don't have much money left at home, maybe a hundred yuan at most."

“That’s too little.”

Helpless, Qin Huairu took one hundred yuan and went to find He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was very surprised. After buying a pair of shoes from Qin Huairu last time, the two had no contact. Now Qin Huairu suddenly came to his door.

He said to Xu Huizhi, "Please invite her over."

Xu Huizhi quickly invited Qin Huairu, who was wearing patched clothes, in, poured her some tea, and then turned and left.

Qin Huairu was also desperate. She immediately knelt down in front of He Yuzhu and cried, "Zhuzi, please forgive my mother-in-law for being confused for a moment and write a letter of forgiveness!"

He Yuzhu didn't expect marriage to be so uninhibited. Thinking about it, it makes sense. In TV dramas, people would burst into tears at the slightest thing, looking like a pushover.

That simpleton Sha Zhu couldn't bear to see Qin Huairu cry, so he took on everything himself, working hard his whole life, only to end up freezing to death in a bridge hole.

Thinking of all this, He Yuzhu felt a tightness in his chest and his heart was filled with resentment. He sneered, "Qin Huairu, there's a time when you have to beg me."

Chapter 161 Qin Huairu's Business Acumen

Qin Huairu was somewhat taken aback. Why was He Yuzhu's attitude so strange? His tone was so cold. Did he have such a big prejudice against her?

He said, "He Yuzhu, I know my mom was wrong this time, but you didn't lose anything. Besides, last time you forced me to buy your shoes, I had my mom beat you up when we got home, and I haven't settled the score with you yet!"

Qin Huairu's revelation of this matter left He Yuzhu speechless, and his anger dissipated considerably. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then you compensate me with a new bicycle, and I will write a letter of understanding."

"What? I have to pay for the bicycle too?"

"If you don't want to pay, then why did you come to me?" He Yuzhu retorted.

Qin Huairu's tears welled up in her eyes again, then slowly flowed down. Her expression was so pitiful that it made one's heart ache.

To be honest, Qin Huairu was really good at pleading; her aggrieved look even touched He Yuzhu's heart.

I wish I could hold him in my arms and cherish him.

Qin Huairu cried as she spoke of her family's difficulties, implying that they simply didn't have any money and couldn't afford to compensate He Yuzhu.

However, He Yuzhu remained calm and knew that he should not get involved with Qin Huairu. He was already fortunate to have Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru as his two women.

If he gets involved with Qin Huairu, he will end up raising her child in the future.

"How much compensation can you offer?"

"Fifty...fifty yuan, is that okay?" Qin Huairu asked somewhat nervously.

"Are you kidding me? You think you can give a beggar 50 yuan?"

Qin Huairu said, "But...but I heard from the police that your bicycle parts are all there, and you can just reassemble it."

In fact, He Yuzhu had already gone to the police station, reassembled the disassembled parts into a bicycle, and ridden it back.

I asked Ye Dapeng before, and he said that Zhang Pozi would be sentenced for stealing the bicycle this time, but the sentence wouldn't be too long.

After all, while stealing the bicycle, Granny Zhang was also threatened and raped by Er Lengzi. This would make the police officers consider that Granny Zhang was also a victim when sentencing her, and reduce her sentence.

He Yuzhu confirmed that Zhang Pozi wouldn't spend too long in jail, regardless of whether she had a letter of understanding or not, which was why he was willing to negotiate with Qin Huairu.

He Yuzhu knew that the Jia family didn't have much money left. After some bargaining, the two finally agreed on a price of 80 yuan for a letter of understanding from He Yuzhu.

Qin Huairu returned home overjoyed with the letter of understanding. Jia Dongxu was ecstatic when he saw it and then asked, "How much did it cost?"

"I've spent all 100 yuan!" Qin Huairu said without batting an eye.

The Jia family was quite eccentric. The old lady managed the household very strictly, so Qin Huairu never got to touch any money and had no chance to save any money on her own.

He finally managed to take advantage of this opportunity to swindle twenty yuan as his private savings.

Jia Dongxu didn't think much of it. He cursed Sha Zhu for a while before taking the letter of forgiveness to the police station.

Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief, touched the twenty yuan hidden under the insole, and felt extremely happy and satisfied.

He Yuzhu losing his bicycle was just a minor incident, and he didn't care how long Zhang Pozi would be imprisoned. He had been spending his time learning Russian lately.

After another hour of study, Elena said, "He Yuzhu, you've made very rapid progress. You'll have no problem with everyday conversations from now on."

Elena was surprised by He Yuzhu's progress. Let alone a twenty-year-old adult, even an excellent student would need several years to learn a foreign language.

Thinking back on my experience learning Chinese, it was all tears.

But when it came to He Yuzhu, Elena completely changed things up. He Yuzhu could clearly remember any word or grammar after being taught it only once, and he never forgot it again.

He Yuzhu's intelligence made Elena deeply doubt whether she was an idiot, and compared to him, she was nothing at all.