Chapter 37 He Yuzhu wants to buy a house

He Yuzhu returned to Sijiu City and rested for only two days when many people knew the news.

Then various invitations to drinking parties were delivered to my home.

He Yuzhu knew what these people were doing.

It was nothing more than some factory leaders asking me about the machines.

The level of domestic machinery is indeed quite different from that of foreign machinery.

He Yuzhu was able to get machines from abroad, which made him a capable person in the eyes of some people.

Chinese people have always been generous in supporting and praising "capable people".

He Yuzhu, who knew that wealth should not be shown off, felt that he could not avoid these invitations at all. He really did not want to live a life of feasting and drinking every day.

After all, there is an old saying that goes, no reward without merit.

Not to mention that He Yuzhu did not have the right to allocate the machine, just the fact that he had been out for only a month this time and had not yet got the machine back.

When attending the banquets arranged by these factories, He Yuzhu didn't know how to respond to the factory leaders.

Unfortunately, the factory leaders didn’t care about that. They just wanted to establish a good relationship with He Yuzhu.

Today this person invites you to go to Sidashi, and tomorrow that person invites you to go to Badalou.

He Yuzhu's life was extremely miserable in just a few days.

That morning, Lou Xiao'e woke up and saw the man still lying in bed. She was a little surprised: "Zhu Zi, you're not going out today?"

He Yuzhu stared at the alarm clock, it was almost seven o'clock, shook his head, and said:

"I'm not going out today. I've been drinking for three days in a row. Even an iron stomach can't handle it."

"Okay, just lie down, I'll go out and buy breakfast for the kids."

Lou Xiao'e got up, washed herself briefly and went out.

Half an hour later, the three sons finished their meal and went to school carrying their brand new schoolbags.

At this time, the sound of neighbors talking began to be heard in the yard. He Yuzhu couldn't sleep any longer, so he simply got up, had a meal, and prepared to go out for a walk.

"Pillar."

"One aunt and one uncle."

He Yuzhu walked out of the house and saw an old lady chatting with Lou Xiao'e in the corridor, while an old man was sitting in the shade not far away to enjoy the cool air.

"Well, Zhuzi, are you going out again?"

The old man felt that he was increasingly unable to see through He Yuzhu.

According to He Yuzhu himself, he is just a cook.

But in this world, is there anyone who can drive a car to hire a chef for meals every day?

You know, those who own cars in the old city are not ordinary people.

The uncle's many years of experience as a housekeeper told him that He Yuzhu's identity was probably not ordinary, and he might not be a cook at all.

"Uncle, if you have nothing to do, go out for a walk."

He Yuzhu didn't know that the old man was thinking about him again, but he didn't care.

Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

As long as I don't break the law, no one can do anything to me with the amulet of Tianzhu Industrial Company.

When I walked out of the courtyard, I met the old man who was about to go out fishing.

The third uncle's daughter, Yan Jiedi, was also admitted to university this year. Although it is just an ordinary economics college, as long as one is a college student, he or she can be assigned a job after graduation and have a cadre position.

Therefore, the third uncle believed that his family's life would get better and better, and he became much more positive when greeting people.

The third uncle, who is less calculating, is still quite good.

He Yuzhu also said with a smile: "Uncle, you are not at home watching TV today, so how come you have the energy to go out fishing?"

"Yesterday my eldest grandson said he wanted to eat fish, so I thought of catching two to improve the family's life at noon."

The third uncle looked at He Yuzhu's leisurely appearance, and like the first uncle, he was also a little suspicious, and asked with a smile:

"Zhu Zi, where do you work? Didn't you say you were going to the south? Why are you back again?"

The third uncle looked at He Yuzhu, who was more leisurely than himself, and was very puzzled.

Isn't this cook's job too leisurely?
"I asked for leave to come back. My boss was on a business trip and I had nothing to do, so I went home to rest."

He Yuzhu explained casually, turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

Next to the small garden outside, He Yuzhu watched a few old men playing chess.

They are all bad chess players, and their level is even worse than He Yuzhu.

With a look of contempt, He Yuzhu turned and left.

Playing chess is only fun when playing against masters.

The more you play chess with a bad chess player, the worse you get.

Walk forward leisurely all the way.

He Yuzhu met many acquaintances, said hello and chatted with them.

After all, He Yuzhu has lived here for more than 30 years. He walks the streets every day and is a craftsman. It would be strange if not many people know him.

After walking for a while, the weather became hotter and He Yuzhu lost his elegance. He found a pub, ordered two side dishes and a meal, and started eating.

After dinner, He Yuzhu strolled back to the courtyard.

At noon, He Yuzhu prepared lunch and waited for the children to eat, then he held Lou Xiaoe in his arms and lay on the bed for a nap.

In the afternoon, the three children went to school by themselves.

The auntie wanted to chat with Lou Xiaoe, but just as she walked into the corridor, she heard something wrong in the room. Her face turned red and she spat, "This Zhu is really reckless. He can't just ignore it in broad daylight just because he has little time to come back..."

An old lady walked a little further away and started sewing shoe soles.

It was not until after four in the afternoon that the doors and windows of the He family were opened. Lou Xiao'e's face was rosy and tender, and she walked in a twisting manner.

An old lady took one look and then stopped looking because she was afraid of getting stye.

"Auntie, are you sewing shoe soles?"

Lou Xiao'e's voice was even more delicate than in the morning, causing the old lady's hand to tremble and she almost stabbed herself.

"You silly girl, why are you talking so loudly? You almost scared me, an old woman."

Lou Xiao'e was also startled by being scolded by the auntie, and she deliberately lowered her voice and asked, "Auntie, my voice is not loud, right?"

"It's not big now, but it was quite big just now."

The old lady's words were double-entendres, but unfortunately Lou Xiao'e didn't understand them.

Lou Xiao'e apologized and went back to the house, only to see that the man had also gotten up.

"Who are you talking to?" He Yuzhu washed his face. The weather was too hot and he was sweating all over when he moved.

"With Auntie, I spoke a little too loudly just now, and Auntie almost got her hand pricked."

Lou Xiao'e said something and handed a towel to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu wiped his face and said nothing. He turned on the fan in the main room and said, "Ezi, what do you think about us buying a new house? It's closer to He Xiao's school. The child can go home every day at noon to make up for it. Look, our son has only lived in the school for a week and he has lost a lot of weight."

"Okay."

When Lou Xiao'e heard this, she became excited. Her eyes lit up and she looked at the man with tears in her eyes: "Zhu Zi, when are you going to buy it?"

"The sooner the better," He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Hasn't the government returned a lot of houses to their original owners recently? I guess someone must want to sell. Our family is not short of money. If we buy a house, we can live closer to our parents."

"Ask our dad about this, and let him ask someone else."

He Yuzhu made the final decision. He really didn't want to stay in the courtyard any longer.

One of the reasons is to allow the eldest son He Xiao to come home for dinner.

The more important reason is that, living in a courtyard house, no secrets can be kept at home.

In the past few days, the factory leaders invited me to a banquet, and cars appeared one after another near the courtyard.

In this situation, even a blind person could guess that he was definitely not a cook.

These past few days, the way people in the courtyard looked at him was not right.

If I didn't come home drunk every day, these people would probably come over after work and surround my house.

"Are you going to ask now?"

Lou Xiao'e was a little surprised. She didn't know why the man wanted to move.

"Wait until the kids get out of school, take them over there, and have a meal."

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, Lou Xiao'e immediately giggled.

"Zhu Zi, I noticed that you are getting lazier and lazier. This time you didn't even want to cook."

“How is this lazy?”

He Yuzhu laughed, grabbed the woman, and suddenly said in an angry voice: "I am a waiter who wants to be a boss."

Lou Xiao'e was also smart enough to lower her eyebrows and said coquettishly, "Sir, what do you want me to do now?"

"Hehe, I want to eat...hehe..."

He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e stayed in the house, teasing each other, and their laughter spread to the yard.

An old lady who was sewing shoe soles lamented that the world was going downhill.

At around five o'clock, the three children finished school one after another.

He Yuzhu took He Zheng with him, Lou Xiaoe took He Xiu with him, and He Yong rode his bike by himself.

The family of five rode for half an hour before reaching Lou's house.

Guardian Zheng heard a knock on the door and came out. When he saw his son-in-law and his family coming, he hurriedly welcomed them in.

Lou Tan was alone at home and hadn't eaten dinner yet. When she saw He Yuzhu and his family, she was surprised and asked, "Ezi, why are you here at this time?"

Lou Xiao'e, who was disloyal, rebelled directly: "Zhu Zi was too lazy to cook, so he wanted to eat for free."

After hearing this, Lou Tan laughed and said, "You guys came at a bad time. Lao Liu from the kitchen has asked for leave to go home today, so there is no one to cook. If you guys come, Zhuzi will still cook."

He Yuzhu could only smile helplessly after hearing this, and changed the subject, asking, "Mom, Dad isn't home?"

"He's not at home. He's been very busy lately and doesn't come back for dinner at night."

"Mom, you can't go hungry if Dad doesn't come back to eat."

As Lou Xiao'e spoke, she called the servant Chen Ma.

Aunt Chen came over and took the paper bag handed over by He Yuzhu, which was filled with cooked food bought on the road.

"Auntie Chen, there are roast duck, braised meat, and braised beef in soy sauce, etc. They are all cooked food. Just cut them up. If there are any extra, you and Uncle Zheng can share them. There are also a dozen or so steamed buns. You can prepare them and cook the rest into porridge."

Mother Chen responded, smiled and went to the kitchen with her things.

Lou Xiao'e chatted with Lou Tan, while He Yong and the other two took out their homework and started writing in their free time.

Half an hour later, Aunt Chen came over to announce that it was time for dinner.

Six people were sitting around the table, about to eat, when Lou Zhendong suddenly came back.

He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe hurried out to greet them.

"Hey, you two are at home. If I had known you were at home, I would have come back earlier."

There was a smell of alcohol in Lou Zhendong's mouth, probably because he had eaten, but he was holding a paper bag in his hand, which was probably for his wife, Lou Tan.

"Dad, we just arrived too, and we haven't started eating yet."

He Yuzhu took the paper bag and helped Lou Zhendong into the living room.

"Didn't you drink today?"

Lou Tan was a little worried, but she complained, "I'm old now, so I should go out less for social events in the future."

"I know, I know, the children are here."

Lou Zhendong didn't want to lose face in front of the children, so he sat down at the dinner table. The three children had already started eating.

"Eat quickly before it gets cold."

He Yuzhu knew the Lou family's dining rules: don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping.

After the family had dinner, the children went to do their homework.

After finishing my homework, I went back to my room and went to sleep.

He Yuzhu and his family are not planning to leave tonight.

"Zhu Zi, you said you wanted to buy another house?"

Lou Zhendong was a little surprised and looked at He Yuzhu strangely: "You already have three rooms in your house."

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly:
"Dad, why do you have such an idea?"

Lou Zhendong looked embarrassed, but he was a little unconvinced, and also a little melancholy and sad:

"Of course, otherwise, I wouldn't have let you come back last year."

He Yuzhu's solemn answer made Lou Zhendong close his eyes.

In fact, when He Yuzhu sent him a telegram last year asking him to come back, Lou Zhendong came back with the thought in his heart that even if he died, he would still return to his roots.

When he came back, he found that the domestic situation was much better than he had imagined.

Knowing that he had made the right bet again, Lou Zhendong calmed down and opened his eyes. This time his eyes were much brighter than before:

"Okay, I'll ask someone tomorrow to see if there's a suitable house nearby."

(End of this chapter)