The next day, before going to work, He Yuzhu gave instructions to He Yushui.

“You guys stay at home during the day, stay well and don’t go far away.

I’ll go to Aunt Li’s house for lunch. When I go, I’ll take a few eggs and some food with me.”

He Yushui said: “Brother, I can cook for myself, so I won’t be hungry. You should go to work quickly!”

He Yuzhu said: “Don’t show off. Qingqing is here, those people in the courtyard are destined not to be honest.

Qingqing, did you remember everything I told you?
If anyone in the courtyard asks, just say that Dad is at the master’s house. Don’t tell them about our family situation.”

He Yuqing was very happy in the morning because she felt like she had become smarter.

“Brother, I remember everything.”

He Yuzhu then left.

When men go out to work, the yard becomes the world of women.

What’s different from before is that these women in the yard now keep one ear sticking out while doing housework.

They all knew that when He Daqing returned, something exciting would definitely happen.

However, to their disappointment, they did not see He Daqing until noon.

The aunt was responsible for the task assigned by Yi Zhonghai. Seeing that He Daqing had not shown up, she became anxious.

The deaf old lady saw that she was distracted and asked, “What’s wrong with you?”

The auntie said what she was thinking: “Old lady, this is too strange. He Daqing didn’t come back yesterday because he drank too much, so why hasn’t he come back today?

Is he so confident that he can leave his two daughters at home?”

Although the deaf old lady wished He Yushui would disappear, she was still not satisfied with what the aunt said.

“Our courtyard is not a dangerous place, why should he be worried? What nonsense are you talking about?”

The aunt quickly explained: “That’s not what I meant. We will certainly not do anything to the two little girls.

But can He Daqing’s daughter-in-law be assured?
If she doesn’t want to take care of the rain, can she not take care of her own daughter?”

Upon hearing this, the deaf old lady also hesitated.

“You’re right.”

The first lady said, “I thought he should have returned with his wife so early in the morning.

But it’s almost noon now.”

The deaf old lady thought for a moment and said, “It’s no use for you to think about these things in my room.

I’m not He Daqing, so how can I know what he’s thinking?

Go find the rain and ask her.”

The lady said in embarrassment: “I would like to ask, but Yushui is a sly girl. She has never been close to me.”

The deaf old lady said, “Then go find that girl whose name is what. That girl has just arrived at our courtyard and doesn’t know anything. Can’t you tell her something?”

The aunt thought this was a good idea and decided to give it a try.

The deaf old lady stopped her and said, “Children are greedy. If you want to appease her, just give her something delicious.”

The aunt was a little reluctant, but she had no other choice. She had never had a child in her life, and she was not close to other people’s children. She really had no experience in getting along with children.

The only child she got along with was Banggeng, but Banggeng was not very close to her.

After I went out, I suddenly saw Second Aunt and thought I should ask her.

When it comes to experience in getting along with children, the second aunt ranks second in the courtyard, and the first is naturally the third aunt who gave birth to four children.

“His second aunt, where is Guangfu?”

The second aunt said, “He went out to play. He won’t come home until dinner.”

An old lady asked, “Are all children like this?”

The second aunt didn’t think much about it and said casually: “That’s right. Every child is greedy and likes to play.”

The aunt seemed to be thinking about something.

The second aunt looked up and thought that the first aunt was unhappy, so she quickly said, “Of course, the Jia family’s Banggeng is different. That child has been very filial and sensible since he was a child.”

After saying that, she reached out and slapped herself lightly.

Who made Yi Zhonghai and his wife like to hear such words? She didn’t want to offend the aunt, so she had to say what they liked to hear.

The first aunt didn’t realize what the second aunt was thinking. She had already started thinking about what delicious food to use to lure He Yuqing.

Seeing the look on the face of the first aunt, the second aunt murmured something inexplicable. Xu’s mother came out of the room and saw that her expression was not good, so she asked, “What’s wrong?”

The second aunt said, “Nothing. Where is Xiaoling from your family?”

“He went to Shazhu’s house. If he’s not at Shazhu’s house, he should be at Li’s house in the front yard.”

The second aunt reached out her hand again and gave herself a small slap in the face.

She shouldn’t have asked that question.

Everyone in the courtyard knew that Xu Xiaoling almost regarded the He family as her own home.

Her relationship with He Yuzhu is better than her relationship with her biological brother Xu Damao.

Just because they have a good relationship, she won’t be jealous of anything.

The main thing is that following He Yuzhu, Xu Xiaoling can often eat delicious food.

None of these elders eat as well as Xu Xiaoling.

The aunt went home to get some money, gritted her teeth and bought some peach cakes. With these things, she knocked on He Yuzhu’s door.

He Yushui opened the door and asked doubtfully, “Auntie, what’s wrong with you?”

The lady said with a loving face: “Yushui, I bought some peach cakes and gave some to you so that you can have a taste.”

Just before she went out, she saw the four girls together, so she had to buy more.

He Yushui was smart and knew that an old lady would not give her anything for no reason.

These things are good things for others, but nothing to her.

“We don’t want it. You should send it to Banggeng!”

The aunt said, “This is a good thing. Your uncle got the snack ticket but was reluctant to buy it.

If the ticket wasn’t about to expire, I wouldn’t have bought it.

Come and try it, all of you.”

The girls didn’t move. First of all, they weren’t greedy, as they had just eaten a lot of snacks and fruits in the house.

Secondly, their upbringing does not allow them to ask for other people’s things.

The aunt was puzzled, this was different from what others said.

If it were Bang Geng, he would have happily called her grandma and asked her for peach cakes.

Seeing that no one wanted them, the aunt regretted buying them.

Just as she was regretting, the deaf old lady appeared. She estimated that the old lady should be back from shopping, so she ran over to wait.

If she hadn’t come to the front yard, she probably wouldn’t have had a share.

The Jia family also noticed what Auntie was doing, and Qin Huairu kept staring at her.

He Yushui said: “Auntie, if there is nothing else, we still have to read books.”

The old lady had no choice but to take the things home. When she turned around and saw the deaf old lady, she told her what happened.

The deaf old lady frowned and said, “You shouldn’t have gone to look for that girl in front of the rain.

Go home first and talk later.”

When Qin Huairu turned around, he discovered something in the old lady’s hand.

She thought that this was something that the aunt had asked for from He Yushui. Then she thought that the deaf old lady had appeared, so she thought that it must be delicious.

As for why they thought it was given by He Yushui, it was naturally because Yi Zhonghai and his wife were stingy and were reluctant to buy delicious food.

“Bang Geng, I just saw your grandmother got some delicious food from Sha Zhu’s house. Go over and take a look.”

Jia Zhang said, “You won’t go by yourself.”

Qin Huairu said, “The deaf old lady is with an old lady. If I go there, she will definitely not come.”

Jia Zhang also knew this, so she told Bang Geng: “When you go there, be sweet and call her Auntie more often. When she’s happy, she’ll give you something delicious.”

Seeing Banggeng leave, Jia Zhang started cursing.

“That money-loser He Yushui has no brains at all. Why should I give anything to a hen that doesn’t lay eggs?

She should have sent the things to our house to honor me.”

Qin Huairu didn’t listen to Jia Zhang’s cursing, but was thinking about whether he could go to He Yushui to ask for something.

She felt that if He Yushui could give something to the aunt, he could give her something. (End of this chapter)