binnovel Chapter 199 "He Yuzhu" 3
Chapter 199 "He Yuzhu" 3
"You can ask my master about my matter later. I have something I'd like to talk to you about today," He Yuzhu said to He Daqing while picking out shredded pork from the fish-flavored shredded pork for He Yushui.
"What is it? Tell me. Rain, you can't eat anymore after a couple more bites, or your stomach will hurt tonight." "Okay." Rain answered reluctantly, but she had already eaten dinner and her stomach was still full, so she really couldn't eat much more.
"Let's eat and go to sleep after the rains are over. I'm going to steam some cornbread; I haven't eaten yet," He Yuzhu said as he went to the kitchen.
When he got to the kitchen, he saw that there was food being heated in a pot for him. He ladled out a bowl of cornmeal porridge, took two steamed buns, and went to the main room. While eating, he teased He Yushui, who was at the age where she was very playful.
After He Yuzhu finished eating, it was also time for He Yushui to go to bed. After putting He Yushui to sleep, the father and son sat at the table. He Yuzhu said, "Dad, I overheard a group of guests at a restaurant the other day talking about how the government is going to re-examine family backgrounds or something. Have you heard anything about that?"
"No, the ingredients have already been finalized, so why would we need to retest them?"
"I heard from that person that they had only roughly decided on it before, and they were too busy to handle it after the founding of the country. Now that it's basically sorted out, they need to investigate it in detail again, also in order to find out the bad elements who are more deeply hidden."
"I wonder if anything's wrong with our family?" He Daqing asked, somewhat conflicted.
“What could possibly happen to our family? Our family has been farm laborers for three generations. My grandfather was a servant who signed a contract to sell himself into servitude. This is the only house we own, and we probably only got it because of a tip from our master. What could possibly happen to our family?”
"That's not it. Have you forgotten when you were little, your dad was forced to cook by those girls who poked him with a gun?"
"Dad, it's alright. As long as someone can prove that he was forced into it and didn't willingly become a lackey, it's fine. But we can't hide it, or people will start to overthink it."
"No, there's no need to hide it. Most of our old neighbors back then were craftsmen. Which family wasn't forced into it? Most of them are still alive. If they really investigate, we'll just tell the truth."
“Dad, don’t wait until they find out about it. Why don’t you go to the military control office this week during your rest day and say something proactively? The news hasn’t spread yet, so if we say it proactively, people will think we’re well-informed and have a lot of connections. Then we won’t have to worry about anyone bringing up old grievances later.”
"Wow, Zhu Zi, you've really improved! When did your brain become so sharp?" He Daqing looked at He Yuzhu in surprise. He really didn't expect his son to have such a bright future.
"Hehe, it was during this year that I stayed at Fengzeyuan Restaurant. All sorts of people came to the restaurant, and I learned a bit from seeing them." He Yuzhu scratched his head, pretending to be embarrassed.
Well, this "hehe" seemed to turn him back into that silly Zhuzi. He Daqing picked up his wine glass and took a sip. "Alright, I'll go to the Military Control Commission to ask about it this rest day."
"There's something else, Father."
"Well, you said."
"Dad, the rain is getting heavier and heavier. We can't sleep together anymore. There's no woman in our house. What will we do with the rain?"
"What? You want to get married?"
He Yuzhu rolled his eyes: "What are you saying? I'm saying you should get another wife." He then received a hard slap on the head from his father. "What are you talking about?"
He Yuzhu wasn't annoyed: "Really, Dad, do you think everyone doesn't know about you and Uncle Xu going to the Eight Great Hutongs? Is this how you live a proper life? When Yushui grows up, who will teach her what a woman should know?"
"Your reputation is bad, and things won't be easy for Yushui and me in the future. Why don't you just get married and settle down? You might as well find a young, unmarried woman now."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't there Sister Yi in the yard and the old lady in the backyard? Can't they teach Yushui?" He Daqing felt quite comfortable being alone and really had no intention of remarrying.
He Yuzhu rolled his eyes again: "Dad, what kind of behavior does that old lady in the backyard have? Why do you want Yushui to learn from her? This is a new society now! As for Aunt Yi, she can't even manage her own family life, so don't let her confuse Yushui."
"Hey, why are you so talkative today?" He Daqing was a little puzzled after hearing He Yuzhu's words. He was a grown man and it was good enough that he could feed the child. He had never really thought about these things before.
But after hearing what He Yuzhu said today, it really makes sense. This rainwater really needs to find a mother!
After taking another sip of wine, He Daqing asked He Yuzhu, "Then tell me, what kind of person should I look for?" As soon as the words left his mouth, He Daqing regretted it a little. He Yuzhu was still a young boy, what could he possibly know?
"Dad, to be honest, our family's conditions are considered pretty good among ordinary people, but you yourself are only so-so in appearance and over thirty years old. If you want to find a good-looking woman who isn't a widow, then you'll have to look in the countryside."
I'm not saying widows are bad, but even if you were to find a widow, I wouldn't recommend one with children. If you want children, you can have them yourself later. Whoever gives birth to the child loves them dearly, and a widow with children will naturally think of her own child's well-being; that's human nature.
But what does the child she's with have to do with our family? Even your future children will at least be half-blood relatives of us! Why should outsiders be treated the same as our own siblings? Right?
And she absolutely has to find someone with good character, someone shrewd and assertive. In this neighborhood, wouldn't a woman with a gentler personality be bullied to death if she married in?
"You've got a good idea. With such good qualities, who wouldn't want to date someone like your dad with two kids?" He Daqing said irritably.
"Dad, didn't I tell you? We can look in the countryside. You have such a wide network of connections, why don't you ask your friends or find a matchmaker?"
"Okay, I got it. I'll think about it later!"
"Father, let me add one more thing: you'd better not mention this to anyone in the compound before you bring him back. The people in this compound are all no good."
"Get lost! Do I need your teaching? Go to sleep!"
"Okay." After telling He Daqing about both things, He Yuzhu felt that there was nothing urgent for the time being. He took a shower in the yard and then went back to his room to sleep.
Sigh, the house still needs some renovations. In the future, each person will have their own room. It's not a good time to bring it up now. Let's see how far He Daqing is in finding a wife.
The next day, I went to work as usual. At noon, I learned a few more dishes from Wu Dahai. Before leaving get off work in the evening, I cooked a spicy chicken dish and a Kung Pao chicken dish for my master.
Wu Dahai gave He Yuzhu another lunchbox to take home. Wu Dahai told him that once he had cooked all the dishes, he would prepare a graduation banquet for him. He Yuzhu thought to himself, "Great, this way I won't even need a month."