Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Yi Zhonghai advised, "I've told you so many times before, I won't abandon Dongxu."

Granny Zhang said with some disbelief, "Then swear that you won't marry that widow surnamed Bai!"

Why would I make a vow when I'm perfectly fine?

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to make a vow, but Widow Bai had indeed suggested that if they really got divorced, they would get married.

Yi Zhonghai always felt indebted to Widow Bai. Back when Bai was still a young girl, the two were deeply in love, but he later let her down. In order to learn the skills, he became very close to his junior sister Jiang Liqin, and they eventually got married.

In a fit of anger, Bai Jie married a rich man at random, but she regretted it afterward. The man was addicted to opium and had ruined his health. During their consummation, he got too excited and went insane, dying instantly.

Bai Jie was kicked out by her husband's family, and her own family also disliked her and wouldn't let her go back, so she had no choice but to seek help from Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai felt indebted to Bai Jie, so he spent money and effort to settle her down, and later they had two sons.

Bai Jie remained devoted to Yi Zhonghai, even becoming his mistress. When the divorce became a hot topic, Yi Zhonghai and Bai Jie discussed whether they should wait until things calmed down before getting married and fulfilling their long-cherished wish.

Granny Zhang roared, "Yi Zhonghai, that Bai woman gave you two sons, but I gave you Jia Dongxu too. Anyway, you can't marry that Bai woman; you can only marry me."

Chapter 223 Objection

"Isn't this just being unreasonable? Whether Dongxu is my son or not is still up in the air!" Yi Zhonghai said impatiently.

"So, you, surnamed Yi, back then when you were drunk, you pinned me down on the bed and started groping me. Now you're denying it?"

Yi Zhonghai said helplessly, "Am I denying it? Haven't I emptied my savings over the years to take care of you and your daughter enough?"

"Isn't it a matter of course for you, as a father, to spend money on your son?"

“Those two children are also my offspring!” Yi Zhonghai exclaimed.

"I don't care, you can't marry that vixen surnamed Bai."

Granny Zhang said, "If you want to marry, you can only marry me, otherwise don't marry me at all. Anyway, we can't let that Bai guy into this courtyard, or I'll never forgive you."

Granny Zhang knew that if Yi Zhonghai married the widow, those two little brats would be able to spend all the money Yi Zhonghai earned recklessly, and then she and Dongxu would become outsiders and wouldn't be able to gain any advantage at all.

Yi Zhonghai shouted, "How can you be so unreasonable? Xiaobai has waited for me for so many years, I owe her."

"You're being unreasonable. Don't you owe me anything? I've raised Dongxu all these years on my own, and everyone's bullying me because I'm a widow."

"Alright, alright, stop talking."

Yi Zhonghai was filled with regret. Why hadn't he controlled his spending back then?

The two families were neighbors across the street from each other, and Yi Zhonghai often played and drank with the deceased Lao Jia.

After getting married, they were drinking at Jia's house one day. Both of them drank too much, and Old Jia got drunk first. Yi Zhonghai looked at Zhang Pozi, who had just become a young woman and was really beautiful. In a moment of confusion, he took advantage of his drunkenness and hugged Zhang Pozi.

Egg Granny also had a good impression of Yi Zhonghai, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the two of them ended up having an affair after some coercion.

Later, Jia Dongxu was born. Fortunately, he looked exactly like his mother, so no one paid much attention. Yi Zhonghai also breathed a sigh of relief, but he was actually a little confused. Was Jia Dongxu Old Jia's son or a melon he had grown himself?

However, Granny Zhang insisted that Jia Dongxu was Yi Zhonghai's child, so Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to grit his teeth and admit it. He had always taken good care of Granny Zhang, who had lost Old Jia.

After he finished school, he got him a job at the steel mill, took him on as an apprentice, and taught him his skills step by step.

However, Jia Dongxu inherited his mother's cunning and lazy nature. He never seriously studied the skills and is still only a mediocre person.

"Don't come looking for me at night anymore. I know what I'm doing and I'll take care of you and Dongxu."

"Then swear that you will not marry that vixen surnamed Bai."

"Why would I make such a vow? We haven't even gone through the divorce proceedings yet. It's too early to talk about remarriage."

Granny Zhang knew that Yi Zhonghai wouldn't marry someone surnamed Bai anytime soon, so she came today to give him a warning and remind him that he couldn't marry someone surnamed Bai, or she would cause trouble.

Even if Yi Zhonghai doesn't marry her and the current situation remains the same, it's still better than letting Yi Zhonghai marry the White Widow.

"You know that's good. If you dare to marry someone with the surname Bai, I'll kill myself."

Granny Zhang said in a fright.

"Alright, I never said I was going to marry her. Let's go back now and make sure no one else finds out."

Granny Zhang snorted and then turned and left Yi Zhonghai's house.

He Yuzhu originally thought that Granny Zhang and Yi Zhonghai were having an affair, but he didn't expect that the two only exchanged a few words and then Granny Zhang went back.

The original idea was that if the two were really having an affair, he would make a commotion to wake up the neighbors and catch them in the act.

There was no other way; they could only watch helplessly as Granny Zhang left Yi Zhonghai's house.

However, this was also good news for He Yuzhu, as it confirmed that the relationship between Granny Zhang and Yi Zhonghai was closer than he had imagined.

He thought again that the old woman had previously revealed that Jia Dongxu might not be Lao Jia's child. Could it be that Jia Dongxu's father was Yi Zhonghai?

Although no evidence has been obtained today, He Yuzhu is even more convinced that the ill-fated relationship was left behind by Yi Zhonghai.

Nothing happened overnight. The next morning, after breakfast, Yi Zhonghai and Jiang Liqin went to the street civil affairs office together.

Just a few minutes later, the two of them each came out with a divorce certificate.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to say something, but Jiang Liqin snorted and turned to go to work.

Yi Zhonghai was left with only a sigh; life wouldn't be easy after the divorce.

After the two divorced, there was only a brief period of discussion in the courtyard, and then the matter was forgotten, and things quickly returned to normal.

The widow became much bolder and approached Yi Zhonghai, wanting him to marry her. However, Yi Zhonghai declined, citing the short timeframe, and asked the widow to wait a little longer.

They appeased Widow Bai, but Widow Zhang continued to cause trouble every day. They had tried to cover it up before, but now they were pushing their luck and trying to get more money out of Yi Zhonghai.

This infuriated Yi Zhonghai; he felt it would have been better not to get a divorce at all.

He Yuzhu only paid attention to this matter. Later, when he saw that Yi Zhonghai did not marry the widow, he thought that the matter was over.

Some time later, no one knows how Yi Zhonghai persuaded Granny Zhang, but suddenly news came out of the courtyard that Yi Zhonghai was going to marry Widow Bai.

The person who could pass on information to He Yuzhu every day was Xu Xiaomei. She vividly described the lively atmosphere of the courtyard house, and Yi Zhonghai was already arranging to buy new furniture and start a new life.

"Do you think they'll really get married?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Really, I'm not lying to you. The guy surnamed Yi is buying furniture right now and he doesn't want any of his old furniture anymore."

"Everyone says he's preparing for his wedding and has even asked people to borrow food."

It is now the summer of five or six years ago. Although grain coupons have not yet been issued, the control over grain is still relatively strict.

We have now implemented a household-based planned supply system, with each household having a designated usage plan and a limited quantity measured based on household vouchers.

In other words, a grain ration system has now been implemented, with each person having a limited amount of grain, and each household is issued a grain ration book that can only be used to buy grain at designated grain stores.

If you want to hold a banquet, you have to borrow grain from others. Fortunately, at present, only grain is controlled, and other vegetables, meat, eggs and poultry are not yet restricted.

Therefore, before any event is held, each family will borrow grain from someone, otherwise there will not be enough food to entertain relatives and friends.

He Yuzhu said, "So, you really are planning to get married."

"Yes, I also heard that Lao Yi married a widow with two big sons. She seemed to have visited the courtyard house once before."

He Yuzhu was speechless. After all this time, was the widow still going to marry into the courtyard house?

But where would He Daqing's face be? And how could Yi Zhonghai agree to marry the widow?

After hearing the message from Xu Xiaomei, He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard house after work.

When asked, He Daqing said awkwardly, "Old Yi really wants to marry Widow Bai."

“How could he think like that? How will we live like this?” He Yuzhu asked.

"Who told those two children to be Yi Zhonghai's offspring? Now that he's divorced from your aunt, marrying them will at least give you someone to take care of you in your old age."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately understood.

Yes, Yi Zhonghai has always said he wanted someone to take care of him in his old age. Before, Widow Bai was far away in Baocheng with her two sons, so he put his sights on Jia Dongxu as the person to take care of her.

The situation has changed a lot now. If he divorces Jiang Liqin, he might as well marry the widow Bai and let the two children be recognized by their ancestors so that she can take care of him in his old age.

"His plan is quite beautiful."

He Daqing's face was also very ugly. After all, he had married the widow and lived with her for two or three years.

Although he is already divorced and has his own children, it would be too awkward to live next to his ex-wife.

He Yuzhu received the definite news and immediately felt that life was truly absurd.

However, this matter had nothing to do with him. On the surface, He Daqing still benefited, as his divorced wife was married to Yi Zhonghai.

People will just say that Yi Zhonghai picked up He Daqing's old flame.

In this way, it was actually Yi Zhonghai who lost face, but he accepted the situation in order for his son to support him in his old age.

Two days later, Yi Zhonghai hinted that he was going to remarry and would invite everyone to his wedding banquet.

People in the courtyard were talking about it every day, but Granny Zhang kept quiet and stopped causing trouble, which surprised Jia Dongxu.

When asked, Zhang Pozi remained tight-lipped and said nothing more.

Aunt Yi, who was living in the backyard, was furious. That damned Yi Zhonghai, he was really going to marry the widow Bai just a few days after the divorce. She was so blind to have followed such a man.

He Yuzhu had no energy to care about things in the courtyard house right now, because his wife had finally given birth to a big, healthy baby boy.

Of course, when Xu Hui was more than four months pregnant, He Yuzhu had already confirmed with his spiritual power that she was carrying a boy, but he didn't say anything more.

Xu Huizhen also consulted several doctors. Some said it looked like a boy, while others said it was hard to say, implying that it was more likely to be a girl.