"Don't be afraid! The rain is your father."
Hearing the sounds from inside, which were clearly tense, He Daqing stood at the door and explained.
"Bang bang bang, clang clang clang..."
After a brief commotion, sounds came from inside the house again.
“Sister Zhenghong, you hold this wooden stick, and I'll hold this fire tongs. As soon as there's any movement, we'll smash it down immediately.”
Standing at the door, He Daqing had a dark expression on his face. His own daughter thought he was a bad guy. It seemed he had been living in fear for a long time.
"Stop joking, Rain, I really am a father, I just got out of prison today."
He Daqing explained again that he couldn't just get a beating from his daughter as soon as he got back.
"Clang!"
He Yushui heard clearly this time, her eyes instantly reddened, she threw away the fire tongs in her hand, and said excitedly.
“Sister Zhenghong, listen, it really sounds like Dad’s voice.”
"Okay! Then open the door quickly!"
He Yushui then eagerly opened the door. The father and daughter met and both had tears in their eyes, crying like babies. Sun Zhenghong stood awkwardly to the side, unsure whether to leave or stay.
After a moment, the father and daughter released their emotions, and He Daqing then remembered that there were other people around! He felt a little embarrassed.
"You must be Old Sun's daughter? You're really pretty. Thank you so much, sir! It's nice to come and play with Yushui so often."
"Uncle He, you're too kind. I'm friends with Yu Shui."
"By the way, Uncle He, you and your daughter have just met. While you're chatting, I have some things to take care of back home, so I'll be going now."
Sun Zhenghong made up a lame excuse and prepared to leave, otherwise he would be so embarrassed standing there.
"Aren't you going to play a little longer?"
He Daqing made a token attempt to persuade her to stay, not because he was heartless, but because he had so much to say to his daughter, and it would be difficult to say anything if there was an outsider present.
"No, no, Uncle He, you two chat."
After saying that, Sun Zhenghong walked outside.
After everyone left, He Daqing remembered Sha Zhu and wondered what his son was doing now.
"Rain, where's your brother? Is he still working at Hongbinlou?"
"No way! My brother is working at a steel rolling mill now, and he even passed the Level 9 chef exam recently! But not many people in this neighborhood know that."
"He went to the steel rolling mill? How did he end up at the steel rolling mill?"
He Daqing looked puzzled; it seemed that a lot had happened at home since he was arrested.
"Come on, daughter, tell Daddy what happened."
Although He Yushui is still a child, she knows many things.
So the two sat down, and He Yushui began to talk about some things that had happened in the past few years, while He Daqing sat quietly beside her and listened, asking questions from time to time.
And so, He Yushui talked for half an hour, telling everything she knew, and waiting for Sha Zhu to come back and fill in the gaps in her knowledge!
Upon hearing this, He Daqing's expressionless face became even more ferocious, and he could barely contain his anger.
He never expected that his daughter would stop going to school, and that the Yi and Jia families, who usually seemed to have a good relationship, would dare to come and provoke him when they saw that his family was in trouble.
What I didn't expect was that it was Xu Fugui, that bastard, who reported him, causing me to spend three years in jail, while you, you son of a bitch, have gained both fame and fortune.
However, He Daqing had no intention of letting them off the hook; he had a long way to go! He would slowly take revenge on them one by one.
"Dad, are you alright? You look terrifying."
He Daqing suddenly came to his senses, a smile forcing a smile onto his ferocious face.
"Dad's alright! By the way, where are the tickets at home?"
What do you need the ticket for?
He Yushui asked in confusion.
"Dad has some money left in his pocket, so he's going to buy some groceries to help you recover."
Seeing the thin and frail He Yushui, He Daqing said with heartache.
"Then I'll go get it."
After saying that, He Yushui walked into the room and soon returned with an iron box, which she handed to He Daqing.
He Daqing opened the tin box and saw that it contained not only tickets but also some loose change, which he assumed was for Yushui. He picked out a meat ticket and some vegetable tickets and waved them at his daughter.
"Come on! Dad will take you grocery shopping and make you something delicious for lunch."
"Yay!"
He Yushui cheered loudly. She was so happy today. Her father was back, and she didn't have to stay cooped up in the house every day anymore.
So the father and daughter closed the door and went outside into the yard.
When they arrived at the gate, everyone else had gone home to cook, leaving only a few children and the dedicated Yan Bugui.
"Old He, you just got home, where are you taking your daughter?"
"Hello, Uncle San!"
He Yushui greeted them from the side.
"Mmm! Rainwater is so good!"
"I'm busy! Old Yan, I'm just seeing if I can buy some vegetables to satisfy Yushui's craving."
He Daqing was quite polite to Yan Bugui. Since his family fell into misfortune, as the second and third uncles in the courtyard, he did not take advantage of their misfortune.
"Of course, of course. You should go quickly, it's already hard to buy them now."
"Alright, I'll find some time! I'd like you, Lao Liu, and Lao Sun to go out for drinks together."
"That's great! I'll definitely go then."
Yan Bugui was so happy, his mouth was practically stretched to his teeth. If someone isn't enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with their thinking; if they're not enthusiastic about drinking, there's something wrong with their brain.
Yan Bugui said, "I have no problem at all!"
After He Daqing left, Yan Bugui didn't bother guarding the gate anymore and went home to share the good news with his wife.
"Honey, I just ran into He Daqing at the door. Guess what he said?"
Back inside the house, Yan Bugui said excitedly.
"Judging by how excited you are, does he want to buy you drinks?"
“My child’s mother, you are this one.”
Yan Bugui gave a thumbs-up and praised.
Why did he buy you drinks?
The three women asked, puzzled.
"Why?"
"We didn't make things difficult for him after his family fell on hard times, did we?"
Yan Bugui countered with a question.
"No, that's not it. Didn't you tell us to do this? But we didn't help in any way."
The three women were still puzzled.
"That's enough! Look at the people he invited, including Liu Haizhong and Sun Dajiang, they didn't help much at all!"
"Look at Yi Zhonghai again. He was the first one to cause trouble for the Jia family back then. Now look what he's done to himself! He's pleasing neither side."
"Yes, yes, you're really something, sir. You thought of this as soon as their family got into trouble and didn't get involved with Yi Zhonghai."
Hearing his wife's praise, Yan Bugui was beaming with pride.
"That's right, you won't go poor from eating or dressing, but you will go poor if you don't plan ahead."
"The most important thing here is scheming. Just you wait and see! This matter is not over yet."
"What! Does He Daqing want revenge?"
"It's hard to say! It's unspeakable! You mustn't say it! Be careful what you say!"
Yan Bugui's inscrutable demeanor startled the three aunties.
In the end, he couldn't utter a single word!
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