Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

"No, you only have 27.5 yuan left now. That's a handout from the factory. You only get 17.5 yuan a month."

"As for Qin Huairu being a vampire, I don't need to say anything about that."

Jia Zhangshi, who was as fat as a pig in the Jia family, was about to rush out, and she was about to rush out when He Yushui called Qin Huairu a whore... but Qin Huairu grabbed her arm.

“My mother-in-law can’t go out, otherwise she’ll just be making a fool of herself.”

Qin Huairu said with a gloomy face, "He Yushui now has Li Xiangdong backing her up, and no one in the entire hospital is a match for her."

The main problem is that Qin Huairu is also scared. He Yushui's claims are true. Qin Huairu's exploitative behavior towards the idiot Zhu is open secret, but if He Yushui reports her to the local authorities, Qin Huairu will be in serious trouble. The authorities definitely won't ignore it.

Li Xiangdong understood this as well, after all, this era was different from later generations. In later generations, as long as you didn't break the law, you would be fine.

But things are different now. If the neighborhood committee accuses Qin Huairu of fraud, she'll be in deep trouble.

Li Xiangdong remembered something and called out to He Yushui, "Yushui, go to the post office tomorrow and check if your father has sent any money. He should send it every month. It's given to you by someone in the compound."

"Hehe, it's been seven or eight years. If all else fails, I'll send someone to bring He Daqing back! Or we can call the police right now!"

He Yushui was stunned: "What? He sent me money?"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's panicked expression and his desperate attempt to cover it up, Li Xiangdong was certain of his guess. Just like the novels he had read before his transmigration, this Yi Zhonghai had indeed embezzled He Yushui's money!

"Let's not wait any longer, let's call the police. Let the officers investigate." Li Xiangdong sneered.

"Oh, then I'll go now." He Yushui was still a little confused. But he felt that doing what Li Xiangdong said would be the right thing to do.

"do not go!"

"Yi Zhonghai shouted. His voice was shrill, just like a woman's. You could imagine how nervous he was; the muscles around his throat were stiff, which changed his voice."

"My... Dad's letter was sent to you?" He Yushui asked coldly.

"No, it's for Sha Zhu," Yi Zhonghai stammered. "Zhu asked me to get it for him..."

"No, how come I didn't know!" Sha Zhu blurted out.

"Go and report the rain." Li Xiangdong said calmly. He was trying to escape from Zhonghai, that old bastard, under these circumstances.

"Pillar, pillar..." Yi Zhonghai pleaded, looking at Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu paused for a moment before saying, "Ah, this is between me and Uncle Yi. It has nothing to do with you, He Yushui!"

"What does the money that was sent have to do with me?" He Yushui said angrily. "I must call the police and get to the bottom of this."

"What does this have to do with you?"

Yi Zhonghai felt that the weather had cleared up and he was back to normal: "He Daqing sends ten yuan a month. I'll give it to Zhuzi to keep, and he'll use it when he gets married."

Jia Zhangshi, who looked like a fat pig from the Jia family, was excited: "That money is ours, it must be ours. Huairu, bring the money over here."

"Bring it over and keep it for me. I'll use it when Banggeng gets married."

Qin Huairu was also excited, but secretly thought to herself, "Hehe, once I get the money, I'll give it to you, you old codger!"

At this point, the onlookers whispered among themselves, all knowing that Yi Zhonghai's words were utter nonsense.

"Heh heh, that 2.1 yuan was for your idiot Zhu? Who are you trying to fool? Back then, idiot Zhu was an adult and had a job. Why would He Daqing send money to idiot Zhu?" Li Xiangdong sneered.

"Hehe, what are you waiting for, Yu Shui to go to the police station? I'll have someone bring He Daqing back tomorrow morning! Let's see how much of what you say is true."

Yi Zhonghai glared at Li Xiangdong with murderous intent, thinking to himself, "It's over! No, no, I can't get arrested. I'm a big shot!"

“Okay, that money was sent to He Yushui. But I didn’t touch a single penny…” Yi Zhonghai said through gritted teeth. Yi Zhonghai tasted blood in his mouth.

He Yushui turned and walked out. The crowd of onlookers stared in disbelief.

Only Liu Hai was secretly pleased, knowing that the title of "old man" was about to fall on his head.

"Wait a minute, rain, wait a minute."

Jin Yumei staggered over, pleading, "Rain, please spare this old man! I beg you!"

Jin Yumei was about to kneel down before He Yushui.

"Auntie, if you're like this... then I won't go, okay?" He Yushui said helplessly.

He Yushui had received a favor from Jin Yumei, which was giving her some food. Of course, it was just a corn porridge and a steamed bun or something.

"Yi Zhonghai, return my money and the letters." He Yushui looked at Yi Zhonghai.

"I'll go right now, I'll go there right now." Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wait, how much is it in total?" Li Xiangdong asked.

"Seven years and three months... a total of eight hundred and seventy yuan!" Yi Zhonghai said, "It's just... the letters are gone!"

"How could the letters be gone?" He Yushui asked sharply.

“I burned the previous ones, and afterwards your dad only sent money,” Yi Zhonghai said sheepishly.

He Yushui understood: He Daqing, having failed to receive a reply, had become disheartened and even sent her money. How hateful was Yi Zhonghai, that hypocrite.

"Pay up, you have to pay 1,500 for the rainwater! Let's call it even," Li Xiangdong said.

Chapter 77 Yi Zhonghai's Reluctance (Seeking flowers, votes, and data from my fellow fans.)

Li Xiangdong's instinct was to send Yi Zhonghai to jail, but this matter had become a tangled mess. It would definitely involve He Daqing, which would then involve He Yushui.

Li Xiangdong saw that Yi Zhonghai had indeed embezzled the money, just like in the novel. He concluded that He Daqing was most likely driven away by Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old woman.

Because He Daqing was definitely not a third-generation farm laborer!

The fact that three generations of farm laborers wouldn't possess the skills of the Tan family cuisine was precisely what gave them leverage against He Daqing. He was forced to leave.

If this gets out now, He Daqing will definitely go to jail too. This would have a huge impact on He Yushui!

If I wanted to deal with Yi Zhonghai, I had plenty of ways to do it.

"Give me the money, I'll give the money to the rainwater right now."

Yi Zhonghai broke out in a cold sweat, never expecting things to end so easily. Of course, his prestige in the compound was now completely gone. He couldn't keep up his "big shot" title anymore.

Watching Yi Zhonghai's flustered retreating figure, Liu Haizhong was overjoyed. Now, the title of "old man" was definitely on his head.

After being suppressed by Yi Zhonghai for so long, it's finally time for them to turn the tables!

Yi Zhonghai quickly took out a large black ten and handed it to He Yushui, saying, "Yushui, please count it..."

Without him saying anything, He Yushui started counting the money.

Those large black sheets of paper piled together made everyone in the courtyard's eyes turn red.

Among them were Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu. They wished they could run over right now and snatch the money from He Yushui's hands.

The two of them had quietly opened the door and stood there watching everything.

"Yes, quite a lot." He Yushui said with a happy expression.

He Yushui knew she could continue her studies and wouldn't have to worry about making a living. After three years of high school, university wouldn't cost much. These days, once you get into university, the government takes care of everything.

"Pillar! Pillar!"

Qin Huairu slipped over and tugged at Sha Zhu, saying, "So much money in the hands of a little girl isn't a good thing."

"You can take it and keep it. You can prepare some dowry for her when she gets married."

It would be quite generous of her to prepare a dowry of fifty or sixty yuan for He Yushui when she gets married. Whether she actually gives it or not is another matter entirely.

"Once the money is in Sha Zhu's hands, I'll find a way to get it over there," Qin Huairu thought to herself.

Sha Zhu was pulled twice by Qin Huairu's small hand, and immediately became dazed. Without thinking, he came out and said, "Yu Shui, give me the money. You're just a little girl carrying so much money..."

"Get out of my way, you idiot!" He Yushui said angrily. "I'm 26 now and I have money. I don't need to go to the factory to get your ten yuan."

"You still want to touch my money? No way!"

He Yushui said, taking the money and walking over to Li Xiangdong: "Chief Engineer Li, I trust you. This money is right here with you..."

"No need, just deposit it at the bank tomorrow. Also, He Daqing will continue to send you money until you turn eighteen. Yi Zhonghai, you'll have to trouble yourself to bring the money back to He Yushui every month." Li Xingdong said calmly, "He Yushui, go to the bank tomorrow!"

"If anyone tries to take this money tonight, they'd better be prepared to be shot."

"It's only because you gave in tonight, otherwise someone here would definitely be in trouble. Go back now, lock the door properly, and let me know if anything happens."

Li Xiangdong's instruction for Yi Zhonghai to collect the money every month was tantamount to desecrating Yi Zhonghai's corpse.

But Yi Zhonghai could only nod silently; Li Xiangdong's talk of being shot had terrified him.

After thanking her, He Yushui turned and went back to her room.

The onlookers dispersed, leaving only Sha Zhu standing there in a daze. This time, Yi Zhonghai slammed the door shut. The plan to take Sha Zhu for a couple of drinks was off the table.

Sha Zhu returned to his room, only to find it completely empty. A surge of anger rose within him. He then remembered that he had prepared so much meat. How could he have been kicked out by Qin Huairu before even tasting a bite?

But when he thought of Qin Huairu's seductive face, Sha Zhu could only think to himself, "Sister Qin is just trying to get Bang Geng to have a little more. Just like she said, why should I fight with a little kid?"

The next day, Li Xiangdong arrived at the factory and spent his time in the office drawing blueprints. Then he went to take a look around the preparation workshop.

The machine tool is already complete. There are just a few precision parts that need to be assembled.

These precision parts require an eighth-level craftsman to slowly hand-roll them out.

Factory Director Yang, Secretary Zhang, and Li Huaide are all here.

“If this goes into mass production, even our level eight workers won’t be enough,” Secretary Zhang frowned. “These people are just putting together one machine…”