Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

People have this mentality: the more Dazhuang seemed to be in pain, the more accomplished Yu Li felt.

Yu Li blinked her big eyes. "No, how will you learn your lesson if you don't feel the pain?"

Niu Dazhuang's expression was almost like a mask of pain: "Fine. You set the time!"

"That's more like it. Let's do it after get off work today!"

"I thought I'd have to wait until Sunday, but I doubt it'll work today. Who brings that much money to work? Tomorrow!"

"Hehe...that's true!" Yu Li giggled like a victorious little hen, chin raised.

"Yu Li, aren't you afraid of people gossiping about this?"

"Hmph! I got the benefits. Let others say what they want, I can't be bothered with them. Besides, there's less gossip these days, they're just idle!" With that, she swayed her slender waist and went back.

After getting his lunch, Niu Dazhuang took the lunchbox to Bai Hongyan's office.

He was a kitchen helper, and he received preferential treatment when getting his food. It wasn't any other kind of preferential treatment, but rather that he didn't have to wait in line.

Niu Dazhuang had almost finished eating and was slurping up the last bit of soup with his spoon when Bai Hongyan returned with an aluminum lunchbox.

These days, aluminum lunchboxes aren't for ordinary workers. It even has a lid, and on top of the lid are two steamed buns made from two kinds of dough.

He glanced at Niu Dazhuang but didn't show any particular surprise.

"Hey! You're not angry anymore, you big man!"

"How dare I, a mere temporary worker, get angry with the head of the department!" Niu Dazhuang retorted sarcastically.

"Hey! Did Fatty Zhang give you special treatment at noon today?"

"What do you mean?"

"Zhang the Fatty's giving you special treatment, like giving you gunpowder, otherwise you wouldn't talk so rudely!"

"You were the one who started being sarcastic," Niu Dazhuang retorted stubbornly.

"Look at you, so pathetic, arguing with a little woman like me over such trivial matters. What's the point?"

Niu Dazhuang was a scoundrel. He used to handle women with ease, and he always felt good about himself—wasn't that the halo that a transmigrated protagonist should have?

Until he met this enchantress. At first, he was quite pleased with himself, thinking that since Director Bai was so proactive in approaching him, winning her over would be a piece of cake.

Little did I know, she was quite shrewd, employing this tactic of feigning closeness while maintaining a distance! Right, I was just one of the fish in her pond.

That's an incredibly accurate description. He managed to win over Qin Huairu, who had an innocent and naive charm, and made her completely submissive.

But this vixen has been raising fish for him; even an uncle could tolerate it, but an aunt couldn't.

"You're no ordinary woman, you're a female slut! And a master at raising pigs!"

Bai Hongyan misheard it as Zhuge Liang.

"It's been a few days, and you're talking in such a cryptic way. How did I become a farming expert?"

Bai Hongyan ate her meal in small bites while bickering with Niu Dazhuang.

Her legs were crossed, and the white skirt with small orchids covered her legs tightly, like a mermaid's tail. When she twisted her body to eat, her bulging upper body was completely exposed.

This is a demon! Even when she's eating, she's so alluring!

As the weather got hotter, Niu Dazhuang became increasingly impulsive. It wasn't that Niu Dazhuang lacked self-control; any normal man would have failed him!

Some things can be done but not said, like the two of them; everyone knows what's really going on.

"I'm not going to argue with you anymore. What did you say to Yu Li? Now I have to treat her to a meal at Lao Mo!"

"Hehe...you deserve it, who told you to lie to me? Why did you come here today to confront me? Come on, do whatever you want!"

As she spoke, she put down the rice spoon, opened her arms, closed her big eyes tightly, and her long eyelashes twitched.

"Damn it! Aren't you afraid I'll actually eat you right now?"

"Hehe... Come on, if you dare to come, I dare to take it. If you don't come, that's fine too, I haven't finished eating yet."

"You're doing this on purpose! With so few people in the office now, you know I wouldn't dare!"

"Hehe... I did it on purpose. Seeing you angry and unable to eat me makes me feel good!"

"How could you... how could you do this! I never give up halfway through anything I do. I'm coming to see you after get off work today to continue learning Russian!"

"Hey Comrade Niu Dazhuang, is there anyone like you? Even though we're familiar with each other, it's rare to see someone so self-righteous when asking for a favor!"

"I disagree. Yu Li didn't do anything, and you even treated her to a big meal! I've been teaching you Russian for over a month, and I haven't gotten any reward at all! I quit!"

In this matter, Niu Dazhuang truly felt he was in the wrong.

"Whether you're herding one sheep or two, it's all the same. How about I treat you all to a meal at Old Moscow's after work tomorrow?"

Bai Hongyan raised her chin proudly and said, "No way! Who am I? You're a proper Russian teacher. You have to ask me out alone to show your sincerity!"

"Damn it! I'm such a fool, I just threw in another expensive meal. My meager salary isn't even enough to treat you guys to a meal!"

"Don't try to play the poor card in front of me. Others may not know how much extra money you drivers make, but I know perfectly well enough! None of you live on your salaries!"

"Oh dear! My dear chief, you only see the thief eating meat, but you don't see the thief getting beaten up! We truck drivers work so hard..."

"Alright, stop playing the poor card and just give me a straight answer!"

"Okay, if we can't invite anyone else, we have to invite my teacher Bai! You choose the place!" Niu Dazhuang readily agreed.

Bai Hongyan felt something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out for a moment. To be honest, she didn't really need Niu Dazhuang's meal; it was just that she felt unbalanced.

Why is it that Yu Li got Da Zhuang to treat Lao Mo to a meal without contributing anything? She worked hard to teach him Russian for a month, but not only did she not receive any gifts, she was also angry with him all the time.

"I'm going to Old Mo too, and I'll make you bleed!" Bai Hongyan said fiercely, revealing a small canine tooth on her left side. She looked like she wanted to devour someone.

"And what about the time?"

"This Sunday at noon!"

"Okay, it's settled then." Niu Dazhuang didn't even take his rice bowl with him; he left it on Bai Hongyan's desk.

This is Niu Dazhuang testing the waters.

With nothing to do in the afternoon, the team organized another training session...

After work, Niu Dazhuang resumed his usual routine of studying Russian overtime, and he was really learning...

When we got home, the food was already on the table. It was hot outside, so we didn't eat on the kang (heated brick bed) anymore; we put the square table in the outer room.

Each person has a small stool.

"Why are you late getting off work again?" Qin Xueru asked with concern.

"I've found a teacher and am learning some Russian. I see they've set up a makeshift tent, let's set one up too!"

"Okay, but it still costs money. You're busy all the time. Uncle Yi and Third Sister's house were all built by Third Sister's husband himself."

"Aren't Big Bear and the others not busy?"

"Didn't the old man tell you? Now both Da Xiong and Da Yu are working, and at the same company."

"So soon? I just got back from my shift and haven't even visited the old man yet. I'll go see him after I eat!"