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

"How much is it? I'll give it to you in a couple of days."

"Eight hundred per ton, five tons would be 4000. If you're short on cash... oh dear, I'm talking to you about serious business, don't fidget."

I'll bring it to you in a couple of days.

"Be careful in the summer, you need to be quick in and out."

"I know."

"Also, we've got our eye on a courtyard house, but the price is 20,000 yuan. We're undecided right now, could you go and take a look?"

"Damn, what kind of courtyard is so expensive? Can it be transferred to the owner? I also looked at a small detached house a while ago, near the north gate of the Temple of Heaven. I didn't like the environment, so I didn't buy it. The asking price was only 5,000. I think I can still bargain down."

"You just don't know what it's like over there. Longxu Ditch is a notorious stinking ditch. No wonder the environment is bad. I bet you only saw the small courtyard with three main rooms. There aren't any big courtyards in the southern part of the city."

"Oh my god, I got looked down on. Serves you right for looking down on your man."

"Ouch! Ah... Sir! I really didn't mean to be contemptuous of you, I really can't take it anymore, please spare me!"

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In summer, it gets light as early as five o'clock.

Ye Chunmei, who had slept in the east room all night, stretched and realized that no one was beside her.

"Sis! Why are you up so early?" There was no reply.

She didn't wear many clothes, just slipped on her shoes and came out. She looked outside and saw no one in the yard. She walked into the yard and checked the gate latch, which was still intact.

I went to check the outhouse again, but the person wasn't there either.

"Sister!" Ye Chunmei shouted loudly.

Then Niu Dazhuang's voice came from the east room: "What are you yelling about so early in the morning?"

"You scared me to death!" Ye Chunmei said as she walked into the east room.

"How annoying! They didn't even call me when they came last night!"

"You're pregnant, so you should behave yourself. You don't need to cook breakfast; I'll go out and buy some food!"

"Okay, I don't feel like moving these days, and I'm always sleepy."

After breakfast, Dazhuang didn't rush to work. Instead, he went to the South Goods Market and rented two warehouses for five yuan.

Niu Dazhuang only needs it for one day, but people won't rent it for a shorter period; they can only rent it for a quarter.

Perhaps because she was going to have dinner at Lao Mo's tonight, Yu Li wasn't wearing her work uniform and, unusually, was wearing a floral dress instead.

Before getting to work, she wore two blue arm sleeves on her bare arms, and her shiny braids were tied with bows.

"Hey! Our kitchen's belle, is she going on a blind date?" The middle-aged woman in the kitchen joked with Yu Li.

"Sister Zhang, you're wrong about that. Isn't Yu Li a couple with Comrade Niu Dazhuang? Why would she need to go on blind dates again?"

"Oh, right, how could I have forgotten about that?"

"I must say, Yu Li looks good in a dress, her waist is so slim, it's just that her hips are a bit small!"

"So what if her butt is small? She's perfectly proportioned!"

The more they talked, the more explicit it became...

"Don't you have anything better to do?!" Chef Zhang couldn't take it anymore.

He stopped talking loudly, muttered to himself, and occasionally let out a laugh.

"You're making a fuss over nothing. I just wore a dress, why are they saying all this?" Yu Li said irritably to Niu Dazhuang, who was bending over kneading dough.

"Quickly wipe my sweat off, it's practically dripping with sweat."

Yu Li roughly touched his face with her sleeve.

Niu Dazhuang continued bending over and kneading the dough: "They envy you for being young and having a good figure. Look at their waists, they're all like water buckets. The top and bottom are the same thickness, can you even call that a waist? Oh dear! My waist!"

After finishing one big bowl, there are still four big bowls waiting.

She straightened up and took a breath: "Hey, what happened yesterday? We agreed on everything, how could you change your mind so suddenly?"

"Go ask Director Bai, I wouldn't dare tell you."

"I knew it was her idea, but I still had to find out. How about I buy you another soda?"

With just a bottle of Arctic Ocean soda, Yu Li betrayed Bai Hongyan.

He whispered, "I wasn't bribed by you. I don't think there's anything to keep secret. It's just that yesterday, Director Bai's butt was soaked with sweat, which was quite unsightly."

You left then, but I waited until her pants were dry before we left together. I was starving!

"Oh, I see!"

"Don't you dare betray me!"

"No way! I'll have to talk to Comrade Zhang about it later."

The steamer baskets for making cornbread are all set. Finally, I can relax for a bit. Chef Zhang starts stir-frying the large pot of vegetables with a shovel.

"Why aren't you out cooling off? What are you doing here? Want to try it out?"

"Even the production team's donkeys aren't used like this; they can't stand seeing me rest for a while."

"Get to the point if you have something to say, otherwise get lost."

"Could we get a stand for kneading dough? Raise the kneading basin a bit, and it will save your back a lot of strain."

"You think you're so smart? There are shelves, they're in the warehouse, go get them yourself!"

It was almost time to get food, and Bai Hongyan, also wearing the same dress, came to the kitchen, handed the clean bowl to Niu Dazhuang, and then turned to join the queue.

Both are wearing skirts, but Bai Hongyan's is so shocking and voluptuous. That's the difference.

She was a leader since childhood. When queuing, no one dared to take advantage of her; the men could only secretly watch.

It's getting hot, so we have a longer lunch break and don't start work until 2:30 pm.

Lunchtime only takes half an hour, so what to do with the remaining two hours?

Most people take a nap, but there are still some energetic ones, like Niu Dazhuang. After having lunch in Bai Hongyan's office, he doesn't bother to wash the dishes anymore; Bai Hongyan does them all.

He had a cigarette dangling from his lips and began reading today's newspaper, muttering Russian as he went. He marked the parts he couldn't understand with a pencil.

When Bai Hongyan returned after finishing her homework, Niu Dazhuang asked without looking up, "Did you and Yu Li agree to both wear skirts?"

"We didn't discuss it; great minds think alike!"

"I bet if Yu Li knew you were wearing a skirt today, she definitely wouldn't wear one!"

Why?

"All the opposite sex's eyes are drawn to you. No wonder she's unhappy. Teacher Bai, can't you wear something appropriate? You're making me feel uncomfortable!"

"Ugh, everyone else's dresses are like this, and I can't make do with mine, so I just have to make do." She twirled around twice, making the skirt flutter. "How is it? Pretty, right?"

"I don't even dare to look you in the eye when I don't see you, afraid of causing a chemical reaction!"

"Hehehe... Chemical reaction! You're quite good at using fancy words!"

"Alright, stop spinning. Aren't you afraid of getting your chest wet again?"

Bai Hongyan didn't sit behind the desk, but instead sat in the chair next to Niu Dazhuang: "Yu Li, that traitor, she's the one who told you, isn't she!"

"Tell me what?" Niu Dazhuang feigned ignorance.

"Hmph! You know perfectly well what I told you."

"I don't know, I'm just guessing. Don't forget, you were sitting on me, your pants were soaked with sweat, how could I possibly escape?"