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

"I didn't expect a man to suddenly walk in," Su Ting said, sounding aggrieved.

"And then what happened?"

"Of course, I eventually kicked him out, and he made up a lame excuse, saying that he used to live there and was used to it."

"It's still not certain. Director Zhao said the house you're living in now is the one that someone just moved out of! What did that man look like?"

"I didn't look closely, but I thought he was tall and big, with a decent appearance, and not very old, probably around twenty years old. I couldn't tell if he was a bad person."

But I don't think he's a good person either. A good person wouldn't stare at a woman so blatantly.

"Hey! Just make do, that's how it is in a tenement. Try to connect with your neighbors more, they might be willing to lend a hand if you need anything."

"I know, they all go to the yard to chat in the evenings. I went once, but I didn't know anyone there, so I just walked around and came back."

The two sisters were chatting when Su Wan suddenly heard a familiar voice. There were several walls between them, so Su Wan wasn't sure.

"What's wrong, sis?"

"It looks like I've run into someone I know. Let's go outside and take a look."

It turned out that Niu Dazhuang had just returned from get off work and was walking through the Moon Gate when he ran into Xu Damao. The two brothers were exchanging pleasantries.

"If he really is a colleague from my workplace, I'll feel at ease having him looking after things in the compound." With that, the two sisters walked out of the house.

This figure is all too familiar.

"Ahem..." Su Wan coughed lightly twice, successfully drawing the attention of Niu Dazhuang and his companion.

"Hey! Boss, what brings you to our big courtyard?" Niu Dazhuang turned around and saw Su Wan, so he quickly greeted her.

"What a coincidence, my sister just moved here. I came to visit."

"Brother Niu, is this your boss? Then he's my boss too. Hello, boss!" Xu Damao bowed and greeted him in return.

"Comrade Niu Dazhuang, you can go home first. Come see me later." Su Wan spoke with the air of a leader.

"Okay, I'll be right back. Damao, we'll talk again when we have time."

Niu Dazhuang pushed his brand-new bicycle away. Su Ting gently tugged at Su Wan's arm and whispered, "Sister, it was him yesterday."

"Let's go inside and talk."

After entering the house, the two sisters sat in the outer room.

"I feel much more at ease now that it's him." Su Wan never imagined that Niu Dazhuang was so greedy and indiscriminate in his desires.

"Ah! Don't worry about him. He doesn't seem like a good person to me!"

"He's a new employee who joined our company this year..." Su Wan explained Niu Dazhuang's basic information.

Then she continued, "You know that girl Bai Hongyan, right?"

"That can't be right. Don't you know he already has a wife? Why would Bai Hongyan be interested in him?"

"I didn't say Bai Hongyan had a crush on him. It's just that the two of them are getting very close. You don't know Bai Hongyan's personality. Don't let her usual carefree attitude fool you; she's quite proud inside. Any man who can catch her eye must have something special. Comrade Niu Dazhuang is doing very well at work."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

"It's not that I'm asking you to listen to me, but since you live in the same compound, if you get along well with others, it'll be easier for you to ask for help when you need it at home. Plus, with my connection, and him standing up for you, no one in this compound will dare to bully you and your daughter."

"Sis, I'm not made of clay, how dare they bully me?"

"Hey! You're so well-protected, you don't know how wicked people can be. For example, what if someone knocks on your window every night? Or what if someone spyes on you at night?... You can't exactly go to the streets every day!"

Su Ting lowered her head and remained silent.

After a moment of silence, Su Ting suddenly asked, "If you befriend that subordinate of yours, these things won't happen?"

"It's not that it's absolutely impossible for it to happen, but if something really disgusting like this does happen, I believe Niu Dazhuang can handle it for you."

Su Ting suddenly noticed that her older sister's face lit up with joy whenever Niu Dazhuang was mentioned, which was very unusual.

Were the two of them not just sheltering from the rain in the cave...?

Thinking of this, Su Ting tentatively asked, "Your trust in him probably started after you took shelter from the rain in the cave, right?"

Su Wan was taken aback at first, but her little brain worked quickly: "That's right, we, a lone man and a lone woman, stayed in the cave for three or four days, and Comrade Niu Dazhuang and I didn't do anything wrong. Such a quality is very rare."

"Ah, he doesn't seem like the type to follow the rules!"

"That's why you can't judge a book by its cover. Be more enthusiastic when they arrive."

"Should we invite him to stay for dinner?"

"That's not impossible. I'll go buy some groceries in a bit."

"No need, sister, I still have money."

"Don't stand on ceremony with me." As he spoke, a tall figure blocked the sunlight from shining in.

"Boss, what are your orders?" Niu Dazhuang asked, standing seriously at the door.

"Everyone's off work now, so stop calling me 'boss' all the time. I'm a few years older than you, just call me 'sister.' Stop standing there by the door, come in and let's talk."

"Okay, Sister Wan, who is this?"

"My dear sister, Su Ting, you'll call her 'older sister' from now on."

"Hello, Sister Ting."

"Please sit down!"

"Okay." Niu Dazhuang straightened his back like a clown, put his knees together, raised his head and looked straight ahead.

This made Su Ting laugh.

"My home isn't a military camp, so feel free to do whatever you want."

"Alright, stop joking around. I have something important to tell you. My sister will be living here from now on, so you'll have to look after her and make sure no one bullies her."

"Hehe, Sister Wan, your sister is my sister too. If anyone dares to bully our sister, I'll twist their head off and whip them with it."

Niu Dazhuang had this skill; he managed to bring her and Su Ting closer together with just a few words.

"Who's your sister? I'm much older than you."

"Look at me opening my mouth, you're so big, so big, okay!"

Su Ting didn't think anything of it in a negative way, but Su Wan was different. After all, the two of them had studied life in depth in the cave, and it wasn't just for a day.

She immediately understood Niu Dazhuang's implication, gave him a disgruntled glare, but didn't dare to point it out.

"Alright, stop joking around. Thanks in advance for the meal. When you get home, invite your daughter over too. We'll have dinner together tonight so they can get to know each other and avoid any misunderstandings later."

"My sister Wan is so thoughtful. That's what I call a good person."

Niu Dazhuang returned to the backyard.

"Xue Ru, don't cook, someone's treating us to dinner tonight."

Qin Xueru refused without even asking who it was: "You go, how can I go with such a big belly?"

"It's right in our yard..." Niu Dazhuang explained the situation of Su Ting's family.

"Oh, I see. Her husband was labeled a rightist, and now that our family is getting closer to theirs, you won't be implicated, will you?"

"No, we come from humble beginnings, eight generations of poor peasants. Let's go, you two get to know each other, so we can chat together later."

"I think I'll pass. They're all intellectuals, and I'm just a country bumpkin. I can't possibly connect with them."