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

The Japanese devils were cunning; they walked a short distance, then stopped and looked back to see which house Niu Dazhuang and his group were heading to.

"Mr. Matsumoto, should we investigate this Asian man we just encountered? And why did Miss Reina personally come out to greet him? Their relationship seems inappropriate. If we can find something to use against her..."

"Kozuke Jiro, you idiot, if someone can come here so openly, aren't they afraid of being seen? But we still need to investigate this Asian guy."

"Hai..."

Meanwhile, Niu Dazhuang was personally welcomed in by Renina. After greeting the young woman warmly, Niu Dazhuang didn't rush inside. Instead, he squatted down and started talking to the dog:

"I used to find you, you stupid dog, quite annoying, but today I've discovered you're not so bad. Hey you, go get some sausages, I want to reward it."

"Woof woof woof..."

"Why are you teasing it? Hurry up and go inside, aren't you cold? You guys go next door."

Lao Tie and his five bodyguards didn't move.

"What could possibly happen in the compound? You guys go next door." It wasn't until Niu Dazhuang told them to go that Lao Tie and the other four went next door.

This villa was originally quite large, with rooms specifically for servants, but last time we came, Niu Dazhuang didn't want Lao Tie and the others to stay there.

Niu Dazhuang didn't treat Lao Tie and the others as servants. Next door was a newly built house made of pine wood, with a kang (heated brick bed) and a fireplace.

After entering the house, Reina immediately got down to business.

"I've finished all the paperwork. You should get to work as soon as possible. The Japanese have found out and they've been putting pressure on me."

"They have coordinates for their exploration, right? My drilling platform is nearby, so it should be able to drill for oil too."

"Hey, that's a great idea! This way I won't have to be under so much pressure. As long as I'm in this position, their oil fields won't be able to start operating!"

After discussing it, the two decided that it would be better to bring workers from China than to bring workers from here, but they would still use Russian equipment.

"I'll go with you to make things sorted out with the people in the Far East."

These two, working together, went to the Far East and there was no one they couldn't win over, from the top government officials in the Far East to the high-ranking officers of the 5th, 15th, and 35th Army Groups of the National Defense Forces.

Reina's connections and status, coupled with Niu Dazhuang's money and resources, allowed her to proceed smoothly...

This trip and return took about two months.

With everything settled on Da Mao's side, Niu Dazhuang boarded a green train and clattered back home. Back in China, he collaborated with the Ministry of Petroleum Industry to drill and extract oil, especially offshore, something most people couldn't do.

Domestically, people heard that cooperating with Niu Dazhuang could earn foreign exchange, and that it was much more efficient than working with Mao.

With Niu Dazhuang's help, the two sides started cooperating again. Because they were using Russian machinery, the domestic workers didn't know how to use it at first, and the instruction manuals were in Russian.

On the Russian side, Renena coordinated the arrival of experts...

With the drilling platform secured, the corresponding facilities on land still need to be built.

Sakhalin Island is located in a high-latitude region, and the working time is only about seven or eight months a year at most.

Fortunately, with Reina, an expert, she coordinated more than ten experts in this field for Niu Dazhuang. Niu Dazhuang was also willing to spend money, and with everything going smoothly, the first barrel of crude oil was finally extracted in July 1986.

After more than a year of effort, the crude oil had finally been produced. When Niu Dazhuang saw the international crude oil futures price, he cursed out loud.

"Damn it, how come it's still less than $30 a barrel?"

Fortunately, our own costs are relatively low, so even so, the gross profit is probably double.

This year kept Niu Dazhuang extremely busy.

Back in Niujia Hutong in Yanjing, he didn't want to go out anymore. Seeing his second son, Niu Chengzhi, constantly hanging around him made him furious.

"Come here, second brother, I have something important to tell you."

"Dad, you won't mind if I just stay home and do nothing, will you?"

"I told you to stay home and solve your personal problems, what have you been doing for the past year or so? You could have gone to the film academy to find someone, but you'd better bring me someone."

"You've had quite a few boyfriends, but not one of them wants to settle down with you."

"Dad, it's not my fault. It's just that girls these days are too materialistic..."

"Alright, I guess you're destined to be a bachelor for life. I'll talk to your mother, and in a couple of days you'll go to Vladivostok to keep an eye on things. I'll find you a helper. You two brothers are responsible for protecting the business there."

Niu Chengzhi had a bitter face. He had originally planned to hang around in front of his father a bit more, but his father got annoyed with him and sent him to Hong Kong Island. Unexpectedly, he didn't get to go to Hong Kong Island and was instead exiled to Vladivostok.

The distance between the north and the south is too great.

"Dad, aren't you afraid I'll find you a beautiful foreign woman to be your daughter-in-law?"

"It's your business who you choose to be your wife. Even if I find you a black pearl, as long as you find her pleasing to the eye, I have no objection."

"Dad, I have so many brothers, can't we find someone else?"

"Are you sure?" Niu Dazhuang looked at him seriously.

"Then I'll go!" Niu Chengzhi was a playboy, but he wasn't stupid.

After thinking for a moment, Niu Dazhuang said, "Tomorrow I'll invite Cheng Guo and Cheng Jun, and the four of us, father and sons, will sit outside together. You three brothers can also get to know each other."

Niu Chengguo is the son of Yu Li and Niu Dazhuang, the one who almost went to jail for fighting.

Although this kid isn't much of a success and is still a street urchin, aren't all parents like that? They still want to give their son a chance.

Niu Dazhuang had already made up his mind that if Niu Chengguo did something unreliable again, he wouldn't interfere.

After discussing it, Niu Dazhuang informed Qin Yueru.

During the year or so that Niu Chengzhi stayed at home, the relationship between him and his mother became more strained than ever. One of them was prone to nagging, while the other was unwilling to listen.

Niu Chengzhi usually doesn't go home, and even when he does come back occasionally, he doesn't live in the same courtyard as Qin Yueru.

With so many aunts and so many courtyards, how could he not have a place to live?

Hearing that Niu Dazhuang had arranged for someone to stay with Da Mao, Qin Yueru was a little disappointed. "The year or so that he stayed at home has shortened my lifespan by three years. He's been mad at me all the time."

"Aren't all women like this? They don't think about the present, but complain that their son doesn't obey them. If you have no objections, then it's settled."

"Let's finalize it, let's finalize it!"

With everything settled here, Niu Dazhuang rode his big motorcycle over to Yu Li's side.

Yu Lisheng's eldest and second eldest sons are both daughters, and they are now married.

"Why is no one home yet?" Niu Dazhuang slapped his helmet, turned his bike around, and headed towards Dashilan.

The two sisters opened a hot pot restaurant around here a couple of years ago, and business is booming. They're probably busy at the restaurant right now.

Those two rascals definitely can't stay home, that's why no one's home.

They went to a hot pot restaurant, which was open, but neither Yu Li nor Yu Haitang were there.