The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

Ring ring.

As the get off work bell rang, the workers walked out in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing.

The north wind, carrying a bit of snowflakes, blew by, but it didn't cool the warmth in the workers' hearts. Everyone's face radiated energy, and their eyes were full of a sense of accomplishment and joy. It was the bright feeling of having worked a full day and earned wages, and the vibrant energy of having hope for the future.

Liu Hao stood by the snowdrift to the left of the office building entrance, glancing at the gate every now and then.

"Hey, Brother Liu, have you finished your onboarding procedures?"

Xu Damao appeared suddenly in front of Liu Hao like a ghost, startling Liu Hao.

"All done, waiting for you!"

"wait for me?"

Xu Damao asked in confusion, "What are you waiting for me for? You don't mean you have nowhere to stay and want to come to my house for the night and a free meal, do you?"

"Hey, you little rascal, you're really sticking to me now. Fine, I like you, come stay at my place tonight, I'll make you a pot of chicken stew with mushrooms, we'll have a few drinks together."

For some reason, Xu Damao developed a strong liking for the handsome young man who had blocked his bicycle with his hips.

Perhaps it was because Liu Hao knew him and even praised his projection skills that he had a very good first impression of Liu Hao.

Liu Hao raised an eyebrow, took out the approval slip and key from the housing management department from his pocket, and showed them to Xu Damao.

"It's not like I'm just staying somewhere. The factory assigned me a house at No. 95 Mao'er Hutong in Nanluoguxiang. It's in the backyard, so we'll be neighbors from now on."

"real?"

Xu Damao was surprised. He took his hand out of his pocket, took the approval slip, and looked at it.

"Oh, the room next to the deaf old lady's is neither too big nor too small. It's enough for you to live in by yourself, but it's a bit cramped if you want to cook. You can set up a stove in the yard."

Xu Damao handed the approval slip to Liu Hao, his eyes darting around as he looked the tall Liu Hao up and down. He suddenly remembered the scene of Liu Hao speeding with his aunt in the car earlier.

Goodness, that speed is faster than a car, so he must be very strong. He should be able to beat that bastard Sha Zhu, right?

"Brother Liu, have you ever practiced martial arts?"

Liu Hao couldn't understand Xu Damao's thought process; why did he suddenly ask him if he had ever practiced martial arts?

Do I look like someone who practices martial arts?

His skin is fair and cool-toned, so even if he deliberately tans it, it only takes a month or two to recover, which sometimes bothers him.

"No, why do you ask?"

"Then why are you so strong? This afternoon you rode so fast with Ye Juan on your back, I couldn't even keep up."

Liu Hao laughed and said, "I have natural strength; I've been strong since I was a child."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao was overjoyed, and the image of Liu Hao pinning Sha Zhu to the ground and pounding him while he added to the kicking was already flashing through his mind.

How big is it?

Liu Hao turned his head and looked around, his gaze settling on a stone block that weighed at least 250 pounds.

What is the concept of the power of ten pillars?

Siheyuan's War God, Sha Zhu, is no joke. In the show, he once kicked the door in anger, causing half of the door to fall off the frame and be ruined.

Therefore, the strength of a single pillar should be 100 kilograms!

The power of ten pillars is... 1 ton!

Liu Hao strode to the stone block and, under Xu Damao's shocked gaze, picked it up.

That's right, it's a pinch, not a hug!

Clamped between both hands, it was easily lifted up without the stone block touching the clothes.

Xu Damao's mouth was agape in an "O" shape, and his eyes were wide open.

"My goodness, bro, you're incredibly strong! You can't judge a book by its cover!"

Liu Hao's lips curled into a wide smile, because lifting the stone block was only slightly difficult, which showed how powerful the Dragon Tiger Pill was.

Men are born to admire power; who wouldn't want to gain great power?

He put down the stone block, rubbed his hands in the snow to clean them, and started making things up: "I used to want to join the army, but my dad wouldn't allow it. He insisted I go to a vocational school, so don't let my seemingly weak appearance fool you, I'm surprisingly strong..."

"Hey, Da Mao, Liu Hao, what are you guys doing here?"

A voice with a strong Northeastern accent came over, and Liu Hao and Xu Damao turned their heads to look. Ye Juan was walking over with a military green canvas bag slung over her shoulder.

"Let me tell you, Brother Liu is incredibly strong..."

Xu Damao didn't have the courage to call out "Auntie" yet, but he excitedly described Liu Hao's heroic feat of squeezing the stone block between his legs.

Ye Juan stared at Liu Hao, her beautiful eyes gradually widening.

She knew Liu Hao was strong, but she didn't expect him to be this strong.

"Liu Hao, lift one up so I can see!"

Liu Hao smiled and picked up the stone block he had just put down.

To show Ye Juan his strength, he tossed the stone block 30 centimeters into the air and caught it steadily.

"Wow!!"

Ye Juan was stunned. She ran to Liu Hao, reached out and touched the stone block. The cold touch told her that it was real stone, not cotton.

"With such strength, it's a waste that she's not a blacksmith!"

"..."

Liu Hao was speechless. He put down the stone block, grabbed a handful of snow, dried his hands, and casually shaped it into a snowball.

"I graduated first in my class from the accounting program at the financial and economic cadre school, and you want me to be a blacksmith?"

Ye Juan was surprised; no wonder Li Huaide cared so much about Liu Hao.

"Not bad, truly accomplished in both literary and martial arts!"

"So, would you like to consider me?"

Ye Juan shook her head: "I don't like guys who are fairer than me."

"..."

Liu Hao got angry, gently threw a snowball at Ye Juan's shoulder, and turned to run away.

"If you roll around in the snow, you'll be whiter than me, won't you?"

"You bastard, how dare you hit me!"

Ye Juan bent down, grabbed a handful of snow, made a snowball, and threw it at Liu Hao. The two chased each other and had a snowball fight in the snow in front of the office building.

Xu Damao was completely stunned, his mind unable to process what was happening.

No, Liu Hao has a crush on my aunt and wants to be my uncle?

……

No. 95, Nanluoguxiang.

Located in the eastern part of Beijing, Nanluoguxiang stretches from Gulou East Street in the north to Di'anmen East Street in the south, and is very close to the Forbidden City, occupying a prime location in the central urban area.

The one-kilometer-long alley runs north to south, with sixteen hutongs symmetrically distributed on both sides. Because its terrain is low in the north and south and high in the middle, it is also known as Hunchback Alley.

The No. 95 courtyard house is located in Mao'er Hutong.

Liu Hao stood in front of the gate, looking at this famous and auspicious place with great curiosity.

The vermilion lacquer has faded and peeled, revealing the dark brown wood grain underneath. Two lightly carved bat-patterned blue bricks are inlaid on the lintel, and a polished brass door knocker is fastened to the beast-face door knocker.

The threshold is about half a foot high, carved from a single piece of bluestone, its rounded curve worn smooth by decades of shoe soles. Inside the door, on one side, stands a hitching post about a foot wide, its corner chipped off, yet still firmly against the wall.

Leaning against the doorframe was a lean, middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses and shifty eyes.

Yan Fugui is a philanthropist!

Liu Hao was a little excited to finally meet the real person.

"Hey, Da Mao, Ye Juan's back from get off work? And who's this?"

Xu Damao said with a smile, "Third Uncle, this is Liu Hao, the accountant who just came to our factory. He's twenty years old this year and his hometown is Tongxian. He'll be living in our compound from now on. The room next to the deaf old lady in the back building has been allocated to him."

"Brother Liu, this is Teacher Yan, who lives in the front yard. She teaches at Hongxing Elementary School and is also the third uncle in charge of the compound!"