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

Accounting?

Do you think I'd scheme against you?

Yan Fugui squinted as he observed Liu Hao.

He was tall and handsome, dressed in fine clothes and leather shoes; he was clearly not from an ordinary family.

"Accountant Liu, you can just call me Uncle Liu. Welcome to our facility!"

uncle?

I'm the one who's your grandpa!

Although in the North, "daye" is just a term of address, just like in the South where elders are called "shu," Liu Hao still couldn't bring himself to say it.

Not to mention adding one, two, and three.

For him, a southerner, adding "one, two, three" before "uncle" is like having three extra uncles out of nowhere.

"Hello, Teacher Yan. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

Seeing that Liu Hao didn't call him "Third Uncle," Yan Fugui's expression changed slightly, and he was a little unhappy.

Just as he was about to correct Liu Hao's form of address, a sudden exclamation came from the courtyard.

"Ah!!! My chickens are gone! Who stole my chickens?!"

It was Lou Xiao'e's voice. Xu Damao immediately exploded and hurriedly pushed the cart inside. Yan Fugui also turned around and ran into the yard.

Liu Hao wondered if this was the chicken theft incident in the "Full House of Love" story.

Ye Juan looked at Liu Hao, hesitated, and felt it was necessary to remind him.

"Liu Hao, the people in the hospital aren't quite right. You should be prepared."

Liu Hao chuckled inwardly, "I'm a man who's read hundreds of fanfictions about courtyard houses, I know this courtyard house better than you do."

"Something's not right? Are there bad people in the compound?"

"Yes, there is. The worst one is that deaf old woman. I moved in last month, and this old woman comes to chat with me every few days, praising her godson Sha Zhu in every way, and trying to set me up with Sha Zhu!"

Mentioning Sha Zhu, Ye Juan's face revealed undisguised disgust.

"That idiot Zhu is even worse. He's old and ugly, vulgar, foul-mouthed, and lecherous. He's been flirting with Qin Huairu, the young widow of the Jia family in the central courtyard, bringing them lunch every day, and he even has the audacity to pursue me!"

"Am I, Ye Juan, so unmarriageable that I'd be blind enough to choose such a despicable and filthy man?"

"The eldest uncle in the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai, is a shameless and despicable hypocrite; the second uncle, Liu Haizhong, is a good-for-nothing; and the third uncle, Yan Fugui, is stingy and calculating..."

Ye Juan gave a brief overview of the birds in the courtyard and concluded, "Anyway, there aren't many normal ones in the courtyard. I regret living here."

Liu Hao was impressed by Ye Juan. This girl was really smart. She had only been living in the hospital for less than a month, yet she was able to accurately see through the true colors of these beasts.

Why don't you live at home?

Ye Juan's eyes flashed with anger as she said coldly, "My uncle's son, Ye Zhen, is the same age as me, two months older. He's good-for-nothing, all talk and no action, and a habitual liar. All he does is hang out with his cronies all day. Ever since he found out last year that I was adopted, he's developed impure thoughts about me."

"My grandma favored my uncle and grandson, so she colluded with my uncle and aunt to force my dad to marry me off to Ye Zhen."

"Do you think this is something a human being would do? My dad was firmly against it, arranged for me to work at the Third Steel Rolling Mill, and bought the west wing of No. 95 Courtyard to build a house. With Xu Damao and his wife taking care of me, they felt at ease."

Holy crap, this grandma is absolutely awful, and my cousin is the worst of the worst.

Liu Hao remembered this; he would slap them hard across the face sooner or later.

"Don't be sad, I'll protect you from now on!"

Ye Juan's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the serious-looking Liu Hao, she said irritably, "I don't need your protection. Don't underestimate me. I grew up in a military compound, and I'm very good at hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship. You... well, besides brute strength, what else can you do?"

Liu Hao smiled arrogantly, "What good is being strong in combat? Can you withstand the power of my ten pillars?"

A force of 1 ton, enough to kill a bull with a single punch.

This is not an exaggeration. From a physics perspective, a punch with a force of 1 ton, or 9800 Newtons, far exceeds the 3000 Newtons required to break a cow's skull. The resulting pressure of 9.8 atmospheres and impulse of 98 Newtons per second are enough to instantly shatter a cow's skull, destroy its internal organs, and kill it on the spot.

"Ha, what use are techniques against absolute power?"

"..."

Ye Juan was speechless, because it was the truth.

But she couldn't stand Liu Hao's arrogant attitude and retorted, "Look at you showing off! So what if you're strong? One bullet will still take you down!"

"A big meeting is starting! A big meeting is starting! Everyone, come to the Intermediate People's Court for a big meeting!"

Children's shouts came from the yard. Ye Juan frowned and said, "It must be because of the missing Da Mao chicken. Let's go see what kind of trouble these bastards are up to now."

Liu Hao was already used to Ye Juan's personality and followed her into the courtyard.

In the middle courtyard, the snow was swept to one side and piled up, and a large group of people gathered in the courtyard.

A square table was set up in front of Sha Zhu's house, where three old men sat in order, while Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao stood in front of the table, looking furious.

You know what, it really did look like a court hearing.

Ye Juan walked in, and the neighbors greeted her warmly. When they saw Liu Hao behind her, they were all stunned.

Tall and upright, handsome, with textured permed hair parted to the side, and smooth, jade-like skin, Liu Hao wore a woolen Zhongshan suit, a black down jacket also made of woolen fabric, and black suede boots. Who wouldn't say that this young man looks really dashing?

With his hands in his pockets and a nonchalant attitude, Sha Zhu was shocked. Was this pretty boy Ye Juan's boyfriend?

Standing next to him, Qin Huairu stared intently at Liu Hao with her large, watery eyes, her gaze practically fixed on him.

Lou Xiao'e blinked her clear, foolish eyes and thought to herself, "This man is really handsome!"

Yu Li glanced at Liu Hao, then looked at Yan Jiecheng, who was sneaking glances at Ye Juan, and regretted in her heart why she had chosen this thing in the first place.

The atmosphere was somewhat eerie; the young men in the courtyard were anxious and their hearts were in their throats.

There's no way around it, Ye Juan is just too beautiful; no one can resist her charm.

Even Yan Jiecheng, who just married Yu Li last year, had improper thoughts about Ye Juan, but he didn't dare to show them.

Yan Fugui said slowly, "This is Comrade Liu Hao, the new accountant from the Third Steel Rolling Mill. He was assigned the room next to the old lady in the backyard."

Upon hearing this, the young people breathed a sigh of relief, and a glint of light flashed in Qin Huairu's eyes.

Sha Zhu curled his lip in disdain and muttered sarcastically, "Her skin is even whiter than Sister Qin's, and she's so effeminate. She's obviously a good person."

The voice was very soft, but Qin Huairu, who was next to her, heard it. She glanced at Sha Zhu and wanted to say that he was no good either.

"What? The old lady's neighbor's house was divided up? Where will my son live then?"

A sharp sound came from the west wing, and then, the chubby Jia Zhangshi rushed into the courtyard with her short legs.

"Yi Zhonghai, didn't you say that house was for our family? How come it's being divided up again?"

With her hands on her hips, Jia Zhangshi questioned Yi Zhonghai, then turned her head and glared fiercely at Liu Hao with her triangular eyes.

"Boy, that room in the backyard belongs to the Jia family. Go back to where you came from!"

Liu Hao looked astonished; this dramatic house-grabbing plot was really real!

The people in the courtyard were also dumbfounded. How could Yi Zhonghai, a government official, get a share of a house? How dare Jia Zhangshi seize it?