Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

Moreover, Tian Baocheng was very frustrated because the newly built factory was now earning foreign exchange, while the inventor was just a temporary purchasing agent for their factory.

As a result, they didn't even get a sip of soup at their factory!

Do you think he's depressed or not?

So he came to the courtyard to personally "comfort" Comrade Zhang Dabiao—

Do you have any other small inventions?

Give our factory some advice!

Our factory's wages are paid by the national treasury without fail, but the economic performance is terrible. Not just terrible, it's extremely bad; we can't even sell what we make.

If things continue like this, it's not impossible that the company will be dissolved or you'll be transferred to another factory one day. But if you are transferred, it will be a demotion in name only. Your position may seem to be higher, but you will have more work and trouble, and there will be more people looking after you. So why bother?

So he was anxious, and which young person in this era doesn't want to achieve something?

Given the situation at the integrated utilization plant, he really had no other options.

Zhang Dabiao was covered in bumps... "I'm still studying to skip grades, and you want a primary school student like me to give advice on how to develop a factory?"

I'm in third grade, buddy!

Moreover, the steel rolling mill and the ministry can arrange other factories to assist in the production of spare parts, but you are a subordinate comprehensive utilization plant, which is to put it bluntly a scrap and waste recycling plant. How can you go and produce new products?

You might not even be able to gather enough raw materials!

So Zhang Dabiao declined, because he hadn't had any inspiration lately.

When do I get inspiration?

I'll talk about it when I'm too lazy to be forced to.

……

You can't just agree to anything someone says; there has to be a reason why you're inventing.

I'm not Edison!

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Yu Li was not selected, and apart from Yan Jiecheng, no one from courtyard No. 95 was selected.

The number of slots is already limited, so it's impossible for the street office to allocate all its recommendation quotas to Nanluoguxiang.

However, Yan Jiecheng still brought Yu Li to the courtyard to celebrate. Their relationship had been established, and they were dating, so they had to meet Yan Jiecheng's friends.

Xu Damao was somewhat unhappy that he hadn't managed to ruin the relationship between Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li.

That's just how Xu Damao is; he's not afraid of his brothers suffering, but he's afraid of his brothers driving Land Rovers.

We "agreed" to be childless together, and now you've found a partner?

Why should I?!

The way that young couple is all lovey-dovey is obvious to anyone. They've already ruined it once, so they need to find a good reason to do it this time, right?

To act without a reason is to commit a blood feud and is extremely immoral. Even if Xu Damao wants to cause trouble, he must have a reason. Even if he is bad, he must be bad in a justifiable way.

Sha Zhu wanted to say something sarcastic, but... he didn't seem to have a suitable excuse.

Yan Jiecheng also gave two yuan to buy some vegetables and asked Shazhu to cook for him.

Sha Zhu's standard for preparing a meal is two pieces, everyone knows that.

Liu Guangqi, Zhang Dabiao, Xu Damao, Shazhu, Yan Jiecheng, and Yu Li—six people in total—ate a meal consisting of three meat dishes, three vegetable dishes, and some cornbread. Rice prices had been incredibly high lately, making it unaffordable for them. This was Yan Jiecheng's limit; he had finally managed to save a few yuan, and the meat was bought from Zhang Dabiao.

It was a celebration hosted by Yan Jiecheng. Yu Shui, Qin Jingru, and Xu Xiaoling hid in the kitchen and ate by themselves. Today, Qin Jingru and Sha Zhu learned a new Sichuan dish.

Seeing that he had no way to start, and with Liu Guangqi and Zhang Dabiao watching him, Xu Damao was so anxious that he kept scratching his head like Sun Wukong.

But then he noticed Yu Li accidentally drop some food on the floor. Yan Jiecheng quickly and painfully picked it up, then went to the sink to wash it before eating. Xu Damao then had an idea—

You're frugal, aren't you? You're stingy, aren't you? That makes things easier!

He and Sha Zhu pooled their money to buy five bottles of cheap liquor, the kind they kept the cheapest, and put them on the table!

"Yan Jiecheng! You have a job now! You even have a girlfriend!"

"But Sha Zhu and I made it clear: we're not satisfied!"

"If you're a real man today, you'd better get me and Sha Zhu drunk! If you can get us drunk, we'll be impressed!"

"If you can't drink yourself into oblivion, then you're not a real man!"

This is clearly an attempt to get Yan Jiecheng drunk and make him look foolish!

It's an open conspiracy!

Moreover, several "promising" young people in the courtyard were present, as was Yan Jiecheng's girlfriend. It would be too cowardly not to drink!

But when Yan Jiecheng saw the five bottles of wine, his face turned pale!

Zhang Dabiao and Liu Guangqi didn't care. They just watched the three of them with smiles. Let them make a fuss. It's such a big happy occasion today. Yan Jiecheng, you have to do something, right?

You can't just get away with a simple meal!

Yan Jiecheng thought for a long time and then decided to drink!

He couldn't back down in front of Da Biao and Yu Li!

We can't let people look down on us!

Whether we get drunk or not, who passes out first or not, it doesn't matter, but we have to drink!

Drink as much as you can, as long as you don't die!

Then, the three idiots started drinking contests, while Zhang Dabiao and Liu Guangqi ate their food with smiles, occasionally taking a sip or two.

How do you describe freehand speech...?

It burns my throat and doesn't taste very good.

It's not as good as a small bottle of Niulanshan or Jiangxiaobai; you can barely manage a couple of sips to liven things up.

Yan Jiecheng was already swaying, because he had been repeatedly forced to drink by the two men.

Just as Xu Damao and Shazhu were feeling smug, someone took the wine glass from Yan Jiecheng's hand.

"I'll drink it instead of drinking it, is that okay?"

So it was Yu Li?

"Of course, no problem," Xu Damao and Shazhu immediately perked up, but Yan Jiecheng wouldn't allow it.

"Lily, this is a man's business, don't get involved."

"Yan Jiecheng, that's not fair. It's only natural for your girlfriend to drink for you!" Xu Damao immediately shook his head. Actually, his alcohol tolerance was just so-so, but with Sha Zhu, it was 2:1. Against Yan Jiecheng, whose alcohol tolerance was also average, he was a complete winner!

Adding Yu Li along wouldn't make much difference!

"That's right!" Sha Zhu chimed in, eager to make Yan Jiecheng and his wife lose face.

Who told you to find a girlfriend without saying a word? You're only 20, and I'm already 25 and still haven't found one. Do you know how hard it is for me?

I must vent my anger today!

Why don't you, Yan Jiecheng, lie down!

Why don't you have your partner lie down?

Zhang Dabiao, never one to shy away from trouble, went to his "little nest" and brought out duck necks and drunken peanuts—and then the music started, the dancing continued, and the drinking continued!

then……

He was stunned!

Unexpectedly, Yu Li is the biggest drinker at this table!

One person, two bottles!

Two pounds!

Her cheeks were only slightly red!

Sha Zhu had already vomited twice, and he even fell into his own vomit!

Xu Damao was already foaming at the mouth!

Yan Jiecheng shook his head and said, "I'm not letting her drink it for your own good."

"Lily is a true heavy drinker! You'd be asking for trouble if you drank a bottle of wine with her!"

Then, Yan Jiecheng chuckled foolishly, his head slumped, and he collapsed.

--belch--

At this point, Yu Li let out an embarrassed burp.

Zhang Dabiao was dumbfounded. Holy crap, that's awesome!

This is expert!

Then he dusted off the food scraps on his hands, picked up Sha Zhu, and had Liu Guangqi help Xu Damao up.

Find a cart and take these two idiots to the hospital for a stomach pump!