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

Liu Haizhong will definitely push himself to take the college entrance exam! There's no escaping it!

Liu Guangfu's face turned pale!

I'm going to die! I'm going to die! The omen of death is flashing!

Liu Guangtian said in a serious tone, "Feel the pain, my foolish brother!"

He intended to scare Liu Guangfu; it was his perverse sense of humor.

Who knew Liu Guangfu would go all out: "We'll die together! Dad! Second brother's slacking off again!"

"Liu Guangtian, are you asking for trouble again?!"

Holy crap!

"Who are you talking to with that 'fuck'?!"

"Dad, I didn't lie to you..."

"Say one more word to me?!"

"Liu Guangfu, I'll fight you to the death!"

然后刘家父子兄弟，又开始表演日常相爱相杀——刘海中揍刘光天，刘光天打刘光福，刘光齐抱着刘晓庆在一旁无奈围观，半岁多的刘晓庆时不时还拍拍巴掌，嘴巴里念叨着：「哒哒哒，哦哒！」

Liu Haizhong gave a thumbs up: "No wonder she's my granddaughter! So sensible!"

Liu Guangtian —

I'm tired. Let it all end. I don't care who cares.

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On the day Qin Huairu entered the factory, she was wearing a faded blue cotton jacket, and her belly wasn't very noticeable yet—only two or three months along, so it was barely visible. Yi Zhonghai accompanied her, running around handling the formalities.

So all the workers in the factory knew that a beautiful widow had arrived.

"Huai Ru," Li Huaide looked her over, his gaze lingering on her lower abdomen for a moment.

She was beautiful and had a certain allure, but Li Huaide, who was pregnant, dared not touch her.

"The factory is deeply saddened by Dongxu's passing. Take over his position, do a good job, and don't disappoint his spirit in heaven."

"Thank you, Factory Manager," Qin Huairu said softly, her head bowed. "I will definitely work hard to repay the factory's kindness."

The procedures were completed very quickly.

Qin Huairu became a level-two fitter at the steel rolling mill, earning a monthly salary of 32.5 yuan. With the addition of pension and subsidies, the Jia family could receive nearly 70 yuan a month.

At the time, this was more comfortable than a dual-income family.

The workstation procedures are complete, and the household registration and quotas for Banggeng Xiaodang and Qin Huairu have also been issued.

Logically speaking, with just over 70 yuan a month, you can eat your fill of anything.

But aside from having a gluttonous Jia Zhangshi in the family, Banggeng is still a half-grown boy who eats his father out of house and home, and the Jia family also has certain "requirements"...

They not only want to be full, but they also want to eat well, with meat and white flour!

Unbeknownst to her, Qin Huairu's mindset began to change.

In addition, the mentor that the factory assigned to Qin Huairu was Yi Zhonghai.

Can it escape?

Logically and emotionally, since Yi Zhonghai had already spoken to him, he should be the master.

The old man with no descendants was making plans. Qin Huairu was young and still needed him to teach her the craft. In this way, with the master-disciple relationship, plus Dongxu's status as his godfather, and Banggeng being his godson, his old age would be taken care of.

Moreover, if Qin Huairu can give birth to another son this time, then I will have two godchildren!

Double protection!

Plus Sha Zhu, that's triple protection!

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Meanwhile, Zhang Dabiao, He Yushui, and Mu Wanqing were engrossed in preparing for the exam.

Qin Jingru was only in the second semester of junior high school, and she wasn't in a hurry to skip a grade. She was still young, so she helped with cooking.

Zhang Dabiao's goal is to attend a vocational school, while He Yushui and Mu Wanqing aim for university. Now, almost every day after get off work, Mu Wanqing comes to Zhang Dabiao's yard to study together, and the three of them tutor and supervise each other.

Zhang Dabiao had no problem with science subjects; junior high school science was a piece of cake for him. But other subjects, especially Russian, were his weak points.

He Yushui's grades are above average in her class, which is quite good and fairly consistent. Her goal is to major in textiles.

Mu Wanqing has excellent grades, but Zhang Dabiao still needs to tutor her in music performance. Although Zhang Dabiao doesn't understand it, he has seen a lot of music.

It would be easy to find fault with it from a hindsight perspective.

In April, everyone had submitted their political background check materials, academic certificates, and medical examination forms. Mu Wanqing passed the check smoothly because the ministry had put in a good word for her (one of the conditions agreed upon with Zhang Dabiao).

Although Zhang Dabiao's father, Zhang Banxian, was recorded for engaging in feudal superstition, his social class was poor peasant. In addition, Zhang Dabiao had too many honors and awards, and he was also admitted to a vocational school specializing in art, so there were no problems with the verification.

Everyone passed the physical examination, especially Zhang Dabiao, whose examination results were exceptionally good. The staff in charge of the examination almost took him to the Beijing Municipal Sports Commission, saying that they had discovered another promising talent.

But Zhang Dabiao insisted on pursuing art, so there was nothing that could be done.

In May, everyone filled out their college applications and submitted their materials, and then waited for the national unified college entrance examination and the vocational school unified examination in July.

Xu Xiaoling has no intention of taking the college entrance exam. She is currently waiting to graduate from high school and be assigned a job. Xu Fugui has already used his connections to help her get a job after graduating from high school.

My workplace is very close to Xu Fugui and Chen Ma. I'll move to Xu Fugui's place and leave the house for Xu Damao.

Yu Haitang had come over to visit a few times, after all, she and He Yushui were classmates, and her older sister Yu Li had married into this courtyard.

But she wasn't preparing for the college entrance exam; she was just waiting to be assigned a job directly. She had an inexplicable confidence in her appearance and luck.

Why do we need to study for several more years if we can start working right now?

Yu Haitang couldn't understand Mu Wanqing's actions the most. Why would she go to university when she already had a job at the steel rolling mill?

With your background, what good would it do to get into university? Isn't that just a waste of time?

As for Zhang Dabiao, this "tycoon," Yu Haitang also had some thoughts about him, but—

Zhang Dabiao ignored her completely; his wife was much prettier than Yu Haitang!

Moreover, Yu Haitang has too many unstable factors, and how should I put it, Zhang Dabiao thinks her appearance is too harsh, not his type.

So whenever Yu Haitang invited everyone out for fun, like a picnic or a walk in the park, Zhang Dabiao never had time.

Reading is the real priority!

This infuriated Yu Haitang, but she was helpless.

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Zhang Dabiao still goes to Hong Kong every day to show his face.

Ah Xiang managed Mixue Ice Cream very well, after all, they hadn't even left Shau Kei Wan, it was such a small place, and the market was just so-so.

Qin Mancang has also learned a lot, and his Cantonese has become increasingly fluent recently.

The offerings and incense from the police station and gangs haven't changed much; just give them to them.

He's making more and more money, averaging HK$1 a month (the first month was HK$2 thanks to various promotional activities, novelty, and the catering supplies company; normally, a single store in Xiangjiang Ice Room makes a net profit of HK$3000 a month, and with Mixue Ice Cream, HK$1 a month is the limit for a single store). Now Zhang Dabiao has almost HK$10, which is enough to live a carefree life, but he doesn't have enough time now.

Lou Yufan realized that there was a market for these plastic cups, but it was limited to Shau Kei Wan and couldn't expand beyond that area yet.

He got tricked by Zhang Dabiao!

I'm so angry!