Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

Just after seeing off the leaders, Li Yu, who was sitting in the technical department waiting to get off work, was called to Li Huaide's office by Li Huaide's secretary.

As soon as Li Yu arrived at the office, Li Huaide hurriedly came over to personally welcome him inside.

As soon as Li Yu and his companion sat down, Li Huaide's secretary brewed two cups of tea, placed them in front of them, and then closed the door and left.

Seeing that the door was closed, Li Yu finally spoke:

"Director Li, is there something you need from me?"

Li Huaide said with a smile, "Hey, why call me Director Li? From now on, calling me Brother Li or Director Li will sound too formal."

Seeing that Li Huaide had already said that, Li Yu, seizing the opportunity, said:

"Okay, Brother Li."

Li Huaide laughed heartily and said, "That's right! If you need anything in the future, just come to your brother Li."

He then said in a serious tone, "The main reason I called you here is to discuss a problem with your blueprint."

"Originally, it was planned to have the Ministry of Industry arrange production for the various factories under its jurisdiction, but we were worried about potential problems later, so we decided to have the production done directly at the steel rolling mill. You will lead the way in opening a new workshop specifically to produce the steel rolling mill you designed."

Li Yu was overjoyed to hear this, but still said, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for a technician like me to lead a whole workshop of technical backbone personnel?"

Li Huaide knew exactly what he wanted to say as soon as he heard it:

"As Vice Minister Wang just said, your appointment will be finalized tomorrow. You will be a Level 4 engineer with a monthly salary of 207 yuan."

Li Yu was shocked when he heard this, never expecting the ministry to be so generous as to grant him a special approval for a Level 4 engineer.

It's important to know that a Level 4 engineer is already considered a deputy chief engineer, and moving up to Level 3 means you've reached the position of chief engineer.

Seeing his shock, Li Huaide explained:

"Because the technology of the rolling mill you designed is significantly superior to that of rolling mills in Western countries, we can not only use it ourselves, but also export it to earn foreign exchange."

It was only then that Li Yu realized that China was currently facing a shortage of foreign exchange.

This explains why the Ministry of Industry would grant him special approval as a Level 4 engineer.

After explaining, Li Huaide took out a few tickets and a stack of ten-dollar bills from the drawer and gave them to Li Yu. Li Yu looked at the things in his hand and said, "Brother Li, what are you doing?"

Li Huaide said, "This is a reward from the steel mill, so just accept it without worry."

"Alright, since Brother Li has said so, then I won't stand on ceremony," Li Yu said with a smile.

"By the way, Brother Li, as you know, I only graduated from vocational school and there are many things I don't understand very well, so could you get me an auditing pass for Yenching University and a library card?" Li Yu said.

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide immediately replied, "No problem, I'll take care of it for you tomorrow."

Li Yu came out of Li Huaide's office just as the steel mill was closing, and planned to walk straight back to the courtyard house.

Li Huaide watched Li Yu leave the office and lit a cigarette, his mind still replaying his father-in-law's words:

"You'd better catch Li Yu. If you catch him, it'll be hard for you not to get promoted in your life. From now on, give him whatever he wants. If you can't decide something, come to me for advice."

Li Huaide had never seen his father-in-law value someone so much, which is why he was so eager to send things to Li Yu.

As soon as Li Yu arrived at the entrance of the courtyard house, he saw Yan Laoxi standing there, looking around. As soon as Yan Bugui saw Li Yu, he came up to him and said:

"I heard you beat up Director Yang's nephew at the factory today? Oh dear, how could you be so careless? You dare to mess with Director Yang? Aren't you afraid of getting retaliated against?"

Seeing Yan Bugui's eagerness to watch the drama unfold, Li Yu said:

"If you need to fight, you should fight. Some people can't be reasoned with, so you can only use your fists. Don't you agree, Teacher Yan?"

Yan Bugui, seeing Li Yu's sinister appearance, took two steps back in fright, and forced himself to say:

"I am a cultured person, we should be civilized," he said, then turned and went back to his own home.

Seeing Yan Bugui fleeing in disarray, Li Yu whistled and headed home.

When Li Yu got home, he looked at the walls covered with newspaper and the dusty house. He touched the 300 yuan that Li Huaide had given him that day and had an idea to renovate the house.

Anyway, it's my own house, not rented, so I'll just do it. I'll take the afternoon off tomorrow and go to the neighborhood office to ask Aunt Wang.

Li Yu made a delicious Northeastern stew at home and ate several large bowls of it with white rice.

Looking at the empty pots and bowls, Li Yu couldn't help but sigh that he would probably starve to death if he didn't have the system.

After finishing his meal and picking his teeth, Li Yu opened the system panel:

Host: Li Yu

Abilities: Bajiquan (Grandmaster level) with a space of 1000 cubic meters.

Physical fitness: Three times the human limit

Mood score: 2803

System Shop: [Lifestyle Items] [Technology Items] [Special Items]

Just as Li Yu was browsing the system store as usual, Yi Zhonghai came to the deaf old lady's house to discuss the operation against Li Yu that night. Originally, Yi Zhonghai had planned to wait a few days.

But seeing that Li Yu had offended Director Yang today, he knew that today was the best opportunity to crush Li Yu. He would tell Director Yang about what happened in the factory and he would definitely get Li Yu fired.

Yi Zhonghai recounted what had happened at the factory that day to the deaf old lady, who also felt that today was the perfect opportunity.

She told Yi Zhonghai to go to the Jia family and discuss with Qin Huairu what to do first. She then went to find He Yuzhu, and as soon as she heard any commotion at the Li family's place, she told He Yuzhu to take a kitchen knife and go over to sever Li Yu's Achilles tendon.

Just as Li Yu was browsing the online store.

[Ding! Received 100 points of malicious sentiment from Yi Zhonghai]

[Ding! Received 100 Emotional Points from a Deaf Elderly Woman]

Li Yu could tell at a glance that these two old dogs were about to make a move, so he focused his attention on the listening device, wanting to hear what they planned to do.

After listening to the gist of the conversation, Li Yu knew what to do if Qin Huairu came over. As he listened, Li Yu thought about how to deal with the situation and teach Yi Zhonghai and the old deaf man a lesson.

Just as Li Yu finished thinking of a solution, there was a knock on the door.

As soon as Li Yu opened the door, he saw Qin Huairu standing awkwardly at the door, her face flushed with some inexplicable redness.

Upon seeing Li Yu open the door, he said timidly:

"What happened before was my fault, so I'm here to apologize. Could you let me in to talk?"

Li Yu knew very well that Qin Huairu's purpose in coming here was to frame him, so he stared at Qin Huairu with a mocking expression and didn't say anything, wanting to see what she would do.

Seeing that Li Yu didn't intend to pay attention to her, Qin Huairu anxiously tried to grab Li Yu's hand, but Li Yu took a step back.

Qin Huairu saw Li Yu backing away and then squeezed into the room.

As soon as Qin Huairu entered the room, tears began to stream down her face.

"Brother Li Yu, you have no idea what kind of life I live in the Jia family. Every day after get off work, I not only have to take care of the children, but also buy groceries and cook. If I do anything slightly wrong, my mother-in-law will scold me." After saying that, she glanced at Li Yu.

Seeing Li Yu looking at her, she cried and moved closer to him, then said:

"Brother Li Yu, what do you think of my sister? Your brother Dongxu has been gone for so many years, and I've never let anyone touch her."

At this moment, Qin Huairu grabbed Li Yu's hand and placed it on her chest, saying:

"You must be thinking about this all by yourself, right? How about I help you?"

Li Yu felt the soft touch under his hand and suddenly felt a little comfortable. Why was that?

Just then, Li Yu pulled his hand away and slapped Qin Huairu hard across the face, then leaned close to her and whispered:

"Stop posing here. Do you think everyone knows about your shady dealings at the steel mill? And do you think I don't know what you're up to today?"

Qin Huairu shuddered upon hearing Li Yu's words and prepared to forcibly tear off his clothes.

Unexpectedly, Li Yu did something completely unexpected at this moment.

Li Yu burst through the half-closed door and rushed into the courtyard.

While Li Yu was arguing with Qin Huairu, Jia Jia's Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi were staring intently at Li Yu. Jia Zhangshi would occasionally brush against Yi Zhonghai, making him quite uncomfortable.

Although he had an affair with Jia Zhangshi when he was young, she was still young and good-looking back then. Now, he looks like a big fat pig, and Yi Zhonghai is disgusting to look at.

The deaf old lady from the He family and Sha Zhu, who was holding a kitchen knife, were also ready to fight, just waiting for Qin Huairu to cry for help. Just when they were getting impatient, the Li family suddenly made a thud.

Upon hearing the commotion, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi rushed out immediately, and Sha Zhu, holding a kitchen knife, also rushed into the yard.

The group was immediately stunned when they entered the yard; it wasn't what they had agreed upon.

Li Yu suddenly rushed out of the house and stood in the courtyard, then began to shout:

"Qin Huairu, what are you doing! Coming to my house late at night saying you were going to apologize, but I didn't expect you to be trying to seduce me."

"I'm a young, unmarried man who hasn't even gotten married yet! You're cutting off my future! You don't actually think I'm that big idiot, do you?"