Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

As soon as Li Yu returned to the technical department, Deputy Section Chief Wang greeted him with a broad smile, saying, "Engineer Li, congratulations! I never knew you could not only repair equipment but also design blueprints. You're truly remarkable!"

[Ding! Received 666 points of malice from Oda Saburo]

Just as Li Yu was about to respond to Deputy Section Chief Wang, the system notification startled him. He hadn't expected Deputy Section Chief Wang to mention the Japanese, and with such malice. Previously, Deputy Section Chief Wang hadn't provided any emotional value to Li Yu, so he hadn't noticed the problem.

It seems that the matter of the rolling mill blueprints has attracted the attention of some ill-intentioned people. Li Yu smiled and looked at Deputy Section Chief Wang without showing any abnormality, saying, "Not at all, it's all thanks to Deputy Section Chief Wang's excellent leadership." Just as they were exchanging pleasantries, Section Chief Li came out of the inner office.

"Li Yu, come into my office." Li Yu saw Section Chief Li calling him, exchanged a few pleasantries with Deputy Section Chief Wang, and then went over.

As soon as Li Yu entered the office, Section Chief Li said, "Xiao Li, close the door." Seeing that Li Yu had closed the door, Section Chief Li pointed to a stool next to him and said, "Sit down." As soon as Li Yu sat down, Li Jianshe said to Li Yu, "Although you are now a Level 4 Engineer, I will still call you Xiao Li. You don't mind, do you?"

Li Yu quickly waved his hand: "Uncle Li, what are you saying? I'm someone you've watched grow up, how could I mind?"

In the original owner's memories, the section chief in front of her, Li, had an excellent relationship with her parents, and the two families often visited each other. When she was little, she often went to Li Jianshe's house to get some fruit. Li Jianshe and his wife had no children, so they treated her like their own child. They would always save some of the good food for Li Yu, so Li Yu had a lot of good feelings towards Li Jianshe.

Seeing Li Yu's reaction, Li Jianshe immediately said seriously, "Now that you are a senior engineer at the steel rolling mill, you will definitely be transferred from the technical department to lead your own department. But you must be careful of Deputy Section Chief Wang. Although he seems normal most of the time, he gives me a very strange feeling."

He's almost too normal. Not only that, but I've always felt there was something fishy about the accident that happened to your parents. It wasn't your parents' turn to be on duty that day; two other people were supposed to be there. But in the end, it was Wang Changshun, the deputy section chief, who took your parents to the workshop.

When the accident happened later, he was the first to rush up and help your parents. The final investigation determined that your parents died from broken necks, but I went to the scene and saw that even if the rolling mill overturned, it wouldn't be possible for it to break their necks, because your parents were only repairing a dust cover. At most, if the dust cover fell, it would break their legs.

Li Yu immediately knew that his parents must have discovered something about the spy, and were therefore killed to silence them. Li Jianshe, seeing Li Yu's stunned expression, assumed he was frightened.

He continued, "I'm telling you all this because you're capable now. There are some things you should know, and the cause of your parents' deaths should be thoroughly investigated. Also, I want you to be careful of this Deputy Director Wang, but take it slow and there's no rush."

Li Yu sensed from Li Jianshe's words that he was worried about her acting impulsively, so Li Yu said, "Don't worry, Uncle Li, I won't act impulsively. I'll be careful about Wang Changshun."

Hearing Li Yu say this, Li Jianshe felt relieved. He continued, "You haven't been home for a while, and your Aunt Zhang has been talking about you several times."

Li Yu scratched his head sheepishly and said, "I've been quite busy these past few days. I'll go see my Aunt Zhang once I'm done." Li Jianshe knew what Li Yu had been busy with lately—designing blueprints—so he didn't say anything.

Little did he know that the blueprints were obtained through the system; Li Yu had been busy fighting beasts these past two days.

Li Yu left Li Jianshe's office just in time for lunch. He had asked Li Jianshe for the afternoon off and came to the cafeteria for lunch.

Li Yu had just finished getting his food and found a corner to sit down when someone stood in front of him. Li Yu looked up and saw a girl with pigtails, wearing a polyester dress, and with delicate features and a graceful figure.

Who else could this be but Yu Haitang, the factory's most beautiful girl? Today, Yu Haitang had just entered the canteen when she saw Li Yu getting her food. She recognized him immediately because she had seen him a few times before when she went to the courtyard house to visit her sister.

When she saw the notice about Li Yu today, she planned to make a move on him. She didn't expect to run into him in the cafeteria, so she had to hurry up and get to know him.

Seeing that Li Yu was looking at her and didn't invite her to sit down, Yu Haitang sat down on her own. "Hello, I'm an announcer from the publicity department. My name is Yu Haitang," she said, extending her hand in front of Li Yu.

Li Yu glanced at it, then gently shook hands and said, "Hello, Li Yu," before starting to eat.

It's not that Li Yu disliked Yu Haitang, it's just that the Yu Haitang in the original novel left a very bad impression on Li Yu. She was portrayed as a complete snob who favored the rich and powerful.

Seeing that Li Yu was not going to pay attention to her, Yu Haitang still said, "You live in the same courtyard as my sister Yu Li, right?"

Li Yu nodded and said, "Yes, that's right."

"We met a few times before when I visited your courtyard house, remember?" Yu Haitang continued.

After finishing the last bite of rice in his bowl, Li Yu said, "I'm done eating, I'm leaving now," and got up to leave.

Yu Haitang quickly said, "You haven't answered me yet! How can you be like this?"

The workers watching the spectacle whispered among themselves, "So this is the fourth-level engineer. I never expected that Yu Haitang would be ignored by him."

Li Yu headed straight for the department store after leaving the factory; he planned to take care of all his "three turns and one sound" (referring to a radio, a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a smart speaker) all at once.

Just as Li Yu was heading to the department store, the deaf old woman and an older woman arrived at the police station.

Upon arriving at the police station, the two quickly took the letter of leniency to the two police officers who had been there the previous night. Seeing the letter and after paying a small fine, the officers released them. As for Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, they had long since forgotten them, but that sycophantic Sha Zhu wouldn't forget them.

Just as everyone was about to leave, Sha Zhu hurriedly asked the policeman beside him, "Where's Qin Huairu, who was brought here with us? Why haven't we seen her?"

Another police officer said, "Because she and her mother-in-law were accomplices and showed good remorse, they were released this morning."

Sha Zhu didn't ask any more questions after seeing that his sister Qin was alright, but the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai felt that something was wrong but couldn't quite put their finger on it.

As soon as they stepped out of the police station, Yi Zhonghai slapped an older woman across the face. Everyone looked at Yi Zhonghai with puzzled expressions. Yi Zhonghai angrily said, "Did you tip off that little bastard from the Li family? Otherwise, why would he give you the letter of forgiveness so easily? And where were you last night when the police asked you to deliver the cups?"

The old woman felt a chill and a sense of alienation as she looked at the roaring Yi Zhonghai. At this moment, the deaf old woman spoke up: "Xiao Yi, what are you doing!" Then she told Yi Zhonghai what had happened last night.

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai realized he had misunderstood, so he quickly apologized to the older woman: "Ruihua, it's all my fault. I was just angry today. Please forgive me for the sake of our long-term marriage!"

Meanwhile, the deaf old woman and Sha Zhu also tried to persuade her. Out of respect for the deaf old woman, the older woman didn't say anything more, but the thorn in her heart was planted.