Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

When Zhao Tiezhu came out and saw Li Yu, he went up to him and asked, "Have you studied martial arts?"

"Having studied Bajiquan for a few years, I can say I have some ability to protect myself," Li Yu said modestly.

Zhao Tiezhu stared sharply at Li Yu and said, "Your ability to protect yourself is not just simple. You subdued four Japanese spies with ease. They must all be skilled in martial arts to do so."

"However, this is your private matter, and I won't pry too much into it."

Then Zhao Tiezhu suddenly said seriously, "After our detailed interrogation, these Japanese spies are extremely dangerous and the information they provided is very important, so you have made a great contribution."

"I will apply for a bonus for you, and we will also notify the neighborhood committee and your factory to commend you."

After hearing this, Li Yu hurriedly asked, "Won't this grand gesture attract retaliation from other Japanese spies? I'm a little scared!"

Zhao Tiezhu said to Li Yu, "This brings me to the bad news I have to tell you. According to the information we obtained from the interrogation, your information has already been leaked, so keeping a low profile is meaningless for you."

After listening to Zhao Tiezhu's account, Li Yu felt that his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, had finally died. First there was the deaf old woman, then the uncertain Yang Shude, and now there was a Japanese spy.

Li Yu felt so frustrated! He just wanted to quietly collect emotional points and amaze the world, but why was it so difficult?

Seeing Li Yu's dejected look, Zhao Tiezhu said, "Actually, you don't need to worry. Based on my assessment of your information, given your current importance, the higher-ups will definitely arrange for someone to protect you."

"For the next two days, you can just stay at the steel rolling mill if you don't have anything to do. After all, there's a security department there. As for the head of the security department, he's already taken people to arrest him."

Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Zhao Tiezhu's words. Otherwise, who wouldn't be afraid of being watched by these spies every day? Although he had the physique of three times that of a normal person, he would probably still die if he encountered firearms.

Afterwards, accompanied by two police officers, Li Yu returned to the steel mill dormitory. As soon as he arrived, he lay down on his bed and opened the system panel.

Host: Li Yu

Abilities: Bajiquan (Grandmaster level), proficient in basic mechanical repair within a 1000 cubic meter space.

Physical fitness: Three times the human limit

Technical drawings: Hot strip wide steel mill (already mastered)

Mood score: 13880

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

Seeing the 13880 emotion value on the system panel, Li Yu finally calmed down from his frustration with the Japanese spy.

Then Li Yu looked through the special items to see if there were any good things to save his life. But all he found were things like itching powder, bad luck charms, and honesty red bean buns. He wanted to find something practical, but as he was flipping through the items, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Constitution Potion (doubles current constitution, limited to one purchase) 5000 Mood Points

Limited-time invisibility potion (limited time, can be withdrawn at any time) 3000 mood points

Lightweight, close-fitting bulletproof vest (can withstand 7.62mm armor-piercing rounds, self-repairing, usable only by the host) 5000 emotional points

Li Yu kept scrolling, but even after his eyes got tired, he still couldn't see anything useful.

Later, he simply exchanged for a bulletproof vest and put it on. Although it cost him 5000 emotion points, at least he was safe now.

Li Yu was also very envious of the constitution-enhancing potion, but it was useless for him now as his current constitution was sufficient.

After returning home to the courtyard house, Yi Zhonghai went straight to the deaf old woman's house without even having dinner.

"Grandma, I'm really furious that Li family brat is going too far! This time, not only did we not kick him out, but Zhu Zi and I were also demoted."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's agitated state, the deaf old woman frowned. She slammed her cane down and said, "Zhonghai, don't worry. I'll go to the steel mill and talk to Director Yang about the worker's grade another day."

"As for the Li family boy, avoid any direct conflict with him during this period. You can try to tarnish his reputation."

Upon hearing what the deaf old woman said, Yi Zhonghai felt much better. "Grandma, I'll listen to you. Tomorrow I'll have Jia Zhangshi go out and spread the word for him."

If he can't get his job grade back, that's fine, but if he still can't get revenge on the Li family brat, then he'll really be feeling incredibly frustrated.

The deaf old woman continued, "The people in the hospital are definitely having a lot of complaints about you now, so don't even think about trying to save face."

"After a while, once you've ruined the reputation of the Li family's kid, everyone will have mostly forgotten about this matter."

"Then you can do some good deeds in the courtyard and deliver the supplies you bought for the neighborhood office. I'll then find a way to reinstate your status as a liaison officer."

"Grandma, your idea is brilliant! I'll do as you say," Yi Zhonghai said excitedly.

While Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old woman were plotting, the Jia family was in complete chaos.

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's return that she had been penalized with a pay cut, Jia Zhangshi immediately jumped up, pointed at Qin Huairu, and began to berate him:

"You good-for-nothing! Don't think I don't know you're always flirting around at the steel mill. How come you couldn't seduce Li Yu?"

"Now they've even docked my pay! Are you trying to starve this old woman and my precious grandson, Banggeng?"

As Jia Zhangshi cursed, she sprayed Qin Huairu's face with spittle. Qin Huairu initially covered her face and cried.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was getting more and more worked up with her rant, she also got angry: "Who did I seduce at the steel rolling mill? If you hadn't forced me to seduce Li Yu, would all this have happened?"

When Jia Zhangshi saw that Qin Huairu dared to contradict her, she gritted her teeth and lunged at Qin Huairu to grab her face. Qin Huairu, seeing this, pushed Jia Zhangshi to the ground.

Although Jia Zhangshi was fat, she was lazy and didn't have much strength, while Qin Huairu developed a lot of strength by working in the workshop every day.

When Madam Jia saw Qin Huairu push her down, she slapped her thigh and cried and cursed, "Qin Huairu, you heartless slut, how dare you hit me! Old Jia, Dongxu, come and take this little bitch away! Ah~ I don't want to live anymore!"

Just as Qin Huairu was about to step forward to help Jia Zhangshi up, Jia Zhangshi grabbed Qin Huairu's hair as she bent over and pulled her to the ground.

Madam Jia then straddled Qin Huairu and slapped her left and right, yelling as she did so: "You little slut, how dare you hit me! I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death!"

Just as Jia Zhangshi was beating Qin Huairu, Banggeng brought Xiaodang and Huaihua in.

Seeing his mother being beaten by Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng quickly tried to pull Jia Zhangshi away, pleading, "Don't hit my mother! Get off! Get off!"

Jia Zhangshi remained unmoved and continued to beat Qin Huairu. At this moment, Bang Geng picked up a stool that had fallen to the ground and smashed it down on Jia Zhangshi's head.

With a loud thud, Jia Zhangshi fell to the ground.