Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

In Li Huaide's office, Li Yu looked at Li Huaide, whose mouth was practically stretched to his ears in a wide grin.

"Brother Li, are you getting too excited?"

After pouring Li Yu a cup of tea, Li Huaide said, "You have no idea how much I've suffered! I've been feeling incredibly stifled lately."

After taking a sip of tea, Li Yu said, "This matter alone can't bring him down. With his powerful connections, as long as he doesn't come, you're basically out of luck, brother."

Li Huaide sighed and said, "What can we do? It's just that they have a good father."

Li Yu said, "Actually, we can find a way to make my research workshop independent and then set up our own factory."

"It's not that easy. The country is facing such difficulties right now. Where would we find the money and energy to set up a factory?" Li Huaide said.

"There will be a way. I'll have to help you out, Brother Li!"

Upon hearing Li Yu say this, Li Huaide replied, "As long as that day comes, I will definitely do my best."

Ever since Zheng Qiushi arrived, Li Yu had made up his mind to either get rid of him or go out on his own.

Both paths are difficult.

After venting his anger on Ma Wude in the office, Zheng Qiushi planned to call his father in advance to tell him what had happened that day.

He had barely finished explaining when a furious roar came from the other end of the phone:

"Are you brainless? Haven't I reminded you that the most important thing for the steel rolling mill right now is to study the workshop?"

"No matter how great the research workshop's achievements, you'll get a share of the credit, right? And instead of fully supporting it, you dare to obstruct it!"

"I'll personally go to your minister Liu Jie's house tonight to clean up your mess."

"If it happens again, you should resign."

Zheng Qiushi could only nod and agree as his father roared incessantly from the other end of the phone.

In the following days, Zheng Qiushi became more obedient, and he submitted all the materials that Li Yu needed to apply for in a timely manner.

Besides being busy with the production of steelmaking furnaces, Li Yu has also been inquiring about news of Yuan Lao.

Just as Li Yu returned home, Bai Ling gave him an address.

"Is this the person you asked me to inquire about?"

"Just an ordinary teacher; the address is on the note."

Li Yu looked at the note as if it were a priceless treasure, and said excitedly:

"This ordinary teacher will soon become extraordinary."

"He will soon shock the world!"

Seeing that Li Yu was so excited that he started talking nonsense, Bai Ling became extremely curious about him as well.

She decided to keep an eye on this person and see what earth-shattering things he would do.

Just as Li Yu excitedly put away the note...

Xu Damao was picked up from the detention center by his parents.

Xu Damao's face was sallow, his eyes were sunken, and his hair was a mess.

When Xu's mother saw her son in this state at the entrance of the detention center, she covered her mouth and cried.

She took a few steps to Xu Damao and said, "How did it all turn out like this?"

When Xu's father saw Xu Damao's current state, he hated Li Yu to the core, but at the same time felt helpless about Xu Damao.

Why did you have to provoke them in the first place? If you're going to provoke someone, at least do it properly.

Xu Damao and his parents returned home and took a shower.

Looking at Xu Damao, who had lost weight, Xu's mother said with heartache, "You should rest for a while. Don't rush to find a job right now."

Xu's father also planned to let Xu Damao rest for a while before buying him a job.

Xu Damao said, chewing his food continuously:

"No, I need to start working early. If I can't beat Li Yu, and if I can't beat Sha Zhu either, I might as well die."

After hearing what his son said, Xu Wude decided to inquire about suitable positions the next day.

Jia Jia's wife, Qin Huairu, and Jia Zhangshi were eating when Jia Zhangshi looked at the cabbage and cornbread on the table and said with dissatisfaction:

"Why is Qin Huairu making cabbage and cornbread again? We haven't had meat in ages!"

Banggeng, Xiaodang, and Huaihua chimed in, "Mommy, I want to eat meat!"

Qin Huairu looked at the three children and then at Jia Zhangshi, and said, "Mom, we don't have much money left this month. I'll buy meat when I get my salary at the end of the month."

Madam Jia persisted, asking, "Where did all that money go in a month?"

As he spoke, he stuffed a steamed bun into his mouth.

Qin Huairu felt nauseous watching Jia Zhangshi stuff herself, but she still said, "The rations have been reduced, and the price of grain on the black market has gone up. There's nothing I can do!"

At this point, Qin Huairu couldn't help but think of Sha Zhu, who hadn't spoken to her in a long time.

Since Sha Zhu stopped providing lunchboxes, things have become increasingly difficult for this family.

"Mom, I plan to take leave tomorrow and go back to Qin Family Village," Qin Huairu said.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi said impatiently, "Your salary is already low, why are you taking leave? Are you planning to go back and find some other man?"

Qin Huairu slammed the bowl down on the table:

"Mom, what are you saying! I was planning to go back and introduce my cousin Qin Jingru to Sha Zhu."

"Why should we introduce someone to that heartless idiot Zhu?" Jia Zhangshi said with dissatisfaction.

"Shazhu hasn't been giving us lunchboxes lately, so I'm planning to introduce Qin Jingru to him."

"That way, he'll definitely continue to provide our family with lunchboxes in the future."

When Jia Zhangshi thought of Sha Zhu's lunchbox, she immediately felt that this was also acceptable.

"If Sha Zhu doesn't give our family lunchboxes, I'll go to his house and make a scene every day!"

The next morning, Qin Huairu arrived at Qin Family Village. Her parents, seeing her return, immediately asked, "Huairu, why are you back? Did something happen?"

"He just comes to see my cousin Jingru. I'm planning to introduce her to someone from the city."

When Qin's parents heard that this was good news, they immediately went to call Qin Jingru over.

Upon hearing that she was to be introduced to a potential partner from the city, she quickly packed a few changes of clothes, took a few kilograms of grain, and set off with Qin Huairu.

On the way, Qin Jingru kept asking about the man.

I heard that the other party not only has two rooms but also a cook, and most importantly, no in-laws.

Qin Jingru couldn't help but ask Qin Huairu, "Is that person really that good?"

"Of course, when has your sister ever lied to you? It's just that now that you're married, you should help your sister more."

"You know that I'm the only one working in my family now, and I have to support five people."

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Qin Jingru quickly patted her chest and said, "No problem, I definitely won't forget you, sister."