Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

Li Yu and Bai Ling didn't go to the middle of the courtyard to join in the fun. Instead, they each took a stool and sat at the doorway, watching the people in the courtyard.

Liu Haizhong saw Li Yu and Bai Ling sitting at the door, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Liu Haizhong slammed the teacup down on the table with a loud "bang".

"Xu Damao, come to the front!"

"Tell me what you did last night!"

Xu Damao was stunned upon hearing this. "What did I do?"

Liu Haizhong slammed his hand on the table: "Stop playing dumb with us! Don't you know what you've done?"

Xu Damao said with a wronged expression, "I really don't know!"

Qin Jingru was still angry with Xu Damao all morning and didn't speak to him, so Xu Damao naturally didn't know what happened last night.

Xu Damao seemed genuinely unaware.

Yan Bugui then told him about what happened last night when Xu Damao was lying naked by the pool in the middle courtyard.

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then looked at Sha Zhu.

He said viciously, "Idiot Zhu, it must have been you!"

Sha Zhu glared at Xu Damao and shouted, "Xu Damao, stop spouting nonsense! I was home the whole night!"

Xu Damao had no intention of listening to Sha Zhu's explanation. Fueled by his own hot-bloodedness, Xu Damao swung his fist and charged at Sha Zhu.

Just as he reached Sha Zhu, Xu Damao kicked Sha Zhu, sending him flying backward.

Just as Xu Damao fell down, Sha Zhu quickly straddled him, reaching into Xu Damao's pocket at the same time.

"Shazhu, what are you doing! Stop it!" Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui shouted at the same time.

Sha Zhu ignored the two of them, and took a pair of women's underwear out of Xu Damao's pocket, saying:

"Xu Damao, what's that in your pocket?"

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized it was a pair of women's underwear.

"Could this be Qin Jingru's?"

"This Xu Damao is pretty weird!"

Sha Zhu held up a pair of underwear to Qin Jingru and said, "Qin Jingru, look, are these your underwear?"

Qin Jingru blushed at first, but then turned to anger the moment she realized it wasn't hers.

She said through gritted teeth, "This isn't mine."

Unexpectedly, Qin Huairu said at this moment, "This is mine. I washed it the day before yesterday and hung it to dry at the door. I didn't expect it to be gone. I thought it was blown away by the wind."

"I never expected... I never expected it was Xu Damao who stole it from me!"

Xu Damao stared in shock at the underwear in Sha Zhu's hand, completely bewildered as to why he had a pair of women's underwear in his pocket.

He was certain that this wasn't what he took, but now even mud falling into his pants was considered shit, if it wasn't.

While Xu Damao was still in shock, Qin Jingru came up and slapped him across the face, saying, "Shameless! Vulgar! Unscrupulous!"

Sha Zhu grabbed Xu Damao by the collar and said fiercely, "Xu Damao, you better give me an explanation or I'll send you to the police station and see if you'll get any peanuts then."

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui both advised, "Forget it, Xu Damao, just compensate Qin Huairu some money, and let's call it a day."

Xu Damao knew he was in trouble, so he bluntly said, "Shazhu, how much do you want me to pay?"

Sha Zhu held up one finger at Xu Damao.

Xu Damao exclaimed in shock, "Ten yuan! Are your underwear made of gold?"

Sha Zhu slapped Xu Damao across the face and said, "Ten yuan? You think you can give me a beggar's money?! One hundred yuan!"

"If you lose even a penny, I'll send you to the police station."

"Alright, alright, Sha Zhu, I admit defeat," Xu Damao said, then went back and grabbed ten black tens and threw them at Sha Zhu.

"Alright, now that the matter is resolved, let's adjourn the meeting!" With that, Liu Haizhong picked up his teacup and went home.

Li Yu and Bai Ling immediately realized that everything from last night to today was a setup by Sha Zhu to frame Xu Damao.

What Li Yu didn't expect was that Sha Zhu actually had such a brain.

When Xu Damao got home, he slapped Qin Jingru across the face.

When Qin Jingru saw that Xu Damao dared to hit her, she started fighting with him.

Before long, Qin Jingru was pinned to the ground by Xu Damao.

Xu Damao looked at Qin Jingru on the ground and said speechlessly, "We've been together every day these past two days. Don't you know whether I took Qin Huairu's underwear or not?"

"And how did I get into the yard last night? Where did you go?"

Qin Jingru just kept crying without saying a word.

Immediately after Xu Damao slapped her twice, she said that Qin Huairu had asked her to go chat.

Xu Damao knew immediately that Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu had conspired to frame him.

Qin Jingru suddenly realized what was going on.

She cried and said, "Brother Da Mao, I really didn't know they framed you."

"sorry!"

Xu Damao only pulled Qin Jingru up from the ground after he saw that she knew she was wrong.

"Silly Zhu and Qin Huairu, since you've started this, don't blame me for starting it the next time," Xu Damao said viciously.

After saying that, Xu Damao took Qin Jingru out. He planned to spread the word about Qin Huairu in Qin Family Village.

After Li Yu and Bai Ling changed their clothes, Li Yu secretly exchanged some mountain produce and seafood in the system space and prepared to go to the Bai family.

Mr. and Mrs. Bai were at home listening to the radio.

The two turned around when they heard the door open and saw their daughter arrive with a young man.

Mr. and Mrs. Bai had seen Li Yu's photo before, so they recognized the young man their daughter brought as Li Yu at a glance.

"Mom and Dad, I've brought Li Yu over for a meal!" Bai Ling said as soon as she entered the door.

"Uncle and Aunt, I apologize for disturbing you by coming to visit so suddenly today," Li Yu said.

After finishing speaking, Li Yu placed the things in her hand on the table by the entrance and said, "These are some gifts for your uncle and aunt."

Mother Bai said with a smile, "You're here, why did you bring anything?"

Bai's mother quickly invited Li Yu to sit down and then hurried to the kitchen to wash the fruit.

Just then, Bai's mother called from the kitchen, "Xiaoling, come help Mom wash the fruit."

"Okay! Coming!" Bai Ling said and went into the kitchen.

Looking at Bai Ling's smiling face, Bai's mother asked, "Are you two officially dating?"

Bai Ling nodded.

"Did you take any safety precautions?" Bai's mother suddenly asked.

Bai Ling blushed and said, "No way, what are you talking about! We didn't do anything."

The atmosphere outside between Bai's father and Li Yu grew increasingly awkward.

Mr. Bai broke the awkward silence first: "I heard you're researching machine tools now?"

"Yes, Uncle."

"Um!"

The two were instantly plunged into an awkward atmosphere again.

Mr. Bai suddenly asked again, "How far have things progressed between you and Xiaoling?"

Li Yu said, "I came here to discuss my relationship with Bai Ling with my uncle and aunt."

I heard your parents both sacrificed their lives.

Li Yu nodded and said, "Mm."

"In that case, leave your affairs to me and your aunt."

Li Yu looked at Bai's father in shock after hearing this, not understanding why Bai's father would agree so readily.

Bai's father seemed to sense his confusion.

So he said, "She told us everything about what happened between you and Xiaoling before."

"Both Xiaoling's mother and I think you are someone we can rely on."

"We are at ease entrusting Xiaoling to you."

Seeing this, Li Yu quickly said, "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely be able to take good care of Xiaoling in the future."