Courtyard House: The Road to an Industrial Power

Seeing that the two were almost done, Director Wang continued to announce: "After the divorce, of the two rooms in the house, one will be given to Ms. Zhang."

"The entire deposit will be split equally, totaling one hundred and twenty dollars. Zhang will take sixty dollars!"

After the hospital-wide meeting ended, Yi Zhonghai, with a dark face, went to his home with an older woman to divide the rooms and money.

He smashed pots and bowls to vent his anger.

Lin Weidong then found He Daqing, who was cleaning up the kitchen.

"Uncle He, I need to tell you something."

He Daqing looked at Lin Weidong and asked, "What is it?"

Lin Weidong said with a smile, "What do you think of that old lady?"

"Would you like to consider it?"

The rag in He Daqing's hand fell to the ground with a "thud": "What do you mean?"

"Shall we be together?"

"Of course it's true." Lin Weidong nodded.

"She talked to me about it before; all you have to do is agree."

He Daqing was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with a smile: "Great! I've always thought that old lady is a really nice person. She even took care of Zhuzi and Yushui before."

Inside Yi Zhonghai's house, an elderly woman was holding a quilt.

Yi Zhonghai leaned against the door frame as he packed his clothes and moved them into the room he had been assigned.

With a disgruntled expression, he sneered, "Go ahead and move it, let's see how long you can be so smug!"

"A woman nearing fifty, without a man, with only sixty yuan and a dilapidated house."

"Let's see how you manage from now on!"

"You'd better be frugal, or you'll starve to death in this courtyard and embarrass us all!"

The older woman paused as she carried the items, then turned around.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai's displeased expression, he said, "Whether I'm doing well or not is none of your concern!"

"I have hands and feet, I won't starve!"

"As for you, hanging out with that deaf old woman, you're bound to get yourself into trouble sooner or later!"

After saying that, she ignored Yi Zhonghai and started packing her things, standing ramrod straight.

On the other side, He Daqing was overjoyed after seeing Lin Weidong off.

He quickly called Sha Zhu and He Yushui over, and said with a smile, "Zhuzi, Yushui, I have something to tell you. I'm planning to live with an old lady."

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh: "Dad, this is great news!"

"This kind-hearted old lady is a hundred times better than that bastard, the White Widow! I wholeheartedly agree!"

He Yushui nodded with a smile: "Dad, Auntie has always taken good care of us. We feel at ease knowing that you two are together and looking after each other."

Jia Zhangshi, who lived in the courtyard, saw all of this.

His eyes darted around, and his mind instantly became active.

Yi Zhonghai divorced an older woman and is now alone.

Although he lost real power, he still had some money in his hands.

I'm all alone, so if I could team up with Yi Zhonghai, I wouldn't have to worry about food and drink anymore.

I can even hold my head high in the yard, this is a worthwhile deal!

She stroked her chin, secretly plotting how to bring this up with Yi Zhonghai.

He definitely won't agree to it now, so Jia Zhangshi is determined to sabotage anyone who gets close to Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was furious after being scolded by an older woman.

He then turned and walked towards the deaf old woman's house.

He had just entered the room and finished discussing the divorce, the division of the house, and the division of money.

The deaf old woman slammed her hand on the table.

"I didn't expect Zhang to be so clever; she even knew to go to the neighborhood committee!"

Only then did Yi Zhonghai remember what he had seen yesterday: "I saw her coming out of the west courtyard yesterday, do you think it could be...?"

The deaf old woman knew immediately that this must be the idea of ​​that little beast Lin Weidong.

"This must have been Lin Weidong's idea. I knew it! Why would she go to the neighborhood committee?"

"And Zhao Xiulan was definitely involved in this."

Yi Zhonghai nodded: "The director said that Zhao Xiulan will be transferred after the New Year."

"The Lin family is simply our nemesis," the deaf old woman said helplessly.

All she hopes now is that Lin Weidong will be busy later on, and that Zhao Xiulan can have some peace and quiet after being transferred away.

Lin.

Lin Weidong told his parents with a smile about how he had tried to match He Daqing with the old lady.

"Mom, I talked to Uncle He, and he's willing to share a meal with this old lady."

"I'll go talk to that older woman about this in a little while."

"After the New Year, let them get their marriage certificate. Yi Zhonghai will probably be spitting blood then."

Zhao Xiulan laughed and patted Lin Weidong's arm: "You silly child."

He then added, "Actually, this is quite good."

"The old lady is a woman with a hard life, and He Daqing is a very honest man. The two of them will surely have a good life together."

Lin Jianjun chimed in, "Yes, it's a hundred times better than following Yi Zhonghai."

Lin Weidong then joked, "Then I can't call her 'Auntie' anymore; I'll probably have to call her 'Auntie He' instead."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Xiulan suddenly covered her mouth, coughed lightly, and her face turned slightly pale.

Lin Weidong and Lin Jianjun immediately rushed forward, their faces full of concern: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Zhao Xiulan shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I guess I just ate too much these past couple of days."

Lin Weidong's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Mom, did you get your period this month?"

Zhao Xiulan paused for a moment, then shook her head.

Lin Weidong exclaimed in surprise, "Mom, you might be pregnant!"

Lin Jianjun was taken aback at first, then suddenly hugged Zhao Xiulan tightly.

Her voice trembled with excitement: "Really? That's wonderful!"

"This is like having a child late in life; our family is about to grow again!"

But after a few seconds, he let go, his face full of worry. "No, you're almost forty. It's too dangerous for an older mother. What should we do?"

"Dad, don't worry," Lin Weidong quickly reassured him.

"I'll have someone arrange for Mr. Lin from the association to deliver my mother's baby."

Lin Jianjun asked with suspicion, "Does this Mr. Lin have any particularly important connections?"

Lin Weidong said with a smile, "Just the fact that a female doctor like her is addressed as 'sir' should tell you who she is, right?"

Lin Jianjun immediately knew who it was.

Lin Jianjun was relieved and held Zhao Xiulan's hand tightly, his eyes full of affection.

Yi Zhonghai came out of the deaf old woman's house and had just reached the door.

Then I saw an old lady holding a brand new brass lock.

With a "click," the door to his room was locked.

Seeing the middle-aged woman's efficient manner, Yi Zhonghai's face turned ashen.

He snorted coldly and slammed his door shut, followed by a muffled thud as things were smashed inside.

Zhang didn't even look at him, turned around and went out to buy groceries. (PS: In the following plot, all instances of "auntie" will be changed to Zhang.)

As soon as Zhang arrived at the gate of the courtyard, she met Yan Bugui, who was watering the flowers.

Zhang nodded to the other party and started to walk outside. At this moment, Yan Bugui called out to Zhang, "Auntie, are you going out?"

Zhang looked at Yan Bugui and said, "From now on, I'm not an old lady anymore. From now on, I'll be called Zhang."

After saying that, she looked at Yan Bugui's watering can and said, "Aren't you afraid the flowers will freeze to death in the dead of winter?"

Yan Bugui stared at Zhang Shi, stunned. He hadn't expected her to be such a completely different person after the divorce.

Not only did the way they address each other change, but their whole demeanor became sharper.

As soon as Zhang stepped out of the alley, he encountered several thugs who kept probing and staring at the entrance of the courtyard house at number 95.

After Zhang left, the skinny man looked at the little rascal and said, "Big brother, this woman seems to be from that courtyard house. Should we ask her for news about Lin Weidong?"

The brat raised his hand and slapped him: "What nonsense are you asking about? That's called alerting the enemy."