I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

The little kid was clearly terrified, and even the people who came with him retreated outside, afraid of getting hurt.

"Waaah..." With a gun stuffed in his mouth, the little kid's face was filled with terror.

Zhou Weiguo just stared at him coldly, then suddenly lunged forward with a loud "bang".

Then you see the little kid looking completely relaxed, and then you hear the sound of running water.

Zhou Weiguo looked down and yelled, "You little brat, you have absolutely no sense of public decency! You're relieving yourself in public like this! Get out of here! Just looking at you makes me sick!"

Upon hearing this, the little kid felt as if he had been granted a pardon and turned to run outside.

Seeing that the little brat had left, Zhou Weiguo sat back down and said with a smile, "It's alright, let's continue our conversation."

At this moment, Wu Yousheng said with concern, "Brother Zhou, isn't what you're doing a bit inappropriate?"

Zhou Weiguo laughed and said, "Don't worry, brother. Although there are quite a few people I can't afford to offend in Beijing, that kid is definitely not one of them, not even if you include his ancestors for eighteen generations."

Natasha burst out laughing, complaining, "You, you're so mean!"

Zhou Weiguo laughed and said, "No, I'm just stating the facts."

Seeing Brother Wu's worried expression, Zhou Weiguo said, "Brother Wu, don't worry. By the way, you said your little villa was sealed off?"

After recovering from his shock, Brother Wu said bitterly, "Yes, Fan Jinyou from the neighborhood committee said they suspect there's still gold and silver hidden inside, so they've temporarily sealed it off."

Zhou Weiguo asked, "So where do you and your family live now?"

Brother Wu said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's a bit embarrassing to say, but I have an apprentice who went to join the army a few years ago. He gave me the key to a house and asked me to look after it. Fortunately, no one lives there, so my whole family has to make do there temporarily."

Zhou Weiguo said, "Brother Wu, I don't recommend you stay in that Western-style house anymore. From now on, it's not suitable to be too high-profile; the more low-profile, the better, especially for someone like you who ran a restaurant before the founding of the People's Republic of China. You need to be even more low-profile, do you understand what I mean?"

Brother Wu glanced at Zhou Weiguo thoughtfully, then nodded with a bitter expression.

Thinking of this, Zhou Weiguo suddenly realized that the courtyard he had built during the construction of the converter was still empty. Wouldn't it be perfect to let Master Zhu live there?

Zhou Weiguo smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. I bought a piece of land in Nanluoguxiang a while ago and built three small courtyards. If you need one, I can rent it to you. As for the Western-style building, whether you rent it to the neighborhood committee or arrange for its relocation, you can think about it yourself."

Upon hearing this, Brother Wu's face lit up with joy, and he said directly, "In that case, I thank you very much, Brother Zhou! To be honest, my apprentice's house is too small; our whole family simply can't fit in. But to trouble you with such a huge favor, I really don't know how to thank you enough."

Zhou Weiguo smiled and said, "We're all family, there's no need to thank me, you're too kind."

Brother Wu seemed to be considering something. After thinking for a long time, he finally said, "Brother Zhou, I have a suggestion. It's about that Western-style house you mentioned earlier. I bought it in 49. Back then, those high-ranking officials and wealthy people were in a hurry to flee, so I got a good deal. But now, as you said, it's really not appropriate for me to keep this house. I was thinking of transferring it to you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo quickly waved his hand, but before he could speak, Brother Wu pressed him down and continued, "Brother, I can also see that you are a capable and visionary person."

But I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know how to give. Even though we have a relationship through Zhuzi, you can't let me feel indebted to you all the time. Don't you think that makes sense?

This house is more of a curse than a blessing in disguise for me. Just consider it helping your brother out and take over this mansion, okay? Besides, the mansion is still sealed off. Someone like me, without power or influence, probably won't be able to get it unsealed. Unsealing the mansion will likely require your intervention, brother. We can go back and move our valuables out."

Hearing this, Zhou Weiguo still felt it was inappropriate and quickly said, "Brother, you're being too polite. Besides, I'm only renting out my house to you. What would it look like if you gave me a Western-style house? It's not appropriate, not appropriate at all!"

Upon hearing this, Brother Wu's expression turned serious as he said, "Brother, no matter how close a family is, unless they are husband and wife, father and son, other things still need to be divided. Besides, don't think I don't know, just those four workstations probably cost at least two or three thousand, right?"

Hearing this, and seeing that Zhou Weiguo still wanted to speak, Brother Wu said seriously, "Brother Zhou, if we don't accept this house, then we don't need your help finding a job. It's settled then."

Seeing this situation, Zhou Weiguo had no choice but to nod in agreement.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Weiguo got up to say goodbye and made an appointment to come to Zhuzi's house the next morning.

On the way back to the city, Natasha drove, and the journey was smooth, leading directly back to the courtyard.

..................

The next morning, as dawn broke.

Zhou Weiguo carefully pulled his leg out from under Natasha. He then washed up.

After everything was tidied up, he woke up Zhuzi and Yushui, handed Yushui 5 yuan and some tickets, and said, "Go buy some breakfast."

Immediately afterwards, he tossed the key to the south courtyard to Zhu Zi and instructed, "Go next door and tidy it up a bit. Don't wait for your master and the others to come over; it'll still be a mess there."

More than an hour later, Zhu Zi returned looking disheveled.

Seeing this, Zhou Weiguo suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, what did Master Li tell you when he left last time? I was at the factory at the time and didn't see him."

He Yuzhu slapped his forehead, then remembered and said, "Uncle, Master Li said he put what you wanted in the usual place and told you to remember to check it. He even came to the factory several times and asked me for the key to your yard, but I checked the yard later and didn't see him bring you anything, so I forgot about it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo immediately understood.

He told Zhu Zi to go eat, and then he went straight into the cellar.

Upon closer inspection, he found more than a dozen large wooden crates inside. This time, he didn't even look at them closely, simply putting them all into his spatial storage before leaving the cellar again.

As soon as he stepped out the door, Zhou Weiguo heard a commotion outside, so he quickly hurried out.