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

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zi's face turned bright red, and his expression instantly became anxious.

"Uncle, you can't say things like that! If Lili hears this, I definitely won't be able to go to bed tonight."

Seeing Zhu Zi's panicked expression, Zhou Weiguo almost burst out laughing. It seemed that Tian Zao's advice to Yu Li after dealing with this guy last time was quite effective, and the fact that Yu Li was pregnant had also put the kid at ease.

"Alright, alright, it's good that you've learned your lesson. Your uncle was just worried you'd get fooled by that woman Qin Huairu again. By the way, how's Qin Huairu doing at the factory lately? Has she been sneaking into the small storage rooms with anyone? Has she been coming over asking for food?"

Zhu Zi quickly shook his head: "Uncle, I don't care about this kind of thing. Why are you asking me? Qin Huairu can hang out with whoever she wants. Anyway, she's not in our kitchen's little storeroom. She's already gone to the East District. We're all family here in the West District, so don't worry, I definitely won't pay any attention to her. It's just that in the yard, Qin Huairu is still the same. Occasionally, I'll cook a nice meal for Lili, and she'll come over to ask for it. But don't worry, I won't even open the door. If she calls for a while and no one answers, she'll leave."

Although Zhou Weiguo was somewhat surprised by Zhu Zi's change, he didn't delve into it, only asking, "I've been away for a while, has anything happened in the courtyard in the past month or so?"

"Uncle, everything's peaceful in the yard, nothing's wrong. Yi Zhonghai is like a different person now. He used to love meddling in everything, but now he never leaves the house. Besides going to work, he stays at home taking care of his wife and looking after the deaf old lady in the backyard."

"Over at Liu Haizhong's house, Liu Guangtian is now making all the decisions. Liu Guangfu is always hanging around with his brother. Yan Fugui's family is still the same as always, stingy and frugal. By the way, the whole compound hasn't had a general meeting in a long time, which has reduced a lot of trouble."

"By the way, Uncle, Director Wang from the neighborhood committee has been transferred, and a new director has come in, and she's still surnamed Wang. She just arrived and immediately punished that fat Wang woman by making her clean the toilets. I think she deserves it. You know, in this kind of year, while we're not starving, that Wang Meili is just too big! She's practically a fat pig. Oh, and that Wang Meili has her eye on Liu Guangtian from the Liu family. She comes to the yard every few days, smelling terrible, and it's driving everyone crazy."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo almost burst out laughing: "Has the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office stirred up trouble with that Wang fellow?"

Suddenly, he remembered America's next move and felt he had to tell the kid.

"Zhu Zi, remember to stock up on supplies for the house these next few days, things might get a bit chaotic in a while."

He Yuzhu was taken aback, but didn't think much of it: "Uncle, this is Beijing, what kind of trouble could possibly happen? You didn't just hear someone spouting nonsense, did you?"

Zhou Weiguo slapped the pillar on the head: "You brat, just do what I tell you to do, stop talking so much nonsense! By the way, do you still keep in touch with your dad?"

He Yuzhu became displeased and his face was full of displeasure as soon as his father was mentioned.

"Uncle, I haven't contacted He Daqing. I can't be bothered with him."

"Do you have He Daqing's current address or contact information?"

Zhu Zi, who originally didn't want to speak, quickly changed his mind when he saw Zhou Weiguo raise his hand.

"I didn't... well, Yushui probably did. He Daqing wrote her a letter, and Yushui also called He Daqing."

"Alright, alright, as long as we're in touch. Remember to call He Daqing and tell him to move back to Beijing as soon as possible. Just say it was me who said it, so I don't have to make a trip to Baocheng to beat him up again."

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

At 10 p.m., after Tian Zao and the others had all gone to sleep, Zhou Weiguo returned alone to the same theater as before.

Only when they entered the same room as before and saw the Snow Woman sitting quietly inside did they reveal themselves.

Upon seeing Zhou Weiguo appear, Xue Nu's usually calm face showed a hint of joy, and she immediately knelt down.

"Xue'er greets her master."

Zhou Weiguo waved his hand: "Alright, hurry up and take me to see Tamamo-no-Mae."

Afterwards, the two entered the shrine that had been built over many years by the day again through a secret passage.

Now, apart from Tamamo-no-Mae and Yuki, everyone else in the shrine is Zhou Weiguo's people.

The two walked directly through the secret passage to Tamamo-no-Mae's former office. Zhou Weiguo pushed open the door and saw Tamamo-no-Mae looking at the documents with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing the commotion, Tamamo-no-Mae glanced over and immediately knelt down, bowing respectfully: "Tamamo-no-Mae greets her master."

Zhou Weiguo waved his hand: "Speak, what is it that you called me here in such a hurry?"

"Master, we just received intelligence that the headquarters of 'Hyakki Yagyō' has issued an order for us to immediately understand the situation of the Xia Kingdom's fleet and its coastal defenses. We are also instructed to mobilize as many 'Hyakki Yagyō' personnel as possible from the entire northeastern region to the northeastern coastal area. In addition, we are required to prepare a temporary squad of 500 people to be stationed in the northeastern region and await orders at any time."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo's expression changed: "Yu'er, will you be participating in this operation by the United States?"

Tamamo nodded expressionlessly: "Yes, Master. The United States ordered our navy to assemble the day before yesterday, and demanded that all of our ships of 3 tons or more, totaling 23, be deployed to the waters near the Diaoyu Islands within three days to assemble with the United States' Seventh Fleet. However, according to inside information from my headquarters, our navy has also urgently assembled no fewer than 15 medium-sized ships, and no fewer than 5000 army personnel have been temporarily transferred to the naval base."

Zhou Weiguo frowned upon hearing this.

He understood that the US would try to avoid a direct confrontation with the Chinese navy this time, since their main objective was to flex China's muscles and then find a way to secretly contact China. Their primary goal was to deal with the so-called new fleet and fighter jets of the US. But what was going on with this move by the Japanese? Did these little devils still have designs on China? Did they want to secretly continue to cause trouble behind the scenes?

"Yu'er, which cabinet is in power right now? Shouldn't they have all been replaced with new cabinet members a few months ago?"

Tamamo-no-Mae's expression was grave: "Master, the cabinet in the 'Little Days' hasn't been completely replaced yet. The current prime minister is the former fourth-in-line defense minister, who did not accompany the previous prime minister to that event. He now has complete control over the military and political affairs of the 'Little Days'. This defense minister is an extreme right-wing extremist, so you can probably imagine the state of the newly formed cabinet."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo wished he could go back to Xiao Rizhi by himself and "set off fireworks" all over the country.