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

The next morning, Zhou Weiguo had just gotten up when he found the room empty.

He walked around the courtyard and found that Lou Xiao'e and the others were not there either.

All the cars in the yard were there. He asked the guards and learned that Bai Yuechang had sweetly called out "sister" early in the morning and taken Tian Zao and the child out to experience the breakfast of Beijing.

Just as the situation was clarified, a commotion of voices erupted from the Intermediate Court.

Zhou Weiguo opened the door to the courtyard and saw Tian Zao and the others being surrounded by Yan Fugui, Aunt San, and others, all of whom looked on with curiosity.

"Wow, Tian Zao, these two girls are dressed like fairies! Are they your relatives? Their outfits are so beautiful!" someone couldn't help but exclaim in praise.

Tian Zao, holding the child, nodded politely without saying much, only wanting to pull Lou Xiao'e and the other woman back to the east courtyard as soon as possible.

But after taking only two steps, Liu Haizhong's wife, Song Dahua, suddenly blocked her way.

"Oh my, Comrade Tianzao, this child is so adorable! Could this be Comrade Natasha's child?"

Song Dahua greeted us warmly, "You all stay in the east courtyard all day, we've never seen you. We're all neighbors in the same courtyard, why don't you come out and chat with us sometime!"

Tian Zao simply nodded, her steps unwavering. She secretly regretted letting Bai Yuechang's few words of "sister" fool her, and walked back from the central courtyard.

At this moment, the third aunt also came over, her tone somewhat probing: "Comrade Tianzao, these two young ladies are staying in your courtyard? This...this...this is not a good thing. You are still young and naive. This is not good for Chief Engineer Zhou's reputation. You can't do something foolish."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Tian Zao and the other two, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Bai Yuechang was immediately displeased. In Hong Kong, with Bond, Lei Luo, Leng Feng, and others protecting her, she had always acted with impunity, and no one had ever dared to speak to her like that.

She frowned and retorted, "Hey, what are you saying? What do you mean by 'bad reputation'? You're talking about the country, right? We live in the same courtyard, how does that affect his reputation? Your thinking is so feudal!"

As soon as Bai Yuechang opened her mouth, everyone noticed something was off; her accent was completely different from the accents of the people around her.

Aunt Song Dahua squinted as she stepped forward and asked in a slightly strange tone, "Young lady, where are you from? Your accent sounds quite unique."

Seeing that Song Dahua's attitude was kind and not at all arrogant, Bai Yuechang's tone softened as well: "Auntie, I'm from Hong Kong, so my way of speaking is a little different from that on the mainland."

As soon as these words were spoken, the courtyard fell silent instantly, and everyone wore strange expressions, especially the second aunt, whose eyes kept flickering, as if she was plotting something.

Just then, Xu Damao strolled out of the backyard.

He was taken aback at first, then trotted forward with a fawning expression, staring at Lou Xiao'e and saying, "Miss Lou? My mother said your whole family went to Hong Kong. When did you come back?"

These words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, freezing the scene completely. Everyone looked at Lou Xiao'e and Bai Yuechang with incredulous eyes.

Everyone in the courtyard knew that Xu Damao's mother used to work for Lou Bancheng's family.

Half a year ago, when she returned, she casually mentioned that the entire Lou family had moved to Hong Kong long ago. But now, Lou Xiao'e is standing here alive and well. What happened?

"What are you all doing here? Making such a racket so early in the morning, can't a person get any sleep?" An impatient voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Yi Zhonghai standing at the door with a complaining expression, holding a crying child. He was clearly disturbed by the noise outside.

Aunt Er's eyes lit up, and she immediately ran to Yi Zhonghai's side, whispered in his ear for a long time, and explained the whole story clearly.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's expression changed drastically, and his eyes sharpened instantly as he stared intently at Lou Xiao'e and Bai Yuechang.

As if thinking of something, his eyes gradually reddened, revealing an indescribable excitement.

Seeing this, Zhou Weiguo immediately scolded, "Alright, what are you all doing blocking the yard? Have nothing better to do?"

Tian Zao and the others felt as if they had been granted a pardon, and hurriedly returned to the east courtyard with their heads down.

Zhou Weiguo locked the gate to the side courtyard before turning to the group and saying helplessly, "You guys, don't go to the middle courtyard unless you have to. It's not like our courtyard doesn't have a back gate."

Seeing that Zhou Weiguo's expression was not good, Bai Yuechang quickly pulled Lou Xiao'e aside and whispered an explanation.

Inside the courtyard, the expressions on everyone's faces varied.

Xu Damao looked completely bewildered, his eyes darting around as he watched Lou Xiao'e jog away.

The second auntie called out to the third auntie, who seemed preoccupied, and pulled her toward Yi Zhonghai's house.

An older woman was standing at the door when she saw the two of them rushing in. Curious, she asked, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? What happened?"

The second aunt went to the window first, and after confirming that the door to the east courtyard was closed, she lowered her voice and said, "It's terrible! Something big has happened in our courtyard! Zhou Weiguo brought back two enemy spies! As the top three aunties in the courtyard, we have to take care of this!"

The three women turned pale and quickly waved their hands, saying, "No way? Mr. Zhou is a high-ranking leader, how could he possibly be involved with enemy agents? I think you've misunderstood."

"Misunderstanding? How could that be?"

The second aunt glared at him. "Two women from Hong Kong, dressed like vixens, how could this be a misunderstanding? Let me tell you, no one can hold us back! Don't forget, the neighborhood committee set up us liaison officers precisely to guard against enemy agents. No matter how deep Zhou Weiguo's background or how powerful his connections are, as long as he's associated with enemy agents, we absolutely cannot protect him! Besides, by reporting this matter, we're helping him; he should be thanking us."

Upon hearing Second Aunt's words, Third Aunt's face immediately fell. Yan Fugui had just told her that he was planning to find a way for Zhou Weiguo to help arrange a job for his child, but with something like this happening, how could he possibly get away with it if he reported it to Zhou Weiguo? His Second Aunt was really something; couldn't she have waited until now? Why did she have to bring this up now? She should at least wait until Zhou Weiguo had arranged a job for the child before reporting him!

The older woman hesitated, saying tentatively, "Second Aunt, I think Third Aunt has a point. Chief Engineer Zhou is a high-ranking leader; he shouldn't make such a mistake. Maybe those two young women are technicians, like Natasha, here to help?"

The third aunt's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing the first aunt's words. "Hey, yes, yes, I think the first aunt is right. And the second aunt, I think the first aunt makes a good point. I also think those two girls are very likely technicians, probably here to help us?"

Hearing this, the second aunt's face darkened, and she immediately retorted sarcastically, "Help with what? Help with having a baby? Natasha just had a child with Zhou Weiguo, didn't she? We're all from the same compound, everyone knows who's who. If you ask me, Zhou Weiguo doesn't deserve to be a leader at all. He's messing around with women, his personal life is a complete mess. We must report this truthfully, and not only the enemy spy incident, but also his messy relationships and having foreign experts have his babies. Do you have any objections?"

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