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

Zhou Weiguo said in a serious tone, "What am I pretending for? What am I acting like?"

Natasha teased, "Like a true gentleman!"

These words made Zhou Weiguo lose face: "Get down! Get down! You're talking nonsense all day long. What are you doing, a woman, clinging to me all day? Don't you know what it means for men and women not to touch each other! I'll give you..."

Before he could finish speaking, the knocking on the door started again, "bang bang bang".

Natasha looked at Zhou Weiguo with a teasing expression, shrugged helplessly, and got up again.

Zhou Weiguo stood up, his face full of displeasure, and flung open the door, saying directly, "Yi Zhonghai, are you looking for trouble...?"

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he stopped abruptly. "Director Wang? What brings you here?"

Director Wang, standing at the door, looked apologetic: "For the sake of the country, is Comrade Natasha here?"

Zhou Weiguo awkwardly stepped aside. Director Wang, seeing Natasha sitting at the table, covering her mouth and chuckling, said, "Comrade Natasha, I'm so sorry to bother you at this time. I'm here today mainly to discuss the handling of Liu Haizhong's case. Is now a convenient time for you?"

Natasha looked at Zhou Weiguo and asked with a smile, "Weiguo, is this convenient?"

Seeing this, Director Wang silently lowered his head.

Zhou Weiguo was taken aback by the question, and quickly replied, "There's nothing inconvenient for me, as long as it's convenient for you."

Director Wang then looked up and said, "Regarding Liu Haizhong's punishment, we have currently drafted six points: First, he will receive six months of ideological education at the street office; second, he will be responsible for cleaning and tidying the public toilets at the entrance of your compound for six months of labor reform; third, he will be ordered to compensate Comrade Natasha 200 yuan for reputational damage; fourth, he will be removed from his position as the compound's head steward; fifth, a compound-wide meeting will be held to criticize him and require him to make a public apology; sixth, his mistakes will be reported to the steel rolling mill, so that the steel rolling mill can impose a second punishment on him. Comrade Natasha, do you think this punishment is appropriate? If you feel it is not enough, we can adjust it." After speaking, he looked at Natasha expectantly.

Natasha turned to look at Zhou Weiguo.

Zhou Weiguo thought to himself: "Director Wang's punishment of Liu Haizhong this time is quite severe. It seems he's worried Natasha might hold a grudge." However, for Liu Haizhong, of all the punishments, removing him from his position as the supervisor was probably the most devastating. So he said, "I have no objection. Natasha, you decide."

Natasha nodded: "I agree, Director Wang. You can arrange it as you see fit."

Director Wang was overjoyed: "Great! Comrade Natasha, rest assured, our subdistrict office will definitely deal with this black sheep seriously!"

Seeing that Natasha stopped speaking and only nodded, she turned to Zhou Weiguo, "Weiguo, there's something else. Jia Zhangshi has been sentenced to a year of labor reform at a farm in the western suburbs. I'm telling you this, but don't tell the Jia family yet. The procedures there aren't finished. Someone will notify them to deliver the grain later."

After saying that, Director Wang took his leave.

After seeing Director Wang off, Zhou Weiguo locked the door again, sat back down in his original seat, and ate his meal with his head down.

Sure enough, Natasha snuggled into his arms again, pressing herself against him so close that their faces were less than five centimeters apart.

Natasha said earnestly, "Little master, isn't this what they call 'saying one thing but doing another'?"

Before she could continue speaking, Zhou Weiguo suddenly kissed her.

Natasha immediately wrapped her arms around his neck passionately, and the two became entwined.

Just then, the knocking on the door started again.

Zhou Weiguo glared angrily at the door, but Natasha turned his face away and continued kissing him.

The knocking grew more urgent, accompanied by He Yuzhu's shouts: "Uncle! Open the door! Leave us some food! We haven't eaten yet!"

Natasha shrugged helplessly again, gave Zhou Weiguo a light kiss on the lips, and then got up to open the door.

He Yuzhu and He Yushui walked in looking dejected. When He Yuzhu saw Zhou Weiguo's menacing gaze, he couldn't help but shiver.

He remembered the last time he'd been stared at like that—he'd been badly beaten. Just as he hesitated whether to turn and run, Zhou Weiguo swiftly pulled out a pistol, slammed it on the table, and coldly said, "I want to see who's next to knock on the door! Whoever it is, they'll taste what I'm made of!"

Upon seeing the pistol, He Yuzhu instinctively shrank back, stammering, "Um... Uncle, don't be impulsive, it's not that serious, it's not that big of a deal, why would you need a gun? Hey, Uncle, where did you hide that gun?"

He Yushui looked at her uncle with a face full of fear, but her eyes remained fixed on the pistol on the table.

Seeing this, Natasha gently patted Zhou Weiguo's shoulder: "Look at you, you've scared the child. Little Yushui, do you want to play with this pistol?"

He Yushui's eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded excitedly, asking in a low voice, "Auntie, is it okay?"

Natasha laughed and said, "Why not? Come here, your aunt will teach you how to play with a gun." As she spoke, she skillfully picked up the pistol, disassembled it into parts in a few quick movements, and then quickly reassembled it after confirming it was safe. However, she didn't load any bullets. She then handed the gun to He Yushui, who was full of admiration.

He Yuzhu watched Natasha's smooth and skillful handling with astonishment, then quietly sidled up to Zhou Weiguo: "Uncle, my aunt is really something else! Her skill with guns is better than even the soldiers in our security department, and her pistol handling technique is probably top-notch!"

Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but glance at Natasha's slender hands, then quickly shook his head: "Go eat, stop talking so much nonsense."

That night, Zhou Weiguo had no choice but to share another night with He Yuzhu, while Natasha and He Yushui slept in the adjacent side room.

The next morning, Zhou Weiguo couldn't contain himself as soon as he woke up. He decided to go to the east wing to check on the progress of the house construction. If it wasn't working out, he would clean up Yi Zhonghai's house first, because it was too cramped to squeeze in with He Yuzhu.

He was about to wake He Yuzhu when he found no one in bed.

Pushing open the door, I saw He Yuzhu standing by the sink, his face flushed, holding a toothbrush cup, watching Qin Huairu wash clothes intently.

"Zhu Zi, why are you up so early today? You usually only get up right before work."

"Qin... Sister-in-law Jia, I'm a leader now, so I can't just coast along like before. Otherwise, how will my subordinates get their jobs?"

Upon hearing "Sister-in-law Jia," Qin Huairu's expression changed slightly, then she paused, stunned, and asked curiously, "Zhuzi, you've become the class monitor?"

He Yuzhu then realized, "Oh, Sister Qin, you don't know? I was just promoted to deputy director of the cafeteria, and my uncle became the head of the technical department."

Qin Huairu's hand trembled, and her clothes fell into the pool. She excitedly grabbed He Yuzhu's clothes: "Silly Zhu, you've become the deputy director of the cafeteria? Zhou Weiguo even became a section chief? Don't tease me, Qin-jie! The deputy director of the cafeteria is a proper official position, not something an ordinary worker can hold! Besides, isn't Zhou Weiguo still in school? How could he possibly be a section chief?"