Courtyard House: In this life, I have a new home!

Banggeng had just eaten a roast chicken and his stomach was bulging, so he didn't even look at the leftovers and cornbread at home. But now, the smell of ribbonfish and crab wafted over, and he jumped out of the house like a puppy, almost bumping into Yan Jiefang, who was carrying a notebook and walking quickly to the backyard.

Sha Zhu wondered: What was Yan Lao Kou's second son doing in the backyard?

Before I could think about it, Banggeng's voice exploded.

"Silly Zhu! What smells so good? Get me something to eat!"

Yan Bugui strolled over from the front yard: "Ribbonfish and sea crabs. Li Weidong just brought them back."

His eyes were filled with unspeakable envy.

"Hmph, you have good things but don't know how to share them with me. Don't you know my dog ​​is growing and needs nutrition?"

Jia Zhangshi made a move to sit on the ground, preparing to start a tantrum.

"Mom, be careful with your leg."

Qin Huairu handed over a stool.

Jia Zhangshi's knees were swollen and purple, and she couldn't bear to pay for treatment at the hospital. She planned that after Qin Huairu finished her job transfer procedures the day after tomorrow, she could go to the steel mill's clinic as a family member and get a 50% discount on her medicine.

This approach was used when Lao Jia was still in charge, and later Jia Dongxu took over. Now Qin Huairu is filling in for him, and she has become a family member of an employee.

Banggeng plopped down on the ground: "I want to eat ribbonfish! I want to eat crab! You guys go and think of something!"

"I'm still growing, what if I don't get enough nutrition and end up short?"

Qin Huairu's face was ashen as she looked down at her son rolling on the ground, her mind a complete mess.

Qin Huairu stood there without moving. Jia Zhangshi glared at her and shouted, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go get some food for Bang Geng!"

"Mom, do you think I can get it back? It's not like this is the first time..."

Qin Huairu wore a bitter smile.

"Why not just bring those two girls along? What's wrong with wanting some crabs? We should also bring back some fish."

As Jia Zhangshi spoke, she grew increasingly angry. "He's so rich, what's wrong with him helping us out a little?"

Qin Huairu sighed, picked up the large bowl, and pulled Xiao Dang and Huaihua to the back.

"Mom, I don't want to go..."

Xiao Dang was dawdling.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Huairu lowered her head and asked.

Huaihua, quick to speak, blurted out, "Sister, what aren't you going to do? Xiaoxi will definitely give us something delicious!"

Qin Huairu suddenly understood—Xiao Dang was afraid to see Xiao Xi. It was all because he had stolen someone else's rooster and felt guilty.

"Xiao Dang, don't be afraid. Neither of you should tell anyone about that."

Qin Huairu whispered, "When we get to Xiaoxi's house, you two go and ask for two crabs. You two share one, and bring the other back to me."

Li Weidong pushed his bicycle in and immediately saw Lin Yurou's unhappy face.

"Dong-ge, why did you buy another car?"

Lin Yurou felt extremely distressed. "You work so hard to earn money, you can't spend it like this."

Just now, Li Weidong said in front of Meng Guangshan that Lin Yurou was his person. As soon as he said that, Lin Yurou felt reassured and started taking care of his accounts.

"It's alright, I'll ride this bike for a couple of days, and then give it to Meng Jianguo when he comes on Monday."

Li Weidong said in a calm tone, "That settles the score between me and their family."

"This is also my mother's last act of helping them out."

"I see... Okay then."

Lin Yurou's eyes softened as she looked at Li Weidong and said, "Brother Dong, we have enough ribbonfish and crabs for tonight. What about that piece of pork belly? It definitely won't keep by tomorrow morning..."

"Salt it, add plenty of salt, hang it up to dry tomorrow morning, it should be dry in about a day."

Li Weidong said.

Lin Yurou nodded and turned to help He Yushui with her work. Xiao Xi sat there, munching on a tomato and flipping through a comic book.

Li Weidong thought to himself: It's good that I said those words just now; Xiaorou can finally feel at ease.

The primary reason he was willing to marry Lin Yurou was that she was simply too beautiful. Her naturally beautiful face would not be inferior to those female celebrities in later generations who became famous through makeup and surgery.

A woman like Lin Yurou, in the future, would be nothing short of a princess or queen.

She was very gentle, Li Weidong could sense it. She was completely open and honest with him, never daring to put on airs. In comparison, Qin Huairu and Yu Li were several levels below her.

At this moment, the aroma of braised ribbonfish and steamed swimming crab wafted out.

The deaf old woman rushed out of the house, her eyes red as she stared at them. Her cane pounded against the bluestone slabs.

The old lady was incredibly hungry. The meals that Yi Zhonghai's family sent were always the same few dishes; getting meat was harder than climbing to heaven.

Sha Zhu was able to bring back lunchboxes, but the Jia family took them all. The deaf old woman could barely eat meat a few times a year.

Just as she was drooling, Sha Zhu rushed over.

"Grandma, I'll carry you to Uncle's place for dinner."

Sha Zhu squatted down, grinning with a simple and honest smile. "An old lady stir-fried some shredded pork and boiled some tofu."

"I want to eat fatty meat, my dear grandson. Get me some tomorrow."

The deaf old woman climbed onto Sha Zhu's back and let him carry her towards the central courtyard.

"Grandma, tomorrow won't work, the factory is closed. Let's wait until the day after tomorrow."

Sha Zhu's words make it sound like he owns the kitchen.

Li Weidong glanced at the empty chicken coop and waved to Liu Guangtian, who was weaving bamboo baskets. Liu Guangtian quickly ran over.

Just then, Yan Jiecheng arrived.

"Liu Guangtian, did you see who stole my rooster?"

Li Weidong asked.

"Brother Dong, I didn't see it."

Liu Guangtian quickly replied, "I went out to deliver goods this afternoon."

"I saw Banggeng with his two younger sisters, roasting chicken and eating it in the open space outside the steel mill wall."

Yan Jiecheng interrupted.

"Is that even a question? That kid Banggeng is never clean, just like his deadbeat father."

Liu Guangtian cursed.

"Brother Dong, these are stamps I've collected for many years. You even traded a few with me before. Now I'm giving them all to you."

Yan Jiefang handed over a notebook.

"Yan Jiefang, you're pretty clever, aren't you? Want to get into the steel rolling mill, huh?"

Li Weidong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll accept this."

"Please accept these; they're just a few worn-out stamps."

Yan Jiefang couldn't stop smiling.

"Okay, you can register on Monday."

Li Weidong said, "You definitely meet the requirements."

Write down your name, age, and address for me.

Yan Jiefang wrote excitedly, while Liu Guangtian, though anxious, cautiously asked, "Brother Dong, do you think I can do it?"

"You can do it too. Write down the information and I'll hand it in to the personnel department the day after tomorrow."

Li Weidong added, "But you got in by signing up and taking the exam yourselves, so that's all we can say to anyone."

"Understood, understood. We will absolutely not cause Dong-ge any trouble."

Yan Jiefang nodded quickly.

Liu Guangtian patted his chest and declared, "Brother Dong, from now on, if you say east, I will never go west. Your word is an ironclad order."

Li Weidong raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly: "Once you get into the factory, you'll be guaranteed a dormitory. If I help you out a bit, getting an apartment isn't out of the question. It all depends on how hard you try."

As soon as he said this, Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang couldn't suppress their smiles. Li Weidong knew perfectly well that this courtyard would soon be in chaos. The Liu and Yan families were bound to cause a huge commotion.

There were two empty rooms next to Xu Damao's house, which Li Weidong originally planned to take over. But then he thought, why not plant a thorn in the side of Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong? Anyway, after dealing with these people, he could just spend some money to buy the house back.

"Brother Dong, thank you so much!"

Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian nodded repeatedly, thanking him profusely.

Beside them, Lin Yurou held Xiaoxi, and He Yushui stood beside her. Lin Yurou, suppressing her anger, said to Xiaoxi, "Don't play with Xiaodang and Huaihua anymore. We're so good to them, and they still steal our things!"

Li Weidong frowned and said, "That's right. They gave you three peanuts, consider it repaying their favor."

Upon hearing this, He Yushui was taken aback: "Huh? What do you mean, peanuts for Xiaoxi? I ​​asked Xiaodang to pass them on; I was cleaning the house at the time. How could there only be three? I gave her a whole handful!"

Li Weidong shook his head helplessly: "Really impressive, they managed to intercept most of it. I thought those two girls were good people."

Xiao Xi pouted angrily, "I'm never playing with them again!"

The thought of her going hungry while someone else stole her peanuts made her face scrunch up like a bun.

Just then, Qin Huairu walked over with two little girls.

"Xiao Xi! Xiao Xi!"

Xiao Dang asked first, "What delicious food have you made this time?"

Xiao Xi retorted angrily, "Don't call me that anymore, I'm not playing with you anymore!"

Xiao Dangdang was stunned, completely unaware of what was happening.

Qin Huairu's heart skipped a beat, thinking that her chicken-stealing secret had probably been exposed.

Li Weidong spoke coldly: "Qin Huairu, you've come at the right time. Your dog stole one of my roosters. How do you plan to handle this?"

Qin Huairu quickly smiled apologetically, "You must have misunderstood. How could our Banggeng do such a thing? Or you could..."

"I saw Banggeng with two little ones, roasting chicken and eating it outside the steel mill wall."

Yan Jiefang interjected, "There are quite a few people who saw it, and we can find witnesses anytime."

Li Weidong's voice turned serious: "You can't exactly say you gave them the chicken. What family would hand over a live chicken to a child to roast until it's half-cooked and then eat it?"

Qin Huairu's face paled slightly, and she muttered, "No, it really wasn't from Bang Genggan, I'll go back and ask..."

After saying that, he grabbed the two maids and left in a hurry.

Li Weidong waved his hand: "Let's eat first. I'll go find Yi Zhonghai later and have him call a hospital-wide meeting."

Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang didn't dare linger and quickly slipped away.

These days, nobody is well-off, and food is precious. Who would just invite someone to eat out?

But Li Weidong's family certainly won't have to worry about food and drink.

"I want to eat a whole big crab!"

Xiao Xi raised her arms and shouted.

Li Weidong shook his head: "No, crabs are considered 'cooling' in traditional Chinese medicine. You can only eat half a crab at most."

"Otherwise, when your stomach hurts, you'll have to drink that awful-tasting medicine."

Xiao Xi's little braids seemed to lose their spirit all of a sudden and drooped down.

"Okay then, I'll eat half... Can I have more ribbonfish?"

There was already drool at the corner of her mouth.

Li Weidong nodded: "Okay, eat more ribbonfish."

As soon as Liu Guangtian entered the house, he saw the cornbread, corn porridge, and pickled vegetables on the table, and his brows furrowed.

There were scrambled eggs and stir-fried tofu with green peppers on the table, but those were not prepared for him and Liu Guangfu.

Liu Haizhong sat down, picked up his wine glass, and asked, "How much did you earn today?"

Liu Guangqi also grabbed a cup and came over to pour the wine.