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

"You stay here."

Li Weidong raised an eyebrow. "I'll go get a few."

"Don't--"

Li Huaide was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak loudly.

"rest assured."

Li Weidong picked up his bow and crept over.

He got within thirty meters and planted five eagle-feathered arrows in the ground. Ahead of him were about ten wild boars of various sizes.

Li Weidong took a deep breath and suddenly stood up. He drew his bow, nocked the arrows, and five arrows shot out in the blink of an eye.

The wild boars charged out, howling and screaming, as if anyone who got in their way was doomed.

Li Weidong squinted, holding the eagle-feather bow steadily in his hand. He was a grandmaster-level martial arts expert with ridiculously strong mental power; archery was nothing to him.

"Tsk, one still got away."

He muttered to himself that he had just fired five arrows in one go, only managing to take down four wild boars. Each arrow was aimed at the eyes, hitting the target every time, but one of the boars tilted its head at the last second and managed to dodge.

Li Huaide came running over, panting, his eyes fixed on the wild boar on the ground, drool practically dripping from his mouth. He had long since forgotten his fear.

"Four heads! There are four heads!"

Each one weighs at least 200 pounds; who wouldn't be envious?

"Don't just stand there, call for help!"

Li Weidong turned to him and said.

Before he could finish speaking, Old Man Li appeared from the other end with three guards.

"You're something else, kid. Now you're in for a treat."

Old Man Li's face lit up, and he punched Li Weidong on the shoulder.

Li Weidong laughed: "The four of you each take half a head, I'll take the whole head. The rest will be given to the factory."

Without a word, Old Man Li raised his hand and fired three shots into the sky. This was their pre-arranged signal; the sound of gunfire meant they were to assemble.

Someone had to run down and call the machine repair shop to get the wild boars onto the truck. Liu Feng arranged for a truck to take the three wild boars to the main factory, and also gave Nan Yi a ride so he could finish processing them that night. The remaining one was left at the machine repair shop.

Li Weidong got into the car, and once the wild boar was prepared, someone would deliver it to his doorstep.

Around six o'clock, the jeep turned into Nanluoguxiang. Li Weidong jumped out of the car, carrying two wild rabbits and three pheasants.

He glanced at the gate and muttered to himself: Did the sun rise in the west today? Where is Yan Bugui, that gatekeeper, not on duty?

Li Huaide followed behind; he had another task: to help finalize the housing allocation.

Upon entering the Intermediate People's Court, I found the courtyard bustling with people, preparing for a general meeting of the entire court.

As soon as Liu Haizhong saw Director Li arrive, he sprang up from the bench and rushed to meet him as if his feet were on springs.

"Director Li, what brings you here?"

That expression on their faces made them wish they could stick a tail on their butts and wag it a couple of times.

Li Huaide ignored his enthusiasm: "Are Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian here?"

"Yes, yes!"

Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang quickly jumped out, feeling extremely aggrieved after being reprimanded for so long.

"Director Li, what do you want with them?"

Liu Haizhong came over, looking unhappy. "They both signed up without telling their families. I'm trying to persuade them to give the positions to someone who needs them more."

Li Huaide gave a forced smile: "Give it to someone who needs it more? Who is it? Stop with the nonsense and bring the person here."

Yi Zhonghai stood up and stood quietly to the side without saying a word.

Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian jumped out immediately, shouting, "We're here! We're here!"

"There are two empty rooms in the backyard, one for each of you."

Li Huaide instructed, "Tomorrow I'll go to the logistics department to get an approval slip, and then go to the street office to finish the formalities."

"Also, the east wing in the backyard is used as a study for Chief Engineer Li."

After saying that, Li Huaide turned to leave—there were still pheasants and rabbits in the car, and he had to hurry back to pack them up.

"Director Li! What about our house? What are we going to do?"

Jia Zhangshi pushed Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang aside and rushed to Li Huaide with a look of eagerness on her face.

She went to the clinic to check her leg today, and they said it was quite serious and she needed to go to a major hospital. Jia Zhangshi figured she had painkillers to manage, so she didn't think much of it and was planning to go see Li Weidong again tomorrow.

She went there specifically to see Li Weidong, but little did she know he had gone to the machine repair shop.

Li Huaide looked completely bewildered and asked her, "Who are you? What do you mean, 'your house'?"

"Hey! My Qin Huairu just started work today too! These two little rascals already have houses, so how can my daughter-in-law not?"

As soon as Jia Zhangshi opened her mouth, foul-smelling saliva sprayed out.

At this moment, Qin Huairu rushed out of the house; she was cooking.

"Director Li, I'm sorry, this is my mother-in-law."

Qin Huairu had a wronged expression on her face, and Li Huaide's anger subsided as soon as he saw it.

He was just worried about not having a chance to get his hands on this young widow.

"So this is your mother-in-law?"

Li Huaide said, "For your sake, I'll let it go. Just tell her to be more careful next time."

After saying goodbye to Li Weidong, he left.

Li Weidong called out, "Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangtian, come over and take a look at your houses."

Lin Yurou walked over, took the wild rabbit and pheasant from Li Weidong's hand, and turned to go home to pack them up—the weather was too hot to leave them unattended.

"Wait, don't go! Chief Engineer Li is right here."

Liu Haizhong, with his large pregnant belly, said, "Liu Guangtian's position should be given to Liu Guangqi."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses. "Yan Jiefang's position should be given to Yan Jiecheng. The house allocated to him is perfect for his wedding."

"That's right! Liu Guangqi is almost settling down with his girlfriend, all that's left is the house. Liu Guangtian, you give your job to your older brother, and the house will naturally go to Guangqi."

Liu Haizhong added a sentence.

Li Weidong gave the two of them a cold look: "Finished?"

"Did Liu Guangqi and Yan Jiecheng register today?"

"I went! But I couldn't record it."

Yan Bugui said.

Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong both knew in their hearts that Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian were able to get into the factory because Li Weidong had helped them behind the scenes.

They were secretly pleased with themselves, thinking that they could suppress Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian, seize the positions, and make Li Weidong's efforts futile.

They knew perfectly well what Li Weidong was really up to.

Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian refused to budge, clinging to their positions. Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong, having no other option, resorted to their old tactic of holding a hospital-wide meeting.

As soon as everyone had gathered, Li Weidong and Li Huaide pushed open the door and came in.

Li Weidong's face was grim, his tone as cold as ice: "Yan Bugui, Liu Haizhong, do you two think the steel mill's decision is less important than your words?"

"What are you trying to do? Have you no respect for organization or the law?"

The hat was huge and heavy. Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong panicked on the spot. Yi Zhonghai watched from the side, secretly glad that he hadn't gotten involved, otherwise he would have been embarrassed by Li Weidong's rebuke.

"No...no, that's not true, I really didn't mean it that way."

Liu Haizhong's chubby face was covered in sweat, and he was so flustered that he could barely speak.

He always thought he was destined to be an official, but now he's labeled "disrespectful to the organization."

If the hat is put down, what's the point of being an official?

"Yes, yes, that's not what we meant."

Yan Bugui quickly chimed in, "The eldest brother hasn't even settled down yet, how can the second brother be first..."

"Yan Bugui, do you still hold feudalistic ideas?"

Li Weidong raised his voice, "What do you mean by 'eldest son' and 'second son'? Does your family have a throne waiting to be inherited? Does it have to be the eldest son who stands out?"

"They applied but weren't accepted, so they're unqualified! Now you want to substitute unqualified people for qualified ones? You're undermining social order!"

Li Weidong kept saying one thing after another, and the accusations he was making only got heavier.

Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong were as white as paper, their lips trembling, unable to utter a single word.

Yan Bugui was a primary school teacher, but when he ran into Li Weidong's sharp tongue, he was no match for him.

Seeing the situation, Yi Zhonghai knew he couldn't just stand by and watch anymore, so he had no choice but to step forward and try to be a peacemaker.

"Wei Dong, they don't think that way, they really don't have that intention, they're just ordinary people."

Yi Zhonghai tried to smooth things over, saying, "Aren't you two going to say something?"

"As for the job, it's between the two of them."

Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong quickly rolled down the steps, repeatedly indicating that they would no longer interfere.

"If you want to get involved, you'd better have the ability."

Li Weidong gave them a cold glance. "Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangtian, let's go. Let's go look at the house."

"Good heavens, this isn't fair!"

Suddenly, Jia Zhangshi burst into tears, "Our family of five is crammed into this tiny, dilapidated house, it's so hot it's killing us..."

"Mother-in-law, please don't do this."

Qin Huairu wiped her eyes on the side.

"Li Weidong, you have so many houses, what's wrong with giving Sister Qin one of the east and second rooms?"

Sha Zhu, with his neck stiff, shouted, "Can you live all by yourself?"

"Silly Zhu, did you forget to take your medicine this morning?"

Li Weidong scoffed.

"Take medicine? I'm not sick..."

Sha Zhu was stunned by Li Weidong's question. Why would he eat that stuff when he was perfectly fine?

"Why would I take medicine when I'm perfectly fine?"

"Not eating?"

Li Weidong curled his lip, "If I don't eat your brain, it's hopeless."

The people in the courtyard were stunned for two seconds, then burst into laughter. They realized then that Li Weidong was indirectly insulting them.

Xu Damao covered his head, laughing so hard he was gasping for breath. He'd drunk too much last night and hadn't gotten up until noon today. Luckily, Lou Xiao'e had gotten him a day off.

Xu Damao felt it was worth it; being able to drink with the leader like that meant the alcohol wasn't wasted.

"Silly Zhu, did you take your medicine this morning?"

Xu Damao had a sly smile on his face.

There was nothing he could do; his head was still throbbing slightly.

"Xu Damao, do you want a beating?"

Sha Zhu clenched his fist.

"Try touching me! I'm not going to fall for that anymore. If I get hit, I'll just have to swallow it."

Xu Damao's eyes hardened. "I'm calling the police right now, and we'll settle all the old scores together!"

"you……"

"What do you mean, 'you'? You're just a paper tiger. As long as people aren't afraid of you, they can just go to the police station if anything happens. What can you do then?"

Xu Damao refused to back down, "You still dare to hit people like you used to?"

"Pillar, sit down!"

Yi Zhonghai quickly called out to stop him. He was in a terrible state of mind, and he hated Li Weidong even more.

This revelation from Li Weidong brought Xu Damao to his senses, effectively crippling Sha Zhu's martial arts skills.

Xu Damao, that cunning fellow, casually handed out knives to everyone, making Sha Zhu think twice before he dared to make a move.

Yi Zhonghai usually controls this courtyard using three tricks. First, he uses morality to intimidate people. When that doesn't work, he sends Sha Zhu out to beat people until they submit.

Once Sha Zhu has beaten someone up, Yi Zhonghai will jump in and smooth things over. He'll try to minimize the damage and make the problem disappear.