I Have a Lake as I Walk Through the Courtyard

After going around the courtyard, many people complained. If it weren't for the old lady's intervention, everyone would have caused trouble during the New Year.

"Look at you, you put in so much effort and got nothing in return, you even offended everyone, what was the point?"

"Hey! Grandma, I just don't like these guys. They can have a nice treat during the New Year!"

"You're such a grown-up! Don't do things like that again. Fine, fine, I won't lecture you today since it's New Year's. Here's your red envelope!"

Sha Zhu's face instantly lit up with a smile. "Happy New Year, Grandma, thank you..."

Lin Feng struggled to carry all of Yu Shui's belongings into the textile factory dormitory. "Couldn't you have stayed in the compound until after the New Year to move? Why did you have to rush now! What are you going to eat for lunch?"

Rain chuckled. "I have some good food in my dorm, it's on me today!"

Lin Feng rolled his eyes. "These days, even finding a security guard at a textile factory is difficult. What good food could you possibly be hiding there?"

"I didn't take any of the New Year's gifts I received back home; they're all in my dorm room. They're enough to last me until I go back to work!"

"You've gotten smarter, girl. Alright then, since we don't have any relatives to visit anyway, we might as well join in the fun!"

"I've suffered too many losses over the years. I haven't learned anything else but how to hide food. The conditions here aren't as good as at home, but it's enough!"

"Your brother... never mind, let's not talk about him!"

Around noon, Sha Zhu ran to the kitchen and saw that there was nothing left to eat. Yesterday, the whole house had been cleaned spotless; even the mice would cry if they came!

After searching the kitchen and cellar, he finally managed to get a cabbage and two radishes. Sha Zhu poked his teeth and reluctantly went to the old lady to borrow 10 jin of cornmeal. He had to get through this until work started!

Inside the courtyard house, the aroma of Nan Yi's front yard was unmatched throughout the entire courtyard. No matter how good Sha Zhu's cooking skills were, he couldn't make anything fancy out of radishes, cabbage, and cornmeal; it was just enough to fill his stomach.

Smelling the enticing aroma, Sha Zhu placed the dishes on the table. Just as he was about to go out to call his sister, Qin Huairu ran in carrying two steamed buns.

"Zhu Zi, are you out of food at home? Eat it while it's hot!"

"Sister Qin still remembers me. I'll go call my sister!"

"No need to call her! I saw her leave this morning."

"What the hell? Why are you going out on the first day of the Lunar New Year?" Sha Zhu said as he ran to his sister's door. Just as he was about to knock, he found that the door was locked from the outside.

Qin Huairu followed closely behind. "She should have gone back to her dorm. I saw her move all her blankets and books this morning; Lin Feng helped her! The room should be empty now!"

Hearing this, Sha Zhu couldn't help but clench his fists. "This girl is still sulking with me. She didn't even call me when she moved. Honestly! It's the New Year, and she finally comes back..."

"You eat first, I have a lot of things to do at home, I'll come see you later!" Seeing this, Qin Huairu quickly made an excuse and disappeared from Sha Zhu's sight.

Rest days always fly by, and before Lin Feng knew it, it was time to go back to work. "Going back to work on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, what a pain..."

Lin Feng didn't want to go to work, but Sha Zhu looked forward to starting work every day. The reason was simple: as long as he started working, he could eat and drink well!

The supply and marketing cooperative was very quiet after the New Year. After a whole day, there were only a few people buying cigarettes. This continued until the Lantern Festival, when things got busy for a while. As soon as Lin Feng got off work, he saw Sun Ling, who was looking at him with a resentful expression.

"Why didn't you come to see me?"

Lin Feng looked away slightly, unresponsive to the gaze. "Haven't I been busy with work?"

Sun Ling playfully punched him. "If I don't look for you, will you stop looking for me?"

Lin Feng was a little confused. Their relationship didn't seem to have reached this point. Faced with the girl's question, Lin Feng chose to remain silent.

"I managed to get two movie tickets, come with me to the movies..."

"This..." Lin Feng hadn't seen a movie since he transmigrated, and was hesitating when Sun Ling shoved the movie ticket into his hand.

Are you going or not? I'll get angry if you don't!

Lin Feng, who had never been pursued by a girl in his two lifetimes, suddenly felt a surge of excitement. "I'm going! I have to go!" Lin Feng glanced at the movie ticket. "What time is it?"

"8 PM!"

Lin Feng habitually glanced at his watch. "It's still early! Let's go eat first, then we'll go!"

"That's more like it!" Sun Ling breathed a sigh of relief, feeling her face burning. If this guy had refused, things would have been really difficult to handle.

The two chatted and laughed as they returned to the courtyard house. The third uncle stared at Sun Ling, his eyes wide. This girl was clearly not the kind of daughter an ordinary worker's family could raise. "Xiao Lin, who is this?"

"A friend of mine!" Lin Feng said, then went straight back into the house and pulled out his bicycle. Sun Ling sat behind him skillfully.

"Where should we eat?"

Lin Feng sighed. "We can only go to Old Mo! We don't have reservations anywhere else, but luckily we have two tickets."

Sun Ling's eyes widened in surprise. "You can get Old Mo's tickets?"

"It's all luck!" Anyway, Lou Xiao'e isn't eating it, so it all went to him!

It took Raymond Lam almost an hour to ride to the Lao Mo Restaurant, and he was starving when he arrived at the door!

The two went inside, and after the waiter checked their tickets, he politely led them to their seats. This was completely different from the attitude of a state-run restaurant, which made Lin Feng feel as if he had returned to 00.

The waiter brought over a menu, which Lin Feng politely handed to Sun Ling. "Order whatever you like, don't worry about saving me money, I'm not short of cash..."

"Hehe! Then I won't be polite..."

Lin Feng frowned as he looked at the three dishes Sun Ling had ordered. Girls these days are really thrifty!

"Waiter!" Lin Feng looked at the Chinese menu. "Two servings of braised beef in a pot, please!" He then glanced at Sun Ling. "Would you like shrimp? And some alcohol?"

"This is too expensive, we don't need to order so much..."

"We've come all this way, it's pointless to try to save money here! You ordered soup and a salad, how can you possibly be full?"

Seeing that Lin Feng didn't seem to be faking it, Sun Ling didn't insist.

"Then you decide, I'll just have a cup of coffee!"

"Okay!" Lin Feng ordered and handed the menu back to the waiter. Sun Ling silently calculated that this meal would probably cost around 10 yuan. "That's too extravagant!"

"Isn't coming here extravagant? Don't worry about the money, tell me what movie it is?"

Sun Ling blushed slightly. "It's Ashima... Do you like watching it?"

"Of course I like it! I wonder how lively the cinemas are today, it's the Lantern Festival?"

The atmosphere at the dinner table lightened considerably as soon as this was mentioned. "I'm telling you, the movie theater is definitely going to be packed today. I even had to ask my brother for these two tickets! They were given to me by my sister-in-law's workplace!"

"Your brother? I didn't see him last time I went. What does he do?"

"He's in the army! He served for two years in another city and just recently returned from military service! He lives with my sister-in-law, so you didn't see him last time."

Lin Feng was a little envious; this family was unbelievably well-off.