I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

Although Yan Jiefang announced that he would not date before the age of 20, his fame has not declined but has continued to rise.

Now, not only do many people at Beiwu Electric Power know him, but many people in other nearby schools and factories have also heard of his name.

This resulted in him receiving more and more letters, rather than fewer.

He doesn't open the vast majority of these letters; he stores them all in his spatial storage.

He only takes the time to look at the letters from the publishing house, a few friends he met at the sports meet last year, and the occasional letters from Liu Ruyan.

After all, even if he has a system, his time and energy are no different from anyone else's.

If he reads letters every day, will he be able to do anything else?

At the end of November, before Yan Jiefang returned home, he received another letter from Liu Ruyan.

He put it away, intending to go home first.

The other party's letters were mostly about daily family or school life, so he didn't care much about them, and his replies depended on his mood.

Compared to sending messages directly using mobile phones in later generations, writing letters was also very troublesome.

He usually avoids trouble in advance.

...

At this time of year, the temperature in Beijing is already around 0 degrees Celsius or below.

As Yan Jiefang rode his bicycle, he felt the cold wind seeping into his clothes, and he shivered several times.

"It's so damn cold, I'm not going to ride my bike back to school tomorrow, I'll just wait for the bus."

The journey was over ten kilometers long, and the road was difficult to travel, so it took him more than an hour to get back to Mianhua Hutong.

As I pushed open the door and stepped into the room, a wave of heat hit me, instantly warming me up.

Yan Jiekuang and his sister Yan Jiedi were doing their homework inside the house.

With a stove burning inside and double-glazed windows and a thick door providing insulation, it was much warmer than most homes.

To his surprise, Liu Yuyan was also waiting for him in the house.

The woman was holding a letter and looked somewhat anxious.

She held her son, He Xiao, in her arms, and he ate candy very obediently.

Upon seeing Yan Jiefang enter the room, she immediately stood up and handed him the letter in her hand:

"Yan Jiefang, take a look at this letter. It was sent by Ruyan."

Yan Jiefang took the envelope and glanced at it casually, discovering that the sender was Xu Damao.

The recipient was Liu Ruyan.

Although it was a bit strange, he wasn't in a hurry.

Instead, he took out familiar items from his bag, such as braised beef, roast duck, and pig's head meat, and placed them on the table, saying to Yan Jiekuang:

"Jie Kuang, heat all this up. We'll have this for lunch."

He was used to his second brother always producing similar items, and obediently agreed.

"Understood, Second Brother, I'll take care of it right away."

Yan Jiedi cheered:

"Yay! We get to eat chicken, duck, pork, and beef again!"

This child is always very happy when there is something delicious to eat.

After all, in the Yan family, you might not get to eat a piece of meat all year round.

Because Yan Jiefang rarely returned, although she didn't eat much, her diet was still many times better than others.

Seeing so much delicious food, Liu Yuyan was very tempted, but she still maintained basic politeness. She immediately said to Yan Jiefang:

"Let's go back for lunch first. Take a look at this letter first, and I'll talk to you about the rest this afternoon."

Yan Jiefang immediately stopped her.

"Sister Liu, let's have a simple meal together. Trust me, I'll finish reading it soon."

Liu Yuyan quickly waved her hand in refusal:

"You guys keep eating, I'm going back now."

After saying that, she hurriedly left with her son.

Yan Jiefang nodded. Liu Yuyan's actions would be normal in other places, but this was the infamous Qin Man Siheyuan!

She's a bit of a loner!

If Yan Bugui or Jia Zhangshi saw this, they would definitely mock her as an idiot.

While Jie Kuang was cooking, Yan Jiefang took out Sha Mao's letter and read it.

After watching it, even he had to admit that he truly deserved the title of "Master of First Blood".

He's quite skilled at charming young girls.

In his mind, a girl like Liu Ruyan, from a remote city in central China, although very pretty, must have never seen much of the world. (In the eyes of many wealthy Beijingers, everything outside the capital is a poor, remote place.)

If he adopts the same "buy, buy, buy" attitude as in TV dramas, the girl will surely fall for him quickly and be in his grasp.

However, he did not expect that this time he would be facing a family of three.

This trick always works on young girls, but it's useless against Liu's mother and Liu Yuyan.

Besides, Liu Yuyan has been married into the courtyard house for two years and knows almost everyone in the house.

She knew almost everything about the Xu family.

With someone as promising and wealthy as Yan Jiefang around, how could they possibly be interested in Xu Damao, an ordinary projectionist who was married and had a modest income?

Isn't that like losing the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed?

Therefore, as soon as Liu Ruyan received the letter, she showed it to her mother and then sent it to Liu Yuyan so that she could explain it to Yan Jiefang.

After reading Xu Damao's letter, Yan Jiefang took out the letter that Liu Ruyan had sent him earlier.

I took it apart and looked at it.

It was indeed about this matter.

He leaned back in his chair and thought for a moment: Xu Damao, since you dare to steal my man, I'll take one of your legs!

More than an hour later, Liu Yuyan arrived again.

Yan Jiefang teased little He Xiao a few times, then took out a handful of fruit candies from his pocket and stuffed all of He Xiao's pockets full.

Then he asked Liu Yuyan:

"Sister Liu, has Xu Damao been home these past few days?"

She thought for a moment before saying:

"He's probably not home; he seems to have gone to the countryside to show a movie."

Yan Jiefang nodded:

"Okay, I understand."

Liu Yuyan looked at Yan Jiefang, whose expression was calm, and her voice was somewhat hesitant:

"Then, about the letter?"

Yan Jiefang thought for a moment before speaking:

"Just give this letter to Lou Xiao'e, and you don't need to worry about the rest."

If I receive another letter like this, I will give it to Lou Xiao'e in the same way.

Liu Yuyan nodded:

"I'll go to the backyard to find Lou Xiao'e later. You won't blame Ruyan for this, will you?"

Yan Jiefang shook his head:

"What's so strange about that? It's nothing."

"Okay, as long as you don't blame her, I'll head back now."

Hearing Yan Jiefang say this, Liu Yuyan felt much more relaxed and took the envelope back to the courtyard house.

Upon arriving at the Intermediate People's Court, she handed her son over to He Daqing's wife before entering the backyard.

The sun was shining brightly, and Lou Xiao'e and the old deaf man were sitting in the yard, eating sunflower seeds and basking in the sun.

You could say that the two of them are the most relaxed people in this courtyard right now.

Liu Yuyan wasn't in their circle. She placed the envelope in front of Lou Xiao'e and said directly:

"Lou Xiao'e, you need to control your man."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for a reply.