The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

The old man who loved to smoke nodded and smiled: "Old Teng, your idea is good."

It's a way to avoid attracting attention while allowing those around him to gradually accept it.

Very good, very good.

Do as you say.

"Director Gao, does your bureau have any courtyards like the one Minister Teng mentioned? Could you show us a few so we can help Yang Xiaogui with his consideration?"

Director Gao took out a thick stack of documents.

From the last few drawings, I selected a few sets and placed them on the table.

These blueprints were obtained by the experts.

The materials that Director Gao presented included not only floor plans of these courtyards, but also a considerable amount of written description.

One of the floor plans caught Rong Shuai's attention.

Rong Shuai asked Director Gao to explain it to him.

This was originally a large courtyard with two side courtyards.

The two courtyards together cover more than 3,000 square meters.

Unfortunately, both courtyards have fallen into disrepair, and the five-courtyard complex in the middle, which is still habitable, has few good rooms left.

This courtyard originally belonged to a minor prince during the late Qing Dynasty. His family had already fled with the bald man before the liberation.

Later, the State Administration of Government Offices took over the management of this abandoned compound.

However, the State Administration of Government Offices has limited funds in recent years and simply doesn't have the money for repairs.

This courtyard is now completely dilapidated.

No organization was willing to hire them.

Moreover, the location is inside Dongsi 46 Hutong, about 3.5 kilometers away from the freight station where Yang Dalin works.

The location is great, not too far from Yang Dalin's workplace, even closer than the original Nanluoguxiang.

This is a really good spot.

Rong Shuai then showed the documents to the other bigwigs.

Other bigwigs also recommended several sets, and then gave these blueprints to Minister Teng.

Tell Minister Teng to take it back to Yang Dalin and let him go and see it in person, then let him choose one from them.

He's not in a hurry to move in anyway, so he'll let the construction team repair the house take their time.

However, Yang Dalin does not need to manage the repair funds.

Yang Dalin can move in a few years later.

Now Yang Dalin has a place to stay.

The apartment that Yang Dalin was previously allocated will remain unchanged and will continue to be given to him.

Yang Dalin was instructed to tell the outside world that he had found a distant relative in Beijing, but that distant relative had passed away due to illness, and that the courtyard had been left to him by that distant relative.

Just do as Minister Teng said for the rest.

The large courtyard, acquired through inheritance, goes unnoticed.

The meeting of the bigwigs lasted until very late before they dispersed.

Yang Dalin was unaware of any of this.

He fell asleep very early.

The next morning, after Yang Dalin and the others finished breakfast, they took Qi Xiaoning, who was reluctant to go to school, to school.

Then they sent Ma San and Qi Yanhua to their workplace.

After entering the unit, Yang Dalin did not leave in a hurry. He went to find the chubby boy Yuan Qiao and Brother Tian Xueyi.

Yang Dalin saw Tian Xueyi first; Tian Xueyi was inspecting the new car.

Tian Xueyi was immediately struck by the sight of his most promising eldest disciple.

He punched him right away: "You little brat, you've been gone for half a year."

"How was it? Did you get hurt or anything this time?"

"No, don't worry, Brother Tian, ​​I'm perfectly fine."

"That's good. How about this new car? Lao Qi approved it yesterday when we got back."

Are you taking a few days off? Do you want to come back, or should we continue working together?

"Okay, Brother Tian, ​​let's drive together when we get back."

I'm taking three days off. I came to tell you that we're going to Sheng-ge's house for drinks tonight. Oh, and did Qi-ge give you the cigarettes and alcohol I brought from out of town?

"Damn it, that Qi the bear wants to keep it all for himself again. He only talked about the new car yesterday, and didn't mention this at all."

"You play for a while, I'm going to his office first, we'll talk when I get back."

In his haste, Qi Desheng forgot to throw down the grimy towel he used to wipe the car, and went to find Qi Desheng with it in his hand.

Yang Dalin chuckled as he watched.

Suddenly, a nimble little fat boy darted out from the side.

He charged directly at Yang Dalin's back.

Yang Dalin almost threw the chubby boy to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, but luckily the chubby boy spoke up in time: "Boss, it's me, boss."

Yang Dalin then stopped.

Otherwise, little chubby Yuan Qiao would have been bedridden for half a month.

The chubby boy wasn't very tall, only a little over 1.6 meters, and he struggled to hook his arm around Yang Dalin's neck, who was 1.78 meters tall: "Boss, I've missed you so much."

You've been gone for half a year. Next time you have a mission, can you take me with you?

"No, you're too fat."

"Boss, don't make fun of me. This is just my constitution. I gain weight even from drinking cold water."

no way.

But my mom says I'm lucky.

Other people can eat a lot and still not gain weight.

Can I come along for drinks tonight?

"How well have you maintained my house? If you've left it a mess, you can forget about having any fun tonight."

"Boss, you don't trust me? Don't worry, I'll definitely clean up your house perfectly."

It's clean and tidy, and besides, my sister-in-law checks it every now and then.

Don't worry, I'll give you the key if you don't believe me, go check it out yourself.

"I have the key in my pocket, I brought it with me."

I'll go check it out in a bit.

Did the original homeowners, Grandpa Wang and Grandma Wang, come over during the winter?

The chubby boy shook his head: "No, the old couple didn't come much in the winter, but they came a few times in the summer and autumn, and stayed for a while."

I have great respect for them, don't worry, boss.

They are in good health.

"Okay, that's good. By the way, you didn't touch the wine in my cellar, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Qiao's expression changed slightly.

Ma San directly betrayed Yuan Qiao: "Brother Da Lin, Brother Yuan couldn't resist and secretly drank it once."

As a result, he had a lot of nosebleeds and never moved again.

Yang Dalin grabbed the chubby boy by the neck as he tried to escape.

I kicked him in the butt a few times.

"You little rascal, you've got some nerve. That's medicinal wine I'm making. You're not married yet, you don't have a wife, and you dare to mess with that wine?"

Who knew that the chubby guy would say in a lewd way, "Boss, so you mean if I get married and have a wife, I can drink it?"

"Get out of here, you lewd little fatso. You'll talk to us after you find a wife."

You've been in Beijing for so long now, how's it going? Have you found a girl you like yet?

"If you're broke, I'll lend you a hand!"

"Um, um," the chubby boy blushed, a rare occurrence for him.

Ma San then revealed the little fat man's secret: "Brother Da Lin, Brother Yuan has taken a fancy to a female police officer from the railway branch office near us."

"Really? That's good. I'll ask around for you in a bit. I know someone there."

Luckily, you didn't fall for that female train attendant who runs long-distance routes near the train station.

Otherwise, it would be terrible if you two were to travel for work so frequently.

"You're in Beijing while she's away on business, and when she comes back she's out driving to deal with enemy threats. Goodness, you two probably won't see each other more than a few times a month."

Yuan Qiao blushed like a monkey's bottom and said, "Boss, I'm not stupid enough to look for our system's flight attendants."

If it weren't for the scarcity of suitable women on our site, I would have been planning to look for someone here.

You really do have connections at the Railway Public Security Bureau.

Could you help me find out about that policewoman?

"What do you want to know?" Yang Dalin asked him jokingly.