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

"If your brother-in-law beats up your brother-in-law, it can only be considered a family conflict. You really shouldn't cause trouble for the two of them, otherwise you definitely won't be able to marry your Lili."

But since you call me brother, I have to think of a way to help you.

You should quickly go and beg Deputy Director Dou and Captain Wu Tiejun to arrange blind dates for you after get off work.

Then, you'll win over Lili.

Once you two are together and have officially become a couple.

Let her deal with your two brothers-in-law.

Judging from this, these two older brothers must really love their younger sister.

For example, you could ask her to steal her brother's cigarettes or alcohol and give them to you.

You can't beat both of your brothers-in-law, but you can use this method to get revenge.

The chubby boy's eyes lit up when he heard that.

"Boss, you always come up with the worst ideas."

"Hmm...?" Yang Dalin stared wide-eyed at the chubby boy.

The chubby boy quickly changed his tune: "Our leader is truly wise and resourceful."

I'll listen to the boss.

But boss, I'm going to ask Deputy Director Dou and Captain Wu Tiejun for help, you can't just ignore me.

I know you have good wine; please help me out completely.

Yang Dalin lightly tapped the chubby boy on the back of the head: "Damn, I really owe you something."

Help, I'll get it for you after get off work.

"If you don't manage to marry that girl, you'll see what I do to you."

After hearing a bit of gossip, everyone happily accepted their tasks and went off to work.

The chubby boy's facial injury wasn't serious.

He applied some ointment to help with bruising and then went to work with his partner, Ma San.

That's right, his partner is Ma San.

Yang Dalin and Tian Xueyi will continue to be partners.

Captain Li also asked Yang Dalin if he wanted to take on an apprentice.

The team has been allocated twenty new vehicles, and we need to recruit more driver apprentices.

Yang Dalin shook his head directly: "Brother Li, please let me go. I don't have time. You see, sometimes I'm away on business for months at a time. Last time I was seconded for half a year. How am I supposed to train apprentices?"

There's no way to bring it.

Let's try finding other experienced drivers.

They're experienced; they're the right fit.

Captain Li could tell at a glance what Yang Dalin was trying to say. Like his mentor Tian Xueyi, he was afraid of trouble.

However, Yang Dalin's words made sense, so they could only put the idea aside for the time being.

Yang Dalin and Tian Xueyi got into the new truck that had just been issued to them. They loaded it with goods and needed to make two trips to the suburbs today.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, there's definitely a lot of work to do.

The chubby guy's car, along with another car, formed a small convoy to transport goods together today. It was also a good opportunity for Yang Dalin to observe how Ma San drove.

He temporarily swapped vehicles with the chubby boy.

All three truckloads of goods were being delivered to the southern part of Beijing, which is not far away.

I can make two trips today.

Yang Dalin had Ma San drive, with Ma San in the front and Yang Dalin sitting in the passenger seat to personally observe Ma San's driving skills.

I must say, after more than a year of learning, Ma San is actually driving quite well.

He drives quite steadily.

He knew to avoid large potholes on the road in advance.

Unlike some drivers who drive straight into the pothole.

I don't know if it's because it's too cold or because there's a better supply of food this year.

Aside from the occasional hitchhiker, I didn't encounter any particularly rude or unreasonable people along the way.

This left Ma San, who was quite keen to fire a couple of shots, somewhat disappointed.

I finished the work in two shifts early in the afternoon.

Everything else went relatively smoothly, except that the chubby boy was asked several times by the factory workers who were receiving the goods why his face was bruised and swollen.

He had no choice but to explain, "I fell down by myself."

As for why he fell like that, you'll have to experience it for yourself.

The chubby guy had his pride too; the second time he delivered goods to the factory, he refused to get out of the car.

Otherwise, they'll just be surrounded by onlookers.

After getting off work in the evening, Yang Dalin went to his new home and handed two bottles of tiger penis wine to the chubby boy.

Ready to go back to Nanluoguxiang.

The chubby boy hugged Yang Dalin's leg: "Boss, come with me to deliver it."

Deputy Director Dou and Captain Wu are acquainted with you, but not with me.

If you don't go, how can I ask for help?

Well, having encountered this scoundrel, Yang Dalin had no choice but to accept his fate.

I accompanied him to the police station in person.

Fortunately, most people in the bureau are busy and haven't left work yet.

As soon as he entered the station, many people recognized Yang Dalin and greeted him.

It's strange that Yang Dalin brought someone with a bruised and swollen face; did they come to call the police?

Could there be other assailants who beat people that Comrade Yang Dalin couldn't catch?

The chubby boy was no longer bothered by being stared at.

He listened to Boss Yang's advice: as long as he didn't feel embarrassed, then it was others who would feel embarrassed.

The two people went to Dou Xiaolong's office.

As expected, Deputy Director Dou was still busy.

When Dou Xiaolong saw the two of them arrive, he assumed that Yang Dalin had brought the chubby boy to call the police.

As a result, Yang Dalin had no choice but to recount the whole story again.

This made Shawn Dou burst into laughter.

He called Wu Tiejun over, explained the situation, and then asked, "Has Comrade Wang Li finished get off work yet? If not, let's ask her directly in the office first. Let's ask her opinion first before going to her house. It would be awkward if she didn't agree."

Dou Xiaolong's keen interest was clearly not solely for the purpose of quickly obtaining Yang Dalin's tiger penis wine.

No matter who asks, Deputy Director Dou will not admit it.

I'm not afraid of it; I'm just curious and want to try it.

Captain Wu Tiejun, who wasn't even interested in the tiger penis wine, said, "Yes, Director Dou is right. I'll go and call for it myself."

The chubby boy quickly stood up and said, "Brothers, does my face look bad today? How about we meet again after the swelling goes down?"

What if Lili doesn't like my face today?

Yang Dalin pressed him back into his seat and said, "Let's meet today, or you'll get beaten up again tomorrow."

There's an advantage to meeting her today. Girls are generally soft-hearted. If she sees you injured, even if she doesn't like you, she'll sympathize with you. But you absolutely must not say that she was injured by her brother.

We'll keep this a secret until after you get married, okay?

If she asks, just tell her you were on duty today and were injured fighting off thugs.

Soon, a pretty female police officer in a police uniform followed Wu Tiejun in.

Wang Li is not very tall, only about 1.62 meters, with a round face and a warm smile.

Her short, ear-length hair gives her a cool and capable look.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Yang Dalin and the chubby boy with bruises and swelling on his face.

Wang Li frowned slightly when she saw the injured chubby boy.

Yang Dalin keenly sensed that Wang Li didn't seem to dislike the little fat boy's appearance; rather, she seemed worried about why the little fat boy was injured.

Wang Li first saluted Dou Xiaolong: "Hello, Deputy Director Dou. Did you call me here for a task?"

Deputy Director Dou straightened up, returned the bow, and then smiled and said, "Alright, no need to be so formal."

Please sit down.

Let me introduce it to you.