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

After listening to Wen Xiumei's analysis, Yi Zhonghai also felt that his wife was right.

So he said, "Yes, everyone in this courtyard who has lived since the Republic of China era is a shrewd and capable person."

The more I look at Dalin, the more I feel that he is upright, responsible, and has a strong sense of duty. At his age, he wouldn't play these kinds of tricks and schemes, nor would he have the inclination to do so.

I also suspect that Yan Bugui used this as a scheme.

Otherwise, how stupid would Da Linzi be? He ate meat yesterday and is now taking revenge on Qin Huairu.

Is he afraid that others won't suspect him?

The more I think about it, the more suspicious I feel Yan Bugui is.

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, the two men fell silent, both feeling that their guess was correct.

Both of them felt that Yang Dalin wasn't that cunning.

Therefore, Yan Bugui is the most suspicious.

If Yang Dalin knew that the two of them had built the building so crookedly, he would definitely award them a "super smart" prize.

Unexpectedly, his actions backfired. His consistent behavior made everyone like him, and because of their preconceived notions, they didn't suspect him and instead thought it was a conspiracy.

It's likely that Yan Bugui's actions made people more willing to believe a teenager than Yan Bugui himself.

Before going to bed, Yi Zhonghai said to Wen Xiumei, "Old woman, talk to the old lady about this tomorrow and ask her for her advice."

Wen Xiumei agreed, "Okay, go to sleep. You have to go to work tomorrow."

The other characters in the courtyard, like Liu Haizhong, didn't think much about it and were already snoring.

Sha Zhu felt the same way, but it was a bit of a pity. He wondered if the murderer had taken the opportunity to touch Qin Huairu a couple of times while beating her.

He chuckled lewdly and then fell asleep. It's normal for an old single guy like him to have these kinds of thoughts. When he doesn't have a woman, he thinks about women all the time, but when it comes to actually doing something to her, he doesn't dare to do it.

Xu Damao is a cunning fellow with many thoughts. He couldn't sleep and tossed and turned. At first, he thought the same thing as Shazhu, but then he wondered, who could it be?

Could it be Sha Zhu?

In the courtyard, only Sha Zhu likes to hit people with a club, and he's the only one who likes to hit people. Should we report Sha Zhu?

What if it wasn't him? If he finds out, will I get beaten up again?

We need to plan this carefully, lest Sha Zhu finds out.

Thinking of Sha Zhu's unfortunate state, Xu Damao chuckled and slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, Yang Dalin went to work with a rolled-up bedding tied to his bicycle.

There's no shortage of coal at the train station, and the dormitories have central heating; a thin bedding set is all you need.

After finishing breakfast, Yang Dalin arrived at work early.

Some people at the train station work the night shift, so there are always people there.

Because cargo may need to be unloaded at the freight station 24 hours a day.

Fortunately, Yang Dalin was working under Tian Xueyi from then on, so he didn't have to work the night shift for the time being.

After arriving at the freight station, I found the driver's rest room and put my bedding on an empty upper bunk.

Seeing that it wasn't time for work yet, Yang Dalin went to wander around the car repair shop.

I didn't expect there to be people here already.

Yang Dalin saw two pairs of masters and apprentices busily repairing two vehicles.

To be honest, there aren't many new trucks at the freight station. Many of them are old trucks that were seized from the Soviet Union, and there are all kinds of trucks.

It's almost become a hodgepodge of brands from all over the world.

Yang Dalin discovered that they not only disassembled and repaired cars, but also handcrafted the missing parts.

That's really impressive.

One of the mechanics asked him who he was, and Yang Dalin said that he was with Tian Xueyi and had arrived early, so he thought he would come and see how to fix cars.

When the mechanic heard that the apprentice was working under Tian Xueyi, he knew that this was the apprentice that Old Tian had just taken on, and that he would have to learn car repair sooner or later.

To do Lao Tian a favor, Yang Dalin was asked to help out with some small tasks.

He could look around and listen freely while the car was being repaired, but he couldn't offer any opinions.

The repairman just didn't expect Yang Dalin to be so strong.

Yang Dalin noticed that at this time, when people repaired cars, they would often use a piece of cardboard as a base and crawl under the car to repair the underside.

Yang Dalin hadn't thought of using a repair trough before, and he didn't even know when repair troughs had come into use.

However, he was smart enough not to say anything and just took whatever was asked to him. The repairman even praised Yang Dalin for being quick-witted.

He's much better than my clumsy apprentice, because when I let a novice handle tools, the novice apprentice often picks up the wrong thing.

For example, when it comes to using tools, Yang Dalin is clearly much better than his two clumsy apprentices.

After helping out for about an hour, and seeing that it was almost time for him to go to work, Yang Dalin said goodbye and left.

I went to find Tian Xueyi for work.

During a break while Tian Xueyi was loading goods in the morning, Yang Dalin mentioned to Tian Xueyi the concept of digging a repair trench for vehicle repair.

He briefly explained the general specifications, depth, and other requirements, including drainage.

Upon hearing this, Tian Xueyi wondered why no one had ever mentioned something so simple and useful.

In the past, repairing vehicles involved lying under the truck, which was strenuous, uncomfortable, and inconvenient.

If a ditch were dug here, it would be much more uncomfortable for people to stand inside after going down the steps.

Tian Xueyi thought this was very useful, so he asked him to watch the loading while he ran off first.

Tian Xueyi ran away, and the car was quickly filled up, so we had to make room for the cars behind.

Seeing that Old Li was hesitant to move the vehicle, Yang Dalin started it with the crank handle and then drove off.

Old Li was dumbfounded, even though he had seen Tian Xueyi drive countless times.

But he never dared to touch the car.

Yang Dalin had carefully observed how Tian Xueyi drove yesterday while sitting in the driver's seat, and he could do it without even trying.

I already know how to drive. The only difference is that the cars are simpler now and the steering wheel is a bit heavier. What's so difficult about it?

Once Yang Dalin got behind the wheel, he found the car wasn't difficult at all, and then drove it to the warehouse in one go, leaving Old Li, the driver, dumbfounded.

When they arrived at the warehouse, Yang Dalin drove quite well, except for parking a little far away.

The main reason is that Yang Dalin drove a small car in his previous life, and this time he was driving a large car for the first time, so he didn't judge the distance very well.

I had to get out and check twice before I finally parked the car properly.

The warehouse's temporary workers and a worker at the train station who was officially registering the warehouse's inventory watched in astonishment as Yang Dalin got in and out of the car twice before finally parking it properly.

Yang Dalin yelled at everyone who was looking at him, "What are you looking at me for? Unload the truck!"

Everyone then quickly unloaded the truck. The warehouse manager who kept the records was a young girl, who was actually two or three years older than Yang Dalin.

The little girl stopped Yang Dalin, who was still unloading goods, and asked him, "Dalinzi, you learned to drive so quickly?"

Yang Dalin replied to her, "Isn't it enough to just have hands?"

Then Yang Dalin got into the back of the truck, started unloading, and left a little girl who was still bewildered in the wind.

When did driving become so easy?

When half of the truck had been unloaded, Mr. Li, who hadn't gotten on earlier, came running in, panting.

Seeing that half of the truck had been unloaded and that there were several people present, he swallowed the words he wanted to say and said, "Xiao Yang, you're so fast. I hadn't even gotten on the truck yet."

Upon hearing this, Yang Dalin realized he had indeed forgotten about him, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Master Li, why don't you rest for a bit? We'll finish unloading soon and take you back in a bit."

After the truck was unloaded, Yang Dalin was turning the truck, preparing to drive back, when Old Li said to him alone in the driver's seat: "Young Yang, you've caused a big disaster. As an unofficial driver, daring to touch the vehicle will get you criticized, and in serious cases, you'll be fired."

"Listen to me, we'll drive to the warehouse entrance and wait for Master Tian to come before we leave. We'll apologize to him later."