Courtyard House: My System - Artificial Human

After seeing Lin Weidong off, Lou Zhenhua kept pondering the purpose of Lin Weidong's actions.

Is it advice... or admonition?

Mrs. Tan came downstairs to take care of the child. Seeing that there were no outsiders around, she finally couldn't resist her curiosity and asked about it.

Lou Zhenhua snapped out of his daze and gave a perfunctory response.

"It's nothing, just two young people who get along well, chatting casually."

The matter was accomplished in secrecy, not to mention that even if Madam Tan knew, she couldn't help. He then changed the subject and asked about his daughter.

"Where's Xiao'e? Is she asleep?"

"It's not that early. Xiao'e wanted you to take her ice skating, but she didn't get to go and is still upset."

While observing Lou Zhenhua's expression, Ms. Tan responded. Seeing that he was not angry but instead showed a helpless smile, she felt slightly relieved.

In the past, she wouldn't have dared to say such a thing.

But since the other two branches of the Lou family went to Hong Kong before liberation, Lou Zhenhua has lived here for a long time. As they spent more time together, his speech gradually became more casual and family-like.

With his long-standing worries finally finding direction, Lou Zhenhua was in a good mood, shaking his head and jokingly telling himself.

"Hey! This little girl, she's got quite the temper for her age! I'll go with her tomorrow after I'm done with my work, so she won't ignore me!"

"You just keep spoiling her. This girl is getting more and more clingy because of your pampering. She even needs you to take her ice skating; I can't even take her..."

Ms. Tan spoke with disdain, but her words implied her daughter's closeness to Lou Zhenhua.

This prompted Lou Zhenhua to burst into laughter, his laughter much more cheerful than usual.

……

In the courtyard house.

It's been quite noisy lately. School's on winter break, and the kids and adults are all getting together—it's really lively.

The little dog hardly needs Lin Weidong to feed it anymore; someone plays with it every day.

When Lin Weidong returned to the courtyard, he saw He Yushui using cornbread to incite the little dog to teach Xu Damao a lesson.

Xu Damao knew that the dog belonged to Lin Weidong, and besides, he was looking for Sha Zhu, not He Yushui, so he kept dodging while continuing to mock the He family.

"You idiot! Are you even a man? If you're so tough, come out and fight me! What's with letting your sister stand up for you?"

"You can do whatever you want with the rain, I'll deal with it myself when I'm better!"

He Yuzhu came out of the house with his arm in a sling, and the swelling on his face that had not completely subsided made Xu Damao laugh even more unrestrainedly.

Sha Zhu is currently injured, but Xu Damao is not afraid of him and will seize any opportunity to mock him.

He Yuzhu retorted verbally, but in his heart he made a deep grudge against Xu Damao.

Xu Fugui caused his father to lose his job, and Xu Damao provokes him every day. This feud is huge!

Just wait and see!

The two exchanged a heated argument, but when they saw Lin Weidong returning with his bicycle, they immediately fell silent.

Xu Damao seized the opportunity to go up and badmouth him.

"Uncle Lin, you're off work? Hey, let me tell you, this silly Zhu is still not convinced, he's still cursing somewhere! Look at the state he's in!"

He Yuzhu, his face flushed, went into the house without saying a word.

He knew that his father had done something wrong to Lin Weidong and had spoken ill of him.

But killing is just a matter of beheading. A real man can just have a fight to vent his anger, right? Why did he take his father's job? Is he driving someone to the brink of despair?

This person is far too vengeful!

He Yuzhu disdained and hated Lin Weidong's actions, and didn't want to pay any attention to him.

He Yushui was so anxious she almost cried, and hurriedly stepped forward to explain.

"Uncle Lin, don't listen to Xu Damao's nonsense. My brother was scolding him, not you!"

"I know, it's okay, you go do your thing."

Lin Weidong wouldn't hold a grudge against a child.

But he wouldn't let Xu Damao try to make trouble for him, so he immediately raised his arm and slapped Xu Damao across the neck.

"You're quite the instigator, aren't you?"

"Hehe! That won't do, Uncle Lin, we're like brothers!"

Xu Damao winced in pain, rubbing the back of his neck, but he felt proud rather than ashamed.

He took Lin Weidong's actions as a sign of closeness. After Lin Weidong entered the courtyard, he smugly hummed at He Yushui before leaving.

He hummed a strange, unrelated tune as he walked.

I was hoping for perfection! But today I made that silly guy angry again.

Lin Weidong doesn't care about He Yuzhu's attitude. At this stage, he's just an immature, half-grown fool, far less shrewd than the adult he is in the drama.

As for the people in the courtyard who thought that he had instructed them to lose their jobs, that was a complete injustice; it was Lou Zhenhua's own decision.

Of course, once it's out in the open, it's also related to myself.

But this is just the beginning.

His methods have always focused on psychological warfare, with some subtle manipulation as a secondary approach; there's plenty of time to play the game.

After returning home, Lin Weidong dealt with the four pairs of clones he had encountered earlier that day, and then quickly went to Courtyard No. 13.

Bai Ling isn't here today, so let's give Tian Zao a good meal.

……

On Wednesday, Jia Zhangshi ran out of food again!

With the idea of ​​gaining some advantage, she sneaked into Yi Zhonghai's house while Gao Cuilan was delivering lunch to the deaf old lady.

"Master Dongxu, are you resting? Are you feeling better?"

Despite his chest injury, Yi Zhonghai maintained impeccable posture while eating, holding his bowl high and slowly shoveling food into his mouth. Upon hearing this, he raised his eyelids and said with annoyance and disdain.

"Sister-in-law, why did you come all the way to my house? Who knows what people will say if they see this? Even if you don't care about me, you should at least think about Dongxu, right?"

"Look at what you're saying, we're not afraid of anything!" Jia Zhangshi scoffed, but her eyes kept glancing at the dining table.

Millet porridge, mushroom and vegetable soup, and cornbread.

Jia Zhangshi was displeased, thinking to herself, "You're so scared of just an injury. You even need to prepare two soupy dishes to help you swallow the cornbread?"

My mother can eat four steamed buns without even having to eat them.

Jia Zhangshi kept staring at the dining table without saying a word. Yi Zhonghai couldn't eat anymore, so he put down his chopsticks and asked her helplessly.

"What do you want to say today?"

"Hey! I was just concerned about you, Dongxu's master... By the way, I was wondering if I could borrow some more food. Dongxu will be out soon anyway, and I'll pay you back all at once, okay?"

Borrow it from me? Do you think I'm a sucker?!

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai didn't even bother with maintaining appearances; he put on a stern face and began to lecture.

"Aunt Jia, you're perfectly capable. If you're short of food, just buy some! What's the point of borrowing from others all the time? The main problem is, as you can see, I'm injured and have lost my job. I don't even have enough money for medicine. Things are really tough for my family!"

"Alright, Uncle Yi, you can have it then. I'll look around myself. If it's really not good, I'll just have to bear with it. Sigh! Life is really hard for us widows and orphans. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you for this."

Jia Zhangshi feigned pitifulness on the surface, but inwardly she was furiously complaining.

She thought to herself, "Are you kidding me? You, Yi Zhonghai, can't even spend those three gold bars that deaf old lady has in such a short time, and you're still short of money?"

If you don't want to lend it, then don't. Why make up such an excuse? You're so stingy!

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai's face had turned completely dark. Hearing Jia Zhangshi suddenly change her way of addressing him and openly or secretly referring to Jia Dongxu, he realized that she was getting under her skin.

Yi Zhonghai is truly disgusting, like someone who has eaten shit.

However, this time he did not want to provide relief to Jia Zhangshi.

The main problem is that Jia Dongxu hasn't even shown up yet, and this Jia Zhangshi is a shrew and a snob; she didn't even come to help when I was beaten before.

The matter of taking on apprentices... I still need to discuss it with Jia Dongxu personally.

Yi Zhonghai concealed his thoughts and silently saw his guest off. Jia Zhangshi sighed helplessly, glancing longingly at the food on the table before reluctantly leaving.

Unfortunately, Gao Cuilan happened to be returning just as she lifted the curtain, and she immediately flew into a rage!

"Jia Zhangshi, have you no shame? What do you mean by walking in right after I left?"

"Hey! Gao Cuilan, watch your mouth! Is it wrong for me to care about Dongxu's master? You're such a jealous woman!"

Staying in the Jia family wouldn't bring her any advantage, so Jia Zhangshi disdained arguing with Gao Cuilan and left after scolding her.

Gao Cuilan was so angry that she wanted to chase after him to argue, but Yi Zhonghai stopped her.