Courtyard House: My System - Artificial Human

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully integrated the Five Worlds Module. The system will begin upgrading starting today.]

[Note: The upgrade will not affect the use of system functions.]

Lin Weidong glanced at the upgrade progress bar that had already appeared, and his expression became quite interesting.

Its current functionality is already ridiculously powerful; what will it be like after the upgrade?

Amidst this anticipation, Lin Weidong made a sudden appearance at courtyard number 13.

Tianzao was in a good mood today, and after a fragrant bath, she waited expectantly.

Upon seeing Lin Weidong return, she immediately went up to him with great joy and helped him take off his clothes.

"Why are there two?"

Tian Zao reached out and touched it, and was stunned. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that Lin Weidong was carrying a whip that looked like a horsewhip.

"You went out late at night and all you did was buy a whip? What are you going to do with it? Ride it around?"

"...That's one way to put it." Lin Weidong's lips curled into a wicked smile, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

Under Tian Zao's curious gaze, he took the disciplinary whip and climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

To be honest, this was the first thing that came to mind when he saw the Whip of Punishment.

It's not that his thinking is unhealthy... it's just that he really doesn't have any need to lecture anyone!

It's better to use it for a bit of fun.

Anyway, this thing is controllable and won't hurt Tianzao.

In the dead of night, the sobbing in the main bedroom was much more urgent than usual, making one blush.

Tian Zao felt a strange sensation of tingling numbness mixed with a slight pain all over her body, and couldn't help but turn around frequently.

Her eyes, gentle and warm like jade, were glistening with tears.

……

The following day, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, most government agencies and institutions had already resumed work.

Lin Weidong had no choice but to leave his comfortable life and become a beast of burden.

He played a bit too hard last night and was a little lazy. When he got to the department, he found that he was the last one to arrive and almost missed his deadline.

The others were already busy, their work attitude showing no sign of laziness, and even giving the impression that they felt uncomfortable if they didn't work for a day.

This made Lin Weidong, who was used to sitting in his office chair and spacing out for half a day on the first day back from a holiday in later generations, very nostalgic.

"Xiao Lin? What are you daydreaming about? Missing your wife? Come on, let's go out for a meeting!"

Chang Wan's greeting abruptly interrupted Lin Weidong's recollection. He picked up his notebook and pen and followed Chang Wan to act as a recorder.

Behind him, he was met with envious glances from a group of new colleagues in the department.

A new year brings new beginnings. In this year, the newly founded nation has lofty aspirations.

The tasks assigned to various units were arduous and demanding.

For a whole week after returning from the holiday, Lin Weidong was immersed in taking meeting minutes and transcribing reports.

This job, especially under Chang Wan's careful guidance, is truly a great training ground for people.

In just one week, he gained a more capable and unassuming demeanor, just like everyone else in the department and the unit.

He didn't even have the heart to discipline the beasts in the courtyard.

However, although Lin Weidong did not personally follow up, the previous arrangements were proceeding in an orderly manner.

At Lou's Steel Rolling Mill, the eight-level worker system reform, with the suggestion of the clone sent by Lin Weidong and the support and cooperation of Lou Zhenhua, officially established the assessment standards and time.

Next Monday, all workers in all workshops across the factory will undergo formal assessments.

Like everyone else, Liu Haizhong diligently prepared for the exam, spending all his time in the workshop honing his skills, and even after returning home, he would ponder the procedures in his mind.

He didn't have the time or energy to fulfill his promise to Lin Weidong, so he had to hand the task over to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu's report to the factory applying for a change of workshop job has been submitted. Since he voluntarily gave up his previous six months of seniority and started from scratch, and with the influence of Lao Jia and the support of Liu Haizhong.

The workshop management has approved it, and he will be sent to the forging workshop where Liu Haizhong works after the assessment.

Jia Dongxu has been quite free lately, and he is actively completing the surveillance task that Liu Haizhong assigned to him.

His house happened to be right across from the Yi family's, making him the perfect candidate for surveillance.

However, apart from harassing the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai hasn't caused any other trouble lately.

Every day after bringing back grain from the grain store, he would fawn over the deaf old lady, and then watch the stove to brew medicine.

Not to mention the Yi family, the entire Central Courtyard is now filled with a faint smell of medicine.

The people in the compound had a lot of opinions, but they also knew that anyone who went against Yi Zhonghai on the issue of having children would be sworn enemies.

So at most I'll grumble and complain a bit.

Yi Zhonghai was well aware of the disapproving attitude of the people in the institute towards him, but he also had his own plans.

After getting money from the deaf old lady to buy medicine, he gradually noticed a change in his mindset.

Compared to getting Gao Cuilan pregnant and having an heir, all other grudges and grievances were just minor setbacks.

He planned to empty the deaf old lady's pockets and then move away with the pregnant Gao Cuilan!

No matter who it is, Jia Dongxu, Yan Bugui, or Lin Weidong, none of them are as important as my own son.

Yi Zhonghai's changes were noticed by those who cared. After all, the deaf old lady was an elderly woman with bound feet, and she had indeed been wealthy and seen a lot in the past.

But he simply doesn't understand or comprehend how well a man can fake his ruthlessness.

Faced with Yi Zhonghai's devoted care, the deaf old lady gradually changed and became much more affectionate.

She also shared some hearsay about childbirth with Gao Cuilan.

The He family was the most furious about the changes in the Yi family.

He Daqing was originally confident in his skills, thinking that if this place didn't want him, there would be other places that would.

But when he actually ran into walls everywhere and could only lower his standards again and again, yet still couldn't find a satisfactory job, he truly realized how terrible it was to offend Lin Weidong.

He wanted to ask Lin Weidong to plead for leniency and make peace, but recently Lin Weidong had been leaving early and returning late, so he couldn't find a suitable opportunity.

If Yi Zhonghai were as unlucky as him, he could feel better. But Yi Zhonghai had a deaf old lady standing behind him, who not only had plenty of money, but also seemed about to shed the title of having no descendants.

This made He Daqing very unhappy, because he knew that it was Yi Zhonghai who instigated him to offend Lin Weidong!

The He family is getting worse every day, while Yi Zhonghai is about to live a good life... Who can tolerate this?

He Daqing's condition affected his siblings, He Yuzhu and He Yushui.

The two men became increasingly disgusted when they looked at Yi Zhonghai and his wife, including the deaf old lady.

But in reality, the He family was also someone that others couldn't see.

He Yushui is alright, after all she's a child. Not only will Lin Weidong not retaliate against her, but the other residents in the compound won't look at her with prejudice either.

He Yuzhu's situation was much worse. He was not only verbally abused by Xu Damao every day, but he also had to bear the nickname "Silly Zhu" for good.

He is now being used as a negative example by the institute.

When educating and admonishing their children, every household in the courtyard would say, "Don't learn from anyone, but don't learn from a hothead like Sha Zhu!"

He Yuzhu was depressed and helpless, and spent his days hanging his arms out by the window in a daze.

Over time, he gradually discovered Jia Dongxu's secret.

He had heard rumors that Yi Zhonghai, unable to have children, had set his sights on Jia Dongxu. His father, He Daqing, had also analyzed Yi Zhonghai's motives and purposes with him.

So he could roughly guess the grudge between the two, and seeing this scene, he suddenly realized that it was an opportunity to take revenge on Yi Zhonghai!

That noon, we waited until my father returned from selling steamed buns on the street.

He Yuzhu quickly stepped forward and began to explain his plan.