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Chapter 2865 Full of Love or Full of Beastly Passion?

In the mid-60s, as it was time to leave work, the workers began to leave the workshop in twos and threes.

Workers today are not like those decades from now, where they can leave work at any time unless there are special tasks.

The projection equipment warehouse of the steel rolling mill's publicity department.

"Da Mao, it's time to leave work!"

"Masako, you go first."

Wu Mingfan had already completed his time travel and even integrated the original owner's memories by then. He rushed back from showing a movie in the countryside before getting off work.

After his colleague left, he looked at his face in the mirror—a face with nasolabial folds so deep they could trap a fly—and was speechless.

How did she end up being reborn into Xu Damao's body?

But it's alright. Compared to those hypocrites, at least a true villain doesn't suffer any losses!
The system did a little bit of work, after all, this was a rebirth into the body of a silly pillar. Wu Mingfan wanted to bang his head against the wall and end his life as soon as possible. Surrounded by a group of demons and monsters waiting to suck his blood, there was absolutely no hope for his life.

"Full of Love in the Courtyard" tells the story of He Yuzhu, a cook in a steel factory canteen. He is kind and righteous but outspoken and is known as "Silly Zhu".

Qin Huairu, a steelworker, lived in the same courtyard. She was filial and capable, and had one son and two daughters. However, her husband died in a work accident, and she was having a difficult time.

The courtyard is inhabited by Xu Damao, a projectionist at the steel mill. He is the original owner of this body, a selfish and self-serving person who has been a mortal enemy of Sha Zhuzi since childhood.

Three respected elderly workers, known as the "Three Grandfathers," also live in the courtyard. Whenever a neighborhood dispute occurs, the three grandfathers mediate and resolve it.

Sha Zhu may seem unreliable, but he is kind-hearted. He not only provides substantial financial assistance to Qin Huairu's family, but also cares for and sees off the elderly deaf woman until her death. In his interactions with his neighbors, he gradually matures and develops a sense of responsibility and commitment as a man.

In the spring of the 1980s, Sha Zhu opened a restaurant and converted a courtyard house into a nursing home, where he lived happily and harmoniously with all his "neighbors and family."

Doesn't it look wonderful?

Actually.

Wu Mingfan seriously suspected that the neighborhood had gathered all these monsters and freaks together, otherwise how could all these "talents" be in the same courtyard?
Yi Zhonghai, the Moral Celestial Venerable, has influence in the factory because he is an eighth-grade worker. He has a deaf old lady to support and uphold the banner of respecting the elderly and caring for the young. He also has Sha Zhu, the war god of the courtyard, who is all-powerful and often sets up his own court to punish people, such as cleaning the courtyard or arranging for others to clean the toilets.

The second uncle, Liu Haizhong, was not only obsessed with officialdom, but also had a strong feudal patriarchal mentality. He was determined to cultivate his eldest son to inherit the family business, while he would beat and scold his two younger sons at the drop of a hat, and if he was unhappy, he would pick up a belt and whip them half to death.

However, although Liu Haizhong was not very good to his two sons, he was not scheming at work. After all, he was very serious about teaching his apprentices and did not hold back. Later, he even taught a factory director as an apprentice. In this respect, the second uncle Liu Haizhong was better than the first uncle Yi Zhonghai.

Then there was Uncle Yi Zhonghai, who was full of petty tricks and always tried to outsmart his apprentices. He liked to hold back some of his skills when teaching his apprentices because he was afraid that his apprentices would starve him. It was true that he was an eighth-grade craftsman, but none of his apprentices were able to graduate successfully.

Uncle Yan Bugui, the third uncle, wore glasses and was a teacher at the steel mill's affiliated primary school. He looked refined and gentle, but he was very calculating. He was so calculating that he would even count the pickled vegetables by the root. He would get angry if his children wanted to eat an extra root. He believed that if there was a bargain, he would take advantage of it. He thought that every little bit of advantage was a bargain.

They would stand guard at the gate and, if they saw anyone with something, they would stick it on the door without saying a word, not even letting a single scallion or a clove of garlic go unnoticed.

As for Qin Huairu, there's not much to say. With Yi Zhonghai's help, she manipulated Sha Zhuzi into doing her bidding, and after marrying him, she forced him to get an IUD, leaving Sha Zhuzi childless.

As for Jia Dongxu... he's already hanging on the wall.

Others included an older woman, a second older woman, a third older woman, Jia Zhangshi, a deaf old lady, and so on. There were also more than ten other households in the courtyard.

To sum it up.

Many children bring many blessings; Yi Zhonghai, the Moral Celestial Venerable.

A loving father and a filial son, Liu Haizhong is indifferent to fame and fortune.

Yan Bugui, a master of nurturing talent and known for his generosity.

The necromancer, the understanding and reasonable Jia Zhangshi. The war god of the compound, the stingy He Yuzhu.

Qin Huairu, a selfless and chaste woman.

The master thief, the grateful stick joke,

The matchmaker who locks the door, a deaf old woman with sharp hearing and keen eyesight.

Is this overflowing with affection or overflowing with animalistic desires?

"Da Mao, come home, Da Mao!"

"Yeah, I'm going back now~"

You know what, compared to Sha Zhuzi, who was hated by everyone in the cafeteria, from the cafeteria director to the temporary workers serving food, there wasn't a single person who didn't dislike this guy, after all, he always liked to eat alone.

The chickens used for entertaining guests were often missing a wing or a large leg. Relying on his skills to gain the approval of Director Yang, he became unrestrained. He would make even the Four Happiness Meatballs into Five Happiness Meatballs, and then take the last one home to drink some wine.

Of course... in the end, I definitely won't get to eat it.

Normally, when entertaining guests in a private room, the leftover food should be divided equally among the cafeteria staff, according to some unwritten rules. But instead, he always puts it all in his own lunchbox. Everyone else may not say anything to his face, but they all hate this bastard behind his back.

These days, nobody's rich. They just rely on working in the canteen to earn some decent food. But now, Sha Zhuzi has taken over all the food, and every time I go home, I get complained about.

Xu Damao, on the other hand, mainly went out to show movies, which was a very lucrative job.

The main problem is that there's not much leisure time these days. The power to decide whether to show a movie more or less is in the hands of the original owner, so the troupe has to just give a token gesture.

Xu Damao never ate alone. He would share mushrooms, peanuts, wild game, and so on with his colleagues. Regardless of whether he had ulterior motives, at least he made a good friend.

"Ring ring ring!" Xu Damao is also a car owner.

Bicycles in that era were far more luxurious than owning a car decades later. Even the cheapest ones cost several hundred yuan after all the paperwork was done, not to mention the precious industrial ration coupons required.

Nowadays, an ordinary worker earns only twenty or thirty yuan a month. Even if they don't eat or drink for a whole year, they can only afford a bicycle, and that's assuming they have the necessary ration coupons.

Xu Damao's family owns two cars!
After all, he had a father-in-law known as "Lou the Half-City," who at his peak owned not only two bicycles but also seven or eight cars.

Luogu Lane in Nantong.

This four-courtyard house, plus the adjacent side courtyard, was once the residence of a nobleman from the previous dynasty, but it has now been converted into a tenement. The side courtyard has been sealed off, making it two separate courtyards.

"Da Mao is back!" Yan Bugui, a lean man with glasses, was the third uncle.

The front courtyard, including the first courtyard and the second courtyard, is called the front yard. The third uncle, being in a good position, usually just guards the gate and helps open the door for anyone who comes home late at night.

Of course... it's paid.

One egg is never too many, and one peanut is never too few.

Every time I see Xu Damao, I am very enthusiastic. This is mainly because he often goes to the countryside to show movies and always has local specialties in his hands. I also know that he likes to hear nice words, so I can get some benefits from flattery from time to time.

"Oh my, what's that in your hand? It smells so good!" Yan Bugui was so engrossed in the aroma of the roast chicken that he could hardly move his feet and kept swallowing his saliva.

To be continued...

(End of this chapter)