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Chapter 1518 Good Luck Continues (7)
The Li family of nine was allocated only two and a half rooms in this courtyard house—located on the side of the back building of the courtyard house. The two and a half rooms consisted of the original two rooms, plus half a room built over the empty space between the back building and the left wing room.

To accommodate so many people, the two houses were divided into four small rooms. Grandpa Li, Grandma Li, Father Li, Mother Li, Li Zhiguo and his wife, and Linlang and her sister each had their own room. The older children of Li Zhiguo and his wife slept with their grandparents, while the younger ones slept with Li Zhiguo and his wife. The other half of the house was converted into a kitchen and dining room, where they also took showers. The family lived in a very cramped space, but of course, that's how people lived back then.

It's already crowded, where would we find another room for her? It's impossible, she'll definitely have to rent a place outside.

Li's mother looked at Li's father. Although Li's father did not support Linlang renting a place to live outside, and was worried about safety, just as Linlang said, there was no room in the house. So Li's father said, "There is indeed no room in the house, but it is not safe to live outside, so let's just make do for now."

Li's mother said, "Even if we make do, it won't help. Qiu Yun said she wants to find a son-in-law to live with her. Where will the son-in-law live? Also, the eldest couple's child is getting older every year. It won't be appropriate for him to live with the adults. So we need to find a room for him, otherwise we still won't have enough space in the future."

Li's mother knew that if it weren't for the sake of Li Qiuyun and Li Zhiguo's family, Li's father wouldn't have helped if it were just his daughter asking for a house.

Sure enough, as soon as Li's mother said this, Li's father, Li Zhiguo and his wife, Li's grandmother and others started to consider it. Especially Li's grandmother, who thought it made sense. When her eldest granddaughter was going to marry into the family, she couldn't keep sharing a room with Linlang. She had to find another room for Linlang.

Grandma Li glanced at Grandpa Li and said, "Let's divide our room into two smaller rooms, and give one of them to Linlang."

Li Zhiguo and his wife had no objection to Grandma Li's suggestion. After all, their child was getting older and they were still young. Who knew when they would have another child? They really needed a place, so it was indeed feasible to set aside a room for Li Linlang to live in alone. In the future, when Li Linlang got married and moved out, the room could be used by their grown-up child.

Li Qiuyun had no objections. After all, it was perfect for her to have a big house all to herself. The only regret was that she wouldn't be living in the same house anymore, making it harder to steal things from Li Linlang.

Grandpa Li figured he'd eventually have to divide the house into smaller units for his children to squeeze into, so he had no objections.

However, Li's father said, "Your room is not big to begin with, and if you divide it up, it will be too small. Why don't you move the partitions between the main rooms and divide it into three smaller rooms? That way, it will be bigger."

Here I will describe the layout of the four small rooms divided from the two main rooms of the rear building.

The house in front of Grandpa Li and Grandma Li was occupied by Father Li and Mother Li, while the house in front of Li Zhiguo and his wife was occupied by the Linlang sisters.

The layout of the rear-facing rooms is such that each room is 3.5 meters wide and 6 meters deep, which is about 21 square meters.

Previously, it was divided in the middle, turning it into two rooms of about ten square meters each.

Dividing a 10-square-meter room into two smaller rooms would be too small, so Mr. and Mrs. Li suggested moving the partition in the middle and re-partitioning it, which is quite normal. This way, each room would be about 7 square meters, and even after deducting the area occupied by the partition, it would still be more than 6 square meters, which is better than the previous less than 5 square meters.

Grandpa and Grandma Li naturally had no objections after hearing what Mr. Li said.

When Linlang heard from Li's parents that they would partition off a room in their house for her, she didn't object. She didn't insist on renting a place outside, since renting would cost money, while living in the house was free. She figured she could continue living there as long as she had privacy. Without hesitation, Li's parents moved the partition themselves—in their home, space was extremely valuable, so the partition wasn't made of bricks and tiles, but rather a custom-made cabinet, which they then placed in the middle.

It just so happens that someone in the courtyard works at a state-owned furniture factory. They ordered their furniture there last time, so they went there again this time, knowing the place well.

The furniture factory made it quickly, and it was delivered and installed three days later.

After installing it, placing it inside the room and securing it, the large room was divided into three smaller rooms. Then, a door was installed, and Linlang bought a lock herself, so she no longer had to worry about her money being stolen.

Fortunately, the room where Li's father and the others stayed was on the side of the back of the building, with windows at the back and sides. Otherwise, if it were the middle room, which only had a window at the back and no window in the middle, it would have become a dark room after being partitioned, and it would have been uncomfortable to live in.

Now, Grandpa and Grandma Li live in the last room, which has a window at the back. Linlang lives in the middle room, which has a window on the side. And Father and Mother Li live in the front room, which has a door and a window, so it's well-ventilated. It's quite nice.

It was a bit small, but at least it had its own room, so Linlang was satisfied.

Actually, Linlang wanted to rent a place outside, firstly because she wanted to have her own space, and secondly, to create an alibi for stealing Li Qiuyun's things later.

That way, even if Li Qiuyun loses her money, it won't be her problem. Otherwise, it would be very troublesome to be in the same room.

Theft prevention is secondary, since she will definitely keep valuables in her spatial storage rather than in the house, so she's not afraid of Li Qiuyun stealing them.

Now that she has her own room, Li Qiuyun lives alone. She locks her door when she goes out, so even if her things are stolen, no one will suspect her.

To be honest, outsiders didn't know the truth and thought Linlang's money was really lost. So, many families in the courtyard found more hidden places to hide their important belongings, for fear that Li Qiuyun would steal them.

Even Li Zhiguo and his wife put double locks on their room.

In the original world, only Li Zhiguo and his wife did this, and outsiders didn't know, so they didn't take precautions. But in this world, it's different. Everyone in the courtyard knows that Li Qiuyun is stealing, and they're afraid she'll steal from their own homes, so they've also increased their precautions.

This is the benefit of Linlang making this public. From now on, if anyone in the courtyard loses something, the first person they will suspect will definitely be Li Qiuyun. This will keep her from getting rid of the suspicion, and she will be looked at with suspicious eyes everywhere. It can be considered as revenge on her.

After all, she really did try to steal something, but Linlang was on guard and didn't succeed. It's normal for people to treat her like a thief and be wary of her.

Li Qiuyun naturally saw these phenomena and couldn't help but feel a burning hatred for Linlang. After all, if Linlang hadn't made her theft a public spectacle, she wouldn't have been treated this way.