Courtyard House: My Long and Hard Body Makes Me Play with All the Women in the Courtyard

"Su Ting! You need to learn to be more frugal in your daily life!"

"These meatballs are enough for my third uncle's family to eat for a month! How could you be so wasteful?"

That's settled then! Your third uncle will take you to identify the person.

"Give these meatballs to your third uncle. After all, he's quite influential in this courtyard."

Su Ting knew immediately what Yan Laoxi was up to again; wasn't this just asking for trouble? He quickly refused.

"Uncle! Please don't worry about these few meatballs!"

I already promised you in the yard that I would give it to you tonight. Keeping your word is very important, right?

Besides, my dinner tonight is quite sumptuous, four dishes and a soup! Isn't that much better than these meatballs? Don't you think so?

Yan Bugui nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's right. One must be trustworthy and keep one's word."

"Give me the meatballs you wanted for your third uncle first, I'll keep them, and then I'll take you to identify him."

"No problem, I'll pick the two biggest ones for you."

After Su Ting finished speaking, he went into the house and used chopsticks to pick out the two largest meatballs and put them into Yan Bugui's bowl.

At this moment, Yan Jiedi and Yan Jiekuang, who were doing their homework at the table, immediately shifted their attention and stared intently at the meatballs in the bowl.

Upon seeing this, Yan Bugui immediately put the bowls away in the cupboard, clearly intending to distribute them after the others returned.

Then, Yan Bugui led Su Ting to the backyard. Su Ting understood that the first thing to do was to visit the deaf old lady.

He had been in this area for so long, yet he had never met this deaf old lady and had no idea what kind of person she was.

You could say she was a good person! On TV, she was accused of scalping grain coupons and locking Lou Xiao'e and Sha Zhu up together.

Although she was the only one in the entire hospital who cared about Sha Zhu, she completely ignored everyone else.

This is somewhat worrying, as it involves issues of promiscuity and speculation.

But if you're going to call her a bad person, she doesn't seem to have ever hurt anyone.

He always had a smile on his face when he met anyone, and it's said that he even made straw sandals for the Red Army!

Lou Xiao'e's reason for submitting herself to Sha Zhu was also out of a sense of gratitude.

In this light, it's really hard to define whether she's good or evil.

Su Ting pondered these things as he arrived at the deaf old lady's door.

Yan Bugui stepped forward and knocked on the door. The old lady was overjoyed when she learned why they had come.

She took the meatballs from Su Ting and thanked her repeatedly. Then she saw Su Ting to the door, which made Su Ting think that she was a nice person.

This is perfectly normal. Why should I get a bad attitude in return for bringing someone food?

After receiving the meatballs that Su Ting had sent, several neighbors in the backyard praised Su Ting for his generosity.

They all said that there was no need to worry too much when decorating, as they would definitely support them.

When they arrived at Liu Haizhong's house, something interesting happened: this time, Liu Haizhong opened the door himself.

With a smile, she accepted the meatballs and placed them on the table, saying that she would visit Su Ting after he delivered the meatballs.

But to everyone's surprise, it happened in such a short time.

The brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, who were standing behind Liu Haizhong, actually ate all the meatballs.

These two young men are too generous! Couldn't they have waited until the guests left before eating?

But thinking about Liu Haizhong's personality, I can understand it.

Sure enough, as Su Ting walked toward Xu Damao's house, he heard the sound of the two brothers crying coming from Liu Haizhong's house.

Yan Bugui shook his head and sighed, "That old Liu is really something, he still hits his child even though the child is so grown up."

My third uncle never hits his children. You know, if the father isn't kind, the son won't be either!

Su Ting did not respond to Yan Bugui's words, but thought to himself.

You two brothers are actually quite evenly matched; one of you beats children, while the other is a master of scheming.

Although you don't hit your children, you're so calculating that when you get old, no one will be willing to take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days.

Arriving at Xu Damao's door, they knocked.

Surprisingly, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e came out together.

After the third uncle explained, they both understood.

Upon seeing Lou Xiao'e, Su Ting was immediately excited, finding her even more beautiful than she appeared on television.

This is a true lady from a wealthy family; she is indeed incomparable to ordinary women.

Look at this Brother Mao! It's not my fault for not being a good brother, it's just that his wife is too charming. I'm really sorry.

Su Ting looked at Xu Damao's honest face and spoke.

"You must be that famous projectionist from our factory! I was recently assigned to our factory too, and I'm working in the purchasing department now!"

I've long heard that you're a very loyal person, and I have a great respect for people who are loyal.

"Brother Da Mao, from the first moment I saw you, I knew you were the eldest brother in my heart."

Chapter Seven: Just kidding

Xu Damao was overjoyed to hear these words.

This proves that I do have personal charisma! A newcomer recognized me as his elder brother as soon as we met.

I heard this young man is a former soldier, so I'm definitely going to recruit him.

So he replied enthusiastically, "Good brother, deal! I'll take you as my brother."

If you ever need my help in the future, just ask, and I promise I'll take care of it perfectly.

"Come on in, come on in! Have dinner at my place tonight. I'll cook you some delicious dishes."

"Oh dear, Brother Da Mao, what a coincidence! I had arranged to meet with three old men in the courtyard tonight to discuss the renovation."

"I'll definitely treat you to dinner another day," Su Ting declined Xu Damao's invitation.

Xu Damao expressed his understanding upon hearing this, and patted Su Ting on the shoulder.

"Okay, let me know in advance when you're free. I'll definitely keep the appointment, and we can have a couple of drinks then."

Yan Bugui was a little confused as he looked at the two people who were calling each other brothers upon their first meeting.

What on earth is going on? These two were so affectionate on their very first meeting?

Did I miss something important?

Lou Xiao'e stood aside, grinning foolishly, clearly delighted that Xu Damao had such a handsome younger brother.

Sigh, what a naive and silly girl, and a rich woman at that, making people want to get close to her.

After saying goodbye to Xu Damao's house, Su Ting went to the central courtyard to deliver meatballs.

Everyone greeted him with smiles and happily accepted the meatballs.

To his surprise, Sha Zhu was seen at home chewing peanuts and drinking a little wine.

He was holding a steamed bun in his hand, humming a song, and seemed to be in a good mood.

He Yushui sat to the side, head down, intently munching on the cornbread in her hand.

She only looked up when she heard someone coming, and greeted the door with a smile.

Looking at the brother and sister, Su Ting recalled He Yushui's various actions against Sha Zhu in the future, and always felt that it was like she was taking revenge on Sha Zhu.

It seems I need to learn her methods and figure out how to deal with her.

So he put a meatball on each of their plates.

Sha Zhu took the meatballs without paying much attention.

He Yushui, on the other hand, immediately took a bite as soon as she saw Su Ting put the meatball from her steamed bun on it.

Then, with a joyful expression, she said, "Thank you, Brother Su Ting!"

It seems that this way she can enjoy the meatballs immediately without worrying that Sha Zhu will leave them for the widow Qin Huairu.

This made Su Ting even more certain that He Yushui was no ordinary person.

When she arrived at Qin Huairu's home, Qin Huairu opened the door, holding a locust flower in her arms.

Qin Huairu deliberately pretended to be unfamiliar with the place, probably not wanting Jia Zhangshi inside the room to misunderstand.

Little Locust Flower was very happy and kept calling him "Uncle".

However, as Su Ting was about to leave, Qin Huairu secretly tickled Su Ting's arm with her hand.

Su Ting sensed this but did not turn around. He simply waved goodbye while carrying Xiao Huaihua on his back.

The families in the front yard quickly finished delivering the meatballs, and the last four were all given to the poor neighbor, Gou Dan's family.

Su Ting wanted to help them out as much as possible, and Gou Dan bowed repeatedly to Su Ting to express his gratitude.

Yan Bugui seemed to want to say something when he saw this, but ultimately swallowed his words.