Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Niu Dazhuang said smugly, "I'm popular with women!"

"No way, where's your good cigarette? Get it out and let me cool off. It's making me so envious."

The scandalous news that happened this morning spread so fast, I don't even know who leaked it.

At lunchtime, many men craned their necks to peer into the kitchen.

By the afternoon, the rumors had become increasingly bizarre.

The next morning, the men who didn't usually eat breakfast at work lined up to get breakfast.

Without exception, when it was their turn to get their food, they all craned their necks to look into the kitchen!

Within two days, Qin Huairu's reputation for beauty spread throughout the workplace, and of course, it also reached Niu Dazhuang's ears.

Niu Dazhuang was very depressed.

When I got home that evening, I specifically called Xue Ru and her sister over.

"Come on, everyone sit down. Xue Ru, take the children inside and don't let them cause any trouble." Niu Dazhuang had never been so serious before, and the four Qin sisters were all very nervous.

"Brother-in-law, what happened?" Qin Ningru asked timidly.

Niu Dazhuang cleared his throat first. "Ningru, let me ask you, have any of those shameless men in your workplace been harassing you?"

"I thought it was something serious. Of course it is, but don't worry, brother-in-law, I haven't given them a kind look, let alone spoken to them properly!"

"What? You're still... still giving them back? That means there's not just one anymore?"

"Of course there's more than one. I'm considered the factory's most beautiful woman by them in private, after all." She then stood up proudly, spread her hands, and spun around twice.

Niu Dazhuang, his face grim, turned to Qin Yueru and asked, "And you?"

"I'm not as dramatic as Ningru. It's just that when I first arrived, some shameless guy tried to chat me up, but I completely ignored him."

He continued to follow me shamelessly, so I turned around and kicked him. I almost crippled him. From then on, no one dared to mess with me!

"Ningru, listen to this, listen to this. From now on, just like your seventh sister, don't give them a good look. If you can't handle it, tell me and I'll teach them how to behave."

Ningru, looking aggrieved, clung to Niu Dazhuang's arm and said, "Brother-in-law, I know I was wrong. From now on, I'll ignore them completely when I get to work, okay?"

Niu Dazhuang's expression softened this time. "I know you're timid and can communicate normally with them, but if they dare to have ulterior motives towards you, tell me, and I'll handle it."

Seeing that the day's events were almost over, Qin Huairu interjected, "Oh! It's Dazhuang getting jealous!"

"Hmph! I haven't even said anything to you yet. How could you be so careless and let someone take advantage of you? Your third sister is a celebrity in our unit now." Niu Dazhuang was angry and spoke without thinking.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu's eyes immediately welled up with tears: "How did I let outsiders take advantage of me? They didn't see anything. I didn't do it on purpose!"

Xue Ru came out from the inner room: "Third Sister, what's wrong?"

With tears in her eyes, Qin Huairu recounted what had happened at work.

Xue Ru, Ning Ru, and Yue Ru all sided with Huai Ru and launched a verbal attack on Niu Dazhuang:

"It wasn't like Third Sister did it on purpose. Instead of comforting her, you're complaining!"

"Yes, Third Sister didn't do anything wrong!"

"Dazhuang, what you said today was indeed a bit harsh."

Niu Dazhuang calmed down after seeing Qin Huairu shed tears, realizing that he had indeed gone too far with his words.

Niu Dazhuang has no other merits, except for his thick skin. When he should bow his head, he admits his mistakes: "Okay, okay, I was wrong just now. I was just concerned about you!" As he spoke, he pulled Qin Huairu to his side.

He wiped away her tears with his hand, then stared intently at Qin Huairu's forehead with his own, saying affectionately, "It was my fault. It's mainly because you're so charming. I was afraid of losing you, so I lost my temper. Please forgive me!"

"Brother-in-law, you're so sour!" The young woman ruined the pleasant atmosphere.

Qin Huairu smiled through her tears: "You're so adorable, I can't live without you either. Let's stay together like this for the rest of our lives, a happy and harmonious family!"

Who says universal love can't be deep affection? I, Niu Dazhuang, am the first to disagree.

At this moment, Niu Dazhuang was truly moved.

He kissed each of them deeply: "Just like Huai Ru said, let's live a happy and harmonious life as a family. I'm cooking dinner tonight, so we have to have some drinks!"

Qin Yueru remembered that Dazhuang had been locked up by her third sister last night. She first whispered to Ningru, and then muttered it to Xueru.

Qin Huairu saw the three sisters whispering to each other, glancing at her every now and then, and knew they were talking about what happened last night.

They were good sisters who had fought alongside each other against the Japanese, so Qin Huairu didn't feel embarrassed at all: "Yueru, if you have something to say, just say it out loud. Don't think that just because you're whispering, I don't know what you're saying!"

"I'm not afraid that the man who's cooking will hear me and punish me again tonight. I can't take that."

Niu Dazhuang shouted from the kitchen doorway, "Why don't you send one of you over here to help me out!"

"Brother-in-law, let me help you start the fire."

With the added boost of alcohol, the party went even more wildly than usual that night.

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Qin Huairu adapted to the work rhythm and became familiar with the women in the kitchen.

Niu Dazhuang should also go back to school full-time.

Don't underestimate these people; they're all mediocre, with an average elementary school education, but the teachers they're assigned are top-notch—they're all associate professors from Beijing Normal University.

There were fifty of them, exactly one class. The location was also arranged on the campus of Beijing Normal University.

Kyoto University has a unique distribution pattern, with most of its campuses located in the northern part of the city.

Transportation was inconvenient at that time, with only one bus route leading here. So, accommodation was also arranged for them.

Fifty colleagues, each carrying a bedding roll on their back and a green bag with the company name on it, lined up in an orderly fashion and were led to their dormitory by a dormitory supervisor.

At first, the teacher wanted to treat everyone equally and teach in a step-by-step manner.

But every time I teach a class, I find that there's this one kid who's always slacking off. When I call on him to answer a question, he manages to answer it, albeit haltingly.

In less than ten days, Niu Dazhuang was called into the office for a private talk twice.

It wasn't that Niu Dazhuang didn't want to listen attentively; it was just that he couldn't muster any interest in what the teacher was teaching, and he would doze off as he listened.

Niu Dazhuang's soul is at least a four-year college graduate. How could he be interested in elementary school education?

Niu Dazhuang was only somewhat interested in abacus lessons, as he had never actually learned them before.

Nowadays, abacuses are used everywhere, from workplaces to supply and marketing cooperatives. It wasn't until the 21st century that abacuses were gradually replaced by calculators.

During this period, Niu Dazhuang would occasionally sneak home a few times at night. Others couldn't do it, but he could, because he could take the bicycle out of his spatial storage at any time.

Time flies, and it's already September 1st.

On the day of the new students' enrollment, these non-staff members were also assigned to the main gate to welcome the new students.

A familiar figure appeared in Niu Dazhuang's field of vision...