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

Grandma Su couldn't believe her own daughter could say such shameless things; she thought she was hallucinating: "What did you just say? Say it again!"

"Just like you think, Niu Dazhuang is my man too!"

"You, do you know what you're saying?" Old Mrs. Su was so angry that she could barely speak.

"If outsiders find out, they'll laugh at our family to death!"

Are you unable to find another man, or are you bewitched by a demon, that you have to get involved in this mess? Your sister is already enough of a headache for me, and now you've popped up here too.

"Didn't you cry and shout that you wanted to be with Qin Youyang forever? It's only been a few years, and you've already changed your mind?"

"Why should I stay with him? I'd be living the life of a widow! Mom, I'm a woman too, a living, breathing woman! I need a man too!"

"I'm not against you cutting ties with Qin Youyang, I'm saying, why are you also getting involved with Niu Dazhuang... why are you so fixated on your own little plot of land?"

There are plenty of good men out there, why insist on getting involved with Xiao Wan? This is outrageous! Aren't you ashamed?

"This shows that my sister and I share the same perspective. If she doesn't object, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Did you know about this, Xiaowan?"

"Of course I know. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have met a man who makes me care so much."

Grandma Su never expected that her youngest daughter would be so shameless.

"You used to be such a good child, how did you become like this? It's all your father's fault for insisting that you go to work in a song and dance troupe. What a great place a song and dance troupe is, now he's led you astray."

"Mom, let me correct you on one point. The song and dance troupe may not be a good place, but before I met Dazhuang, I was still very virtuous."

Grandma Su leaned to the side and glanced at the outer room; Niu Dazhuang was long gone. She pursed her lips and said, "He's got no sense of responsibility at all. I don't know what you saw in him?"

"He's very capable. Otherwise, given my sister's aloof personality, she wouldn't be with him!"

Grandma Su said dismissively, "Aren't all men just so-so? Does he think he can fly to the heavens?"

"It's not that he can fly to the sky, it's that he can make me fly to the sky."

"We've all been young, so I can understand if you're a little attached to this, but have you thought about the future?"

"Whatever happens in the future, I've already discussed it with my sister. We'll live together from now on. Anyway, we can't work normally this year, so I'll have another child."

"Oh my God, what kind of karma have I created? How did I raise such strange children?"

Su Ting sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) next to her mother, one arm around her mother: "If I have a son in the future, he will still take the surname Su."

"You can have whatever your surname is, do you want to work me to death? If you're so capable, hire a maid. I can't take care of you."

"You can't be so biased! You're happy to take care of Xiao Chengyan's child, but you can't take care of mine. You're being too unfair."

"Stop interrupting, what happened earlier isn't over yet."

"This isn't my first marriage, why are you making such a fuss about it? My sister's happy, I'm happy, isn't that enough? Or why don't you hit me a few times to vent your anger!"

Grandma Su didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

"Don't beat around the bush. You could have said that back in the Republic of China era, but this is the new China now."

Yes, your kind of relationship will not be accepted by the working class; it will be subject to criticism. That's the point.

If outsiders find out, your sister and you, along with that jerk, will all lose your jobs, and even your dad won't be able to protect you.

"They might even send you all to the countryside for labor reform."

"If you don't tell and I don't tell, how will outsiders know? Even if they notice something, if we don't admit it, what can they do to me?"

"Girl, aren't you just handing someone a knife by the handle? Do you want to take your career to the next level?"

"I'm not thinking about it anymore. My sister probably doesn't have the same ambition she had a few years ago. Even if she becomes the head of her unit, so what?"

It's better to just live a peaceful and quiet life.

"You wish! With your ambiguous relationship, if anyone writes a smear letter, you'll both be investigated."

"Who's got nothing better to do than badmouth us?"

"Girl, you underestimate the evil in people's hearts. Aren't there enough examples of people being envious of others' success and laughing at others' failure?"

Don't think that you, as the deputy regimental commander, have no power. Even if you don't care, countless people below are watching you.

And your sister is even more so. It's not easy for her to live a peaceful and stable life. Also, every time that man comes, he brings you food.

What kind of year is this? People of your father's level are starving. Where did he get the food? Can its source even withstand investigation?

"Why isn't what I stocked up on last year working?"

"You have some foresight, but what if his family finds out? Have you considered the consequences?"

"My goodness, you've thought of everything. Not only did he know, but he also brought three or four of his own sisters and cousins ​​over, and they're all being kept at home."

"What did you say?" This caused Grandma Su to hallucinate once again.

Su Ting repeated what she had just said.

The old woman cursed, "What the hell is this?! How is he supposed to feed such a large family?!"

"His wife doesn't work, but the others all have jobs and don't need him to support them!"

"What are they after? I just don't understand!"

"I want to be set for life, and I want to be able to fly to the heavens by following him!"

"It sounds like you're telling a fairy tale to me. Him, a man, with four or five women in his family, plus you and Xiaowan, how is that possible? Aren't you afraid of dying on a woman's belly?"

"Hehe, that's Rangjia's specialty and ability. Dazhuang, you've seen him quite a few times. Does he look like someone who indulges in excessive sexual activity?"

Grandma Su told her youngest daughter that she regretted giving birth too early.

"This is beyond imagination, it's simply not normal!"

"He's definitely not a normal person! When he was farming in the countryside, he had a nickname: 'Big Wild Donkey'!"

As soon as Su Ting mentioned Niu Dazhuang's nickname, Grandma Su understood.

The children are grown up, and I can't control them anymore. So I've simply given up. "Sigh! Anyway, I've made everything clear to you. You can walk your own path. After lunch, I'll take Xiao Chengyan back to your dad's place, so he won't be in your way!"

After sending the old lady away, Su Ting eagerly awaited Da Zhuang's arrival that evening. However, when Su Wan returned from get off work, one sentence from her made Su Ting's heart sink.

"Stop looking. The answer is out in Dongcheng District. Niu Dazhuang and his security team have had a group of people transferred out to help with a thorough search."

Not only our unit, but all the larger units with security departments have transferred a portion of their staff out!