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

On the morning of the sixth day of the first lunar month, Chen Xia, despite her exhaustion, ate another meal of twice-cooked pork.

Although she has Niu Dazhuang as a man, they are separated more often than together, and when she gets the chance, she doesn't take advantage of it to the fullest.

Luckily, Niu Dazhuang was a wild donkey with lots of hair, so he wasn't afraid of being sheared. If it were a human, they would have been sheared clean by the giant millstone long ago.

Chen Xia didn't bring up the child today either.

Despite his reluctance, Niu Dazhuang still rode away on his bicycle. Dazhuang even missed the days when every village had a road connecting them.

With a car, this short distance can be covered in just over an hour. Why would I let my woman go hungry?

If I remember correctly, Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng should have gotten married in the last two years. I wonder what kind of wives they will marry after I snatched them away.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the first day back at work, the notice board posted Niu Dazhuang's appointment. For this, Niu Dazhuang even bought ten jin (approximately 5 kg) of melon seeds for all the members of the security department.

Su Wan also got busy, handing over her work to Bai Hongyan and running errands in Fengtai.

Bai Hongyan is much more relaxed now, having already handed over her work there before the New Year. It's just that Yu Li hasn't been transferred yet.

The key issue is that the staff in the head office's finance department has always been very stable, with each person filling a specific position, so it's really difficult to force Yu Li into the finance department.

On Sunday, Niu Dazhuang was conscripted to help Bai Hongyan clean the tenement building.

Bai Hongyan already had a good foundation, and now that she's a mother, her mature femininity is off the charts. In terms of figure, only Chen Xia from her hometown can rival her; the two have different auras.

Chen Xia was just a young rural woman, while Bai Hongyan was different. She possessed an indescribable intellectual air and the demeanor of a manager, which aroused men's desire to conquer her.

The apartment building was cleaned, but Bai Hongyan was completely exhausted.

Having learned from the Su family's experience, Niu Dazhuang was now more concerned about who would take care of his twin sons: "Would it be alright if Xiaorun and Xiaoze were taken care of by their maternal grandmother?" Niu Dazhuang asked Bai Hongyan, who was lying next to him, while smoking a cigarette afterward.

"I don't even have the strength to speak right now, let me catch my breath."

After taking a short nap, Bai Hongyan regained some strength and exclaimed, "You've got me completely under your thumb for life. What were you asking me then?"

"Xiao Run and Xiao Ze..."

"Oh, why don't you trust my mom to help take care of her? Why don't you bring her home and let Qin Xueru help take care of her?" Bai Hongyan has started to tease people now.

"Hey! Don't say that. If no one can help take care of him, I can take him home. If Xue Ru helps take care of him, she definitely won't let our son suffer."

"Hmph! Qin Xueru is so great, why did she even try to seduce me in the first place?" She's jealous again.

"We were talking about taking care of the kids, weren't we? Sister Su asked the old lady to help take care of the kids, and her two sisters-in-law are really upset about it."

"Hmph! That won't happen in my family. Even if my two sisters-in-law have objections, they'll have to keep them to themselves."

"There are advantages to being the head of the family. As long as my dad is alive, they have no right to criticize me."

"I know your mom likes our son, but what about your dad?"

"They've all taken their surname, Su, so what can my dad say? Not only does he like it, he said that as long as the child is successful, he'll raise him like a grandson! From now on, you, his biological father, will have to step aside."

"Let them stay out of the way, as long as the children are doing well. Don't worry, your husband is very capable. Even if our son isn't capable, we can still make them rich."

"Go on, my son will definitely be successful in the future, unlike you, you don't work hard at all, and you've only managed to get a deputy section chief position so far."

"I've been promoted very quickly, okay? It's only been five or six years since I started working. I'm already very satisfied with my progress from a regular worker to a deputy section chief."

"That's why I say you're useless!"

"You've got guts! You were begging for mercy just now!"

"Nonsense, if you weren't capable, I wouldn't be hiring you. Come on, make the boss feel good again..."

They're being too lenient; the new boss took half a day of sick leave on his second day at work.

When Bai Hongyan came to work in the afternoon, she wished she could ride her bicycle all the way to her office on the second floor. She rode the bicycle directly to the stairs next to the office building.

Holding onto the stair railing, I climbed each step, my brow furrowing slightly. By the time I reached the office, my forehead was sweating despite the cold winter weather.

I secretly vowed to myself that I would never face that beast alone again, and I would never get myself drunk! Drinking is really...

Bai Hongyan's wife had become the third-in-command of her workplace, and a list of supplies that the security department needed to replenish was placed on her desk.

Since work only resumed during the Chinese New Year, there wasn't much to do, and Bai Hongyan was able to rest in the office for an afternoon.

When I got off work, although walking was still a bit awkward, at least it wasn't as painful as it was in the morning.

Niu Dazhuang, the perpetrator, acted as if nothing had happened, humming a tune as he went home from get off work to the courtyard house. As expected, Meiru was brought over by the head of the household.

Meiru, true to her name, is the most beautiful of the seven sisters. No matter what others think, I was stunned when I saw Meiru when I got home.

How to put it... it's like when I first saw Fan Bingbing, her figure is similar. Especially those two big, expressive eyes, even prettier than Jingru's.

She is taller than Jingru, but in terms of appearance, she is beautiful from every angle.

Qin Meiru was so embarrassed by the stares that she lowered her head shyly, clutching the hem of her clothes and rubbing it back and forth.

"Meiru, from now on you should call him Da Niu like Yue Ru and the others, so you don't have to change it later." Xue Ru eased Meiru's embarrassment.

"Okay, Eighth Sister, you two watch the children, I'll go cook."

Niu Dazhuang exclaimed, "Your Qin family's grandfather must have been a good man; every daughter he fathered was more beautiful than the last!"

"Hmph! Isn't that all a bargain? You didn't even tell me you weren't coming back last night, I even left the door open for you."

"Yesterday was a bit of an accident, I'll definitely let you know in advance next time." The couple was chatting.

Xu Damao, carrying two bottles of wine, stood at the door and said, "Brother Niu, I'm looking to mooch a meal at your place tonight. I'm in a bad mood and don't want to cook for myself."

"Hey, no problem, just half a bowl of noodles. Come inside quickly, I'll get you some pickled vegetables. You and Dazhuang can have some first. It'll be ready after the meal."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

After setting up the kang table, Da Zhuang and his companion each sat at one end. There were two plates of pickled vegetables and one plate of preserved vegetables on the table, and the two of them started drinking.

After three cups of wine, Niu Dazhuang tentatively asked, "Da Mao, is something wrong today?"

Xu Damao doesn't need to be urged to drink. He poured himself another cup: "Sigh! What bad luck! My perfectly good wife was snatched away by someone else. I've been investigating for almost a month, and I haven't heard a single thing. It's so frustrating and infuriating!"

"I heard about it too. People even brought their daughters to look at houses in the courtyard. How come it fell through?" Niu Dazhuang thought to himself, trying not to laugh.

"That's why I'm so frustrated..."