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

As he spoke, Xu Damao tilted his head back and drank another cup: "Damn it, you have no idea, the wife he told me about, tsk tsk..." He then leaned his head closer to Niu Dazhuang.

"A bourgeois young lady! Let's not even talk about her looks, just look at how well she takes care of her skin. And those little hands, they're so delicate, they've never lifted a finger!"

"If it weren't for the new China where workers and peasants are the masters of their own destiny, people like us, born into humble backgrounds, wouldn't even have the chance to meet someone, let alone arrange a marriage." He finished speaking and took another swig of his drink in frustration.

Niu Dazhuang secretly gloated, thinking, "This young, juicy bourgeois heiress is already under my control. Not just the heiress, but also her..."

"Is it really that bad? Is it really that exaggerated?" The more annoyed Xu Damao became, the happier Niu Dazhuang felt.

"Of course you see! You didn't see it with your own eyes. Although your sister-in-law is also one of the best, we are, after all, the working class. She and Lou Xiao'e each have their own merits in terms of appearance, but this part of you..."

"That makes some sense!"

"That's just in terms of people. In terms of property, my losses are even greater. Think about it, the steel rolling mill where we work belonged to someone else before the Three Great Transformations. I married his daughter, and even if I only let a little bit slip through my fingers, it would be enough for me to live a life of comfort..."

The more Xu Damao talked, the angrier he became. Before the hot dishes even arrived, he was already drunk.

A disappointed Xu Damao, a lazy Sha Zhu, and Yan Jiecheng, who was secretly snatched away by Niu Dazhuang in the front yard, have all become major problems for the courtyard.

In the following days, Niu Dazhuang was busy helping Su Wan move. At her level, her workplace would definitely provide her with a dormitory-style apartment building.

The two rooms in the tenement building were occupied, and the plan was good. The problem arose with Xiao Qinling.

Su Wan asked Dazhuang to do ideological work on Qinling, but Dazhuang isn't stupid. Qinling was already the woman he had chosen in his heart. Only a fool would do something so detrimental to himself.

Su Wan couldn't skip her shift, so she and the old lady took Xiao Chengyan there first.

This courtyard house didn't prevent Su Ting from going on dates with Niu Dazhuang at night, under the pretext that the child needed his own space as he grew up.

Let Xiao Qinling live alone in the west courtyard...

On the afternoon of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Niu Dazhuang rode his bicycle to Mentougou.

It won't work if they don't come. Yu Haitang has to go to work, and it's clearly unrealistic for Yu Li to have to work and take care of the child at the same time.

Yu Haitang's decision to go to work at the steel rolling mill was not derailed by Niu Dazhuang, the big butterfly that blew her away.

After all, graduating from high school is considered a high level of education these days. Although it took a long time from graduating from high school to being assigned a job, they still managed to arrange one.

People want to go to work and earn money, and Niu Dazhuang can't stop them.

When Niu Dazhuang arrived, it was already dark. Yu Haitang had already prepared dinner and warmed up a pot of wine, as a gesture of farewell.

Yu Lisheng's eldest daughter, Hewei, is already six years old (by Chinese reckoning), and her second daughter, Heran, will be three years old (by Chinese reckoning) after the New Year.

The older ones are already able to play with the younger ones.

The two daughters are so clingy! Seeing Niu Dazhuang push his bicycle into the yard, they threw down their toys, stretched out their little arms, and took their short legs to pounce on him.

Seeing her older sister rush over like that, the younger sister also followed suit, taking small steps and rushing over as well.

Niu Dazhuang didn't even have time to prop up his bicycle properly; he threw it aside and quickly squatted down to greet his two daughters.

Yu Li was still calling from behind, "Xiao Ran, slow down!" Watching Niu Dazhuang happily pick up both of his daughters...

Yu Li felt much more at ease. In this era where having a son was considered auspicious, Niu Dazhuang did not look down on her for not having a son and doted on his two daughters.

The more Niu Dazhuang acted this way, the more desperate Yu Li became to have a son. Behind his back, she envied Bai Hongyan, who had twins, both sons.

She's no longer going to suffer! She still has to try harder, with an attitude of not giving up until she can give birth to a son.

As Yu Haitang watched Niu Dazhuang happily carry the two little ones in, her resolve to uphold her ideals wavered slightly.

Yu Li smiled broadly: "Dazhuang, don't spoil them. If they eat more candy, they'll eat even less properly."

At this moment, each of the two girls had a piece of candy in her mouth.

"Mom is mean! She won't let me eat things given to her by strangers, but she won't let me eat things given to me by Dad either!"

Xiao Ran wanted to speak, but with candy in her mouth, she started drooling as soon as she opened her mouth.

Yu Li took Xiao Ran and put her on the ground. "Xiao Wei, come down, let's eat!"

He Wei is six years old and can feed herself without any problem. Yu Li is afraid that Xiao Ran will waste food. She wants to eat by herself, but Yu Li won't let her and feeds her bite by bite.

The three-year-old needs an extra meal before going to sleep.

Niu Dazhuang and Haitang drank first. After Yu Li fed the younger one, she let Xiao Hewei take her younger sister inside to play.

At the dinner table, Niu Dazhuang didn't say anything private, after all, He Wei was six years old, and it wouldn't be good for the child to hear.

"Da Niu, I don't want to live in the workers' dormitory. It's inconvenient for everything, and it's a mess." Yu Haitang and Yu Li are used to living together in the courtyard, so they don't like living in the dormitory.

If it were someone else, Niu Dazhuang would have rented a small courtyard for her without hesitation. Perhaps it was the stereotype left on Niu Dazhuang by the TV series, but he always felt that Yu Haitang was a restless person.

I'm completely uneasy about her. Men and women are the same; once they're financially independent, they start having more concerns.

In recent years, she hasn't taken the initiative to have children for him, which makes Niu Dazhuang even more worried.

Niu Dazhuang didn't mince words: "I know you have ideas about your career, and I've told you many times before. I don't want to keep nagging. I can rent you a house, but..."

Yu Haitang said indignantly, "I know, how come I've never heard you warn my sister, or Sister Bai?"

"Sister Bai's figure and looks are what men like the most, how come you've never warned her even once?"

Want to hear the truth?

"Of course I want to hear it."

"Personality. You don't know Bai Hongyan's past, which is why you asked that. Your sister is the same; although she's good with words, she's also quite shrewd."

But she always thought about her family and children, always thinking about how to make life better and give me a son. What about you?

Seeing that she didn't speak, Niu Dazhuang continued, "Women who want to achieve something in their careers have to put in far more effort than men."

For example, if a few years later, your publicity department had an opportunity to become its head, what would you be willing to give up?

"I'm willing to do anything!" Yu Haitang blurted out without thinking.

Niu Dazhuang repeated her words in a cold tone: "I'm willing to do anything!"

Yu Haitang then realized something was wrong and was about to change her words when Niu Dazhuang interrupted her.