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

Lou Xiao'e and her daughter can enjoy a peaceful life, but Lin Yongmei can't. After renting a room and buying a newspaper, she starts looking for a job.

With her knowledge and looks, finding an office job wouldn't be a problem, but after interviewing several bosses, they all seemed interested in her.

Lin Yongmei simply went to an electronics factory to work as a screw fitter.

This year, as the agreed time approached, Lin Yongmei subscribed to the newspaper and read it every day after get off work.

Lin Yongmei saw Niu Dazhuang's missing person notice on the first day. The past two weeks seemed to have been particularly long, and she counted down the days on her fingers.

But with the day of our meeting fast approaching, the class monitor refused to grant us leave.

On the 15th, Lin Yongmei went to see the class monitor again, but he still wouldn't grant her leave.

Lin Yongmei threw the arm sleeves at his face, then quit her job, refusing to take half a month's salary.

Coming from the Kowloon industrial area to Tsim Sha Tsui, I was stuck in traffic and had to take a ferry, which is why I was late.

Logically speaking, Lin Yongmei is over thirty years old, well past the age of being particularly excited. But when she saw that familiar figure, her eyes still reddened and her heart raced.

"You've come!"

"Yes, you're here. Something must have kept you waiting!"

"Yes, I work in a factory in Kowloon. My foreman wouldn't give me time off, so I quit!"

"Are you hungry? I haven't eaten either, let's eat together."

"Okay, that's why I'm treating you. I've been relying on you to support me before."

"I can't believe you've spent all your money so quickly?"

"No, I haven't touched a single one of the big yellow croakers you gave me. I'm waiting for you to come and cash in on them to make a fortune."

Niu Dazhuang gently touched her face, feeling sorry for her. "Little money-grubber, it's not that bad. Since you've quit your job, don't go to work anymore. Where are you staying?"

"The factory provides accommodation, but I'm afraid of losing my things, so I rented a place here instead."

"Are you familiar with the food here? I eat rice at work every day, and my stomach is getting acid reflux. I want to eat some noodles."

"Actually, there are quite a few people from mainland China coming to Hong Kong Island now..."

Well, Niu Dazhuang ate two big bowls of braised noodles in one go, he had never thought noodles were so delicious.

After a satisfying meal, I'll have a root vegetable, take a deep breath, and slowly exhale—so comforting...

"Da...Zhuang!" Lin Yongmei called his name a little timidly!

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"Aren't you going to see Lou Xiao'e?"

"I'll go, but not today. I don't have enough time. My current workplace is very strict about time management. I have to submit a report to go out..." Niu Dazhuang grumbled for a while.

"Now that I've gotten in touch with you, I feel relieved. Let's go check on your rented apartment first..."

Lin Yongmei finally got to be the lady of the house, instead of just a substitute...

Niu Dazhuang, this virile man who partyes every night, has been holding back for over a month, so he's going to go all out...

Lin Yongmei endured it, keeping silent... afraid of disturbing the neighbors.

But how could I possibly resist...

Within an hour, things got lively; people from downstairs came upstairs, and neighbors from both sides were standing at their doors...

The four men started hurling insults at the door of Lin Yongmei's rented apartment...

A couple came downstairs.

The four men sprayed their mouths dry at the doorway, but no one came out. This only fueled their excitement.

"Da...Dazhuang, someone outside is cursing us..."

"Focus, let's have some fun first, then we'll go out and deal with them..."

The four people outside had been spraying for more than two hours when the commotion inside finally subsided.

The young couple coming up from downstairs, especially the woman, were already in a state of turmoil.

How can there be such a huge difference between men...?

Niu Dazhuang, shirtless and wearing shorts, suddenly flung open the door, his eyes blazing: "You son of a bitch, are you ignoring my shamelessness?"

The four were taken aback by Niu Dazhuang's unreasonable behavior, and for a moment, none of them spoke.

"What are you so arrogant about, you mainland boy!" The young couple downstairs were, after all, young.

Niu Dazhuang fired a shot into his eye socket.

"If you utter another word, I'll kill you!" Niu Dazhuang roared in ferocity.

They fall for that. If you go all out, they'll back down. This era was even more chaotic than the later 1980s and 90s.

Those who rent rooms here are mostly ordinary people from the lower classes; they generally have a tendency to fawn over the powerful and look down on the weak.

Niu Dazhuang lost his temper, and they all behaved themselves. Without needing any persuasion, they all obediently ran away.

Bang! Niu Dazhuang slammed the door shut again.

The young couple downstairs went back to their own apartment and started blaming each other.

They'd barely exchanged a few words when the creaking and groaning sound from upstairs started again...

"Holy crap, that's brutal..."

upstairs

"Dazhuang, I can't take it anymore, I really can't. It turns out being the main force isn't such a good thing after all..."

"This won't do, you need to practice more! I'll be going out again at the end of this month, you should contact Lou Xiao'e first, and then..."

"clear."

After Niu Dazhuang left, Lin Yongmei rested for a day before going out to find Lou Xiao'e.

"What did you say? Dazhuang is in Hong Kong Island?" Lou Xiao'e exclaimed in surprise, grabbing Lin Yongmei's arms with both hands.

Tanya's eyes also lit up.

"That heartless bastard, he came all this way but didn't even come to see us."

Hearing Tanya Li's tone, he got a little angry and started complaining in his heart: "Dazhuang, you'll eat anyone, are you starving!"

I glanced at Tan Yali. Although there were some wrinkles around her eyes, she was still very attractive. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe her as an old hag.

Then, considering Niu Dazhuang's fighting prowess, it all makes sense.

"Ahem... His workplace is very strict these days. And he can't find you right now."

"I understand. When are you coming?" Lou Xiao'e asked anxiously.

"By the end of this month."

Lou Xiao'e started counting down the days, not wanting her relatives to come and spoil the fun.

With a woman by his side, Niu Dazhuang's work attitude changed completely.

While others might not notice him, Bai Hongmin certainly did.

One evening in late March, Bai Hongmin came over again.

The weather on Hong Kong Island is completely different from that in the north. In March, it's like summer. Bai Hongmin is wearing a white shirt today, made of the most fashionable Dacron fabric.

She wore a light gray knee-length pencil skirt and pink sandals on her bare feet.

Niu Dazhuang looked at her outfit, one leg crossed over the other, her slender waist standing straight.

It was intentional, absolutely intentional.

Doesn't she know what her figure looks like? Wearing a pencil skirt is one thing, but why wear a button-down white shirt on top of that?

Don't you know that the middle button of your shirt is almost popped open?

"Ever since you came back from that trip, you've been all smiles. You definitely haven't been telling the truth. Tell me, what mischief have you been up to?"

"Are you representing the organization, or yourself?"

Is there a difference?

"Of course. If you're representing the organization, then I have nothing to say; I've said everything I can."

"Oh, so what if I represent myself?"

"Don't tease me, I'm serious."

"You idiot, you have no basic common sense at all. Have you ever seen a representative of the organization talk to you by a single person?"