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

After getting off work, Niu Dazhuang took the textbooks home. He really didn't dare leave them at the office, not because he was afraid they would get lost, but because he was afraid that some careless person would use them as toilet paper.

As soon as he pushed his bicycle through the gate, he saw Yan Bugui: "Tsk tsk... Your grandpa is really capable. It's only been a few days, and he's already got you a job. You're even riding a bicycle now. Let me see what kind of organization this is."

As he spoke, Yan Bugui actually leaned forward and looked at the words on Niu Dazhuang's work clothes: "Dazhuang, you've joined the city transportation company. That's a city-level unit. Have you been assigned a position yet? I heard that drivers earn 30% more than regular technicians."

At this moment, the three aunties also came over: "You two are really tight-lipped. We only found out what company you work for after you started working."

"Hey! I was just afraid I wouldn't be able to make it, so I said it out loud and it would be embarrassing!" Niu Dazhuang replied casually, pushing his bicycle as he continued walking inside.

When I got home, Qin Xueru was busy preparing dinner: "Have a smoke first, it'll be ready soon. I'm afraid if I make the food too early, it will be cold when you get back."

"No rush, no need to be so precise. What did you do during the day?" Niu Dazhuang asked with concern.

"Nothing much, just that my sister stayed with me for a while."

"If you're tired of staying at home, you two sisters should go out for a walk. Even though your sister has been married to Chengli for several years, her mother-in-law keeps a close eye on her, so she hasn't been out much."

"Forget it, going out costs money!"

"Taking the bus only costs a few yuan. Don't be stingy when you're out and about. Have something nice for lunch." As he spoke, Niu Dazhuang pulled a wad of cash out of his pocket, which he actually took from his spatial storage.

"Here's a hundred, I've tucked it under the mat on the kang. Don't try to save me money, your man has plenty of ways to make money."

Upon hearing the price was one hundred, Qin Xueru stopped cooking, glanced warily outside, went into the inner room, and muttered a complaint in a low voice, "Are you an idiot? Are you afraid outsiders won't hear you?"

Niu Dazhuang wrapped his arms around her slender waist, lowered his head to her face, and their noses almost touched.

"Don't you know whether I'm an idiot or not?"

"Oh my god, this isn't our hometown, there are other people living in the yard. Let go of me right now!"

"I won't let go. I'm in my own home, hugging my own wife, what's there to be afraid of! I'll let go after one kiss."

Qin Xueru knew she couldn't win against him, so she pouted, stood on tiptoe, and gently kissed Niu Dazhuang's cheek.

Niu Dazhuang had rested all night, and now seeing his wife looking so adorable, how could he possibly resist?

"No... tonight, wait until tonight, there's still porridge cooking in the pot."

"I don't care." With that, Niu Dazhuang forcefully turned Qin Xueru around...

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn

Qin Xueru suddenly said, "Quick, go... the bottom of the pot is burnt."

Niu Dazhuang smelled a burning odor, and only then did he reluctantly go to the outer room to pull the firewood out of the stove.

Niu Dazhuang's strength lies not in how long he lasts, but in his extraordinary talent: when a woman touches his heart, it flies away, and it stays there forever.

Qin Xueru is in this situation right now...

Holding his rice bowl, Niu Dazhuang began to complain: "How come we're getting worse as we get older? Two kinds of cornbread, pickled vegetables, corn porridge—the same old three things!"

Qin Xueru's face was still flushed: "We just arrived in the city and haven't prepared anything. We even borrowed the pickled vegetables from my sister's house."

"You didn't stay home all day, did you?!"

"No, why?"

"Turn right after exiting the main gate, there's a supply and marketing cooperative at the alley entrance, they sell everything there."

"Even if it's for sale, we can't just waste money. You don't earn money easily, and I can't let it go to waste! How about this, you steam some white flour buns for me tomorrow night, okay?"

Niu Dazhuang knew that he couldn't change her fixed opinion in a short time; she still had to do things the way she did back in her hometown.

"Alright, just leave it alone. I'll buy the things, and you can eat whatever I bring back."

Seeing that her husband was unhappy, Qin Xueru didn't dare to insist any further and whispered, "Fine!"

The two had just put down their bowls and chopsticks when Qin Huairu came over.

They had fought side by side, so she didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the inner room, where she twisted her slender waist and sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Dazhuang, how was your first day at work?" Qin Huairu said, sniffing the air. The smell was so familiar, it made her heart itch.

Qin Xueru was clearing away the dishes in the outer room when Niu Dazhuang went into the inner room to get his tobacco pouch.

"fine."

Qin Huairu glanced at the ground with her beautiful eyes... then shifted her gaze to Niu Dazhuang.

Niu Dazhuang understood immediately, and stopped smoking a cigarette after the meal...

That scene just happened again, only the female lead has changed...

Around 8 PM, Qin Huairu took a while to recover, washed up, tidied her clothes, and combed her messy hair before going home.

Despite this, the experienced Jia Zhangshi still sensed that something was wrong.

"Where did you go so late at night?" Jia Zhangshi asked with a gloomy face.

"I won't tell you where I'm going when I leave. I'm going to my sister's house in the west courtyard."

No one could have imagined that the Qin sisters would become such good sisters, fighting side by side.

"You know, ever since your sister came, you've practically lived in her house, neglecting the children altogether," Jia Zhangshi said as she walked up to Qin Huairu and took a deep breath.

"What?" Qin Huairu quickly took two steps back. She continued, "I've only been there for a day, and you're already unhappy. My sister just moved to the city and doesn't know anyone there. What's wrong with me spending more time with her?"

"If you don't burn incense regularly, how can you possibly ask for help when you need it?"

Jia Zhangshi didn't find anything suspicious, but she kept noticing that Qin Huairu's condition was off.

Although Jia Zhangshi had a glorious past, she had never encountered a prodigy like Niu Dazhuang, nor had she reached the level of Qin Huairu. It's normal that she couldn't see it.

"Mom, there's nothing wrong with Huai Ru and her sister visiting each other more often. Niu Dazhuang works for the city's transportation company now, and he'll definitely be driving to other places on business trips in the future."

Jia Zhangshi also heard about it tonight; the most discussed topic in the courtyard tonight was Niu Dazhuang's job.

"They all say that once Niu Dazhuang becomes a full-time employee, his salary will be higher than that of ordinary workers. Is that true?" Jia Zhangshi stopped pressing the issue.

There's no evidence whatsoever, so there's no way to make a fuss.

Jia Dongxu said seriously, "It's definitely true. But that's not the key point. Look at Old Xu in the backyard. He's a film projectionist. Every time he goes to the countryside to show movies, he comes back with a lot of money."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi's eyes lit up: "You mean to say that this driver makes even more money than the projectionist?"

"I don't know if it's more or less, but it definitely can't be less than Old Xu's."

"My goodness. Huai Ru, you can continue tomorrow. You don't need to worry about the children or cooking. Just make sure you get along well with your sister."

"If they let a little slip through their fingers, it'll be enough for our family to improve our lives." This was a complete 180-degree turn by Jia Zhangshi.