Courtyard House: Starting as a mediocre engineer

When Zhuang Zhongchen got home, he felt... nothing much. Although he had been busy working all afternoon, apart from sweating a few drops, it was practically nothing.

You know what, this body is surprisingly resilient, like a stubborn donkey in a production team. Pshaw!

However, this experiment finally triggered the system:

[Task Settlement]

Do a good deed: help my friend Li Dahai build a new house.

Reward: 2 contribution points.

Changing the fate of others: bringing harmony to the family of my friend Li Dahai.

Background: Due to your debts, the construction of your new house was somewhat rushed. Therefore, after the wedding, Li Dahai's wife was very dissatisfied, leading to some conflicts between them.

Two months later, Li Dahai was trained by his employer to become a bus driver. However, during the training, he and his wife had an argument one night, resulting in a lack of rest and nearly causing an accident, ultimately disqualifying him from the job. He remained a ticket seller.

In the 80s, the bus company underwent restructuring, and Li Dahai was laid off and had to find new employment. The whole family struggled to make ends meet.

And so, through all the ups and downs, Li Dahai and his wife lived out their lives...

The change brought about: Because you paid off your debts on time, Li Dahai's wife was very satisfied with the new house, and the couple's relationship became harmonious.

A few months later, Li Dahai successfully passed the driver training and became a bus driver.

In the 80s, the bus company underwent restructuring, and Li Dahai went into business as a taxi driver, still able to support his family. This continued until Li Dahai retired.

And so, Li Dahai and his wife lived a simple life. Although they weren't wealthy, they maintained a happy and fulfilling existence...

Reward: 20 shopping vouchers, 200 contribution points.

……

After the initial surprise, Zhuang Zhongchen seemed thoughtful. From this content, many useful clues could be gleaned.

Regarding good deeds, regardless of their size, each act should only be counted as one, earning 2 contribution points. Helping an elderly woman cross the street counts as one act, as does working an afternoon's worth of tasks. The standard is the same for all of them.

Moreover, helping one's own relatives doesn't count, including one's wife. Helping neighbors in the courtyard house also doesn't count, as they are considered relatively close relationships. Only relationships that are more distant, at least reaching the level of old classmates or old friends like Li Dahai, would count.

In addition to "good deeds", it can also trigger "changing the fate of others". This reward is relatively generous.

However, Li Dahai is just a nobody. No matter how much he changes his fate, it has almost no impact on society as a whole. So the reward is just 20 shopping vouchers for a mere 100 old ladies.

Furthermore, considering the "Liu Guangqi leaving home incident," such changes in fate have a high degree of randomness. It's possible that a change will lead to something better, or it's possible that a change will lead to something worse. It's not subject to human will, and it's entirely possible that good intentions could lead to unintended negative consequences.

Therefore, you must be very careful when you encounter situations that involve "changing other people's fate" in the future!

There's also the contribution value. This contribution value should represent positive energy. The system rewards positive actions, and the greater the social impact, the better?

Finally, there's the limitation on the reward. Just 20 shopping vouchers, which sounds like a lot, but there are only 100 grandmothers... 100 jin of enriched flour is just a 50-kilogram bag.

This kind of reward will ensure you don't starve, but you won't live a carefree life either. It's impossible for you to indulge in reckless behavior.

Fine, I won't be reckless then. Can't I just give up?

After the analysis, it was already dinnertime, so Zhuang Zhongchen looked around the house.

The leftovers are long gone. Those two big rice buckets from lunch weren't even left with a drop of soup. But I'm going to Mi Cuicui's house later, so I don't need to worry about dinner.

There was only a shallow layer of cornmeal left in the rice bin, at most 2 jin (1 catties). Seasonings were also scarce, and the oil bottle was completely empty; even a mouse would cry at the sight of it.

Since that's the case, let's use two shopping vouchers to buy one pound of lard and one pound of eggs. At this time, all the eggs were free-range, so they were relatively small. One pound contains 11 eggs.

In a little while, I'll take 10 jin of mixed flour, half a jin of lard, and 5 eggs to Mi Cuicui. I still have 33 jin of mixed flour and 2 jin of cornmeal left, which should be more than enough to last a month.

I have 20 shopping vouchers left, I'll keep them with me for now...

But just then, suddenly, Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, Yan Jiefang, and other mischievous kids shouted throughout the entire compound, "Meeting! Compound-wide meeting!"

"???"

Zhuang Zhongchen couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. He never expected that he would encounter the legendary courtyard assembly so soon after transmigrating to the courtyard house?

……

Half an hour later, right there at the academy-wide meeting, Zhuang Zhongchen watched a good show with amusement.

The reason is actually quite simple: He Yuzhu is preparing to arrange a marriage.

However, after inquiring around the neighborhood, the girl's family discovered that He Yuzhu had "bad family values ​​and poor character." Not only did his father, He Daqing, help out, abandoning all his children for a widow, but He Yuzhu himself was also having an affair with the widow across the street.

So they didn't even get to meet. The girl's family refused her outright through an intermediary.

Without a doubt, this was Xu Damao's doing behind the scenes, constantly damaging He Yuzhu's reputation.

Of course, Zhuang Zhongchen knew perfectly well that there was absolutely no flirting involved; at most, it was just He Yuzhu's secret crush.

At this point, Qin Huairu didn't even look at He Yuzhu, and there was no way she would steal his lunchbox. In short, the two had absolutely no connection.

Don't forget, just a month ago, Jia Dongxu wasn't dead, and Uncle Yi Zhonghai was Jia Dongxu's master. Even if He Yuzhu had wicked intentions, he wouldn't dare overstep the bounds or break the rules. Isn't he really afraid that Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu will lead the way, and everyone in the courtyard will unite and kick him out?

However, rumors are so hateful that they are impossible to refute.

Back at the courtyard house, He Yuzhu confronted Xu Damao aggressively, and the two quickly got into a fight...

Interestingly, Xu Damao accompanied Lou Xiao'e to her parents' home today, and they only returned to the courtyard house after lunch. So, does this provide a very solid alibi?

Neither of them would back down, so the argument escalated into a hospital-wide meeting.

There are many details about this kind of mess in the original story, and the process is pretty much the same; it's all just a chaotic mess.

That said, at this time, the three old men, especially the eldest, Yi Zhonghai, were relatively fair in their dealings. After all, they didn't intend for Sha Zhu to be left to care for them in their old age, nor did they see any need to groom Sha Zhu into a war god of the courtyard. It wasn't until 65, under the persuasion of the deaf old lady, that Yi Zhonghai's views gradually changed.

"...Alright then! Zhu Zi was wrong; he wronged Da Mao. Apologize to Da Mao and pay him 2 yuan for medical expenses..."