Courtyard House: Starting as a mediocre engineer

The lights were on in Liu Haizhong's house. Liu Guangqi and his wife, with mournful faces, were kneeling on the ground.

Sitting in the front were Liu Haizhong's entire family, along with his eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai and third uncle Yan Fugui. The back was crowded with onlookers from the courtyard.

However, the people here already have a general idea of ​​what happened tonight.

During his vocational school internship, Liu Guangqi was assigned to a factory and started dating a girl there.

After that, he was taken home to meet his parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Liu Haizhong were very pleased. They planned to hold a wedding for the young couple as soon as Liu Guangqi graduated…

However, during this process, Liu Guangqi and his wife concealed a very important fact—the girl was actually not from Beijing, nor did she work at that factory. She came from a factory in the interior of China and had come to Beijing for further studies.

Liu Guangqi had already promised the girl that he would go to the factory in the mainland with his wife and work and live there in the future.

Of course, this situation falls under the category of supporting the interior, and the state has incentive policies for it. In principle, going there will result in a promotion.

Therefore, in the original story, the reason Liu Guangqi and his wife left wasn't just to escape their families of origin, but also for two other reasons: one was that Liu Guangqi was "tempted by beauty." His wife couldn't possibly be transferred to the capital, so Liu Guangqi had to go there. Otherwise, they would be living apart.

Another temptation is the prospect of promotion. It's true that one can be promoted one level in administrative rank.

In reality, Liu Guangqi and his wife were too young and unprepared for the harsh conditions in the mainland. They were only thinking about promotions and hadn't considered the hardships they would face. They certainly wouldn't be able to return to Beijing before they retired.

However, if that's all there is to it, it's just a case of being obsessed with officialdom and having a romantic mindset, and no one would say anything about it.

But are Liu Guangqi and his gang planning to loot the Second Uncle's house when they leave tonight? That young couple's character is truly despicable.

Fortunately, thanks to Zhuang Zhongchen's reminder, Liu Haizhong had already moved his assets to another location. Furthermore, his second aunt woke up in a particularly startled state that night, discovering two dark figures suddenly appearing in the house and stealthily opening the box. She immediately screamed…

At this moment, Zhuang Zhongchen was hiding behind the crowd, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated.

No wonder it turned out this way. Because of their own actions, Liu Guangqi and the others were able to leave quietly, but now they've been publicly exposed? At this rate, this shameful affair can no longer be hidden.

"Eldest son, what have we done to wrong you? Why are you ruining our eldest son like this?" The second aunt cursed, already furious.

"Mom, this has nothing to do with Qinqin. This is my own decision."

Even at this point, the second aunt was still subtly protecting her beloved eldest son, while Liu Guangqi was equally determined to protect his new wife.

"Are you really that heartless? Have you been blinded by this vixen? You've even abandoned your father and me?"

"Mom, please stop talking. I'm sorry, son. I won't be able to be filial to you both anymore. Please let Guangtian and Guangfu take good care of you!"

"Damn it!" Liu Haizhong finally couldn't hold back any longer. He jumped up and kicked Liu Guangqi several times. "You heartless bastard, how could I have given birth to such a beast?"

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui quickly stopped him, saying, "Old Liu, calm down, let's talk this out."

"How the hell am I supposed to talk this out? They...they...?"

At this moment, Liu Haizhong and his second aunt were quite pitiful. All their hard work and effort had been poured into their eldest son, Liu Guangqi, and now it had all vanished.

In reality, people have compassion. Almost everyone here is quite disgusted by what Liu Guangqi and his wife did.

Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath: "It would be very ugly if this got out. Let's try to resolve this within the courtyard. Guangqi, everyone has a heart. Don't you think about how good your parents are to you? Can't you just stay? I can assure you, this matter will just pass like this? Your parents will never pursue it further?"

At this moment, a glimmer of hope rekindled in Liu Haizhong and his second aunt's eyes. The elderly couple stared intently at Liu Guangqi, hoping he would change his mind.

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangqi's eyes flickered with struggle before hardening again: "Uncle, Dad, Mom, to be honest, the school has already approved my application to support the development of the interior. If I don't go, my future will be completely ruined. Building our beautiful motherland requires the hard work and struggle of us young people."

Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless. Even the eyes of Liu Haizhong and his wife dimmed considerably.

Supporting the interior is a crucial national policy. Given this prevailing trend, who would dare risk resisting it?

Before anyone could speak, Liu Guangqi and his wife picked up their luggage, ready to leave immediately.

"Dad, Mom, we're leaving now."

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

But at that moment, Zhuang Zhongchen suddenly said, "Guangqi, there's something I've been wondering about—even if you and your wife didn't want to separate, you could have discussed it with your second uncle earlier, right? He could have asked him to pull some strings, and you could have found a decent job. Even if your second uncle couldn't, your first uncle certainly wouldn't stand idly by. Wouldn't you and your wife have been able to stay in the capital then?"

"Huh?" Liu Guangqi was taken aback. "I..."

"Really? Do you have some misunderstanding about Uncle Yi and Uncle Er? They're highly skilled workers; they'd get preferential treatment even if they went out to work. Even if they can't find work temporarily, surely Uncle Er's salary can support your family? And Aunt Er can help take care of the children!"

Liu Guangqi and his wife: "???"

The young couple's expressions shifted for a moment, then they slunk away...

Here, Zhuang Zhongchen is utterly despicable, disgusting this unscrupulous young couple. Although neither of them appears in the original story, they were a significant factor in the subsequent chaos and unrest at the Second Uncle's house.

To put it more bluntly, these words may not be of much use for the time being. But as the hard times go on, this thorn in the hearts of Liu Guangqi and his comrades will only grow deeper and deeper in the future.

……

With Liu Guangqi and his wife leaving, the farce finally came to an end. Zhuang Zhongchen also returned home.

But just then, it was discovered that the system had already responded.

[Task Completion: Liu Guangqi's Runaway]

While the fate of the individuals involved remained unchanged, the property of Liu Haizhong's family was preserved.

Reward: 2 shopping vouchers.

It's not too bad, at least I still have 2 shopping vouchers. But considering that you need 5 shopping vouchers to buy the information, I ended up losing 3?

So, did this intelligence ultimately result in a loss for them?