Courtyard House: Starting as a mediocre engineer

At dawn, feeling her delicate body entwined around him again, Zhuang Zhongchen smiled slightly. What a tempting little devil! He immediately became excited…

"Dear brother, I'll be waiting for you tonight. I'll cook you something delicious."

"It's really delicious, the taste is very good."

"Ugh... Oh, you bad person! Don't say such dirty things!"

"Huh? What did I say? I was talking about cooking, right? Hahaha!"

"Hmph. I'm ignoring you now! Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey."

"..."

Perhaps it was just my imagination, but it felt like Mi Cuicui suddenly went crazy all night. Although she ultimately couldn't escape a crushing defeat, she still showed great fighting spirit.

This is both laughable and infuriating; it's unclear what's wrong with this little vixen. Is there any kind of scumbag she can possibly challenge?

A gentle breeze caressed his face. Zhuang Zhongchen had already left Mi Cuicui's house and wandered around before entering Nanluoguxiang.

He stretched his muscles and bones, but... he felt nothing. Zhuang Zhongchen couldn't help but feel smug. His terrifyingly strong body was like... a dog! Pah!

Once I got to my house, I left a pack of cigarettes for the workers at the housing management office. Although I had connections in the neighborhood and didn't have to pay for materials or labor, I still had to show them some courtesy. Not only did I have to provide cigarettes, alcohol, and tea, but I also had to give each of them a red envelope after the job was finished. So it didn't cost much; it would have cost at least 4 or 500 yuan.

"Xiao Zhuang, the furniture has been cleared out, and the doors and windows have just been removed. Regarding your suggestion to build something outside and then divide the room inside, here's what we've prepared..."

"Install a few more concealed wires in the room to make it easier to add appliances later. You can figure out the rest yourself."

"Okay! And one more thing..."

After exchanging a few words, the old craftsman led Zhuang Zhongchen to the back of the house: "Young Zhuang, you make a decision. This is the rain ditch behind the wall. We're thinking of..."

"Alright then! The passageway needs to be preserved. As for the rest..."

This courtyard house was originally a relatively complete building. In other words, it was actually inhabited by one family. Therefore, a drainage channel was left between the house and the surrounding wall to allow rainwater to drain from the eaves. They couldn't let the water drip outside the wall, could they?

But now it's become a shared living arrangement. So when the houses were allocated back then, the rain gutters were simply partitioned off. But this renovation has exposed the hidden rain gutters at the back.

However, Zhuang Zhongchen discovered something very interesting—by simply cleaning the rain gutters, he could easily reach the back window of Xu Damao's house without being noticed by anyone in the courtyard.

In this way, wouldn't it be even more convenient for the three-person group to cause trouble... no, to indulge in eating and drinking in the future?

Okay! To say he had absolutely no thoughts whatsoever? That's impossible. But Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e's relationship is currently quite stable, without even the slightest hint of anything. To actively try and destroy someone else's marriage? Zhuang Zhongchen couldn't get past his own conscience; after all, that scumbag isn't that despicable!

Anyway, I took this opportunity to leave this very hidden passage. Consider it a clever little move of my own!

……

After a few busy days, Zhuang Zhongchen returned to his boring daily routine.

That night, lying in bed feeling utterly bored, Zhuang Zhongchen started to let his mind wander.

"...I just received my payment from the translation agency. Combined with the cash I have, I should have enough money for the new house. If I use my savings, I can even pay off all the debts owed to my parents and relatives. There are still about 10 months until the wedding. I can also pay off the remaining 500-plus yuan in debt. I might even have some extra money to barely buy the three major appliances. Oh, I almost forgot! We agreed to buy a radio after the Spring Festival. I'll take some time to go to the department store with Meizi..."

"...This is so boring. Should I find some entertainment, or buy some regular or special intelligence? I have plenty of shopping coupons anyway, so wasting a few won't be a big deal. But intelligence missions are mostly traps, and what if the system goes crazy and I fall into one? Oh right, there's still one side mission I haven't completed, the Iron Leopard criminal gang in the streets..."

"...I already have 237 skill points. Should I level up now? Or should I hold off for now and try to accumulate 1000 skill points to upgrade my language skill to level 4..."

"..."

After thinking for a while, Zhuang Zhongchen began to toss and turn. He felt that boredom was the better factor and couldn't help but chuckle bitterly.

Before his transmigration, Zhuang Zhongchen had read an article that contained some truths—many rich second-generation heirs possessed vast fortunes, enough to last for decades, more than they could ever spend, even from rent and interest alone, or from a life of extravagant revelry. But why did they become spendthrifts? Why did they choose to court death like that?

One is that they don't know how to give up. They don't realize how outstanding their parents are, and they still have ambition. They're unwilling to just coast along, and they think achieving their parents' success is easy?

So they started investing, started their own businesses, and ended up with nothing but a mess...

One reason is vanity. They're flattered and fawned over by those around them. They're called things like "young master," "livestreamer," "spend lavishly on celebrities," "inexplicably do extreme sports," and "do charity work," etc.

It's not that doing charity work is bad, but these expenses don't yield any returns; it's difficult to even recoup the principal. It's basically just satisfying a bit of vanity...

Finally, there's boredom. Indulging in debauchery is fine, but if boredom leads you to drugs or gambling, you're throwing yourself into a bottomless pit...

Back then, wasn't Zhuang Zhongchen looking to marry an honest woman? He had even thought of names for his children, planning to have two sons and three daughters. He had even planned out their education, preferring to raise useless children rather than risk such a disastrous outcome.

But to my utter surprise, I've become incredibly bored? Even less interesting than those young boys and girls? Pah!

Forget it, every real man has his moments of self-destruction!

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[Special Intelligence (Normal): Hidden Spy Network]

In Nanluoguxiang, there lives a pair of spies posing as husband and wife. They run a spy network in Beijing and are preparing to carry out sabotage activities.

You must either take the initiative or assist in dismantling this spy network.

Note 1: The total number of spies apprehended must exceed 70%. If too many remain in hiding or escape, punishment will be imposed.

Note 2: Side quests may be triggered during the exploration process. Side quests also have rewards and penalties, so please choose carefully.

Note 3: ...

"puff--!"

Zhuang Zhongchen nearly coughed up blood. Was this just a normal mission? Spies are ruthless; they're all armed. Brother, I want to live a few more years.

Damn it! I don't care who it is! I'm flipping the table, I'm not playing anymore! I'm laying my cards on the table! Fuck!