The Beginning of a Courtyard House: Sixty Years of Internal Strength

"Let's go after the New Year. There are many people in my hometown, and it would be quite troublesome."

We can visit them next time we go to your grandparents' house.

Bring less stuff. If you bring too much, it will cause trouble if they have other ideas.

Yao Yao thought about it and still refused.

"Alright, let's go take a bath together, otherwise Yan Bugui's dog nose will sniff us out again when we get to the courtyard gate."

"Okay, but it's a deal, you can't move around too much, otherwise the washing will go on forever, and by the time we get home, it'll be so late!"

"Okay, no problem, I definitely won't do anything reckless."

After taking a bath, the two changed into the same clothes and headed towards the courtyard house.

As expected, they ran into Yan Bugui again when they reached the door.

"Jianguo is back. Yi Zhonghai was discharged from the hospital today."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo felt regretful and went easy on him.

"Teacher Yan, it seems that Yi Zhonghai's leg has been saved and has not been amputated, otherwise how could he have been discharged from the hospital so quickly?"

"That's right. Medical conditions have really improved now. Even though he was in such a state back then, his leg was still saved."

"Alright, Teacher Yan, we've had a long day, let's go home now."

After returning home, Li Jianguo couldn't wait to hear what was happening at the Yi family's place.

Li Cuilan was cooking, while Yi Zhonghai was resting in bed.

Yao Yao pretended to heat up a few steamed buns in the kitchen.

Soon, the meal at Yi Zhonghai's house was ready. Li Cuilan placed the food directly in front of the bed and set out the bowls and chopsticks.

"Old Yi, after investigating the matter of the enemy for so long, we have basically ruled out your accomplice Wang Dani. She was not beaten."

Jia Dongxu's investigation of Xiao Wang has also ruled him out, not to mention Sha Zhu's master.

Another person is Wu Long, who was my neighbor back then. He is still working in the textile factory.

He's also a prime suspect. I noticed his leg is lame now; it's the left leg you had someone beat up back then.

That's probably why he hired someone to teach you a lesson, but it's hard to find evidence for this kind of thing, it's just highly suspicious.

Now it's just the old lady and him. Shouldn't we think of something?"

"I'll go talk to the old lady and see what I can get out of her."

If she really did it, even if we don't want the money, we should send her away immediately.

Now that the old lady knows her days are numbered, she's afraid that when she dies, she'll drag us down with her.

As for Wu Long, let's talk about it after the New Year.

Next, have Jia Dongxu go to the black market and find some professionals to investigate. See if he really bought the murderer.

If none of those are the case, I'll investigate other people next year, and I'll definitely find this guy out.

"Okay, let's set it for New Year's Eve dinner. I'll go tell Sha Zhu."

We'll eat at Grandma's house for the New Year, and you can have a good chat with her afterwards.

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and then nodded.

Li Jianguo was also dumbfounded. He never expected that Yi Zhonghai, who had no descendants, had actually done so many despicable things.

Based on his account, these are just the most likely possibilities; there are other things as well. This childless man is really something else; he deserves to be arrested.

After listening to their conversation and telling Yao Yao about it, Li Jianguo and Yao Yao went to sleep.

The next day, Li Cuilan went to find He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, so many people have suddenly appeared this year. Let's have a proper New Year's Eve dinner together as a family of four to get rid of the bad luck."

They just left at the old lady's house in the backyard. My family will provide the ingredients. You just need to provide your cooking skills.

When Sha Zhu heard that he would be eating at his grandmother's house and that Qin Huairu would be there, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"Hey auntie, I'll show you my skills sometime. It'll be so delicious you'll want to swallow your tongues."

Li Cuilan went to the Jia family again, and Jia Dongxu immediately nodded in agreement.

After all, you can have a big meal with just a few simple ingredients, which is a great deal.

Li Cuilan then went to the backyard.

"Grandma, I'm coming in."

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Yang Ruihua busy inside.

She didn't mind and spoke directly to the old lady.

"Grandma, the holiday for the New Year is coming in a couple of days. How about we celebrate together as a family?"

"There have been so many bad things happening at your house this year, let's go and get rid of the bad luck."

When the old lady heard about the New Year's Eve dinner, she thought about how she was perfectly fine last year, but now she was paralyzed.

She felt sad again and silently shed tears.

"Alright, you guys handle it."

Seeing that the old lady agreed, Li Cuilan went home.

Time passed quickly, and the steel rolling mill closed for the holidays.

Li Jianguo didn't take the things the factory gave him home; instead, he took Yao Yao to his parents' house.

He didn't lack these things, and when he arrived at his parents' house, he saw that the whole family was there.

At this moment, the younger sister couldn't wait to speak up.

"Brother, I heard there's a guy in your compound named Yi Zhonghai who actually hangs out with dogs..."

Before my younger sister could finish speaking, my mother patted her on the shoulder.

"What nonsense are you spouting, little girl?"

The younger sister stuck out her tongue shyly. Seeing the curious looks on the family's faces, Li Jianguo recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

The Li family was extremely surprised and deeply moved, never expecting that someone could do such a thing.

After chatting for a while, Li's mother finally spoke.

"Jianguo, you've been married for quite a while now, so why isn't Yaoyao pregnant yet?"

It was only then that Li Jianguo realized the problem, but he still said something.

"We're still young, there's no rush."

"What do you mean 'young'? When I was your age, the eldest was already born. You guys should hurry up."

Li Jianguo nodded sheepishly.

"understood."

At noon, Li Jianguo and Yaoyao had lunch at home. Their parents insisted that they not leave, saying that since they were already there, they should stay.

On his way home, Li Jianguo also felt something was strange. With his abilities, he should have been pregnant long ago. Could it be because of the Chaos Pearl?

Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've looked at that panel.

Li Jianguo quickly opened it to take a look, and found that the progress had reached 16%.

It seems that my actions were quite effective.

I just don't know why I can't get pregnant? It's a pity that the spirit of the Chaos Pearl is asleep, so I can't ask.

Li Jianguo had a terrible headache. Was he cursed by No. 95 Courtyard? When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Seeing that Li Jianguo hadn't said anything, Yao Yao assumed he was worried about the pregnancy.

"Brother Jianguo, how about we go to the hospital for a check-up?"

Do I need to take some medicine?

Li Jianguo quickly comforted him.

"Don't worry, Yao Yao, it's not your fault. I feel it's a problem with our cultivation."

But since we'll all be immortal in the future, we won't have to worry about these things.

Yao Yao looked at Li Jianguo with suspicion.

"Brother Jianguo, is it really possible to live forever? I always thought you were just talking to me like that."

"Don't worry, you will definitely live forever."

Li Jianguo thought that once his luck value was full, he might be able to take Yao Yao across countless worlds and definitely find a way to achieve immortality. Emperor Shitian didn't have many dragon essences left, hehe.