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

Li Cuilan has received a letter from her nephew, who said he is willing to support her and also analyzed her current situation for her.

If the police let her go home, it means there's nothing wrong. She had already packed her things and prepared a letter of introduction, just waiting to see Yi Zhonghai.

I was hoping to make another quick buck, and to my surprise, it actually worked.

After returning home, Li Cuilan began packing her things, first securing the gold bars she had just dug up close to her body.

The atmosphere at the Xu family home was unusually heavy.

After Xu's mother arrived at the Lou family home, she explained what had happened, and then Boss Lou went to find out more information.

The final result was not good. The police obtained concrete evidence, and he will probably be sentenced to four or five years in prison.

I begged them several times, and they only said they would give me compensation, but never mentioned finding someone to rescue me.

Seeing Lou Bancheng's resolute attitude, Xu's mother had no choice but to agree.

They let Xu Damao inherit his father's job and even gave his family 10 large yellow croakers.

They said that once Xu Fugui was released, they would give him another sum of compensation and arrange a job for him.

Actually, Mrs. Xu knew that this amount of money was quite a lot, but the sudden death of the head of the family left her feeling empty.

She then went to the detention center to visit Xu Fugui and told him about the Lou family's decision.

Xu Fugui didn't say anything, but just told his mother to take good care of the child with a gloomy expression.

After returning home, Xu's mother remained silent, and Xu Damao finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Mom, what happened to Dad? What did Lou Bancheng say? He hasn't said a word since he came back?"

After calming herself down, Mrs. Xu spoke.

"Da Mao, your dad's probably done for this time. He'll probably be in jail for four or five years."

Xu Damao cried out in surprise upon hearing this.

"What? My dad's going to jail? Why? What did he do wrong? Doesn't he work for Lou Bancheng? Why isn't Lou Bancheng helping him?"

Xu's mother's face also darkened.

"Your father crippled someone back then, but he never expected that the murder weapon would be hidden by Yi Zhonghai, that old man who has no descendants."

"Because Yi Zhonghai wanted a reduced sentence, he reported your father."

Hearing this, Xu Damao couldn't hold back any longer and started cursing.

He cursed for 20 minutes before finally sitting down, panting.

He buried his head and thought for a while before speaking.

"Mom, isn't Lou Bancheng going to save Dad? It's just that he crippled someone, right? He was only doing it because Lou Bancheng ordered him to, wasn't he? He's Lou Bancheng, after all."

"Sigh, Da Mao, he can't be saved. Things are different now than before."

He wasn't willing to go to great lengths to save your father, so he only offered some compensation.

They'll give you a workstation; they said they'll arrange a job for your dad after he gets out.

Xu Damao angrily started cursing.

"That son of a bitch, Lou Bancheng is such a scoundrel. We did all the work for him, and he didn't even try to save us."

"Alright, Da Mao, who are you? Who are he? He's not someone you can insult."

"Alright, I'll go cook. You just stay put."

Xu Damao secretly vowed not to let him find an opportunity, because if he did, he would definitely destroy the Lou family.

After listening to the Xu family's story, Li Jianguo realized that Lou Bancheng had given him quite a bit.

Li Jianguo mentioned it to Yao Yao again, but the two didn't discuss Xu Fugui's matter much; it was just a matter of cause and effect.

But I forgot to sigh; capitalists are indeed ruthless.

Going to jail is always tough, let alone in this era of scarcity.

The next day, before dawn, Li Cuilan prepared to set off. She even jumped around a couple of times to test the strength of the gold bars.

Then, carrying his bags, he quietly left the house, locking the door behind him to make it seem like no one was home.

She secretly walked to the front gate, carefully removed the bolt, and went straight to the train station.

Li Jianguo woke up when Li Cuilan jumped. Hearing footsteps approaching the gate, he knew it was Li Cuilan.

He got up, dressed, and followed her. In an alley, he slapped her hard, guaranteeing that she would become the second old lady in two years.

Li Jianguo was finally satisfied and went home to continue sleeping.

The next morning, everyone got up and washed up, and at first they didn't know that Li Cuilan had already run away.

The neighbors, seeing that the Yi family's door was locked, all assumed that Li Cuilan had gone out on something.

Li Jianguo's mind started to wander at this moment.

Now that the factory has fired Yi Zhonghai, Li Cuilan has also run away.

Should we consider changing houses? The east wing is much better than the rear wing.

Without hesitation, Li Jianguo told Yao Yao about his plan while eating.

Yao Yao's eyes lit up, and she urged Li Jianguo to go quickly.

Li Jianguo arrived at the factory early and, after thinking for a moment, took out a 5-jin jar of tiger bone wine from his spatial storage.

He then picked out the smallest gold ingot from among the many boxes.

After all, giving too much would be a loss, while giving too little might make Li Huaide look bad.

This little gold ingot is just right, about the size of a thumb and not much, so I won't feel bad giving it away. Plus, this jar of wine should be enough.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Li Jianguo quietly walked to the door of Director Li's office.

He is currently only a logistics director, so he does not have a secretary.

Li Jianguo knocked on the door and heard a voice from inside say, "Come in."

Li Jianguo then pushed open the door and went in to greet them.

"Director Li, hello. I am Li Jianguo from the Third Purchasing Section. I am one of your subordinates."

"Oh, it's Li Jianguo. What can I do for you?"

Director Li could roughly tell from the sight of what Li Jianguo was carrying that he wanted something from him.

"Director Li, I've heard about you before. It's really our good fortune to work under you."

I admire you from the bottom of my heart, no matter how difficult the problem may be.

When it comes to you, everything is always easily resolved, and your foresight and courage are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

This is a jar of tiger bone wine brought from my hometown. It's a really good stuff, and I wanted to send it over so you could try it too.

I also found a gold ingot on the road. I was afraid the owner would be anxious, so I quickly brought it to you.

As he spoke, Li Jianguo placed the wine and the small gold ingot on the table.

Director Li's eyes lit up when he saw the gold ingot, so he covered it with the document in his hand.

"Jianguo, I never expected you to be such a good comrade with such noble character, returning lost property like this."

"Okay, keep it with me. I'll help you find the owner as soon as possible. This tiger bone wine is also a good thing, so thank you in advance."

"Of course, of course. After all, you are a leader, working day and night with a lot of things to do. This is a good opportunity to help you recover."

"Ah, Comrade Jianguo, a good comrade like you is rare indeed."

Are you experiencing any difficulties in your life? Please feel free to tell me any problems you have.

I will definitely help if I can.

"Director Li, here's what happened. Wasn't Yi Zhonghai from our factory fired?"

I live in the same courtyard as him, and his house is now vacant.

I have two private rooms with reverse-facing roofs, and I'd like to add some money to them.

"How about we replace these two rear-facing rooms with Yi Zhonghai's east wing room?"