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

"Oh, this is nothing, it's easy to handle. I'll give you a note, and you can go to the Housing Management Group of the General Affairs Department in our factory."

"Find Xiao Wang, give him the note, and he'll take care of it for you."

After Li Jianguo finished explaining the matter, Director Li breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't a big deal; he could handle it easily.

"Oh, Director Li, thank you so much! You are a good official who stands up for the people."

From now on, I'm your soldier. I'll go wherever you tell me to go, without hesitation.

"Alright, I think you've got potential. Go ahead."

After writing a few words on the paper, Director Li handed it to Li Jianguo.

After receiving the note, Li Jianguo thanked him repeatedly, then left and hurried to the General Affairs Department with the note in his hand.

He handed the note and a pack of cigarettes to Xiao Wang from the housing management team. Xiao Wang glanced at the cigarettes but didn't refuse; he simply put them in his pocket.

After seeing the note, he accepted another 80 yuan from Li Jianguo.

After completing the formalities, he took out several more certificates and handed them to Li Jianguo.

"Take the certificate to the neighborhood committee and you can complete the transfer procedures later."

"Okay, thank you, Section Chief Wang."

Li Jianguo went to the neighborhood committee again and finally got all the paperwork done in the afternoon.

After finishing, I rushed back to Courtyard No. 95.

"Yaoyao, it's done. Come on, let's see our new home."

The two went straight to the central court, found a brick, and smashed the door open. When they pushed the door open, they saw that it was indeed a mess.

When Jia Zhangshi saw Li Jianguo smash open the door, she immediately became unhappy.

"Li Jianguo, what are you doing? Why are you breaking down the Yi family's door? This is illegal."

"You old hag, shut the hell up. These two rooms are mine from now on."

Upon hearing Li Jianguo's words, Qin Huairu also rushed over.

"Brother Jianguo, is this house yours? It belongs to Yi Zhonghai, and Li Cuilan is still alive."

When Jia Zhangshi saw Qin Huairu arrive, she felt much more confident.

"You still dare to occupy the Yi family's house? Be careful, or the police will arrest you."

Jia Zhangshi originally wanted to curse a few more times, but when she thought of Li Jianguo's brutality, she didn't dare to utter a single swear word.

"Get lost, Yi Zhonghai has been fired from the steel rolling mill. This is the house he rented from the steel rolling mill."

I have already completed the formalities at the steel rolling mill, and from now on, these two houses will belong to the Li family.

"Get out of the way, don't delay Grandpa's move."

As he spoke, he shoved Jia Zhangshi on the buttocks.

A sharp pain shot through Jia Zhangshi's buttocks. Just as she was about to curse, she saw Li Jianguo staring at her mouth.

Remembering the lesson from last time, he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue and hurriedly ran home, with Qin Huairu quickly following behind.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi didn't even dare to grumble, Li Jianguo was satisfied and pulled Yao Yao to the front yard.

Putting everything else aside, Jia Zhangshi has a pretty good memory; she changed her ways after being beaten once.

The two then began moving, throwing out Yi Zhonghai's furniture.

Seeing the bed that Yi Zhonghai had lain on made me sick, so I called a scrap collector and sold it all.

Yang Ruihua wanted to come up and take advantage of the situation, but when told to get lost, Yang Ruihua ran away in fright.

After settling in, Li Jianguo looked around and estimated that the space was nearly 60 square meters.

This is much bigger than the back room. Before, adults couldn't see any sunlight, so this east wing was much more comfortable to live in.

Li Jianguo was wandering around, while Yao Yao happily took an enamel basin and started cleaning and wiping.

"Huai Ru, Li Jianguo is a real scoundrel."

Even before Yi Zhonghai was sentenced, he couldn't wait to seize someone else's house, and now he's even completed the paperwork.

Oh dear, what are we going to do now? Do you think Li Cuilan will move in with us?

"Mom, judging from the situation, Li Cuilan has probably run away. I peeked inside a few times just now, and it's a complete mess."

"What? Li Cuilan ran away?"

Madam Jia looked at Qin Huairu in surprise.

"Mom, this morning I saw that the Yi family's door was locked, and I thought Li Cuilan had gone out."

Li Jianguo probably saw Li Cuilan leave with large bags and small packages.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have applied for housing so quickly.

Madam Jia was immediately enraged.

"No way, why should Yi Zhonghai's house be given to him? Dongxu is Yi Zhonghai's apprentice."

"We have to think of a solution now that Jia Dongxu is back."

"Mom, I'm afraid it won't be that easy, after all, the formalities have already been completed."

The two of them sighed again.

When Yang Ruihua saw Li Jianguo moving house at the Intermediate People's Court, he was filled with regret, lamenting that he had acted too late.

Unexpectedly, the two houses ended up being a bargain for Li Jianguo.

As people gradually left work, they learned from the women in their homes that Li Jianguo had occupied the Yi family's house, and they were all incredibly surprised.

First, Li Cuilan ran away, which caused everyone to sigh with regret. It's true what they say, "Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately."

Secondly, he secretly regretted his own foolishness for not thinking of the Yi family's house sooner and acting too late.

Li Jianguo originally wanted to invite his two good brothers to celebrate.

After thinking about it, I decided against it. After all, Xu Damao's father was locked up, so he probably wasn't in the mood to celebrate.

After Jia Dongxu returned, Jia Zhangshi quickly told him what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu was so angry that he wanted to snatch it, but as soon as he stood up, he calmed down and realized that he couldn't beat Li Jianguo.

"Dongxu, don't be impulsive. Even if you go now, you can't beat Li Jianguo. Besides, the house has already been transferred to his name. There's no use in being anxious now."

Actually, Qin Huairu is quite happy now, after all, Li Cuilan has run away, and they are waiting for the verdict.

I can go see Yi Zhonghai myself, tell him what happened, and I'll definitely get the money.

A week of peace passed, and one evening around 6 p.m., the police arrived and notified the families of the three individuals that they had been sentenced.

He Daqing was sentenced to five years, Xu Fugui to five years, and Yi Zhonghai was sentenced to 13 years for meritorious service.

Although the birds were somewhat prepared, they were still in an uproar, never expecting that three people would enter the small courtyard at once.

When the police officers heard that Li Cuilan had run away, they didn't say anything; they had seen this kind of thing many times before.

After the police finished their notification, they didn't leave immediately, but went straight to the backyard.

The old lady's heart skipped a beat when she saw the police.

"Grandma, we've come to see you, and I'm sure you know why. Yi Zhonghai has already told you everything about your situation."

Upon hearing this, the old woman became even more frightened. Although she was paralyzed from head to toe, she still did not want to die.

Quickly explain.

"Officer, I haven't done anything wrong. The other day, when the neighborhood committee came, I even donated a large sum of money. I'm a good person."

Two months ago, the neighborhood committee staff asked her to donate money.

She was a little reluctant, but she had no choice but to donate.

Now that I had this straw to grasp, I quickly spoke up.

"Grandma, we have already communicated with the neighborhood committee and are aware of your good deed."

After all, you've become like this now, but you've made quite a few mistakes.