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

Li Jianguo then led Yao Yao out of the room and into the space, where the two began practicing as usual.

Ever since Yao Yao learned the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), she has become even more addicted to practicing it.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two encountered the door gods at the courtyard gate.

Yan Bugui quickly came over.

"Jianguo, that was a brilliant move of yours! I didn't even notice Li Cuilan escaping!"

If I find out, I'll get my son a room no matter what.

"Teacher Yan, you're thinking too far ahead of time. Your son is still a long way from getting married."

"Although I'm still a few years away from getting married, my family is quite large, with four children and two adults."

"The kids are getting bigger, and we don't have enough room anymore."

"There's nothing I can do about this. If all else fails, you can just get a bunk bed."

"Jianguo, weren't your two old rear-facing rooms vacant?"

Yan Bugui's small eyes darted around before he revealed his purpose.

"Alright, stop thinking about it. The house has already been taken over by the steel mill. If you want to live there, you can apply to the school."

Li Jianguo then ignored him and went directly to the Intermediate People's Court.

It's possible that He Daqing was arrested and his social status was changed back.

Sha Zhu has been unusually well-behaved lately. Apart from Qin Huairu, he basically ignores everyone else.

Hopefully, without Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu will be a bit smarter.

A month passed just like that, and everyone got used to life without Yi Zhonghai.

Liu Haizhong, however, started shaking and even held a special meeting to announce that he had been promoted to "Grandpa".

Yan Bugui couldn't wait to be promoted to the rank of second uncle.

The neighborhood committee didn't come to elect a third administrator, so No. 95 courtyard was officially registered with the neighborhood committee.

People are paying significantly more attention to this courtyard and have even visited it a few times.

Every now and then, the two old men would be called in for a lecture.

After all, three people were admitted to the same courtyard at once, and another one was not admitted because he was paralyzed.

The courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang is quite famous in the surrounding streets.

Suddenly, the news spread like wildfire that it had become a concentration camp for criminals. The two old men were extremely worried and kept asking their wives to explain to the group of old women.

After all, every family has three sons waiting to get married, and with this reputation, it will be hard to find a wife in the future.

Li Jianguo is now really suspicious. How did the hospital manage to maintain its perfect ending with so many people having problems?

We're pretty much in sync; if you don't report me, I won't report you.

It feels like there's a steel wire hanging over us; if any one of them breaks, we'll all be wiped out.

After all, given the personalities of the prison trio, it didn't matter who went in first.

If they hear there's a chance to make a contribution, they'll definitely sell out everyone in the yard.

It was truly fortunate that the original series was able to have a happy ending.

Sha Zhu is truly heartless; his caution only lasted for a week.

Now, every day after get off work, I start chatting intimately with Qin Huairu again.

Every day, Li Jianguo saw the two of them exchanging glances and pushing and pulling each other by the pool, while Jia Zhangshi was also watching from behind the window of the Jia family's house.

You know what, it's actually quite interesting. Playing the flirtation game right under her mother-in-law's nose, I wonder if Qin Huairu finds it more exciting this way.

One afternoon, Li Jianguo had nothing to do, so he went to see Chen Xueru again.

Chen Xueru's eyes lit up when she saw Li Jianguo, and she led him into the backyard.

"Jianguo, my dear brother, you've finally arrived. Your department is quite famous."

Its fame has spread all the way to Zhengyangmen.

There are all sorts of rumors and gossip circulating now; your department is truly blessed with outstanding people!

"Let me tell you, our department is full of talented people, it's all because of the bad karma of the previous generation."

This generation is bound to cause a lot of trouble.

Li Jianguo then told Chen Xueru everything.

"Yi Zhonghai from your department is really talented. I never expected him to cause so much trouble."

"That's right, they really lost their minds over retirement. Now look what happened, they've been stuck in jail for 13 years."

There'll probably be some good shows to watch after he gets out; I just don't know if he, a cripple, can pull through.

"Brother Jianguo, you really underestimate the word 'hope'. Once a person has hope..."

He persevered through even the most difficult adversities; for someone without an heir, his son was everything.

"What you said actually makes a lot of sense."

Looking at the alluring Chen Xueru, Li Jianguo picked her up and carried her to the bedside.

Chen Xueru patted Li Jianguo twice.

"Little brother Jianguo, your older sister isn't full yet."

Li Jianguo chuckled.

"Don't worry, you'll have plenty to eat later, I'll make sure you're well-fed."

After spending an afternoon with Chen Xueru, Li Jianguo strolled home.

Now, you can see two scenic views as soon as you enter your home. Before, you could only get past the gatekeeper, but now you can enjoy the famous scene of the laundry girl every day.

This Qin Huairu is truly shameless. Given the relationship between the two families, she can still greet Li Jianguo with a smile every day. She's really something.

After entering the house.

"Yaoyao, let's go back to our hometown tomorrow and visit your hometown while we're there."

There's basically nothing interesting to see in the courtyard now.

"Okay, Jianguo, let's go back tomorrow."

The next day, Li Jianguo took Yaoyao on a bus and went to her grandparents' house first.

Grandma was very happy to see Li Jianguo return.

"How long has it been since you last came back? What have you been up to in the city? You haven't been coming back to shop as often."

"I've now found a way in the city, so I should be able to complete the mission."

"That's good. Why isn't Yao Yao pregnant yet? She should have been pregnant by now."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo brought it up again.

"We're not in a rush, let's see how things go."

Li Jianguo then quickly changed the subject.

"Grandpa and Grandma, you have no idea what happened in the yard."

Li Jianguo quickly recounted what had happened in the courtyard.

The grandparents were also surprised when they heard this, and after discussing it for a long time, they finally managed to smooth things over with the child.

The next day, Li Jianguo borrowed a donkey cart, took 5 jin of cornmeal, and went back to Yao Yao's parents' home.

The Wang family was still the same as before. Li Jianguo didn't know what to say for a moment, so they simply chatted about the situation in the countryside.

I didn't eat lunch either, since it's already quite difficult to earn money, and I didn't want to add to the burden.

Yao Yao went into the inner room and chatted with her mother for a long time. No one knew what they were talking about, and Li Jianguo was too lazy to listen.

They chatted until noon before finally coming out.

They boarded a donkey cart and headed towards Lijiazhuang.

Li Jianguo couldn't resist his curiosity.

"Yaoyao, you and your mom have been chatting away in the house for ages, what were you talking about?"

"Sigh, Brother Jianguo didn't say anything. It's still a problem with the child. My mom thinks there's something wrong with my health and wants me to find a doctor to prescribe some medicine."

Brother Jianguo, do you think this is really because of practicing martial arts? I really want a child.