The Courtyard House: The story begins with He Yuzhu beating up the White Widow.

"Master He!" Secretary Wang ran to the kitchen with a smile and found He Daqing resting in a chair.

He Daqing asked, "Secretary Wang, what brings you here?! What?! The guests aren't satisfied?!"

Secretary Wang replied with a smile, "Master He, the guest is very satisfied! Extremely satisfied! Director Li asked me to come and tell you to go to his office in a little while."

"Okay! I'll go in a bit!" After saying that, He Daqing started to wonder what was going on. But remembering what He Yuzhu had said earlier, He Daqing felt that Li Huaide asking him to go must be a good thing.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the cafeteria was completely empty. He Daqing greeted the people in the kitchen, and then, familiar with the place, arrived at the door of Li Huaide's office and knocked.

"Come in!" Li Huaide's voice rang out from inside very quickly.

He Daqing pushed open the office door and walked in, saying, "Director Li, you wanted to see me?!"

"Master He's here?! Please have a seat!" Li Huaide gestured for He Daqing to sit down, then took out a cigarette from his pack and offered it to He Daqing, saying, "Master He, we owe you a lot today! If it weren't for your culinary skills impressing those experts, the work that followed wouldn't have been so easy."

He Daqing said, "These are all things I should do!"

Li Huaide continued, "Master He, after discussion by the factory committee, it has been decided that from now on you will be in charge of the experts' meals. If they need anything, just submit a report, and I'll find a way to solve it. Also, you might need to work overtime during this period, so you should also make arrangements for your family!" As he spoke, Li Huaide took a stack of bills from his drawer and handed them to He Daqing, saying, "This is my reward for you!"

He Daqing took the ticket from Li Huaide and said, "Thank you, Director Li. If you need anything in the future, just let me know, and I will do my best to help."

Li Huaide wanted to hear He Daqing's words. Li Huaide, still using an official tone, said, "Master He, as long as it's for the good of the factory, it's only right that we do a little more."

He Daqing glanced at Li Huaide furtively and said, "Director Li, I'm wondering if there are some things I should say?"

Li Huaide hurriedly said, "Master He, please speak freely."

He Daqing said, "I recently heard some of my fellow apprentices talk about how they entertained the experts from the Russian Federation. They said that the Russian experts like to do things in a secretive way. For example, if a machine breaks down, they will fix it but leave a small problem. You won't notice the problem at the time, but after a while, these small problems will become big troubles. We still have to go back to them. Also, when they are repairing or calibrating machines, they will drive our people away. Even if they dare not leave, they will not teach us any real skills. In order to solve these problems, their factory will have the technical staff secretly film their every move while they are working. They also drink with them, get them drunk, and then record the information they carry that they don't want us to disclose by copying or taking pictures."

Li Huaide's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing He Daqing's words. However, he quickly calmed down, and his gaze towards He Daqing changed. Li Huaide thought to himself, "This He Daqing is truly remarkable. It seems my investment today wasn't in vain." Then, Li Huaide immediately composed himself and said, "Master He, thank you so much! Providing us with such important information. You should go back and rest; I have other matters to attend to, so I won't keep you any longer!"

"Okay!" He Daqing replied, stood up, and said, "Director Li, you're busy! I'll be going now!"

After He Daqing left, Li Huaide immediately summoned his secretary, gave him a few instructions, and then left his office. About an hour later, Li Huaide arrived at his father-in-law's office. Just as he was about to knock, Zhang Denghao's secretary came out of the office. Li Huaide asked, "Secretary Xie, is my father-in-law available now?"

"Huai De?! Come in!" Zhang Denghao's voice came from inside the office before Secretary Xie could speak. Secretary Xie stepped aside, letting Li Huaide enter the office, and then closed the office door behind him.

Li Huaide walked up to Zhang Denghao and called out, "Dad!"

Zhang Denghao put down his pencil and asked, "What brings you to my office today?!"

Li Huaide didn't beat around the bush and directly told Zhang Denghao what He Daqing had told him, but Li Huaide took all the credit for himself.

After listening to Li Huaide's account, Zhang Denghao smiled with satisfaction and said, "Huaide! You've done a great service this time!"

Li Huaide said, "Dad! I don't care about merit or not, as long as I can contribute to the country!"

Zhang Denghao said, "Don't worry! You'll get your share of the credit. Go back first! Also, tell your Nie Shuji about this idea."

After careful consideration, Li Huaide understood his father-in-law's meaning. Nie Shuji was nominally the head of the steel rolling mill, but due to his injuries and impending retirement, he was practically retired. Director Zhu Jianguo was in charge. As for Director Yang from the TV series, he had long since been forced to live in a dugout in the Northwest because of the incident with the deaf old woman. If Li Huaide did Nie Shuji a favor in this matter, Nie Shuji could use it to advance his career and leave the steel rolling mill. All the connections Nie Shuji left behind would then belong to Li Huaide. With a little more effort from Zhang Denghao, Li Huaide's advancement would become much easier. At least Zhang Denghao wouldn't have to sacrifice significant benefits to make a deal.

Li Huaide left Zhang Denghao's office and immediately rushed back to the steel rolling mill. Upon arriving, he went to Nie Shuji's office and was about to knock when Nie Shuji opened the door. Seeing Li Huaide, Nie Shuji smiled and asked, "Little Li, did you need something?"

Li Huaide asked, "Nie Shuji, are you going out?!"

Nie Shuji said, "I'll be right back after I go to the restroom. Wait for me in the office for a bit."

"Okay!" Li Huaide replied and walked into Nie Shuji's office.

About seven or eight minutes later, Nie Shuji returned. After entering, he sat down next to Li Huaide and asked, "Little Li, what's the matter?"

Li Huaide then slightly embellished what He Daqing had told him and recounted it to Nie Shuji. After listening to Li Huaide's account, Nie Shuji frowned involuntarily, looked Li Huaide up and down, and said, "Young Li! You're quite good! The factory has been worried about this matter lately. I didn't expect you to have already come up with a solution. Don't trouble yourself with two people at once; you'll be in charge of following up on this matter!"