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

"Hmm!" He Daqing responded, looking at Song Ran standing next to He Yushui with a satisfied smile, and asked, "You're Zhu Zi's girlfriend, Song Ran, right?!"

"Uncle!" Song Ran called out shyly.

Liang Wanping walked over to Song Ran, took her hand, and said, "This girl is really beautiful. It's Zhu Zi's good fortune to be dating you!"

He Daqing said, "Don't stand outside! Let's go inside and talk!"

Upon entering the main living room, He Daqing said, "Wanping, could you please look after Xiao Song? I'll go check on the kitchen."

"Go on! Go on! I'll take care of things here! And bring Yu Kun along too." With that, Liang Wanping made a cup of sweet soup and placed it in front of Song Ran, asking, "Little Song! When did you arrive?!"

He Yushui said, "Aunt Liang, Sister Xiaoran is my homeroom teacher. I came here with her after school. I just took her to the next room."

Liang Wanping said, "Xiao Song! You've seen the house next door, haven't you? That's Zhuzi's house." Then, fearing future arguments over the house, Liang Wanping explained the family situation to Song Ran. After listening to Liang Wanping's account, Song Ran thought to herself, "He Yuzhu really has it tough!"

Seeing that Song Ran had no objections, Liang Wanping breathed a sigh of relief. Then, Liang Wanping and Song Ran chatted about other things. He Yushui, sitting nearby, also breathed a sigh of relief seeing Liang Wanping and Song Ran chatting so congenially.

He Daqing walked into the kitchen and saw the dazzling array of dishes on the table, saying, "Good lad, you've really gone all out today!"

He Yuzhu replied, "This is my girlfriend's first time visiting. Can I not prepare more?!"

He Daqing asked, "When do you plan to take action?!"

"We just started talking, Dad, what's the rush?!" He Yuzhu said, throwing a few pieces of rock sugar into the pot and starting to make the sugar syrup.

He Daqing asked, "What dish are you making?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Sweet and sour pork."

He Daqing unconsciously turned his head to look at the dishes on the table and asked, "Zhu Zi, you've prepared quite a lot of meat?!"

He Yuzhu said, "It's alright! It's only about ten pounds of meat. If it weren't so difficult to handle, I would have planned to get more."

He Daqing said with a wry smile, "Luckily, all those shady characters in our courtyard have left, otherwise, we would have had quite a show to watch today!"

He Yuzhu said, "Dad, even though those bastards are gone, we still need to keep a low profile. Today is a special day."

He Daqing said, "Oh, right! Director Li asked me to ask you if you could help me get some meat!"

He Yuzhu asked, "Wow?! I never expected my reputation to have spread to the steel rolling mill?!"

He Daqing said, "Now, the cadres in the factory are all comrades-in-arms. Whoever gets some good stuff will show it off to their comrades. One tells two, two tells three, and that's how it gets out. Our steel rolling mill is a large factory with tens of thousands of employees. Although we don't lack meat, we lack wild game. In the past, we could get some from the countryside through purchasing agents. Now it's not easy to get from the countryside either."

He Yuzhu said, "Dad, we don't even have enough for our own unit. How could we possibly have any extra for your steel mill? Besides, doesn't your steel mill have a security department?! Let the security department organize a hunting trip; isn't that better than getting meat from me?!" With that, He Yuzhu put the double-fried meat into the sugar syrup, stirred it, scooped out the meat, and handed a piece to He Yukun, saying, "Dad, you can call them to eat now!"

"Oh!" He Daqing responded, walked to the kitchen door, and called out, "Dinner's ready!"

"They're here!" He Yushui responded, leading Liang Wanping and Song Ran out of the living room.

When everyone arrived, He Daqing invited them to sit down. He Yuzhu carried a clay pot to the table, placed it in the center, and then took out a few bottles of Beibingyang soda from the cabinet. He quickly opened the caps, then sat down next to Song Ran and said, "Don't be shy! Make yourself at home."

"Yes! Xiao Song, eat whatever you want! Don't be shy!" After saying that, He Daqing looked at He Yuzhu and said, "What are you standing there for?! Hurry up and put some food on Xiao Song's plate!"

He Yuzhu picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork and put it in Song Ran's bowl, saying, "Try it, how does it taste?!"

Song Ran said shyly, "I can eat by myself, don't worry about me."

Seeing He Yuzhu and Song Ran's expressions, He Daqing and Liang Wanping smiled simultaneously. He Daqing thought to himself, "It seems like this is a sure thing! Maybe I'll be able to hold my grandson next year!"

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour had passed. The He family's dinner ended in a joyful and friendly atmosphere. After dinner, Song Ran offered to help clear the table, but Liang Wanping refused, urging He Yuzhu to take Song Ran out for a walk.

He Yuzhu had originally wanted to show off a bit. But seeing that Liang Wanping had already said that, he didn't want to force it. He greeted He Daqing and then left with Song Ran.

In this day and age, the most common thing people do when dating is count telephone poles. He Yuzhu and Song Ran walked towards the school, chatting as they went. At first, they talked about funny things at work, then they talked about the future. Initially, there was a distance of three adult fists between them, but slowly they got closer and closer. Before they knew it, He Yuzhu had escorted Song Ran to the school gate.

He Yuzhu took two lunch boxes out of his bag and handed them to Song Ran, saying, "These are some pastries I made myself. You can have a little something to eat when you're hungry tonight."

Song Ran took the lunchbox, hesitated for a few seconds, and asked, "Brother Zhu, are you free on Sunday?!"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Yes!"

Song Ran continued, "I'll be waiting for you at the gate of the compound at 9:30 on Sunday morning. Shall I show you around my house?"

He Yuzhu agreed, "Okay! I'll be there on time!" Then he urged, "Hurry up and go in! It's getting late, you should get some rest."

"Okay!" Song Ran responded, "Then I'll go in!"

"Okay!" He Yuzhu watched Song Ran enter the school gate, then turned and walked home.

The streets were quiet that night. Just as He Yuzhu was about to enter the alleyway where No. 95 courtyard was located, a rhythmic ticking sound reached his ears. He Yuzhu's brows furrowed instantly, and he stopped in his tracks, spreading his divine sense outwards. Soon, he found a "boy" transmitting a message in the back room of a courtyard house. A man and a woman were also guarding the door. He Yuzhu thought to himself, "What a bizarre combination!!"

While He Yuzhu was still in a daze, the "boy" finished sending and receiving telegrams and put away the radio. Only then did He Yuzhu realize through his divine sense that this "boy" was not a child but a dwarf.