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

Xu Damao said, "Uncle, don't worry! I know what I'm doing and I definitely won't do anything shady."

Matchmaker Qian continued, "Old Yu! Da Mao has a good character. Your daughter will definitely not suffer or be taken advantage of if she marries him!"

Yu Deshui said, "Let the children talk about their own affairs! Let's not interfere!"

Xu Damao, understanding the implication, said, "Uncle, I'd like to take Yu Li out for a walk. Is that alright?"

Yu Deshui looked at Yu Li.

Yu Li nodded.

Yu Deshui said, "Da Mao, then I'll entrust Xiao Li to you! You're the one who took her out, so you must bring her back safely!"

Xu Damao patted his chest and solemnly promised, "Uncle, please rest assured! I will definitely bring Xiaoli back safely!" After saying that, Xu Damao greeted Yu Li's mother and the matchmaker, and couldn't wait to take Yu Li out.

After Xu Damao and Yu Li walked out of the courtyard gate, Matchmaker Qian sat for a while longer, chatted with Yu Deshui and his wife for a few words, and then said goodbye and left.

After seeing Matchmaker Qian off, Jin Caifeng asked, "Old Yu, I asked you to inquire about Xu Damao's matter, have you done so?!"

Yu Deshui replied, "Don't worry! I've found out everything. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to let him date our daughter."

Jin Caifeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "They say a man fears choosing the wrong career, and a woman fears marrying the wrong man. This is, after all, a major life event for our daughter. As her parents, we should help her make the right choice. Now that you've found out, I'm relieved!"

Xu Damao led Yu Li out of the alley and asked, "Where do you want to go?!"

Yu Li looked at Xu Damao and said, "Let's just take a walk!"

Xu Damao raised his wrist to check the time on his watch and said, "There's a movie showing right now. Shall we go see it?"

"Okay!" Yu Li agreed and followed Xu Damao toward the nearby movie theater.

It was probably a weekday, so there weren't many people watching the movie. Xu Damao took Yu Li to the cinema and bought tickets without much waiting. After buying the tickets, Xu Damao bought some snacks before leading Yu Li into the cinema.

Among these women who married into the courtyard house, if it weren't for Qin Huairu's protagonist aura, her overall abilities wouldn't compare to Yu Li's at all. Two hours later, the movie ended. Yu Li's fondness for Xu Damao had increased considerably. It was easy to see from the way they walked as they left the theater that the distance between them had noticeably decreased. After leaving the theater, before Yu Li could even speak, Xu Damao proactively unleashed his second killer move for seducing women: taking her to Quanjude for dinner.

Meanwhile, He Yuzhu returned to the logistics department office. He Yuzhu had barely sat down when Ye Guoliang arrived with Song Zhaohong. After Ye Guoliang introduced Song Zhaohong to the people in the office, Song Zhaohong greeted everyone and then followed Ye Guoliang to other offices.

It was quickly past 11:30 a.m., and the institute's canteen began serving lunch. He Yuzhu, as usual, got his own food and found a seat. Not long after, Song Zhaohong arrived with his lunchbox, got his own food, and sat down opposite He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu, who was engrossed in his meal, noticed someone approaching him. He looked up, asked, "What?! You're already working right after you arrived?!"

Song Zhaohong said, "No! They gave me three days off. But since I'm already here, it would be a shame not to have a meal in the cafeteria." Then he asked, "Are you free this afternoon?!"

He Yuzhu took a deep breath and said, "Officially, you are my direct supervisor. Personally, you are my brother-in-law. Even if I'm busy, I'll make sure you have time."

Song Zhaohong said, "Come with me to clean the house this afternoon."

He Yuzhu hurriedly said, "Everything is negotiable, but don't come to me with this. You should talk to your partner."

Song Zhaohong pulled him down and asked again, "Are you going or not?!"

"No! No! I'm not going!" With that, He Yuzhu finished his meal in a few bites, grabbed his lunchbox, and left the cafeteria. Song Zhaohong watched He Yuzhu's retreating figure and muttered, "That kid, he's got quite the personality, huh?!"

Ye Guoliang took his lunchbox and sat down next to Song Zhaohong, asking, "Weren't you given three days off? Why didn't you go home?!"

Song Zhaohong replied with a smile, "Everyone says the food at our institute is good. We should try it on our first day, right?!"

Ye Guoliang said, "It's all thanks to Zhuzi. The grain we have is directly allocated from above. We eat whatever the higher-ups give us. As for other non-staple foods, some are delivered from the nearby market, and the rest we grow ourselves. Zhuzi buys the rest. Like the knife fish we're eating today, Zhuzi went to the fishing village in Tianjin yesterday to buy it directly."

Song Zhaohong asked, "Old Ye, Zhuzi can't possibly only buy a little bit of stuff on his trip to Tianjin. We can't possibly eat all that in one go; won't it spoil?!"

Ye Guoliang asked, "Did you see that small room next to the detention cell?!"

Song Zhaohong nodded and said, "I saw it!"

Ye Guoliang continued, "That's our station's cold storage. Not just in the whole city, but among all the police stations under our branch, only ours has this. Right now, we only freeze a little bit of stuff. But when it gets hot, this will come in very handy. We can distribute some ice to everyone as a perk, wouldn't that be wonderful?!"

Just as Ye Guoliang and Song Zhaohong were eating and chatting, He Yuzhu arrived at the gate of Hongxing Elementary School on his bicycle. He Yuzhu had been here many times before, and the gatekeeper recognized him. He Yuzhu offered the gatekeeper a cigarette, chatted for a few more minutes, and then the gatekeeper let him in.

After He Yuzhu parked his bicycle in the parking shed, he picked up the cloth bag from the bicycle basket and headed towards Song Ran's office.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" He Yuzhu walked to the office door and knocked.

"Come in!" Hearing the call from inside the office, He Yuzhu pushed open the door and entered. The teacher in the office was about to ask a question when Song Ran immediately stood up, rushed to He Yuzhu, and asked, "What brings you here?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I'm bringing you some things."

Sitting at the first desk by the entrance, math teacher Zhang Tianqi asked, "Teacher Song, who is this person?! Why don't you introduce him to everyone?!"

Song Ran laughed and said frankly, "He is my boyfriend, He Yuzhu. He works at the police station."