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

Yu Haitang knew what kind of person her younger sister was, and chimed in, "Haitang, your brother-in-law is right. Being an official sitting in an office is always more comfortable than working on the front lines."

Xu Damao then added fuel to the fire, saying, "Haitang, don't let your brother-in-law's position as one of the eight high-ranking officials fool you. He does all the hard work. You know He Yushui's brother, right?!" Seeing Haitang nod, Xu Damao continued, "He's a cadre. He sits in his office every day, with a newspaper and a cup of tea. His life is as comfortable as it gets."

Yu Haitang was somewhat tempted by what she heard.

Yu Deshui said, "Haitang, if you can get into a vocational school, your dad won't have time during the day, and he'll be laughing so hard he'll wake up at night!"

Yu Haitang gritted her teeth and said, "I will definitely get into a vocational school and become a cadre!"

After having dinner at the Yu family's house, Xu Damao reluctantly left. Back home, he learned from his younger sister, Xu Xiaoling, that Song Ran was pregnant. Early the next morning, Xu Damao rushed to courtyard number 97. Hearing noises from the kitchen, he ran in and saw He Yuzhu busy at work, hurriedly calling out, "Brother Zhu!"

He Yuzhu asked, "Da Mao, what brings you here?!"

Xu Damao said, "My sister told me your wife is pregnant?!"

"Yes!" He Yuzhu responded, "I just got pregnant."

"That's great news!" Xu Damao chimed in, "Brother Zhu, shouldn't you treat us?!"

He Yuzhu replied with a smile, "Treating a party is no problem. But not now. We have to wait at least a month and a half. We can only treat a party once the baby is more stable." Then he asked, "You're here so early, have you had breakfast yet?!"

Xu Damao replied shamelessly, "No!"

"Perfect! I made a lot, you can eat here!" After saying that, He Yuzhu made a few more egg pancakes and then made an extra bowl of wontons. He let Xu Damao eat first, while he took a bowl of wontons and two egg pancakes into the house.

After breakfast, Xu Damao said goodbye to He Yuzhu, went back, grabbed his bicycle, and hurriedly left. Xu Damao first accompanied Yu Li and her mother to the neighborhood office to obtain two letters of introduction. Then they went to the pencil factory. After Yu Li gave her job at the pencil factory to her mother, Xu Damao took Yu Li to the steel rolling mill. They worked until almost lunchtime before Yu Li's onboarding procedures were completed. Because she had contacted Li Huaide beforehand, Yu Li was assigned to the logistics warehouse, working alongside Xu Damao's mother, Zheng Xiaoying.

"Uncle He!" After finishing his business, Xu Damao brought Yu Li to the third canteen.

Seeing Xu Damao and Yu Li, He Daqing asked with a smile, "Is everything settled?!"

Xu Damao replied, "Everything's taken care of. Yu Li will be working with my mom." He then introduced, "Xiao Li, this is He Yushui's father, your sister Yu Haitang's classmate. He's the deputy director and head chef of our factory's canteen. You'll be eating here from now on."

Yu Li readily complied and called out, "Uncle He 1!"

"Okay!" He Daqing responded, then asked, "What do you two want to eat today?! It's my treat!"

Xu Damao said with a smile, "Uncle He, then we won't stand on ceremony!" He then picked out a dish with meat and two vegetables, plus two steamed buns. Yu Li did the same. He Daqing personally served the two their food and then saw them off.

Although He Yuzhu, this transmigrator, arrived in this world and swung his thick arm a few times, changing some things, the major events remained unchanged. The Great Leap Forward's steel production campaign still began in full swing in August. Fortunately, He Yuzhu had prepared in advance, so when the neighborhood committee called for iron donations, the He family did not donate their livelihood.

"Zhu Zi, you're something else! All that iron we had stored in the station has finally come in handy." With that, Yao Qi lit a cigarette, took a couple of puffs, and continued, "The neighborhood committee wants us to strengthen security management. You two have any good ideas?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I think we can talk to the neighborhood committee and ask them to store the donated iron in one place. Also, we shouldn't build too many iron smelting furnaces. Or we could have them cooperate with steel rolling mills. After all, they are the professionals in iron and steel smelting."

Song Zhaohong chimed in, "Zhu Zi is right!"

Yao Qi said, "That's what I think too, but the new director of the subdistrict office doesn't think that way."

He Yuzhu asked, "Old Yao, have you met the new director of the subdistrict office?!"

Yao Qi replied, "I've met her! The new director of the subdistrict office is named Xie Lan, and she was transferred from Tianjin. Her husband is the deputy director of the district's material reserve bureau."

He Yuzhu said, "This department is quite lucrative!"

Yao Qi said, "Don't make veiled accusations. I've heard that Xie Lan has a good reputation in Tianjin."

He Yuzhu said, "Right now, our station only has about fifty people. After deducting those in household registration and logistics, there are only about twenty people who can actually move around. We can't rely on the people in our station alone; we need the joint defense team to cooperate with us."

Song Zhaohong reminded him, "Zhu Zi, you're in charge of logistics. You absolutely must ensure our unit's food and drink situation is handled properly! Don't let anything go wrong!"

He Yuzhu replied with a smile, "Director Song, don't worry about it!" Then, changing the subject, he continued, "You absolutely mustn't tell anyone outside how much grain we have. If our comrades go hungry because you're trying to be helpful, I'll have them come directly to you!"

Yao Qi and Song Zhaohong both knew the truth. Ever since He Yuzhu became the deputy director in charge of logistics, he had been thinking of ways to stockpile food. Currently, the food in the station's cellar was enough to feed everyone for a year and a half. Yao Qi asked, "Zhu Zi, give me the truth, will there really be a food shortage in the future?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I don't know if there will be a food shortage. But as the old saying goes, 'He who does not plan for the future will have trouble in the present.' It's never wrong to prepare more."

After hearing He Yuzhu's words, Yao Qi unconsciously looked at Song Zhaohong.

Song Zhaohong said, "Old Yao, don't worry! I will absolutely not be soft-hearted and give away the grain from the institute. But it's a different story for you, the instructor."

Yao Qi said, "Our food supply in the station is allocated by higher-ups every month. How could we possibly have any stored grain?!" With that, Yao Qi took the cigarettes from the table and left! He Yuzhu, realizing what was happening, shouted, "Old Yao, what are you doing with my cigarettes?!"

Yao Qi replied, "Your wife is pregnant, so you should smoke less. I'll do it for you."

He Yuzhu sighed, looked at Song Zhaohong, and asked, "I heard your wife is pregnant?!"

Song Zhaohong nodded and said, "Just over a month ago."

"Oh!" He Yuzhu responded, then asked, "When are my eldest and second brothers bringing the child over?!"

Song Zhaohong said, "In the last letter, they said they would send the children over during the Spring Festival, and they would also come back to visit relatives."