Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

Li Yu rode his bicycle back to the courtyard house in just a few minutes. As soon as he arrived at the courtyard house, he saw Yan Bugui tending to his flowers and plants.

Yan Bugui saw Li Yu pushing a brand-new old-fashioned bicycle. With his sharp eyes, he also noticed the radio hanging on the bicycle and the watch with only a small strap showing on Li Yu's wrist.

Yan Bugui hurriedly went up to him with a smile and said, "Wow, this brand new 28-inch motorcycle looks great. This radio is a Shanghai brand, right? It must be expensive, at least 200 yuan."

Seeing Yan Bugui's groping and examining, Li Yu grew annoyed and replied impatiently, "Teacher Yan, how come you're always so free? What time is it? Are you dismissed from school already? Should I go ask your school principal what time you dismiss?"

[Ding! You have received 100 points of fear from Yan Bugui]

Upon hearing Li Yu's words, Yan Bugui immediately became anxious and hurriedly said, "My classes have already ended. I don't have any more classes. I just took the students' homework home to grade. Yes, I took it home to grade."

Seeing Yan Bugui's anxious explanation, Li Yu found it amusing. In fact, everyone in the ward knew that Yan Bugui had left work early, but no one said anything. This was because almost all the children in the ward attended Hongxing Elementary School, and they were afraid of offending Yan Bugui and having their children treated unfairly.

When Li Yu got home, he put his bicycle down by the door, opened the door, went inside, placed the radio on the table, and was about to open the system panel to check.

Host: Li Yu

Abilities: Bajiquan (Grandmaster level), proficient in basic mechanical repair within a 1000 cubic meter space.

Physical fitness: Three times the human limit

Technical drawings: Hot strip wide steel mill (already mastered)

Mood score: 6851

System Shop: [Lifestyle Items] [Technology Items] [Special Items]

Seeing that he had 6851 emotion points, Li Yu still lamented that he didn't have enough. His next goal was the top-and-bottom blowing converter. Currently, most steelmaking in China still uses open-hearth furnaces, which not only have low output but also low quality. So he planned to exchange for steelmaking technology when he had enough points, but he didn't expect it to require 10000 points.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time and get the rolling mill out first," Li Yu washed his face and started writing the maintenance manual again. He planned to work overtime and hand it over to Li Jianshe next Monday.

In this way, he would no longer need to bother the steel mill's machinery in most cases, and he could focus on producing steel rolling mills without worry.

Just as Li Yu was focused on writing the repair manual, there was a knock on the door. Li Yu opened the door and saw Liu Guangtian.

"Guangtian, what do you need me for?" Li Yu asked.

Liu Guangtian hurriedly said, "Director Wang has notified all residents to attend a general meeting of the entire community," and then hurriedly went to the next household.

As soon as Li Yu entered the courtyard, he saw Director Wang standing in the middle of the crowd, with Liu Haizhong, who was heavily pregnant, standing to the side.

Yan Bugui stood on Director Wang's side, while Yi Zhonghai stood behind the table, looking timid and hesitant.

In the past, Yi Zhonghai would have stood to Director Wang's right without hesitation in such a situation, instead of behind the table.

Qin Huairu kept her head down in the crowd, not daring to look at Director Wang standing in the middle, while the other residents of the compound looked at Director Wang with expectant expressions.

It was as if a grand drama was about to begin.

When Director Wang saw Li Yu arrive, he asked Li Yu to sit at the front. He Yuzhu, who was next to Yi Zhonghai, clenched his fists until they turned white the moment he saw Li Yu.

He knew that today's conference was aimed at them, so he hated Li Yu to the core.

Just as the infighting was reaching its peak, Liu Haizhong quickly spoke up: "The main purpose of today's meeting is to punish past mistakes..."

Seeing Liu Haizhong's reaction, Yan Bugui quickly reminded him, "Learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones."

"As for 'learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones,' I'm sure everyone knows what that means. So, the reason Director Wang is holding this meeting today is precisely for this purpose."

Seeing that Liu Haizhong was about to speak, Director Wang coughed, and Liu Haizhong immediately fell silent, stammering, "Next, let Director Wang speak to us."

Director Wang's stern gaze swept over Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu, Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, and the others: "Yi Zhonghai! He Yuzhu! Jia Zhangshi! Qin Huairu! Are you all trying to get yourselves into a mess?! Is this what a civilized courtyard house is like?"

"And you two, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, why didn't you tell me about such a serious incident that happened in the courtyard?"

"How are you all doing your jobs as liaison officers? What are you all doing?"

Seeing that Director Wang was truly enraged, Jia Zhangshi couldn't take it anymore and sat down on the ground, slapping her thigh and shouting, "I...I was forced into this! It was all Yi Zhonghai who forced me! You're all bullying us orphans and widows!"

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Yi Zhonghai immediately yelled at her, "When did I force you! What do you mean it wasn't your own choice! You asked for the house and compensation, didn't you?!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi was furious. She jumped up, pointed at Yi Zhonghai, and cursed, "You old widow! If you hadn't come to our door and said we wouldn't have gotten involved, would we? It's all your fault! It's all your fault! No wonder you're a widow! You rotten-hearted bastard!"

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was getting more and more into her tirade, Director Wang shouted sternly, "Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai, shut up! Do you think this is a vegetable market?"

Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai then shut up.

Director Wang looked at Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi again and said, "Today's hospital-wide meeting is not for you two to argue. It is an established fact that the three of you, Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi, and Qin Huairu, have conspired to frame Comrade Li Yu."

"If you still can't recognize your mistakes, then we'll have the police handle you," I said, looking at He Yuzhu. "You step forward!"

Director Wang pointed at Sha Zhu and said sternly, "You're a cook, and instead of using your cleaver to cook, you've learned to use it to chop people up, haven't you? If you don't want to cook, go clean the toilets. Starting today, the cleaning of the public toilets in the courtyard will be your responsibility for the next month."

Then Director Wang said to Yi Zhonghai, "You don't need to do your job as liaison officer anymore. Just go sweep the streets. The sanitation of this street in front of the courtyard house is yours for the next month."

When Jia Zhangshi saw Director Wang looking at her, she tried to back away. "Jia Zhangshi, what are you hiding for? If you keep hiding, I'll send you back to the countryside. For the next month, you'd better keep your compound spotless, or I'll send you back to the countryside!"

When Jia Zhangshi heard that she was to be sent back to the countryside, she quickly promised to clean it properly.

"As for you, Qin Huairu, since you have to take care of three children, we will waive your punishment as a matter of discretion," Director Wang said.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were secretly delighted that Yi Zhonghai had finally been taken down when Director Wang's voice came through.

Your hesitation and inaction led to such a terrible incident at the courtyard. After get off work, take Yi Zhonghai and the other participants to the street office for ideological education.

When you've learned something, that's when it's over.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui immediately deflated, their previous joy vanishing in an instant. Liu Haizhong had originally planned to add two more eggs tonight, but now he was no longer in the mood.

"Alright!" Director Wang, seeing that the matter was mostly resolved, didn't want to dwell on it any longer. "This matter ends here! I hope everyone in the hospital will take this as a warning! We must unite, abide by the law, and not engage in any crooked practices! Meeting adjourned!"

The conference ended in an extremely oppressive and eerie atmosphere. Director Wang said goodbye to Li Yu and left, saying he had other business to attend to.