Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

Just after Director Wang left, Li Yu looked at the various households in the courtyard and stretched.

Although I know that everyone is talking about me, so what?

Although he thought he could take down Yi Zhonghai directly, after tonight's events, most of the pent-up frustration he felt as the original owner of this body dissipated.

He turned and closed the door, whistling as he thought to himself, "Animal abuse? This is just the beginning. If they don't bother me, fine. But if they dare to, I'll play with them slowly." At that moment, Li Yu suddenly remembered the system and silently opened the system panel.

Host: Li Yu

Abilities: Bajiquan (Grandmaster level) with a space of 1000 cubic meters.

Physical fitness: Three times the human limit

Mood score: 1638

System Shop (Not Open)

Looking at the rudimentary system panel, Li Yu silently recited:

"Open System Shop," the system panel displays.

[Does the host wish to spend 1000 emotion points to open the system shop?] [Yes] [No]

"Yes," Li Yu said, and a flash of white light appeared on the system panel.

Host: Li Yu

Abilities: Bajiquan (Grandmaster level) with a space of 1000 cubic meters.

Physical fitness: Three times the human limit

Mood score: 638

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

Looking at the new content on the system panel, Li Yu checked the "Life" category, which was filled with various living supplies, including all kinds of food. Seeing that all the food cost 10 emotion points per pound, Li Yu asked...

Why are they all the same price?

The system's cold, impersonal voice came through.

"The energy required to produce them is the same for all systems."

Then Li Yu opened the technology category, which included all the technologies from the Industrial Revolution to the 23rd century, from incandescent light bulbs to nuclear fusion, but the emotional value exchanged was vastly different.

For example, incandescent light technology requires 100 emotional points, while nuclear fusion requires as many as 10000000 emotional points.

Seeing this, Li Yu became even more curious about what the special category was. When Li Yu opened the special category, his jaw almost dropped to the ground in shock.

Bad luck charm, honesty bun, fart charm, one-hour invisibility potion.

It was full of all sorts of strange and illogical things, and Li Yu suddenly began to doubt whether his system was a legitimate system at all.

Forget about whether it's legitimate or not, as long as it works, that's fine. I just hope those beasts in the yard don't bother me, otherwise these special items are tailor-made for them.

Li Yu looked at the various items in the system shop with great interest, chuckling to himself as he looked.

Someone who didn't know better might think they were watching something inappropriate for children.

Just then, the sound of Liu Haizhong whipping a child came from the backyard. I wonder if he was upset because he was punished by Director Wang today.

From the Jia family home, one could faintly hear Qin Huairu sobbing and Jia Zhangshi's suddenly raised voice, making veiled accusations.

Li Yu, who had just washed up and was lying in bed, began to plan his future.

With such a powerful system assisting us, it would indeed be a bad idea to just lie back, especially since the country is currently going through a difficult time.

Thinking about how the West has held us back in various ways since then makes me feel frustrated. From now on, I will make the Western powers realize that offense and defense are not so easy.

Therefore, we can now choose to vigorously develop industrial technology, and we should also find a way to hand over hybrid rice technology to Mr. Yuan.

Looking at my lonely 638 emotion points, I can only say that it is far from enough. Not to mention that even a basic mechanical repair requires 1000 emotion points.

(P.S. Although the protagonist is a military engineer, his technical expertise is relatively limited, so he still needs to acquire many of his skills through exchanges.)

Just as Li Yu was deciding on his future career path and getting ready for bed, there was a knock on his door.

"Brother Li Yu, are you asleep?"

Li Yu impatiently sat up. "Who is it? What are you doing here so late at night?"

A glib voice came from outside the door, "It's me, Xu Damao, your brother Damao."

Li Yu's eyes flickered slightly. This kid was the most enthusiastic one watching the commotion in the yard earlier, and now that he's here, he must be up to no good.

He opened the door, and Xu Damao's horse-like face came into view. He was standing at the door with a big smile on his face, and he was even carrying a small net bag with a few shriveled apples in his hand.

"Hey, Brother Li Yu, you're still awake? I came to check on you."

Xu Damao squeezed through the door, his small eyes darting around, a barely perceptible hint of disdain flashing in his eyes as he glanced at the empty rice bin and the table.

[Ding! Received 40 points of malicious emotion from Xu Damao]

Little did he know that Li Yu had already stored all these things in his spatial storage, and the fleeting disdain in his eyes was clearly seen by Li Yu, who possessed the Bajiquan master-level skills.

Xu Damao, carrying apples, said to Li Yu, "You know, you've made a mess of things. Bang Geng really needs to be disciplined, and Sha Zhu also needs to be taught a lesson. But you've hurt your brain, so you need to rest more. I brought you some apples to help you recover."

In Li Yu's eyes, this was a classic case of a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken.

Li Yu leaned against the door frame, looking at Xu Damao with a half-smile.

"Projectionist Xu, you're a rare guest. You can keep the apple for yourself; I don't like sour things."

Xu Damao's smile froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, and he placed the apple on a small stool by the door.

"Look at what you're saying, it's all about neighbors helping each other out. I must say, Brother Li Yu, you handled things very well today. I truly admire you. You took care of Jia Zhangshi, Bang Geng, and that smug cook Sha Zhu all day long."

At the same time, Xu Damao lowered his voice and said, "Brother, tell me the truth, are you really not going to pursue those money? If you ask me, it's just a matter of the Jia family paying it back. There's not a single good person in the Jia family."

Li Yu looked at Xu Damao and thought to himself, "So, Xu Damao, you're using me as a pawn, are you? You want me to go and fight the Jia family and Sha Zhu to the death so you can just watch the show? You've got a good plan."

Li Yu yawned and said listlessly, "Return? What can I return? Jia Zhangshi's stinky socks or Qin Huairu's tears? Forget it, I'd better get better and go back to work."

Xu Damao quickly said, "It's good to be at work, it's good to be at work. Brother Li Yu, you're a technician with education, unlike some people who are just lousy cooks."

Xu Damao even raised his voice when he said this.

Seeing that Li Yu did not react, Xu Damao changed the subject.

"But brother, you've offended three big shots, the Jia family, and Sha Zhu all at once. You'd better watch your step in the courtyard. That Sha Zhu is a scoundrel who's capable of anything. How about... you come to my house now, I'll fry some peanuts and cook a couple of side dishes, and we can have a drink? I also have two bottles of good wine that I got from my father-in-law's house."

Li Yu sneered inwardly. Xu Damao was a cunning man who invited him to dinner most likely just to get him drunk, extract information, or plot some other wicked scheme.

"Thanks, Brother Da Mao." Li Yu waved his hand. "The doctor said that alcohol should be avoided after a concussion. I appreciate your kindness, but let's do it another day. It's getting late, I need to go to sleep."

After saying that, he was about to close the door when Xu Damao gave a couple of awkward, dry laughs.

"Alright, alright, you get some rest. If you need anything, just let me know, I won't hesitate." With that, he turned and went back.

After taking a few steps, he heard the door close and turned back to look at Li Yu's tightly closed door, his eyes revealing a hint of dark dissatisfaction and calculation.

[Ding! Xu Damao's malicious sentiment value is 63]

"Ha, this guy really has no good intentions."

After seeing Xu Damao off, Li Yu lay down on the bed, glanced at the meager 741 emotion value on the system panel, and drifted off to sleep.