Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

"Li Yu, you absolutely have to take me with you when you go to the new factory!"

"If I stay at the steel rolling mill, I'm afraid Zheng Qiushi will target me and kill me."

Li Yu almost burst out laughing when she saw Zhou Qiming faking his tears.

Li Yu could barely suppress the smile on his face.

Zhou Qiming simply plopped down on the ground: "Li Yu, let me tell you! If you don't take me there, I'm not leaving your office today!"

"Do you believe I'll call Bai Ling over and ask you to leave?" Li Yu said.

Zhou Qiming got up and looked at Li Yu with a wronged expression, saying, "Brother Li Yu, Bai Ling and I grew up together, so please help your brother."

"Haha, I'm just kidding. I'll definitely bring you along, and I'll make sure you're in the R&D workshop too."

Hearing Li Yu say that, Zhou Qiming finally dropped his arrogant attitude: "That's good then, I'll still hang out with you then!"

Just as he finished speaking, Li Huaide pushed the door open and came in.

"Brother Li, have you got the list yet?"

Li Huaide handed the list to Li Yu.

He then added, "I think the deputy director of Workshop 3 and Lao Zhao from the Materials Department are both highly capable and of excellent character."

"Try to bring these two along."

"You can look at the rest yourself, I won't bother you anymore."

"Thank you, Brother Li," Li Yu said.

"Why should I be polite with my brother?"

After saying that, he opened the door and went out.

Zhou Qiming curiously leaned over to look at the list and said, "What are you still looking at? Let's just take them all at once."

Looking at the list, Li Yu said, "Are you stupid? If you take them all, the steel rolling mill will be in chaos. Even if Zheng Qiushi agrees, Minister Liu won't allow it."

Li Yu still planned to take the list to Li Jianshe for advice, after all, Li Jianshe had worked in this factory for more than ten years.

Looking at the list that Li Yu brought, Li Jianshe said, "Besides the heads of a few important departments, the person in charge of Workshop 1, and the two people in logistics, you can handle the rest."

"The two people I just told you about have a good relationship with Li Huaide, but they're not exactly known for their shady dealings."

"Okay, Uncle Li."

After finishing his speech, Li Yu went back and compiled the list, then had it sent to the Ministry of Industry.

Once the Ministry of Industry issues the order, the move-in to the new workshop can begin.

In the following days, Zheng Qiushi raised several objections to the transfer based on the list provided by the ministry, but most of them still received the transfer notices.

The steel rolling mill has become increasingly agitated recently due to the job reassignment notice.

In the logistics warehouse, Xu Damao and Qin Huairu stood furtively behind a pile of goods.

"Qin Huairu, I'll lend it to you if you give it to me."

Seeing Xu Damao's anxious look, Qin Huairu decided to test him again.

"You know my mother-in-law made me give her 500 yuan before she'd leave, otherwise she'd move in with that old man."

Even if you borrow three hundred, it won't be enough.

Xu Damao knew immediately that Qin Huairu wanted to raise the price.

"Five hundred is not out of the question, but you have to give it to me twice!"

Qin Huairu gritted her teeth and nodded.

Sha Zhu used to be barely usable, but since the complete removal of the sham, Qin Huairu has lost all happiness.

Now that Xu Damao could lend her money, she readily agreed.

Just as the two women finished taking off their shirts, several women's federation members rushed in.

Old Liu, who was guarding the warehouse, said breathlessly, "Just the two of them! Arrest them!"

When Lao Liu looked up, he was stunned by what he saw.

Qin Huairu's headlights dazzled his eyes.

Just as Xu Damao and Qin Huairu were about to put on their clothes, several women from the Women's Federation went up and held them down.

"Listen up, everyone! Qin Huairu and I didn't do anything!"

"Waaaaah~"

An older woman from the Women's Federation slapped Qin Huairu, who was shirtless, across the face.

"I'll make you cry, you shameless wretch, you've disgraced all of us women!"

Xu Damao, who was on the ground, was also surrounded and beaten by several middle-aged women.

"Pull down his pants and look at his genitals!"

Upon hearing this, everyone rushed to pull down Xu Damao's pants.

"Ah~ No!"

A short while later, Xu Damao and Qin Huairu, both shirtless, were escorted out of the warehouse by the Women's Federation.

As more and more people watched, someone ran to tell Sha Zhu.

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu dropped his broom and ran over.

Upon seeing Xu Damao and Qin Huairu bound, Sha Zhu's eyes turned red with anger.

"Xu Damao, I'll fuck your grandma!"

Sha Zhu pounced on Xu Damao and began stomping on his genitals.

Two "plop" sounds were heard, and Xu Damao screamed in pain before fainting.

Seeing this, several women quickly stopped Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu glared at Qin Huairu with bloodshot eyes: "Qin Huairu! You bitch!"

Qin Huairu looked at the furious Sha Zhu with tears streaming down her face.

"The pillar isn't what you think."

"I don't".

"Qin Huairu, shut up! First it was Yi Zhonghai! Now it's Xu Damao! You're a slut!"

Suddenly, Sha Zhu broke free from the woman who was blocking his way.

He slapped Qin Huairu hard across the face.

"Smack!" Qin Huairu was hit and staggered.

After Sha Zhu was pulled away, the Women's Federation officers grabbed the unconscious Xu Damao and Qin Huairu, tied them to a cart, and paraded them through the streets.

Qin Huairu, sitting on the cart, was shivering from the cold and constantly being spat on.

Some people even took advantage of the chaos to pinch her breasts, and soon her body was covered in filth, with her chest covered in handprints.

Suddenly, Qin Huairu tilted her head back and burst into laughter.

"Come on! Come on, all of you!"

"Come touch me, come quickly."

"Hahaha, I'm a slut! Hahaha!"

The women's federation staff took a look.

"He's probably mentally unstable and gone mad!"

"In that case, let's take it back."

Upon returning to the steel rolling mill, the two were taken to the hospital.

Qin Huairu was diagnosed with mental illness and was taken to a mental hospital.

Xu Damao's testicles were kicked and shattered, so they had to be completely removed.

Once Xu Damao recovers, he will be sent to a farm for labor reform.

Li Yu, who was in the office, heard the news about the two of them from Zhou Qiming as soon as he came over.

Li Yu never expected that Qin Huairu, who was not short of money, would still get involved with Xu Damao.

Inside the courtyard, Sha Zhu looked at the locked Jia family home. Since the Jia family's house belonged to a steel rolling mill, and Qin Huairu had been fired, the door was locked.

That afternoon, Jia Zhangshi and her lover took the train and left.

Xiao Dang and Huaihua, children in Sha Zhu's family, looked at Sha Zhu timidly.

Sha Zhu looked at the two little girls.

"Sigh~ You two can just stay here from now on."

Huaihua was unaware of what had happened, but Xiaodang knew that she was holding her younger sister, tears streaming down her face.

But she dared not cry out loud, for fear that Sha Zhu would kick them out.

When He Yushui got home, he saw the drunk Shazhu and Xiaodang and Huaihua sitting on the stool.

She had also heard about Qin Huairu's situation. Although she hated Qin Huairu, she knew that the two children were innocent.

After tucking Sha Zhu in with the blanket, she steamed some cornbread and gave one to each of the two little ones.

Holding the steamed bun, Xiao Dang said in a tearful voice, "Auntie, we'll be very good from now on, please don't kick us out, okay?"

He Yushui patted Xiao Dang's head tenderly and said, "You'll be living here from now on. This is your home."