Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Li Jiuzhou gathered up the dishes that had been delivered a couple of days ago and put the box containing the silver coins inside as well.

He then greeted the old lady and left happily.

On the way, Li Jiuzhou put the small box back into his spatial storage, planning to take a closer look at it later that night.

Back at Fengzeyuan, Li Jiuzhou suppressed his excitement and got to work, but the smile on his face was impossible to hide.

As someone who had been by his side for a long time, Sha Zhu was the first to notice something amiss, and during a break, he whispered:

"Senior brother, what are you laughing about? Did you eat honey poop?"

Li Jiuzhou, who was initially in a good mood, was quite angered by Sha Zhu's words, and his eyes widened in anger:

"You believe I'll beat the shit out of you, you hear me?"

"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak, you son of a bitch."

Sha Zhu quickly smiled apologetically:

"Hehe... I was just asking because I saw you were in a good mood, senior brother. Don't be angry, don't be angry."

"What happened, senior? Did you find some money?"

"Hehe...it's about the same as finding money," Li Jiuzhou replied.

"Then tell me about it quickly," Sha Zhu said, his face full of curiosity.

Li Jiuzhou hesitated for a moment before preparing to tell him, because he also knew about the old lady having a box of silver coins.

Even the old lady let him play as he pleased; now that she's given him to Li Jiuzhou, it wouldn't hurt to tell him.

"The old lady gave me that box of silver coins."

Sha Zhu looked utterly disgusted after hearing this.

"And you're still this happy about this?"

"That box of tattered coins isn't even worth as much as the old lady's jade bracelet."

Li Jiuzhou was not angry.

"What do you know, kid? These old coins have collectible value and will definitely be worth a lot of money in the future."

Shazhu still disliked it:

"I don't care. I'll ask the old lady for a couple of small yellow croakers to play with later. Hehe, I really like those things."

Li Jiuzhou laughed, "You don't like it, but I do."

"The old lady said that after she dies, she will leave two rooms to you."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately started stabbing his hand.

"Hehe, I like the house too. When is she leaving? I think it'll be soon. Have you prepared the funeral clothes and coffin? I'll go buy them later."

"You are truly a filial grandson to the old lady," Li Jiuzhou said with a smile.

"Haha, that's for sure." Sha Zhu laughed too.

He was joking; don't take it seriously.

Everyone in the courtyard knew how close he was to the old lady; in fact, you could say the old lady had practically become dependent on him.

He Yushui, the younger sister, goes to the old lady's house for lunch every day and eats better than her older brother.

Anyway, this grandma can't escape now, and she'll have to rely on Sha Zhu to take care of her in her old age and see her off in her final days.

As for his biological father, He Daqing? He still has two adopted sons, who can also take care of him in his old age and see him off in death.

When I got home in the evening, after washing up, I went back to my room. Bingbing was counting the silver coins in the small box on the kang (a heated brick bed).

When Li Jiuzhou came back, he asked her to carefully count how many there were.

Li Jiuzhou stepped forward and asked with a smile:

"Wife, have you counted how many there are?"

"Counted, there are 432 in total."

Li Jiuzhou got onto the kang (heated brick bed) and examined it carefully. The items were genuine; there were many rare silver coins. This box of silver coins was extremely valuable.

"Brother Zhou, is this thing valuable?" Bingbing couldn't help but ask.

Li Jiuzhou hugged her tighter and touched her little face:

"Of course it's valuable, but not now. Let's wait until later. We'll keep it hidden for now."

Bingbing seemed to have thought of something and said:

"I think I have quite a few of these at home too."

Li Jiuzhou was delighted. He would have to tell his parents to hide it carefully and make sure they didn't exchange it for money.

Li Jiuzhou had no interest in his father-in-law's things; he had plenty of them now.

He was worried that his father-in-law would use these silver coins to exchange for money with others.

You should know that there are quite a few people in the city who buy these things. Although the price is not high, many people are willing to sell them.

It's possible that people who can't make ends meet will sell these things for money.

There are many smart people in this world. Although we can't predict with 100% certainty what the future holds, things are valued for their scarcity, and no one can say for sure what the future will bring.

"Brother Zhou, if you like, I'll get both of us here," Bingbing said.

"Um... well... it's not impossible, is it..." Li Jiuzhou scratched his head and said this.

"Oh, just tell me if you want it or not." Bingbing gently pinched him.

"Yes, yes, I want it, honey! The key is, will Dad give it to you?" Li Jiuzhou raised his hands in surrender.

"Hmph, I'll bring it back to you tomorrow..." Bingbing said arrogantly.

"But Brother Zhou, how are you going to reward me?" Bingbing asked with a flirtatious look.

Ouch, upon hearing this, Li Jiuzhou felt a slight pain in his teeth.

"Hey, I haven't even seen the item yet, what kind of reward am I going to give you? A reward of nothing, okay?"

"I'll reward you properly when you see the things tomorrow."

"No, I want it now, Brother Zhou~ I want it now~" Bingbing said, tugging at her short jacket, which was her pajamas.

The sight of a patch of snow-white skin made Li Jiuzhou's eyes widen in disbelief.

Li Jiuzhou gritted his teeth and said fiercely:

"Let's make it clear first, just one shot..."

Bingbing didn't care about any of that and pounced on him, giving him a good nibble...

A light rain was falling outside the window, pattering softly against the banana tree...

The next afternoon, Bingbing rode her bike straight to her parents' house after work.

She ran into her father on the way.

"Young lady, you're six months pregnant, and you're still riding a bike?" Old Fan asked, a little frightened, as he saw his daughter riding a bike with her big belly.

"Dad, it's okay. I'll stop after this month and stay home to prepare for childbirth." Fan Bingbing knew her father was worried, so she told him the result of the couple's discussion.

Old Man Fan nodded: "That's more like it. Are you going home for dinner?"

Bingbing replied:

"Hmm, Zhou-ge likes old coins. Dad, didn't you collect quite a few? I'll take them to him to play with."

"Dad, I'm not eating."

Old Man Fan felt a little strange hearing his daughter say that, so he asked again:

"Will the money be returned after it's been taken?"

Bingbing was displeased upon hearing this:

"Dad, why are you so stingy? It's just some old silver coins, they're not worth much. Why do you want me to return them? I didn't take any of your prized possessions."

"If you keep being stingy, I won't be nice to you anymore~"

Oh dear, Old Man Fan felt a headache coming on after hearing his daughter's words. Sure enough, the saying was true: a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl.

Now she's already eyeing her parents' things; what a good daughter she is.

But my daughter will definitely not turn bad; it's my son-in-law who's bad. I'll teach him a lesson later!

When the father and daughter arrived home, Bingbing told them that she had come to collect the old silver money, and her elderly mother and two younger brothers went to collect it without saying a word.

I wish I could just stuff it into her hands.

The mother and her two children even joined forces to boycott Old Man Fan, saying he was stingy and that his daughters and older sisters only wanted a little money, which was barely worth a few bucks. They even threatened to give him a house if he kept pestering them, saying he'd be living on the street.

Old Man Fan was on the verge of tears. "Didn't I say I wouldn't give it to him?"

You spendthrift women and spendthrift men say you're worthless, but you could easily fetch millions on the black market.

He knows the market; he collected some of these things himself, as well as some passed down from his father and grandfather.

However, Old Man Fan wasn't too reluctant to part with anything. He still had a lot of other things at home, and at least money wasn't as valuable as his possessions right now.

If the son-in-law likes it, he can take it. Anyway, Li Jiuzhou is not short of money and would not sell these coins. He knows that.