Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Xu Damao has been riding high lately. Not only have his parents and sister moved out, but they've also kept two rooms for him.

Even in courtyard number 95, he could be ranked, but of course he could only be ranked fourth.

Because Li Jiuzhou was ranked first, he had a three-bay west wing with two side rooms, two rear rooms, and a small courtyard.

The second one is naturally Sha Zhu, a three-bay main house with two side rooms.

The third is the deaf old lady, whose house is about ten square meters larger than Xu Damao's.

Now Xu Damao is running the household all by himself, living a very carefree life. He eats out whether he's in a good mood or a bad mood.

Furthermore, he turned 21 this year, which means he's old enough to get married and start a family.

Having known Su Mei for so long, he had long been irresistibly eager for her.

He also wanted to taste the forbidden fruit, but Su Mei wouldn't allow it, adhering to her bottom line and preventing Xu Damao from crossing it.

Xu Damao could only suppress his impulses; if he really couldn't bear it anymore, he would just quietly resolve the issue with a smile.

Recently, he has become quite familiar with Yang Guangming, the nephew of Factory Director Yang, and has treated him to meals and treats him to a lot of lavish meals.

Today, I took Yang Guangming to Qinghua Pool for a bath again.

At the front desk, Xu Damao introduced Su Mei to Yang Guangming:

"Guangming, this is my betrothed, Su Mei."

"Meizi, this is Yang Guangming, the officer in charge of our factory's publicity department."

Su Mei greeted Yang Guangming with a smile:

"Hello, Comrade Guangming."

Yang Guangming felt a flutter in his heart when he first saw Su Mei. The woman in front of him was not the kind that you would immediately notice, but rather the kind that grows on you and gives you the feeling that she is very lucky for her husband.

Su Mei hadn't been to the bathroom much during her school years, so she has very fair skin and is about 1.65 meters tall.

Because it was summer, she was wearing less clothing, and her beautiful figure was on full display.

Yang Guangming, who had never tasted good pork before, was naturally a little tempted, and stared intently at Su Mei.

This caused Su Mei to frown deeply, thinking, "This man has probably never seen a woman before; why is he staring at me like that?"

Xu Damao noticed it too. He wasn't stupid, and he was immediately furious. However, because there were many people present, he didn't make a sound. He just wasn't as enthusiastic anymore and said coldly:

"Guangming, snap out of it, go take a bath."

Reminded by Xu Damao, Yang Guangming snapped out of his daze and immediately gave the two of them an apologetic look.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I was just thinking about something and got distracted. Damao, let's go take a bath."

Xu Damao nodded to Su Mei and then led Yang Guangming to take a bath.

Xu Damao was enjoying himself in the pool with his eyes closed, having just had an urge to kill Yang Guangming.

Just kidding, he wouldn't allow anyone else to covet his woman. Back then, Xu Damao dared to threaten to kill the second son of the Wu family for Su Mei's sake, which is why the second son of the Wu family was unlucky enough to die young.

Yang Guangming's gaze at Su Mei just now clearly showed that he was attracted to her, but as long as he was attracted, Xu Damao hoped that he was a normal person.

Otherwise, it would be really difficult to handle. He wanted to befriend Yang Guangming because of the factory director's relationship.

Xu Damao enjoys interacting with people and always greets everyone with a smile at the factory. He prefers to avoid conflicts whenever possible, as his father always says, "Having more friends means having more options."

He was very popular in the factory, which was largely due to his eloquence and generosity.

Furthermore, offending Yang Guangming is equivalent to offending Deputy Factory Director Yang.

Xu Damao wasn't so arrogant as to think he could outmaneuver a leader like Yang Ligong.

So he hoped Yang Guangming could be more sensible. He understood that Yang Guangming liked pretty girls—we're all men—but Yang Guangming couldn't like his woman, otherwise he would have crossed Xu Damao's bottom line.

After thinking it through, Xu Damao relaxed. He believed that Yang Guangming should understand, yes, he could understand...

And what about Yang Guangming? Although he was pretending to sleep in the pool, he would occasionally steal a few glances at Xu Damao.

He was indeed tempted just now, and he also felt that he had been somewhat impolite, but his body's reaction did not lie.

He liked Su Mei; he liked her at first sight. Suddenly, a thought popped into his head, a thought that made him both nervous and excited: his friend's wife… so easy to take advantage of…

However, things are a bit troublesome...

Yang Guangming could only suppress the evil thoughts in his heart for the time being, something Xu Damao was unaware of.

A few days later, Su Mei went back to her hometown, and her father asked her to bring some local specialties to Xu Damao.

Su's father thought quite well of his prospective son-in-law. He was decent-looking, though his face was a bit long, and he would talk nonsense after drinking a little. But that didn't really stop Su's father from liking Xu Damao.

Su Mei brought local specialties to the steel rolling mill to find Xu Damao, but before she even entered the factory, she ran into Yang Guangming at the gate.

Yang Guangming was excited to see Su Mei again. He thought he had forgotten Su Mei, but he was still very happy to see her again.

This time, Yang Guangming was not impolite and stepped forward to greet him politely.

Su Mei noticed his brows were furrowed, and his displeasure was written all over his face, but it quickly disappeared.

"Su Mei, looking for Da Mao?" Yang Guangming asked.

Su Mei calmly replied to Yang Guangming.

"Yes, bring him something."

"Are you and Da Mao engaged? When can we have your wedding banquet?" Yang Guangming asked tentatively.

Su Mei was surprised by Yang Guangming's question and blushed slightly, but she still politely replied, "Not yet, but it should be soon."

"Oh~" For some reason, Yang Guangming felt a little smug. It was good that they weren't engaged; without him, there was a chance to make things happen.

If Su Mei and Xu Damao are already engaged, there's nothing that can be done; trying to steal her away would be against the rules.

But stealing someone else's partner isn't a big deal; at most, it raises some moral issues.

If successful, Yang Guangming could easily shift the blame to Su Mei, claiming that Su Mei had seduced him.

Moreover, it was very convincing. His uncle was the deputy factory director, and he could easily make up a story that would be believed by many people. Xu Damao had nothing, so what could he compare to him?

That way, he won't be in any trouble.

Xu Damao rushed over at this moment, and seeing Su Mei and Yang Guangming talking, he raised an eyebrow and quickly ran over:

"Plum, have you been waiting long? And Guangming, what are you doing here?"

Su Mei smiled when she saw Xu Damao coming over: "I didn't wait long, I just arrived too. Dad asked me to bring you some local specialties."

"Da Mao, I just happened to run into Su Mei when I was about to go out," Yang Guangming explained.

Xu Damao nodded:

"Alright, Guangming, go do whatever you need to do." He finished speaking and ignored Yang Guangming's attempt to talk to Su Mei.

"Meizi, it's almost lunchtime. Let's have lunch at our factory."

"Okay..." Su Mei said sweetly.

After that, the two of them walked straight into the factory without even looking at Yang Guangming.

Yang Guangming was a little angry. "Are they just ignoring me like this?"

Is it really necessary? Yes, I want to undermine them, but I haven't even started yet.

Xu Damao's gaze was clearly unfriendly. Was he being far too sensitive?