Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Yanbu is active, as so many students from the steel rolling mill will be enrolling in school in early September.

This makes the situation even more complicated, as many of the children there are from the families of officials.

Yan Bugui was eager to seize this opportunity to climb the ranks.

But it was all for naught; with the expansion, the old principal's connections were no longer effective.

He officially retired in June, which is very regrettable; he even felt like dying.

Since the expansion of Hongxing Primary School was not carried out during his tenure, the credit does not belong to him.

He also appealed to his superiors, saying that he could serve another term.

The education bureau leaders wouldn't give him a second thought. Young people want to rise through the ranks, and you think you can get another term? Not even a year! Retire gracefully, or they'll dig up your past and investigate you!

The old principal was so frightened that he could only obediently step down.

So how did he help Yan Bugui?

Once someone leaves, they're forgotten; they no longer have the ability. Besides, they're just a primary school principal; what ability do they have?

The old principal, facing Yan Bugui who had come to his door, said helplessly:

"Xiao Yan, you should find someone else. I'm out of ideas."

Yan Bugui was unwilling to accept this:

"Old boss, please show me the way!"

"Sigh...why bother?" the old headmaster sighed.

Yan Bugui was also going all out:

"Old boss, I'm already this old. If I don't seize this opportunity now, when will I ever get another chance? The older I get, the fewer opportunities I'll have. Please show me the way."

The old principal shook his head:

"Forget it, forget it. Isn't there a high-ranking official from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill living in your compound? Why don't you go ask him for help?"

"Also, the director of our Dongcheng District Education Bureau lives in the steel rolling mill's staff quarters!"

Yan Bugui looked troubled; he knew perfectly well who the high-ranking official the old principal was talking about was.

It's just Li Jiuzhou, but he might not help this guy.

But he heard the last sentence clearly: "The director of the Dongcheng District Education Bureau lives in the steel mill's residential compound!"

This news is crucial.

"Former boss, which building does the Director of the Education Bureau live in?"

The old principal rolled his eyes at Yan Bugui:

"Which unit is it anyway? What's the bureau chief's position?"

"Can she live in an apartment building?"

"Let me tell you, she lives in compound number 3!"

"Compound No. 3?" Yan Bugui exclaimed in surprise after thinking for a moment.

"Isn't that the residence of Deputy Secretary Li Huaide?"

The old principal nodded:

"That's right, our bureau chief is Deputy Secretary Li's wife."

Yan Bugui murmured:

"Holy crap, after all this trouble, we still have to ask the Nine Provinces for help..."

He then explained the relationship between Li Jiuzhou and their bureau chief to the old principal again.

The old principal suddenly understood after hearing this, and looked at Yan Bugui with some envy:

"If you have that kind of relationship, why don't you go and do it yourself? What are you doing here?"

Yan Bugui gave an awkward smile:

"Old leader, you don't know this, but our relationship is just so-so, and Jiuzhou might not be willing to help."

Upon hearing this, the old principal also seemed to understand:

"Hehe, that's right. This is a huge deal for you, but it's just a trivial matter for them."

"As for whether it will work or not, you'll find out once you try it."

After thinking it over, Yan Bugui had no choice but to go back and give it a try.

First of all, it costs money, and you can't just give away ordinary things.

What is Li Jiuzhou's identity?

That was the deputy secretary and logistics minister of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

If you're giving him a gift to ask for a favor, can you just give him anything ordinary?

He carried two cigarettes, one high and one low, as he was seeking advancement and needed to bring money with him.

So Yan Bugui had no choice but to go to Da Hu and ask him to help him procure gifts.

These are all old customers, so Da Hu naturally wanted to help them. However, this time he only sold a few high-grade cigarette coupons to Yan Bugui and told him to take the money and buy them at the store himself.

Yan Bugui's every word and action was naturally observed by Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, who were keen to notice.

The two of them were secretly holding hands again.

Liu Haizhong consulted with Yi Zhonghai:

"Old Yi, Hongxing Elementary School is expanding and they're adding more vice-principals. Old Yan's been jumping around about it lately. What do you think we should do...?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head:

"Didn't we agree last time not to interfere with each other? You made a move this time, but next time it's your turn to improve, they'll still mess with you."

Liu Haizhong laughed and said:

"We're taking a roundabout approach, using multiple cover stories. Who would know it was us? Old Yan can't do anything to us without evidence."

Yi Zhonghai also smiled:

"Well said. Don't say that again. I bet with Lao Yan's personality, even if it wasn't the two of us who did it, he'll still hold us responsible."

"No, why should I?" Liu Haizhong protested.

Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly:

"Hmph, why? Just because he's Yan Bugui. He's capable of anything. You can try if you don't believe me."

Having gotten nowhere, Liu Haizhong stopped talking.

Yi Zhonghai genuinely had no interest in dealing with Yan Bugui; his future was clearly bright, so why bother with such things?

The factory also provided him with a house, which was enough to satisfy his inner needs.

There's still a possibility of further progress in the future, so it's best to play it safe.

Besides, what good would it do for Yan Bugui to become the principal?

He doesn't even have an administrative position, so who the hell can he order around?

Unless he gets a job in the Education Bureau, Yi Zhonghai will not think highly of him.

"Education Bureau? Oh no..." Yi Zhonghai immediately thought of Li Huaide's wife.

She is the director of the Dongcheng District Education Bureau. Others may not know, but Yi Zhonghai does, because Yang Ligong told him.

With Yan Bugui's abilities, he'll find out sooner or later, so what he needs to do now is to go to Jiuzhou to act as a go-between.

Yi Zhonghai cried out in his heart:

"Nine Provinces, oh Nine Provinces, you must not be confused..."

On his day off, Yan Bugui packed up the gifts and rode his bicycle to the family compound.

It was actually very close, but he insisted on riding a bicycle to show off his status.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the family compound, Yan Bugui did not stop and rushed straight in.

"Hey, you old bastard, who let you in? Get out!"

The person making the call was the security guard at the residential compound; it was his duty.

Yan Bugui had no choice but to get out of the car. After glancing at the person who had shouted, he gave a helpless smile.

"Old Lou, it's me! Are you going to stop me too?"

Lou Bancheng hadn't seen who it was at first, but upon seeing Yan Bugui, he immediately smiled.

"It's you, Lao Yan! What brings you to the family compound?"

"But don't blame me, it's my duty. Unauthorized personnel can't just barge in; they have to register!"

Yan Bugui took out a cigarette, and the two chatted idly to the side:

"Hey Lao Lou, you used to be a successful person, why didn't you come up with the idea of ​​working as a gatekeeper in the family compound?"

Lou Bancheng showed no displeasure whatsoever:

"We're out of money at home, so I have to earn some living expenses."

"Besides, what's wrong with being a gatekeeper? Two shifts, 38.5 a month. I actually make quite a bit."

Seeing that Lao Louzi said this, Yan Bugui smiled and didn't want to dig any deeper. He felt that the waters around Lou Bancheng were particularly deep, and he couldn't afford to mess with them.

After registering, Yan Bugui rode to Courtyard No. 4 under Lou Bancheng's guidance.

Lou Bancheng sat comfortably in his chair, smoking.

He requested to be the gatekeeper at the family compound himself, so he could be closer to Li Jiuzhou. Staying at home all the time was boring, so he might as well find something to do.

It's good to be a gatekeeper at the family compound. He watches during the day, and another person watches at night. It's not tiring at all.

Just like what Deputy Secretary Li Jiuzhou told him, what's wrong with guarding the gate?

I'm a security guard, protecting the peace of this area. I enjoy my job, love eating cookies, and after get off work, I stir-fry meat slices. All good luck comes my way!