Pursued by the Heavenly Dao, first level up in the courtyard.

On a whim, Qi Bing decided to build a few more houses in the east courtyard.

He doesn't have a girlfriend now, but that doesn't mean he'll get married. There are only two bedrooms in his house, so it definitely won't be enough for him in the future.

Nobody can interfere if you build a house in your own yard.

Now, there's no need to buy building materials with all sorts of tickets. You can buy some materials openly and then get some more from the Xuanhuang World.

"The east courtyard is limited in width, so we will build three houses facing west and three houses facing east."

The house faces south and has two bedrooms and a side room.

If Qi Bing were an ordinary person, having too many houses would cause him trouble.

The house in the east courtyard was given to him by his master, Qin Chu; he has both the land deed and the house deed.

He gave up the large courtyard house that the authorities had allocated to him and built a house in his own east courtyard, which nobody could interfere with.

They put some thought into creating a design, and Qi Bing bought materials and hired people to build the house.

Three side rooms were built on each of the left and right sides, and the house was completed in just over half a month.

Building a bare-bones house is a small undertaking, and with sufficient manpower, construction can be carried out quickly.

"Six rooms, each thirty square meters, cost a total of twelve hundred yuan."

Qi Bing, who rarely spends money himself, donated some money and built six rooms this time, leaving him with more than 3,300 yuan.

He earns a salary of over three hundred yuan a month, but he only spends a dozen yuan at most, and it's common for him to not spend a penny for several months.

Everything you need to eat in the Xuanhuang World is available, and it's free.

The clothes and shoes you wear can be made instantly using the decomposition and synthesis skill.

The eight guards, paid for at public expense, were assigned to four tech gurus after Qi Bing consulted with his superiors.

The four tech giants, who originally had only two guards, now have four guards.

After locking the main gate, Qi Bing took out various materials and used the decomposition and synthesis skills to strengthen the six newly built houses at night.

In less than ten minutes, the reinforcement of six new houses was completed, including the floors, walls, and heating systems, all of which he handled effortlessly.

"We're still missing the bed, table, chairs, and wardrobe, all made of rosewood."

A few minutes later, various pieces of furniture were added to the six new rooms.

"For parking, we'll build a parking shed. It doesn't need to be too big; enough to park three cars will suffice."

Using various materials and with the aid of mental power, the carport was completed in an instant through decomposition and synthesis.

Looking at his fishpond, Qi Bing made some modifications, expanding its area and adding a two-meter-wide shallow area around it, as well as a one-and-a-half-meter-high wooden fence around it.

While the iron was hot, he added a pavilion to the open space next to the fish pond.

"Flowers, fruit trees, purple bamboo, fish pond... pavilion, the scenery is picturesque."

Unable to sleep, Qi Bing renovated the fishpond once again.

Wearing shorts, he dived into the well in the middle of the fishpond, continuously increasing the depth of the well.

Using mental power, the mud and rocks at the bottom of the well were drawn into the Xuanhuang World, thus increasing the depth of the well.

High-strength stones were retrieved from the Xuanhuang World and used to enhance the area around the well using a synthesis skill.

After working for more than ten minutes, Qi Bing brought the well to a depth of 1,500 meters.

"The water source problem has been completely solved, and the pond is very clean after being submerged. Next, we need to deal with the drainage problem of the fish pond."

With only water being submerged and no water being drained, the water in the fishpond is only slightly better than stagnant water.

Taking advantage of the quiet of the night, Qi Bing used his mental power and the ability to decompose and synthesize to create a drainage system for the fishpond.

Back in the east courtyard, I glanced at my watch; it wasn't even 2 a.m.

"The tap water isn't very clean, so we built a deep well, a water pump, and a water storage tank."

In just over ten minutes, Qi Bing got the deep well, water pump, and water storage tank sorted out.

The next morning, he went to find someone to remove the water pipes from the east courtyard.

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Wanzhou, Dongsheng Steel Rolling Mill.

Du Zhiteng, who was transferred from Beicheng Machinery Factory to Dongsheng Steel Rolling Mill, became a deputy director of Dongsheng Steel Rolling Mill.

Liu Guangqi's father-in-law, Du Zhiteng, was the deputy director of the factory, wielding real power. Naturally, Liu Guangqi's status at Dongsheng Steel Rolling Mill rose accordingly.

The gatekeeper, Li Weiguo, looked up and saw Liu Guangqi. He reached out to stop him and said, "Show me your identification."

Liu Guangqi scoffed and asked dismissively, "What identification do you need? Are you blind? Can't you see who I am?"

Li Weiguo frowned and said, "The factory has a rule that all personnel must show identification when entering or leaving."

"Regulations?" Liu Guangqi sneered. "Do you know who my father-in-law is? My father-in-law is Deputy Factory Director Du!"

Several workers nearby stopped and watched from a distance, but no one stepped forward to stop them.

Li Weiguo's face darkened, and he said, "Please cooperate and show your identification, otherwise you cannot enter."

Liu Guangqi roared, "Who do you think you are? How dare you stop me? Believe me or not, I'll have my father-in-law fire you!"

A sharp glint flashed in Li Weiguo's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "Please have some self-respect and don't make a move."

Enraged, Liu Guangqi pointed at Li Weiguo's nose and yelled, "You lousy gatekeeper, you think you're so great? You just wait, I'll show you what happens when you mess with me!"

Seeing that he was trying to force his way in, Li Weiguo reached out to stop him, his tone firm: "You're not getting in without showing your identification."

The two stood deadlocked at the door. Liu Guangqi was so angry that he was trembling and kept swearing, which attracted more onlookers.

Just then, Chen Jianyong, the logistics director, arrived and quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Master Liu, calm down, calm down," Chen Jianyong said with a smile, turning around and saying, "Master Li, this is Deputy Factory Director Du's son-in-law, Liu Guangqi. He was just transferred here not long ago. Please make an exception for him."

Li Weiguo glanced at Chen Jianyong and said bluntly, "Director Chen, rules are rules. If everyone is lenient, then the rules become meaningless. What's the point of having rules then?"

Chen Jianyong quickly said, "Master Li, it won't look good if Deputy Factory Director Du finds out, will it?"

Liu Guangqi snorted coldly: "Did you hear me? Get out of the way right now, don't delay my work. If you affect the factory's production, can you take responsibility for that?"

Seeing Liu Guangqi go inside, Li Weiguo fell silent and did not continue to stop him.

Li Weiguo originally didn't want to cause trouble and tried to be tolerant in everything, but Liu Guangqi's arrogance and rudeness completely crossed his bottom line. What angered him even more was that Liu Guangqi dared to be so arrogant because of Du Zhiteng's indulgence.

As soon as it was time to leave work, Liu Guangqi and Du Lanyue walked to the main gate, chatting and laughing. They deliberately slowed their pace, and when they reached Li Weiguo, Liu said sarcastically, "Oh, Li, the gatekeeper, still watching the gate?"

Liu Guangqi threatened in a stern voice: "Let me tell you, you better watch out. If I'm ever in a bad mood, I'll have my father-in-law fire you, and you won't even be able to keep your job as a doorman."

Li Weiguo looked at Liu Guangqi and said expressionlessly, "I'll only say this once: whether I have a job or not is not up to you, and whether I get fired is not up to Du Zhiteng."

Du Zhiteng was able to be promoted to deputy director simply because he supported the construction in other places and took the initiative to apply for a transfer from Beicheng to Wanzhou.

It was a little after six o'clock in the evening when the Du family was having dinner.

Liu Guangqi suddenly said, "Dad, you have to stand up for me! That security guard at the factory, Li Weiguo, not only stopped me from entering the factory this morning, but he also tried to hit me. He's bullying me!"

Du Zhiteng frowned and asked, "What exactly happened? Why did he try to hit you?"

Liu Guangqi embellished the story and recounted what had happened.

Du Zhiteng angrily retorted, "How dare a mere gatekeeper bully my son-in-law? This is utterly lawless!"

Liu Guangqi seized the opportunity to say, "Dad, you must expel him and avenge me. Otherwise, everyone will think you are easy to bully and will look down on me."

Du Zhiteng nodded: "Don't worry, I'll definitely stand up for you. I'll get the factory to fire him tomorrow!"