Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

Before they knew it, it was evening, and Zhou Feng and Bai Ling pushed their bicycles back from outside.

The two young people, who were still in an ambiguous relationship, did not feel bored at all when they were walking and chatting together. On the contrary, they became more and more enthusiastic as they talked.

As soon as I stepped through the hanging flower gate, I turned the corner and bumped into someone.

Lou Xiao'e had a worn-out green handbag slung across her shoulder, stuffed full of stuff.

She walked away hurriedly with her head down, not noticing Zhou Feng and Bai Ling in front of her, and bumped directly into the front wheel of the bicycle.

Lou Xiao'e's expression froze instantly when she looked up and saw the two of them. Her lips twitched involuntarily, and she managed to force a smile.

"Comrade Zhou Feng, Comrade Bai Ling, you're back from outside!"

She consciously stepped aside, her smile dry and forced.

If it weren't for Lou Zhenhua's repeated instructions to her, given Lou Xiao'e's personality, she wouldn't have even given Zhou Feng a friendly look, let alone greet him!

No matter how much she and Xu Damao argued before, throwing bowls and breaking pots, that was their own private matter behind closed doors. People even say, "Couples quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed."

As a result of reporting Zhou Feng, Xu Damao simply disappeared without a trace...

No, that's not right!

It's not that she's completely out of touch; it's that even though she knows who arrested her, she can only ignore it and has to quickly distance herself from them and move back to her parents' home!

She had lived in this courtyard house for so long, and now she was leaving all alone. How could she possibly feel at ease?

No matter how you look at it, Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but indirectly pinpoint Zhou Feng's culpability.

But Zhou Feng completely ignored her, glancing at her with his eyelids but saying nothing, and continued walking inside.

He's not Xu Damao. What does it have to do with him if Lou Xiao'e is upset?

Seeing Zhou Feng's expression, Bai Ling didn't want to leave Lou Xiao'e hanging, so she put on a polite smile and replied, "Yes, I just got back. Are you... going out?"

Her gaze fell on the bulging handbag.

Lou Xiao'e seemed to be reminded, raised her hand to smooth her hair behind her ear, and said in a somewhat elusive tone, "It's not leaving, it's moving out. Xu Damao and I... we're divorced now! I can't live in this house anymore, I'm going to stay with my parents for a while, I... I miss them too."

As she spoke, she stepped aside to make way for them.

"You two are busy, I'll be going now."

She stepped outside, her footsteps soft on the stone slabs, and quickly disappeared outside the doorway.

Bai Ling glanced back at Lou Xiao'e's retreating figure as she turned away through the doorway, her tone tinged with a hint of regret: "Such a good girl, it's just that she entrusted herself to the wrong person, and her life has been wasted."

Zhou Feng was pulling his bicycle under the eaves of his house when he heard this. He glanced at her sideways, his eyes holding something indescribable.

Lou Xiao'e's misplaced trust is not the only one; there's another one that might happen!

Furthermore, what Lou Zhenhua said at the steel rolling mill earlier implied that Xu Damao's arrest was related to him.

Given his connections in this world, Li Huaide doesn't have that much ability; it's just Bai Ling or Sun Yue.

Although our Miss Bai has the ability, she would never do something like putting personal interests before public duty.

Therefore... there is only one truth to this matter!

That is, in order not to affect his claim of maintaining contact with overseas Chinese when he was exaggerating his connections, Sun Yue took the initiative to arrest Xu Damao!

If that's the case, how could Bai Ling not know?

It feels a bit awkward to hear them suddenly express their sympathy for Lou Xiao'e.

"Alright, stop looking. She'd be better off living in a small courtyard here than in a villa! They're all pretty much the same anyway... and she won't be staying here for long."

I wonder if the deaf old lady can still bring Lou Xiao'e and Sha Zhu together now that Lou Xiao'e is no longer in the courtyard.

Both of them are talented. Xu Damao and Shazhu had been calling Lou Xiao'e their wife for several years, and he had also teased her countless times about being a barren hen.

As it turned out, the two of them really hit it off, and they kept saying things like "I miss you" and "I think about you all the time," each line more cheesy than the last.

In this courtyard house, seeing neighbors I've known for so many years, doesn't it make me feel uncomfortable?

"What do you mean by that? What do you mean by 'not lasting'?"

Bai Ling glanced at Zhou Feng, who immediately made a zipping motion towards his mouth.

Changing the course of the world is easy, but there are some things he can't easily touch.

He also had a vague feeling that if he dared to get involved in the great storm that was coming soon, not only would the double-penetrating door not be able to save him, but the whole world would collapse as a result!

"Hey! Why are you always leaving things unsaid, making us wonder what's going on!"

Bai Ling, with a hint of coquettishness on her face, gently kicked Zhou Feng's calf. The latter pretended not to feel it, put the bicycle away, and prepared to go inside. Bai Ling had no choice but to follow him resentfully.

Before they could even enter the house, the door of the old man across the street opened quickly, and Yan Bugui approached with his usual smile: "Comrade Zhou Feng! Wait a moment! Did I just see Lou Xiao'e go out? You two, ran into each other?"

"You bumped into something? What happened?"

Zhou Feng asked the question without changing his expression, and Yan Bugui immediately waved his hand awkwardly: "It's nothing, it's nothing! What could it be? I was just asking casually, just asking casually."

Everyone in this compound, whether intellectual or working class, is incredibly well-liked.

Rumors are circulating that Xu Damao was arrested because he reported Zhou Feng as an enemy agent, so Yan Bugui really wants to see what happens when Zhou Feng meets Lou Xiao'e.

How can it be so bland?

Seeing Zhou Feng about to leave again, Yan Bugui quickly raised his voice: "Comrade Zhou Feng, about that thing you did before... that matter, I've been keeping an eye on it for you. Do you still have any interest?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Bai Ling out of the corner of his eye.

This person is from the Municipal Public Security Bureau; some things you have to think carefully before you say.

So he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue, but only hinted at Zhou Feng's thoughts in his speech.

"What's wrong, Uncle? You've found a new method again?"

Zhou Feng's eyes lit up. He was still short of money, and building that power plant was too expensive.

He believed that people of this era would definitely want to build power plants. After all, although the price was high, it would be easy for a country the size of China.

It's just a matter of when Sun Yue will approve the application, so what's needed now is for Zhou Feng to raise enough funds to buy the power plant.

Chen Tao has already consigned the antiques to auction, and the money should arrive in the next few days, at least tens of millions.

If he were to take another batch of goods back at this time and let Chen Tao continue to operate them, he could not only recoup his funds but also establish his reputation for "Siheyuan Antique Culture" in the industry!

These days, it's rare to find a channel that can consistently offer so many high-quality items; Chen Tao can even use this to negotiate terms with major auction houses.