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

With the pistol sorted out, and no need to go to the shooting range anymore, Zhou Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it gets boring after a while if you just keep making "bang bang bang" noises all day long, especially since there's always someone watching over him, ready to give him pointers.

As we all know, no matter how interesting something is, it becomes incredibly boring once it's associated with the word "learning".

Early the next morning, Zhou Feng was unusually woken up by a phone call while he was in the courtyard world!

Actually, his current phone settings already give him the basic air of a big shot.

That means only a whitelist is set up; if a phone number isn't one that he actively added, it simply can't get through.

He played on his phone all night last night, which is why it was next to his pillow, leading to this phone call.

Even if you're just a little further away, your phone won't get a signal!

In short, this was a magical phone call that spanned more than sixty years, and the content was still... urging marriage!

"Feeding? Mom, what's up? Calling me so early in the morning!"

He answered the phone in a daze, and Zhou Feng automatically switched back to his hometown dialect.

"Still early? Look at the time! You're so lazy (emphasis)! You're such a grown man, have you been playing on your phone all night again?! I'm telling you..."

Listening to Ms. Li's passionate speech, Zhou Feng yawned speechlessly, moved his phone slightly away, and the world fell silent in an instant.

But... this time it was so amazing, Ms. Li shut her mouth after only a few words?

Zhou Feng looked at his phone curiously, then realized...

He forgot this isn't modern times; the phone automatically cut off the signal the moment he put it down, so…

Did he hang up on his mother's phone?

As soon as I got my phone back, it rang instantly.

"Mom! I had no signal just now. I'm at my friend's house, which is in the suburbs, so the signal is bad there!"

His survival instinct kicked in immediately, and before Ms. Li could even speak, Zhou Feng had already explained everything clearly.

How else can I say it?

I can't exactly tell my mom, "I'm in 1965 now, and I'm getting ready to celebrate the New Year here. Don't worry, you're still a few years away from being born."

"A friend's house? Male or female?"

"Dude! It has to be at my place!"

"Hey buddy again? Were you born with the wrong birth certificate? Why do you keep hanging around me? Is finding a girlfriend that hard? Look at Yu Peng, who's the same age as you, his son was already calling everyone 'Grandpa' and 'Grandma' yesterday!"

Ms. Li kept rambling on, and when she heard no response from the other end of the phone, she suddenly sighed and changed the direction of her persuasion.

"You said you were drifting in Beiping before, and your dad and I were counting the days. You came back once a year, and if your mom lives for another thirty years, she'll only see you thirty times in her whole life."

"Later, when you came back to your hometown, Mom didn't ask anything of you. If you wanted to open a shop, you could. We'd accept any profits or losses. Now that you've made something of yourself, you've gone to Beiping again. Your parents definitely won't hold you back."

"But we're getting old, can't you leave us something to remember us by? We...sigh—"

With a long sigh, Ms. Li successfully silenced all of Zhou Feng's attempts to refute her.

Actually, to be fair, Zhou Feng also bears some responsibility for that marriage-urging phone call.

With the money he earned, he renovated his home, bought a new car for Old Zhou, and saved a considerable amount of money for Ms. Li and the others.

Now that the family is financially independent, Ms. Li spends her days shopping and taking care of herself, while Mr. Zhou spends his time fishing and playing chess.

Within their respective circles, their status rose rapidly.

When others are completely outmatched by them in terms of resources, the only way they can resort to their ultimate weapon when the others are showing off is by posting pictures of their children.

After being outmaneuvered by their old partners several times, the two finally realized the reason for their failure: their son was a disappointment, failing to bring back a daughter-in-law and grandson!

The focus naturally shifted to their son's marriage.

"Son, I think as long as you're happy, that's all that matters... Ugh—your mom's right, you need to find someone soon, get married and have kids, that's the important thing, you're not getting any younger."

"Mom, I'm just... prioritizing my career." Zhou Feng tried to argue.

"Career my foot! Haven't you seen any career-oriented people who stay single their whole lives? Does getting married or dating stop you from making money? When you were single for those years, weren't you also dirt poor and in debt?"

"Hey, hey, hey? Stop talking! That's a bit harsh! I'll find someone, okay? Don't worry, we have money now, it'll be easy for us!"

Zhou Feng's lips twitched a few times. His mother's words really hit home!

Without this double-penetrating gate, he probably wouldn't have accomplished anything.

"You don't need to worry about this. Your mom has already figured it out for you. When I went for a massage before, I met a girl who was beautiful and had a great figure. She said her daughter was even prettier than she was when she was young, but she's not dating now. She also works in Beijing. I've seen her picture, and I feel like you're not good enough for her."

"I'll send you her WeChat ID in a bit, add her!"

???

"Um... Mom, I..."

"What do you mean 'what do you mean'? Either you add her as a friend, or you delete me and your dad, and we'll go adopt a grandson from an orphanage!"

"Fine, I... I'll add it, okay?"

"That's more like it. Zhou Feng, let me tell you, you need to pay attention to this girl. Take the initiative and win her over!"

"Mom, you don't know, I've been really busy lately..."

"Busy? Busy with what? Busy saving the world?"

Ms. Li Yafang launched into a full-blown attack: "Look how beautiful that girl is, and how well-off her family is. Your mother carefully chose her for you, so you absolutely have to meet her. If things go well, you can get married next year! If not... you have to give me a decent reason!"

He was given a severe scolding and instructions, without giving Zhou Feng any chance to refute.

"Hurry up and accept my WeChat request! Have a good chat with the girl! Tell me when and where you've arranged the time and place! I need to check on the progress! Bye!"

Before leaving, he left behind a harsh remark.

Zhou Feng held the phone, feeling both amused and exasperated.

This is truly amazing. Despite being separated by more than sixty years and two different worlds, the pressure to get married has arrived, albeit belatedly.

The next second, a WeChat friend request popped up: Hello, I am Tao Muyao. Aunt Li asked me to add you.

Zhou Feng accepted the application without hesitation, then took a screenshot of the chat between the two and sent it to his mother.

The latter simply replied: Go ahead, old son!

He rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless. Was he Pikachu?

Let's go!

where to?

She briefly explained the situation on WeChat, probably because she was afraid Zhou Feng would misunderstand that she was desperate to get married.

It's actually quite simple. The two of them bumped into each other a few times while their mothers were getting beauty treatments, and they started chatting together.

They each spent a considerable amount of money at this women's club, and that's how they became best friends.

We chatted again and found out that you have a son and I have a daughter.

They're not married yet, and they're not even dating!

They're all still in Beiping!

What is this?

Isn't this fate?

So the two mothers hit it off immediately and even had their birth charts checked. It turned out that Zhou Feng and Tao Muyao's birth charts were a perfect match!

Well, the two mothers immediately got excited and started talking about everything from when the two kids would meet to having two kids and each helping to take care of one.

Under intense pressure, Tao's mother dealt with her daughter directly. Ms. Li, naturally, was not to be outdone and called early in the morning to persuade Zhou Feng.