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

"Jingru?"

Seeing Qin Huairu's somewhat surprised expression, Jia Zhangshi couldn't help but sigh.

She used to think her daughter-in-law was a bit clever, but now it seems she's no different from a fool.

Their eyes were fixed on the steamed buns and cornmeal; they couldn't see anything of real value.

"Qin Huairu, do you think your cousin has a better relationship with Zhou Feng, or does Yu Li have a better relationship with Zhou Feng?"

"Yu Li..."

"Yu Li my ass!"

Jia Zhangshi interrupted Qin Huairu directly, gritting her teeth and staring fiercely into her eyes: "Has Yu Li ever eaten at Zhou Feng's house? Has Yu Li ever received anything from Zhou Feng? Your cousin received something from Zhou Feng on her first meal there, and she even brought her father along! Do you know what that means?"

"Wha...what? How about letting my cousin come and work for Zhou Feng too?"

Having said all that, Qin Huairu still managed to give such an answer, and Jia Zhangshi suddenly felt a little tired.

"If Yu Li could say a few nice words and get Zhou Feng to arrange a job for her in the factory, why can't your cousin do the same?"

"Huh? Mom, you mean Zhou Feng should arrange a job for Jingru too? Is that feasible?"

"Whether it works or not, is it up to you? Don't you have to call her over and give it a try? If I, an old woman, had the final say, I'd arrange it for her right now, and I'd arrange it for you too, and for all of our Banggeng! Go pick up your cousin tomorrow! Explain everything to her clearly, don't you think things through!"

After a scolding, Jia Zhangshi turned away angrily.

She realized that with her daughter-in-law's abilities, she could only manage to get by on grain and flour.

"Mom, I understand. I'll go pick up Jingru tomorrow."

Seeing her mother-in-law so angry and speaking so harshly, Qin Huairu wasn't angry at all. Instead, she smiled and responded.

If Jingru can really find a job with Zhou Feng and live in Beiping, wouldn't she, who introduced them, also reap a lot of benefits?

Besides, both sisters live in Beiping, so they can at least look after each other.

With this connection, her parents could finally hold their heads high in the countryside. Not every girl has the ability to introduce her relatives to work in Beiping!

At this moment, Zhou Feng, the hot commodity in their eyes, was still lying on the bed playing on his phone with satisfaction, chatting with Tao Muyao via voice.

That's the advantage of having two girlfriends.

If this person gets angry, I'll go talk to that person.

They can't be indulged in their little temper!

But Bai Ling wasn't so relaxed.

She knew that her behavior of throwing a tantrum at Zhou Feng was wrong, but she just couldn't control herself and ended up in this embarrassing situation.

Even so, she dared not hide anything from Zhou Feng when he asked her to pass on his message to Sun Yue, and could only bite the bullet and knock on Sun Yue's office door.

Once the matter was explained, Sun Yue immediately flew into a rage, slamming his fist on the desk with a loud thud.

The group of colleagues who were still walking in the corridor hurriedly returned to their offices. The boss had lost his temper, and no one dared to mess with him!

"Comrade Bai Ling, you didn't listen to a word I said before, did you?"

Sun Yue's back teeth were grinding together, and he stared at Bai Ling with eyes wide open.

They certainly don't need to resort to such a low-level tactic as using a honey trap to bind Zhou Feng. With their cooperation already stable, they can accept the change in the relationship between Bai Ling and Zhou Feng.

But this isn't the kind of change that directly provokes the other person!

Tell Bai Ling not to go. Tell him to leave only two comrades to protect her, and have the rest of the people withdraw.

It's clear that Zhou Feng's emotions directly affected their special operations unit. Although it shouldn't have a major impact on Zhou Feng's cooperation with this side, it will definitely affect their image in the eyes of their superiors!

Sun Yue has been greatly wronged this time!

He had been trying to persuade Bai Ling, and she had agreed, saying she understood, but this is what happened!

"Director Sun, I..."

"Stop talking. I don't want to hear you evade the issue, change the subject, or talk about other things. Since things have come to this, let's try our best to deal with it. Go and make arrangements to have our people withdraw. Pick the best fighters, in pairs, to take turns protecting Zhou Feng."

Sun Yue interrupted Bai Ling before she could say anything more.

Regardless of what she says, this is the result now, and we still have to follow Zhou Feng's advice.

Even in this situation, Sun Yue couldn't tell whether the two were just arguing and saying hurtful things, or if their relationship had broken down.

This is the most troublesome part!

Otherwise, you'd have to say you clearly separate public and private matters!

These intertwined business and personal matters are like a ball of yarn, causing headaches.

Speaking of punishing Bai Ling... Two young people in love had a fight, what right do you have to punish them?

You say you won't punish Bai Ling... Zhou Feng influences the future development of the entire Dragon Kingdom, and his position is extremely important.

Now that the relationship has become so strained, doesn't Bai Ling bear any responsibility?

Looking at Bai Ling across the desk, Sun Yue always felt like crying but had no tears.

How can this be a comrade, a future junior?

They're clearly two tyrants, here to torment him!

Another thorny issue is that although the two of them had a fight, judging from their previous interactions, the situation might not be that bad, since there wasn't any particularly big conflict.

So, when faced with Bai Ling staring at him, Sun Yue simply waved his hand.

"As for your next steps, just do as Comrade Zhou Feng said and get busy with your own affairs. You two young people should figure out how to resolve your own issues."

Seeing Sun Yue's attitude, Bai Ling could only sigh and leave his office.

She didn't need to go to Zhou Feng's place, and for a moment she didn't know what to do.

The next morning, Zhou Feng was woken up early by the chattering noises coming from the yard.

After the New Year, the temperature in Beiping (Beijing) began to rise, but it was still a bit chilly inside the house after the heater was turned off.

Zhou Feng turned on the heater, yawned, opened the door, and glanced into the yard.

What came into view was a girl with two small braids, who was excitedly talking to Yu Li.

Zhou Feng had seen this face on his phone before; it was from a TV series he watched, where Yu Li's younger sister played the role.

Although in the drama, she is portrayed as the most beautiful woman in the steel rolling mill.

But Zhou Feng really couldn't understand what was so attractive about this girl.

To be honest, in the entire "Love in the Courtyard" series, based solely on looks, Zhou Feng's favorite was actually Qin Jingru.

Even more outrageous is that the actress who played Qin Jingru was already 37 years old when she filmed this drama!

She was born in 1980!

Previously, out of curiosity, Zhou Feng had looked up all the actors in the show and was shocked by this girl.

It's amazing that a 37-year-old can play a teenage girl without feeling too out of place.

But in the world of the courtyard house, she is a real teenage girl, and the actress in the play is 20 years younger!

Otherwise, how could Zhou Feng have been so amazed by her?

Thinking of the pretty girl, Zhou Feng felt a little better, but his brows were still furrowed.

The person disturbing his peaceful sleep early in the morning wasn't even a neighbor in this courtyard, and he didn't give them a friendly look either.

"No, what are you all yelling about here? Even if you're not sleeping, everyone else is!"

Upon hearing Zhou Feng's voice, Yu Li quickly stepped forward, waved her hands, and bowed in apology: "Comrade Zhou Feng, I'm so sorry. This is my sister. She brought me some things, and I didn't expect her to wake you up."

"Uh... okay, keep it down, I'm going to take a nap."

Yu Li bowed and apologized, her attitude was so good, he, a grown man, couldn't say anything unpleasant.

"Huh?"

Just as Yu Haitang, who was next to Yu Li, was about to say something, her sister tugged at her arm.

"What are you trying to say?"

"Hey! I was just thinking of getting to know the people in your department, what else... what else could I say?"

Seeing the somewhat unnatural expression on Yu Haitang's face, coupled with her occasional glances towards Zhou Feng's room, Yu Li seemed to know something.

If I had known better, I wouldn't have told my family about the job Zhou Feng had found for me when I got home.

Her older sister is already married, and it seems Yu Haitang has taken a liking to Zhou Feng.

Logically speaking, it would be incredibly lucky if her younger sister could get together with Zhou Feng.

But Yu Li rolled her eyes at her, annoyed: "Don't you have a boyfriend? Don't do anything reckless!"

"What do you mean 'boyfriend'? We broke up a long time ago!"

Yu Haitang waved her hand dismissively, her gaze still fixed on Zhou Feng's door: "Hey? Sis, can you hear a whimpering sound coming from his room?"

"That's a heater. Don't bother asking. Comrade Zhou Feng has a girlfriend, and she's a leader in the municipal bureau."

Yu Li sighed and washed the piece of cloth in her hand clean.

She thought her younger sister had really brought her fabric, but it turns out she had ulterior motives.

The two sisters continued washing fabric in the yard, but they both deliberately kept their voices down.

However, after they had cleaned up all the fabric, Zhou Feng's door was never opened again.

Left with no other choice, Yu Haitang could only follow her sister back to the back room, then moved a stool to sit by the door, constantly looking outside.

The intention is quite clear.

After Yu Li offered a few words of advice, she had no choice but to give up.

After all, she was her younger sister, and Zhou Feng was indeed a good man, so she couldn't say anything too outrageous.

Around noon, Zhou Feng came out of his room and walked outside.

He's not short of money or tickets.

I was thinking of going out for a nice meal; I was too lazy to cook at home.

"Hey? Comrade Zhou Feng, where are you going?"

Before Zhou Feng could even leave the outer courtyard, Yu Haitang's clear voice rang out from behind.

Yu Li quickly followed her out of the room.

"Oh, I'm going to Donglaishun for hot pot."

Zhou Feng waved his hand.

Although he didn't have a particularly good impression of Haitang, he didn't dislike her either; he just felt that way like an ordinary person.

"Let's go too! You helped my sister find a job, and we haven't had a chance to thank you yet. This meal is on us!"

Yu Haitang skipped and hopped to catch up with Zhou Feng and walked alongside him.

Yu Li reached out to stop them, but when she heard that they were going out to eat with Zhou Feng, she lowered her hand and smiled, "Yes, yes, Comrade Zhou Feng, we'll treat you to this meal."

Although she didn't have much money, she was willing to pay for the meal if she could have dinner with Zhou Feng.

???

Zhou Feng glanced at the sisters' expressions with some curiosity. Why did they seem so familiar?

It seems he had that same expression at some point during his school years when he was young.

No, no, those are two young women. Yu Li is already married, how could she possibly be his mistress?

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Feng nodded in agreement.

Eating alone is fine, but it can be a bit boring.

Who would refuse to have a meal with two pretty girls?

As for treating someone, Zhou Feng really had no intention of taking advantage of such a small thing.

He has nearly five figures in cash in the courtyard world, and he has nowhere to spend it.

The three of them left the courtyard and headed east towards Lai Shun.

They hadn't gone far when they ran into a young man who was walking angrily toward them.

"Haitang, did you break up with me because of him?"

Yang Weimin noticed Zhou Feng and his two companions from a distance.

As Yu Haitang's ex-boyfriend, he naturally knew Yu Li and was aware that she was already married.

Zhou Feng, who was walking with them, was immediately identified by him as the man who was related to Yu Haitang!

Well, I've been used as a shield by them.

Zhou Feng glanced at Yang Weimin with a hint of helplessness: "Dude, whether you two are dating or breaking up is your business. Don't drag me into it. It has nothing to do with me."

"That's right! We broke up because of our differing stances, what does it have to do with Comrade Zhou Feng?"

Yu Haitang immediately stood in front of Zhou Feng, raising her chin to look at Yang Weimin.

After noticing her actions, the latter's expression became even more out of control.

"What Comrade Zhou Feng? When we were together, I never saw you interact with him. You're saying it wasn't because of him?"

Seeing Yang Weimin pointing at him through Yu Haitang, and the people on the surrounding street also turning their attention to this place, Zhou Feng felt a surge of anger.

"I'll say it again, it has nothing to do with me. You can argue all you want, I'm going to eat."

With that, Zhou Feng walked straight past Yu Haitang and Yang Weimin, who was entangled with her, and headed forward.

Neither of them noticed that after the argument broke out, two people had silently moved within a step of each other.

Although there were many people watching the spectacle, they stood at the very front, their eyes fixed on Yang Weimin's every move.

"Wait a minute! I'm going to eat too, don't pay any attention to him!"

Seeing Zhou Feng leave, Yu Haitang quickly shook off Yang Weimin's arm and chased after him.

The latter stared wide-eyed and gritted his teeth as he chased after them.

"You f***ing..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Feng had already slapped him across the face.

He's not the same person he was when he first arrived in this world. Not to mention the confidence he gains from the leaders he knows and the bodyguards arranged by the Special Operations Department, he even has a real weapon strapped to his lower back!

"Hey, stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

The onlookers started shouting, but no one actually intervened.