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

She originally thought that Sun Yue wouldn't let her see Zhou Feng's information records because he had vented his anger on someone else after arguing with her.

But I never expected that this bastard would live such a comfortable life after sending her away.

Yu Li, Yu Haitang, and Qin Jingru, right?

Enraged, Bai Ling began to flip through the pages, quickly reading through them before bursting into laughter in her fury.

So, on the very evening she left, that guy let Yu Li into the house!

Although the feedback from the comrades who were protecting them was that there was probably nothing between the two and their relationship was normal.

But she has a man. Don't you, Zhou Feng, know to keep a certain distance from her?

"This guy is absolutely outrageous!"

Bai Ling abruptly put down the documents and turned to leave, but heard an angry shout from behind: "Comrade Bai Ling, what are you doing?"

Sun Yue stared at Bai Ling, who had already turned away, his breathing slightly rapid.

"I...I'll go ask him, how can he do something so indecent and shameless?"

Hearing Bai Ling's slightly choked voice, Sun Yue's breath hitched for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure, his tone cold.

"Comrade Bai Ling, I've said it before: if you can't accept everything about Comrade Zhou Feng, you can choose to give up, but I won't allow you to have any kind of conflict with him!"

In this era of China, no one has special privileges, but Sun Yue and his superiors chose to give Zhou Feng special privileges.

As long as Zhou Feng doesn't do anything that harms the Dragon Kingdom or crosses the organization's bottom line, they can choose to turn a blind eye.

Regarding relationships between men and women, as long as Zhou Feng doesn't use any means to force female comrades, they won't interfere.

"He's messing around with women, can't we even do anything about it?"

Seeing Bai Ling's somewhat frantic expression, Sun Yue remained calm, only asking quietly, "Why was Comrade Hao Pingchuan sent away? Comrade Bai Ling, do you need me to repeat it to you?"

One sentence left Bai Ling stunned on the spot.

When Sun Yue announced the outcome of Hao Pingchuan's case, she even stood up and tried to keep him on the team.

But not a single person in the entire Special Operations Unit supported her; in fact, Sun Yue severely criticized her.

In the end, she accepted the result and then took the initiative to persuade Hao Pingchuan.

Now it was her turn, and she could feel Hao Pingchuan's emotions back then!

It turns out that some things can't be truly understood unless you experience them yourself.

"Comrade Bai Ling, the overall situation is of utmost importance. If you accept, I can arrange for you to work in another unit. As long as you don't have contact with Comrade Zhou Feng, you won't need to leave Beiping City."

Although they were both comrades, Bai Ling and Hao Pingchuan received vastly different treatment.

After all, it would be too cruel to send a woman to the frontier. Even if women can hold up half the sky, Sun Yue could not let Bai Ling do it.

If Comrade Zhou Feng happens to remember Bai Ling one day and wants his help in finding her, are we supposed to bring her back from the border?

Is Bai Ling still in her current state?

If Sun Yue had also traveled to the future, he would probably understand that his current behavior was almost identical to that of a creature called a "simp".

But for the sake of the revival and development of the Dragon Kingdom, he'd accept anything, let alone being called a sycophant!

"No! I don't want to!"

Bai Ling reflexively rejected Sun Yue's suggestion.

Even though she was very dissatisfied with what Zhou Feng was doing, she wouldn't give up so easily!

This applies to both Zhou Feng's identity and the relationship between the two!

Sun Yue's expression softened considerably. He sighed softly and looked at Bai Ling.

"Comrade Bai Ling, given your relationship with Comrade Zhou Feng, I will not report this matter to the leadership for the time being. However, I require you to resolve this matter perfectly within the stipulated time. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to compile all the information gathered during this period and submit it to the higher-ups. Do you have any objections to this?"

Bai Ling remained silent for a few seconds, then shook her head.

After Zhou Feng appeared, she was transferred to Sun Yue's side and participated in all of his activities from beginning to end.

Therefore, she was well aware that Sun Yue was under tremendous pressure to make such a decision.

"Don't appear near Comrade Zhou Feng for the time being. I'll send someone to sound him out and then we'll figure out a solution."

Sun Yue waved his hand helplessly.

He was aware of the relationship between Bai Ling and Zhou Feng, and even explicitly supported it.

So if we're really talking about it, he naturally bears some responsibility for the problems that have arisen between the two of them.

"Comrade Bai Ling, regarding the candidate to sound out Zhou Feng, do you think Comrade Li Huaide is suitable?"

Sun Yue asked somewhat helplessly.

During this period, they did send people to contact Zhou Feng under assumed identities.

But Zhou Feng, who usually seems cheerful, is actually quite difficult to open up to.

Although the people they sent out were all experts who had rehearsed in advance according to Zhou Feng's usual behavior and preferences, not one of them was able to become friends with Zhou Feng.

This is actually quite easy to understand.

In the eyes of the people in the courtyard world, Zhou Feng is just a resident from 60 years later.

Although the time span is considerable, just as they can now understand the living habits of ordinary people in the late Qing Dynasty, Zhou Feng should not be much different from them, except for the advancement of technology.

What they didn't know was that the changes that would take place in the Dragon Kingdom in the following period were absolutely earth-shattering.

It could even be said that the changes brought about by thousands of years of feudal dynasties were not as significant as those of the last few decades.

Not only in science and technology, economy, people's livelihood, and military affairs, but also in ordinary people like Zhou Feng, his ideas and concepts are fundamentally different from those of this era.

In Zhou Feng's eyes, the people they sent out were like grandfathers clumsily imitating young people.

Although I've tried very hard to get closer to him, the generation gap is just too big.

Zhou Feng's uniquely modern, laid-back and easygoing demeanor is something that people of this era can't imitate at all.

After all, he was born in a peaceful era. The hardest thing he ever experienced was the morning and evening self-study sessions at school, and the hardest thing he ever suffered was the years he spent working like a slave in Beiping after his internship.

How can this generation, who have struggled so hard, emulate him?

After thinking about it for a few minutes, Bai Ling realized the awkward situation and could only nod helplessly.

It seems that Li Huaide is the only person in the entire city of Beiping who can take on this task.

But if you want Li Huaide to sound out the situation, you need to come up with a suitable excuse for him.

Without revealing Zhou Feng's specific identity, make him understand Zhou Feng's importance as much as possible.

It was no longer appropriate for Bai Ling to get involved in this matter, so she could only return to her office and wait for the outcome.

I'll take this time to calm myself down and think about how to get along with Zhou Feng in the future.

Sun Yue immediately sent someone to the Third Steel Rolling Mill to invite Li Huaide over.

Li Huaide was completely bewildered, at a loss, and even somewhat fearful.

Because of his father-in-law's connections, he had some understanding of the various power structures in Beiping.

Special Operations Division, what kind of unit is that?

How could he not panic when someone from his organization sent him back to investigate?

If the other party convicts him of some crime, even his father-in-law might not be able to get him out.

After all, the leader directly in charge of him had a higher rank than his father-in-law.

In a state of trepidation, Li Huaide was taken to the entrance of the Special Operations Unit in a military green jeep.

He followed the comrade who picked him up to the second floor. The sounds from the interrogation room next door and the stares from the comrades passing by made him feel a little scared.

When Li Huaide first entered Sun Yue's office, his hands were even trembling slightly.

In fact, he and Sun Yue had met once before, when they were at the steel rolling mill.

Back then, Hao Pingchuan was still alive. When he argued with Hao Pingchuan, Sun Yue caught him red-handed, and that high-ranking section chief was immediately dismissed, stripped of his entire position.

Who knows if he, the factory manager, might also have problems?

At this moment, Li Huaide had already made up his mind: if the other party really said anything that was detrimental to him, he would go and beg his brother for help!

We brothers are influential figures throughout the entire city of Beiping!

"Comrade Li Huaide, I am Sun Yue, the director of the Special Operations Division. I have invited you here today because I have a favor to ask of you."

Upon hearing Sun Yue's words, Li Huaide, who had been trembling with fear, immediately perked up as if he had just eaten an ice cream on a hot summer day.

"Boss, just give me your orders if you need anything. There's no need for any requests or favors. We're all comrades, we're family!"

A fawning smile appeared on his face as he bent down and stood in front of Sun Yue's desk.

"Here's the situation: Comrade Zhou Feng and Comrade Bai Ling have had some misunderstandings, which has caused him to experience some emotional problems. We can provide you with some information about Comrade Zhou Feng's recent activities; you'll need to talk to him about it."

"You can discuss whatever you want, but we only need to know two things. First, what is Comrade Zhou Feng's current attitude towards Comrade Bai Ling? Second, what is Comrade Zhou Feng's current mental state? Is he deliberately indulging her, or does he have other motives?"

Li Huaide and Sun Yue exchanged glances, their eyes involuntarily narrowing slightly.

The other party's words were already very clear. Although they said they wanted to have a chat, the actual content was just one sentence.

Is your brother angry?

Who exactly is this guy?

It's just a matter of getting angry and having a bad mood, isn't it?

How could the Special Operations Unit possibly make such a big fuss?

But then he thought about it again, and considering all the big things Zhou Feng had done this year, he probably knew how important the other party was.

"Don't worry, sir. I'll go to the courtyard to find him in a bit. I have some important matters to discuss with him."

A hint of excitement appeared on Li Huaide's face.

He genuinely wanted to be on Zhou Feng's side, so he would only consider speaking up if he was in a desperate situation like being captured by the Special Operations Division.

He wouldn't bother Zhou Feng with any other trivial matters, even those related to his own promotion.

Now, thanks to Zhou Feng's connection, he's actually managed to get in touch with the Special Operations Division.

Although the other party generally doesn't interact with factory-type units like theirs, it will definitely be more convenient for him to handle the political background checks involved in promotions.

After explaining everything, Sun Yue stood up, walked to the window, and watched Li Huaide get into the jeep and drive towards Nanluoguxiang. He felt a mix of emotions.

He really didn't want to deal with this kind of person, but what could he do when Li Huaide and Zhou Feng were the only ones with the best relationship in the entire courtyard?

He was the only one suitable candidate.

"Brother, I've come to see you!"

Li Huaide arrived at the entrance of the courtyard house and walked straight in.

He also knew which room Zhou Feng lived in. When he walked to the door and knocked, he heard a few silvery laughs coming from inside.

The laughter stopped abruptly the next second as a girl with braided pigtails opened the door.

Qin Jingru looked at the slightly older man at the door with some curiosity. He seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

Li Huaide was taken aback and cursed himself inwardly.

Didn't they already check Zhou Feng's behavior records? They didn't even investigate before barging in. Now look how embarrassing it is!

"Oh dear, brother, you've come at the worst time. Let's talk later!"

Seeing Li Huaide turn to leave, Zhou Feng called out from inside the house, somewhat speechless, "Come in. What could be the matter in broad daylight?"

Although Li Huaide was from the Siheyuan world, Zhou Feng and he had no generation gap at all, and the two could really understand each other's meaning.

So Zhou Feng knew that Li Huaide was just pretending to leave, and Li Huaide also knew that Zhou Feng would definitely ask him to stay.

"Oh dear, I've neglected my duty as your older brother! It's been so long since I've come to visit! You're so capable, I won't presume to teach you, so I just brought you a few industrial vouchers. Buy whatever you want!"

As he spoke, Li Huaide took out a few industrial tickets from his pocket and placed them on the table.

He genuinely didn't know what to bring Zhou Feng.

Includes firewood, rice, oil, and salt?

The steel rolling mill's materials are all procured by others.

With chicken, duck, fish, or meat?

People release millions of chickens during the Chinese New Year, why would they lack that stuff?

With rare items like malted milk powder and milk candy?

The watch that Zhou Feng wanted to give him last time, he had never seen in his life!

"Hey! You're here, why did you bring anything?"

Zhou Feng smiled and collected all the industrial vouchers on the table.

Regardless of its value or whether it's useful, he would accept the gift generously, so that both parties could save face!

Sure enough, Li Huaide relaxed and began to look around Zhou Feng's room.

This small room in the courtyard was nothing compared to their villa, but the row of household appliances made Li Huaide's eyes widen in amazement.

Inside the room, there was another person whose eyes had been wide open and hadn't even blinked since he placed the industrial vouchers on the table.