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

"Don't worry, Brother Li. Just focus on your work, Bai Ling won't interfere."

Zhou Feng reassured Li Huaide.

If it were anything else, Bai Ling would probably investigate it thoroughly after discovering it.

But now that he's doing things for his own family, Zhou Feng naturally gives Bai Ling a heads-up beforehand.

This era is different from later times. All kinds of resources are controlled by the government. If you want to rebuild, you need the street's approval and unplanned supplies.

If you want to stay by Zhou Feng's side, the most important thing is to distinguish between primary and secondary tasks.

If Bai Ling values ​​procedural justice more than Zhou Feng, then he wouldn't stop her from pursuing it.

Of course, Zhou Feng still had confidence in Bai Ling!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have told Bai Ling in advance that he planned to tell her his secret after they got married.

Sure enough, after Zhou Feng returned home and told Bai Ling what had happened, the latter frowned but did not make any comment.

"Oh, right, all our money is here. I'll give it to you! We need to go to the neighborhood committee to get the paperwork for that yard, so we'll use this money to buy it!"

Zhou Feng suddenly remembered something, ran over to the cabinet, and pulled out a cloth bag.

In this era, there's simply nowhere to spend money.

So Zhou Feng collected all the money he earned from previous purchases, along with his salary and bonuses.

He handed over a total of over 2000 yuan in cash to Bai Ling.

Two thousand yuan!

Bai Ling looked at the money with a complicated expression.

Her salary was relatively high, at level 16, which was a full 110.5 yuan.

But her savings were only a little over a thousand.

Now, with Zhou Feng's additional 2000 yuan, it would be more than enough to complete the formalities at the street office and buy the courtyard through special channels.

But the subsequent renovations definitely won't be enough.

"These past few days you've made several trips to the Special Operations Division. Look at all that electrical equipment I sent over before, could you approve some funding? Or maybe I should go to the US and get some high-end machinery to use for renovations?"

"This…"

Bai Ling didn't answer, and even her eyes became somewhat complicated.

What we advocate in this era is the spirit of dedication.

Everyone felt honored to be able to contribute to the Dragon Kingdom, but no one expected that an outlier like Zhou Feng would appear.

They actually expect the government to pay them for bringing back electrical equipment?

Wouldn't that be considered speculation and profiteering?

But Zhou Feng isn't from this era. It seems reasonable for him to ask for money after bringing back new technology from the future.

"This is not something you should be concerned with. Just report it to Director Sun."

Bai Ling's expression changed repeatedly, and Zhou Feng could only helplessly pull her into his arms.

There's no right or wrong in this matter. He and Bai Ling received completely different educations and grew up in completely different environments, so it's normal for them to have different perceptions of things.

Therefore, rather than putting Bai Ling in a difficult position, it's better to let Director Sun and those leaders struggle with the decision.

Having spent so much time in the world of courtyard houses, experienced so many things, and met so many leaders, Zhou Feng has completely lost his fascination with this world.

Another world is another world. Without a specific connection in time and space, although he sincerely admired these seniors, he still had to prioritize his own interests.

Bai Ling nodded, and Zhou Feng then released her. This world was still somewhat inconvenient, not even as good as the Dream Record world.

At least in the Dream World, a small base station can be set up, allowing for free communication throughout Tokyo via Bluetooth headsets.

However, Zhou Feng dared not bring too many people from the future into this courtyard world.

The appearance of Tie Jianguo and Bai Lang will alert the Dragon Kingdom in this world, but it won't elicit a particularly strong reaction.

They're just two overseas Chinese who returned from America; they can't cause any trouble.

But if he really brings more people from the future and advanced technology to Beiping in the world of Siheyuan, then no one can guarantee whether the Dragon Kingdom of this world will take any radical actions.

As the saying goes, those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.

Putting aside whether it's reasonable for so many elite Chinese soldiers to return from America.

Given their exceptional skills and expertise honed in the United States, how could they not be suspected of being enemy spies when they appeared in Beiping during this sensitive period?

After seeing Bai Ling off, Zhou Feng sighed inwardly, hoping that the organization of the Siheyuan World would not change its attitude towards him.

Otherwise, the value of this world to the Dragon Kingdom of this world will be greatly diminished after the Dream Record world plan succeeds!

"Brother Zhou Feng, I'm here!"

A figure ran in from outside, went straight into Zhou Feng's arms, and then carefully smoothed out his furrowed brows.

Qin Jingru chuckled and rubbed her cheek against Zhou Feng's chest.

Before leaving the courtyard, Bai Ling went to the Jia family's house to bring her out.

Even though Bai Ling is now confirmed to be Zhou Feng's wife, she has to admit that Qin Jingru is far superior to her in the art of coaxing people.

No wonder concubines were so favored in the old society!

"Zhou Feng, what's making you unhappy?"

"Huh? I'm not unhappy!"

Zhou Feng reached out and stroked Qin Jingru's hair. Like a kitten, she squinted her eyes and shifted into a more comfortable position.

"But Sister Bai Ling just came to my place and asked me to come over and keep you company. I thought you were angry..."

Qin Jingru wrapped her arms around Zhou Feng's waist, as if she wanted to meld herself into his body.

Her family has already sent word that Brother Zhou Feng has delivered a lot of supplies and money to them. Their family is now the most envied family in the entire commune!

In particular, Sister Bailing told her that she would send rice and flour to her parents every month to ensure that they would eat well and not go hungry.

In this respect, Zhou Feng was not as aware as Bai Ling, who was the first wife.

However, it doesn't matter whether he knows or not, because the kitchen is never short of rice, flour, cooking oil, meat, eggs, and other such things.

Even if he runs out of energy, Zhou Feng can easily bring over several hundred kilograms from this world.

"I'm not angry, I just arranged for your sister Bai Ling to go out and run some errands."

"Oh!"

This girl is good in this respect: she doesn't ask many questions or cause much trouble. If you talk to her, she'll listen; if you don't talk to her, she won't be curious.

As long as she is treated well and her family is treated well, she will follow Zhou Feng around obediently.

Although Qin Jingru was a bad cook, illiterate, and only knew how to do manual labor, and might seem somewhat worthless in this era, in Zhou Feng's eyes, she was the perfect candidate for a kept woman.

"Your sister Bai Ling is out running errands, let's take care of something together!"

Zhou Feng suddenly smiled and carried Qin Jingru into the inner room.

She has another great quality: she is very eager to learn. As long as you teach her, she will try her best to learn even if she has never heard of it before!

The two cuddled inside for a while, when they heard a commotion outside, with people saying they were going to have some kind of college-wide meeting.

"No way, Yi Zhonghai isn't acting like a big shot anymore, and Liu Haizhong is causing trouble again, isn't he?"

Zhou Feng, lying on the bed, pouted impatiently.

The emotional value collected in this world is too slow; even when all of it is added together, it's not as fast as Zhou She, who is still being tortured in the Dream of Splendor world.

That guy was pretty resilient; he endured three days of torture followed by one day of rest.

Moreover, the severity of the punishments has become increasingly greater, which shows how adaptable people are.

Perhaps one day Zhou She will come to like this feeling and no longer feel any emotional value from it; that will be the time to send him to his death!

"Brother Zhou Feng, is there going to be a hospital-wide meeting outside? Can we go and take a look?"

Qin Jingru's eyes lit up; she was also the type to enjoy joining in the fun.

"Why not? Let's go!"

Zhou Feng waved his hand.

It's not that he looks down on the people in the courtyard. Having developed in this world for so long, he dares to say that, apart from that small group of people, the entire city of Beiping can be summed up in two words: easy to conquer!

After helping Zhou Feng get dressed, Qin Jingru followed him out of the room, wagging her tail.

They happened to run into Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng, a couple who came in from the outer courtyard.

"Sister Yu Li, are you also going to the college-wide meeting?"

Qin Jingru greeted Yu Li excitedly first.

She didn't know many people in this courtyard to begin with, and after Yu Li went to work, she had hardly anyone to talk to. Now that the two sisters met, she ran over and took the other's arm.

Yu Li and her husband naturally noticed that Qin Jingru and Zhou Feng came out of his room, and even saw Qin Jingru's charming appearance with a face like a peach blossom.

Although the two hadn't had marital relations for a long time, they weren't naive and immediately thought of what had just happened between Zhou Feng and the other person.

Yu Li looked at Zhou Feng, who was following behind Qin Jingru with a normal expression, and sighed slightly in her heart.

Her status is still not right; it's too inconvenient for her to take action!

Otherwise, judging from Zhou Feng and his companion's behavior in broad daylight, taking him down shouldn't be too difficult.

Yan Jiecheng completely ignored Zhou Feng's direction and walked straight towards the central courtyard.

He was genuinely frightened by Tie Jianguo. Since he couldn't afford to offend him, he decided to stay far away and not even glance at Zhou Feng. They couldn't possibly attack him again!

"Sister Yu Li, do you know what's going on? This is my first time attending a college-wide meeting..."

Qin Jingru clung to Yu Li's arm, her little mouth chattering away like a machine gun, while the latter could only smile wryly and keep chatting with her.

As Zhou Feng and the others walked through the corridor, Yan Jiefang immediately prepared a chair for him.

Although Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi were a beat slow, they still took the initiative to greet Zhou Feng.

Regardless of their father's and elder brother's relationship with Zhou Feng, they knew that currying favor with Zhou Feng would bring good fortune, while provoking him would bring misfortune.

Stubborn and skeptical people exist in every era, but their numbers are definitely small.

Yan Bugui noticed his child's actions, pursed his lips, and remained silent.

Instead, it was Liu Haizhong, who was sitting in the middle of the courtyard, who noticed Zhou Feng's arrival and hurriedly got up to come over, but was stopped by Zhou Feng's hand.

Sooner or later, he would be abandoned by the times, and Zhou Feng couldn't be bothered to have anything to do with him.

Upon receiving Zhou Feng's signal, Liu Haizhong immediately understood, returned a gesture of acceptance to Zhou Feng, and then retreated.

He cleared his throat and glanced at Yan Bugui sitting next to him with some displeasure.

This old Yan has absolutely no political awareness!

Look at Xu Damao. He was promoted to the position of Third Uncle, but because Liu Haizhong's position in the factory was promoted, he obediently sat to the side during the meeting.

Unlike this old Yan, who thought he could be on equal footing with him, he ended up sitting at the same table with him!

With such a lack of awareness, you still expect him to speak on your behalf?

But having already agreed to everything, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Today, the first issue we need to resolve in our compound is with Teacher Yan Bugui's family. His child isn't even married yet, but he's already making a fuss about dividing the family property! Yan Jiefang, let's verify this issue!"

Everyone immediately turned their attention to Yan Jiefang. Shouldn't the eldest son have proposed the division of the family? Why did the second uncle single out the second son?

"Second Uncle, you're a high-ranking leader at the steel rolling mill now, so we should have something in common on this, right?"

Yan Jiefang stood up, a hint of confidence on his face, and Yan Jiecheng and the others echoed him.

He had no choice but to agree. Yu Li was the only one earning money in the family, and she had to hand over so much of it to her parents. How could he be happy about that?

Liu Haizhong cleared his throat, pursed his lips, and glanced at Yan Bugui, who was still sitting calmly to the side, with a complicated expression: "Your statements are reasonable and in line with the current situation. Moreover, your family's problems are not the real problems. Where does the problem lie? It lies with Old Yan! Therefore, I have decided to revoke Yan Bugui's title of 'Third Uncle' in our courtyard!"

Before anyone else could react, the younger members of the Yan family immediately joined in and started clapping.

This immediately made the three women standing nearby restless. They glared at their children, unable to say anything to stop them.

On the contrary, Yan Bugui was about to defend himself when Liu Haizhong interrupted him, saying, "Old Yan, look at you, you've lost the people's trust in you! Don't sit here anymore, go sit over there like Old Yi."

Seeing Yan Bugui leave his seat and go to the side, leaving him alone at the table in the middle, Liu Haizhong finally smiled.

Actually, the most annoying person wasn't Yan Bugui sitting next to him, but Zhou Feng sitting directly opposite him.

But this guy with the bangs is really someone you can't mess with, so let's just pretend we didn't see him.

"Next, let's talk about the second thing, regarding the call from the neighborhood and factory for us to learn..."

Upon hearing Liu Haizhong's suggestion, Zhou Feng immediately pulled Qin Jingru towards the front yard.

This girl is a bit silly, not very clever. If she gets persuaded by Liu Haizhong and gets involved in activities she shouldn't, then she'll be in trouble!

As Zhou Feng led Qin Jingru out in front of everyone, Liu Haizhong's speech remained perfectly fluent, as if he hadn't even seen the two living people.