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

Xu Damao was also dumbfounded, staring blankly at the people in front of him. If it weren't for Li Huaide's shout, he probably wouldn't have remembered to put on his pants!

But why is Director Li here at this time? And what are Zhou Feng, Qin Jingru, and Lou Xiao'e doing here?

Did he break a divine law by sleeping with Qin Widow?

Why do so many people have to come out of their way to arrest him?

"You're coming with us to the security office!"

Seeing Xu Damao's somewhat bewildered expression, Li Huaide's face also turned rather dark and unpleasant.

Everyone knows that Xu Damao was promoted by him!

Although Zhou Feng had made it clear that he was there to catch the adulterer, there's no smoke without fire. If Xu Damao hadn't provoked the widow, they wouldn't have been able to catch him even if they wanted to!

What a good-for-nothing! He was unlucky enough, but he also dragged himself down with him!

"Director Li... I didn't... this..."

Caught red-handed naked, even if Xu Damao was good at explaining himself, he didn't know what to say at this point!

Qin Huairu was so angry she wanted to bite Xu Damao to death. "Is this the absolutely safe place you were talking about?"

I've been seen naked by so many people!

If this gets out of hand and the people in the courtyard find out, won't she lose all her dignity? That old hag will make a huge fuss about it.

"Alright, that's enough! Come with me to the security office, and we'll deal with you however we need to!"

Given Zhou Feng's previous attitude towards Xu Damao, Li Huaide, who could have easily downplayed the matter, was too lazy to help Xu Damao. He decided to take this opportunity to strip him of his position completely, so that Zhou Feng would not dislike him and it would not affect the relationship between the two brothers.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao and Qin Huairu's faces turned deathly pale.

In this era, the things they did were not just as immoral as those of later generations, especially since Xu Damao had just become an official and recently his most frequent activity was to label others.

Now that he has been caught in public by Li Huaide, the top leader, he has no doubt that the methods he used and the accusations he was accused of will fall on him.

To put it mildly, this is "corruption by decadent bourgeois ideology," "moral depravity," or even "sabotage of socialist construction." They might even be dismissed from the factory and left with only the most basic living expenses.

Moreover, given the current social situation, if someone were to be labeled with a dunce cap and paraded through the streets with a placard, how would they be able to live in the courtyard house afterward?

"Comrade Zhou Feng, look at this... I didn't know such hooligans would appear in the factory. If it really comes down to it, we can fire them, or I can arrange for them to be sent to the countryside or border regions for labor reform!"

Hey?

Xu Damao stared wide-eyed at Li Huaide.

No matter what, it was Li Huaide's loyal dog, but now the other party is trying to kill it!

After hearing Li Huaide's words, Xu Damao's mind raced, and he suddenly thought of a way to break the deadlock: "Director Li... Comrade Zhou Feng, I... Comrade Qin Huairu and I are mutually in love and are about to get our marriage certificate! We were just discussing our wedding, and we couldn't help ourselves. It doesn't count as being a hooligan, does it?"

This is already the best solution Xu Damao could find.

If the relationship is between an unmarried young man and a widow, all the consequences mentioned above could occur. However, if it is between an unmarried couple, their current behavior constitutes hooliganism in a public place. At most, it would be considered hooliganism, resulting in a public reprimand at the factory. Even if it goes to the police station, they would only be locked up in jail. They certainly wouldn't be sent to the frontier!

Sending them to such a far place for labor reform, whether they could come back alive was unknown!

When faced with the choice between social death and personal death, it's not actually that difficult.

Moreover, if they act quickly and register their marriage before the police detain them or subject them to public criticism, they can even keep their jobs and social status, and they won't have to go to jail.

"what?"

Before Li Huaide and the others could speak, Qin Huairu, standing behind Xu Damao, was the first to express her displeasure.

Who is Xu Damao?

Selfish, hypocritical, cunning, and vindictive...

He couldn't even think of a good word to describe it!

She would be happy to trade with Xu Damao for some supplies, since it would only take a minute or two; she could treat it like being bitten by a mosquito.

But if she were to be with Xu Damao and even get married, she definitely wouldn't agree!

Moreover, she now understands that Xu Damao seems to have offended Zhou Feng and Li Huaide, and they are deliberately trying to mess with him!

It's possible that I've been caught in this mess for no reason!

Qin Huairu's mind worked quickly; she almost figured it out in a few seconds. But just as she was about to refute Xu Damao, he swiftly came to her side and lowered his voice: "Didn't you hear Li Huaide say he wanted to send us both to the frontier? Do you want to die? Don't you want your son?"

It can only be said that Xu Damao truly lived up to his name, grasping Qin Huairu's biggest weakness in the shortest amount of time, namely, the "sticky rice cake".

If she's sent to the frontier, then Bang Geng is doomed!

Without her, it would be difficult for the old lady Jia Zhangshi to survive on her own, let alone take care of Banggeng.

"I...I..."

Seeing that Qin Huairu was still hesitating, Xu Damao gritted his teeth and grabbed her arm hard: "You fucking bastard, just say it!"

Li Huaide wanted to have Xu Damao arrested directly, but after glancing at Zhou Feng, who was watching with great interest, he gave up on the idea.

Qin Jingru and Lou Xiao'e, who were standing to the side, had not expected the whole thing to unfold in this way.

Weren't we here to catch adulterers and hooligans?

How come I witnessed these two getting married?

"Yes...yes, yes, yes! Xu Damao and I have discussed it, we're getting married soon, it was just a momentary impulse..."

Qin Huairu's mind also came to a head, and she hurriedly admitted what Xu Damao had just said.

As things progressed to this stage, Zhou Feng couldn't help but show a hint of excitement on his face.

Whether Xu Damao and Qin Huairu get married or not is of no interest to Zhou Feng, but the emotional value these two provide is truly high!

In just a moment, the emotional value that Xu Damao gained from Qin Huairu was even comparable to the time he was arrested and taken to the Special Operations Unit!

"Xu Damao! What did you say?!"

A familiar voice came from the doorway.

Standing there was Yu Haitang from the broadcasting room, with Tie Jianguo, who had just helped Zhou Feng and the others kick open the door, standing behind her.

He nodded with satisfaction at Tie Jianguo. Zhou Feng had clearly grasped the emotional value of each wave of emotions.