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

After returning from his stroll through the modern world, Zhou Feng wasn't in a hurry to head to the steel rolling mill.

He had already planned out the purchasing, and was just waiting for Bai Ling to help him finalize the rental arrangements.

After measuring the dimensions of his bed, he took the canvas bag he had brought back from this journey and headed out the door, his destination being Li Huaide's house.

Zhou Feng had long forgotten about the original portrayals of Deputy Factory Director Li in the TV series.

Deputy Factory Director Li not only proactively arranged work for him but also readily approved his purchase orders. How could such a good friend be a villain?

Even if Zhou Feng wanted to express his gratitude, he wouldn't dare to give gifts to colleagues from the street office or Bai Ling and her colleagues from the municipal bureau.

After all, people in this era are too upright, and the punishment for public officials who accept gifts is extremely severe.

Once reported, neither the giver nor the receiver of the gift can escape responsibility.

But Deputy Factory Director Li is different; he's our older brother!

Can visiting relatives be considered gift-giving?

He also believed that his older brother wouldn't be so foolish as to report him!

This time, what he brought back for Li Huaide was fresh beef!

Although pork is more expensive than beef these days because it can be used to extract oil, it doesn't mean that beef has no market!

Ordinary families only receive a ration of two ounces per person per month, and because of ethnicity, this beef and mutton is given priority to Hui Muslims.

Therefore, most people can only buy pork, and even if they want to eat beef, they have to rely on luck to buy it.

"Wow! Bro, you've got some serious connections! How did you manage to get so much beef?"

Li Huaide greeted Zhou Feng with a smile and welcomed him into the house. His eyes lit up as Zhou Feng pulled out several kilograms of beef wrapped in old newspapers from his satchel.

"Hey! I was just thinking that Brother Li is tired of eating pork and chicken all the time, so I specially prepared something special for you to treat yourself!"

To Zhou Feng's words, all Li Huaide could do was purse his lips and nod frantically, "Thank you so much, brother!"

"Brother Li, don't be sad. I still have connections, I can still get some of this stuff. You can share some with anyone who needs it."

Zhou Feng added a meaningful remark.

Whether it was the 1960s or modern times, you can see from the fact that Li Huaide arranged a job for him that this is a society based on personal relationships!

Zhou Feng only knew Bai Ling, who worked within the system, but as a member of the Municipal Bureau, she was too principled, making it difficult to develop a relationship with her.

In comparison, Li Huaide is the perfect candidate!

She was the first to show him goodwill and helped him solve so many problems, but deep down she still harbors a bit of greed, and it's said that her family has quite a powerful background!

Zhou Feng has resources from the future world. Why not use these resources to supply Li Huaide, help him develop, and make him the spokesperson for Zhou Feng's network of relationships?

"Don't worry, brother, I understand what you mean!"

Li Huaide immediately understood Zhou Feng's thoughts just by listening to what he said.

Before Zhou Feng could finish speaking, he had already almost finished considering the list of who to send gifts to and who not to send gifts to!

As Zhou Feng stepped into the courtyard after leaving Li Huaide's house, he was stopped by Bai Ling.

"Hey Bai Ling, you're not really keeping an eye on me, are you? How come you always manage to catch me red-handed?"

Zhou Feng's face showed a mix of amusement and exasperation, which made Bai Ling, who was standing opposite him, breathe more rapidly.

It has absolutely nothing to do with being shy or anything like that; I was just so angry at this guy!

"Fine! You think I'm in your way? Then you don't need the key, and you don't need to rent the house anymore. Consider it me meddling!"

With that, Bai Ling stuffed the key into her pocket and turned to go back to her room.

She had originally waited here specifically for Zhou Feng, wanting to show off her achievements.

Who would have thought that before she even started showing off, she had already made herself very angry!

"Oh dear! I was wrong, I was wrong! Comrade Bai Ling! Old Bai! Miss Bai! Please, have mercy and give me the key!"

The two were already quite familiar with each other, so Zhou Feng didn't hold back. He put one hand on her shoulder and reached into her pocket with the other.

"Hey! What are you doing!"

Bai Ling let out a startled cry, darted forward, and crawled out from under Zhou Feng's arm, her pretty face flushed red.

Who would have thought that this guy would actually dare to just grab it with his bare hands!

"Well…"

Zhou Feng was also a little embarrassed. The two had been in contact so much lately that he really didn't treat Bai Ling as an outsider, so he hadn't paid much attention to her.

Out of habit, they reached for the keys, forgetting that in this day and age, people of the opposite sex should maintain a certain distance!

"Well, Zhou Feng, you dare to act like a hooligan in the yard! Comrade Bai Ling, you should take him to the police station right now!"

An annoying, hoarse voice came from the doorway.