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

"Hey! Comrade Zhou, is this the latest model of a Forever brand vehicle?"

"This lever must cost over a hundred yuan!"

"It's more than that! It's not about money at all! Bicycle tickets are so valuable now! You can't even find them at the pigeon market!"

Zhou Feng pushed his brand-new, gleaming Forever 28-inch bicycle back to the courtyard house, a scene reminiscent of someone in a village buying a new car in later generations.

The aunties and grandmas from the neighborhood all swarmed around, exclaiming in amazement.

Bicycles are actually quite common; He Yushui and Yan Bugui each have one in their yard.

But their bicycles had changed hands countless times and had been used for an unknown period of time!

This is completely different from Zhou Feng's new car concept, which is covered in shiny paint!

"Grandma, do you think there's something wrong with Zhou Feng?"

An older woman was helping a deaf old lady back from outside when they passed by a crowd gathered around Zhou Feng's new bicycle. She deliberately lowered her voice.

"He always eats so well, and uses things that are different from ours! Now he even rides a new bicycle! I heard he's working as a purchasing agent at a steel mill now..."

"Cough cough..."

Before the deaf old lady could finish speaking, she coughed violently, interrupting her from saying anything bad about Zhou Feng.

"Is Xiao Yi still planning to make trouble for Zhou Feng?"

Although her steps were still unsteady, she managed to free her arm from the older woman's grasp and turned her head to look at the somewhat bewildered woman.

The latter was taken aback, but still nodded with her lips pursed.

"I'm an old woman, I can't control what you're doing. It's your business what you want to do, but just one thing, don't drag Sha Zhu into it."

The deaf old woman stared blankly at the middle-aged woman. Despite being a frail and unsteady old woman who could barely walk, she gave the middle-aged woman a chilling feeling.

"Don't worry, I'll give Zhonghai a heads-up later."

"Um."

The deaf old lady quickened her pace slightly and no longer needed the older woman to help her. She went back to her backyard on her own.

It's not a good thing that Yi Zhonghai and his wife are still so hostile towards Zhou Feng!

Previously, Yi Zhonghai had dragged Sha Zhu into this mess, and by using Sha Zhu as an excuse, he had forced this old lady to get involved as well, which had already put her in a very passive position!

Now even an older woman is showing malice towards Zhou Feng!

It seems she needs to distance herself from Yi Zhonghai and his wife as soon as possible!

Don't let Zhou Feng take this old lady down with him when he deals with the two of them.

She's already so old, she's seen it all, and she doesn't have many years left to live.

She was born during the reign of Emperor Guangxu, survived the last hurrah of the Qing Dynasty, lived through the famine of the Republic of China, and even escaped the chaos caused by the Japanese invaders. Hopefully, she won't be taken down by a young man at the very end.

"Ladies and aunties, this is just a means of transportation, nothing special! You can look at it anytime you have the chance!"

Zhou Feng stood at the door and spoke somewhat awkwardly.

He was in a hurry to lock the bike and get back to Hyundai. There were so many people gathered around the bicycle, he couldn't just push them all away!

Fortunately, the group of middle-aged women were just watching the show. Even Jia Zhangshi didn't say much. She just looked at the bicycle with envy, then at Zhou Feng, her shrewd eyes seemingly calculating something.

Zhou Feng quickly locked the bicycle, turned around and went back into the house. With a "click," he bolted the door shut and was back in the room he had temporarily rented in the modern world.

He had just upgraded the double-door system and then moved the modern fixed anchor points into this room.

After all, he had entrusted the antique business to Chen Tao, who might come to the shop frequently. It was better to keep his sudden appearance a secret.

He didn't bring back any antiques or rare items this time. Although the items were all very good, taking out dozens or hundreds of pieces in a short period of time would definitely attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, so there was no need for that at all.

After all, the money he made from selling the antiques he brought back earlier was enough to cover his modern expenses.

Even after returning to the modern world, Zhou Feng couldn't stay idle.

He first contacted the accounting firm he had previously hired. The company registration process was almost complete, with only the procedures requiring his personal presence remaining.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Siheyuan Antique Culture Development Co., Ltd., what a strange name!"

After reporting on the arrangements for the past few days and hanging up Zhou Feng's voice call, Chen Tao muttered a somewhat speechless complaint.

These days, people who deal in antiques either call their shops "Xuan" or "Ge," which sounds antique and elegant.

The name Zhou Fengqi used sounds like he's in the real estate business in Beijing.

However, that's the boss's business. Ever since he received the money Zhou Feng gave him, he's already figured out his place.

He did indeed bring Zhou Feng into the industry before, and he helped Zhou Feng a lot in the past, but now that he is preparing to join Zhou Feng's company, receive shares from him, and work for him, he should have the self-awareness of an employee!

How many capable people, or those with close relationships with their bosses, have faded into obscurity simply because they couldn't understand their place in the world!

With the company, he could contact the owners who had already decided to buy the antiques Zhou Feng brought back last time and transfer the money to the company's account.

This not only reduces the amount of tax paid, but also makes things much more legitimate!