Courtyard House: My System - Artificial Human

"Oh my god, are you serious, boss? You've really become a steel mill worker? Thirty yuan a month?! My goodness, that's great?"

At the Yang family's house in Jiudaowan, Old Yang's wife unconsciously rubbed her hands repeatedly on the scarf in front of her, both delighted and surprised.

"Why would I lie to you? I'm telling you, I really met a benefactor today! I had no chance at all, but hey! But then..."

Old Yang carefully inspected his new work clothes in the bright light by the window, then meticulously trimmed off the excess threads with scissors, boasting to his wife about his good fortune that day.

"Oh, that's wonderful! Husband, our good days are coming!"

Old Yang's wife listened with delight, already making plans in her mind.

With a stable monthly salary of thirty yuan, plus other subsidies, and after deducting necessary household expenses, I can save at least ten yuan...

These are days I never dared to dream of before.

"Honey, shouldn't we thank them? Oh, we're so lucky to have stumbled upon such a wonderful thing."

"Do you even need to tell me? Don't worry, I've already thought it through!"

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"Have you thought this through, Zao'er? I remember you were making a fuss about wanting to work at the neighborhood committee office, and now that you have this opportunity, you're not excited at all..."

"Sister Hongying, thank you for thinking of me, but I have to finish my studies now. Lately, I've been increasingly aware of my shortcomings. I might not be able to adapt well when I actually start working, and I'll embarrass you if I don't do a good job."

At the school gate, Tian Zao, after school, ran into Li Hongying, who had come specifically to see her.

Li Hongying was quite surprised to see him after not having seen him for a while.

This girl truly embodies the saying, "A girl changes drastically as she grows up, becoming more and more beautiful."

The key point is that they have become much gentler and more sensible and articulate than before.

"You're talking nonsense, girl! What's there to be ashamed of? I'm just worried that you'll hold a grudge against me for not speaking up for me last time."

After hearing Tian Zao's words, Li Hongying pretended to glare at him with disdain, but she held Tian Zao's hand tightly and didn't let go.

"Sister Hongying, aren't you just talking nonsense? It's all because I was ignorant and caused trouble in the past. We're sisters, why should I blame you?"

"Okay, okay, I misspoke, alright? So be it. Since you've made up your mind, then study hard. It just so happens that what I was talking about isn't certain yet, otherwise I wouldn't have encouraged you to try. Studying is good too. Once you have a degree, there won't be so many obstacles when I arrange a job for you. Actually, there's something else I wanted to tell you today."

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Li Hongying's face as she paused, then continued.

"I've submitted my marriage application to Comrade Lin Zheng, and I estimate we'll be getting married soon. As you know, I don't have many relatives in Beijing, so I was thinking of asking you to come with me to do some shopping and help with the arrangements..."

"I'm not exaggerating, Sister Hongying, you've really come to the right person! Come on, come on, I'll take you there!"

After the initial surprise, Tian Zao was happy for Li Hongying and, upon hearing this, immediately took her arm and walked towards the silk shop.

Tian Zao really knew everything about this. She and Chen Xueru had followed the whole process of Lin Weidong and Bai Ling's wedding, so they were very familiar with it.

Perfect timing! Lin Weidong had mentioned Li Hongying before, so let's take her to meet her.

Lin Weidong's interest in Li Hongying stemmed from nothing more than wanting to obtain a clone reward from her.

However, ever since he obtained the Disguiser's Mask, he no longer needs to meet with him normally.

Lin Weidong has always been eager to rack up rewards. He even managed to find opportunities to exploit Zheng Zhaoshan, an enemy agent, let alone Li Hongying and Lin Zheng, two cadres with legitimate identities.

He would seize any opportunity to comment on anything related to the plot or characters.

Li Hongying had already provided him with a pair of intermediate-level clones.

So although Tian Zao meant well, Lin Weidong had no interest in meeting her at the moment.

"I can't find Zao'er. You and Xue Ru can entertain her."

In the main room of the silk shop's backyard, Lin Weidong stood casually, waving his hand, his attention still focused on the reward from the previous night.

[The "Love Across Nine Bays" module has finished loading; integration rewards are now available.]

[1. Congratulations, host, on encountering the characters Yang's father and Zhao's father from the Love in Nine Bays storyline. Reward: Two pairs of beginner clones]

[2. Congratulations, host, you have obtained a Skill Upgrade Coupon (for True Eyes only); Items: Mimicry Surveillance; 365 pills of the Perfect Tonic Pill]

[3. Added the "Love Across Nine Bays" check-in feature. Checking in will earn you corresponding resources, and there is a certain chance to receive special rewards.]

[Note: Skill Upgrade Ticket (Eye of Truth): After use, the Eye of Truth will see the item's attributes.]

[Note: Object-Shaped Surveillance: A set of props (master and slave units), which can hide the slave unit as any object, and allows viewing of surveillance records and real-time monitoring for any time period on the master unit]

What Lin Weidong found novel and puzzling at this moment was this lifelike surveillance prop.

He didn't quite understand what medium the parent and child units of the object-oriented surveillance system used to communicate.

Even though the main monitoring unit is lying in the system space right now, it can still see the images monitored by the slave unit. It's fucking amazing!

Inside the silk shop, Li Hongying, on Chen Xueru's recommendation, selected fabric and had a garment made to her measurements.

Outside the shop, a pair of magpies landed by the window, chattering away.

"Sister Hongying, look! Even the sparrows know about your happy occasion and have come to offer their congratulations!"

Chen Xueru spoke without hesitation, which made Li Hongying even happier, but Tian Zao frowned slightly, thinking of the little sparrow that Lin Weidong had been feeding in the room earlier.

She looked intently at the two magpies and suddenly noticed that they were both nodding at her!

My goodness, is it sentient? Where did my husband get such a clever little sparrow?