Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

So after some discussion, we decided to squeeze into Sha Zhu's house. He Yushui wasn't coming back today, so Qin Huairu's family of four could use Yushui's room.

. . . . . .

After all that, the courtyard finally quieted down again, and before we knew it, it was past eight o'clock in the evening.

Ye Jianchuan checked the time and realized it was getting late, so he casually practiced some physical exercises and then lay down to rest.

Ye Jianchuan's idea was quite simple: if he went to bed early tonight, he could get up at some point and go to the ghost market to wander around. Maybe he could find some other good stuff?

However, to Ye Jianchuan's surprise, Qin Huairu came over again around 9 p.m.

Normally, Ye Jianchuan wouldn't think much of it, but today they're staying at Sha Zhu's place! How could Sha Zhu not hear them leaving?

But now that Qin Huairu has come, can Ye Jianchuan really send her away?

"Jianchuan, you really have to help me this time! I'm really going all in now. The food factory job you promised me last time, it shouldn't have any problems, right?"

Ye Jianchuan didn't even need to listen; he already knew that Qin Huairu's trip was definitely for work. However, Ye Jianchuan didn't intend to use this to threaten Qin Huairu.

After all, Ye Jianchuan didn't like to play the coercive game. "Don't worry, Sister Qin, you should go to the neighborhood office in the next couple of days and sort out the family division issue."

You need to make sure you understand things like grain ration coupons, so there won't be any more disputes later. When I go to work tomorrow, I'll tell our factory manager about your situation.

If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to officially start work within a week at the latest.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu became anxious. "Why is it going to be next week? I only have enough money on me to feed my three children for half a month at most."

If we wait until next week to start work, won't it be more than thirty days until payday? I can manage, but the kids can't!

Actually, if Ye Jianchuan wanted to, he could have taken Qin Huairu to work tomorrow, but he didn't choose to do so.

The reason is very simple: if Qin Huairu doesn't suffer a little, how can she cherish her?

Besides, although the big troublemaker Jia Zhangshi has been dealt with, the little troublemaker Banggeng is still sticking to Qin Huairu for some reason.

This was quite different from Ye Jianchuan's expectations. After all, Ye Jianchuan was willing to let this pretty widow live a better life, and even if the two little girls were sensible, he wouldn't mind letting them live a better life.

However, Ye Jianchuan had absolutely no liking for Bang Geng, this typical ingrate. So, making Qin Huairu and the three children suffer a bit these past few days would make this little ingrate regret his actions.

Who knows, he might not be able to stand the hardship and run off to find his grandma? It would be quite interesting to think about the old ingrate battling the young ingrate.

So Ye Jianchuan ignored Qin Huairu's words and said, "Sister Qin, you need to be a little more patient. This factory isn't owned by our family, so my word alone doesn't count."

I need to talk to our factory manager first and ask him to make the arrangements. Besides, it's already Thursday, and there are only four days until next Monday. You won't have to wait too long.

Ye Jianchuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover... you should know a little about the situation at our food factory."

Once I get a job at the food factory, putting aside everything else, I can easily bring back some bread or something for the kids every day to save on expenses.

Qin Huairu nodded upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, and then said again, "Jianchuan, I really don't know how to thank you this time."

Not only did they help me find a new job, allowing me to finally escape from my mother-in-law's clutches, but they also helped me find Xiaodang and Huaihua.

Seeing Qin Huairu's beautiful widow face with tears streaming down her face, Ye Jianchuan almost saluted. The words he used to say when flirting with girls came right out of his mouth.

"Sister Qin, you're too kind. We can talk about it another time. There's plenty of time... cough cough cough."

Under Qin Huairu's questioning gaze, Ye Jianchuan quickly slammed on the brakes. "It's nothing, it's nothing. What I meant was... Sister Qin, you don't need to take these things too seriously."

If Sister Qin really wants to thank me, she should first take care of herself. Only when you're settled will you have a chance to repay me, right?

Qin Huairu thought Ye Jianchuan was doing good deeds without expecting anything in return. Little did she know, Ye Jianchuan was speaking from the heart.

If Qin Huairu doesn't settle down, then even if he wanted to make a move, he wouldn't have any means to do so.

Just like today, Qin Huairu came to see him late at night. Whether anyone knew or not, Ye Jianchuan wouldn't dare to make a sound in Qin Huairu's place.

It's true that we don't dare to make any big moves, but it's not impossible to make a little fuss.

So while Ye Jianchuan was talking, he quietly put his hand on Qin Huairu's shoulder and patted her as if to comfort her.

As the patting continued, the hand slowly moved downwards, eventually stopping at Qin Huairu's waist.

At first, Qin Huairu didn't feel anything, but when Ye Jianchuan's hand stopped on her waist, she realized what was happening.

Ye Jianchuan also felt Qin Huairu's body stiffen slightly, and thought that Qin Huairu was about to push him away.

To his surprise, after waiting for a while, Qin Huairu not only did not resist, but instead leaned against him and twisted her waist.

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Chapter 59 Revisiting the Ghost Market, Buying Quilts (Seeking first subscriptions!!!!!!!!!)

Now, Ye Jianchuan was at a loss. What was going on? Had the young widow come to her senses? For a moment, Ye Jianchuan didn't know whether he should just give in or put up a little resistance.

However, just as Ye Jianchuan was in a daze, Qin Huairu suddenly stood up again and turned to look at Ye Jianchuan with a teasing expression.

"Little brat, you've got the desire but not the guts. I thought you were a good person! I didn't expect you to be just like those stinky men, trying to take advantage of me!"

Qin Huairu's words directly exposed his Cao Cao-like behavior, and Ye Jianchuan awkwardly scratched his head, but quickly realized that something was wrong.

Although Qin Huairu had a teasing expression, she didn't seem angry at all. Could it be...?

Ye Jianchuan's guess was correct; Qin Huairu really couldn't dislike Ye Jianchuan's actions at all.

This is actually quite understandable. Although Ye Jianchuan's ultimate goal seems to be the same as other men, that is, to lust after her body, at least in their usual interactions, Ye Jianchuan is genuinely sincere towards her.

Ye Jianchuan was young and promising, and could be considered a reliable person. He wasn't as unattractive as Sha Zhu, and his conditions in all aspects were good enough to make Qin Huairu develop a good impression of him.

Furthermore, if Ye Jianchuan hadn't been there today, her two daughters would have really been kidnapped. For Qin Huairu, this was an immense favor.

Given these multiple reasons, it's quite normal that Qin Huairu didn't feel any disgust towards Ye Jianchuan's improper behavior.

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at Ye Jianchuan and swayed away, leaving Ye Jianchuan standing there saluting.

In this state, it doesn't seem like I can just go back to sleep. Oh well, since I can't fall asleep now, I might as well get up and read a book.

I took out the book on Five Animal Frolics that I had bought before, looked at it, and practiced it myself.

To be honest, practicing this felt similar to the Five Animal Frolics he got from the system, and soon Ye Jianchuan felt that he was no longer sleepy at all.

After practicing for a while, Ye Jianchuan started checking his system's reward notifications again. He had done some good deeds today, so the rewards should be plentiful, right?

Sure enough, after opening the system, several more system rewards popped up.

"Ding, the host has subdued three human traffickers and received a random reward: storage space increased by 20 cubic meters."

"Ding! The host has rescued two trafficked children from human traffickers and has received a random reward: permanent preservation function of storage space."

"Ding, the host helped the neighbor speak out for justice, thwarting the local tyrant's plan to rule the yard, and has received a random reward: 5 catties of national grain coupons, 2 catties of high-quality flour, 2 catties of fresh tomatoes, and 3 yuan in cash."

"Ding, the host comforted the sad neighbor and received a random reward: five industrial tickets and two yuan in cash."

Ye Jianchuan was very satisfied with each of the four reward messages. The first two messages successfully expanded his storage space significantly and also added a preservation function.

The last two items, while seemingly unremarkable, were industrial tickets—something Ye Jianchuan was obtaining from the system for the first time. He would need these tickets to buy bicycles and other similar items in the future.

In addition, I haven't had fresh vegetables for a few days, so a fresh tomato as a reward is pretty good.

When it was past ten o'clock at night, Ye Jianchuan was too lazy to sleep anymore. He got up, dressed, and tiptoed out.

The ghost market usually starts setting up around 11 p.m. or even midnight, but if I go out now, it will be almost 11 p.m. by the time I get there.

By leaving a little earlier, I can better investigate what exactly is being sold in this ghost market.

Although I went there yesterday, it was already past 2 a.m. when I arrived, and I guessed that many vendors had already closed up shop by then.

Soon Ye Jianchuan arrived at the ghost market he had visited yesterday. Although it was not yet eleven o'clock and there were no stalls set up around, there were already quite a few people around.

Ye Jianchuan knew that although these people looked like passersby, they were actually waiting for the market to open. The reason they didn't set up their goods as soon as they arrived was mainly because it wasn't time yet.

If you put things out in advance and attract unwanted attention, that wouldn't be good.

Ye Jianchuan wasn't in a hurry. After wandering around for a while, he finally saw people starting to set up stalls.

Ye Jianchuan wasn't in a hurry and continued to wander aimlessly through the ghost market, because the things sold there were basically none of what he wanted.

Or rather, there are some things that Ye Jianchuan wants, but he can't afford! Just like gold, a contraband of this era.

There are even people selling gold directly in the ghost market, and whole gold bars at that. If this were discovered in this day and age, you would be branded as a 'capitalist'.

Ye Jianchuan had actually considered getting some of this to store, since the price of gold was still expected to be high in the future.

However, this is not something Ye Jianchuan can get just because he wants to, because even in this era, Ye Jianchuan cannot afford even a single gold bar!

But it didn't matter, Ye Jianchuan soon saw what he wanted - a whole bunch of quilts.