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

Although he deeply respected these heroes who protected the people, Ye Jianchuan was still somewhat reluctant to join the police force himself.

After all, this job is not only hard, but also very dangerous! In addition, Ye Jianchuan felt that his willpower was not strong enough, and it would be embarrassing if he embarrassed the police team.

所以叶建川挠了挠头之后，最终还是选择了『内，部/群』:9.8"0'2？0"5。8'5,6绝。

"Uncle Long, I think my current job is actually serving the people. The better our food factory's products are, the better the food that ordinary people can eat."

This means our living conditions are gradually improving, don't you think? Besides, my Uncle Zhou has been very good to me. If I were to go with you, I would be letting him down too much."

Upon hearing this, Captain Long burst into laughter. "Haha, alright, if you don't want to come, that's fine. I won't take what others love!"

However... Old Zhou, do you think we should promote Xiao Ye from team leader to a higher position?

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Chapter Sixty-Two: Deputy Workshop Director! (Please Subscribe!!!)

Upon hearing this, Ye Jianchuan became excited, and at this moment, Director Zhou suddenly became serious and spoke to Ye Jianchuan.

"Comrade Ye Jianchuan, because of your courageous act and selfless dedication to the people, the organization has decided to promote you to deputy director of Workshop No. 4 of the food factory. Are you up to the job?"

Could Ye Jianchuan possibly say no? He immediately nodded, "Thank you for the organization's trust in me. I guarantee I will complete the tasks assigned to us!"

At this moment, Captain Long spoke up again, "Hahaha, Xiao Ye, you're only eighteen years old and you've already become the deputy director of the food factory. Your promotion speed is truly astonishing!"

Ye Jianchuan didn't know what to say, so he could only awkwardly scratch his head on the spot. Director Zhou continued, "The promotion speed is indeed fast, but it basically ends here at '117'."

If you want to advance further, unless you can do something truly extraordinary, you'll just have to slowly build up your seniority for the rest of your life!

At this point, Director Zhou paused for a moment, then continued, "What? You still don't believe me? You were just lucky to get promoted to deputy director this time!"

The higher-ups are preparing to launch a campaign to rejuvenate their cadres, and you just happened to do something heroic, so you've been chosen as a model citizen. Otherwise, how could you become a director just because of an act of bravery?

Ye Jianchuan was also a bit dumbfounded. Seeing Ye Jianchuan's dazed look, Factory Director Zhou and Captain Long both laughed.

"Alright, Xiao Ye, go and prepare your speech. On Monday, someone from above will come down to hold an awards ceremony for you, and you'll have to give a speech then."

Oh, by the way, send me your speech draft after you've finished writing it. I need to check it out for you, otherwise I really won't feel comfortable with it!

Ye Jianchuan thanked them, chatted with the two for a few more minutes, and then was dismissed by Factory Director Zhou.

After he went outside, Secretary Yang, who was waiting at the door, immediately came forward and said, "Director Ye, congratulations on your promotion!"

Ye Jianchuan quickly waved his hand, "Not at all, Brother Yang, don't say that. I was just lucky to get the title of deputy director."

Oh, by the way, Yang, once my official appointment is confirmed on Monday, I'll treat you to drinks at noon! Remember to make time for it!

Secretary Yang smiled and nodded in agreement. The two then exchanged a few more jokes before Ye Jianchuan returned to the new workshop.

Even now, Ye Jianchuan still feels a bit unreal. After all, when he saved the two little girls yesterday, he never expected that this act of 'heroism' would bring him such great benefits.

However, this is also good news for me. At least with the title of deputy director of the food factory, this Uncle Er will probably not dare to provoke me easily.

Moreover, after the promotion, I no longer need to work in the workshop. Before, as a team leader, it sounded like I had become an official, but in reality, I still had to work in the workshop.

However, the deputy director is different. This job is more like a 'supervisor' and you don't need to do anything yourself.

This would make Ye Jianchuan's work much easier, and since the deputy director is considered a 'leadership' position, the salary and benefits are quite good, reaching fifty-four yuan per month.

Although he can't compare to Uncle Yi and Uncle Er, it's mainly because his seniority is too low. Otherwise, he would at least be no worse than Uncle Er.

In any case, getting promoted is one of the three great joys in life, so Ye Jianchuan was all smiles all afternoon.

Seeing Ye Jianchuan so happy, the older women in the workshop started teasing him.

"Hey, Xiao Ye, why are you so happy today? Did you find a wife?"

"What do you mean by finding a wife? At Xiao Ye's age, that's called dating!"

It has to be said that Ye Jianchuan was no match for these old women's fighting power. After a few words, Ye Jianchuan surrendered.

"Ladies, please stop teasing me. It's not convenient for me to talk about this right now. You'll find out next Monday, and I'll treat you to dinner then!"

"Hey, looks like our Team Leader Ye is about to make it big! Alright, I'm waiting for your treat!"

"..."

Having escaped the teasing of those old women, Ye Jianchuan went to the old carpenter's house he had previously contacted after get off work...

Judging by the time, my bathtub should be almost finished, and I need to go and check on it.

To be honest, the old carpenter's craftsmanship was quite good. As soon as Ye Jianchuan arrived, he saw the large bath tub he had ordered already placed to the side.

The inside of the bucket had been polished very smooth, and a film had been applied with some unknown substance, which looked like paint or resin.

When the old carpenter saw Ye Jianchuan coming over, he pointed to the large bathtub and said, "Look, the bathtub you ordered is finished. How are you going to take it back?"

Ye Jianchuan looked at the large bath tub and immediately felt a headache coming on. The tub wasn't actually that tall, only about 1.1 or 1.2 meters, and its diameter didn't look particularly long either, just over a meter.

However, the material is really solid; the entire bucket is made of solid wood, so it is very heavy, weighing over 100 kilograms.

The key issue was that this thing was round and bulky, making it inconvenient to carry around. So after hesitating for a long time, Ye Jianchuan finally took out a bundle of rope and asked the old carpenter to help him tie the bucket to his back, and then carried it back on his back.

When the old carpenter heard that Ye Jianchuan wanted to carry him back directly, he was quite surprised. After all, Ye Jianchuan didn't look strong at all. Carrying a weight of over 2.5 pounds for such a long distance seemed a bit unreliable to him!

However, when the old carpenter saw Ye Jianchuan lift the bucket with one hand, he no longer doubted Ye Jianchuan's strength.

Of course, Ye Jianchuan didn't really want to carry a bathtub back for more than ten minutes. As soon as he stepped out, he looked around and, seeing that no one was there, he put it directly into his storage space.

When they were almost at the courtyard house, Ye Jianchuan took another opportunity to take the bath tub out of the storage space.

By carrying the bath tub into the courtyard in this way, everyone can see where the bath tub came from, and there will be no more people asking questions after seeing the bath tub.

(This is a scheduled chapter~~~~ It's 2 AM, everyone go to sleep early, the author will get up again tomorrow to add more chapters!!!)

Chapter Sixty-Three: Sha Zhu, the Conscript

However, Ye Jianchuan miscalculated. When he arrived at his own door, he realized that although the bathtub was only a little over a meter in diameter, his door frame was less than a meter wide!

In other words, it's absolutely impossible to slip the bathtub through the door frame into the room.

As for stuffing the bathtub back into the storage space at this point? That wouldn't be feasible either, because the courtyard is currently very busy with people.

Left with no other choice, Ye Jianchuan could only place the bathtub at the door of his room and then begin to devise a solution.

At this moment, Qin Huairu from next door came out. Yes, right next door. To Ye Jianchuan's left and right were the Xu Damao family and the Second Uncle's family, and next to the Second Uncle's family was that empty room.

During the day today, Qin Huairu went to the subdistrict office and got all the necessary procedures sorted out.

This woman is ruthless; she seizes every opportunity and doesn't let it slip by. As soon as she had a chance to escape the deep pit that is Jia Zhangshi, she immediately took it.

In the end, not only were all the grain rations distributed, but with the help of Director Wang from the neighborhood office, they even got two more quilts from the Jia family.

Of course, aside from their own clothes and the two quilts, Qin Huairu was unable to get anything else from the stingy Jia Zhangshi.

However, this was enough for Qin Huairu. Although there was nothing in her new 'home', at least she was truly 'free' now.

Seeing Ye Jianchuan leaning against a bathtub in a daze, Qin Huairu walked over and asked, "Jianchuan? What's wrong? Why don't you come inside?"

Ye Jianchuan patted the bathtub behind him helplessly. "Hey! I didn't expect that the custom-made bathtub would be a bit too big, and now it can't fit into the room!"

As he spoke, Ye Jianchuan continued to study how to fit the bathtub into the room.

Just then, Qin Huairu spoke up again, "How about... you take down the window? I see your window is quite big and wide, you should be able to fit it in if you take it down, right?"

Ye Jianchuan looked at the window of his room. It was indeed quite large, but wouldn't it be too much trouble to remove the window?

If it weren't for the crowds and distractions, Ye Jianchuan would have liked to simply store the bathtub in his storage space and take it inside.

But he was too clever for his own good. He thought he could avoid future troubles by doing this, but now he finds that he is already in trouble.

Fortunately, Ye Jianchuan didn't dwell on it for too long, and Sha Zhu, that sycophant, soon came running to the backyard.

As a result, Sha Zhu was naturally conscripted by Ye Jianchuan. The two of them worked together for about ten minutes before finally managing to bring the bathtub into the house through the window.

. . . . . .

"Sister Qin, is your room still empty? I just bought a few quilts a few days ago, why don't you take a couple back and use them for now?"

Ye Jianchuan planned to give two of his old quilts to Qin Huairu, since he had bought four quilts in the early morning.

Even if one of the quilts needs to be dismantled to make a cotton-padded coat, the remaining three new quilts, along with the old ones that were left over, will be enough for my needs.

However, Qin Huairu waved her hand and said, "No need. Director Wang helped me get two quilts from the Jia family today, so we should have enough quilts at home for now."

Ye Jianchuan nodded, then continued, "Then... what about furniture and stuff? The house looks empty, there's nothing there. You guys can't possibly be sleeping on the floor at night, can you?"

At this moment, the simp Sha Zhu spoke up, "Hey, Jianchuan, don't worry! I took an hour off work today to come home."

We went to the street's recycling station and spent two yuan to get an old bed, an old cabinet, and two old tables.

After bringing them back, we gave these old things a quick wash, and they're clean now, though they look a bit worn out.

So I just went back to get a hammer and something, and now I'm going to do some minor repairs on your sister Qin's old things, so they'll be usable for now."

Ye Jianchuan hadn't expected that this silly Zhu was actually quite capable, so he nodded and then said again, "Alright then, go and tidy up the bed and stuff for her first."

Sister Qin, come over and make some steamed buns for me. Sha Zhu will come over later and we can eat together!

Sha Zhu nodded, picked up his hammer and other tools, and ran to Qin Huairu's little house to work, while Ye Jianchuan led Qin Huairu into his own house.

"Sister Qin, the flour is over there. Go and make a few more steamed buns."

Qin Huairu was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Are you eating steamed buns today too? Don't you usually eat rice?"

Ye Jianchuan did want to eat rice, but the problem was that plain rice wasn't so easy to come by; he had used all his food rations to buy new blankets.

The system didn't give any rice as a reward, and I didn't have time to go to Pigeon Market or anything today, so I definitely won't be able to eat rice today.

"How about we try something different today? By the way, the chicken by my door lays a lot of eggs every day. Go check the coop and we can make some scrambled eggs with tomatoes tonight."

The eggs were readily available, while the tomatoes were a reward from the system last night. Last night, I, 117, had spoken up for Qin Huairu, so the reward was naturally quite substantial.

Of course, the most important reward was for defeating the human traffickers and rescuing Qin Huairu's two daughters. That reward expanded Ye Jianchuan's storage space considerably once again and also gave it the function of preservation.

The emergence of this feature also allowed Ye Jianchuan to confidently put all kinds of ingredients rewarded by the system into his storage space without worrying about them spoiling.

After all, the system's rewards are becoming more and more frequent. If he can't finish eating them all in the future, and the storage space doesn't have a preservation function, Ye Jianchuan might have to sell them for money.

Although cooking should ideally be left to Sha Zhu, Ye Jianchuan didn't want to take a hammer and start banging things around.