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

Sha Zhu waved his hand and said, "That's not what I was talking about. I was talking about my blind date!"

Although Ye Jianchuan had already guessed that Third Uncle might have exposed him, he still chose to play dumb.

"Blind date? What does your blind date have to do with me?"

"Jianchuan, stop pretending. Do you think I don't know Third Uncle's temper? He's the kind of guy who wouldn't even release a hawk if he saw a rabbit."

He suddenly changed his tune and said he'd help me find a partner? Just so I could help his relative organize a wedding banquet?

Besides, Uncle San said that he only offered to introduce me to someone because you suggested it, and he realized I'm currently lacking a wife. I reckon your suggestion to him wasn't just about me lacking a wife, was it?

Seeing that Sha Zhu had actually figured this out for him, Ye Jianchuan simply stopped pretending, nodded, and spoke.

"Alright, since you've already guessed it, then you should prepare yourself well and leave a good impression on Teacher Ran!"

As for the dinner you invited me to, I'm really not sure I'll be free to come back tomorrow. How about we postpone it? We can talk about it after your blind date goes through, okay?

Sha Zhu didn't mince words and nodded in agreement. He then teased He Yushui a couple more times before running back to the central courtyard with a grin.

He Yushui, who had just been teased by Sha Zhu, blushed and greeted Ye Jianchuan before turning and running away.

We had already reached the final movement of this fitness exercise, but since everyone's enthusiasm has been dampened, let's not continue.

And so, the group of people who had gathered at Ye Jianchuan's house turned around and went home.

Ye Jianchuan was quite carefree. After taking a bath with some water, he went straight to bed to rest. However, some people in the courtyard were destined to be unable to sleep tonight.

In the middle courtyard, in Grandpa Yi's room, Grandpa Yi, who had just adopted a godson, was sitting on the edge of the bed, sulking.

He had maintained a "good guy" image in the compound for decades, but Ye Jianchuan's words today had basically shattered it all. His prestige in the compound would definitely be gone forever.

And all of this was thanks to Ye Jianchuan! Unfortunately, Ye Jianchuan didn't work at the steel rolling mill, so none of the places where he could exert his strength posed a threat to Ye Jianchuan, which made Uncle Yi very uncomfortable.

Chapter 118 Visiting the Lou Family

Beside the old man, the old woman could only try to calm him down, and the atmosphere in the room was very oppressive.

Meanwhile, Xu Damao in the backyard was also unable to sleep. He had been beaten up by Ye Jianchuan today and was already in a bad mood. He finally came up with a revenge plan, but it almost ended up getting him killed.

In the end, he had no choice but to swallow his pride and beg for forgiveness from a few people he didn't get along with, which was incredibly humiliating.

That's Xu Damao for you—he's shameless! If it were someone with a thin skin, they would have been so ashamed after what just happened that they would have committed suicide!

But Xu Damao's insomnia wasn't just due to that; he was also worried about his future life at the steel rolling mill.

If I offend the security guards, my days at the steel mill will definitely be difficult, so I have to think of a good way to appease Deputy Director Li and the others.

Otherwise, it would be really tough to be squeezed out of the steel rolling mill all the time!

Besides Xu Damao, there was another person in the backyard who couldn't sleep either. That person was the deaf old lady, the top person in charge of the courtyard who rarely showed up anymore.

With so many things happening outside today, how could this deaf old lady at home not know?

Especially since her godson, Uncle Yi, was bullied by Ye Jianchuan, the deaf old lady was also feeling bad!

This "godson" of his own, relying on the prestige and good reputation he has accumulated over the years, has always been able to make a good living through various means.

But now his reputation as a "godson" is probably not what it used to be. What should he do in the future?

In addition... she heard that her "godson" Sha Zhu had fallen out with her "godson," which was also a very upsetting thing for the deaf old lady.

Originally, Sha Zhu was the perfect person he had chosen to take care of himself and his "godson" in their old age. And after so many years of "cultivation," Sha Zhu had basically become a qualified person to take care of his parents.

But just when he was nearing the end of his life and his "godson" was about to retire, all his original plans were disrupted.

How could this not make the deaf old lady angry? But the deaf old lady was quite thoughtful. Given the previous situation, she knew that even if she intervened, she probably couldn't salvage the situation.

So the deaf old lady thought she might as well think of other ways to try to outmaneuver Sha Zhu and have a chat with him to see if she could try to reconcile them or sabotage the relationship between Sha Zhu and Ye Jianchuan.

. . . . . .

Ye Jianchuan had no idea that so many people in this courtyard were unable to sleep because of the words he had said in anger that day.

Ye Jianchuan slept soundly until after 2 a.m.

After waking up, Ye Jianchuan felt a bit bored. Although it was still early, he had no intention of going to the Ghost Market today.

Those guys used to sell stolen goods at the ghost market. Now that the case has been solved, the ghost market will definitely be affected in the next few days. Ye Jianchuan doesn't want to end up getting himself into trouble while browsing the ghost market.

So, bored, Ye Jianchuan could only start studying the ancient books he had bought earlier at home again.

Moreover, in the morning, Ye Jianchuan did not skip work to go to the Lou family as he had planned, but instead went to work for the whole day.

After getting off work, he returned to the courtyard house and set off with Lou Xiao'e to the Lou family's small villa.

To be honest, the Lou family's villa is indeed quite nice. If the interior decoration were placed in later generations, it would be considered to be of a high standard.

However, outside the Lou family's gate, Ye Jianchuan had already spotted several unusual figures. Although these figures looked like ordinary passersby, Ye Jianchuan could sense that they were all martial arts practitioners.

With so many martial arts practitioners hanging around the Lou family's small villa, isn't their identity quite obvious?

"Dad! Mom! This is Ye Jianchuan, whom I told you about before. Jianchuan, these are my parents!"

Ye Jianchuan extended his hand with neither humility nor arrogance to shake hands with Director Lou, saying, "Hello, Uncle! Hello, Aunt!"

Director Lou began sizing up Ye Jianchuan the moment he entered. When Ye Jianchuan greeted him, Lou simply nodded without saying a word.

It wasn't until the group, led by Lou's mother, sat down on the sofa that Director Lou began to speak.

"Xiao Ye, I heard from Xiao'e that you took good care of her in the courtyard. I'd like to thank you in advance!"

Ye Jianchuan waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. We're all neighbors. It's only right that we help and look after each other."

"I heard from Xiao'e that you were the one who took the initiative to come see me this time? What's wrong? Is there something you need from me?"

Ye Jianchuan nodded and replied, "I do have something to discuss with Uncle Lou, and it's very important to your Lou family!"

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Director Lou's expression changed slightly, before he gave a dry laugh.

"Haha, Xiao Ye, you're joking. My Lou family is so large and powerful, what could possibly be so important to the entire Lou family?"

Hearing Director Lou's slightly awkward laughter, Ye Jianchuan whispered four words: "The world is about to change!"

At this, Director Lou's face turned deathly pale. He then stood up and said, "Xiao Ye, let's go to the study to talk."

After speaking, Director Lou turned to look at his mother and nodded at her. His mother immediately understood what he meant, nodded, and then took the only remaining servant in the house to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Director Lou then led Ye Jianchuan into the study. Upon entering, Director Lou immediately began to speak.

"Xiao Ye! Is the message you received true? What exactly happened? Could you tell me a little bit about it?"

Ye Jianchuan pondered for a moment, then said, "The hostility towards capitalists across the country is becoming increasingly apparent."

Soon, the higher-ups will probably start taking action against you people! Under these circumstances, protecting the Lou family is basically impossible!

Director Lou's expression changed instantly, and then he said, "So... you came all this way just to tell me this news?"

Ye Jianchuan shrugged, then said, "Besides this news, I also have two pieces of advice to share!"

Chapter 119 A Proposal to Kill Two Birds with One Stone

"Besides this news, I also have two pieces of advice to share!"

First! While the higher-ups haven't started taking action yet, you can start preparing to leave!

Things like real estate, antiques, and paintings—if you have a way to move them, that's naturally the best. If you can't move them, then you'd better find a way to bury them!

"Secondly, if you are ready to leave, I can give you a good recommendation. Given your situation, you definitely can't stay in China any longer."

So you have no choice but to go abroad, but there are different places outside. Compared to being unfamiliar with the place abroad and not even speaking the language, I think the best place for you is Hong Kong Island!

Hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Director Lou nodded, then shook his head again. "Little Ye, to be honest, I've also noticed something's not right lately."

Especially those suspicious people downstairs from my house, I always felt something was off about them. Now that you've said it, I understand, they're all eyeing our family's lucrative property!

Hong Kong Island is indeed a very nice place, and I can find a way to arrange that, but as for how to hide these assets, I really have no idea.”

Hearing what Director Lou said, Ye Jianchuan was overjoyed. "Director Lou, are you willing to trust me? If you think I can be trusted, then I can help you find a small courtyard."

"We can buy that courtyard in my name later, and then you can find someone to secretly move all those things into that courtyard."

Then, Ye Jianchuan told Chairman Lou about the fact that the small courtyard he knew was for sale.

Chairman Lou was silent for a moment. "If that's the case, wouldn't you be implicated if any problems arise?"

Ye Jianchuan shook his head. "Don't worry, Uncle Lou. Since I was able to come up with this idea, I naturally have a way to prevent others from discovering these hidden things!"

Ye Jianchuan was confident that he could hide these things and prevent anyone from discovering them, since he could put them all into his own storage space!

Even if those people are incredibly resourceful and can follow the clues to find that small courtyard, do they really think they can cross the boundaries of space and find those things in Ye Jianchuan's storage space?

Without that kind of 'evidence', they naturally wouldn't be able to do anything to Ye Jianchuan.

After all, Ye Jianchuan didn't intend to register that courtyard under his own name, but rather wanted to register it under Qin Huairu's name.

As for the reason, it's readily available! In the courtyard, Qin Huairu stood up to help Lou Xiao'e, and the place where Qin Huairu lived happened to be quite small.

So Lou Xiao'e helped her benefactor buy this small courtyard. Surely those people wouldn't keep bothering with this courtyard.

After all, this small courtyard is only worth 1,500 yuan, which is really just a drop in the ocean compared to the huge 'treasure' that the Lou family has acquired.

After hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Chairman Lou fell silent again. After a long while, he spoke again.

"Okay, Xiao Ye, then I'll leave this matter to you. Please go and purchase the small courtyard on my behalf."

As for the reason, you should already know it. Just like last time the house in the courtyard was registered under your name, I think it would be better not to register this house under Xiao'e's name either.

"Chairman Lou, we have another trustworthy older sister in the courtyard house. She even helped Sister Xiao'e before, so I suggest you register the house in her name."

That seems like a more legitimate reason, and it'll be easier to explain if an investigation comes later.

Chairman Lou nodded and agreed again. The two then chatted about other things for a while before Lou Xiao'e came in to remind them that it was time to eat, and that's when their meeting ended.

At dinner, Ye Jianchuan and the three members of the Lou family acted as if nothing had happened, chatting about everyday things.

However, as they ate dinner, the way Director Lou and his mother looked at Ye Jianchuan suddenly changed.

Because neither Ye Jianchuan nor Lou Xiao'e realized that the way they spoke to each other and their habits of interacting had far exceeded the level of ordinary neighbors, or even friends...