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

Unlike Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e's argument, Ye Jianchuan had absolutely no intention of 'mediating'.

The things Second Uncle did during those ten years had already led Ye Jianchuan to list him as one of the dangerous individuals, so it was best to avoid contact with him if possible.

The Liu brothers, Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian, were not exactly good people either, so Ye Jianchuan didn't bother with such trivial matters.

Just as Ye Jianchuan heard the screams of Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian next door, he gradually drifted off to sleep.

. . . . . .

In the following days, Ye Jianchuan's life officially got back on track.

First, I went to an old carpenter near Qianmen Tower to order a large bath tub, and then I inquired about the sewer pipes.

However, Ye Jianchuan would have to wait about a week to get the large bathtub, and the sewer pipes were also in a bit of a predicament. There were no PVC pipes or anything like that available now, so if he wanted to connect water pipes himself, he would have to use steel.

And steel isn't easy to come by, so... as for private bathrooms, it seems like there's little hope.

Aside from these two 'important things,' Ye Jianchuan didn't have anything else to do every day except go to and from get off work.

A few days later, Ye Jianchuan finally received the official notice he had been waiting for, along with the news that he had become the group leader of the workshop.

This news also startled the others at the food factory, since Ye Jianchuan had only been working there for a little over a month.

Although everyone usually kept to themselves and Ye Jianchuan never shirked his duties, no one had any complaints about him.

However, after working for only one month, he successfully became a full-time employee and was even promoted to the position of team leader in the new workshop. His salary also increased from 25.5 yuan to 32.5 yuan.

This speed still surprised everyone in the food factory. Some even thought Ye Jianchuan was the son of some leader, sent down to gain experience.

However, these suspicions had no effect on Ye Jianchuan.

In fact, if it weren't for wanting to have a respectable source of income to avoid being suspected by others, Ye Jianchuan would never have wanted to go to work every day in the same routine.

After all, an income of thirty yuan a month is really low for Ye Jianchuan. In the past few days, Ye Jianchuan has successfully earned nearly fifty yuan in rewards just by doing some "good deeds" every day.

On average, I can get more than ten yuan in rewards from the system every day. Isn't that much faster than making money at work?

During these past few days, Ye Jianchuan has not been able to find an opportunity to continue causing trouble. Xu Damao went directly to the countryside to show movies. Although Ye Jianchuan wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Lou Xiao'e alone.

However, Lou Xiao'e is quite knowledgeable about water and knows to avoid suspicion, so she never invites Ye Jianchuan into her home.

As for Qin Huairu, well, there hasn't been any progress either. It's not that Qin Huairu is difficult to deal with, but rather that she hasn't come to help with the tidying up these past few days.

Therefore, Ye Jianchuan naturally did not find an opportunity to continue his actions.

But it doesn't matter. Today, since he's officially promoted, Ye Jianchuan is planning to make something delicious. With something delicious, he won't even need to look for Qin Huairu anymore; she'll come to him on her own.

After getting off work, Ye Jianchuan went directly to the market and bought an old hen, then bought two pounds of pork and some miscellaneous vegetables.

As Ye Jianchuan walked back carrying a large pile of things, he ran into Uncle San, who lived in the front yard, at the gate. When Uncle San saw that Ye Jianchuan had brought back so much food, his eyes lit up and he quickly went up to talk to him.

"Hey, Xiao Ye? What's the occasion? Why did you buy so many groceries? And a whole old hen too. Are you going on a blind date?"

Ye Jianchuan waved his hand and said, "Teacher Yan, you're joking. Why would I be in such a hurry at my age? I'm just happy today because I've been officially promoted, so I thought I'd treat myself to a nice meal."

As he spoke, Ye Jianchuan walked towards his home, while his third uncle behind him began to secretly plot how he could get a free meal from Ye Jianchuan.

Once home, Ye Jianchuan didn't bother to hide the aroma of his cooking this time. He immediately set up a pot to stew meat and kill a chicken to make soup. Before long, the fragrance wafted out from the backyard.

At the Jia family home, Banggeng smelled a strong aroma of meat and immediately protested, "Grandma, I want to eat meat."

Madam Jia was also craving it. "Whose family is stewing meat here? And there's the smell of chicken soup too?"

Banggeng was quite cunning and immediately said, "I just saw that jinx in the backyard carrying a big piece of pork and an old hen. He must be stewing meat."

Now Jia Zhangshi's ugly face began to show: "Hey, this little jinx, why is he eating so well all by himself? He doesn't even share some food with us."

"Great joke! Don't rush, wait until your mom gets back, then have her go find that little jinx and get him some food!"

Actually, this kind of scenario isn't just happening in the Jia family; the two little brats next door are practically drooling over it too.

It just so happened that the steel mill was closing half an hour late, and Uncle Er and Sha Zhu hadn't returned yet, so Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu discussed it briefly and went to Ye Jianchuan's house to knock on the door.

Chapter Eighteen: The Liu brothers' brains really don't work well.

Ye Jianchuan opened the door and saw two unlucky guys from next door, one of whom had a slightly swollen face. He immediately found it a bit funny.

"Liu Guangfu? Liu Guangtian? What are you two brothers doing here looking for me?"

"Brother Ye, are you stewing meat at home? Could you share some of the broth with us? Just a little bit would be fine."

Ye Jianchuan said irritably, "I have no relation to you, why should I share with you? Come on, come on, there's no one here."

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan was about to close the door, but to his surprise, the two guys at the door got anxious when they couldn't get the soup.

"Hey!! Ye Jianchuan! You're just an apprentice, earning only twelve and a half yuan a month. How come you can eat so well? You must have stolen something from the factory!"

"If you don't give us two brothers some meat, I'll report you to the food factory!"

The two brothers were shouting at Ye Jianchuan's door when Ye Jianchuan suddenly opened the door again. The two brothers thought they had found Ye Jianchuan's weakness and said smugly.

"Hmph!! Scared now? Let me tell you! This isn't over until you share half of your chicken soup with us!"

However, they didn't notice that Ye Jianchuan's expression had already turned somewhat unpleasant.

Hearing that they still dared to shout, Ye Jianchuan decided not to hold back any longer. He grabbed one of them with each hand and threw the two brothers two meters away with a wave of his hand.

Such great strength is naturally the result of Ye Jianchuan's physical training at home these past few days. This physical training has not only improved Ye Jianchuan's physical strength, but also increased his strength considerably.

Although Ye Jianchuan threw the two of them out, he still paid some attention to the consequences and did not injure them.

But these two guys, perhaps driven crazy by Uncle Er's beating, still dared to come up and yell at Ye Jianchuan even after seeing how strong he was.

"Ha!! You actually dared to use violence!! Ye Jianchuan, you're finished! You just wait! I'll definitely report you to the food factory!"

Just then, a group of workers from the steel rolling mill entered the courtyard one after another, and they happened to hear the shouting of Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu in the backyard.

Since it was still early after get off work, everyone rushed to the backyard upon hearing that there was something exciting to see.

At this moment, Uncle San, who had already heard the commotion and had been observing the situation, stepped forward.

"What's all this commotion about? Guangtian, Guangfu, what are you two brothers saying in front of Xiaoye's house?"

"Third Uncle! Ye Jianchuan is just an apprentice, he only earns twelve yuan and fifty cents a month. Where does he get the money to buy chicken and meat?"

My brother and I figured this guy must have stolen it from the food factory! That's why we came to confront him!

Ye Jianchuan didn't even need to explain; Third Uncle had already spoken up, "Hey, so that's what it is. You've misunderstood. This young Ye has already been officially promoted today."

"From now on, I'll be a full-time worker at the food factory. Even though I only get 25.5 yuan a month, I'm all alone, so what's wrong with celebrating with some pork?"

Upon hearing Uncle San's words, Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian's eyes widened. "What? How is that possible? This guy has only been at the food factory for a month!"

"You got promoted so quickly? Uncle San, you're not making this up, are you?"

Uncle San was also having doubts. He knew how difficult it was for apprentices in these factories to become permanent employees. It was basically impossible to become a permanent employee normally without a year or two of work.

So, although Third Uncle was tempted by Ye Jianchuan's feast, he didn't dare to vouch for Ye Jianchuan's meal here, and instead turned his attention to Ye Jianchuan.

"Well... I only overheard Xiao Ye talking about it at the door just now. Xiao Ye, could you explain it to them?"

Ye Jianchuan shrugged and said, "Once you're officially employed, you're officially employed. Does that need explaining?"

Although I'm the only one from a food factory in our compound, there are quite a few people from food factories in the compound next door. If you want to know, just ask around!

I can't be bothered to lie about something like this. Alright! I have soup simmering on the stove; I don't have time to waste on this nonsense!

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan turned his gaze to the Liu brothers, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, and continued, "Didn't you want to report me? Go ahead!"

Don't blame the food factory's security department for catching you and beating you up!

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan turned around, closed the door, and went back to making soup.

The people in the compound started discussing it.

"Wow! I didn't realize that Ye Jianchuan got promoted in just one month. He must have a bright future ahead of him."

"Yeah, yeah, hey, by the way, Ye Jianchuan is only eighteen years old, right? He definitely doesn't have a girlfriend yet."

My brother has a girl about his age. If we could just play matchmaker, do you think I'd be able to eat bread from the food factory someday?

The excitement came and went quickly. Once they realized there was nothing more to see, the residents of the courtyard went home to prepare dinner.

Ye Jianchuan then opened the system to check, but embarrassingly, he did not receive any system rewards for teaching Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian a lesson this time.

This is a bit strange. Last time I taught Bang Geng a lesson, the system immediately determined that I had completed the task of 'helping the neighbor educate the child'.

But upon reflection, Ye Jianchuan understood the reason. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were constantly being beaten by Uncle Er, so they weren't lacking in 'education' at all. That was probably why they weren't getting any rewards.

Chapter Nineteen: Third Uncle Smooths Down Second Uncle, Then Comes to His Door for a Feast

About ten minutes later, Uncle Yi, Uncle Er, and Qin Huairu, the three 'main characters,' returned to the courtyard house one after another.

Since Uncle Er lived next to Ye Jianchuan's house, he naturally smelled the strong aroma of chicken soup.

However, he didn't care too much. After all, Uncle Er earned more than seventy yuan a month, so he was never short of food. It's just that he was reluctant to share the food with his two sons.

But when he got home and heard his two sons exaggerating their complaints, Uncle Er got a little angry.

They immediately went to Ye Jianchuan's doorstep, wanting to talk to him.

However, before Second Uncle could even make a move, he ran into Third Uncle, who was trying to freeload, at Ye Jianchuan's doorstep.

"Old Yan? What brings you here?"

Third Uncle had just arrived and was planning to offer Ye Jianchuan a brief congratulations on his promotion, then use the excuse of asking Ye Jianchuan for a drink to stay for a nice meal.

So Uncle San was also carrying a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor). Of course, it wasn't any good liquor; a bottle only cost 15 cents.

Unexpectedly, just as they reached Ye Jianchuan's door, they ran into Uncle Er, who came out from next door.

Third Uncle thought Second Uncle thought the same way, so he raised the bottle of wine in his hand and said, "Isn't this because Xiao Ye just got promoted?"

I was thinking of coming to celebrate for him and maybe even grab a drink with him!

Uncle Er was dumbfounded, because his two sons hadn't mentioned Ye Jianchuan's promotion at all.

All he knew was that his two sons, because Ye Jianchuan next door was always stewing meat and making chicken soup, became suspicious of the source of these things and went to Ye Jianchuan's house to question him, only to be beaten up by Ye Jianchuan.

But after hearing what Uncle San said, Uncle Er was a little confused. It was such a happy occasion that someone got a permanent job, so shouldn't they buy some nice things to celebrate?