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

After chatting with Xu Damao for a few more minutes, Uncle Yi left Xu Damao's house satisfied. Successfully bringing Xu Damao to his side was very important to Uncle Yi.

However, what Uncle Yi didn't know was that Ye Jianchuan, who was on his way to the Intermediate People's Court, witnessed his leaving Xu Damao's house.

This made Ye Jianchuan instantly realize that this old man had finally joined forces with Xu Damao, a guy he originally looked down on!

However, it's fine for you to join forces and fight among yourselves, but if you want to overturn the table and leave Uncle Er and his group with no chance to turn the tables, then I, Ye Jianchuan, will not stand idly by.

After all... Uncle Er is like an early warning outpost for me. With him around, I can safely remain the mastermind behind the scenes. If Uncle Er isn't there to draw attention away from me, I won't be able to live in peace!

However, before Ye Jianchuan could even think about how to achieve a 'balance of power' between Uncle Yi and Uncle Er, trouble came knocking on his door.

Upon arriving at the Intermediate Courtyard, Ye Jianchuan pushed open the door to He Yushui's room, intending to invite her out for a meal. However, upon entering, he saw that there was already someone sitting next to He Yushui.

The girl was startled when Ye Jianchuan pushed the door open and came in, while He Yushui jumped up happily and grabbed Ye Jianchuan's arm when she saw him.

"Haitang, this is the Jianchuan I just told you about, and he's also my boyfriend!"

"Brother Jianchuan, this is my high school classmate, Yu Haitang. By the way, he's a relative of Uncle San's family, and he's Sister Yu Li's younger sister. Isn't that a coincidence?"

Upon hearing He Yushui's introduction, Ye Jianchuan paused for a moment, then nodded and smiled, saying, "Really? That's quite a coincidence. Did you come here today to see Yushui, or to see your sister?"

Yu Haitang was quite generous. Unlike when she was startled by Ye Jianchuan at the beginning, she had now fully recovered. "Hello, my name is Yu Haitang, and I am Yu Shui's high school classmate."

As she spoke, she extended her hand to Ye Jianchuan. Ye Jianchuan hesitated for a moment, but still shook her hand.

Ye Jianchuan still didn't want to have much contact with Yu Haitang, because the girl in the original drama was just too troublesome.

Especially in the last ten years, this girl has been quite an active participant! A person like her is likely to be purged in the future.

Even if they aren't purged, they've certainly offended a lot of people during this period. Once things are set right, it will be difficult for such people to get along.

Therefore, Ye Jianchuan was unwilling to have too much contact with this girl. Of course, Ye Jianchuan could not show this emotion and could only silently keep some distance from her.

However, Yu Haitang was particularly interested in Ye Jianchuan. After shaking hands, she spoke in a familiar manner.

"Brother Jianchuan, can I call you that? You don't need to call me Yu anymore, just call me Haitang, like Yushui does!"

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After seeing Ye Jianchuan nod, Yu Haitang continued, "By the way, Brother Jianchuan, I heard from Yushui that you work in the workshop of a food factory, right? Or are you the deputy director of the workshop?"

What products does your workshop produce? Can you get your hands on those sandwich breads?

My friend let me try some before, and it tasted really good. It's just a pity it sold out very quickly when it was put on the shelves at the workers' store; I often can't buy it.

Although Ye Jianchuan didn't really want to talk to Yu Haitang any longer, since she had already asked, he couldn't pretend to be clueless, so he nodded.

"That bread is produced in our factory. Why don't you buy some to take home?"

If you really want it, come to our factory and find me. As long as you pay, I can get you a whole case, not just one or two bags!

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After all, our factory's output is much more than what the workers' store produces.

Ye Jianchuan was just being polite when he said that. Even if she took it seriously, he would just consider it as getting a small order for the factory, since he wouldn't lose anything.

But to everyone's surprise, Yu Haitang seized the opportunity and clapped her hands excitedly, "Really? That's great! I'll come to the food factory to find you in a couple of days."

If you could buy a little more to share with my friends, I'll treat you to a meal! A big meal!

Upon hearing Yu Haitang say that she wanted to treat him to a big meal, Ye Jianchuan was immediately startled. "I dare not eat your big meal," he quickly waved his hand and said.

"No need for a big meal. If you want to treat someone, then invite Yushui to dinner. By the way, speaking of dinner, the reason I came to find Yushui today is to invite her to dinner."

"Rain, get ready, I'll take you out to eat!"

He Yushui blushed, glanced at Yu Haitang, then at Ye Jianchuan, and finally decisively sold Yu Haitang.

"Haitang, why don't you go play at your sister's place for a while? Jianchuan and I are going out for a meal and will be right back!"

Under these circumstances, even if Yu Haitang had a thick skin, she wouldn't dare to ask to go to dinner and be a third wheel, right? So in the end, Yu Haitang went to the next room and went to the Yan family home with Yan Jiecheng and his wife for dinner.

Chapter 204 Taking Rainwater to Eat

Ye Jianchuan and He Yushui only pushed one bicycle out. Ye Jianchuan pedaled in front, while He Yushui hugged Ye Jianchuan's waist from behind. The two of them slowly rode towards the city center.

While riding his bike, Ye Jianchuan started chatting with He Yushui: "Yushui, what's the deal with that classmate of yours just now?"

You applied for early graduation, but she shouldn't have graduated yet, right? She doesn't seem to be studying anymore.

"Haitang? She applied for a leave of absence just like me. It wasn't just her and me; because of my situation, two other classmates in our class also applied for a leave of absence."

Haitang is currently working at a steel rolling mill; apparently, she's a broadcaster.

Ye Jianchuan frowned. The plot seemed to have been affected to some extent, after all, Yu Haitang had left school early, and "230" was no longer involved. However, the outcome seemed to remain unchanged.

After all, in the original drama, Yu Haitang went to work as a broadcaster at a steel mill after graduation. However, regardless of the circumstances, Ye Jianchuan still felt it was best not to have too much contact with Yu Haitang.

"Do you and this Yu Haitang have a good relationship?"

He Yushui nodded, then shook her head, and said, "Back in school, we weren't really that close; we were just ordinary friends."

However, when she entered her senior year of high school, she found out that I and her sister lived in the same courtyard, and our relationship slowly started to improve, but it never reached the level it is now.

It wasn't until I was close to dropping out of school that her attitude towards me suddenly became closer, as if...

"Best friend?"

"Yes! Best friend! Closest confidante! Hahaha, Jianchuan, you used that word quite vividly."

Of course it's a vivid description, after all, this word has been overused in later generations. However, after hearing He Yushui's words, Ye Jianchuan also began to have some doubts.

Why did Yu Haitang's attitude towards He Yushui suddenly change so drastically?

Considering that Uncle San always knew about changes in his position at the food factory immediately, and according to Uncle San, this information was all obtained by his daughter-in-law, Yu Li.

So... could Yu Li possibly share this news with her younger sister? Therefore, Yu Haitang knew that Ye Jianchuan was a 'potential catch'.

Moreover, after she met He Yushui, who happened to be Ye Jianchuan's childhood sweetheart, she thought that she might need Ye Jianchuan's help in the future, so she started to befriend He Yushui.

If we really want to think about this from a conspiracy theory perspective, then another question arises: what does Yu Haitang need me to help her with?

Considering Yu Haitang's various "active" behaviors in the original drama, Ye Jianchuan immediately understood that this ambitious woman might be trying to climb the social ladder by leveraging his influence.

If that's really the case, then I'd better be careful.

After Ye Jianchuan asked such a question, he suddenly stopped talking, and He Yushui behind him also realized the problem.

"Brother Jianchuan... When you asked that question, did you think there was something wrong with Yu Haitang?"

Ye Jianchuan paused for a moment, then nodded. "I didn't expect you to be so perceptive. Did your brother leave his brain in your mother's womb when he was born, and you ended up using it?"

Otherwise, how come you two siblings, one so smart and the other so foolish?

Ye Jianchuan made a joke, and He Yushui punched him twice on the back before he spoke, "That's right, I think Yu Haitang's behavior is a bit strange."

Especially her behavior in your room just now. When I pushed the door open, she was clearly startled, but she had recovered before you introduced me to her.

So I think she probably already knew about me before, maybe she'd even met me before!

"Then... what she just said, that the sandwiches at the workers' stores sell very quickly, I've heard that, but not all breads at the workers' stores sell very quickly, right?"

Students at school do seem to like this kind of food, so it's normal that she couldn't get a sandwich at the workers' store near the school.

But since you said she's already working at the steel mill, it doesn't make sense that she can't buy sandwiches, after all... most steel mill workers have to support their entire families... .......

"So... it's unlikely that any worker would be willing to spend two or three times more than flour to buy bread, right?"

So the sandwiches at the steel mill workers' shop certainly wouldn't sell out so quickly, but she still said that, which means she deliberately mentioned sandwiches.

She deliberately asked me if I could make her some of these sandwich breads, because she knew I could definitely help!

He Yushui's expression changed upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, and she then asked, "If that's really the case, what is her purpose?"

Ye Jianchuan shrugged and said, "Who knows what her purpose is? Maybe she's taken a fancy to me, this outstanding young man, and wants to snatch me away from you?"

She made a small joke, which earned her a few playful punches from He Yushui.

Little did He Yushui know that Ye Jianchuan's words might not have been a joke. After all, Yu Haitang was someone who was willing to climb the social ladder and even pair up with Xu Damao.

Who is Xu Damao? How could Yu Haitang not know? But in order to use Xu Damao's 'influence' to continue climbing the ladder, Yu Haitang still went all out, didn't she?

So if it's because she sees potential in him, then Yu Haitang might actually be capable of doing something like that.

After all... 2.5 Although the people in the courtyard didn't know their status in the food factory, even if they knew they were a deputy workshop director or something, it wasn't really a particularly impressive position.

However, since Yu Li had acquaintances at the food factory and was able to find out all sorts of information about herself, it was quite normal for Yu Haitang to know that her status in the food factory was far higher than that of a workshop deputy director.

After all, Director Zhou still trusts him a lot and is willing to discuss many things with him, and even let him do things. This gives the other people in the food factory the feeling that 'Ye Jianchuan is the second-in-command of the food factory'.

Furthermore, the position of deputy director of the food factory was practically unfilled, since it had been mentioned before that the person was just holding the position and hadn't even visited the food factory twice. This kind of talk naturally became even more prevalent.

Chapter 205 Watching a Movie Together, Teasing He Yushui

However, Ye Jianchuan did not intend to continue discussing this issue with He Yushui, otherwise it would be terrible if it caused any unnecessary misunderstandings.

He took He Yushui to the front gate, and the two went into a mutton restaurant that would later become very famous, where they enjoyed a delicious hot pot meal.

After enjoying a good meal, Ye Jianchuan, seeing that it was still early, didn't want He Yushui to go back so soon, lest she run into Yu Haitang and it would be awkward again.

So Ye Jianchuan simply turned to He Yushui and said, "Yushui, I think it's still early. How about we go watch a movie over there before going back?"

He Yushui was naturally delighted to hear Ye Jianchuan invite her to a movie, so the two young people went to see a movie together.

However, to be honest, the movies of this era are a bit too 'retro', and Ye Jianchuan always felt that something was missing when watching them.

On second thought, watching a movie without cola and popcorn just doesn't feel right!

Hey! Popcorn? It seems like not many people make this yet. Maybe I should try making it myself?

Compared to the more complicated videos about sandwiches and cream cakes, the method for making popcorn doesn't require the system to tell me.

After all, I had tried making this myself back in the modern era. Although there are some requirements for the type of corn for special popcorn, it is not too difficult in general.

After watching the movie, there were hardly any people on the streets outside. Ye Jianchuan was a little disappointed. It would have been wonderful if he could have gone out for some barbecue or something at this time.

Unfortunately, at this time of day, night markets are not readily available, and many people are barely making ends meet, so late-night snacks are still a bit of a luxury.

Since there were no other entertainment options, Ye Jianchuan naturally rode his bicycle and took He Yushui to the courtyard house.