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And there's that old-fashioned bicycle parked in the yard behind us, its registration certificate still stuck on...

The fact that Li Chaoyang has so much money and ration coupons shows that he's definitely not some greenhorn who just started working...

Something's wrong. Li Chaoyang is acting very strangely...

I should try to avoid this person in the future... until I know their background.

You absolutely must not have any conflict with him.

A young person who can casually give away such an expensive bag of candy is definitely not simple...

Yan Bugui quickened his pace and hurried back to the front yard.

An elderly woman living in the house near the gate noticed this and peeked out, finding it strange.

Upon seeing the old man carrying a paper bag filled with rolled-up bedding, he was immediately surprised and jokingly exclaimed, "Oh! Old man..."

"You're carrying a small paper packet in your left hand and a rolled-up quilt in your right..."

"Looks like this time... we had a good haul!"

Yan Bugui turned around abruptly upon hearing this sound.

Clearly, they were residents of the backyard. Yan Bugui stuffed the candy into the bedding and said somewhat angrily, "Go away!"

"Why are you everywhere?!"

"Stop talking to me, I'm annoyed..."

"Hey..." The old lady got excited right away, lifted the curtain and came out to chat with the old man.

But to her surprise, by the time she came out, the Third Uncle had already stepped through the back gate, turned the corner, and disappeared...

The woman got so angry that she yelled towards the door, "You're getting all worked up over a joke!"

"Who doesn't know that you, Yan Bugui, are always scheming and plotting in this courtyard..."

"They probably saw the new guy who moved in bought a bunch of stuff and came over to try and freeload..."

This middle-aged woman had a pretty loud voice; both sentences echoed in the small backyard without missing a single word.

Whether Yan Bugui heard it or not is unknown, but Li Chaoyang was in the backyard house.

He heard the old woman shout those two sentences, closed the door, and shook his head...

Li Chaoyang thought to himself that choosing to distance himself from his third uncle and draw a line was the right thing to do...

Anyway, I don't know why these three old men are being nice to me.

But there was definitely some ulterior motive involved...

Moreover, judging from what he overheard the women talking when he entered and what just happened,

This place was no different from the courtyard house filled with birds he remembered...

In short, the favor of the third uncle lending him his bedding has now been repaid.

Last night was my first time here, and I only accepted his kindness because I felt that this old man was a bit different.

However, in the future, you should try to avoid having such interactions with other people in this courtyard.

Li Chaoyang didn't want to take advantage of others, but no one should try to take advantage of him either...

I don't want anyone to think that I'll take care of them in their old age...

Whether it's an old lady or an old man.

He didn't want to live like that silly Zhu...

"Silly Pillar..." Li Chaoyang suddenly remembered.

I haven't seen this person since yesterday.

That shouldn't be the case. Sha Zhu has always been quite active in this courtyard...

I've been living in this courtyard house for two days now, but I still haven't seen him.

Are the cooks at the steel rolling mill really that busy?

Lost in his own thoughts, Li Chaoyang came out, locked the door, and prepared to go back to the factory.

We've been out for several hours now; it's time to go back and check on things.

I informed all the department members this morning that there would be a meeting this afternoon.

If he goes too late, it will make him seem like he's putting on airs.

Li Chaoyang didn't want to leave a bad impression on his subordinates so soon after taking office...

Just as he was about to leave with his cart, he saw Xu Damao carrying a free-range chicken back to his house...

Xu Damao hadn't walked far before he started shouting into his own house.

"Xiao'e, hurry up and get me something to eat. I'm starving after riding for three hours on mountain roads..."

But no one answered from inside the house. Xu Damao raised his voice even higher: "Lou Xiao'e, where have you been?"

"Your man works himself to the bone outside to earn money, and when he comes home, you're nowhere to be seen, right?"

"Hurry up and get me something to eat, I need to grab something to eat before I have to go back to the factory for a meeting!"

"That new, lousy director of our department is going to hold a meeting and act all high and mighty. If I'm late, I'm sure to get in trouble..."

Upon hearing this, Li Chaoyang, who had just stepped out of the archway, froze on the surface... and looked at Xu Damao with a somewhat unfriendly gaze.

He had a strong urge to rush over and grab Xu Damao to ask him how he had become the Bird Director.

But then Xu Damao heard a noise behind him, turned around and saw Li Chaoyang.

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment, but his eyes were fixed on the old bicycle that Li Chaoyang was pushing.

"Hey, college student, you've just started working and you're already buying big-ticket items?"

"It seems your family is quite well-off..."

Upon seeing the bicycle, Xu Damao no longer cared about finding his wife, Lou Xiao'e.

He leaned closer and examined Li Chaoyang's bicycle with a curious look.

"This is a Phoenix brand full-chain shell, college student, where did you get such a fortune...so extravagant..."

Li Chaoyang looked at Xu Damao leaning closer and asking a series of questions, and shook his head helplessly, responding casually.

"It's nothing to be extravagant about, just consider it a gift from my family..."

Chapter Seventeen: Xu Damao, a reckless and unruly man, wants to change his ways. How can we tolerate him?

"I knew it...you're just a newbie on the job." Xu Damao leaned closer and closer, his eyes practically glued to the nameplate on the bicycle, muttering, "You definitely don't have that much money to buy this brand new 28-inch Phoenix..."

Li Chaoyang completely ignored these words.

Because he was now extremely curious about what Xu Damao was thinking...

I clearly remember that Xu Damao was in the personnel department office when I reported for duty yesterday.

Judging from his expression, it seems he has no idea that he is now his boss.

Otherwise, if you were caught talking behind someone's back about how the leader is a bird section chief, you'd be embarrassed no matter what.

It's unclear whether Xu Damao is just thick-skinned or simply unaware that he's his new section chief...

After thinking about it, Li Chaoyang still didn't say anything.

Anyway, Xu Damao will definitely attend the meeting at the factory later.

He wanted to see what Xu Damao's expression would be when he saw him at the meeting.

"Xu Damao, could you please move aside? I have to go back to the factory for a meeting..." Xu Damao was a little stunned when he heard Li Chaoyang call him by his name. He looked up and finally shifted his gaze from the bicycle to Li Chaoyang, asking with a puzzled expression, "Huh? College student... Didn't you just move in yesterday?"

"How do you know my name? We've never met before...?"

He had barely finished speaking when he scratched his head and narrowed his triangular eyes... "Wait a minute, why do you look so familiar..."

"Have we met somewhere before?"

“It’s not impossible…” Li Chaoyang smiled and shook his head.

Seeing this, he knew that Xu Damao had been busy talking to the people in the personnel department yesterday.

So he didn't even notice himself... After thinking about it, Li Chaoyang didn't say anything more, and pushed the car to leave.

But then Xu Damao came over and stopped him: "Wait..."

"You still haven't told me how you know my name?"

When Li Chaoyang saw Xu Damao grab his handlebars, his brows immediately furrowed.

He already found Xu Damao quite repulsive, and now he's even blocking his way?

"Excuse me, let go of my hand..." Li Chaoyang looked at Xu Damao with disgust, his expression gradually turning unfriendly.

He was already thinking to himself, if Xu Damao continued to annoy him like this, should he learn from Sha Zhu...?

But Xu Damao really had a reckless streak. Hearing Li Chaoyang's warning, he not only didn't let go, but instead started to provoke him.

Xue Damao squinted at Li Chaoyang with his triangular eyes and said, "Kid...who are you trying to scare with that stern face?"

"I'm not letting it go today, what are you going to do about it..."