"Touched? Then let's wait and see. I haven't accomplished anything yet. Even if I do become successful, it won't just be for you, but also for myself and our child."

Su Ti gently touched Li Baichuan's furrowed brows and soothed him softly.

"Wife, no matter what you do, I won't stop you." Li Baichuan took a deep breath.

He harbored a deep sense of resentment and waited for the right opportunity.

"Okay." The two of them finally had some time alone. The courtyard was quiet, and the sunset was incredibly beautiful.

"What are we having for dinner? I'll cook." When Li Baichuan and the others arrived, Grandpa had originally planned to have them bring a housekeeper, but Li Baichuan refused.

He prefers to spend time alone with his wife; the two of them had supported each other through their time in Yangliu Brigade.

"I'll go burn the offerings later. Let's go around and give out some wedding candies first. Whether it's a good match or not, just make sure we do the basic etiquette."

Suti stopped the person who was about to enter the kitchen, remembering that her brother had told her grandfather and the others about it.

She repeatedly assured them that she could handle it, otherwise her grandparents wouldn't feel comfortable letting them move in.

Since I'm going to live here and won't be moving for a year or two, I'll have to interact with the people around me.

No matter where you are, there are bad people and good people; you can't just condemn everyone.

“Okay.” Li Baichuan thought for a moment and agreed. He took the ordinary sugar cubes that he had prepared at home. These were originally meant for the employees of the Friendship Hotel, but there were quite a few left over.

The two went into the alley together. Su Ti was not used to this place when she first arrived.

The alley is not very wide. It's okay to ride a bicycle normally, but you can't drive in at all.

In addition, with the current housing shortage, many households have piles of things in front of their doors, and the yards are crowded, so many people hang their clothes outside to dry.

The journey was like walking through a maze. Suti thought it was fortunate that they lived at the front, close to the main road, which was spacious and prevented others from taking advantage of them.

Otherwise, these people could occupy their doorway, which would be a real headache.

Su Ti and Li Baichuan delivered wedding candies to each household. Her hands were small, and she could only grab a handful of candies.

She greets those who are polite with a smile, but doesn't tolerate those who are sullen; she'll give them a piece of candy and turn away.

Su Ti and Li Baichuan walked for more than half of the way to the middle of the alley.

Seeing the large crowd gathered there, resembling some kind of "intelligence station," Su Ti felt a headache coming on.

"You've moved in here? How many people live in your family?" They had just reached the first house over there and given out wedding candy when they were stopped by several aunties.

"Yes, we just moved in today. It's just the two of us living here for now." Suti knew he couldn't hide it anymore, since it was just the two of them coming and going every day, and everyone would know at a glance.

"What? Just the two of you?" The people gathered there all looked over at once.

"What? Is that not allowed?" Li Baichuan immediately shielded his wife behind him when he saw the way these people were looking at him.

He always remembered what his brother-in-law had said: that some of these people had ill intentions, and that he wasn't afraid of them if it came to a fight.

"N-nothing...it's just that there are only two of you living here?" The group of people suddenly fell silent, and finally, one of them cautiously asked.

“My grandpa and dad haven’t come here yet.” Suti knew what they wanted to ask, and repeatedly emphasized that there were other family members who hadn’t come to stay here yet.

Li Baichuan felt that these people were not good people, so he decided not to give them any wedding candy and left with his wife.

The two walked quickly past the next few houses, noticing that the people there were looking at them with disapproval and suspicion.

After dealing with the situation, the two went home briskly. If they could get along, great; if not, so be it.

Their lives are better than many people here, and it would be a lie to say they aren't envious.

That's how people are. They look down on the poor and despise the rich. She's not a banknote, so how can everyone like her?

"That man doesn't look like a good person at all." As soon as Suti and the others left, the group over there regained their smug demeanor.

"Yes, those eyes were really scary, like they were about to come up and beat us up." The group patted their chests, still shaken.

That man is so tall and strong, they definitely wouldn't be a match for him if they really fought!

Even the men in the family might not be able to get revenge; they'll probably say they caused the trouble.

"Did you hear that? They just said two people are living here! Such a big courtyard and only two people are living here? Is there no justice in this world?"

The group of people were initially intimidated by Li Baichuan, but now that they've come to their senses, they're all resentful.

"They seem to be saying it's temporary?" The others wondered what if more people moved in later.

"What do you mean 'temporarily'? You're the only one who believes that? Even if it's temporary, it means her other family members also have houses, otherwise why don't they move in together?"

“We are all families living in the same courtyard, why should only two of them live here? Since they have their own houses, why are they taking over our houses?” The more they thought about it, the more indignant they became.

"No, we need to go to the neighborhood committee and find out. How can just these two people live here? They should be allocated to families like ours that have more members."

"Yes, my youngest son is getting married, and now everyone in the house sleeps in bunk beds. There's no room to separate the rooms, and it's even inconvenient to turn over at night. But these two people are living in such a big room. It's really shameless."

Suddenly, the group rallied together and headed to the neighborhood office with great bravado.

The staff at the neighborhood office were just getting ready to leave when they saw so many people pouring in and decided to call the police.

This isn't the Women's Federation or the Ministry of Public Security; these people coming here to cause trouble every few days is really enough.

"What are you trying to do now? There are no houses to be arranged for you recently. Even if there are, you'll have to wait for your work unit to allocate them. You can't just come here and cause trouble to get them."

Where in Beijing isn't housing in short supply these days? Everyone wants a more spacious home, but complaining won't change anything.

Otherwise, if someone needed a house, they could just cause a scene, and wouldn't that create chaos?

"We're not here to ask that. We want an explanation from your neighborhood committee. Did you know that the family that moved into that courtyard by the main road?"

Ignoring what they were saying, the group quickly blocked the doorway.

"I know, they had their wedding just a couple of days ago, didn't they?" the staff member from the neighborhood office said irritably.

"Do you know how many people live in that courtyard? Only two. How can that be? Such a big courtyard with only two people living there?"

“We are all several households crammed into one courtyard, while others only have two people living in such a big courtyard, and so many rooms are empty. This is not fair.”

The group raised their voices even louder, all believing that the neighborhood committee had accepted bribes.