“Baichuan, I always feel that the Du family is a bit strange.” As soon as Su Ti heard him mention the Du family, that strange feeling returned.

"What's wrong?" Li Baichuan looked at his wife, wondering if she had also seen something dirty.

“I’ve seen that daughter-in-law before, I think her surname is Zhang. She’s always carrying a child around.”

"Last time, he even came to our house on his own initiative, saying that he saw smoke in our house and was afraid that our house would catch fire. He seems to be a very thoughtful person."

"This time they said they didn't notice because the child was unwell, which is a bit strange. Even if the child was unwell, it's unlikely that such a big fire went unnoticed and was allowed to spread into their own room."

"Several times before, when I passed by their house on my way to or from get off work, the family seemed to have an awkward relationship."

"How should I put it, I always felt that the family didn't know each other very well, especially that Zhang student, who seemed to like showing off."

"When there are many people around, they hold the child affectionately, but when there are few people around, the child is always in the hands of that old lady from the Du family."

"At first I thought I was overthinking it, but now that I think about it, I feel like that family was a bit fake."

Suti felt that her sixth sense was right; Meng Yixuan's incident had taught her a lesson.

Sometimes, don't take chances if something seems a little off; it could lead to big problems.

"Should I investigate them?" Li Baichuan now has a few people he can use.

They all operate in the black market, and inquiring about these shady things is something they excel at.

"Okay, let's find out about their family first. Even if I'm overthinking it, let's just take it as a way to understand the situation of our neighbors. I'm still feeling uneasy because Chaochao and Hehe were frightened this time."

Suti felt it was necessary; if nothing happened, all the better, but if something did happen, they needed to make plans early.

"Honey, don't worry. If it's not safe to stay here, we'll find another place."

Li Baichuan touched his wife's hand, knowing she was worried about the children. The two little ones hadn't given them much trouble since birth.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he came to repay a debt of gratitude. Li Baichuan has seen many children, not only in Yangliu Brigade but also in Beijing.

Which one of them doesn't cause trouble? Besides, they're so young, at an age where they can't do anything but cry.

But his two little ones only whimpered when they were hungry, needed to pee, or were uncomfortable; the rest of the time they were either asleep or staring around with their eyes open.

Grandma was always happy to see him and his wife. She said they couldn't see very far apart.

But I feel incredibly close to them, and even just hearing their voices makes me feel at ease.

Li Baichuan didn't know how to treat them properly. The two little ones were listless, which was worse than being stabbed in the back.

"Let's find out the truth first. The other rooms in the house are too conspicuous. I'm afraid we won't be able to live peacefully there."

Bai Chuan had no idea that in two years, the educated youth would return to their hometowns en masse, and the college entrance examination would be reinstated, at which point the entire city of Beijing would be overcrowded.

Their family lives in a large courtyard house; isn't that just making people envious?

Even if they knew it was theirs, those people would stand on the moral high ground and think that the old marshal should set an example.

If you have a house, you should use it to help others; at worst, you can just pay rent or something.

She didn't want to share a courtyard with those people, not to mention that once they moved in, they couldn't be driven away no matter what.

Before the property certificate was notarized, many things were unclear, and the Li family, with their status, was not suited to cause trouble with ordinary people.

Those houses cannot be exposed. As long as the Li family doesn't go there, the neighborhood will know who owns the houses and won't dare to let anyone move in casually.

Later, as commercial housing gradually emerged and property rights became clearer, people could live however they wanted.

"Well, if they can't move out, and there really is a problem with the Du family, then let them move out." Li Baichuan hoped they were overthinking it.

Otherwise, as his wife said, they would be better off moving back to the compound and not being able to go to the other rooms, as it would be very inconvenient in the future.

"The situation with the Du family is still uncertain, and what are your plans regarding those things in the space?"

"If you frequently travel to Shanghai in the future, what will the Ministry of Transport say? You can't just take leave every month, can you?"

Suti then thought of other things. He would eventually have to sell those things in his space, and they didn't have much value in being stored away.

The medicinal herbs weren't anything special, and the wine was just ordinary wine; it wasn't worth her collecting.

"I'll make time to go to the black market tomorrow and talk to the Kang family first. Then we'll find a place to ship the goods out."

"As for taking leave, it's not a big problem. The transportation team in the transportation department is going to be divided into shifts. In the future, it may be divided into Team One and Team Two."

"It was the Yu Qingfeng incident that gave the minister this idea; poor relationships between people do affect work."

“Other factories can find another workshop if they can’t stand it, but the transport team members are all arrogant and proud. Now that they’re all mixed together, it’s inevitable that there will be conflicts when there are too many people.”

"The minister's idea is to separate the management, with each team specifically responsible for a certain part. I want to compete for the position of chief captain."

"My time will be more flexible, and I can plan the border town route and my own schedule in the future."

“A round trip to Shanghai, including the transaction, will definitely take three days, so we need to use long-distance transportation.”

"Without needing to ask for leave, I can work with Biancheng and Master Lu, taking turns to work. We can always find three days a month."

Li Baichuan had already made his plans. He was currently the squad leader of the transportation team, and he was confident about becoming the overall captain.

Now, no one dares to oppose him, whether openly or secretly.

"You're going to entrust all this shipment to the Kang family? What about the price? Are you having them sell it for you, or is it a collaborative arrangement?"

Su Ti remembered that he had said he didn't want the Kang family to get involved with the goods in Shanghai.

"Just asking them to help sell their products and giving them kickbacks is a way of helping them open up a better market."

"The Kang family doesn't dare to make any big moves right now. They have a limited amount of good stuff on hand, and they'll take it even if it doesn't make money."

"The black market has a wide variety of goods, which can only benefit them and not harm them. They would be willing to do it even without their profits."

"Not to mention they're counting on me to cover their losses. Once things stabilize, they'll start looking for sources of goods themselves."

"I won't get involved either. I'll discuss these things with them. Once the policy is released, it will be easier for us to work separately, as there won't be any major conflicts of interest."

"I brought them along because my wife said I'm not suited to stand in front of people, and also because I wanted to learn from their experience."

Li Baichuan was more thoughtful than Su Ti had imagined.