Siheyuan: My name is Cao Xing, and I have a strong background

At night, there are a few lights and curling smoke in the courtyard, which is full of the breath of life.

No matter what the society outside is like, the lives of the lower class people have not changed much.

Especially the workers in the steel rolling mill are even less affected. They can still work and receive their salaries as usual, which is much better off than those outside.

If we were to talk about who was the most miserable person in the compound, it would undoubtedly be Yan Bugui.

Schools were closed and teachers turned to manual labor.

Yan Bugui's small body is simply unable to do physical work. He suffers from back pain and leg cramps all day long and prays that such days will end soon.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Yan Bugui had just closed the gate and was about to go back to sleep when he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Who is this? He comes back so late. It's really annoying."

Yan Bugui was in a very bad mood. Just as he closed the door, someone came back and he couldn't help but curse.

He opened the door and saw that there was no one outside, just a cardboard box on the ground.

"Who the hell is so crazy to put a cardboard box at the gate of the compound?"

He was about to open the cardboard box when he saw a line of big words on it.

[From Liu Haizhong]

The five big characters were so conspicuous that Yan Bugui was stunned.

"Is this from Liu Haizhong? He's acting like a spy. What is Liu Haizhong doing?"

However, it was the responsibility of the old man in the front yard to carry the cardboard box to the door of Liu Haizhong.

"Lao Liu, Lao Liu, open the door."

Soon, a shouting and cursing voice came from inside.

"Who is this? Can't I sleep at night?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui suppressed his anger.

"I'm Old Yan. Someone sent you a box, but I don't know what's inside."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps inside.

When Liu Haizhong opened the door, he snatched the box from Yan Bugui's hand.

"You don't even know what's in here, so you just mess around. I tell you, if there's something missing, I'll only hold you responsible."

Liu Haizhong was waiting for Xiong Ren to come and give him money tonight, so he hasn't slept yet.

After waiting for a long time, the money finally arrived. They immediately thought that Yan Bugui had secretly opened it and taken some money.

Yan Bugui was so angry that he laughed when he heard this. He pointed at Liu Haizhong and cursed: "Others may be afraid of you, but I am not. Old Liu, let me tell you, although I am poor and my life is not easy now, I will never do such sneaky things. You underestimate me."

What Yan Bugui said is also true.

Although he often schemed, he always did it openly. He had never done such sneaky things.

Liu Haizhong curled his lips and said, "Humph, you will never be able to earn the things in this box in your lifetime. Who knows if you have any bad intentions."

Yan Bugui was so angry that he was shaking all over, and immediately pointed at Liu Haizhong and cursed.

"Liu Haizhong, you are such a villain. You have changed since you became an official. You have become heartless, unfeeling, selfish, and even your own wife and children don't want you anymore. What's the point of living for you?"

Liu Haizhong was also angry. What happened to Yan Bugui today? He actually dared to challenge him.

"Old Yan, you're right, being a leader is great. Look, the things in this box are rewards for being a leader. It's much better than working all day and earning a fixed salary."

"You...you...you are shameless! How dare you accept bribes!"

"Hey, other leaders drive cars and live in big houses. I am also a leader, why should I live in such a small house? Let me tell you, if you tell anyone about this box today, don't blame me for not talking about our decades of friendship."

"You...you...you...that's her mother!"

"What did you say?"

Liu Haizhong couldn't understand what he was saying in classical Chinese.

Yan Bugui snorted coldly and muttered to himself as he walked back.

"That's his mother, is that his father..."

Liu Haizhong thought that Yan Bugui had become stupid from teaching so he immediately cursed him and walked into the house with the box.

He closed all the doors and windows in the house, and couldn't wait to check the contents of the box.

In his eyes, Xiong Ren is the factory director, and the things sent by such a big shot must be extremely precious, so he is very much looking forward to the things in the box.

But just as he was closing the doors and windows, Cao Xing came out with a smile.

He knocked on Ran Qiuye and He Yushui's doors and called the two women into his room.

He Yushui asked in confusion: "Brother Xing, why did you call us here? Isn't it Sister Jingru today?"

Ran Qiuye also looked puzzled.

"You bad guy, you don't want us to be together, do you?"

Cao Xing knew that they were thinking the wrong thing, and quickly explained: "What are you thinking? I asked you to come here because I was worried that you would get hurt."

"harm?"

The two women were even more confused after hearing this.

What harm could come to me at this time of night?

Ran Qiuye even said: "Only you can hurt us in the middle of the night."

Cao Xing had no choice but to tell everyone that someone was trying to harm Liu Haizhong.

"What did you say? Someone put a bomb in that box?"

He Yushui looked shocked.

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "It's not a bomb. The other party doesn't have that ability. It's just a few firecrackers that have been set up with a trap."

This firecracker is a double-bang firecracker from Septwolves, which is considered the most famous brand of this era.

Although this thing is not dangerous outside, it is hard to say if there are several of them in the house.

Cao Xing sensed danger when he placed the firecrackers at the door.

So I kept my eye on the box the whole time.

When he saw what was inside the box, he couldn't help but be surprised.

The mechanism here is that it automatically catches fire once the box is opened. The person who designed it must be considered a talent.

After Yan Bugui picked up the box, Cao Xing kept watching him.

If Yan Bugui didn't still have some dignity, I'm afraid this box would have exploded not Liu Haizhong but Yan Bugui.

This also shows that sometimes it is better to have some bottom line in life.

Although Yan Bugui has average character and likes to calculate, he is still a breath of fresh air among the three uncles.

His bottom line as a human being allowed him to escape this disaster!

When the two girls were shocked to hear that the box turned out to be firecrackers, they opened their mouths in shock, which made Cao Xing laugh.

"Yes, yes. When I ask you to cover your ears later, just do so. It will relieve the pressure on your eardrums."

Ran Qiuye patted him and asked worriedly.

"My house is right next to Liu Haizhong. I hope that thing won't blow my house down."

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Don't worry, this thing isn't that powerful. It's totally fine if it's a few meters away. At most, it will collapse the house in the fringe."

Although this courtyard is a bit shabby, it must be said that the main beams are made of solid wood and it will not collapse so easily unless there is an earthquake.

Ran Qiuye wanted to say something else when she heard Cao Xing shout, "Cover your ears!"

They were so scared that they immediately covered their ears, but even so, they heard a deafening explosion!

Bang! Boom! Rumble...