Morning came too fast.
Two men and a woman from the street office stepped into the courtyard with clipboards and stern faces. They tapped beams, measured walls, and muttered about safety regulations.
Meanwhile, Lin Wei climbed ladders, checked tension points, and replaced unstable joints at lightning speed.
"What's that boy doing?" one inspector asked suspiciously.
"Repairs," Old Madam Chen said proudly. "He's our genius handyman!"
The inspectors exchanged looks.
They weren't convinced.
One leaned close to the main hall beam and frowned."There's cracking here. Deep cracking."
Auntie Zhang almost fainted."Oh heavens, we're doomed!"
Lin Wei stepped forward calmly."I reinforced that area. If you check the inner structure, you'll see it's stable."
The inspector blinked. "You reinforced it? With what training?"
Lin Wei answered honestly."I learned from experience."
The woman inspector scoffed. "Experience isn't enough. Structural reinforcement requires—"
But before she finished, the system pulsed inside Lin Wei.
[Hard Work Recorded: Emergency Architectural Planning – 12 hours][Skill Enhancement: Architecture +2 levels]
Knowledge crystallized.
Lin Wei stepped to the side of the beam, tapped three precise points, and explained every structural weakness, how he addressed it, and how the load distribution now worked.
His words were calm, scientific, and astonishingly accurate.
The inspectors stared at him.
Uncle Luo whispered loudly, "Heavens above… he sounds like an engineer."
Liu Fang smiled quietly, pride glowing in her eyes.
The inspectors huddled together in private discussion.
Then the lead inspector stepped forward.
"We have evaluated the courtyard…"Everyone held their breath."…and we find no grounds for demolition or compulsory renovation."
The courtyard exploded with cheers.
Old Madam Chen wiped her eyes.Auntie Zhang hugged her laundry basket.Uncle Luo shouted that he was buying everyone melon seeds.
In the noise and relief, Liu Fang approached Lin Wei.
"You saved us again," she whispered.
Lin Wei shook his head modestly.
"I just worked hard."
But heaven knew better.