Siheyuan: I have traveled through time and space and still can’t eat enough?

They were newly married, and the spring tide was surging. It seemed that they were trying hard to hold back their cries, but they still came out.

After several blissful moments, they both fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, after Yan Jiekuang woke up, he saw that the little lazy cat beside him had her eyes closed, but her slightly trembling eyelids proved that she had already woken up.

Yan Jiekuang leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, then teased her, "Okay, stop pretending. Isn't it too late to be shy now?"

Guan Xiaoguan was so embarrassed and angry at what he said that she just lay on top of Yan Jiekuang and bit his shoulder.

The two of them just played around like this and didn't go to the restaurant today, staying at home the whole time.

A day later, Yan Jiekuang followed Guan Xiaoguan back to her parents' home.

This is called returning to one's parents' home, also known as "returning home", and is an important part of traditional Chinese wedding customs.

It refers to the bride, accompanied by the groom, returning to her parents' home to visit her parents and relatives within a few days after the wedding.

The time of returning to one’s parents’ home varies according to different regions and customs, but it usually takes place on the third, seventh or ninth day after the marriage.

On the day of returning to her parents' home, the bride will wear new clothes and bring gifts back to her parents' home to show her gratitude and respect to her parents.

The groom will also go with them to express his greetings and gratitude to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

The significance of returning to one's parents' home is not only that the bride goes home to visit her relatives, but it is also a way to show a happy marriage and a harmonious family.

In addition, there are some other traditional customs of returning to the parents' home, such as the newlyweds have to worship their ancestors and thank their relatives and friends at their parents' home.

These rituals are not only a continuation of traditional culture, but also reflect the newlyweds' emphasis on family and marriage.

When he walked into Guan's house with cigarettes and alcohol, his father-in-law and mother-in-law were already waiting at home. Even Mr. Guan didn't drink today. Instead, he sat in the main hall and chatted with Han Chunming.

It was Yan Jiekuang's first time visiting the family as the new son-in-law. He greeted everyone politely, even Han Chunming was no exception.

Because according to seniority, Han Chunming is Guan Xiaoguan's uncle.

This made Han Chunming very excited. He stood next to Grandpa Guan, making faces and trying to hold back his laughter.

"Jie Kuang, sit down, sit down."

Yu Jinxian happily invited Yan Jiekuang to sit down, and his attitude was even more friendly than before.

Mr. Guan and his son also looked at him with smiles on their faces, obviously very satisfied with Yan Jiekuang.

They don't have many relatives, so these are the only ones present today.

Seeing that everyone was greeting Yan Jiekuang, Guan Xiaoguan immediately became dissatisfied: "Why, now that you have a son-in-law, you don't want your daughter anymore?"

Yu Jinxian glared at her: "You're getting irritable after getting married? You still need to be served when you get home!"

The others just looked at her and smiled, and no one joined in.

Guan Xiaoguan felt bored, so he snorted and sat down without saying anything else.

Today's meal went smoothly because it was his granddaughter's big day and Grandpa Guan didn't show any displeasure at the dinner table.

Only after finishing the meal did Guan Yelei speak: "Dad, the little lazy cat's marriage is over. Jin Xian and I will go back tomorrow."

Mr. Guan's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded: "Well, hurry up and leave, so as not to be an eyesore in front of me."

Guan Yelei was frustrated and could only turn around and look at Guan Xiaoguan and said, "After your mother and I leave, you should come visit your grandfather more often. He is getting older and needs someone to accompany him."

Guan Xiaoguan glanced at him and said unhappily, "Since you care so much about grandpa, why don't you just come back?"

When Guan Yelei was asked to return to China, Yu Jinxian said before he could say anything, "You don't want to give up what your parents have worked so hard for over ten years abroad?"

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he wanted to laugh.

He had heard from Guan Xiaoguan that the two of them had only opened a Chinese restaurant abroad, which was not as big as Yan Jiekuang's restaurant.

The main reason why the two of them didn't come back was that they couldn't bear to give up the luxurious life abroad.

But Yan Jiekuang did not interrupt. He was eager for the two to leave quickly.

Although Yu Jinxian was very satisfied with him, that was based on the fact that Yan Jiekuang was rich and had property.

I have been chatting with him about these things in the past few days. It can be said that he is almost obsessed with money.

To be honest, Yan Jiekuang looked down on her a little, but she was Guan Xiaoguan's mother, so it was very difficult.

As for Guan Yelei, he was much better. He was relatively sensible and talked to Yan Jiekuang about his and Guan Xiaoguan's future life. However, he was easily led astray by Yu Jinxian.

That’s why Yan Jiekuang hoped that the two of them would leave quickly, otherwise it would be the late 1990s when they came back.

At that time, Yan Jiekuang was more powerful and both of them were old, so he had the final say on all matters in the family.

"Xiao Guan, mom and dad have their own considerations. When they want to come back, we can continue."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Guan Yelei and said, "Dad, don't worry about grandpa. With us here, nothing will happen."

"Our country is developing now. When you two get tired of staying outside, just come back."

Yan Jiekuang's words can be said to have set the tone, and Guan Xiaoguan stopped talking.

Guan Yelei and Yu Jinxian looked at Yan Jiekuang with increasing satisfaction. Only Old Man Guan glanced at him with a half-smile, but didn't say anything.

The next day, Yan Jiekuang saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law off.

He also returned to a peaceful life, but he changed from one person to two people.

A month later, Yan Jiekuang suddenly received a letter.

This letter was sent back by Zhang Xiaolong's brothers. There was not much content in it. It just told Yan Jiekuang their address and phone number in Hong Kong and asked him to call them.

Currently, telephone communications between the mainland and Hong Kong are limited and difficult.

The two places are under different political and economic systems, and there are also differences in communication facilities and technologies.

Hong Kong is a colony of the United States and has a relatively advanced communications network, while the communications infrastructure in the mainland is relatively backward.

But it doesn’t mean that you can’t contact us at all. For example, phone calls in some specific places are possible.

For example, some foreign guesthouses, hotels or diplomatic missions may provide special telephone lines or services for communicating with Hong Kong.

In these places, mainlanders may have the opportunity to use their telephone facilities to communicate with Hong Kong people.

Or some post offices also provide call forwarding services.

Mainlanders can use these services to forward calls to a target number in Hong Kong.

This method may add some intermediate links and costs, but it will be more convenient.

This is also the reason why Zhang Xiaolong and his friends did not call back but sent a letter instead.

After reading the letter, Yan Jiekuang went straight to the post office without hesitation.

I called the number left on the letter.

Not long after, someone answered the phone, it was a female voice.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment, then he realized that this must be Zhang Xiaohu's girlfriend.