Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

"What?!" The third aunt was shocked and said, "How could a person just disappear like that?!"

Yan Bugui sighed and said, "In this day and age, it's better to live a miserable life than to die!" Then he asked, "What about liberating them?!"

The third aunt said, "Jie Kuang went out. Jie Kuang took Jie Di and Xue Hong out to play. They should be back soon." Then she complained, "Xue Hong is such a lovely little girl, but now she has been led wild by Jie Fang. You don't care about it."

Yan Bugui replied: "How can I manage it? Jiefang, I can't manage it. Jie Kuang has been managing me since I was a child. He is like a father and I am like a son."

"Brother Zhuzi, what are you and sister-in-law doing?!" Yan Jiekuang, who was strolling on the street, saw He Yuzhu and Liu Lan coming out of the department store and greeted them with a smile.

He Yuzhu said, "Yushui has found a boyfriend. He will be coming to our house in a few days. No matter what, we have to prepare."

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Where is the target of the rain?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "A colleague from his workplace." Then He Yuzhu asked out of the blue, "Are you investigating the household registration? Why are you asking so clearly?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and replied, "I'm just asking casually. You guys continue shopping, I'm leaving first!"

Looking at Yan Jiekuang's back, Liu Lan said, "Why do I feel like this guy is weird?"

He Yuzhu said: "Although Yan Jiekuang is young, I have a feeling that he is the mastermind behind all the things that happened in the courtyard."

Liu Lan smiled and said, "You're talking too mysterious, aren't you?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "I hope I'm overthinking. Let's go! Let's go pick up the kids first."

After walking for a while, Yan Jiekuang slowed down. Yan Jiekuang knew it in his heart. He should be arranged to join the team next year at the latest. He was a time traveler and had ways to avoid it. But if he didn't go, someone else in the family would have to take his place. The first to be affected was Yan Jiedi. According to regulations, Yan Bugui's family had four children. The eldest, Yan Jiecheng, was married and had a job. If the second, Yan Jiefang, didn't have a job, he would have to join the team. He, Yan Jiekuang, was the third child, and if he didn't go to the team, then the fourth, Yan Jiedi, would have to go. Yan Jiekuang would never have the heart to let a girl live in a place where she was unfamiliar with for several years.

"Jie Kuang!" Yan Jie Kuang had just walked to the entrance of an alley not far from his home when Yan Jiefang appeared in front of him. Yan Jie Kuang called out, "Second brother." Then he asked, "Why are you here?!"

Yan Jiefang said, "I still want to ask you something! I saw from a distance that you looked worried. What are you thinking about?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Nothing." Then he asked, "Where are you going?!"

Yan Jiefang said, "It's because Jie Di and Xue Hong wanted to drink soda. Mom asked me to buy some for them."

Yan Jiekuang said, "No need to buy it. I have it in my room."

"Okay!" Yan Jiefang responded and followed Yan Jiekuang home. As they walked, Yan Jiefang suddenly said, "I see you look strange, what happened?!"

Yan Jiekuang asked back, "Second brother, how is your job search going?!"

Yan Jiefang replied: "It is much more difficult to find a job now than in the past. Not to mention regular jobs, even temporary jobs are hard to find. I am so worried staying at home every day."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Since you're not feeling comfortable staying at home, why don't you go to your grandma's house for a few days. Just think of it as a place to relax."

Yan Jiefang knew that Yan Jiekuang would not let him go to his grandmother's house for no reason. Yan Jiefang stared at Yan Jiekuang for a while and said, "Something is wrong! You must be hiding something from me."

Yan Jiekuang laughed and said, "How could I hide something from you?!"

Yan Jiefang said, "When the school was closed, you kept urging me to find a job. Now you want me to go to my grandma's house. There must be something wrong here."

Yan Jiefang pondered for a while, then said firmly: "No! No! There must be something wrong!"

"Okay! Stop being suspicious. Let's go back!" After saying that, Yan Jiekuang quickened his pace.

After entering the courtyard gate, Yan Jiekuang said something to Yan Jiefang, then went back to the house to get a box of soda and came to the main hall. Yan Jiedi and Yan Xuehong, who were playing and joking in the main hall, immediately came to meet Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang put the box against the wall and said, "Mom, keep an eye on them. Don't let these two girls drink all the soda at once."

"Why did you buy so much?!" Auntie No. 3 complained, picked up the box and went to the inner room. After a while, Auntie No. 3 came out with a bottle of soda and said, "Listen to me, you two girls. This is the only bottle you need for the day."

"Oh!" Yan Jiedi and Yan Xuehong responded in unison with a look of grievance on their faces.

"Dad! I think Jie Kuang is a little abnormal today." Just as Yan Jiedi and Yan Xuehong were sitting beside drinking soda, Yan Jiefang's voice rang out.

Yan Bugui and the third aunt looked at Yan Jiekuang. At this time, the third aunt and Yan Bugui also noticed that there was something wrong with Yan Jiekuang. The third aunt asked with a worried look on her face: "Jiekuang, are you okay?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Mom, don't listen to my second brother's nonsense. I'm fine."

It is said that no one knows a son better than his father. Yan Bugui was even more certain that Yan Jiekuang was hiding something from him. After hesitating for a few seconds, Yan Bugui said, "Jiekuang, we are a family. Dad was wrong before. He was stingy and fussy. But in recent years, I have changed for the better. If you have any problem, just tell me. Although I, your father, cannot help you, I can still give you some advice."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, classes are suspended now. Students are not going to school. How will the country arrange for so many students in the future?!"

The third auntie said, "How else can we arrange it?! Can't we just build more factories and put people in them?!"

Yan Bugui rolled his eyes at his wife and said, "Building a factory is not that easy! You make it sound easy. But no one really thinks about this problem."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Schools can't be closed forever. It's only a matter of time before they resume classes. But it's impossible to ask people who have reached graduation age to go back to school. Dad, you should know how busy work is right now. Combined with the mobilization to Xinjiang Province in the past two years, those of us who have been suspended from school and have reached graduation age are likely to be sent to the countryside."

"What?!" Yan Bugui and Auntie were both shocked after hearing what Yan Jiekuang said. Auntie said, "You students can't carry anything on your shoulders or lift anything with your hands. Besides, you don't know how to farm, so what are you doing in the countryside?!"

Yan Bugui was more knowledgeable than his wife. After a while, Yan Bugui said, "You know what. It's really possible."

"How can we do that?" The three aunties jumped up immediately. Yan Bugui said, "If the higher-ups give the notice, what can we do? We might as well hurry up and prepare. When we are liberated, we should hurry up and find a job. If we can find a job, that's the best. If not, we should be prepared to go to the countryside."