Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Bugui said, "Fifty percent of the current situation of our Siheyuan is to blame on Yi Zhonghai. Of the remaining fifty percent, thirty percent is related to Liu Haizhong and me. Back then, the Siheyuan was managed by three managers. Yi Zhonghai was a senior fitter in the steel rolling mill. With the support of the deaf old lady, he had the final say in the entire Siheyuan. At that time, Liu Haizhong was obsessed with becoming an official. As for me, I just wanted to get some benefits to support the whole family. Looking back now, we three managers were a joke in the past."

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle San, you are not stingy now. But Liu Haizhong still wants to be an official. He has an apprentice who returned to the factory after graduating from the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. He is now the deputy director of the Third Factory. A while ago, Liu Haizhong went to find his apprentice. His apprentice felt that Liu Haizhong was quite good to him and sponsored him to study. He wanted to help Liu Haizhong, restore his job, and then help him retire. Later, when his apprentice was about to get things done, he did not expect that he would be opposed as soon as he brought up the matter. If Liu Haizhong's apprentice was not a decent person, he might have been implicated this time just because he helped Liu Haizhong. When the wind blew that year, Liu Haizhong did all kinds of bad things and caused many families to suffer. Now that he has survived, it is good enough that he is not punished. Now he still wants to redress his injustice?! Isn't that just courting death?!"

Yan Bugui said: "The Liu family is ruined. Only Liu Guangqi is still doing well."

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Uncle, Liu Guangqi is not having a good time either. I heard a while ago that his wife is divorcing him because of Liu Haizhong's incident.

Yan Bugui sighed and said, "If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place? Liu Haizhong really brought this upon himself!"

After about an hour, Yan Jiekuang came back. He Yuzhu and Yan Bugui heard the noise and walked out of the main room. He Yuzhu asked, "Jiekuang, what good stuff did you get again?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "It's almost the same as yesterday, except there are three more groupers today."

He Yuzhu took the fish, looked at it, and said, "This fish is good." Then he picked up the other dishes, checked them carefully, and said, "Jie Kuang, you are great! You brought back so many dishes in such a short time. If I need dishes in the future and ask you for help, don't refuse!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and replied, "Brother Zhuzi, even though I have only been a purchasing agent for a short time, I still have many connections. If you want something good in the future, just tell me."

"Jie Kuang! We are here!" Before Yan Jie Kuang finished speaking, Ding Huawei's voice rang out. Yan Jie Kuang immediately went up to the person who came and said, "Grandpa, you are here?! Please come in!"

Su Zhongguo and his wife, and Su Yanwu and his wife, who were chatting in Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui's room, heard Yan Jiekuang's voice and came out. Ding Huawei saw Su Zhongguo and said, "You old man are so mean. The children didn't tell us in advance that they were going to get married today."

Su Zhongguo smiled and replied, "I didn't inform you. Why are you here?!"

Ding Huawei said: "You didn't notify them, but my granddaughter did."

Luo Dajun said, "Old Ding, please stop talking. Old Su is the big winner among us. You are really not as good as him. But then again, without your Xiaonan, who knows where his grandchildren would be?!"

Su Zhongguo laughed and joked, "It's true that people get redder when they are around red people, and blacker when they are around black people. Lao Luo, you're not like this?! Could it be that Lao Ding taught you a bad lesson?!"

"Bah!" Ding Huawei laughed and retorted, "I taught him bad things?! It's good enough that he didn't teach us bad things!"

Miao Huiping rolled her eyes at the old men and said, "Old sisters, let's go! Ignore these old guys." After that, Miao Huiping took Gu Ruoxue, Yang Ling and Rong Xijuan away.

As the saying goes, three women make a play, and with the three aunts, Yang Xuemei, Su Zihui and Yan Jiedi, nine women quickly started to perform three plays. The nine women quickly became friends.

Yan Bugui led Su Zhongguo and several other old comrades into the main hall. Yan Jiekuang became a waiter in the teahouse, served them tea, melon seeds and peanuts, and then handed them over to Yan Bugui. He and Yan Jiefang helped He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu listened to the laughter coming from the main hall and Yan Jiekuang's room from time to time, and asked, "Jiekuang, where is Yan Jiefang? His daughter is here, why can't I see him?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "He is at work today. After divorcing Yu Li yesterday, he sent the child here. It is bad luck for Xuehong to be with such a couple of parents. But then again, Xuehong grew up in such a family and has not been led astray. This girl has a good foundation."

Yan Jiefang asked, "Brother Zhuzi, I heard that your eldest son is dating someone. Who is the girl from?!"

He Yuzhu said: "The girl is his classmate. They both graduated from technical secondary schools and were assigned to the Dongcheng District Library as librarians."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Brother Zhuzi, why didn't your Yuejin learn cooking from you?!"

"Don't mention it! If we let this kid cook, it's good that he doesn't light up the kitchen." He Yuzhu complained, and then said: "But it's not bad. My kid Yuexian inherited my family's craft. A few years ago, I found a master for him. Now he is learning from his master at the Sijiucheng Restaurant! But learning skills now is completely different from our time. The master's teaching is not as strict as our time."

Yan Jiekuang then asked, "Brother Zhuzi, what is the current situation of your factory?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "That's all." Then he asked, "Why?! Do you have a way to get me a new unit?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "I don't have any connections. Besides, now is not the right time. Let's talk about it in a few years!" Then Yan Jiekuang looked at Yan Jiefang and asked: "Second brother, what are you thinking about?!"

Yan Jiefang said: "When I came here today, I met an acquaintance. He told me that Yu Li went to her parents' home yesterday afternoon and caused a scene. Now Yu Li's parents are also getting a divorce."

He Yuzhu and Yan Jiekuang looked at each other. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Second brother, what's going on?!"

Yan Jiefang replied, "Isn't it because of money?! Yu Li put all the money she looted from Yan Jiecheng with her mother. Yu Li didn't expect that her mother used all the money to subsidize her uncle's family. Now Yu Li asked her mother for money. Her mother couldn't give it to her. So there's a quarrel." Then seeing that Yan Jiekuang was thinking about something, Yan Jiefang asked, "Jiekuang, what are you thinking about?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I'm thinking of taking Xuehong to the street office after the Chinese New Year. I'll ask the street office to help Xuehong ask Yu Li for living expenses."

He Yuzhu and Yan Jiefang looked at each other and asked in unison: "Jie Kuang, is this possible? (Can I get the living expenses?)"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "It should be no problem." Then he asked, "Do you know where Yu Li lives now?!"