Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

He Yuzhu replied, "Whether my son is stupid or not, it's hard to tell now because he's still young. But you, Jia Dongxu, gave birth to a fake thing." Then he asked, "What are you eating today?!"

Jia Dongxu replied: "Two steamed buns with 200g of flour, one stir-fried lettuce and one braised eggplant."

He Yuzhu put the spoon in his hand into the vegetable bowl, and the vegetables in the spoon popped out instantly. When Jia Dongxu saw the full spoon of vegetables, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face. But soon Jia Dongxu could not smile anymore. He Yuzhu shook his hand slightly as if he had practiced Tai Chi, and more than half of the vegetables in the spoon were gone instantly. After another shake, only a few pieces of vegetables and some vegetable soup were left. He Yuzhu quickly scooped two spoonfuls of vegetables for Jia Dongxu, then picked out two of the smallest steamed buns and put them on the lid of the lunch box, urging: "Next!"

Jia Dongxu looked at the dishes and steamed buns in his hands, feeling upset and regretting coming to provoke He Yuzhu. Jia Dongxu found an empty table and sat down to eat lunch.

At the same time, Yan Bugui brought Yan Jie Di to find Yan Jie Kuang and said, "Jie Kuang, I'm leaving Jie Di to you now. Take her to dinner. Send her to my office before class this afternoon."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, it's still early. I'll send Jie Di directly to my mother."

Yan Bugui asked, "Do you know which ward Shazhu's wife is in?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "I don't know, can't I ask?!" Then Yan Jiekuang looked at Yan Jiedi and said: "Little sister, let's go! Third brother will take you to dinner."

"Where are you going to eat?!" Yan Bugui asked, looking at the backs of Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi.

Yan Jiekuang waved to Yan Bugui without answering, and took Yan Jiedi to the bicycle parking place. Yan Jiekuang pushed the bicycle out, put Yan Jiedi on the crossbar of the bicycle, and then rode the bicycle out of the school.

More than ten minutes later, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi arrived at the entrance of a state-owned restaurant not far from the school. After parking his bicycle, Yan Jiekuang took Yan Jiedi into the state-owned restaurant.

Walking to the cashier counter, Yan Jiekuang glanced at the blackboard on the wall. He was lucky today, as the state-owned restaurant was serving braised pork. However, each person could only order one portion. Yan Jiekuang had money in his pocket, and he would never treat himself badly. Yan Jiekuang said, "Miss, I want one portion of braised pork, one portion of hot and sour potato shreds, one portion of braised eggplant and seaweed shrimp soup, plus a pound of steamed buns."

"Little guy, you are so sweet! I am old enough to be your mother." The cashier said as he tore the ticket: "Two dollars and forty cents, half a pound of meat ticket and one pound of grain ticket."

Yan Jiekuang took out his money and ticket very quickly, took the meal ticket handed to him by the cashier, and walked to the food delivery window to line up. Not long after, it was Yan Jiekuang's turn. Yan Jiekuang walked to the table where Yan Jiedi was with a tray, put the tray on the table, then took a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick cage and handed them to Yan Jiedi, saying, "Eat!"

"Yes!" Yan Jiedi nodded heavily and said, "Third brother, you eat too!"

It's true that the chefs in this state-owned restaurant are really good. Although Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi are small, they are not bad at all. In just over 20 minutes, all the food on the table went into their stomachs. Yan Jiedi sat slumped in the chair without any image, looked at Yan Jiekuang and asked: "Third brother, what should I do if I am too full?!"

"What else can we do?! Let's walk to help digestion!" Yan Jiekuang said as he led Yan Jiedi out of the state-owned restaurant. Yan Jiekuang pushed his bicycle and walked slowly towards the hospital with Yan Jiedi.

Yan Jie Di was curious about everything she saw. If Yan Jie Kuang hadn't urged her, she might not have been able to walk to the hospital after dark. When they arrived at the hospital, Yan Jie Kuang first went to the nurses' station, asked which ward Liu Lan was in, and then took Yan Jie Di there directly.

"Mom!" Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi had just walked to the door of the ward when they saw the third aunt opening the door and coming out.

The third aunt saw Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi standing at the door and asked, "Why are you here?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "We came to see my sister-in-law and Zhuzi's son. By the way, I will hand Jie Di over to you."

"Come in!" The third aunt made way for Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi to enter the ward and asked, "Have you two had lunch?!"

Without waiting for Yan Jiekuang to speak, Yan Jiedi said as if she was offering a treasure: "Mom! My third brother and I have eaten. He took me to a state-owned restaurant today. He also bought braised pork." After saying that, Yan Jiedi unconsciously smacked her lips, as if she was savoring the taste of the braised pork.

“You little greedy cat!” The third aunt poked Yan Jie Di’s forehead with her finger in annoyance, then looked at Yan Jie Kuang and said, “Jie Kuang, if you want to eat braised pork, just tell me! Why bother going to a state-owned restaurant and wasting money?!”

Yan Jiekuang said, "Mom! The taste of food at home is different from that at a state-owned restaurant. At home, we eat family affection, while at a state-owned restaurant, we eat flavor."

Liu Lan, who was lying on the hospital bed, smiled and said, "Third Aunt, your Jie Kuang is really good at speaking!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Sister-in-law, if I wasn't good at talking, you wouldn't have married my brother Zhuzi." Then he asked, "Sister-in-law, are you satisfied with your marriage so far?!"

Liu Lan replied: "Satisfied! Of course I am satisfied."

The three aunts asked curiously: "Jie Kuang, what are you talking about?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Nothing?! We were just talking about the past." Then he asked, "Have you had lunch?!"

"We've eaten!" The third aunt replied, "Shazhu is a really good kid. He even remembers to bring us food." Then she reminded, "You two little guys, watch your mouths. Don't mention the braised pork in front of your dad."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Mom! I still have some meat coupons. How about I buy some meat one day? Can you make us a braised pork dish?"

The third aunt said: "How can we eat meat all the time?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Mom, I'll leave Jie Di here first. Don't worry! I'll come and pick her up after school."

The third aunt said, "You don't have to come to pick him up. I can go back when your brother Zhuzi comes."

"Oh!" Yan Jiekuang responded and said, "Then I won't come over. Be careful on your way back." After that, Yan Jiekuang said hello to Liu Lan and left the ward.

After leaving the hospital, Yan Jiekuang saw that it was still early, so he rode his bicycle to a place not far from the Lou family's small western-style building. After staring at the small western-style building for a while, Yan Jiekuang took out the letter he had prepared last night from his pocket (space), then rode his bicycle past the Lou family's gate at the fastest speed, and stuffed the letter in his hand into the mailbox at the door.

A little after five o'clock in the evening, the housekeeper opened the door and walked out of the small western-style building. The housekeeper took out the key, opened the door of the mailbox, and took out all the letters and newspapers inside. The housekeeper walked in front of Lou Bancheng and said, "Master, these are today's letters and newspapers."

Lou Bancheng motioned the butler to put down the letter and newspaper, then asked, "Old Lin, what has the Madam been doing these past two days?!"

The housekeeper replied, "Madam is still the same. But Gu Jinlian, the maidservant who came with her during her dowry, has been coming here more often recently. As for what they said, I don't know."