Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

In a blink of an eye, the bell for leaving get off work rang. Qin Huairu packed up her things and stayed in the warehouse for a while. She estimated that most people in the factory had left. Qin Huairu then left the warehouse. More than ten minutes later, Qin Huairu walked to the door of Li Huaide's office. After hesitating for a few seconds, Qin Huairu reached out and knocked on the door.

When Li Huaide heard the knock on the door, his eyes lit up and he shouted with a smile, "Come in!"

Qin Huairu pushed the door open and walked into the office, closed the door, and called out, "Director Li!"

Li Huaide said, "Please sit on the sofa for a while. I'll come over right after I finish what I'm doing."

"Oh!" Qin Huairu responded, walked to the sofa and sat down. After about seven or eight minutes, Li Huaide finished dealing with the things, stood up, walked around the desk, walked to the door, locked the door, and walked to Qin Huairu and sat down. The two chatted for a few words, and then got into the state. Probably because she was in the office, Qin Huairu was not very relaxed. Half an hour later, the poker game was over. Li Huaide slumped on the sofa with a look of enjoyment, lit a cigarette, looked at Qin Huairu who was also slumped next to him, and said, "I am very satisfied with your performance." Then Li Huaide stood up, walked to the desk, opened the drawer, took out a stack of money and tickets and two employment certificates, returned to Qin Huairu, and said, "Take the things. I will help you find a way to buy the house after a while. As long as you serve me well, I will not treat you unfairly!"

Qin Huairu reached out and took the things in Li Huaide's hand, saying, "Don't worry! We can each get what we need. I won't bother you."

Li Huaide nodded with satisfaction and reminded: "Remember what you just said. I can give you, but I can also destroy you! As for the two work indicators, you can decide for yourself."

Qin Huairu nodded silently, tidied her clothes, took her things and left Li Huaide's office.

Around six o'clock in the evening, Qin Huairu returned home. As soon as she entered the house, Jia Zhang's scolding rang out: "Qin Huairu! Which wild man did you go to see?! Why did you come back so late?! Do you want to starve us to death?!"

Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhang and said, "We're taking inventory of the warehouse today. It's great that you can come back at this time!" Then Qin Huairu put the net bag containing the lunch box on the table and said, "This is the food I brought back for you. Just have a bite! I'm tired! I'm going to sleep first!"

"What's your attitude?" Jia Zhang yelled at Qin Huairu, took out the lunch box and the paper bag of steamed buns, opened the lunch box, and saw the dishes inside. Jia Zhang frowned and thought to herself, "What's wrong with Qin Huairu today? Why did she buy so many delicious dishes?!" Then Jia Zhang figured it out quickly and shouted, "Bang Geng! It's time to eat!"

"Coming!" Banggeng responded lazily, and walked to the table with Xiaodang and Huaihua and sat down. He took the steamed bun handed to him by Jia Zhangshi, took a bite, and asked, "Grandma, where's my mom?!"

Jia Zhang replied: "Your mother said she was tired and is sleeping in the inner room! Don't worry about her, let's eat our food!"

"Hey!" Bang Geng responded and picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth.

When Xiaodang and Huaihua saw Banggen picking up his chopsticks, they first glanced at Jia Zhangshi, and then stretched their chopsticks towards the meat in the lunch box. However, Xiaodang and Huaihua were very tactful, and each of them ate two or three pieces, and then stopped touching the braised pork in the lunch box.

At dusk, Jia Zhang and Bang Geng had eaten a lot of dumplings, so even if the food was good, they had no appetite and only ate a few bites. After Xiao Dang and Huaihua finished eating, Jia Zhang put away all the remaining dishes and steamed buns.

A little after seven in the evening, Yan Jiecheng came back. As soon as he entered the door, Yan Jiecheng asked, "How have you been these days?!"

Yu Li replied, "Not bad." Then she asked, "Have you had dinner yet?!"

Yan Jiecheng replied, "I've eaten!" Then he walked over to Yu Li and sat down, took out a box from his pocket and handed it to Yu Li. Yu Li asked, "What is this?!"

Yan Jiecheng replied with a smile: "You will know once you open it and take a look!!"

Yu Li took the box, opened it and saw the women's watch inside. Her eyes lit up immediately. She quickly took the watch out of the box and put it on her wrist. She asked, "How did you think of buying a watch for me?! Why don't you buy one for yourself?!"

Yan Jiecheng replied, "I had a classmate when I was studying in Quancheng. He traveled from Jincheng to Sijiucheng. He had a buddy who was the head of the purchasing department of the supply and marketing cooperative at the Jincheng Railway Station. He got a batch of watches that didn't require tickets. I saw that the price was right, so I bought two directly."

Yu Li asked hurriedly: "How much is this watch?!"

Yan Jiecheng replied, "Eighty yuan for each male or female." Then he asked, "What's the matter?!"

Yu Li said: "Even without tickets, a watch in Pigeon Market costs 150 yuan. Women's watches are even more expensive. Isn't this a way to make money?!"

After Yu Li's reminder, Yan Jiecheng reacted instantly, hugged Yu Li excitedly, kissed her on the face, and said, "My wife is really smart. I'll go find him later and ask him to bring me a few watches to test the waters."

After being happy, Yu Li said, "Xie Cheng, I saw my sister today."

"Yu Haitang?!" Yan Jiecheng asked, and when Yu Li nodded, he continued, "Is she interested in your job?!"

Yu Li nodded and said, "Don't you know what kind of person she is?!"

Yan Jiecheng said, "Because I know this, I won't care about her. Even if we help her, she will think it's her duty and won't remember our kindness. Instead of taking this time, we might as well take a good rest."

Yu Li said, "I'm afraid my mother will come looking for us."

Yan Jiecheng said: "Even if your mother kneels down and dies in front of you, you must not give in. If your mother insists on forcing you, you can threaten her with your brother. Your mother's preference for boys over girls is comparable to that of Jia Zhang from our Central Courtyard."

Just as Yu Li expected, the next morning, Yu Li had just finished making breakfast. Before she had time to eat with Yan Jiecheng, Yu Li's mother came. The couple welcomed her into the house, and after asking Yu's mother to sit down, Yu Li asked, "Mom, what's the matter with you coming here so early?!"

Yu's mother complained, "You didn't even tell me that you were pregnant." Then she asked, "How many months?!"

Yu Li replied: "More than three months. Almost four months."

Yu's mother nodded slightly and said, "You are getting heavier. Be careful! If you really can't do it, don't go to work. Let your sister go in your place. Let her give you half of your salary every month."

Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng looked at each other. Yan Jiecheng said, "Mom! Yu Li's job is very easy. And her colleagues take good care of her. Besides, I am here, right?! She will be fine. If it doesn't work out, she can ask the company for a prenatal checkup, or take a leave of absence without pay. It's the same if she goes back to work after giving birth. Don't bother Haitang with this matter. Besides, although Haitang is Yu Li's sister, Yu Li has a younger brother. It's impossible to help one and not the other, right?! We are just ordinary people. We have to live our lives too."