Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Dad, don't you know what your son is capable of?! Don't worry about me. Xiaohui and I have just discussed it. When she is done with the baby, let her take over your job. I will continue to stay in the Northeast. I have a feeling that in three years at most, all of us will be back."

Yan Bugui tilted his head to look at Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Do you have any basis for this?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled mysteriously and said, "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed. If it is revealed, it will not work." Then Yan Jiekuang remembered the earthquake and said, "Dad, how long has it been since our house was repaired?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "It's been a while. The last time it was renovated was when you were renovating the back house." Then he asked, "Why are you asking this?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Just asking."

Yan Bugui said, "In our courtyard, only our house, He Yuzhu's house, and Xu Damao's house are more spacious, and the houses of other families remain the same as before."

Yan Jiekuang asked in a low voice: "Did He Yuzhu really get the houses of Yi Zhonghai and Jia's families?!"

Yan Bugui nodded and replied, "Not only Yi Zhonghai's family, but also the Wu family next door to Yi Zhonghai's family sold their house to He Yuzhu. Now the entire central courtyard is occupied by He Yuzhu's family and the Sun family."

Just then, Su Zihui's grandmother and mother came in from outside. Yan Jiekuang saw them and stood up quickly, shouting, "Grandma! Mom! Why are you here?!"

"My dear relatives, why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Yan Bugui also stood up and said, "Come in and sit down!" After that, Yan Bugui took Miao Huiping and Ding Jinan into the main room and shouted, "Old lady, my dear relatives are here!"

The third aunt heard the call and came out from the inner room. Seeing Ding Jinan and Miao Huiping, she hurriedly greeted them and immediately made two cups of tea and placed them on the table in front of them. Miao Huiping and Ding Jinan exchanged a few words with Yan Bugui and his wife. Miao Huiping said, "We calculated the date and found that Jie Kuang and Xiaohui should be back soon, so we came to see them." Then she asked, "Where's Xiaohui?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Xiaohui is taking a nap. I'll go call her."

"Don't go! Let her sleep!" Miao Huiping stopped Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Jiekuang, how long will you stay in Sijiu City this time?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Grandma, my father said that after Xiaohui has given birth and is out of confinement, he will give her the job. Xiaohui doesn't have to follow me back to the Northeast."

Others gave their jobs to their sons. But Yan Bugui gave his job to his daughter-in-law. Miao Huiping and Ding Jinan were both surprised. But they quickly recovered. Ding Jinan said, "My dear, you also know the situation of our family. I won't say much. I really want to thank you this time."

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "We are all family. You are being polite. As the old saying goes, raising a son is a way to prepare for old age. But if you have a bad daughter-in-law, no matter how many sons you raise, they can't prepare for old age. We all treat each other with our hearts. I treat Xiaohui well. How can Xiaohui treat me badly?!"

Miao Huiping echoed, "My dear, what you said makes sense."

After chatting for about half an hour, Yan Jiekuang raised his wrist to check the time on his watch and said, "Grandma, Mom! Xiaohui should be waking up soon. I'll go call her."

Miao Huiping said hurriedly, "Don't bother. We'll go with you." Then she said to Yan Bugui and his wife, "My dear relatives, you guys take care of yourselves. Don't worry about us."

"Okay!" Yan Bugui echoed, watching Miao Huiping and Ding Jinan follow Yan Jiekuang out of the hall, and said to his wife, "Go in and rest for a while! You don't have to stay here with me."

The third aunt smiled and said nothing more. She put the things on the table into the cabinet and went back to the inner room.

"Xiaohui, look who's here?" Yan Jiekuang brought Ding Jinan and Miao Huiping into the room and saw Su Zihui leaning against the bed, reading a book. Su Zihui heard Yan Jiekuang's voice, turned her head and shouted excitedly, "Grandma! Mom!" Then she asked, "Why are you here? Jiekuang and I said we would come to see you in two days!"

Miao Huiping and Ding Jinan walked to the bed and sat down. Miao Huiping asked, "Xiaohui, you must have had a hard time on the road. Are you okay?"

Su Zihui replied, "It's okay! I'm fine! And the baby in my belly doesn't make any trouble with me." Then Su Zihui took out a letter from under the pillow and handed it to Ding Jinan, saying, "Mom! This is a letter from grandpa."

Ding Jinan took the letter and asked, "Xiaohui, are your grandpa and the others okay?!"

Su Zihui smiled and replied, "Mom, you don't have to worry. Grandpa and grandma are in good health!"

Yan Jiekuang moved a low table and placed it on the bed, then made two cups of malted milk and a cup of Le Koufu, took some walnuts, chestnuts and pine nuts and placed them on the low table, then left the room.

Miao Huiping and Ding Jinan saw everything Yan Jiekuang did, and they both smiled with satisfaction. Miao Huiping said, "Xiaohui from our family has a good eye for finding such a good guy."

Su Zihui said: "I have been in the Northeast for these years, and it is really thanks to him. I originally said that I would go to take care of my grandpa. But when I really got there, it was completely different from what I imagined."

Ding Jinan and Miao Huiping sighed at the same time. Ding Jinan said, "Xiaohui, Mommy is here to thank you."

Su Zihui smiled and said, "Mom! I volunteered to go to the Northeast to take care of my grandparents. You don't have to thank me. If I didn't go to the Northeast, I wouldn't have found such a good husband like Yan Jiekuang."

The three women chatted in the house for more than an hour. Su Zihui sent her grandmother and mother out. Yan Jiekuang hurriedly took out the things he had prepared for them and accompanied Su Zihui to send them to the entrance of the alley. After they got in the car, Yan Jiekuang put two travel bags in the car.

Watching the jeep leave, Su Zihui breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "You gave my mom and her family such a big bag of preserved meat, can they finish it?!"

Yan Jiekuang asked back: "Why?! You can't bear to let go?!"

Su Zihui nodded and said, "I am a little reluctant! But think about it, it was not easy for my mother to give birth to me. It's okay to give her a little more food. But I am afraid that she will give the food away."

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Who can your mother send?!"

Su Zihui replied, "Who else can I send it to? My uncle! I'm not saying bad things about my mother behind her back. She treats my uncle's children better than us. But then again, my uncle and aunt treat us better than their own children. Sometimes when we chat together, we say that our two families have exchanged the wrong children."

Yan Jiekuang listened to Su Zihui talking about the past fun things while walking home with Su Zihui. At the same time, Ding Jinan sneezed several times in the jeep. Miao Huiping, who was sitting next to him, asked worriedly, "Xiaonan, are you okay?!"

Ding Jinan replied: "Mom! I'm fine! I guess someone is saying bad things about me behind my back."

Miao Huiping said: "Except for Xiaohui, who in our family dares to say anything bad about you?! I really didn't expect that Xiaohui's father-in-law would give up his job to Xiaohui."