Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

When Yan Jiekuang was about to turn into the alley where the courtyard was located on his bicycle, he saw Su Zilong and Yan Jiedi coming out of the alley. Yan Jiekuang was slightly stunned when he saw the two people who suddenly appeared. The moment Yan Jiedi and Su Zilong saw Yan Jiekuang, they both showed embarrassed expressions on their faces. Yan Jiedi was the first to react and asked, "Brother, you are back?!"

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Where are you going?!"

Yan Jiedi replied: "He came to see the two little ones. Now he has to go back. I will take him to the station."

Yan Jiekuang first looked at Yan Jiedi, then looked at Su Zilong, and said with a smile: "Little sister, thank you for your trouble."

Yan Jiedi smiled and replied, "Brother, let's go!"

After Yan Jie Di and Su Zilong left, Yan Jie Kuang muttered in his heart: "Could it be that Jie Di has fallen in love with Su Zilong?! Isn't this a mess?! If it happens, should I call Su Zilong "Second Brother" or "Brother-in-law"?!"

“Jie Kuang!” Just when Yan Jie Kuang was in a daze, Su Zihui walked up to Yan Jie Kuang and asked, “Why don’t you go home?!”

Yan Jiekuang came back to his senses and asked, "Your second brother just left, did you see him?!"

"No?!" Su Zihui replied, "Why is he here out of the blue?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Jie Di said that he came to see our son and daughter. But I noticed something was wrong between Yan Jie Di and your second brother. It seems like they are in love with each other."

"What?!" Su Zihui was surprised and asked, "Did you see it right?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "It's probably close. But let's not say it out loud. Let's wait and see what happens. If they really like each other, it will be a good thing."

Su Zihui said, "It's a good thing. But it seems a little messed up?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "At most we can discuss our own affairs then. Let's go home!"

About half an hour later, Yan Jiedi came back. Yan Bugui, who was sitting in the yard cleaning his bicycle, saw Yan Jiedi's happy look and asked, "What are you so happy about? Tell me!"

Yan Jiedi realized that she had lost her composure, and quickly adjusted her expression and replied, "Nothing!" Then she asked, "Where are my brother and sister-in-law?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "In their room!"

"Oh!" Yan Jie Di responded, walked to the outside of Yan Jie Kuang's house, and knocked on the door.

Yan Jiekuang heard a knock on the door and shouted, "The door is not locked! Come in!"

Yan Jiedi pushed the door open and walked in, calling out, "Brother! Sister-in-law!"

Su Zihui asked: "You sent my second brother to the station?!"

Yan Jiedi replied, "It has been delivered." Then she asked, "I just heard from your second brother that he seems to be retiring soon?!"

"Yeah!" Su Zihui replied nonchalantly, and asked, "Jie Di, are you attracted to my second brother?!"

"No! I'm just asking casually. You guys take your time to pack up! I'll go back to my room first." After saying that, Yan Jie Di was afraid that if she walked a step slower, Yan Jie Kuang and his wife would question her, so she turned around and ran out of Yan Jie Kuang's house.

Su Zihui looked at Yan Jiedi's back and said, "Did she really get it right?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and urged, "Stop chatting. Let's pack up quickly! Otherwise, it will be dark and we may not be able to get to your grandfather."

"I know!" Su Zihui replied impatiently, unconsciously speeding up his hands.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, there are only a few days left until the Spring Festival. During this period, Yan Jiekuang was very busy. In addition to going to get off work on time every day, he resold the pork in the space to the machine tool factory, and often went to the black market to sell goods at night. Anyway, all the goods in the space that could be sold were gradually cleared out.

Yan Jiekuang clocked in as usual and entered the office on time. Not long after Yan Jiekuang sat down, Zhang Jinshan walked in from outside. Zhang Jinshan saw Yan Jiekuang and said with a smile: "Little Yan, come with me."

"Oh!" Yan Jiekuang responded, stood up, and walked to Zhang Jinshan's desk. Zhang Jinshan opened the drawer, took out a note from it, handed it to Yan Jiekuang, and said, "You are really good! You have accumulated 36 points in just over a month. Before leaving get off work yesterday, I went to see the section chief. The section chief approved the note. You can take the note to the Labor and Personnel Department later. Starting from next month, your salary will be changed to 5 yuan per month, and there will be a bonus of yuan."

"Oh!" Yan Jiekuang took the note with a smile and said, "I'll do it in a moment."

Zhang Jinshan nodded slightly, signaling Yan Jiekuang to go back to his seat. Yan Jiekuang did not stay any longer and turned to leave. Another three or four minutes later, the people from the purchasing team arrived one after another. Seeing that everyone was present, Zhang Jinshan said, "Comrades, today is the day for salary collection. Our logistics department still follows the old rules. The first batch will receive their salaries today. After receiving their salaries and this year's benefits, everyone can go home. We will meet again on the fourth day of the New Year."

Wei Yuanchao, who was sitting next to Yan Jiekuang, asked, "Team leader, you have the most up-to-date gossip. What will our factory give out during the Chinese New Year?!"

Zhang Jinshan replied, "This year, each person will get a set of enamel casserole, plus three pounds of meat and some fish. As for what kind of fish, it depends on luck. There are sea fish and river fish. However, we went early, so we can probably pick and choose." After saying that, Zhang Jinshan raised his wrist to check the time on his watch and said, "Jie Kuang, go do your thing first!"

"Oh!" Yan Jiekuang responded and left the office.

After Yan Jiekuang left, Song Tiejun, who was sitting in front of Wei Yuanchao, said, "Count the things this kid has purchased during this period. Could he have completed his apprenticeship early?!"

Zhang Jinshan said: "In previous years, the year-end benefits of our heavy machine tool factory were already quite good. At most, we would give out some towels and sheets. In the past month or so, Yan Jiekuang has purchased a lot of meat. So we have pork in our New Year's benefits this year. Up to now, Yan Jiekuang's points have reached more than 500 points. This has met our procurement requirements for early completion of the division."

"I didn't expect this kid to be so lucky!"

Zhang Jinshan couldn't help laughing when he heard his colleagues talking. He picked up the cigarette box on the desk and suddenly found that it was the one Yan Jiekuang had put there. Zhang Jinshan thought to himself, "This kid is quite capable! No wonder he was able to complete his apprenticeship so quickly!"

After having lunch at the factory, Yan Jiekuang hung the welfare benefits provided by the factory on the handlebars of his bicycle, and then rode away from the machine tool factory.

Back at the courtyard, Yan Jiekuang handed the New Year's gifts from his company to the three aunts, then parked his bicycle and went back to his room. Not long after, Su Zihui walked in from outside. Yan Jiekuang, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, heard the noise, opened his eyes immediately, and looked towards the door.

Su Zihui walked to the bed and sat down, and asked, "What are you thinking about?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "What else can I think about?! I think about your second brother and my sister." Then he asked: "Do you think they can be together in the future?!"

"It's hard to say!" Yan Jiekuang replied, "If they can finally get together, it might be a good thing."