Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

After serving the children food and drink, Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui took turns to go out to wash. After washing, Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui carried the two children to the main hall. Yan Bugui, who was eating breakfast, saw Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui coming in and hurriedly called them, "Come and eat!"

Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui walked to the table and sat down. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Dad, why are there only you and Mom? Where's Jie Di?!"

The third aunt replied, "The girl is still sleeping!" Then she finished her breakfast in a few bites, stretched out her hand, took the child from Su Zihui's hand, and said, "You eat first. After dinner, it's your turn to Jie Kuang."

"Hey!" Su Zihui responded, picked up the chopsticks and started eating. Yan Jiekuang teased the child in his arms and said, "Dad, I went out last night and brought back four TVs. You and I will each get one, and the remaining two, one for Jie Di as a dowry, and one for my second brother later."

The third aunt smiled and said, "The TV is a good thing. Your father wanted to buy it a long time ago, but I kept stopping him." Then the third aunt looked at Yan Bugui and said, "Old man, are you satisfied now?!"

Yan Bugui grinned and said, "Satisfied! Satisfied! How could I not be satisfied?!" Then Yan Bugui changed the subject and asked, "Jie Kuang, I have no objection to you giving one to your second brother. Why do you want to give one to Jie Di as a dowry?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, I've got something to say, don't take it to heart. Our eldest brother is not close to the three of us. If anything happens to you and mom, he will definitely not care. Second brother and second sister-in-law are both good people. If anything happens to you, they will care. But their abilities are limited. The rest are me and Jie Di. You know what kind of person I am. You also know what Jie Di is like. I have the ability, so when my sister gets married, it's not too much for me to prepare a dowry for her, right?! We'll need her to serve you and mom in the future!"

Su Zihui said: "And me!"

The third aunt laughed and said, "You are all great! Your father and I are relieved to have you around."

"What are you talking about?!" Just then Yan Jie Di came in from outside. The third aunt said, "Your third brother is talking to us about buying a dowry for you."

"Ah?!" The carefree Yan Jiedi blushed instantly and asked shyly, "Brother, what kind of dowry are you going to prepare for me?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "The bicycle you are riding now was bought when you were working, and you have been riding it for just over a year. You can take this bicycle with you when you get married. In addition, I will give you a TV. As for what else you want, you can talk to your parents and your sister-in-law yourself."

Yan Bugui put down his chopsticks, took the grandson from Yan Jiekuang's hand, and said, "Jiekuang, eat quickly! After dinner, help me install the TV."

"Oh!" Yan Jiekuang responded, picked up a steamed bun, broke it open, stuffed some pickles into it, and began to eat it in big mouthfuls.

After dinner, Yan Jiekuang brought a TV out of the house. When Yan Jiekuang brought the TV into the living room, Yan Bugui could not wait to open the box. A 12-inch black and white TV appeared in front of the whole family. Yan Bugui asked, "Jiekuang, how do you use this thing?!"

Yan Jiekuang took out a universal antenna and said, "Wait until I install this, then I'll teach you how to turn on the TV." After that, Yan Jiekuang left the main room, found a ladder, climbed onto the roof, and erected the universal antenna. Yan Jiekuang pushed it to make sure it would not fall, then returned to the ground. He plugged the other end of the connector into the TV.

After plugging in the power cord, Yan Jiekuang turned on the TV and adjusted it a little. The image became clear. There were not many channels on the TV. Mine War was playing right now. Yan Bugui looked at the TV and said, "This is great! With this thing, I don't have to go to the cinema. It can save a lot of money."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, television is just beginning to develop. Currently, we can only receive five channels. There will be more and more channels in the future. But this will take time."

"I know! Just go and do your own thing! Don't bother me." After saying that, Yan Bugui made a cup of tea and sat in front of the TV to watch TV.

Yan Jiekuang left the main room and moved the TV set that was Yan Jiedi's dowry to Yan Jiedi's room, then installed his own TV set, said hello to Su Zihui, and was about to send the last TV set to Yan Jiefang when Yan Jiefang arrived with his wife and children.

Yan Jiefang asked: "Jie Kuang, where are you going?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Second brother, you came at the right time. I thought you guys weren't coming today?! I was planning to send this TV to you."

"TV?!" Yan Jiefang and his wife Yang Xuemei were both surprised. They looked at each other, and Yan Jiefang said, "Jie Kuang, you keep it for yourself! You don't have to give it to us."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I got four TVs this time. One for my parents, one for me, and one for you and Jie Di. My parents' and mine have all been installed. Jie Di's one is her dowry." Then Yan Jiekuang patted the TV tied to the back seat of the bicycle and said, "This one is yours."

Yang Xuemei said, "Jie Kuang, you just came back. It's not easy to make some money. How much is this TV?! I'll give you the money."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Sister-in-law, we are one family and we should not talk about different things. It's too polite for you to talk about money."

Yan Jiefang asked: "Jie Kuang, can you repair a TV?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Yes! This is simple, just some circuit diagrams. If you want to learn, I'll find some books for you later." Then he reminded, "Second brother, be careful when you do your job. Don't let anyone target you."

Yan Jiefang laughed and said, "Don't worry! I know what's going on." Then he said to Yang Xuemei, "Wife, you and the child stay here. I'll take the TV back first. I'll be back soon."

"Go! Be careful on the road." Yang Xuemei watched Yan Jiefang push his bicycle out the door, then turned to look at Yan Jiekuang and said, "I really envy you two brothers for having such a good relationship."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Second sister-in-law, I won't hide it from you. My relationship with my second brother wasn't good before. It's only since I taught him how to assemble a bicycle that our relationship has gradually improved. Our family is so harmonious now, thanks to our eldest brother and sister-in-law. If they hadn't been making trouble in various ways, we wouldn't be so united."

Yang Xuemei said, "When you mentioned my elder brother and sister-in-law, I remembered something. There's a man living next door to me, and he works in the same unit as my elder sister-in-law. I heard him say that a while ago my elder brother caught my elder sister-in-law having an affair with a leader in their unit. They are getting divorced now."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Whether they are good or not has nothing to do with us. As long as they don't cause us trouble, that's enough."

Yang Xuemei hesitated for a few seconds and asked cautiously, "You and Jiefang seem to have a lot of problems with your eldest brother and his wife?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "It's not that we have a big problem with them. It's that we have completely given up on them. There are some things that I am not suitable to tell you. If you want to know, you can ask my second brother later."

"Okay! I'll go say hello to my parents first!" After saying that, Yang Xuemei carried the child into the main room.