Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

"He Yuzhu!" Yan Jiekuang followed He Yuzhu's family to the gate of the courtyard, and Xu Damao blocked He Yuzhu's way. He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao and asked, "Damo, what's wrong with you?!"

Xu Damao said, "He Yuzhu, my son got into college. Your son also got into college. Shouldn't we celebrate?!"

He Yuzhu nodded and agreed, "It's time to celebrate."

Xu Damao went on to say, "In our courtyard, only our two families and the third uncle's family are elderly. The others are all here halfway. I want the three of us to celebrate together. I'll pay, and you, He Yuzhu, will provide the craftsmanship. Jie Kuang will be the purchasing officer, so let him go and buy the things."

He Yuzhu thought about it and nodded, "Okay! Let's do as you say. But the Qian family will also contribute."

Xu Damao gave He Yuzhu a thumbs up and said, "He Yuzhu, you are awesome!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Brother Zhuzi, discuss a menu with Brother Damao. Tell me what you want. I will buy it later."

He Yuzhu said, "Okay, I'll give you the list after I discuss it with him."

"Dad!" Yan Jiekuang walked into the middle courtyard and greeted Yan Bugui when he saw him. Yan Bugui said, "Jiekuang, your courtyard is nice. I went to see it with your wife today. I went to find Old Leitou this afternoon. But Old Leitou has passed away, and now his son has taken over his job. I have already talked to him, it depends on when you are free."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, I will transfer my work to Lao Niu's son from Zhuzi's unit tomorrow afternoon. I will be free from the day after tomorrow. Otherwise, why don't you make an appointment with him the day after tomorrow?!"

"Okay!" Yan Bugui agreed readily, and then asked, "What did Xu Damao say to you and He Yuzhu at the door just now?! I heard him say celebrate?! Celebrate what?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Xu Damao's son was admitted to university. Xu Damao proposed that his family, our family, and He Yuzhu's family celebrate together. He would pay, He Yuzhu would provide the craftsmanship, and I would do the purchasing. He Yuzhu later said he would also pay part of the money. The three of us agreed that He Yuzhu would send the purchase list over in the evening."

Yan Bugui said: "Now in the whole courtyard, we are the only three families with elderly people. And all three of us have people admitted to college. It's time to celebrate."

Yan Jiekuang continued, "Dad, Xiaohui is pregnant and has been pregnant for more than three months."

"What?! She's pregnant again?!" Yan Bugui's face showed an excited expression. Then he came to his senses and asked, "She's pregnant, what about her studies?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "I will go to school as a day student when school starts. I will take a break from school for a while after I give birth to my child."

"Okay! As long as you have a plan!" Yan Bugui echoed, and then said: "Our Yan family is getting better and better now. Good! Good! Good!" Then he reminded: "Don't forget to tell your father-in-law and mother-in-law about Xiaohui's pregnancy."

"I know!" Yan Jiekuang echoed, and followed Yan Jiekuang into the main room.

A little after six o'clock in the evening, He Yuexian came to see Yan Jiekuang. In addition to giving Yan Jiekuang a list, he also brought him 100 yuan.

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, Yan Jiekuang went to work. At eight o'clock in the morning, the factory's year-end summary meeting officially began. The factory leaders took turns to speak on the stage, and then commended a group of advanced people. The meeting lasted for two hours before it ended.

After the meeting, Yan Jiekuang followed the logistics staff to the Finance Department to collect his salary, and then took the slip to the warehouse to collect this year’s New Year benefits.

At 11:30, the whole factory had a big dinner. After the meal, Yan Jiekuang rested in the office for a while, and when he felt that it was about time, he left the office. When Yan Jiekuang walked to the factory gate, Lao Niu and his son Niu Jin were already waiting at the gate. Yan Jiekuang walked to the factory gate and said a few words to Lao Niu, who handed the prepared money to Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang put the money in his pocket, then walked to the factory gate, greeted the people from the security department, and brought Niu into the factory.

"Hey?! Xiao Yan, how come you have time to come here today?!" Yan Jiekuang brought Niu Jin into the Personnel Department. Old Zhang from the Personnel Department greeted Yan Jiekuang with a smile.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Uncle Zhang, look, I was admitted to university. I can't go to work, so I gave the job to my relative." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang took out his admission notice and handed it to Uncle Zhang.

Lao Zhang took Yan Jiekuang's admission notice, looked at it, returned it to Yan Jiekuang, and said, "You did a good job of keeping it secret!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled, took out a pack of Peony cigarettes from his pocket and stuffed it into Lao Zhang's hand, saying, "Uncle Zhang, I'm sorry to trouble you."

"Okay! I'll do it for you right away!" After saying that, Lao Zhang looked at Niu Jin. Niu Jin immediately took out the certificate and photo and handed them over. Lao Zhang opened the drawer, took out a form, and said, "Fill this form."

"Hey!" Niu Jin responded, took out a pen and started writing quickly.

After Niu Jin finished filling out the form, Lao Zhang took a look and said, "You wait here." After that, Lao Niu took the form, the certificate from the street office and the photo and left.

About half an hour later, Lao Niu came back, handed the work permit to Niu Jin, and said, "Jie Kuang, take him to the Labor and Personnel Department again, and the formalities will be completed. Then take him to your group to get acquainted, and he can come to work after the New Year. Because you were admitted to university, our unit has a rule that for people like you, family members who take over the job will be handled directly as replacements. So he will be considered a formal employee when he joins the unit. He can only be rated after working for two years. The monthly salary is 36 yuan."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Thank you, Uncle Zhang."

Niu Jin also said: "Thank you, Uncle Zhang."

"Well! You guys go now!" After sending Yan Jiekuang and Niu Jin away, Lao Zhang took out the cigarette Yan Jiekuang gave him, looked at it, and muttered, "This kid is really good at handling things."

After leaving the personnel department, Yan Jiekuang began to instruct Niu Jin. Anyway, Yan Jiekuang told Niu Jin everything he should and shouldn't say. As the saying goes, a master can only lead you to the door, but you have to practice on your own. Yan Jiekuang said so much, but how much Niu Jin remembered, only Niu Jin knew.

After completing the formalities of the Labor and Personnel Department, Yan Jiekuang took Niu Jin to the labor protection supplies warehouse to collect work clothes and some labor protection supplies. Yan Jiekuang then took Niu Jin to the office. Zhang Jinshan had not left yet, so Yan Jiekuang directly told Zhang Jinshan about the situation. He also introduced Niu Jin to Zhang Jinshan.

Zhang Jinshan was stunned when he learned that Yan Jiekuang was going to college. Zhang Jinshan never thought that Yan Jiekuang could really get into college. But now that the facts were in front of him, Zhang Jinshan had no choice but to accept it. Zhang Jinshan exchanged a few words with Yan Jiekuang, encouraged Niu Jin a few words, and then asked Yan Jiekuang to take Niu in to familiarize himself with the process.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Jiekuang and Niu Jin came out of the factory. Lao Niu, who was waiting at the factory gate, saw Yan Jiekuang and Niu Jin coming out, and immediately came up to them and asked anxiously, "How is the matter going?!"

Niu Jin replied, "Dad, everything is settled. Because Brother Jie Kuang was admitted to university, I can be a regular employee when I enter the factory. But I have to work for two years before I can be rated. The monthly salary is 36 yuan."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Lao Niu, this is not the place to talk. Let's talk while we walk."

"Okay!" Lao Niu responded, and left the factory gate with his son and Yan Jiekuang.