Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Bugui suddenly said, "The Jia family will have a hard time without Yi Zhonghai's support!" Then he looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Fortunately, you are married. You should live a good life in the future and mind your own business!"

"Hey?! Third uncle, what do you mean by that?!" He Yuzhu watched Yan Bugui return home, looked at Liu Lan with a puzzled look, and asked: "Wife, what do you think Third uncle meant by that just now?!"

Liu Lan glared at He Yuzhu as if he was a fool and said, "I'll talk to you when I get back." After that, Liu Lan left He Yuzhu and went straight to the central courtyard.

"Wife, wait for me!" He Yuzhu followed immediately.

After returning home, He Yuzhu closed the door and asked impatiently: "Wife, can you tell me now?!"

Liu Lan sighed and said, "Third Master wants you to stop being a sucker and mind the Jia family's affairs."

He Yuzhu reacted at this time and said, "If it were in the past, before I broke up with Yi Zhonghai, maybe I would really have taken over the Jia family's affairs. Now! I won't care about them! Wouldn't it be nice for me to live a good life with my wife in my arms?!" After that, He Yuzhu hugged Liu Lan and kissed her on the face.

Liu Lan pushed He Yuzhu aside and said coyly, "It stinks!"

"Old Yi, who do you think the Jia family has offended? It's too tragic, isn't it? First, Bang Geng had his leg broken, and now it's Jia Dongxu's turn. I wonder who will be next?!" Liu Guiying sighed unconsciously.

Yi Zhonghai picked up the cup with trembling hands, took a sip of water, and said, "Old lady, I have already told the workshop director that I will no longer be Jia Dongxu's master."

"What?!" Liu Guiying showed a surprised and incredible expression on her face. She looked at Yi Zhonghai in disbelief and asked, "Old Yi, why don't you want to be Jia Dongxu's master for no reason? Aren't you afraid that Jia Zhang will find out and come and make trouble?!"

Yi Zhonghai's face changed and he said, "What's there to make a fuss about?! The factory clearly stipulates that only workers of level 5 and above can take apprentices. I am a level 3 worker now. How can I be qualified to take an apprentice? Even if Jia Zhang knew about it, what right does she have to make a fuss?! We have helped the Jia family a lot in the past few years. Isn't she satisfied?!"

Liu Guiying said, "We have been neighbors for so many years. Don't we know what kind of person Jia Zhang is? She will make trouble even if she is unreasonable. And now that Jia Dongxu's leg is broken, will she blame us for this?!"

Yi Zhonghai said: "Let her do whatever she wants. If she wants to make a scene, let her do it!"

At the same time, Yan Jiefang returned home. As soon as he entered the house, Yan Jiefang said with joy: "Dad, I heard that Jia Dongxu's leg was broken?!"

Yan Bugui glanced at his second son and nodded, saying, "That's true." Then he asked, "Why? Are you happy?!"

"Of course I'm happy!" Yan Jiefang did not hide his joy at all, and said: "When I left home this morning, Jia Dongxu was still showing off to me. I never thought that he would suffer retribution before it even got dark. This person! Can't be too bad!"

The third aunt echoed: "What Jiefang said makes sense."

Yan Bugui continued, "We can just talk about this at home. Don't tell anyone else. Also, I heard from Sha Zhu that Yi Zhonghai no longer intends to be Jia Dongxu's master."

"What?!" The third aunt was greatly surprised this time and said, "Yi Zhonghai has put a lot of effort into the Jia family in the past few years. Is he willing to give up the Jia family just like that?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "What's the point of being reluctant?! Yi Zhonghai is now a third-level worker. The steel mill stipulates that apprentices must be at least fifth-level workers. Besides, the Jia family is a bottomless pit. Whoever touches it will be unlucky. Yi Zhonghai is cutting losses in time."

The third aunt said, "If Yi Zhonghai doesn't take care of the Jia family, the Jia family will probably have trouble living."

Yan Jiefang said nonchalantly, "Mom, everyone's situation is similar now. Dad's monthly salary can support our whole family. Jia Dongxu's salary is higher than Dad's. How could he not be able to support his family?!"

The third aunt said, "What do you know?! All of our family members are registered in the city. We have food certificates and can buy food at a fair price. In the early years, Jia Zhang was greedy for the income from rural land. Except for Jia Dongxu, everyone else in their family is registered in the countryside. Now the countryside eats from a big pot, and all the land belongs to the collective. Unless Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu take their children back to the countryside. Otherwise, their family can only eat Jia Dongxu's ration. Jia Zhang eats more than a pig. Jia Dongxu's ration may not be enough for her. Add in a big eater. If their family doesn't want to go hungry, they can only buy expensive food. With Jia Dongxu's salary, after necessary living expenses, the remaining money can't buy much food at the current grain price."

"Dad, what are you guys talking about?!" At this time, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi came in from outside. The third aunt asked, "Why do you come back so late every day?!"

Yan Jiekuang raised his wrist, looked at the time on his watch, and said, "It's not too late?!"

"Wait!" Yan Bugui stopped Yan Jiekuang and asked, "What's on your wrist?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied nonchalantly, "Watches! When I was looking for bicycles at the scrapyard, I saw several broken watches on the ground, so I brought them all back. I was lucky today, and I pieced together one of the three watches."

Yan Jiefang said sourly: "Jie Kuang, you are really good! You can assemble a bicycle, repair a radio, and now you can even tinker with a watch. What else can't you do?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "There are many things I don't know! Anyway, I am still young and can learn slowly."

Yan Bugui rubbed his hands, put on an embarrassed expression, and said, "Jie Kuang, let me make a deal with you. Look, your father doesn't even have a watch. Can you let me wear your watch for a few days?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, you are such a loser. You even cheated your own son of his things."

Yan Bugui's face changed and he said, "Is this what you call cheating?!"

Yan Jiekuang asked: "I lent it to you, can I ask for it back?!"

Yan Bugui was speechless. Seeing her husband being embarrassed in front of her son, the third aunt smiled and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Jie Kuang, your father has had a hard time too. Since you can tinker with watches, get him one!"

"Okay! For my mother's sake, I'll get you one." Yan Jiekuang took off the watch on his hand, handed it to Yan Bugui, and said, "Take it! Consider it what I owe you in my last life."

Yan Jiefang said hurriedly: "Third brother, can you help your second brother get a watch for me?!"

Without waiting for Yan Jiekuang to speak, Yan Bugui spoke first: "Why do you need a watch at your age? Wait a few years, when you have a job, and save money to buy one yourself."

Yan Jiefang tried hard to open his mouth and say something, but finally gave up.

Yan Jiekuang glanced at Yan Jiefang and said, "Second brother, it's not that I, as your younger brother, won't help you. You know what our eldest brother is thinking. If I give it to you and not to him, he will be ruthless to me for the rest of his life. I don't want to make the family unhappy because of a watch. Besides, don't accuse me of being stingy. Go out and have a look at the price of watches now. Except for the children of the rich families and the descendants of the capitalists, how many people your age have watches?! If I give you a watch now, I'm not helping you, but harming you."