Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Not long after, the call was connected. A questioning voice came from the other end of the line: "This is the Archives Department, who is this?!"

Director Song said coldly: "I am Song Zhaoyuan, seize Yan Jiekuang's file for me!"

"Director Song, Yan Jiekuang's file was taken away by a foreign company five minutes ago."

"What?!" Director Song was shocked. He never expected Yan Jiekuang to act so quickly! He originally thought he could make things difficult for Yan Jiekuang in the file, but now it seems that he can only think of another way. As for withholding Yan Jiekuang's graduation certificate, he is not so brave. Director Song hung up the phone and sighed deeply.

Jiang Huaisheng saw Director Song's reaction and asked hurriedly, "Director, are you okay?!"

"It's okay!" Director Song immediately adjusted his attitude and asked, "When will the students in your class return to school to receive their graduation certificates?!"

Jiang Huaisheng replied, "The fifteenth of this month."

Director Song said, "When Yan Jiekuang arrives, ask him to come to my office. I have something to discuss with him."

"Oh!" Jiang Huaisheng responded, and watched Director Song leave the office. He thought to himself, "Don't think I don't know. Yan Jiekuang's assignment form came down a long time ago, but you kept withholding it. Now you've screwed yourself, haven't you?!"

Director Song returned to his office, threw himself on a chair, opened the drawer, took out a pack of cigarettes, took out a cigarette, lit it and took two puffs, exhaled deeply, and thought to himself: "This Yan Jiekuang, why is he so stubborn?! If he didn't get the distribution form, wouldn't he come to me?!"

"Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling!" Just then, the external line on Director Song's desk rang. Director Song picked up the phone and said, "This is Song Zhaoyuan, who is this?!"

The voice of Nie Xiong, acting director of the Red Star Steel Mill, came from the other end of the line: "Old Song, I'm Nie Xiong from the Red Star Steel Mill. When will Yan Jiekuang, who has been assigned to our mill, report for duty?!"

Director Song's heart skipped a beat. What he feared was bound to happen. Director Song adjusted his mood and said, "Yan Jiekuang did not accept the assignment. He chose to find a job on his own. His file has been taken away by a foreign company today."

"What?!" On the other end of the phone, Nie Xiong, who was originally full of confidence, heard Director Song's words and his face changed drastically. He said, "Why would he not accept the assignment?!"

Director Song couldn't possibly tell Nie Xiong that he had deliberately withheld Yan Jiekuang's allocation order in order to make things difficult for him. Director Song said, "This is his own choice. We can't do anything about it."

An angry Nie Xiong yelled into the phone: "Director Song, I hope there is nothing fishy here. Otherwise, no one will have an easy life." Then Nie Xiong hung up the phone.

Director Song listened to the busy tone on the phone. Even a fool would have realized that he had done something stupid. But when he thought that Yan Jiekuang would come to the school to get his diploma on the 15th, Director Song's eyes lit up immediately. He felt that as long as he came forward to persuade Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiekuang would definitely follow his arrangements.

"Jie Kuang!" Yan Jie Kuang just turned into Nanluoguxiang when he heard He Yuzhu calling him. Yan Jie Kuang stopped and turned to look in the direction of the voice. Not long after, He Yuzhu ran in front of Yan Jie Kuang. Yan Jie Kuang asked, "Brother Zhuzi, why are you wandering around outside when you are not working in the factory at this time?!"

"Aren't you free?" He Yuzhu replied, and asked, "Where are you going?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Where else can I go?! Home, of course." Then he asked: "Has your boss been assigned a job at his workplace?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and replied, "Yes! I was assigned to the Aerospace Design Institute in Sijiu City."

"Hey?! This unit is great." Yan Jiekuang echoed and asked, "Brother Zhuzi, how is the steel mill now?!"

He Yuzhu said, "What else can I do?! There was a rumor that the factory was going to be a joint venture, but now there is no sign of it. I have to rely on the tasks given by the higher-ups every month to barely survive!" Then he changed the subject and asked, "By the way, where were you assigned this time?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "I chose to find a job on my own. I am currently affiliated with a foreign-funded company. I plan to take a break before deciding what to do. Anyway, my family doesn't need this kind of money."

He Yuzhu joked, "Only you are so generous. You dare to say that. If it were any other kid who dared to say that, their parents would have already taken action."

Yan Jiekuang continued, "Brother Zhuzi, if the factory is no longer viable, you can find a chance to take a leave of absence without pay. Let's go into partnership. I'll provide the money and the land, you provide the skills, and we'll open a restaurant together."

In fact, He Yuzhu had wanted to open a restaurant for a long time, but he just couldn't make up his mind. In addition, there was the problem of money. Although He Yuzhu had made a lot of money in recent years, it was just a drop in the bucket for opening a restaurant. He Yuzhu said, "Jie Kuang, are you really willing to open a restaurant with me?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied firmly: "Brother Zhuzi, I believe in your character and skills. But let's make a deal. I will provide the money and the place. You provide the skills, and management is also your business. I will take the ready-made dividends."

He Yuzhu thought about it and said, "I'll go back and discuss this with your sister-in-law. If it doesn't work out, we can all take unpaid leave."

"Okay! Go back and think about it carefully. When you've thought it over, give me a definite answer no matter what. You know my family. If it doesn't work, let my second brother tell me." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang turned and left. He Yuzhu looked at Yan Jiekuang's back with a bright smile on his face, thinking to himself, "This Yan Jiekuang is really as straightforward as before!"

He Yuzhu was so happy when he thought that his restaurant would soon be settled! He walked a lot more briskly.

"Zhuzi, why did you come back so early today?!" He Yuzhu just entered the middle courtyard, and He Daqing's voice rang in He Yuzhu's ears. He Yuzhu said: "Dad, I want to tell you something."

He Daqing was stunned and asked, "What's the matter?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I just met Yan Jiekuang on my way back. He plans to open a restaurant with me. He will provide the money and the place. I will provide the cooking skills. He will not participate in the management, but only take the dividends. Do you think we can do this?!"

He Daqing came back to his senses, looked at He Yuzhu from top to bottom and back and forth several times, and thought to himself: "Is it true that fools have good luck? How come he got such a good thing?!" Then He Daqing said: "Of course it can be done. But if you come out and open a restaurant with Yan Jiekuang, what about your job?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Is it difficult to get a job? Just apply for unpaid leave."

He Daqing thought about it and asked worriedly, "Yan Jiekuang is so willing to open a restaurant with you. Is there something fishy going on?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Everyone else in the Yan family likes to scheme. Only Yan Jiekuang doesn't like this. If I hadn't watched him grow up with my own eyes, I would have suspected that he was not born in the Yan family."

He Daqing said, "It takes a lot of people to run a restaurant. We can't do it alone."

He Yuzhu said, "That's easy. Just get the people in the factory kitchen over there. And then use your connections to find a few chefs. Then we'll be all set, right?!"