Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

He Daqing looked at He Yuzhu as if he was a fool and asked, "Do you think it's that easy to open a restaurant? It's easy to hire a chef from outside, but are those people in your factory cafeteria willing to follow you? They're leaving their stable jobs at the factory to work with you?!"

"The situation in the factory is getting worse day by day. It's only a matter of time before our steel mill closes. I brought them out to make money, and they can't thank me enough! How could they disagree?!" He Yuzhu replied nonchalantly, and then said, "I'll go to the factory to test the waters."

"Wait!" He Daqing called out to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu asked: "Dad, what else?!"

He Daqing said: "Go to the factory and tell your wife about this. Your wife is more reliable than you."

"Okay! I got it!" He Yuzhu put his hands in his trouser pockets and skipped out of the courtyard. Looking at He Yuzhu's back, He Daqing muttered, "He's almost fifty years old, but he still looks so unruly. I don't know who this bastard took after?!"

"Who else can I follow?!" Li Xiufang came out of the house and said to He Daqing, "You Ye Liang's tempers are exactly the same. When we first met, you were also so carefree."

He Daqing was a little embarrassed and said, "I just said one thing to him. Why did you defend him?!"

Li Xiufang said: "Zhu Zi treats me as his own mother. If I don't protect him, who should I protect?!"

At the same time, Yan Jiekuang returned home. Yan Bugui, who was tending to the flowers and plants in the yard, saw Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Jiekuang, have you decided on your assigned unit?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "I plan to do it myself."

Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment, looked at Yan Jiekuang with a puzzled look, and asked, "Why did you think of doing it yourself for no reason?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, they assigned me to the Red Star Steel Mill. The Red Star Steel Mill is not what it used to be. It's good enough to get paid on time now. They assigned me there because I have a good relationship with the Lou family. They want to use me to negotiate a joint venture with the Lou family. I'm not that stupid. Besides, Xiaohui and I both have Hongcheng ID cards. I can register a company in Hongcheng now. Then, in the name of this family company, I can open a company in China. Being my own boss is better than working for others, isn't it?!"

Yan Bugui scratched his head and said, "You know what, this is indeed a way out. But..."

Yan Jiekuang understood what Yan Bugui was worried about and said, "Dad, what happened in the past will not happen again. We have to look forward. Maybe in ten years or so, we won't need grain certificates or tickets to buy grain and other things."

Yan Bugui asked: "What do you plan to do with your company?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Buy roasted nuts."

Yan Bugui asked: "Jie Kuang, is your company hiring?!"

Yan Jiekuang nodded and asked, "Dad, you don't want to make use of your remaining energy, do you?!"

Yan Bugui smiled awkwardly and said, "How about your father helping you manage the company's accounts?!"

"Not so good?!" Yan Jiekuang replied, and then said: "Now is the time for you and my mom to enjoy life. You two should eat and have fun. Don't save money. If you don't have enough money, just tell me directly. From now on, I will give you and my mom fifty yuan pocket money every month. This money must be spent. If it is not spent this month, I will not give it next month." After that, Yan Jiekuang took out fifty yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Yan Bugui's hand, then went back to his room.

Yan Bugui was immediately happy when he saw the money in his hand, and thought to himself: "Other parents give money to their children, but for me, spending money has become a burden." Then Yan Bugui put down the kettle in his hand, walked into the house, and threw the money in front of his wife.

The third aunt asked curiously, "Old Yan, what's wrong with you? Where did you get the money?!"

Yan Bugui sat down next to his wife and said, "This money is pocket money that Jie Kuang gave us. Jie Kuang said that if we don't spend all the fifty yuan this month, we will have none next month."

The third aunt asked: "Why did he give us pocket money for no reason?!"

Yan Bugui hesitated for a moment and told his wife the conversation between the father and son in the yard. After hearing Yan Bugui's narration, the third aunt was immediately amused. The third aunt said: "Old Yan, are you suffering from the same old problem again?! Have you had too many good days?!"

Yan Bugui lowered his head like a child who had made a mistake and said, "I just want to help Jie Kuang!"

The third aunt said, "Our Jie Kuang has always had his own ideas since he was young. He also has rules for doing things. Does he still need your help?! Don't forget that Jie Kuang not only has a company in Gangcheng, but also a bank. Would he be short of those little things?! He just doesn't want to be too high-profile. Otherwise, he can be like those Eight Banners children in the past, walking his bird, strolling the streets, fighting dogs and hanging out."

Yan Bugui thought about what his wife said and felt it made sense. Yan Bugui sighed and said, "Old woman, you are still very perceptive!"

The third aunt said, "It's not that I can see through it. It's that you have too much free time. Starting tomorrow, after we send the children to kindergarten and nursery, you will take me out to play. Until all the money is spent."

Yan Bugui looked at his wife in surprise and asked in disbelief, "Are you really going to spend all this money?!"

The third aunt nodded and said, "I don't need the pocket money my son gives me. Am I going to save it for having children?!" Then the third aunt put the money away and said, "My Jie Kuang is still the best! Other parents have to give money to their children, but my Jie Kuang has already started to spend money on his parents."

It was two o'clock in the afternoon, and He Yuzhu walked into the third canteen. Liu Lan, who was resting in the kitchen, saw He Yuzhu suddenly coming and asked, "Didn't you go home?! Why are you here?!"

He Yuzhu looked around, pulled Liu Lan into his usual resting place, and said, "On the way back, I met Yan Jiekuang. He plans to open a restaurant with our family. He provides the money and the place, and we provide the people and the craftsmanship. Aren't the higher-ups planning to streamline?! I plan to move all our kitchen staff over there."

Liu Lan said, "Only the people from Canteen 3 and Canteen 2 can use it. The people from the other canteens are not on the same page with us."

He Yuzhu said, "I didn't intend to take all the people away. If they were all taken away, wouldn't the workers be in chaos because they couldn't eat? Go and talk to me about how many people are willing to go with us. Then tell me, and I'll have a rough idea. In a couple of days, I can go and talk to Yan Jiekuang about the shares."

Liu Lan asked: "Is this reliable?!"

"How can it be unreliable?!" He Yuzhu replied, reminding: "Don't forget, I often go to cook for the big boss. The big boss accidentally told me that Yan Jiekuang opened a company in Gangcheng with the Lou family. This company made a lot of money."

Liu Lan rolled her eyes and said, "Since Yan Jiekuang is so rich, why don't we see him helping his two brothers?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Yan Jiecheng is a hopeless person. He is good at nothing except betraying his family. Didn't Yan Jiefang have enough help from Yan Jiekuang?! Besides, don't you know what the situation was before?! Who dares to reveal his family background?!"