Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

The third aunt's eyes lit up instantly, and she asked in disbelief, "Did you really buy the yards behind the two shops?!"

Yan Bugui smiled and nodded, took out the house deed and the land deed from the box, and said, "The residents behind the two shops are probably scared. They don't want to stay in the country anymore. When I went to take back the shops, I heard people around me talking about it. I thought Jie Kuang had taken over a lot of courtyards over the years. I thought I could give it a try. Jie Kuang gave us a lot of money anyway. The money is just sitting there, so we might as well buy two courtyards."

The third aunt took the house deed and the land deed, looked at them, and asked, "Old Yan, am I dreaming?!"

Yan Bugui smiled and replied, "No!" Then he took the house deed and the land deed and said, "Old woman, go call Jie Kuang!"

"Hey!" The third aunt responded and left her room.

After about ten minutes, Yan Jiekuang followed the third aunt into the house and asked, "Dad, my mom said, you're looking for me?!"

"Close the door first. Don't let the air conditioner escape!" Yan Bugui waited for Yan Jiekuang to close the door and said, "Jiekuang, your mother and I were just discussing how to divide our family assets first. This will prevent your eldest brother from causing trouble for you after your mother and I leave."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment, then he saw the wooden box on the bed, smiled, pulled over a chair and sat down, and asked, "Dad, what is our family's wealth?!"

Yan Bugui said, "Your father has been calculating for most of his life. Although the wealth we have saved is far less than what you have, it is more or less the result of the hard work of your mother and I. I just discussed it with your mother. I plan to divide the jewelry we have saved up between Daya and Jie Di. After your mother and I die, the savings in our hands will go to your second brother, and we will give him a shop. The remaining shop and antique calligraphy and paintings will all belong to you."

After listening to Yan Bugui's distribution plan, Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, if you divide it this way, it would be strange if Yan Jiecheng didn't make trouble with you. But then again, with my second brother and I here, he can't make trouble. Since we are going to divide it, let's do it sooner. You tell me a time and I will call them all over."

The third aunt said, "Jie Kuang, go ask Jie Cheng when he will be home. Then we can set a date."

"Okay! I'll go to the train station to ask tomorrow." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang stood up and continued, "Dad, nothing else, I'll go back first."

"Yeah!" Yan Bugui responded. After Yan Jiekuang left, he looked at his wife and said, "Other children are very excited when they hear their parents dividing things. They can't wait for their parents to divide them up. Why does Jiekuang seem to take it as a non-issue?!"

The third aunt said, "Can other people's children compare to our Jie Kuang? How much money can they have? How much money do we have?!" Then she urged, "Old man, go turn on the air conditioner for a while."

"Another waste of money!" Yan Bugui stood up reluctantly, walked to the air conditioner, turned it on quickly, and adjusted the timer.

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, after breakfast, Yan Jiekuang pushed his bicycle and went out. An hour later, Yan Jiekuang arrived at the train station. Just as he was about to go to the conductor's lounge to ask if Yan Jiecheng was there, he saw Yan Jiecheng walking towards him from a distance with a briefcase under his arm.

Yan Jiecheng saw Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Why are you here?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "My father asked me to ask if you are in Sijiu City."

Yan Jiecheng asked: "Is there something wrong at home?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Nothing happened. Dad just wanted to hold a family meeting."

Yan Jiecheng raised his wrist to check the time on his watch and asked, "Does the family provide meals during the family meeting?!"

Yan Jiekuang shook his head and said, "Dad didn't say that."

Yan Jiecheng thought for a moment and said, "I have a day off tomorrow. Your sister-in-law and I will take the children there tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay! Then I'll go back and tell my dad." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang turned and left.

After Yan Jiekuang left, a man who was about the same age as Yan Jiefang walked up to Yan Jiecheng, handed him a cigarette, and said, "Jiecheng, can you do me a favor?!"

Yan Jiecheng took the cigarette and asked, "Old Hu, what's the matter?!"

Lao Hu lit up his cigarette, took a puff, and said, "My dad will be having his 70th birthday tomorrow. I want to switch shifts with you."

Yan Jiecheng said, "Not tomorrow. My brother just came over and said my dad is going to have a family meeting. The time has been set. You and An Chaofa go and change. He's also off tomorrow."

"Okay! Then I'll go find Lao An to take over." After saying that, Lao Hu turned and left. Yan Jiecheng looked at Lao Hu's back and muttered, "Your father celebrates ten birthdays a year?! Do you really think you are the birthday star?! It must be his lover who is looking for him again." Then Yan Jiecheng spat and walked towards the lounge.

Time soon came to two o'clock in the afternoon. Lou Xiao'e drove Yan Jiekuang to the gate of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Not long after, He Yuzhu came out. Lou Xiao'e rolled down the window and waved at He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu ran to the car, opened the back door, got in, and said, "Jiekuang, this car is not bad! It's better than our factory director's car."

"That's right! Don't you see whose car this is?!" Lou Xiao'e replied arrogantly and asked, "Where are we going now?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "The Forbidden City, Beihai Park and the Temple of Heaven are the only three places. The steering wheel is in your hands. We will go wherever you take us first."

"Okay! Then let's go to the Temple of Heaven first. Yan Jiekuang, you show the way!" After saying that, Lou Xiao'e sped up the car.

Half an hour later, under the guidance of Yan Jiekuang, they arrived at the restaurant near the Temple of Heaven. After parking the car, Yan Jiekuang got out of the car, took out the key, walked to the front door, unlocked the door, pushed open the door, led Lou Xiaoe and He Yuzhu in, and said, "Including the basement, there are four floors here in total. The kitchen, warehouse and office are all in the back."

He Yuzhu ran to the kitchen first. Lou Xiaoe went upstairs alone. After about a quarter of an hour, Lou Xiaoe and He Yuzhu came back. Lou Xiaoe said, "If we want to open the shop, we have to redecorate it here."

He Yuzhu said: "There are not enough stoves in the kitchen here."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Don't worry, you two. There are two more places besides here! Wait until you've finished looking. Can you guys see it?!"

He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe looked at each other. Lou Xiaoe said, "There's no need to look anywhere else. Let's just choose this place!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Let's go check out the other two places first!"

“No need!” He Yuzhu stopped Yan Jiekuang who was about to leave and said, “This is a good place.” Then he asked, “Does the parking lot outside belong to the restaurant?!”

Yan Jiekuang said, "Originally there was a wall outside. When the road was widened, the wall was demolished. But the parking space at the door is still within the restaurant."

Lou Xiao'e said, "I think you should go to the street office and ask someone to rebuild the wall. Even if it can't be repaired, at least mark out the boundary. This way, when guests come to eat in the future, they won't have nowhere to park."

Yan Jiekuang thought about it, nodded and said, "I'll go there tomorrow." Then he asked, "Are you two sure that the first restaurant will be here?!"

Lou Xiao'e looked at He Yuzhu again. He Yuzhu said, "I think this place is nice."