Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Lou Xiao'e asked: "Jie Kuang, what kind of cuisine do you plan to feature in this restaurant?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Brother Zhuzi is good at Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, and Tan cuisine. Tan cuisine is too high-end. Not everyone can afford it. Shandong cuisine is a little better than Tan cuisine, but the situation is similar. I think we should focus on Sichuan cuisine! Beijing-style Sichuan cuisine. If Brother Zhuzi can bring out an apprentice, we can open a restaurant that specializes in Shandong cuisine or Tan cuisine."

He Yuzhu smiled and joked: "I can see it now. You are trying to squeeze every last bit out of me! No wonder you are so rich."

Lou Xiao'e smiled and agreed: "You just found out?! I don't know how many times he has tricked me."

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Sister Xiao'e, you can't take advantage of me and act like a good kid. I have never cheated you. It was you who wanted to join us."

"Okay! I can't argue with you!" Lou Xiao'e replied, and suddenly asked, "Jie Kuang, can we really make money by opening a restaurant now?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "How can we not make money? Once this place is on the right track, Brother Zhuzi will develop a few more hot pot soup bases. We will open a few more hot pot chain stores. By then, you can just sit back and count the money!" Then he changed the subject and said, "Since you chose this place, let's discuss how to decorate it."

Lou Xiao'e said, "We have a decoration design company under our bank. How about I transfer a designer here and ask him to draw a few prototypes? What do you think?!"

"Wait!" He Yuzhu was stunned and asked, "Lou Xiao'e, you also run a bank?!"

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu and said, "What do you mean I open a bank? I'm just working for someone else. The real big boss is next to you."

He Yuzhu looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Lou Xiao'e, are you kidding me?!"

Yan Jiekuang said hurriedly: "I am also working for others. The big bosses behind are those old and young people."

"I was wondering! Where did you, Yan Jiekuang, get so much money to open a bank?!" He Yuzhu muttered, and said, "But Yan Jiekuang, you are also quite amazing. You have earned such a huge fortune at such a young age. I, He Yuzhu, really admire you!"

Lou Xiao'e continued, "Since we are waiting for the designer's sample drawings, there is no point in us staying here. I will take you home!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Let's go! It's still early. I'm going to go to the street office and ask them to come over early and draw the line."

"Okay! Then we'll go first!" After saying that, Lou Xiao'e took He Yuzhu out of the restaurant. Yan Jiekuang followed them out, closed the door, and locked it.

More than ten minutes later, Yan Jiekuang came to the street office. He found the director of the street office and told him the story. After listening to Yan Jiekuang's narration, the director immediately took Yan Jiekuang to the Housing Management Office. After checking the old files, the director took two street office staff members and followed Yan Jiekuang to the restaurant. They checked it on the spot and measured the size according to the distance in the file. It was the same as what Yan Jiekuang said. But when the road was widened that year, no sidewalks were left. It was impossible for Yan Jiekuang to build a wall. Yan Jiekuang proposed a compromise plan, which was to leave space for two cars to enter and exit at the original wall, and build a few flower beds as partitions.

The director of the subdistrict office thought about it and agreed to Yan Jiekuang's request and called the construction team under the subdistrict office. However, Yan Jiekuang was willing to bear the cost of building the flowerbed and planting flowers. The director of the subdistrict office, who already felt a little guilty, was now even more grateful to Yan Jiekuang.

Anyway, it only took an hour to build the flower bed. Now I just need to wait for it to dry and then get some soil to plant the flowers.

"Ding Dong! Ding Dong!" In a blink of an eye, it was three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day. Yan Jiecheng brought Qin Jingru and the child to the gate of the courtyard in Shajing Hutong and rang the doorbell. Yan Jiekuang heard the bell, walked to the door, opened the door and saw Yan Jiecheng, and called out reluctantly: "Brother!"

Yan Jiecheng asked: "Have Jiefang and Jiedi arrived?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "They have already arrived. You are the only one missing."

"Oh!" Yan Jiecheng responded, and walked in with Qin Jingru and the child. Yan Jiekuang closed the door, chased after them, and led Yan Jiecheng and his family into the living room.

Yan Bugui glanced at Yan Jiecheng and said, "Jiecheng, find a place to sit!"

Yan Jiecheng didn't say much, and took Qin Jingru and the child to sit next to Yan Xuehong. Yan Bugui cleared his throat and said, "Now that everyone is here, let me tell you the purpose of holding a family meeting today." After that, Yan Bugui glanced at the people present and continued, "Jiecheng should know. When the class status was determined that year, our family was classified as a small property owner. Since we are small property owners, we old couple have some things left. While your mother and I are still strong and clear-headed, we will share the things we have saved over the years with you children to avoid conflicts after we are gone."

Yan Jiecheng said, "Dad! What's there to divide? I'm the eldest son in the family. Everything should belong to me!"

The third aunt glared at Yan Jiecheng and said, "You are such a yawning toad, you are so arrogant! And I'm giving you all of it?! How have you treated me and your father over the years?! How have you treated your younger brothers and sisters and Daya?!"

Yan Jiecheng said arrogantly: "No matter what! I am the eldest son in the family. Everything should belong to me. Even if not all of it belongs to me, I will take the biggest share!"

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "The gold and jewelry that our old fathers saved belong to you two, Jie Di and Daya. I will divide them among you in a while. In addition, I have two shops and the yards behind the shops, as well as some antique paintings and savings. One shop and the yard behind and our savings belong to Yan Jiefang. I will give the house deed and land deed of the shop and the yard behind to Jiefang in a while. However, the savings can only be given to Jiefang after we have finished our funeral affairs." Then he asked, "Jiefang, do you two have any objections?!"

Yan Jiefang and his wife looked at each other and asked in unison: "No objection!"

Yan Bugui nodded and continued, "Jie Kuang, I know you are not short of money. But what we give you is just a thought. The remaining shop, the yard at the back, and the antique calligraphy and paintings all belong to Jie Kuang."

Yan Jiecheng asked: "Dad! What about me?! What are you going to give me?!"

"That's right! Grandpa, no matter what, at least you should treat us equally, right?!" Qin Jingru, who was sitting next to him, quickly agreed.

Yan Bugui was so angry at the reaction of Yan Jiecheng and Qin Jingru that he laughed and said, "Jiecheng, from the time you were born to the time you got married, haven't your mother and I given enough?! How did you treat us?!"

Yan Jiecheng acted as if it was a matter of course and said, "I don't care! Since you gave birth to me, I should have a share of the things in the house. Since Jie Kuang is rich, then the things you gave him belong to me!"

Yan Bugui seemed to have guessed that Yan Jiecheng would make a scene. He took out a newspaper calmly, put it on the table, pointed at the small statement on the corner of the newspaper, and asked, "What's going on?!"