Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Jiefang added: "Brother, it's normal for our parents to give us money to spend."

Yan Jiecheng glared at Yan Jiefang and said, "Why are you everywhere?!" Then he looked at Yan Bugui and said, "Dad! Since you are so partial to me, then don't bother with my business. I will go to the unit to apply for a dormitory tomorrow. I won't come back." After that, Yan Jiecheng finished his meal in a few bites, got up and left the main room.

After Yan Jiecheng left, Yan Bugui and the third aunt finally came to their senses. The third aunt cried, "What sin have I committed? How could I give birth to such a bastard?!"

Yan Jiefang said, "Mom! Don't be sad. One more person in the family doesn't make much difference, and one less person doesn't make much difference. Without him, our life will be better."

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Yan Bugui glared at Yan Jiefang, sighed helplessly, and said to his wife: "Old woman, a big tree has branches, and a big son has branches. Since Jiecheng doesn't want to stay at home, let him go! But wait a while, and ask him to sign the IOU."

The third aunt nodded in agreement and said, "Old Yan, you have to calculate the account carefully. We can't ask him for a penny more, nor can we charge him a cent less."

Yan Bugui looked very confident and said, "Don't worry! I have already calculated the accounts. And I have calculated them more than once. I will definitely not make a mistake!"

Yan Jiekuang was silent for three seconds in his heart. Yan Jiecheng was just asking for trouble. Why did he have a quarrel with his family?

Yan Bugui finished his meal and went back to the inner room. Not long after, Yan Bugui came out of the inner room with a booklet, walked to his wife, said a few words, and left the main room. Not long after, Yan Jiecheng's complaints came from next door. But the old ones are still the best. In the end, Yan Jiecheng obediently signed the IOU for some reason.

Seeing Yan Bugui coming back from outside with a triumphant look on his face, Yan Jiekuang sighed and muttered, "Yan Jiecheng is really too clever and calculated everything. He ended up getting himself involved in the scheme."

The third aunt asked: "Did Jie Cheng sign the IOU?!"

After Yan Bugui sat down, he took a sip of water from the cup, took a deep breath, and replied, "How can he not sign if I'm here? He will pay ten yuan a month until it's all paid off. In addition, if he wants to eat and live at home, the living expenses will be charged separately."

The third aunt asked with some concern: "His monthly salary is only 18 yuan."

Yan Bugui sneered, "Yan Jiecheng is not a good person. The wife of our school teacher Zhang Huijia is a conductor on the railway. She told me that new conductors only get basic salary for the first three months. After three months, in addition to the basic salary, there is also a mileage subsidy every month. Anyway, it will not be less than 30 yuan per month. After the three-year apprenticeship is over, the basic salary plus the subsidy will be at least 50 yuan per month. I asked him for this money, it is completely within his affordability."

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, Yan Jiefang's eyes suddenly lit up and he muttered, "Isn't this too much money?! I want to be a train conductor in the future too."

Probably out of spite, Yan Jiecheng went to work the next morning without even having breakfast. Yan Bugui also ate his breakfast as quickly as possible and hurried out on his bike. Yan Jiekuang walked out of the room, looked at Yan Bugui's back, and asked, "Mom, why is my dad going to work so early today?!"

The third aunt smiled and replied: "Why don't you know yet?!"

Yan Jiekuang came back to his senses at this time and sighed unconsciously. The third aunt urged: "Don't stand there like an idiot, go wash up!"

"Hey!" Yan Jiekuang responded, went back to the house to get his toiletries and went to the sink.

When Yan Jiekuang finished washing up and putting away his things to prepare for breakfast in the main hall, Qin Huairu just came out of the middle courtyard. The third aunt saw Qin Huairu and asked curiously, "Huairu, where are you going so early?!"

Qin Huairu replied: "Didn't my Dongxu's leg break? He can't go to work. I went to the company yesterday and told them that I will take his place while he recovers from his injury."

The third aunt then remembered what Old Yu's wife had just said and asked, "Your Dongxu is a fitter. Can you do his work?!"

Qin Huairu said, "Well, the leader saw that our family was in difficulty and asked me to help load and unload the goods. It's just some physical work, nothing special. Auntie, it's getting late, I have to go first! Otherwise I will be late!" After that, Qin Huairu hurried out of the courtyard gate.

The third aunt looked at Qin Huairu's back, sighed unconsciously, and said: "This Qin Huairu is also very pitiful!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Mom, you don't have to feel sorry for her! As the old saying goes, there must be something hateful about a pitiful person. If she hadn't been with Jia Dongxu, but with someone else, her life would have been completely different."

The third aunt said: "It's her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. How could she have a choice?!"

Yan Jiekuang looked around, then whispered into Third Aunt's ear, "The rumors about Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai are true."

The third aunt looked at Yan Jiekuang with an incredible look and said, "Don't say that!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "I didn't say anything false. It turned out that they had their secret meeting place in the cellar of He Yuzhu's house. Later, they moved to another place for fear of being caught."

"This is too messy!!" Auntie shuddered unconsciously and warned, "Don't tell this to outsiders."

Yan Jiekuang gave Third Aunt an "I understand" look and went into the main room. Not long after, Yan Jiedi came in and called out, "Third Brother," and sat down next to Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang had just finished breakfast and left the courtyard when Yan Bugui returned home with two people. Yan Bugui led them into the main room, pointed at the bicycles parked on the side, and said, "These are the two bicycles. Do you like them?!"

The two took the car keys handed to them by Yan Bugui, unlocked the car, and pushed the bicycle. They both smiled with satisfaction. One of the middle-aged men, who was slightly older, said, "Old Yan, this bike is good. I am quite satisfied with it. Here is the money, keep it!" Then the middle-aged man took out 85 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Yan Bugui.

Another one also took out money and asked, "Old Yan, when did your family buy a radio?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "This was also assembled by my son."

"Your son is quite handy?! How about it?! Can you help me get one too?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "I can't make the decision on this matter. I'll ask him later. After all, he is still a student and his priority now is his studies."

The middle-aged man agreed, "Old Yan is right. If your son is willing to make one, help me make one. Don't worry! We will make sure you are satisfied with the price."

Yan Bugui showed an indifferent expression on his face and said, "As long as the children are willing to do it, it doesn't matter whether there is money or not." Then Yan Bugui took out a stack of receipts from his pocket and said, "Take these receipts and go directly to the police station to get the license plate."

"Okay! It's still early, let's go get the license plate first." After saying that, the middle-aged man and another person pushed their bicycles and left the Yan family.

After everyone left, the third aunt appeared beside Yan Bugui and asked, "How is it?!"

Yan Bugui smiled and replied, "I make five dollars a car, and I also earn a favor. This year, I'm guaranteed a stable income."

The third aunt couldn't help but shout: "This is great! I'll go get some meat later and we'll celebrate!"