Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

"Okay."

Old Zhang is a very kind person. He arranged for us to have a meal as soon as he came back.

"Hey, isn't this your apprentice?"

Zhang Bei found a newspaper on the table and saw that the man standing next to the leader looked familiar. After taking a closer look, he realized that this young man was Yang Yukun's apprentice Liu Yuehua.

"Yes, this kid followed the leader on a visit abroad."

Yang Yukun has read the newspapers in the past few days, especially because he can see his disciple in all the newspapers in the past few days.

A few days ago, the disciple accompanied the big leader on a visit. In the photos published in the newspapers, this kid always appeared next to the big leader.

"Xiao Kun, you are a great apprentice."

Yang Yukun's disciple has not only won the national all-around martial arts championship for many consecutive years, but is also the Olympic boxing champion. Now he is traveling abroad with the top leader. He is truly promising.

It is a great honor for the master to have such a promising apprentice.

"It's mainly up to this kid to strive for success. If he doesn't work hard, it won't matter how well I teach him."

"That's right. As the saying goes, a master can lead you to the door, but cultivation depends on yourself. If you don't work hard, everything will be in vain."

"How many days do you plan to stay this time?"

"For the past six months, I have been traveling back and forth between the imperial capital, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Qiongzhou Island. I was almost exhausted. This time I am back, I will not leave. I will talk about it after the Chinese New Year."

After being busy for half a year, Zhang Bei hasn't had a good rest yet.

As the business grows, there are more and more things to worry about.

Over the past six months, he has been traveling back and forth between the imperial capital, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Qiongzhou Island. Today he may be in the imperial capital, tomorrow he may be in Shanghai, and the day after tomorrow he may go to Qiongzhou Island again.

Fortunately, the Qiongzhou Island Photography Base is now on track. Zhang Bei plans to take a good rest and spend more time with his wife at home.

"You are indeed very busy. Every time I ask you to come over for a drink, you are basically not in the capital."

"You are still comfortable. You don't have to worry about the company's affairs. When you have nothing to do, you can travel around with your wife and children."

"You can also leave things to your subordinates like a brother."

"Mona Lisa Photo Studio is in the process of expansion. I feel uneasy if I don't personally monitor the new store. When the expansion is completed, I will leave all matters to the store managers. I will also take my wife to go around and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of our motherland. We have been married for so many years, but she has never traveled."

"Come on, I hope you can finish your business layout soon, I'm counting on you."

"My buddy hasn't even entered the house since he came back from Shanghai. I'll go home first to check on him. We'll meet at Donglaishun at 5:30."

"I'll take you back."

"No, I'm driving."

Although Zhang Bei did not buy a car, each store was equipped with a car. He drove the car for the Mona Lisa Photo Studio Dashilan store.

After watching Zhang Bei leave, Yang Yukun turned around and went into the house to take out the photos, and separated out the photos belonging to Han Chunming, Yang Huajian, Mao Map and others.

It took me an hour and a half to sort the photos into categories.

"Dad, we are back!"

"Third uncle!"

"Pingping, Xiaoyumi, Xiaoli, you're back. Where did you go to play?"

"Over at Xidan."

"Xiao Kun."

"Brother Kun."

"Wife, Sister Xiao Xing, Xiao Zao, you're back just in time. The photos we took on our self-driving tour have been developed."

Yang Yukun had just sorted out the photos and separated the photos of each family when Xu Jingping took Xiao Zongzi and the others back home. Meng Xiaoxing and Meng Xiaozao also came.

It’s just right that Meng Xiaoxing and Meng Xiaozao can take their family photos back with them.

"Washed out?"

"Let me see."

"What a beautiful picture, Xiaokun, your photography skills are amazing."

"That's right. When I was still in high school, Lao Zhang wanted me to work as a photographer at Dabei Photo Studio."

There was no photo editing in that era, and photography is now a real technical job.

Recalling that when he was still in high school, Zhang Bei took a fancy to his photography skills and wanted him to work part-time as a photographer at Dabei Photo Studio, but Yang Yukun did not agree.

After so many years, his photography skills have made great progress compared to a decade ago, and the photos he takes are more harmonious and natural.

"Xiao Kun, I'll give you the money it cost to develop the photos."

"Sister Xiao Xing, don't mention money." "Okay, I'll take the photos back. We'll go to a restaurant later and I'll treat you guys to a meal."

"Not today, I have an appointment today." Yang Yukun said, "Wife, Lao Zhang is back, please go to Donglaishun for dinner."

"Then tomorrow, let's go to Brother Wu's restaurant to eat."

"Tomorrow is fine."

"Then it's settled. We'll go back to Lou Restaurant Wangfujing tomorrow night."

"Got it."

"This photo is well taken. It was captured candidly. It is very artistic."

“This one looks good, too.”

"And this one."

Xu Jingping, Meng Xiaoxing and Meng Xiaozao gathered together to look at the photos, while Yang Yukun took the photos of Han Chunming's family to the slum and gave them to Aunt Han.

Han Chunming and Su Meng were not at home. They went to Yangcheng two days ago.

Su Meng wanted to open another branch of Jin Changsheng Restaurant in Nanyue, so Han Chunming accompanied her to Guangzhou to select a site for the new store.

"Wife, where are Sister Xiao Xing and Xiao Zao?"

"They went back."

"This box is almost full again. I'll make another one for you later."

When Yang Yukun came back from the slum, Xu Jingping was embedding photos into the album.

At the beginning, there were few photos, and they were all embedded in albums and placed in drawers.

Later, as he took more and more photos, the drawer could no longer hold them, so Xu Jingping put the photos in a box.

Now the second large wooden suitcase is almost full, and I will soon change to a third suitcase to hold the photos.

"We don't have enough photo albums. When Xiao Zongzi comes back from school, we'll go buy some more."

"Row."

"Oh, Xiaokun, call your parents and tell them that we haven't cooked dinner yet, so they don't have to worry about not having food when they come back too late."

"it is good."

Yang Yukun picked up the phone and called his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Zhang Bei invited them to a restaurant, and he and Xu Jingping would take Xiao Zongzi and the others to Donglaishun for dinner.

There is no cooking at home.

You have to tell your father-in-law and mother-in-law.

See if my father-in-law and mother-in-law come home to cook it themselves, or eat out before coming back.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

"School's over, babe."

"Sister, Black Panther."

"Little Zongzi cousin, you're back."

“Wow, that’s me.”

Xiao Zongzi put down his schoolbag and saw his mother sorting photos. He discovered that one of the photos was of her.

"Little Zongzi, do you remember where this photo was taken?"

"We took this photo by the Dianchi Lake when we went to see Aunt Jingjing."

"Look at this."

"This is me, Pingping, Xiaoyumi, Xiaoli, Aunt Jingjing, and Zhuangzhuang."

"This one."

"It's Aunt Xiaofen and Xiaoyanzi..."

"I'll come back later. Go wash your face first. Look at your dirty face. Then we'll go have dinner."

"Dad, Mom, aren't we eating at home today?"

"Your Uncle Zhang is back. Let's go to Donglaishun to eat mutton hotpot."

When Xiao Zongzi came back from kindergarten, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping took the little ones out and left Black Panther at home to look after the house.

First go buy a photo album, then go to Donglaishun to meet up with Zhangbei and his wife. (End of this chapter)