Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 128 Renovation Hidden Dangers
After his second brother left, Yan Jiekuang returned to his previous life.

There were no more tasks to do at work, so Yan Jiekuang found Wang Xuan on Qianmen Street. Wang Xuan was very happy to see Yan Jiekuang, and said excitedly: "Have you been to the Liu family in your courtyard? Their house is well decorated and ranks first in the city. I thought you had not moved your house."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I haven't gone yet. I just asked you to come here to clean up. Just clean up as we agreed before."

Wang Xuan still persuaded him: "You go and have a look, it's very luxurious."

"I'm just a carpenter technician in a research institute. I don't have that much money to clean up the room. Just leave it as it is. Just make sure the bathroom is done well." Yan Jiekuang said.

Wang Xuan didn't try to persuade him anymore. Yan Jiekuang was a little suspicious whether Wang Xuan was a time traveler. In a few decades, he would definitely be a developer.

Yan Jiekuang returned to the courtyard to say hello to the old couple and told them that someone would come to decorate his house tomorrow.

Yang Ruiping was very excited and said that Liu Haizhong's house was magnificent, with all tiles and good wood, and the main beams were made of nanmu.

After listening to this, Yan Jiekuang muttered, "Is he thinking he is not dying fast enough?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I don't have money, so I'll just do something simple, as long as it's habitable."

Yan Bugui was still persuading: "Why don't you get a toilet from him? How convenient would that be?"

Yan Jiekuang sneered and said, "You can get farther by running to the backyard than to the public toilet."

The old man was stunned, and Yang Ruiping said, "It's true." Yan Bugui stopped talking and turned into the inner room to read.

At the end of the year, Yan Jiekuang's house was finished, just like any other family's. When the neighbors saw it, they all said that it was not as good as the Liu family's, but Yan Jiekuang didn't take it seriously.

Things were different when Yan Jiekuang moved in. There were not many people in the backyard to begin with. After the deaf old lady passed away, there were only four families in the backyard: Chang Lin's family, Liu Haizhong's family, Xu Damao's family and his.

But the three families were too close. Xu Damao would go to Liu Haizhong's house whenever he had nothing to do, and Yu Haitang would hang around Zhao Yue'e every day, calling her Aunt Zhao all the time. Yan Jiekuang thought it was abnormal.

Anyway, he just sleeps there and doesn't care much. Chang Li and Chang Chuang come to the house from time to time to ask about cooking, but it is obvious that some of the questions are not at their level. It would be strange if He Yuzhu was not behind this.

Jia Geng has a girlfriend, her name is Tang Yanling. The news spread throughout the courtyard, and Jia Zhang was extremely quick to speak out. The parents of both parties have already met each other, and are just waiting for Jia Geng's family to pay the betrothal gift. The Jia family means to wait until the house is renovated before talking about it, and the girl agreed.

After seeing the Liu family's renovation, Jia Geng felt very stressed and consulted with his father. Jia Dongxu said, "The smartest person in this courtyard is Yan Laosan. As long as he did it, it must be correct."

When Jia Geng heard this, he said, "Yes, why should I learn from the Liu family? I should learn from my third uncle."

Jia Geng found Yan Jiekuang. When Yan Jiekuang heard his reasons, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but he still drew a few pictures for him and then told him Wang Xuan's address. Jia Geng left happily.

Wang Xuan was also very helpful and completed it in ten days. He then proposed marriage and the date was set for New Year's Day.

Jia Zhang had invested a huge amount of money. At this time, she had set up five tables with all kinds of chicken, duck, fish and meat.

The wedding went smoothly. Everyone in the hospital was invited, including Qin Huairu's family members and her husband's family. Yi Zhonghai was the master of ceremonies.

Yan Jiekuang could clearly sense Yi Zhonghai's excitement. He Yuzhu was the head chef, and the Chang brothers were the kitchen helpers. Jia Dongxu had a rosy complexion, still a handsome middle-aged man.

But none of this matters. When Xu Delin appeared at the wedding scene holding Qin Jingru's hand, Yan Jiekuang was shocked.

Yan Jiekuang had completely forgotten about Qin Jingru. He didn't expect that she was walking together with Xu Delin. Yan Jiekuang's eyes couldn't help but look at Qin Huairu. Seeing her calm and composed look, he knew that there must be something going on here involving Qin Huairu, and maybe also something involving Jia Zhang.

Yi Zhonghai came to preside over the wedding. At the beginning, he recited the prescribed articles, and the two of them also danced. After the whole process, Yi Zhonghai shouted "Open the banquet". The wedding went smoothly. Jia Geng specially brought Tang Yanling to toast Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang did not refuse, but he felt a cold gaze from behind. After drinking the wine, he glanced back and saw his mother looking at him coldly.

Yan Jiekuang thought to himself, this time he is doomed, people younger than him are already married, and he doesn't know what trouble his mother will come up with.

Shi Xiaoya was right next to Yang Ruiping. She felt nauseous after eating a few bites of the food. Yang Ruiping realized something was wrong and quickly called Yan Bugui and Yan Jiekuang. They all left the table and went straight to the hospital.

The banquet had not yet ended when the Yan family returned in high spirits. Yan Bugui specially gave Jia Geng a red envelope and said, "I'm borrowing your good fortune. My second son's wife is pregnant, so I'll give you a big red envelope." Jia Geng quickly congratulated them.

Yan Jiekuang was also tired, so he didn't sit down at the table again, thinking of going back to the backyard to rest. Xu Delin and Qin Jingru came over, and Yan Jiekuang called out to them generously, "Sister Jingru, long time no see, who are you two?"

Qin Jingru said: "I am married to Delin, you have to call me sister-in-law from now on."

Xu Delin also said: "I didn't expect that you knew Jingru when you were a child. You will visit each other often in the future."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Jingru is my sister, no doubt about it, but there are only three sisters from the Qin family in the Central Courtyard."

Xu Delin said happily: "Isn't it? We will be a family from now on."

"You two are busy. I just came back from the hospital and I'm a little tired, so I'll go back first." Yan Jiekuang said.

After saying goodbye, Yan Jiekuang went back to the backyard. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw Xu Damao sneaking into the Liu family. Yan Jiekuang didn't care and went home directly.

On the eve of the Spring Festival in 1975, every household was filled with joy. This year the atmosphere was different. Director Wang came to the courtyard before the New Year to publicize the upcoming Asian Games and mobilize the masses.

Jia Geng's blood boiled when he heard this. If Jia Dongxu hadn't held him back, he would have wanted to go up and say a few words. It turned out that this was Jia Geng's first time participating in the Asian Games, and he was also one of the assistant coaches. He went back to participate in training after the Spring Festival.

Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu were also very excited. Jia Zhang still remembered what Yan Laosan had said about being able to bring family members when going abroad. Qin Huairu saw Jia Zhang's excitement and thought that his mother must know something that she didn't know.

Yi Zhonghai was also excited, he thought he had made the right choice for the elderly. Yan Jiekuang looked at Yi Zhonghai and sneered, didn't he see that Qinjiazhuang was about to move in, and he didn't feel anything yet.

There were still abundant tickets on the market in 1974, and tickets were definitely needed. Yan Jiekuang really had no shortage of tickets now. In addition to the fixed amount, he also received a monthly subsidy from his unit. Some time ago, he received nearly six months' worth of tickets. Yan Bugui was full of envy.

Yan Jiekuang muttered to himself: "I was really locked up for six months. It was no different from being in prison."

Yan Bugui was in trouble. The school has halved the minimum living allowance, so the money is not much. Seeing that his family is not well off, Yan Jiekuang donated everything he had. If that still doesn't work, he would just give away chickens and ducks.

Yan Jiefang came back, this time on leave to visit his family. When he heard that he was going to be a father, he was very scared. The battalion commander kicked him but also approved his leave.

During the Spring Festival of 1974, the Yan family gathered together. Fangfang knew that there were delicious foods to be had by sticking to her uncle, so she would go to Yan Jiekuang whenever she had nothing to do.

So when it was time to eat, Fangfang sat on Yan Jiekuang's left, Yan Jiedi sat on his right, and he was the one who served the children.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Don't be so happy. How far have you gotten in high school?" Yan Jiedi's face instantly fell.

Yan Jiekuang leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Listen to me, the college entrance examination will definitely be restored. Trust me and don't tell anyone."

Yan Jie Di's face was full of shock. She lowered her head and started to eat. She was also thinking seriously. She believed in her third brother because he had never made any mistakes. She was thinking about how she should go her own way.

(End of this chapter)