Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 141 Jia Family Meeting
The sky gradually darkened.

In the kitchen, Lian'er was a little worried about Grandpa and asked, "Why hasn't Grandpa come back yet?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Wait a little longer. If he doesn't come back, I'll go pick him up."

When the old man returned to Yuer Hutong, Lian'er and Yan Jiekuang were busy in the kitchen. Yan Jiekuang was helping Lian'er and teaching her cooking while he was busy.

Seeing that the two of them had not done anything beyond their rights, Mr. Ji was very satisfied and said, "I'm back."

Lian Er walked out of the kitchen and went to the central hall with the old man. She said, "I was worried about you just now."

As he made tea for the old man, he said, "The food will be ready soon."

"The supply is quite tight now. Tell Xiaosan not to go get chickens and meat all the time. They even took one away from home today." Grandpa Ji said.

Lian'er was startled and ran to the kitchen.

After a while, the food was served, including a dish of scrambled eggs with cucumber, a dish of pickled cabbage with vinegar, a dish of stir-fried pork with pickled mustard tuber and a few steamed buns. The porridge was millet porridge.

The three of them were eating. Yan Jiekuang knew that Mr. Ji was a man who followed rules, so he didn't talk while eating.

After the meal, Lian'er didn't let Yan Jiekuang stretch out his hand, and Yan Jiekuang kept talking to his grandfather.

"Grandpa, who was arrested in the courtyard?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

Mr. Ji said, "It was the Liu family in your backyard. They also took away a lot of things."

Yan Jiekuang understood immediately and said, "There is no deep hatred among the neighbors in the courtyard. They just bumped into each other every day and finally the resentment turned into hatred."

"Yes, but most of them are good. Everyone has a selfish side, but the person who reported it was a bit unethical. I heard that he reported it twice." Grandpa Ji said after taking a sip of tea.

Yan Jiekuang said: "That man is called Xu Damao. He is a vengeful villain. He even targeted me for a long time in the 1960s. He is too greedy and lustful."

Mr. Ji said, "Then you have to stay away from him. People like him will take advantage of any loophole."

"I know, Grandpa, I know him too well." Yan Jiekuang said.

Mr. Ji said, "What do you say about me moving there?"

Yan Jiekuang was stunned, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, if you're willing, you can move over there. This place is too deserted except for Big Cat and Tiantian."

"Okay, then Lian'er and I will move there in a few days." said Mr. Ji.

Yan Jiekuang was a little worried about Lian'er. If she appeared in the courtyard, she would cause some trouble.

But Yan Jiekuang didn't say anything. Mr. Ji was afraid of loneliness as he was old, and it was understandable that he liked the lively and bustling courtyard.

In the middle courtyard of the quadrangle, the Jia family is having a family meeting.

Jia Dongxu went home today, and Jia Geng and Tang Yanling came back with him.

Xiaodang also came back. Huaihua was very curious about what day it was today and why everyone came back.

Qin Huairu cooked dinner in the evening and everyone ate together in the east wing. After dinner, Xiaodang accompanied his mother to clean up the dishes.

At this time, Jia Zhang spoke up, pointing the finger directly at Jia Dongxu, saying, "Dongxu, you have been your own housekeeper for so many years, how much money have you saved?"

Jia Dongxu was stunned, and then he became angry. He said, "How much money have I earned and spent over the years? They don't know. Haven't you counted it yet?"

When Jia Geng saw this, he wanted to run away. He just gave his wife a look when Jia Zhang said, "Everyone is here today, let's have a family meeting."

Jia Xiaobao quickly said, "Grandma, I'm still young, so I don't need to participate."

"No, today we have to clarify the matter of your father paying one thousand yuan in compensation." Jia Zhang said without question.

Huaihua interrupted at this time, "Then wait for my mom and sister."

Soon, the whole family was together. Jia Dongxu frowned and said, "Mom, I don't want to bring up the past. My current salary is 41.5 yuan, Huairu's 20 yuan, and our family has basically never been short of food and meat in the past few years. In addition, I give you money every month. What are you dissatisfied with?"

Seeing that Jia Dongxu was getting a little anxious, Jia Zhang was a little hesitant for a moment. After all, he was her son. But Jia Zhang was still thinking about the 1,000 yuan, so she said, "Well, I know you work hard to support your family, but mistakes are mistakes. You have to admit them. If the money was with me, our family would not have lost 1,000 yuan."

Jia Geng was stunned and asked, "When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"

Huaihua pulled Jia Geng aside and told him what had happened in the past few days. Jia Geng was also very angry, but he knew himself very well and said, "If I were my dad, I would probably lose the thousand dollars too."

Jia Dongxu said: "Mom, I gave you the money, will you give me back?"

Jia Zhang blurted out, "How is that possible? It must be left to Xiaobao and the great-grandson."

Jia Dongxu was angry and said, "You are saving money for them, but who will support the family?"

"Isn't that enough for you normally?" said Jia Zhang.

"Where are the tickets? Are there enough? Where do the extra meat tickets come from?" Jia Dongxu stood up angrily.

"It won't work in your hands anyway. You are too easy to be fooled. Either save it, or else, or else." Jia Zhang thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good idea.

Jia Geng was also angry and said, "How about this, let's compromise and put it with my mom. From now on, any large expenditures must be agreed by the whole family. Is that okay? Why are we all arguing about this?"

Jia Zhang thought about it and realized that it was impossible to let her go, so she gave up and said, "I agree."

Jia Dongxu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I agree, but since Jia Geng is here today, let's make a rule that whoever earns extra money in the future will handle it themselves."

Jia Zhang and Jia Geng both raised their hands to welcome her. Xiao Dang and Huai Hua also had no objections. At this time, Jia Xiaobao said, "Then Mom, please give me the New Year's money. That's my outside money."

Qin Huairu was stunned and instantly lost her composure. She pinched Jia Dongxu and said, "Ask your dad." Then she went to the kitchen.

Jia Xiaobao jumped to his father and opened his hands.

Jia Dongxu scratched his head and said, "Well, Xiaobao, you are still young, and it is easy to lose money in your pocket. Leave it with me and I will keep it for you."

Xiao Bao rolled his eyes and said, "You just lost a thousand dollars, how can I trust you to leave it there?"

Jia Zhang and the others burst into laughter. Jia Dongxu's face turned red as he held back his laughter. He said, "If you can get full marks in this exam, I will return it to you. I will keep my word."

Jia Xiaobao pursed his lips and said, "You just want to confiscate my money, knowing full well that I can't get a perfect score."

Several people burst into laughter again. Jia Dongxu got angry and said, "You can't pass the exam because you don't work hard. This is to motivate you. I think you deserve a beating." After saying that, he was about to run towards Jia Xiaobao, who threw himself into Jia Zhang's arms.

"Grandma, look at him, he is unreasonable and I don't know who he follows?" Jia Xiaobao said coquettishly.

Jia Geng said casually: "Who else can I choose? Your grandma."

Jia Zhang glared at Bang Geng and said, "Don't blame me. There's no great-grandson this year. Just wait and see how I deal with you."

When Jia Geng saw his grandmother's attitude, he knew he could not afford to offend her, so he turned around, pulled Tang Yanling and walked out. Tang Yanling's face turned red and she hit Jia Geng a few times.

Huaihua gave Xiaodang a look. Xiaodang saw that something was wrong, so he slowly moved away, and Huaihua did the same.

After the two of them left the house, they walked out to the courtyard. As they walked, they said, "Sister, what do you think I should take the exam for next year?"

Xiao Dang said, "Is this why you pulled me out?"

Huaihua nodded, and Xiaodang said, "Listen to me, take the high school entrance exam, study hard, and don't ask me why."

"Sister, if I take the high school entrance exam, grandma will object again, saying that I may not be able to find a job after graduating from high school, so it is better to go to a technical school." Xiao Huaihua said with a worried look on her face.

Xiao Dang said firmly: "Don't listen to them, just go to high school, I will pay for your tuition."

Xiao Huaihua's eyes lit up and she asked, "Really?"

Xiao Dang nodded and said, "Study hard and learn thoroughly. I'm still reviewing my high school courses. Don't ask me anything else."

(End of this chapter)