Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 145: Zhonghai Heart Disease
In the winter of 1975, although the cold still eroded the city, it seemed to have suddenly woken up.

Yan Jiekuang still goes to work and comes home from work as usual, but recently the office and the street have been very strict in managing the residents. That's because there is a meeting being held. Everyone in the courtyard knows about it and they usually talk about it, but everyone is looking forward to the meeting.

There was no more chaos in the courtyard, and the neighborhood relations seemed very harmonious.

Yan Bugui started working and the new school leaders welcomed him warmly, but in the end he was still the original Chinese teacher, with no change in rank or salary, but Yan Bugui was still very excited to go to work.

In order to support his father's work, Yan Jiekuang gave the bicycle to Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui was very pleased with Yan Jiekuang's action and cleaned the bicycle over and over again at home.

Yang Ruiping watched his old man go to work and said casually, "How many days can you still work? You will retire in two years."

Yan Bugui said: "Since I am working, I will work hard, so that I can live up to my job even if I retire."

Shi Xiaoya and Yan Jiekuang both gave their father a thumbs up.

While Yan Bugui was at work, Yi Zhonghai was upset. He retired last year and just reached the retirement age. Now that he had free time, he was dissatisfied with everything, which made Li Cuilan complain to Yang Ruiping whenever she had nothing to do.

Yang Ruiping also advised Li Cuilan not to worry about it. She might be a little uncomfortable with being idle all of a sudden, and it might get better over time.

It was fine at night, when the neighbors were all back, and Yi Zhonghai could still find his apprentice or He Yuzhu to chat and drink. During the day, there were only a group of women with small children in the yard, and Yi Zhonghai couldn't stay at home all day. So, Yi Zhonghai's temper was getting worse and worse, and he was not happy with anything.

Li Cuilan had no choice. She had lived through her whole life and knew what her partner was like.

Li Cuilan was a person of few words and usually kept silent. Yi Zhonghai could only find someone to talk to in the courtyard. In the end, he found that the person who talked to him the most was Jia Zhang. No matter who you were, Jia Zhang would welcome anyone who came and talk to Yi Zhonghai about family matters.

Since Jia Xiaobao went to school, Jia Zhang has become free. When she has nothing to do, she sits at the door of the house and mends the soles of shoes. Now there are not many people in the yard who chat with her. The few younger wives hide when they see her.

It just so happened that Yi Zhonghai was free and their doors were opposite each other, so the two of them started chatting. However, the conversation turned to Jia Dongxu. After all, Jia Dongxu was Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, and it was normal for the two of them to chat, but Jia Zhang seemed to have a lot of grievances and complained to his master, saying that Jia Dongxu was wrong in this and that, and was a complete prodigal son.

Because Jia Zhang did not get the financial power, she always had some problems with her son.

The more Yi Zhonghai listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Of course he understood his apprentice very well, so he said that it was Jia Zhang's fault. Of course Jia Zhang was not happy about this, and the two started arguing, and the argument became more and more fierce. Yi Zhonghai really thought that Jia Zhang's temper was like that of his own wife, and he scolded Jia Zhang. Jia Zhang got angry. Jia Zhang was not an ordinary person, and once she started scolding, the situation escalated to a higher level. She said that Yi Zhonghai took her position as his master seriously, and even after retirement, he still wanted to control his son, which was really a daydream.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he almost passed out. The neighbors came over to dissuade them immediately. Qian Siwen was at home all day, and he actually didn't understand the relationships between these neighbors. He simply thought that Jia Zhang shouldn't curse people like that, so he stood from Yi Zhonghai's perspective and said that Aunt Jia was wrong.

Jia Zhang was the kind of person who would curse for a long time for no reason. When she saw Qian Siwen scolding her, she got furious. She stood there and said, "You are a gigolo and you are criticizing me. You think you are a leader just because you wear glasses. All the scoldings were different. Qian Siwen had never seen such an old lady before. She kept scolding him for a whole hour and finally passed out.

Yi Zhonghai was stunned. He hadn't fainted yet, but the man who was trying to stop the fight fainted after being scolded. He quickly asked someone to send Qian Siwen to the hospital.

Seeing that everyone had left, Jia Zhang sounded the call to return home.

The newly arrived young wives were able to open their eyes and realized at the first glance that they should not offend Jia Zhang no matter who they offended.

When it was evening, people came back from work and school one after another, and every household was talking about the incident. Fang Lixue hurried to the hospital to see her husband.

Zheng Liguo and Chen Wen asked Xu Damao about the Jia family in the middle courtyard. Xu Damao was very friendly with everyone and talked to the two about the relationship between the Yi family and the Jia family, but at the end he emphasized: "Look at me, I am not afraid of anyone in this courtyard, but when I see Jia Zhang, I will take a detour."

These two families knew that Jia Zhang was not someone to be trifled with. When Jia Dongxu came back and heard about this, he did not dare to tell his mother and directly dragged Qin Huairu to the hospital. As her son, he had to bear the consequences of what his mother had done.

The Yan family also discussed this matter. Yan Bugui said, "In the final analysis, this matter is because Yi Zhonghai is too idle. There is no one in this courtyard to talk to him, so he can only talk to Jia Zhang." Yang Ruiping also said, "There used to be an old man named Sun in this courtyard, but now he has gone to work at the purchasing station. There is really no one in this courtyard who can chat with Yi Zhonghai."

Yan Jiekuang said: "The steel mill is in need of people right now. He can ask the leader if he can be rehired. He will get sick if he stays here all day."

"Is that the point? The point is why Yi Zhonghai still hasn't really understood Jia Zhang." Yan Bugui said.

Yan Jiekuang looked at his father and said, "This Jia Zhang is now living like an emperor, let's see who dares to mess with her. Yi Zhonghai has not yet adapted to this retired life, and there is no one to accompany him in the courtyard."

Yang Ruiping said, "Don't say anything. You didn't understand what your father said. With Jia Zhangshi here, the chances of Jia Dongxu throwing the pot at Yi Zhonghai are estimated to be zero."

Yan Jiekuang then realized what the old couple was talking about and asked, "Why?"

Yan Bugui said: "After all, Jia Dongxu's last name is Jia. If Jia Zhang agrees, how can she be worthy of the deceased old Jia?"

"What era is this now? You're still making up stories like these. Jia Dongxu had promised Yi Zhonghai, but he turned against our family because of this." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yang Ruiping looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "You don't understand the ideas of the older generation. It's hard to change their ideas."

"Will Yi Zhonghai's wish be dashed then?" Yan Jiekuang said.

Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiekuang with disdain and said, "You are still a college student, why can't you think flexibly? Old Yi is gone, who knows who broke the pot? This Jia Dongxu is also cunning, take the advantage, when the time comes, if my mother doesn't agree, no one can say anything."

Yan Jiekuang suddenly realized and asked, "Hasn't Yi Zhonghai thought of this?"

Yang Ruiping chuckled and said, "Yi Zhonghai doesn't dare to think that way. He relies on Jia Dongxu. Didn't Jia Zhang scold Yi Zhonghai this time?"

Yan Bugui also said: "I guess Jia Dongxu also thought of it and rushed to the hospital immediately. Did he go to see the new Qian Siwen? He went to comfort his master."

Yan Jiekuang said, "The people in this courtyard are very cunning. I'd better avoid contact with them in the future."

Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiekuang and was also amused. He said, "You are stupid, but you are so good at avoiding everything. You are also very cunning. You are smart, but you think you can avoid things just because you want to. The whole Yan family is here. If something really happens, can you run away?"

Yang Ruiping said, "Old Sun always says, 'If the mountain doesn't go, I'll go. If I go, the mountain will go.'"

Yan Jiekuang gave Yang Ruiping a thumbs up and said, "Mom, your cultural level has obviously improved."

Yang Ruiping rolled his eyes at Yan Jiekuang and said, "It was your uncle Sun who asked you to go to his purchasing station. The stationmaster needs you to take a look at some items."

Yan Jiekuang nodded in agreement, but then he looked at Old Comrade Yan and asked, "Why don't you look for my dad?"

Yang Ruiping chuckled and said, "Old Sun and the stationmaster saw your dad and hid from him. Your dad is always thinking about the things in the purchasing station. They can't break the rules, so they can only avoid your dad."

Yan Jiekuang chuckled, thinking that this old Comrade Yan's bad habits could not be changed.

(End of this chapter)