Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 152 Visiting the Xu Family
Yan Jiekuang took Lian'er to the front yard, said hello to his parents, took a chicken, a fish, and two bottles of wine, and went out.

Not long after, the two arrived at Xu Huizhen's courtyard. They were the only family in the entire courtyard. They only lived in the front yard. The middle yard had some collected things placed in it, and the back yard was basically empty.

As soon as the door was knocked, Xu Jingli opened the door, looked at Yan Jiekuang with a smile and said, "I knew you would come. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Yan Jiekuang said: "The neighbors of this courtyard insisted on having a group party, which would delay it."

Xu Jingli took the thing from Yan Jiekuang's hand. Her smiling face suddenly calmed down and her eyes looked at Lian'er who was behind Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang coughed and said, "This is your sister-in-law Ji Lian, my fiancée."

Xu Jingli's face darkened, and without saying hello, he turned around and went into the house. At this time, a voice came from the kitchen, "Li'er, who's here?"

Xu Jingli said nothing and went into the kitchen carrying something. Yan Jiekuang said awkwardly, "Sister, I'm here to wish you a happy new year."

Xu Huizhen wiped her hands with her apron and walked out of the kitchen. When she saw Lian'er, her eyes lit up and she said, "Oh, I was wondering who it was. Who is this sister? Could she be your lover?"

When Lian'er heard what Xu Huizhen said, her face instantly turned red and she lowered her head. Yan Jiekuang quickly said, "This is my fiancée. We just got engaged yesterday, and I brought you here today."

Xu Huizhen had just seen her daughter's unhappy look, so she came out to give Yan Jiekuang a warning. After hearing what Yan Jiekuang said, Xu Huizhen sighed and said, "Okay, I got it. Come here, sister. If Yan Jiekuang bullies you in the future, come to me and I will support you."

As he said that, he walked forward and pulled Lian'er into the house. Yan Jiekuang thought about Xu Jingli's attitude and didn't know what to do.

Xu Huizhen pulled Ji Lian into the central hall. It only took a few minutes for the two of them to go from strangers to familiar with each other, just the distance from the door to the central hall.

Yan Jiekuang felt a little relieved. He had always treated Xu Jingli as his sister, but Xu Jingli didn't think so. When she was ten years old, she insisted on marrying Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang had always pretended to be confused. The Xu family and Yan Jiekuang knew this very well, but now it was different because Ji Lian appeared.

Xu Huizhen looked at Yan Jiekuang who wanted to follow in and gave him a wink, meaning that he should go to the kitchen to see his daughter. Yan Jiekuang walked towards the kitchen with a wry smile.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw Xu Jingli crying alone. Yan Jiekuang walked over, took out his handkerchief and handed it to Xu Jingli. Xu Jingli rolled her eyes at him, but still took the handkerchief.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Sister Li'er, why are you so angry? Come, hit your brother a few times to vent your anger."

Xu Jingli turned her head away, looking as if she didn't want to talk to you. Yan Jiekuang stood there awkwardly and sighed, "Sister, I'm already 25 years old. If I don't get married, my mother will arrange a marriage for me. I just happened to meet Ji Lian. It's my fate. I have to get married."

Xu Jingli pouted and said, "I'm thirteen too, can't you wait until I grow up?"

"Li'er, you can't hurt your brother like this. You are still young and you don't know what love is. Maybe your thoughts will change when you grow up." Yan Jiekuang said.

"No, I have been determined to marry you since I was a child, and I will never change in my life." Xu Jingli said stubbornly.

Yan Jiekuang shook his head and said, "Li'er, you are going to college. When you go to college, you will be exposed to more things and you will have your own ideas. I have always treated you as my most beloved sister, isn't that good?"

Xu Jingli said stubbornly: "No, I just like you. No matter who you marry, I will marry you anyway."

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he was immediately overwhelmed. This was really unreasonable.

There was no way, Yan Jiekuang said: "Then let's wait until you graduate from college. If you still have this idea by then, I, I..." Yan Jiekuang didn't know what to say anymore. In the end, he kept saying "I" for a long time without making any promises.

After all, Xu Jingli was only thirteen years old and didn't know the importance of marriage yet. She just stubbornly liked Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang thought that when Li'er went to college, he would try to stay away from her so that time would make her forget everything. Xu Jingli also knew that she couldn't stop Yan Jiekuang, but although she didn't know what to do, she thought of her omnipotent mother and wanted to ask her what to do.

The two of them hurriedly ended the conversation, and in the end there was no result. Xu Jingli looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "I think she is quite pretty. Is she nice to you?"

Yan Jiekuang spoke the truth and said, "I am attracted to her. She has a good personality. If you try to get to know her, you will like her."

Xu Jingli said nonchalantly: "I'll try my best."

The two people walked out of the kitchen, but Xu Jingli was still young after all, so she went back to her room alone and refused to see Ji Lian no matter what she said.

Yan Jiekuang walked towards the main hall helplessly. As soon as he arrived there, he heard two people chatting and laughing, like sisters who had not seen each other for a long time. Yan Jiekuang was very puzzled. Did it only take so little time for this woman to go from being a stranger to being familiar with him?

When Xu Huizhen saw Yan Jiekuang coming in, she said, "I accept this girl. Be nice to her in the future, or you'll be in trouble."

Yan Jiekuang scratched his head, looking silly and smiling, and asked Xu Huizhen, "Where is my brother-in-law?"

Xu Huizhen said, "I went to pick someone up. One of my good sisters came over on a tricycle to pick her up."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard movement at the door. But as soon as the door opened, before anyone arrived, she heard a charming voice saying, "Huizhen, your husband is not good enough. He is so far away and he is already scolding her."

Yan Jiekuang followed the voice and saw a charming woman with a plump figure, permed hair, wearing a cheongsam inside and a fur coat outside.

Xu Huizhen smiled and said, "My husband has worked hard even if he has no credit. Why are you making fun of him like this? Be careful that you will throw him away when you go back."

Yan Jiekuang didn't know whether the woman heard what Xu Huizhen said, but he knew that the woman was looking at him carefully, and he felt a little embarrassed by being looked at.

Xu Huizhen came up and introduced him, "This is my younger brother, Yan Jiekuang, who works at the research institute. Don't worry about him. See, this pretty girl is his fiancée."

Then Xu Huizhen turned around and said to Yan Jiekuang, "This is a good sister of mine, named Chen Xueru. She used to run a silk and satin shop in Qianmen. You have to call her sister."

Yan Jiekuang took Lian'er and bowed to Chen Xueru together, saying, "Hello, sister."

Chen Xueru smiled charmingly and said, "I am also very happy to meet you. The person who can be called a brother by Xu Huizhen must be extraordinary. Come to my place often in the future, especially sister Lian'er. The silks and satins I have are all top-quality goods."

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he realized that Chen Xueru was indeed a business person, and everything she spoke and did was about business.

Lian Er nodded generously, and Xu Huizhen said, "My sister has a good personality, you can't bully her."

"How could that be? Your sister is my sister. Let's visit each other often in the future." Chen Xueru said enthusiastically.

Xu Huizhen smiled mysteriously and said, "You are in for a treat today. I will let you taste the cooking skills of the imperial chef in the palace."

Chen Xueru was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and said, "Where is the imperial chef in the palace now?"

Xu Huizhen said: "It is far away in the sky and yet it is right in front of us. Just wait."

After saying that, he pulled Yan Jiekuang to the kitchen. Yan Jiekuang took a look and thought, well, he had to cook a good meal and appease the people who needed to be appeased.

(End of this chapter)