Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 157 A Storm

Yan Jiekuang's life is very regular now. Apart from going to work, he goes home to take care of Comrade Ji Lian. He enjoys it. He finds different ways to cook delicious meals for Ji Lian every day. He also uses his own space crops. Ji Lian's weight is obviously increasing. Ji Lian is also very distressed, but she can't resist the temptation of Yan Jiekuang.

Since Mr. Ji heard the news of Ji Lian's pregnancy, he would go to Yu'er Hutong every other day. But after eating at Yan Jiekuang's place, he started eating at Yan Jiekuang's place every day except for breakfast.
As the days passed, it wasn't long before the variety of dishes on the market gradually increased. However, they still required tickets to be supplied, which was somewhat inconvenient, but there were basically no problems with supply.

Yan Jiekuang worked diligently at the institute and was hardworking at home. Lian'er's dependence on him increased significantly. Yan Jiekuang's meticulous care made Lian'er feel his love.

When winter came, Yan Jiekuang was preparing honeycomb coal and vegetables for the winter. Yan Jiedi came specially and said that his mother missed him and asked him to go back when he had time. Yan Jiekuang thought that his mother missed her daughter-in-law, so he took Lian'er back to the courtyard the next day. As soon as he entered the house, Yang Ruiping stuffed the coal book into Yan Jiekuang's hand. Yan Jiekuang then realized that his mother had something wrong, so he got back to work.

This winter, every household has made good preparations for the winter, except Yan Jiekuang, who was thinking about his memories of his past life while working. Next year will be an eventful year, and everything will begin from next year. Yan Jiekuang can't change anything, he can only experience it silently.

When the first snow fell, Yan Jiekuang brought Lian'er back to the courtyard. Grandpa Ji also came to the Yan family, and everyone had a hotpot together. This was arranged by Yan Bugui. He was not busy with his work at school, so he would go for a stroll in Houhai when he had nothing to do. He happened to meet a mutton merchant from Inner Mongolia, which he had never seen before. Yan Bugui immediately reserved some mutton.

A party was taking place at the Yan family. Almost all the members of the Yan family were present, especially Yan Yongqing and Yan Yongfang. They had only eaten mutton a few times since they were born, so they were holding back and waiting to eat mutton this time.

In fact, the same is true for the older people. They haven’t seen beef or mutton in recent years, so this time they can satisfy their cravings.

Early in the morning, the Yan family was busy, but no one touched the beef and mutton. They were waiting for Yan Jiekuang to process them. The difference between being unprofessional and unprofessional was huge. When Yan Jiekuang returned to the courtyard, he took the initiative to cook.

The Yan family had a really delicious hotpot. Except for Yan Jiefang who didn't come back and Yan Jiekuang who didn't drink, the rest of the Yan family got drunk, even Old Man Ji was a little tipsy.

As time passed, Yan Jiekuang began to feel uneasy. As far as he could remember, the person he admired most should have died in January, but he could not remember the exact day.

January started. This year was much colder than previous years. Yan Jiekuang went to work as usual. When he arrived at the class, he felt that everyone was very quiet. He didn't know what had happened. He thought that someone from above came to inspect, so he just worked honestly in his studio. When it was almost noon, Lao Liu came in hurriedly and was stunned when he saw Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang smiled and asked Lao Liu, "I thought you had asked for leave, why are you here just now?"

Old Liu looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "I thought you weren't coming today."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned and said, "How can that be possible? The management is so strict now, I can't be an exception."

Old Liu wanted to say something, but hesitated and went about his own business.

Yan Jiekuang was puzzled, but he still concentrated on his work. After finishing the work, he packed up and left work. Neither Qi Ye nor Lao Liu showed up today, and the director did not come here to inspect.

When Yan Jiekuang returned home, Lian'er had prepared dinner and was waiting for him. Yan Jiekuang said distressedly, "Just wait for me to come back and cook for you. You still don't believe in my skills. You need to rest more now that you are pregnant."

Lian Er said, "It's just a meal. I'm not that delicate."

Yan Jiekuang hugged her and said, "You are the most important person in my heart. I am afraid of tiring you out. Besides, we have the fruit of our love." Lian'er lowered her head shyly and said, "Okay, I get it. I will wait for you to come back and cook for me from now on."

Time flies and some things are inevitable. Yan Jiekuang experienced a period of depression, but he regained his confidence and took on his responsibilities. Yan Jiekuang went to work normally. The institute was very abnormal during this period. Sometimes it was very strict and sometimes it was extremely lax. Yan Jiekuang knew that this was related to some things and he had nothing to complain about, so he just went with the flow.

On this day, Yan Jiekuang brought Lian'er back to the courtyard for dinner. As soon as they arrived at the door, they ran into Xu Damao. Xu Damao is now the director of the Jiaodaokou Cinema. His position in his new unit has been promoted very quickly. This has something to do with his experience and how he deals with people.

As soon as Xu Damao saw Yan Jiekuang, he asked in a low voice: "Are there any activities in your unit recently?"

Yan Jiekuang was stunned and replied, "What activity? I haven't heard of it."

Xu Damao was also stunned and asked, "Doesn't your unit organize some activities?"

Yan Jiekuang reacted, but still pretended not to know and said: "Organization, work hard and actively improve your technical level. What else can the leaders do? The leaders didn't say anything."

Xu Damao rolled his eyes several times and said, "It's okay. Your company is really well-informed. You don't get involved in anything and just keep to yourself?"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "What else could it be? It's all work and family matters, and the leaders of the unit don't care."

After saying this, Xu Damao suddenly felt that what he said was irrelevant and like he was talking to a cow. He immediately shut his mouth and stopped talking, then angrily pushed the cart to the backyard.

Yan Jiekuang sighed and muttered quietly, "Another storm."

Yan Jiekuang’s daily routine was to take good care of his wife and provide her with nutrition, that was all.

Old Liu in the next room noticed something was wrong and asked Yan Jiekuang, "Is there something wrong this time? I see you are avoiding everything now. Do you really only care about your family?"

Yan Jiekuang glanced at Lao Liu and said, "I'm still young, and I can't always grasp the direction of some things. I don't have that much ability, so it's better for me to stay away from it."

When Lao Liu heard this, he understood immediately. Yes, he was just an ordinary citizen and had no sense of direction in such matters. So, Lao Liu began to find various excuses to stay away from this trouble.

Yan Jiekuang actually already knew the final outcome and was indifferent to the matter. He focused his attention on taking care of his wife.

Until one day, Yan Jiekuang returned to the courtyard and heard Yan Bugui say mysteriously: "Old Third, do you know that Xu Damao has been arrested?"

Yan Jiekuang was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Why?"

(End of this chapter)