Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 185 The Second Pillar Experience
When Xiao Dang came back from outside, he heard about the money sharing and ran to Qin Huairu excitedly to ask for money. Qin Huairu said, "You have enough money to spend. I will save this money for you first."

Xiao Dang was unwilling and said, "I can save it myself, Mom. I'm not a child anymore. I'm old enough to handle my own money. I don't even know where you saved my New Year's money."

Qin Huairu shook her head and said, "When you get married, I have to give you a dowry. How about you give it to yourself?"

When Xiaodang heard this, he was speechless. He went to find Huaihua angrily. Huaihua sighed and said, "Don't talk about you. Except for my grandmother's share and my brother and sister-in-law's share, the rest are in my mother's hands. Jia Xiaobao took the initiative to give them to my mother just because my mother asked to buy him a soda.

Xiao Dang said angrily: "My mother loves money so much, why didn't I know it before?"

Huaihua said: "My mother used to save money secretly, probably because of my grandmother's influence. The stupidest person here is my father. He was so happy for the whole afternoon, thinking that his money was returned, but he didn't get a single cent."

When Xiao Dang heard this, he burst into laughter and said, "Our poor old dad has been busy all the time and has no money left in his pocket."

Huaihua was also happy and said, "Let's not count on it. That unexpected fortune has nothing to do with you and me, so don't think about it." Xiaodang nodded.

When Xiaodang excitedly told Yan Jiekuang about this, Yan Jiekuang felt great admiration for Qin Huairu. His IQ was probably higher than that of Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi combined.

After Yan Bugui and Yan Jiefang came back from taking a shower, they heard that Zhang Erzhu had returned. Yan Bugui regretted not catching up with him and kept asking where Zhang Erzhu had gone. Yan Jiefang said he didn't know. Zhang Erzhu came back from the backyard and left in a hurry.

Yan Jiekuang arranged to take a bath with Ji Lian, and Yang Ruiping and Shi Xiaoya took over the task of looking after the children.

Yan Bugui hurried out and ran to the backyard. Yan Jiekuang lamented that his father was too curious.

Yan Jiekuang and Ji Lian went to take a shower. On the way back, they ran into Director Wang. Director Wang saw Yan Jiekuang and said, "You went to take a shower? Why are you thinking about taking a vacation now? I'm so busy that I don't even see you coming to work."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I drank too much last night and I didn't have much energy this morning. I've already said hello to Deputy Director Yan. Where have you been?"

Director Wang nodded and said, "Your second son is back, right? I didn't expect Zhang Erzhu to be back too. I just came back from the police station."

Yan Jiekuang said: "How did you know? I just came back this morning."

"He came to us on his own. He hadn't been heard from for three years and didn't have a letter of introduction. This guy is really troublesome," said Director Wang.

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Where did he go?"

Director Wang told Yan Jiekuang where Zhang Erzhu had been for the past three years. It turned out that Zhang Erzhu had gone to the Northeast. When he came out, he wanted to buy a ticket at the train station, but he had no money on him and couldn't find Xu Damao.

Zhang Erzhu originally wanted to come back, but he met a man who, according to Zhang Erzhu, looked very much like his father. He thought it was Yan Bugui at the time, so he took the initiative to say hello. The man said he recognized the wrong person, but the man was also very talkative. Anyway, there was nothing to do, so the two of them started chatting. The man was going to the Northeast, and said he wanted to rent wasteland to cultivate the land. The man looked at Zhang Erzhu, and heard that Zhang Erzhu was also a chef. His eyes lit up instantly, and he invited Zhang Erzhu to go to the Northeast together to reclaim wasteland. Zhang Erzhu thought about it and realized that he had no money on him and would have no job if he returned to the old city, so he gritted his teeth and agreed to the man's request.

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiekuang showed a strange expression. Director Wang looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I actually know the man who looks like my dad. He lives in Qianmen. His name is Pian Ye. It is said that he looks exactly like my dad."

Director Wang said, "We have verified that the film master is still in the Northeast. Zhang Erzhu not only cooks for them, but also provides banquets for them. He really makes a lot of money. Zhang Erzhu said he missed his children, so he came back."

Yan Jiekuang said, "There are still such coincidences in this world. I have heard about that Pian Ye going to the Northeast to lease land. I didn't expect that he also abducted Zhang Erzhu."

Director Wang said, "Although Zhang Erzhu didn't commit any crime, he still violated the rules. He still needs to be educated for a few days. He will stay in the police station for the time being. By the way, does he still have a house in the courtyard?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "No, he is no longer considered a member of the Siheyuan after his divorce." Director Wang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, go back quickly in this cold weather. I understand. Let's see how to arrange for Zhang Erzhu."

After parting with Director Wang, the couple returned home and went directly to the middle room to pick up the child. As soon as they entered the room, they saw Yan Bugui sitting there drinking tea with a frown on his face.

When Yan Jiekuang saw what was wrong with his father, he asked, "What's wrong with you? What's bothering you?"

Yan Bugui came back to his senses and said, "No, I was wondering where Zhang Erzhu got so much money?"

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he burst into laughter and said, "How old are you? Why are you still so curious?"

Yan Bugui said: "That's two thousand yuan, I'll give it to you as soon as I say so."

Yan Jiekuang looked at his father and said teasingly, "Want to know?"

Yan Bugui glanced at Yan Jiekuang and said, "It seems as if you know." Then he continued to drink tea.

Yan Jiekuang said casually, "I really know."

Ji Lian complained to Yan Jiekuang, "Stop teasing my dad and tell him right away."

Yan Bugui suddenly became interested and stared at Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang stopped teasing his father and told him everything Director Wang had said. He also emphasized that the person who abducted Zhang Erzhu was the Pian Ye who looked very similar to him, but was still in the Northeast.

Yan Bugui seemed to have lost interest all of a sudden and stopped listening. He went to his study alone. Yan Jiekuang looked at his father's back and sighed. It seemed that his father had something on his mind.

Ji Lian also told Yang Ruiping about the incident in the inner room. Yang Ruiping didn't react much, just taking it as a new story. However, Yang Ruiping said to Yan Jiekuang, "When you go to the front door, ask more about that person, but don't tell your father yet."

Yan Jiekuang said he understood. He was becoming more and more curious about this film owner and thought he would ask Zhang Erzhu when he had time.

Within a few days, New Year's Eve arrived. The Yan family was all together. The chef was Yan Jiekuang, with Shi Xiaoya, Yu Li and Ji Lian helping him. Originally, Yang Ruiping wanted to join in, but Yan Jiekuang pushed him out and let his mother take care of the child.

Yan Jiekuang did not cook anything strange, just a table of home-cooked meals, including four-happiness meatballs, braised pork elbow, braised pork trotter, steamed silver carp, mu shu pork, soft-fried pork tenderloin, crispy chicken, roasted mushrooms, candied sweet potatoes, vinegar-stirred cabbage, and finally a mushroom soup.

The dishes were simple but the portions were filling. The fried radish balls and peanuts that were served early in the morning were also served on the table. The family and Grandpa Ji sat around a large round table. Yan Bugui was very happy and joked with a smile that this was four generations living under one roof, which made Grandpa Ji laugh. Everyone was having a great time together.

The family was talking and laughing from the beginning of the meal, especially Yongqing, who was already a grown man. He made funny moves to liven up the atmosphere and made everyone laugh.

After dinner, everyone started to do their own things. The three Yan Jiekuang brothers played poker with Yang Ruiping, while Yan Bugui played chess with Old Man Ji. Several women brought their children, eating melon seeds and listening to the radio.

In addition to the large population of the Yan family, there are also many people in He Yuzhu's family because He Yushui came back with her husband and her own children.

He Yuzhu is really nice to his sister. Although He Yushui still has some complaints about her childhood, this time it was she who took the initiative to find He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu was so happy that he was busy cleaning up the backyard, letting his sister and her family move in, and also busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.

He Yuzhu's temperament has changed drastically since He Yushui came back. He is cheerful every day and he is really happy.

(End of this chapter)