Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 241: Sanxiao Goes to School
Time passed quickly. Half a month had passed since Yan Jiefang left. Summer had also arrived in Sijiu City. Yan Jiekuang was thankful that the grape trees he had planted had grown very big. The entire backyard was now covered by the grape trellis, and it felt very cool there.

Ever since his second brother left, Yan Jiekuang has been urging his father to arrange for admission of Yongchang, Yongxin and Shilei. Originally, Yan Jiekuang thought that the school should have given him some face because his father had been in the school for decades. But things went wrong because the two children were born in August and according to regulations, they had to wait another year. Yan Jiekuang got angry.

Yan Bugui was also very worried. He contacted many of his former colleagues, but it was of no use. The current principal was really an old stubborn old man and would not agree to anything he said. Yan Bugui just sighed for no reason.

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and finally decided to contact the relevant department of the army. After all, the child is the descendant of a soldier and a military dependent.

Yan Jiekuang knew where the district armed forces department was, so he took his sister-in-law there directly that day. As soon as they entered the door, the clerk received them warmly when he heard that they were military dependents.

Then Yan Jiekuang directly said that he wanted to see the leader. When the clerk heard it, he thought it was an important matter and did not delay. After a while, they were invited to the minister's office.

The minister here was also a man who had survived gunfire and rain of bullets. He naturally had a good impression of soldiers and their families. The two sides introduced themselves to each other enthusiastically, and Yan Jiekuang told them about the difficulties of his brother's family. Minister Wu, who was the person who received them, asked about Yan Jiefang's situation. It turned out that he was an old soldier.

Minister Wu asked them to wait, and went out to make a phone call. After a while, he came back and said, "Comrade Shi, I have understood the situation clearly, and I have called the relevant people. If you had said that you are a military dependent from the beginning, it wouldn't be so difficult. So, the principal of Yuer Hutong Primary School is my comrade-in-arms, and he has agreed to your child's enrollment. This does not violate the regulations. You can just go to him directly."

Yan Jiekuang was overjoyed when he heard this. Shi Xiaoya quickly bowed to Minister Wu and thanked him repeatedly. Minister Wu said, "No, no, this is what I should do. Okay, you guys go now."

Yan Jiekuang brought Shi Xiaoya out, and as he walked, he thought, yes, Shi Lei also settled in Yuer Hutong, which is just right for him, and the three of them can keep each other company. So he said to Shi Xiaoya, "Sister-in-law, you are busy with your work, and I don't have anything to do, so let the children live with me. Besides, there is Aunt Wang at home, so the three little ones can keep each other company."

Shi Xiaoya thought about it seriously and said, "You have two more children now, isn't that too much trouble?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "What's the problem? I can drive one sheep or a flock of sheep. Besides, I can help them with their homework."

Shi Xiaoya then remembered that the third child was the first college student in the courtyard, so she agreed immediately, but also said that she would send him back to the courtyard after school on Saturday. Yan Jiekuang also agreed.

This matter was actually very simple, but that afternoon Yang Ruiping rushed to Yuer Hutong, looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Old Third, what do you mean? Do you think I'm too old?"

Yan Jiekuang was a little puzzled and asked, "Why do you say that, Mom? How can I have that?"

Yang Ruiping said angrily, "Big Fatty and Little Fatty, I accepted them because you didn't let me take them. You adopted Shi Lei and Shi Li and didn't put them in the courtyard, so I accepted them too. Why did you kidnap Yong Chang and Yong Xin? What do you mean?"

Yan Jiekuang slapped his forehead, feeling so wronged. It was true that he had never thought about Yang Ruiping's thoughts at all.

He quickly told the whole story from beginning to end. He said that living in Yuer Hutong was convenient and close to home. Secondly, he had time and could also help with the tutoring work.

Yang Ruiping looked at him suspiciously, but he still felt a little uncomfortable. Yan Jiekuang said, "I will definitely send the six children back on Saturday night and leave them to you. Is that okay, Mom?"

Yang Ruiping knew that if he said anything more, it would be a bit too much, so he said, "Okay, then I'll come over when I'm free. Aunt Wang can't handle it alone."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay, you're my mother, you can come anytime, you can stay here."

Yang Ruiping stopped talking, gave Yan Jiekuang a blank look, and went straight to the backyard to see the children.

Yan Jiekuang also breathed a sigh of relief. He really was thinking about himself, his children, and his sister-in-law's difficulties, but not his mother's thoughts. Yan Jiekuang didn't think about anything else. He shouted "Xiaobao" and went into the kitchen.

The next day, Yan Jiekuang and Shi Xiaoya successfully completed the admission procedures for their three children. Shi Xiaoya went to work happily in the afternoon, and Yan Jiekuang felt relieved.

Back in Yuer Hutong, seeing several children hanging around the five little ones, Yan Jiekuang asked, "What's wrong? Why are they hanging around them?"

Yongchang said: "Little Yellow ran away. We couldn't find him no matter how hard we looked. We wanted to ask the other four."

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he laughed and said, "What could they know? They might be back tomorrow."

The Nunchaku rushed over at this time, and as if objecting to what he said, it made a "meow" sound.

Shi Lei's eyes lit up, he ran over, squatted down, and asked Nunchaku: "Nunchuck, do you know where Xiao Huang went?"

Yan Jiekuang saw Shi Lei asking about the nunchaku and sneered, but he didn't expect the nunchaku to walk to Shi Lei and call out again.

At this time, Nunchucks ran outside, Shi Lei followed behind, and behind them were the other three children. Yan Jiekuang took a look and thought, okay, the children have all run out of the yard, so he followed them.

It was only a five or six minute journey when the nunchakus rushed into an abandoned house. Yan Jiekuang took a look and began to believe it. However, the house was too dilapidated. There was only a gate standing alone, and the walls on both sides had collapsed. Yan Jiekuang looked up and saw a houseplate with No. 12 Suoyi Hutong written on it.

Several people followed the nunchaku into the yard. Yan Jiekuang took a look and found that it was a yard with two entrances. It just looked so familiar. Yan Jiekuang walked around the yard and finally realized that this yard was behind his house and he had never noticed it before.

At this time, there was a cry of surprise from the backyard. Yan Jiekuang turned around and saw several children squatting outside an abandoned room. The house was so dilapidated that half of the roof had collapsed and the doors and windows were gone. Yan Jiekuang walked over and looked inside, and saw Little Yellow running to him happily. After barking twice, he went into the house. Yan Jiekuang took a look and found that Little Yellow had given birth to cubs here, and there were five of them at once. However, unlike the big cats, they all had yellow fur.

Several children were chattering and clamoring to take Xiao Huang back with them, and even take the child with them. Yan Jiekuang quickly dissuaded them, saying, "This family has a father. When the father comes back and finds that his wife and children are gone, he will be very anxious. When they are older, Xiao Huang will be able to take the child back by himself."

The little yellow cat cooperated by calling out, and the children played with the kittens for a while. In fact, it looked like the kitten had just opened its eyes, and the children were mainly around giving it names.

After playing for a while, Yan Jiekuang prepared to go home. However, just as he walked out of the yard, Yan Jiekuang grabbed the nunchaku. The nunchaku looked at Yan Jiekuang blankly and called out. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Do you also know where Tiantian went? If so, call out."

After a long time, the nunchaku made a weak cry, and Yan Jiekuang put it down. Yan Jiekuang did not want to go looking for Tiantian. That mad dog was still reliable and would come back when it was time. But now Yan Jiekuang was worried. He had finally driven away three of them and sent them to Yard No. 95, and now five more came. If they all went home, he would be too busy to handle it.

Yan Jiekuang brought the children back home. The children were still excited and were still discussing the kittens when they got home.

Wei Xiaobao was very curious about where Yan Jiekuang had hurriedly taken the children to, so he ran to the children to ask. At this time, Yin Liguo and Yang Liwei came, and Yan Jiekuang was very confused, because these two prospective disciples had never come so early before.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Why did you two come so early today?"

The two of them looked at each other without saying anything, which made Yan Jiekuang almost angry. He said, "Okay, if you don't want to talk, then don't talk." He turned around and ignored them and went straight into the kitchen.

(End of this chapter)