Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 257 Jie Kuang's Advice
Yan Jiekuang and Yang Ruiping were sitting leisurely in He Yuzhu's restaurant drinking tea when they were suddenly slapped hard from behind.

Yang Ruiping was stunned when he looked up. Yan Jiekuang turned his head a little angrily and saw Yan Bugui standing behind him angrily. Yan Jiekuang immediately stood up and said, "Dad, what a coincidence."

Yan Bugui ignored Yan Jiekuang and sat down next to Yang Ruiping, saying, "I'm exhausted from all the hard work, but you and your son are so lucky to have time to go out to eat."

Yang Ruiping rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "This is the first time San'er has invited me to a restaurant. Why are you jealous? Don't you go to San'er's place for free meals every day?"

Yan Bugui was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond, and said haltingly: "I, I was inspecting my own restaurant and giving him some suggestions."

Yan Jiekuang quickly said, "I thought it was just the two of us having dinner tonight, so I just wanted to support Brother Zhuzi."

After listening to this, Yan Bugui said, "I've been running all day. Okay, let's have a meal together."

Yan Jiekuang poured tea for his father. After a while, the dishes came up one by one. When the fourth dish was served, Yan Jiekuang quickly stopped the waiter and asked him to go to the kitchen and tell He Yuzhu not to serve any more if he couldn't finish it.

Yan Bugui ordered a bottle of wine, and the family of three began to eat. After a while, He Yuzhu came over with a large soup bowl, put the soup on the table, and sat down next to Yan Jiekuang.

He Yuzhu poured himself a cup and said, "How about it, San'er, give me some advice."

He Yuzhu prepared four dishes and one soup, including twice-cooked pork, mapo tofu, stir-fried three kinds of food, stir-fried tripe and West Lake beef soup.

Before Yan Jiekuang could say anything, Yan Bugui spoke first: "This is so delicious, what else can I say? Zhuzi, your cooking skills are really amazing."

Yan Jiekuang saw his mother curled her lips. Yan Jiekuang knew that in his mother's heart, he was the number one.

He Yuzhu waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am not even a little bit inferior to your third child."

Yan Jiekuang said at this time: "Brother Zhuzi, the dishes are very good, really skilled, but I want to ask, do you want to open a specialty restaurant or do everything?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "You mean my cuisine is a bit too mixed?"

Yan Jiekuang nodded and asked, "Quanjude and Bianyifang are both century-old restaurants. You see, they have only been serving duck all their lives, and that's called their specialty. Yours has Sichuan cuisine, Beijing cuisine, and halal cuisine, isn't that a bit too much?"

Yan Jiekuang's words made He Yuzhu fall into thought. Yan Jiekuang continued, "If this restaurant wants to be open for a long time, it must have its own characteristics. In addition, there must be new products and recommended dishes every month. This will attract more customers and turn many customers into long-term customers."

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "I should have come to you a long time ago, but I forgot about it because I was busy opening the store. I need to think about this carefully."

He Yuzhu ate a few bites and then went back to the kitchen. The three members of the Yan family ate and chatted at the same time, mainly Yan Jiekuang asking Yan Bugui about his grocery store.

Yan Bugui also told his son the truth, mainly complaining that Uncle Sun did not give him any face at all and that no matter what he said, he would not listen. Then he complained to Yi Jun, saying that he already had a tube-shaped building, but he was still holding on to the dilapidated back house of the courtyard.

Yang Ruiping did not interrupt. Yan Jiekuang laughed after listening and said, "Dad, you are a smart man. Why do you keep your eyes on the courtyard? The whole alley is not the only one with houses facing the street. If it really doesn't work, let Lin Song vacate a house in the back house of the west wing. That's your house, and you don't have to pay rent."

Yan Bugui was stunned, and Yang Ruiping laughed and said, "Your father only sees others, and thinks that others are good. He never looks at what he has."

Yan Bugui turned his head and glared at Yang Ruiping, saying, "Didn't I forget? Tell me, I'm just looking for a donkey while riding a donkey. I miscalculated."

Yan Jiekuang asked his father about the source of goods. Yan Bugui suddenly became excited and talked about where to find cheap vegetables, cheap chickens and ducks, and how the eggs in the market near Dongcheng were more expensive than those in Xiaoqing River, etc.

Yan Jiekuang listened patiently. It turned out that his father was a natural at small business, as he knew the surrounding area very well.

Yan Jiekuang didn't have any suggestions. His father had thought of everything that needed to be thought of. He just suggested that they establish long-term supply channels and not to purchase the goods themselves. Instead, they could have the goods delivered to their homes, which would not be too tiring.

Yan Bugui listened to it, and he also felt that if he had to run around like this, he really couldn't stand it. As for the non-staple food, he would ask Director Yan of the Street Office to coordinate with the non-staple food store after the formalities were completed. When the family of three finished their meal, the restaurant had already been filled with people. They were all workers who had just finished their work. They gathered in twos and threes to drink a little. The three of them said hello to He Yuzhu and walked home. As soon as they left the restaurant, Yan Bugui grabbed the mother and son, pointed, and whispered: "Look at that man, is he Yi Zhonghai?"

The mother and son looked in the direction of Yan Bugui's finger, and upon closer inspection, they saw that it was indeed Yi Zhonghai. They saw Yi Zhonghai and two other people walking towards He Yuzhu's restaurant.

Yang Ruiping said, "Okay, let's go home and talk about it. Why bother with him? He's such a mean guy."

The three of them went straight to Courtyard No. 95. Yan Jiekuang and his mother went home, while Yan Bugui went to the central courtyard in a mysterious manner.

Yan Jiekuang frowned and said, "Mom, I haven't heard who my dad is close to. What is he doing in the middle courtyard?"

Yang Ruiping said, "I think he went to see Jia Zhang. Your father always asks her about everything."

Yan Jiekuang said puzzledly: "Didn't they say Jia Zhang never goes out? What does she know?"

Yang Ruiping chuckled and said, "You haven't been back for a long time. That was in the past. Now the Jia Zhang family is everywhere in the alleys. They have become celebrities in this area. Everyone knows them and everyone can say a few words about them."

"Is this because you have some free time?" Yan Jiekuang said.

Yang Ruiping said: "She just has some free time. Not to mention that she brings something back every day, saying that it's a gift from someone."

"Well, isn't this the alley urchin?" After Yan Jiekuang said this, the mother and son burst into laughter.

Yan Jiekuang brewed a pot of tea and poured it for himself and his mother. The mother and son sat around the stove drinking tea.

After chatting with her mother, I learned that Shi Xiaoya is a little depressed now. She has not heard from her second brother for a long time. Yan Jiekuang suggested to his mother that she should take Shi Xiaoya and the children back to Shijia Village when she has time to let her second sister-in-law relax. Yang Ruiping nodded. She also thought this was a good idea.

After a while, Yan Bugui came back. The mother and son looked at Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui pushed Yan Jiekuang and said, "Pour a glass of water for your father as well. This Jia Zhang, I don't even give a glass of water when I visit her home."

Yang Ruiping smiled and said, "You went to ask Jia Zhangshi for help. It's good that she didn't chase you out."

Yan Bugui said mysteriously: "Guess what happened?"

Yang Ruiping rolled his eyes and said, "How should I know?" Yan Jiekuang brought a teacup and poured a cup of tea for his father.

Yan Bugui took a sip and said, "This Yi Zhonghai is really rich. He bought two more rooms in his apprentice's yard, just in Chaodou Hutong in front. He and his apprentice also opened a repair shop, specializing in repairing some machinery."

Yang Ruiping asked in confusion: "Then why haven't we seen Li Cuilan once?"

Yan Bugui lit a cigarette and said, "I heard from Jia Zhang that Li Cuilan went back to her hometown. She said her aunt is old and asked her to go back to see her off. Now only Yi Zhonghai lives there."

After listening to this, Yan Jiekuang said, "I guessed that Yi Zhonghai would come back, but I didn't expect that he would move. Did he give up Jia Dongxu?"

Yan Bugui said, "It's impossible. Jia Zhang complained that Jia Dongxu would go to Yi Zhonghai whenever he had nothing to do. He would go there after get off work."

Yang Ruiping said: "Alas, it has been more than a year since the incident. I guess Yi Zhonghai is waiting for Li Cuilan to come back and move back together."

Yan Bugui and Yan Jiekuang nodded at the same time. The three of them chatted for a while, and then Yan Jiekuang said that he was going home. He said goodbye to his parents, got on his bicycle and went back to Yuer Hutong.

(End of this chapter)