Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 271 The truth of the matter
When Aunt Wang saw that it was Wang Qing who came in, she stood up and poured Wang Qing a cup of tea, then said to Yan Jiekuang, "I'll go to the backyard to see the children." After that, she went to the backyard.

Wang Qing didn't hesitate to sit down on Aunt Wang's recliner and said, "The people from the Commerce Bureau went to the new store. Since we are open for business today and don't have any accounts to deal with, they just checked the business license and other documents."

Yan Jiekuang gave him a cigarette and asked, "Any questions?"

"What's the problem? No problem. I came here to report to you. By the way, do you know who wrote the letter of complaint? I asked Section Chief Wang, and he said it was confidential." Wang Qing said, lighting a cigarette.

Yan Jiekuang said: "How should I know? It may be some villain. I will go to Courtyard No. 95 in the evening."

Wang Qing looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "You suspect it's the neighbor from your old yard? I have to say, the neighbors in the No. 95 yard are really weird. I've experienced it at the purchasing station. It's really possible."

The two chatted for a while, and then Wang Qing said goodbye. Chaofengzhai was not closed today, and they had to prepare for dinner.

After Wang Qing left, Yan Jiekuang did not take the matter seriously. It would be a good idea to investigate it, which would also allow some people to see the facts.

In the afternoon, the children woke up. Shi Li remembered the surprise that her uncle had mentioned, so she ran to the front yard to find Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang picked Shi Li up and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Come on, my uncle will take you and your brothers to see the surprise."

Yan Jiekuang put Shi Li on the ground, went to the studio, took out the blackboard and hung it under the grape trellis, then took out three sets of tables and chairs and placed them in front of the blackboard, and took out paper, pen and pencil case and placed them on the small table.

Da Pang, Xiao Pang and Shi Li were so happy that they sat on a chair each. Yan Jiekuang looked at them with a smile and said in a serious tone, "Okay, three little classmates, let's start the class."

The three children immediately sat down and stared at Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang said, "Today we will start learning pinyin. Everyone please pay attention. There will be rewards for learning well."

"Okay." The third boy answered seriously.

Yan Jiekuang had no intention of fooling these three children; he was serious about teaching them.

Aunt Wang smiled and went to work in the front yard. Yan Jiekuang not only taught them the three pinyin characters, but also taught them numbers, which were all elementary knowledge.

Yan Jiekuang gave them two classes, each lasting only 20 minutes, and let them rest for 15 minutes in between. After the class, Yan Jiekuang was about to leave when Xiaopang said, "Dad, you haven't given us homework yet. The older brothers and sisters have homework every day."

Yan Jiekuang was very helpless and left them a little homework. The three children were very happy but did not do it immediately. According to Shi Li, they would wait for their older brothers and sisters to get out of school before doing their homework together.

Yan Jiekuang rushed to the elementary school at around four o'clock in the afternoon. He had promised Yongchang and the others that he would pick them up from school today. The three children were very happy to see that their uncle kept his promise and really picked them up from school.

Yan Jiekuang bought some peaches on the way. Now was the peach season, so Yan Yongchang immediately went up to carry them. Yan Jiekuang kept reminding them that the peaches had tiny hairs on them and had to be washed clean before eating. The three children nodded.

After bringing the children back home, the six children started chattering. Yan Jiekuang looked at Aunt Wang and said, "I'm going to go to Courtyard No. 95. Although I don't really want to know who reported me, I have to go and find out."

Aunt Wang nodded and said, "Well, you shouldn't have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. Go ahead. I also want to know who is so wicked."

Yan Jiekuang pushed his bicycle out of the yard. Tiantian came out at this time and seemed to want to take a stroll with Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang said, "I'm going back to Yard No. 95. If you're not afraid of my mom, just follow me."

Tiantian seemed not to understand what Yan Jiekuang said. Yan Jiekuang was riding the bike in front and Tiantian was following behind.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I heard my mother's voice, "Hey, isn't this Tiantian? You are so brave to come here today. Do you miss the feeling of my broom?"

When Tiantian heard Yang Ruiping's voice, his hair stood up and he immediately hid behind Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang complained, "Mom, don't scare Tiantian. He has been wandering for such a long time and you scared him away again."

Yang Ruiping was carrying a basket in his right hand, and it was obvious that he had just returned from the store. He said unhappily, "I know, I was just teasing it. By the way, your restaurant has been closed, so why do you have the time to come here?"

Yan Jiekuang frowned when he heard what his mother said. How could this news spread so quickly? But he still said, "Who said that? It's not true. We follow the rules."

Yang Ruiping smiled and whispered, "Let's go. I know you're fine. Let's go home and talk."

Yan Jiekuang brought Tiantian back home. Yang Ruiping put the basket of vegetables in the kitchen and came back. He asked Yan Jiekuang what happened. Yan Jiekuang told him what happened before. Yang Ruiping was relieved and said, "You don't know. At noon today, Jia Zhang came to me and said that your store was closed and that you were taking the capitalist road. Of course I didn't believe it and I had a few words with her."

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and asked, "How did she know? This happened this morning, unless she saw it with her own eyes." Yang Ruiping shook his head and said, "It's impossible. She didn't go out this morning. She was in the yard the whole time. She must have heard it from someone. I asked her where she heard it from, but she hesitated and didn't tell me."

Yan Jiekuang asked again: "Does my father know?"

Yang Ruiping said: "Your father also knew about it, but he didn't take it seriously. I don't know who told your father, but it was definitely not me and Jia Zhang."

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "Well, Mom, go next door and call my dad over. After all, he's an old fox, so he probably knows what's going on."

Yang Ruiping rolled his eyes at him and said, "Who says that about your dad?" But Yang Ruiping still walked out.

After a while, Yan Bugui came back, looked at Yan Jiekuang, and said, "I knew you were okay. How did this happen?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I heard from the Commerce Bureau that someone made an anonymous report and wrote letters of complaint to several units."

Yan Bugui sat down, lit a cigarette, and started smoking. When he finished the cigarette, he said, "I'm not sure. There are probably two people, one is Xu Wude and the other is Yi Zhonghai. The younger generation all have some troubles and don't have the time to report you. Who do you think it is?"

After careful consideration, Yan Jiekuang said, "Yi Zhonghai, I also thought it was him at first, but the matter between you and him is not over yet, so I think it is unlikely. But Dad, you said it was Xu Wude, what does he want?"

Yan Bugui sighed and said, "You don't know, the root of the problem lies with Jia Zhangshi. Ever since she had that meal, Jia Zhangshi has been spreading the word everywhere she goes back to the courtyard, saying that the banquet for a thousand elders you organized was unprecedented and will never be repeated, and she's showing off to everyone she meets."

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he realized that Jia Zhang was indeed such a person.

Yan Bugui continued, "Last night, Xu Wude and Lao Yi were playing chess in the yard. Lao Xu had been losing and was in a bad mood. I don't know what was wrong with Jia Zhang, she came over and told the two brothers about the banquet. She was so happy."

After hearing Yan Bugui's narration, Yan Jiekuang finally understood what had happened. It turned out that Xu Wude didn't want to listen and said that Jia Zhang had never seen the world. Jia Zhang was not happy and kept saying that the Xu family was nothing. Look at Yan Laosan, who has opened three stores, and is kind, respects the elderly and loves the young. He even invited a respected old lady like her to a banquet. In the end, he even belittled the Xu family, saying that they were not even worthy of carrying her shoes. Xu Wude was almost fainted with anger. Later, the neighbors pulled them apart, and Xu Wude returned home.

Yan Jiekuang shook his head and said, "That's not to the point of reporting me."

Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiekuang meaningfully and said, "You are still young. Xu Wude is not an ordinary person. In terms of viciousness, Yi Zhonghai is not as good as him. It's not even noon yet, and Jia Zhang came to your mother and said that your store was closed or something. Guess who told him this?"

Yan Jiekuang subconsciously asked, "Who is it?"

Yan Bugui said: "Qin Jingru, think about it carefully, what is the connection between them?"

Yan Jiekuang frowned, thinking carefully about what his father said, and his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Xu Wude wants us to think that it was Jia Zhang who reported me, so that our two families would become enemies."

Yan Bugui nodded and said, "You finally understand. I heard that Xu Delin heard what Xu Damao said this morning, saying that your store is going to be in trouble and will be closed down today. Xu Delin made a special trip to the front door."

Yan Jiekuang said with lingering fear: "This is hidden too deeply. It's a strategy of killing two birds with one stone. It's really well played."

Yan Bugui nodded and said, "If Xu Wude hadn't been so unusual today and came in and out so many times, I wouldn't have thought of this. There must be a reason for his change of character and coming in and out. Later I realized that he wanted to laugh at our family, or to see us quarrel with Jia Zhang."

Yan Jiekuang finally understood that Xu Wude was more than one level higher than Yi Zhonghai, so he had to stay away from him from now on.

At this time, Yang Ruiping finally understood and said, "What's the purpose of this? It's too cruel."

Yan Bugui said, "I heard Yi Zhonghai say before when he was drunk that even the deaf old lady was a little wary of Xu Wude and his wife, saying that they were hungry wolves hiding in the corner. I didn't believe it before, but this time, I believe it. I will stay away from them from now on."

Yan Jiekuang already understood the whole story and had no interest in staying here anymore. He said hello to his parents and went home. He really didn't expect that a woman named Jia Zhang could cause so much trouble, nor did he expect Xu Wude to be such a cruel person.

Yan Jiekuang made up his mind to stay away from the people in Yard No. 95 as far away from them as possible.

(End of this chapter)