Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 291 Three Trials
The next morning, Yan Jie Di came running over. Yan Jie Kuang thought she was anxious to check on the yard, so he said, "Why are you in such a hurry? The yard can't be left. Let's go to Chao Feng Zhai and open the bread later."

Yan Jiedi said, "No, it was our parents who told you to go home at night because they wanted to hold a family meeting."

"Why are we holding a family meeting when everything is fine? Did something happen in someone's family?" Yan Jiekuang asked with a frown.

Yan Jiedi said: "I don't know either. They didn't tell me. By the way, I asked you to go back for dinner."

Yan Jiekuang didn't take this matter to heart at all. He cooked porridge in the morning and went out to buy fried dough sticks. Yan Jiekuang packed some Liubiju pickles and brought them to the table. Everyone ate breakfast together.

Yan Jiedi ate so fast. Yan Jiekuang felt sorry for his sister, thinking about how much hardship she had suffered in Yunnan.

Ji Lian also advised: "Eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you."

After dinner, the family locked the door, went to Chaofengzhai to get the car, and headed straight to their house in the Summer Palace.

As soon as they entered the door, several children acted as guides, taking Ji Lian and Yan Jie Di around everywhere, while Yan Jie Kuang sat in the middle courtyard smoking a cigarette, thinking about how to turn this place into a museum. But he knew that this could not be rushed, as many of his things were of great historical value, and he was afraid that others would covet them.

Ji Lian called Yan Jiekuang and asked him to open the small door in the backyard, saying that they were going to the Summer Palace. When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he decided to go and have some fun.

Ji Lian and Yan Jie Di took the children to play in the park for the whole morning and did not return until almost noon.

Ji Lian said to Yan Jiekuang, "This courtyard is great, perfect for retirement, but it doesn't have much of a worldly feel."

"Yes, it's okay to live here occasionally, so I don't want to move here. We are going to move to the house in Qianmen in a few days. I'm ready. Yuer Hutong is going to be renovated. By then, it won't be worse than here, and we don't have to move." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yan Jiekuang drove them to a mutton hotpot restaurant, had lunch, and drove back in the afternoon. They returned the car first, and then everyone strolled back to Yuer Hutong. In the middle of the trip, Yan Jiedi ran away, saying that someone had made an appointment with her.

In the evening, Yan Jiekuang and Ji Lian took the children back to Yard No. 95. The gentle breeze made people feel very comfortable. Yan Jiekuang bought some popsicles. Thinking that there were so many people at home, he bought twenty. The old lady who bought the popsicles kept smiling because Yan Jiekuang bought all her popsicles and he could go home early.

When I got home, Yang Ruiping and Shi Xiaoya were busy in the kitchen. My second brother hadn't come back yet, and neither had my eldest brother's family. Ji Lian rolled up her sleeves and went to the kitchen to help.

While smoking, Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiekuang with strange eyes, which made Yan Jiekuang feel uneasy. Yan Jiekuang asked the children to go and play with Yongchang and Yongxin, and he went to the backyard to see Grandpa Ji.

When they arrived at Grandpa Ji's room, Grandpa Ji was listening to the radio. When he saw Yan Jiekuang coming in, he turned down the volume of the radio. Yan Jiekuang said, "I'll buy you a TV someday. It can also help relieve your boredom."

Mr. Ji said, "Don't do that. I can't watch TV with my eyesight. Your dad took me to watch it before, but I could only hear the sound and couldn't see anything."

Yan Jiekuang was talking to the old man. After a while, Shi Xiaoya came over with a basket and put the food on the table next to the bed. Yan Jiekuang helped to lift the old man up and let him lean against the bed.

Shi Xiaoya said, "Third brother, go back and eat. Mom asked me to call you."

Yan Jiekuang said hello to Grandpa Ji and went home for dinner. While eating, Yan Jiekuang felt something was wrong. Ji Lian kept looking at him as if hesitant to speak, and his second brother also looked at him with strange eyes.

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and felt that today’s family meeting might be held for him, as he hadn’t caused any trouble.

Yan Jiekuang was puzzled and lowered his head to eat. After the meal, when the women had cleared the table and made tea for everyone, they all sat together in the central hall. Yan Bugui said, "Today, we are holding a family meeting. The main issue is Yan Jiekuang. He needs to explain clearly what he has done in the past few years."

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he realized that it was really opened for himself, so he said, "I hang around you every day, and you don't know what I do. I just opened two restaurants, what else can I do?"

Yan Bugui said seriously: "If you don't tell me, then I will ask you and you answer."

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he nodded.

Yan Bugui asked, "Did you buy those two cars?"

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "Yes, I bought it."

"How much is a sedan? How much is a van?" Yan Bugui asked.

Yan Jiekuang didn't think too much about it and blurted out, "The bread is 60,000, the car is 150,000, plus the shipping fee, the total is 240,000."

The people of the Yan family exclaimed, and only then did Yan Jiekuang feel something was wrong. Yan Bugui asked in rapid succession: "How much do you earn at the archaeological institute? How much do you earn on the street? How much did it cost to open the store? How much is the profit?"

Yan Jiekuang knew what the problem was and said, "What do you mean? Are you saying that my expenses are not proportional to my income?"

Yang Ruiping was about to cry and said, "Old Three, you have to tell the truth. Don't lie to your parents. You haven't done anything illegal, have you?"

Yan Jiefang stared at Yan Jiekuang with sharp eyes, and his meaning was very clear: Boy, tell me the truth.

Yan Jiekuang realized that if he didn't explain clearly today, there would be no way out, so he sighed and said, "In addition to those two stores, I have an investment company in Hong Kong Island. You can ask your second brother to check it out. I am the legal person and chairman of the board, and the Lou family helps me manage it." Except for Ji Lian, all the other members of the Yan family were shocked and looked at Yan Jiekuang in disbelief.

Yan Bugui asked: "What does the company do? How much money does it have? No, how big is it? No, how much is it worth?"

Yan Jiekuang took a deep look. He didn’t know what his family would think if they knew about that company, but he knew that Yan Bugui would definitely target him.

Yan Jiekuang's silence made Yan Bugui feel a little uneasy. Yan Jiefang saw that this was not acceptable, so he said, "No matter how big the company is, it's still Lao San's fault. Besides, it's still in Hong Kong Island, and we can't go there. Who can issue a letter of introduction to Hong Kong Island?"

No one felt anything about the second brother's joke. They still stared at Yan Jiekuang, including his caring sister, Yan Jiedi, who was just simply curious.

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "That company is just an investment company. The amount of cash flow every month is very huge. I won't say much about it, but when it comes to market value, it should be 100 million Hong Kong dollars now, which is about 100 million yuan when converted into RMB."

Yan Jiekuang had shocked his family many times, but this huge number still made Yan's family exclaim in amazement. After all, Yan Jiecheng's current salary is only over 50 yuan a month, and his second brother Yan Jiefang earns more, only over 80 yuan a month.

Yan Bugui never expected that the third son of his family had grown into such a giant. Not to mention the old city, even in the whole country there was no one richer than Yan Jiekuang.

The Yan family fell into dead silence. No one spoke. No one knew what to say.

Finally, it was Yan Jiekuang who broke the silence and said, "I know that everyone can't accept it, but, Dad, I want to know why this happened today?"

Yan Bugui had not yet recovered from Yan Laosan's shock, but also said, "It's still Xu Damao." Yan Bugui recounted what happened yesterday.

Yan Jiekuang was so angry that his teeth were itching. He said, "You still want to report me. His video hall has a lot of problems. Tomorrow I will report him for showing Category III movies."

Yan Bugui asked tentatively: "Can the company be moved to Sijiu City? Even if the company doesn't come, can the funds come?"

Yan Jiekuang immediately shook his head and said, "Impossible. The current policy does not allow it. Besides, the business is still going on there, so how can we transfer funds?"

Yan Bugui said embarrassedly: "I'm just asking, I don't understand, it's so much money!"

"I don't have that much money. I've already bought a house and am waiting for it to appreciate in value." Yan Jiekuang said. He wanted Yan Bugui to give up the idea and stop targeting his company.

Yan Jiecheng then said, "Old Third, you are so rich now, why do you still open a restaurant?"

Yan Jiekuang rolled his eyes at the boss and said, "I don't have much money here. Besides, who would be afraid of having a lot of money?"

At this time, Yang Ruiping was very sure that what her third brother had told her before about the company in Hong Kong was true. She put her mind at ease and became happy.

Yan Jiefang looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "It's useless to have so much money. Support national construction and do some charity."

"I understand. I will." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yan Jiekuang explained it clearly, and the Yan family meeting ended. Yan Jiekuang took Ji Lian and the children away. No one in the Yan family slept well today and kept discussing Yan Jiekuang.

Back in Yuer Hutong, Yan Jiekuang was very tired, mainly mentally. He sat in the study, closed his eyes and thought about the conversation during the day. He didn't know what this news would do to his family. He didn't want to become the target of public criticism. If the news got out, things would no longer be under his control.

At this time, Ji Lian walked in quietly and looked at Yan Jiekuang with his eyes closed. She was also very clear that this matter had a huge impact. If it was not handled properly, her husband would be in trouble. Ji Lian put the brewed tea on Yan Jiekuang's desk, and then she walked behind Yan Jiekuang, put her hands on Yan Jiekuang's temples, and pressed gently.

Ji Lian asked: "This matter is a bit serious, what should we do?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "I have thought of a way. The only way to make people stop thinking about it is to ruin the family. This requires the cooperation of the Lou family. Let me think of a solution."

"Are we still moving?" Ji Lian asked.

Yan Jiekuang said, "When your husband loses everything, we will move, but not to the front door. Move to the north room of the courtyard. Then you will be poor from now on."

Ji Lian burst out laughing, and Yan Jiekuang said, "But I may have to inconvenience you. I have to transfer the restaurant. One restaurant is named Wang Qing, and I plan to change the other restaurant to Yang Liwei's name. Create the illusion that I sold the restaurant, and then we will open a bigger one in Wangfujing after a while."

Ji Lian said: "The situation is still unclear. If your towering tree is exposed, who knows what might happen."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "I am also afraid that someone will put a accusation on me, so when the children go to school, I will put on a big show for No. 95 Courtyard."

Ji Lian said: "Don't worry about me, kid. I've already graduated and I have time. Just focus on your own things."

The couple talked about their children going to school and then went back to their room to sleep.

(End of this chapter)