Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 293 Paying Back the Money
After dinner, Yan Jiekuang went to see his mother. When Yang Ruiping saw that it was Yan Jiekuang who came in, he was very surprised and asked, "When did you come back?"

Yan Jiekuang was also very puzzled. When he came in, Yan Bugui saw him and said, "I came back in the afternoon. Didn't my father tell you?"

Yang Ruiping said angrily: "No, he only cares about money. He said you are a prodigal son who has squandered all the money in his family business."

Yan Jiekuang said with a bitter face: "This is how the investment business is. There is nothing we can do. We are just unlucky."

Yang Ruiping said, "I have some money here. You can use it first. I won't need it at home anyway." Then he went to get the passbook.

Yan Jiekuang stopped his mother and said, "I still have money. Besides, Ji Lian is going to work too. There will be no problem at home."

"That's good. If you need it, just tell me and I'll keep it for you." Yang Ruiping said.

"Mom, don't worry about this. By the way, I met Xu Damao today. Why does he seem like a different person?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

Yang Ruiping said, "Why change? They just look down on you. Besides, his video hall was closed down, he was fined, and he was fired from the cinema. He has a lot of things to deal with."

Only then did Yan Jiekuang realize that not only was he unlucky, but Xu Damao was also in trouble.

Yang Ruiping said: "On the day of the incident, he came to our house to make trouble, insisting that you reported him. Later, Jiefang took him to Jiaodaokou Police Station. Xu Damao saw the report letter and recognized Yu Haitang's handwriting at a glance, so he stopped."

Yan Jiekuang asked, "So he went to cause trouble for Yu Haitang?"

Yang Ruiping chuckled and said, "I heard from Yu Li that after Yu Haitang reported him, he went to the south to do business. Where can we find him?"

Yan Jiekuang was also amused and said, "Even if he looks down on me, I still look down on him."

Yang Ruiping looked at the energetic Yan Jiekuang, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Yan Jiekuang knew that his mother had something to tell him, so he closed the door and said, "Mom, what's the matter? Tell me."

Yang Ruiping thought for a while and said, "It wasn't a while ago that I heard that you owed 500,000 yuan. I was worried, but no one had that much money, so Ji Lian and I went door to door to borrow. In our courtyard, only Jia Dang and Huaihua secretly gave me their savings. In the whole courtyard, only He Yuzhu took out his passbook and now keeps it with me. Your grandma also asked your uncle to send the money she earned during this period to me. Since you don't need it, you should go and pay it back. Remember their kindness."

Yan Jiekuang was very touched, nodded and said, "Well, give it to me, I'll take it back."

Yang Ruiping turned around and took out a small cloth bag from the bedside cabinet and handed it to Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang asked casually, "Don't my eldest brother and father have any support?"

Yang Ruiping said in embarrassment: "Xiao Ya did give me the passbook. Your second brother hasn't been home since September. He said he had a mission. I didn't want it, but he still left it with me."

Yan Jiekuang felt a little disheartened. When he was feeling lonely, the relatives around him all behaved in the same way. Yan Jiekuang took his bag, said hello to Yang Ruiping and left.

After returning home, Yan Jiekuang was smoking in the hall. At this time, Shi Li ran over. Yan Jiekuang hugged Shi Li to his lap and put out his cigarette.

Shi Li looked at Yan Jiekuang with her big eyes twinkling, but she didn't say anything. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Little beauty, what can I do for you?"

"Uncle San, can I call you dad from now on? Can you take me to school?" Shi Li asked.

Yan Jiekuang was stunned at first. In fact, he didn't ask them to change their words because he respected them. After all, Shi Lei still had his parents in his memory. Yan Jiekuang asked, "You can call me dad. You are my precious daughter. But why are you asking me at this time?"

Shi Li said in a low voice: "Many of my classmates in school are sent to school by their parents, but I don't have a parent, so they keep asking me."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "I will take you to school tomorrow. You will be my daughter and I will be your father. Come and call me and I will listen."

"Dad!" Shi Li shouted loudly, and Yan Jiekuang also agreed happily, "Oh, my little beautiful daughter." At this time, Ji Lian came to bring tea to Yan Jiekuang, looked at Shi Li and asked, "Then what should you call me?" "Mom!" Ji Lian agreed with a smile on her face, grabbed Shi Li, hugged her in her arms and kissed her.

All of this was seen by Shi Lei, who was now very conflicted. He went back to do his homework silently, but unfortunately he didn't finish it in the whole night.

The next day, Yan Jiekuang sent the children to school. When they arrived at the school gate, several children were about to go in, and Yan Jiekuang shouted, "Say goodbye to Daddy."

First, Fatty and Little Fatty shouted, "Goodbye, Dad!" Then Shi Li shouted happily, "Goodbye, Dad." Yan Jiekuang was very happy, but before his smile faded, someone else shouted, "Goodbye, Dad!"

That was Shi Lei's voice. Yan Jiekuang was shocked. He was happy at that moment because Shi Lei and his sister had truly integrated into his family. Yan Jiekuang shouted in Shi Lei's direction, "Leilei, Dad will pick you up in the evening."

When Shi Lei heard Yan Jiekuang, tears fell uncontrollably and he trotted into the school.

Yan Jiekuang was in a very good mood today. After sending his children to school, he went straight to He Yuzhu's home-style restaurant. When he arrived at the restaurant, he saw that He Yuzhu had changed the signboard and also rented the restaurant next door. The restaurant was expanded. There was a plaque above the door with three big characters "Shuxiangxuan". This was a real Sichuan restaurant.

Yan Jiekuang went inside and was planning to find a waiter to ask him to call He Yuzhu, but he ran into Ma Hua unexpectedly. Ma Hua had learned a lot from him. Ma Hua came over with a smile and asked, "Master Yan, how come you have time to come here? The meal hasn't even started yet."

"I'm here to see your master. Is he here?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

"Here he is. I'll go call him. Please sit in the hall for a while. Xiao Liu will bring you a pot of good tea. He's my master." Ma Hua said in a hurry.

After a while, the waiter brought a pot of tea and two plates of dried fruits. Then He Yuzhu came over from the kitchen and said to Yan Jiekuang with a smile, "There are too many things to do in the kitchen. I'm sorry, how can I have time to come here today."

Yan Jiekuang took out He Yuzhu's passbook from his pocket, put it on the table and pushed it in front of He Yuzhu, saying, "I am grateful for your kindness, Brother Zhuzi. I thank you very much. I am debt-free now, so I don't need it, but I will remember your kindness in my heart."

He Yuzhu didn't hesitate to put it away and said, "What are you talking about? Everyone has bad luck. If you need it, just tell me."

"Your business is getting better and better. Have you ever thought about opening a branch?" Yan Jiekuang said.

"I'm thinking that too. I'm too busy. Let's see next year. If my apprentices here can hold up, I'll open another branch somewhere else." He Yuzhu said. Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay, if you need me, just tell me. I won't bother you anymore. I still have a few more to pay back."

Yan Jiekuang said goodbye to He Yuzhu and went straight to the courtyard in front of the gate. That courtyard was given to Jia Dang by Yan Jiekuang, and the two sisters lived there now.

Yan Jiekuang knocked on the door, and the sophora japonica tree opened the door. He opened it and shouted loudly, "Third Uncle, you're back?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and agreed, "Well, I'm back. How come you look better and better after graduation? Is your sister home?"

Huaihua said, "I'm at home, come in quickly."

Yan Jiekuang followed Huaihua into the yard and went straight to the living room of the main house. It turned out that the furniture was quite cozy and all in the colors that women liked.

Jia Dang also came out, and Yan Jiekuang said, "It's quite nicely decorated. Has anyone from your family come to see it?"

"Only my mother came. No one else cared about us at all." Huaihua said.

"Don't say that. By the way, have you two divided the tasks?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

Jia Dang hesitated a little and said, "I have been assigned. I will go to the Commercial Bureau as a clerk, and Huaihua will be assigned to No. 20 Middle School as a junior high school teacher. We are still hesitating."

Huaihua brought a bottle of soda to Yan Jiekuang, who took a sip and said, "Just keep working for now. I've been closely watched by the higher-ups recently, and the policy is unclear, so I don't dare to make any moves. In two years, I'll open a few factories, and you can resign then."

When Jia Dang heard this, he stared and asked, "Aren't you bankrupt?" Huaihua also looked at Yan Jiekuang in confusion.

"It's not that easy. Who is your third uncle? By the way, who of you two can speak Russian?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

Jia Dang asked, "We all know how to do it, Uncle San, is there anything wrong?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I can't use it now, but I will need it in the future. By the way, this is your passbook. Thank you and I will remember your kindness."

Jia Dang waved his hands quickly and said, "What are you talking about, Third Uncle? Everything Huaihua and I have is given by you. This is what we should do."

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he didn't mention it again. He talked to the two people about internships and assignments. Then Yan Jiekuang said goodbye, saying that someone else wanted to go.

Yan Jiekuang went out of the front door and returned to No. 95 Courtyard first. When he arrived at the door, he saw his father standing at the door of the store. Yan Bugui also saw Yan Jiekuang, but pretended not to see him and turned into the store. Yan Jiekuang felt even more disappointed.

Yan Jiekuang returned home and told Ji Lian that he was going to his grandmother's house and would go straight to pick up the children when he came back, leaving Ji Lian to eat by herself.

When Yan Jiekuang walked to the intersection, he saw a man standing in front of the van. Yan Jiekuang saw that it was Jia Dongxu and greeted him, "Brother Dongxu, you are waiting for me, what's the matter?"

When Jia Dongxu saw Yan Jiekuang coming over, he said, "Third brother, there is something. My master, Delin, and Uncle Liu and I opened a processing plant, but it's a bit far from here. You need money now, can you sell us this van?"

Yan Jiekuang frowned and asked, "It's not impossible. How much can you offer?"

Jia Dongxu hesitated for a moment and said, "This is a second-hand car. You've been driving it for more than a year. So, what, one, eight thousand, do you think it's okay?"

Yan Jiekuang sneered and asked, "Do you think it's okay?"

Jia Dongxu immediately realized that something was wrong and immediately changed his words, saying, "Fifteen thousand is the most. This is the only price we can offer."

Yan Jiekuang suppressed his anger and said, "This is an imported car. Don't say 15,000. I'll give you 55,000. Will you buy me one? Okay, Brother Dongxu, taking advantage of someone's misfortune is not a gentleman's thing to do. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, he got in the car, started the engine, and the car drove away. Only Jia Dongxu was left, standing there awkwardly, his face turning red and white.

It was already noon when Yan Jiekuang arrived at Sanyuan Village. As soon as he entered his grandmother's yard, he saw that only his grandparents were eating in the yard. His grandmother stood up, walked quickly to Yan Jiekuang, and said, "Third brother, are you okay? I was so worried about you."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I'm fine, don't worry, where are my uncles?"

"They have all gone to the greenhouse. There are so many supplies that we can't be negligent. They are all over there," said grandma.

Grandpa asked from the side: "Have you eaten?"

Yan Jiekuang shook his head. Grandpa stood up and went to serve Yan Jiekuang some food. Grandma pulled Yan Jiekuang to sit down, still with a worried look on her face, and asked, "Are you okay? Are you really okay?"

Yan Jiekuang felt like crying and said quickly, "It's okay, don't worry. This is your passbook. I sent it back to you. I don't need it. I'll ask you for it when I need it."

Grandma took the passbook and asked, "Are you really not short of money?"

"Really, there is no shortage of it. Don't worry, I won't be the one who will suffer the loss." Yan Jiekuang said.

Only then did grandma feel relieved. Grandma and grandpa had a simple meal, fried some bacon, made some rice porridge, and made some tofu soup. Yan Jiekuang took the meal handed to him by his grandpa and ate it with relish.

After dinner, Yan Jiekuang chatted with the two elderly people for a while, then said that he had to pick up the children from school, and left. But on the way, thinking of his grandparents, he parked the car aside and burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)