Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 312: Chicken feathers all over the place

When Yan Jiekuang came to Shenzhen again, he was full of confidence. Wang Qiang drove the company car to pick him up. Yan Jiekuang went directly to the construction site. Wang Xuan, Lao Liu, Liu Tong and some middle-level cadres were waiting there. When they saw Yan Jiekuang get off the car, they all came forward to greet him. Liu Tong handed Yan Jiekuang a safety helmet. After Yan Jiekuang put it on, he began to inspect the site, and Wang Xuan kept introducing things beside him.

The office building is about to be topped out and the exterior decoration of the shopping mall is under construction. Yan Jiekuang is very satisfied with the progress of the office building. He then went to the second phase of the site to take a look. The three connections and one leveling have been completed and the exploration work is being done. Yan Jiekuang took the master plan, looked at the general plan, and turned to leave the construction site. Wang Qiang asked him whether he would go back to the hotel directly or to the office.

Yan Jiekuang said, "I'd better go back to the hotel. I'm a little tired. I have to go to Hong Kong Island tomorrow afternoon. You can come with me and tell us about the work here."

As soon as he arrived here, Yan Jiekuang felt that he did not have enough time. A lot of work was waiting for him. He had to adjust himself before starting to work.

In the old city of Sijiu, Courtyard No. 95 is always so lively. Widow Wang and Yang Ruiping are chatting about family matters while picking vegetables in the front yard.

Yan Bugui really bought the store, but suffered a great loss as the fine items in the store were moved away by the original owner. The day before the formalities were completed, the three elders did not know about this. It was just that Yan Bugui discovered that a piece of porcelain he had liked on the antique display shelf on the first floor was missing, but he did not care.

Yan Bugui originally planned to open the business directly, but a shop owner next door suggested that he change a batch of items. Yan Bugui was a little puzzled. The shop owner chuckled and said, "All the items on the counter are fakes. If you open the business, you will destroy your reputation."

Yan Bugui was shocked. He thought that at least half of them were authentic, but he didn't expect that none of them were authentic. Yan Bugui looked at them one by one and then he realized the problem. It turned out that he had bought a fake shop. Yan Bugui quickly found Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong. There were two thousand yuan in the store that belonged to these two people. Although it was not much, they were shareholders after all.

When the two heard what Yan Bugui said, they were also stunned. After buying this store, they had originally planned that even if they could sell half of the items, they would have enough money to go to the countryside to collect more. Wouldn't that mean they could survive? Unexpectedly, they couldn't sell a single item.

They had no money left, and Yan Bugui realized that he could not count on these two people, so he gritted his teeth and took out half of the authentic works he had stored in the west wing, about twenty pieces, and put them in his shop.

The name of the antique shop is Xuan Bao Zhai. Yan Bugui had no plan to change the name. It was fine as it was, as it was a time-honored brand. Yan Bugui discussed with Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong and asked them to go to the countryside and take a look, and if there were any old items they could collect, they could collect some.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong shook their heads like rattles. Yi Zhonghai said, "We both don't understand these things. We don't know what to collect and what not to collect. We can't even tell whether the items are real or fake. How can we collect them? Otherwise, we will watch the store and you can go and collect them. After all, you know these things."

Yan Bugui was so angry that he almost exploded. He thought, "Oh, I bought the store and paid most of the money. If there are no items, I will take out my treasures and I have to go to receive the goods myself. You do nothing. What do I want?"

Yan Bugui felt a little regretful, but the money had already been spent. However, Yan Bugui said, "Now these items are mine. If I sell them, the money will be mine. I will go to collect the goods. Do you know how much they are worth? If I lose money selling them, will you compensate me? Okay, I will run the store myself, you can go and take a rest."

Liu Haizhong was unhappy and said, "That's not right. The store belongs to the three of us. When things are sold in the store, of course we have to have a share of the profits." Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement.

Yan Bugui was angry and said, "That's my stuff. I took it out for this store. Do you want to divide my property?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "Old Yan, don't worry. If you sell it outside, we won't take a cent. But in this store, we have shares. Even if it's just an introduction fee, you have to give it to us, right?"

Yan Bugui finally realized how stupid he was and said, "Well, I'll just return your money to you. I guess I was wrong and trusted the wrong person."

At this time, Liu Haizhong said again: "Okay, this store originally wanted 20,000, and finally sold it for 18,000. We also put a lot of effort in bargaining, so the 2,000 we negotiated will be half of it. You pay 3,000 and the store is yours."

Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement and said, "That makes sense."

Yan Bugui was furious and shouted, "It's only two thousand. I have to pay you one thousand before my store even opens. You are dreaming."

The three of them quarreled for a long time without any result and finally parted on bad terms.

Yan Bugui no longer had any intention of opening the store. He closed the store door, went home angrily, and smoked while thinking of a solution.

At this time, Yang Ruiping had just finished picking vegetables and was about to go to the kitchen to prepare cooking. Yan Bugui's eyes suddenly lit up. He was out of money, but his wife had a lot of money. It was said that Yan Jiekuang gave her a living allowance every month.

Yan Bugui put out his cigarette, walked to the kitchen, and helped Yang Ruiping cook. Yang Ruiping looked at him strangely and asked, "Old Yan, you haven't been to the kitchen in many years. Do you know where the soy sauce is? If you have something to say, just say it and don't make trouble here."

Yan Bugui hesitated for a moment and said, "Lend me some money. I want to give the two old guys some money to repay their shares."

"Oh, aren't you three the iron triangle? Why are you going your separate ways just two days after opening?" Yang Ruiping asked with a smile.

Yan Bugui told Yang Ruiping the whole story, and finally said: "I have no choice. If I continue to cooperate with them, it is equivalent to me serving two masters. I want to return the capital to them, but I really have no money."

Yang Ruiping sighed. After all, she was his partner, so he asked, "How much do you need?"

Yan Bugui hurriedly said, "Three thousand."

Yang Ruiping shook his head and said, "I only have two thousand. You can figure out the rest yourself. I'll go to the bank and get it for you tomorrow." After that, Yang Ruiping stopped paying attention to Yan Bugui and started cooking.

Yan Bugui left the kitchen and thought about who else could get the money. He packed up and went straight to the east wing of the boss. When he got there, he found that the house was locked and no one was there. Yan Bugui was very surprised. He turned back to his kitchen and asked Yang Ruiping, "Why is there no one in the boss's house? Where did he go?"

"You just noticed it. They moved out several days ago and sold their house. Their unit allocated a house to them and he bought another one with his own money. The address is under the glass of the desk. I don't know what you, an old man, are busy with all day. You don't even know such a big thing about your son." Yang Ruiping complained.

Yan Bugui went to the study, saw Yan Jiecheng's address, picked up his bag and left, heading straight for Yan Jiecheng's new home.

Today, Yan Jiecheng was really at home. The house was equipped with new furniture, including a TV, refrigerator, and tape recorder. Yan Jiecheng was whistling and mopping the floor diligently. When he heard someone knocking on the door, Yan Jiekuang wondered who would come home at this time. He opened the door and saw that it was his father Yan Bugui. Yan Jiecheng looked at his father in surprise and asked, "Dad, why are you here? Wait a minute, I'll get you some slippers." Then he went to the shoe cabinet next to him and found a pair of new slippers and put them in front of Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui put on his slippers and saw a brand new two-bedroom house as soon as he entered the house. The kitchen and bathroom were clean, and there were all new furniture and appliances. Yan Bugui looked around and said, "You have a good purchase, but there are not enough rooms."

Yan Jiecheng went to pour a glass of water for his father and placed it on the coffee table in the living room, and said casually: "The house opposite is also my house, Yongqing and Yongfang live there."

Yan Bugui sat on the wooden sofa, drinking tea. Yan Jiecheng asked, "Dad, is there anything I can help you with?"

Yan Bugui put down his teacup and said, "I have something to ask. I just bought a store and I'm having trouble with the funds. I'm wondering if I can borrow some money from you."

After hearing this, Yan Jiecheng rolled his eyes and said in embarrassment, "Dad, you can see that I just bought a house and bought all these furniture and appliances. You can see that the house opposite is the same as this one. I have spent almost all the money. You said I can still have some money for thirty or fifty, but I really can't take out big money. The store has a batch of goods on hold, and I don't even have the money to buy them now."

Yan Bugui was unhappy when he heard this. This boss was obviously making excuses, so he said, "Boss, I have never asked you for help since you started working. If I had no other choice, I would not have come to you. You have to help Dad."

Yan Jiecheng said with a bitter face: "I pay my living expenses on time every month, and I have never missed a payment until today. And you have always collected them. I really have no money now. I don't know where to find the living expenses for this month. Dad, please don't make it difficult for me."

Yan Bugui knew that he couldn't get money from Yan Jiecheng, so he stood up, snorted, and slammed the door. Yan Jiecheng just let out a long sigh when Yan Bugui came back and shouted, "Give me my shoes."

Yan Bugui changed his shoes and left without looking back. Yan Jiecheng gently closed the door, muttering, "Don't break the door."

As Yan Bugui walked home, he was thinking that he could no longer rely on the eldest brother. The second brother's salary was probably not enough to support the family. He could look for the third brother, but he was not at home. He could not bring himself to look for his wife. So, he had to grit his teeth and sell a few things to the store next door. He had to drive those two old guys away, otherwise he would not be able to do business.

Yan Bugui made up his mind and went back to his own shop.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were drinking wine and chatting in Yi Zhonghai's home. The two decided that they would each take fifteen hundred yuan, as they did not want to work in vain.

The next day, Yang Ruiping took out two thousand yuan for Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui took the money and went straight to the central courtyard and knocked on the door of Yi Zhonghai's house. Yan Bugui didn't even want to go into the house. He directly gave Yi Zhonghai one thousand five hundred yuan and asked Yi Zhonghai to issue a receipt.

Yi Zhonghai counted the money and invited Yan Bugui into the house. Yan Bugui shook his head and said, "Hurry up and give me the receipt, so we'll be even." Yi Zhonghai went back to the house, wrote a receipt for Yan Bugui, and handed it to Yan Bugui when he went out. Yan Bugui ran to the backyard without looking back, and soon went home with Liu Haizhong's receipt.

After returning home, Yan Bugui sat in the study, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and the gloom in his heart was swept away. From then on, he just had to run the store well and didn't have to argue with the two old guys every day.

Yan Bugui made himself a cup of good tea, took out a book called "History of Ming and Qing Furniture" from the third brother, and was reading and drinking tea. Suddenly, there was a noise in the front yard, followed by a man's cursing and a woman's crying.

Yan Bugui stood up quickly. It was a rare scene. He rushed to the door of his house in a few steps. All the neighbors in the front yard and the middle yard came out. Yan Bugui looked to the middle of the yard and saw two men confronting each other, and a woman squatting on the ground crying in the middle.

It turned out that Xu Delin had come out early. When he returned to the gate of the courtyard, he saw Xu Damao and Qin Jingru flirting with each other. Xu Delin was furious and slapped Qin Jingru in the face at the gate. He chased her all the way to the front yard. Xu Damao was frightened and after a period of ideological struggle, he stood in front of Qin Jingru.

Xu Delin cursed at Xu Damao, and Xu Damao did not admit defeat, but he did not dare to talk back. He just said that Xu Delin should not beat his wife and that they were just a boss and employee relationship.

Xu Delin shouted hoarsely, "Ordinary relationship, ordinary relationship, you hold her hand? Ordinary relationship, flirting? Xu Damao, I fucking treat you as a brother, you fucking seduce my wife."

At this time, Qin Jingru stood up and shouted, "We are getting divorced, why do you care about me?"

Xu Delin's face flushed, and he said, "Didn't I agree?"

Qin Jingru shouted, "It's OK if you don't agree. You are a prisoner. I will not live with a prisoner for the rest of my life. I am going to divorce you."

Just when the situation in the front yard was at a stalemate, Director Yan and two street officials were called over.

As soon as Director Yan came in, he scolded Xu Delin and shouted, "Xu Delin, you hit someone right after you came out. Do you want to go back?"

Xu Delin stood there in a daze. Qin Jingru then ran to Director Yan, crying and complaining about Xu Delin beating her, and asked for a divorce. When Director Yan heard this, he thought this was the cause of the conflict.

Director Yan said, "If you can't live together, then just part ways amicably. Xu Delin, you have to learn to let go. Is this the way to solve the problem? Qin Jingru, don't hold on to it. If you really want a divorce, go to the Civil Affairs Office."

Xu Delin was anxious and said, "Director Yan, this is not a matter of divorce or not. Don't you know that Xu Damao seduced my wife? I just came back and saw them flirting and laughing, even holding hands. Qin Jingru hasn't divorced me yet."

Director Yan was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Qin Jingru, then turned to look for Xu Damao, but Xu Damao had already run away by then.

Director Yan said angrily, "You want to run, but you can't escape the temple. Xiao Wang and Xiao Liu, go to the police station and find someone to arrest Xu Damao for me."

Director Yan first asked the crowd to disperse. After everyone left, he turned around, looked at Qin Jingru and said sternly: "Did you know that among those who were executed some time ago, there was an adulterer? You are asking for death."

After hearing what Director Yan said, Qin Jingru suddenly collapsed to the ground.

(End of this chapter)