Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 315 Returning Home for Holiday
January 25, 1986 is the day of the annual meeting of Kodak Group. Yan Jiekuang specially booked the venue at Shenzhen Bay Hotel. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the annual meeting began and Jia Huaihua hosted the annual meeting.

The opening speech was given to Wang Qing. As the general manager, Wang Qing was now well-trained. He first affirmed the success of the Shenzhen project and praised and congratulated the sales team. The project was launched on December 15, and all 900 houses in the second phase were sold out in less than a month, which was a great achievement for the company.

Secondly, he also recognized the hard work of all employees this year, which made the Shenzhen project a great success, and announced that ten outstanding individuals would be announced at today's annual meeting and given generous rewards.

Finally, the annual meeting was officially announced to begin, and the waiters began to serve the dishes and drinks. Kodak has grown rapidly in the past year, with more than 150 people. This was because the construction workers did not attend. After their projects were completed, they took their bonuses and wages and rushed home to celebrate the New Year.

All departments were looking forward to the annual meeting. Every company and every department prepared a variety of cultural and artistic programs, which stunned the hotel managers and waiters present. This was the first time they had seen an annual meeting held in this way.

In the middle of the banquet, Wang Qing announced ten outstanding individuals, three of whom were from the sales department, one from the mall service department, two from the property company, two from the security company, one from the finance department, and a special person, a disabled person who guarded the gate of the community. He was a retired veteran recruited by Wang Qiang as an exception, but this person was conscientious in his work and would clean the gate when he had nothing to do. He was well received by the owners of the community and they all affectionately called him Uncle Zhang. Wang Qing announced that each person would receive a bonus of 10,000 yuan.

Seeing that it was almost over, Jia Huaihua invited Yan Jiekuang to come on stage. Yan Jiekuang walked onto the stage with a smile on his face, stood in the middle, held the microphone, and said, "Comrades have worked hard this year, and I won't say much. After discussion with Director Lou, we decided to take out 5 million from the proceeds of this project and reward you. That is, it will be distributed to you as a bonus. Director Jia of Finance has done the statistics according to your contributions, qualifications and positions. Tomorrow is Sunday, and I hope you will go to the company's finance department to collect it yourself. By the way, pay attention to safety and bring the bag of money. Well, I wish you all a happy Spring Festival and a happy family. We will meet again after the Spring Festival."

Everybody burst into laughter, followed by enthusiastic applause and cheers.

The annual meeting ended with cheers. Early the next morning, the security department was on high alert and surrounded the sixth floor. Employees lined up in an orderly manner to receive their bonuses. The lowest bonus was 10,000 yuan and the highest was 50,000 yuan. Everyone was surprised by the amount. They didn't expect the boss to be so generous.

While bonuses were being distributed here, Yan Jiekuang and the top management were holding the last meeting of the year, informing everyone in advance of some arrangements for the coming year.

Next year, most people from Sijiu City will not come here again. The project settlement has been completed, and they are preparing to move to Sijiu City. However, Wang Qing and Jia Huaihua have to come back. Wang Qing is to supervise the work of the new manager to see if the shopping mall and property can operate smoothly. If there is no problem, he has to choose a general manager for the branch here.

Jia Huaihua will see whether some of the backbone forces here have the intention to develop in Sijiu City and do the follow-up work.

At the end of the meeting, Lou Xiao'e smiled and said, "This year's revenue exceeded expectations, so the board of directors decided to reward each of you with a car. The car is now in a warehouse in Sijiu City. Go back and pick it up yourself. This is a surprise for you."

Everyone was excited at once, except Jia Huaihua, who was pouting and looked a little depressed. Yan Jiekuang jokingly said, "Huaihua, why aren't you happy now that you have a car?"

Jia Huaihua said: "I don't know how to drive yet. I'm jealous, but I don't know how to drive myself."

Jia Dang complained, "We asked you to study with us, but you refused to learn no matter what, saying that you would ride in a car in the future. Now you have a car but cannot drive it. Let's see what you will do."

Lou Xiao'e smiled and said, "It's okay. Our Huaihua is pretty. It would be nice to find a boyfriend who can drive."

Jia Huaihua blushed and said, "Aunt Lou, you're making fun of me again. I'm ignoring you."

Everyone laughed, and Yan Jiekuang finally said, "How and when to go back is up to you to decide. I'm leaving tomorrow anyway, so you can decide for yourself."

On the 27th, Yan Jiekuang finally set out on his journey home. He was eager to go home, and he didn't know whether his two little darlings would call him. Yan Jiekuang put some of the gifts he bought in suitcases, three large suitcases in total. Fortunately, Yan Jiekuang was in good physical condition.

It took Yan Jiekuang three full days to reach the Sijiucheng Railway Station. He hired a van, loaded his belongings into the van, and headed straight for Yuer Hutong.

When they arrived at Yu'er Hutong, they knocked on the door. Tian Guixiang opened the door and came out. Seeing that it was Yan Jiekuang, she asked happily, "When did you come back?"

"Sister Tian, ​​long time no see. By the way, I have good news to tell you. Daming is back, just in a day or two." Yan Jiekuang said, and then started to move the boxes inside.

Sister Tian also helped to carry it. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Is Ji Lian at home?"

Sister Tian said, "No, she said she won't be eating at home today because today is the restaurant's annual meeting."

"Where are the children?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

Sister Tian replied, "Except for the two little ones who are sleeping, the others have gone with Ji Lian."

At this moment, a flying shadow pounced into Yan Jiekuang's arms. Yan Jiekuang hugged it immediately, looked at the big cat in his arms and said with a smile: "You've gained weight again. The food that Sister Tian gave you is not bad."

The big cat meowed in dissatisfaction. At this time, Tiantian also ran to Yan Jiekuang and kept circling around Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang put down the big cat and comforted Tiantian.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "By the way, the weather is cold now, are you still in the back garden today?"

"It's so smart that it moved to the storage room next to the kitchen a long time ago, and deliberately moved it next to the firewall." Sister Tian said.

Yan Jiekuang opened a box, took out a beige woolen coat, handed it to Sister Tian, ​​and said, "I don't know what to buy. I wanted to buy some cosmetics, but your Daming wouldn't let me, saying it was his business. So I brought you a coat."

Yan Jiekuang washed his hands and went to Tian Guixiang's room to see the children. Looking at the sleeping children, a smile appeared on his face. The two little darlings, as delicate as jade, were so cute no matter how he looked at them.

After watching for a while, Yan Jiekuang said hello to Tian Guixiang, said he was tired and wanted to go back to sleep for a while, and then went straight to the backyard.

Not knowing how long he had slept, Yan Jiekuang felt as if someone had kissed him. He woke up dazedly and saw Ji Lian sitting next to him, looking at him. Yan Jiekuang sat up, hugged Ji Lian into his arms, and said, "Did you miss me?"

Ji Lian said shyly, "I miss you. I look forward to your return every day."

Yan Jiekuang said: "I will not leave again after I come back this time. The next project will be in Sijiu City. After that, the investment in other cities will be handed over to Ruier and Lou Xiaoe."

Ji Lian said: "That's great, I can go out and you can take care of the children at home."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned. He didn't expect Ji Lian to trick him. He asked, "Where are you going?" Ji Lian said, "Open a store. I plan to open a few more. Four stores in Sijiu City will be enough."

Yan Jiekuang quickly stopped Ji Lian and said, "Wife, I suggest you wait a few years before deciding whether to open these four stores first. Is that okay? Now is really not the right time."

Ji Lian looked at Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Really not going to expand? Is the environment not good now?"

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "Let's develop well in Sijiu City. If we want to expand, we have to wait a few more years."

Ji Lian said: "I will think about it carefully. The children are back. Do you want to go see them? They all came to see you. Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, they didn't disturb you."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "I've been wanting to see them for a long time. I'll get up now."

When Yan Jiekuang appeared in the study, the children kept jumping on them. Yan Jiekuang jokingly said, "You learned this from the big cat, jumping on me as soon as you come up to me."

Da Pang said aggrievedly: "Dad, you are not fair. You have already met Brother Lei, why don't you come back to see us?"

Yan Jiekuang was speechless and said, "Okay, okay, this time I'm back, I'm not going anywhere. I'll just stay at home and accompany you to grow up."

At this time, the children all quieted down, and Shi Li came over and said, "Dad, hug me."

Yan Jiekuang took one look at this clever little girl and smiled as he picked her up. Shi Li kissed Yan Jiekuang and said, "I miss you so much. Every time I miss you, I secretly go to my mother's house to look at your photos."

Yan Jiekuang was very touched and said, "I'll accompany you every day from now on, okay?"

The four children said in unison: "Okay."

Yan Jiekuang took the children and Ji Lian to pick out gifts. He brought cosmetics and jewelry for Ji Lian, which were all better than what Ji Lian had. He also brought several sets of clothes for Ji Lian, one set each for spring, summer, autumn and winter, and several pairs of shoes.

I brought a lot for the children, including all kinds of toys and stationery, as well as various Disney dolls. I also brought a remote-controlled car and a remote-controlled boat for Shi Lei, which are the latest products from Hong Kong Island.

In the evening, Yan Jiekuang personally cooked a Cantonese meal, mainly abalone and shark fin, as well as some roast meats, which were all brought back and could be eaten just by heating them up.

The children and Ji Lian enjoyed the meal, especially the lotus seed and pork tripe soup, which Ji Lian liked so much that she drank two bowls.

At the dinner table, Yan Jiekuang gave Tian Guixiang a holiday. Ji Lian also knew that Sun Daming would be back soon, so she gave Tian Guixiang 2,000 yuan for the New Year. Tian Guixiang wanted to refuse, but Yan Jiekuang said, "Take it. Your Daming brought back more. Don't you know that your family is now a millionaire?"

Tian Guixiang and Ji Lian were both shocked. Ji Lian thought, Sun Daming had received more than ten thousand yuan, so how much money would Wang Qing and the others have to receive?

After Tian Guixiang left, Yan Jiekuang looked at Ji Lian with a curious look in her eyes and said, "Don't doubt it. Wang Qing took 100,000 yuan. The entire Shenzhen project brought us nearly 40 million yuan in profits, and we also got an office building and a shopping mall for free."

Ji Lian was full of shock. No wonder Yan Jiekuang no longer went out. How many people could be supported by this project alone? Now she was full of admiration for Yan Jiekuang. Ji Lian had always thought that the catering company she managed had an annual profit of two million, which was already top-notch. She did not expect that Yan Jiekuang's project was even more amazing.

Yan Jiekuang asked Ji Lian how her family was doing. Ji Lian said, "I go back home every week. The old couple are doing well. My grandfather has also gone back. He said it's boring to be here and it's better for him to go back."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "I'll take the kids back to have a look tomorrow. Do you want to go?"

Ji Lian said, "No, we have to close the store and seal the accounts tomorrow. You should take the children over. By the way, your father seems to be very depressed recently. You can go and ask him."

"Okay, I'll go back and take a look tomorrow. By the way, guess who I met in Shenzhen?" Yan Jiekuang said.

"Who is it? How can I guess?" Ji Lian said.

Yan Jiekuang did not keep the secret and told Ji Lian directly about his encounter with Xu Damao. Yan Jiekuang also heard from Wang Qiang that Xu Damao and Li Huaide had actually completed several trade deals and made a fortune.

Ji Lian was also surprised. She didn't expect Xu Damao to run to Shenzhen. No wonder she only saw his parents in the courtyard.

Ji Lian chatted with Yan Jiekuang, mostly talking about gossips she heard from the Siheyuan. After listening, Yan Jiekuang said, "This Siheyuan is full of talents. I have to go and see it tomorrow. Oh, by the way, where is my military coat? I have to wear it tomorrow."

Ji Lian complained, "You are so rich now, why do you pretend to be poor when you come back?"

Yan Jiekuang sighed and said, "When I was rich, some people were willing to rob me. I have to be low-key. Oh, I forgot one thing. I bought you two cars, a Mitsubishi and a Nissan. Find Wang Qiang, and ask Xiaobao and Liguo to pick them up and leave them in your restaurant."

Ji Lian was happy and said, "I'll go check it out tomorrow. I got my driver's license and can drive."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said that he would go to the front to check and asked Ji Lian to wash up and go to bed first, and he would be back soon.

Yan Jiekuang went to the front yard to see if the gate was locked, and checked the water and electricity. Then he returned to the backyard and went to the children's room, closed the doors and windows for them, covered them with quilts, and then went back to the house. When he returned to the house, Ji Lian was already asleep.

Yan Jiekuang had taken a nap in the afternoon so he wasn't sleepy yet. He stood at the door smoking, looking at the moonlight, and thinking about his hard work in the past year. He felt that it was all worth it.

(End of this chapter)