Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 337 Timely Adjustment
Yang Ruiping also followed Yan Jiekuang back to the west wing and said with some emotion: "It has been so many years, and things and people have really changed."

Yan Jiekuang put his arm around his mother's shoulders and said, "Why are you so sentimental? She's just an old friend. Isn't our family doing well? By the way, I heard from the restaurant staff these days that my grandma's village has less supply to restaurants. I don't know why. Do you want to go back with me when you have time?"

Yang Ruiping asked: "When?"

"Let's go this Sunday. I'll have time to ask my dad if he wants to go." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yang Ruiping rolled his eyes and said, "You don't know whether he will go or not. You always find things for your dad to do. He is busy every day."

Yan Jiekuang smiled embarrassedly, and the two of them entered the middle courtyard. Yan Bugui, who was rarely seen, did not go out. He drank tea in the yard and listened to the radio.

Yang Ruiping looked at Yan Bugui curiously. Yan Bugui took a look and said, "What? You don't even recognize your own spouse."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, why are you so free today?"

Yan Bugui said, "That's true. I have some free time today, so the next step is to rent it out."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, you should take it easy and don't get too tired. It's better not to rent than to tire yourself out."

Yan Bugui glanced at Yan Jiekuang with relief and said, "Don't worry, I have a plan in mind. By the way, Xiaobao recently told me that he wanted to buy all the vegetables in my house. What's going on?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "I have opened four stores. The vegetables for Chunfenglou and Chaofengzhai have always been supplied by Sanyuan Village. I don't know why the supply has been reduced by half. It's not enough now. I guess Xiaobao thought of you."

Yan Bugui said, "Okay, our family always eats out, and there aren't many in the glass shed, so let him do it himself."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay, I'll call him." After that, Yan Jiekuang went to the backyard to make a phone call.

Yang Ruiping said a little worriedly: "It won't affect the business, do you want me to go back?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "No, I was a little careless and always trusted others too much. Recently, I plan to have another discussion in Fangshan to build a farm myself."

Yang Ruiping is now a little resentful towards his brothers. What's going on? They didn't even bother to tell him to reduce the supply. They just reduced the supply, and they are relatives.

Yan Jiekuang called Wei Xiaobao and asked him to come to his home to buy vegetables. Secondly, he could ask the buyer to go to the market and find out if the vegetables are available there, even if the price is a little higher.

After the call, Sun Xiaolong came over and said that Pang Xiaobei was having lunch at his house and would not come. Yan Jiekuang nodded and said he understood.

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and drove directly to the company. He had only been here once when the company was established, when the site was being selected, and had not been here since then.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the compound, the security guard at the gate stopped the car. Yan Jiekuang stuck his head out, and the security guard immediately stood at attention and went to open the door.

Yan Jiekuang parked the car. He didn't know the person at the front desk, but they knew him. The two girls stood up and said, "Hello, Chairman."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Hello, too." He said to one of them, "Take me to the conference room and ask President Wang, Vice President Wang Xuan, Manager Liu Tong, and Director Jia Dang to come to the meeting. By the way, notify my wife, President Ji Lian."

The two girls were delighted. One of them went to make a phone call while the other took Yan Jiekuang to the conference room. The girl said, "Chairman, why don't you go to your office?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "There is also my office, I don't know, maybe next time."

After a while, people started arriving, and the two people at the front desk and two other employees brought tea and ashtrays.

Yan Jiekuang glanced at Wang Qing and said, "You're so stingy. You didn't even prepare cigarettes."

Wang Qing cried out that he was wronged and said, "You can't find me for this matter. Go find Director Jia."

Jia Dang didn't even look at Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang took out a cigarette, lit it and pushed it to Wang Qing.

Ji Lian was a little impatient and said, "Hurry up and tell me, everyone has a lot of things to do."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Why are you so anxious? This is what's going on. Do you know that the restaurant under the catering company has a problem with the vegetable supply?"

Several people shook their heads, and Wang Xuan said, "I had an appointment yesterday, and Chao Feng Zhai seemed to be normal."

Yan Jiekuang said, "It's like this. In the past few days, Sanyuan Village's supply to our restaurant has been halved. I guess Shijia Village is about the same. I've thought of this before, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon. Now rural areas also encourage individual contracting. Once an individual contracts, the final result is that whoever bids the highest will get it."

Ji Lian said, "Yang Lifen didn't report it either. Jia Dang, have their purchases decreased in the past few days?"

Jia Dang said: "No, it's normal."

Yan Jiekuang said, "That's another question. You know that Wei Xiaobao bought all the vegetables in my dad's glass house to ensure supply. Do you know why?"

Everyone was a little surprised, but very puzzled. Yan Jiekuang said, "They don't want to appear incompetent, so when something goes wrong, they come up with all kinds of solutions to ensure the store's supply, even if they have to send people out to buy from market to market to ensure the normal opening of the restaurant. I guess these four stores are competing with each other now."

Ji Lian said, "That won't do. If there is a problem, why don't you report it to us? We can find a solution at the same time."

Yan Jiekuang waved his hand and said, "It's the employees of these stores who don't want the company to look down on them. This spirit is worthy of recognition, but there is always a way. Now let's go back to the first thing."

Yan Jiekuang took a puff of his cigarette and said, "I don't want my restaurant to be controlled by others, I don't want my company to be strangled by others, and I don't want my employees to beg for mercy for the company. This is the first and last time I'm going to say this."

Wang Qing nodded, he agreed very much, Ji Lian also said: "I agree, we can come up with a perfect plan."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Two things. First, contact the Shenzhen company and ask them to purchase vegetables locally and transport them by train. I want to make a push for greenhouse vegetables. Second, Wang Qing, talk to Fangshan. I want to build a farm and see if there is a place. Wang Xuan, cooperate with me, Liu Tong will get the design plan, and Jia Dang will mobilize funds from Shenzhen. Is there any problem?"

Several people said at the same time: "No problem."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay, Mr. Ji, you are more familiar with the four stores, you can do their work."

Ji Lian nodded and said, "I'll take Yin Liguo down to take a look."

Yan Jiekuang stood up and said, "I won't bother you anymore. Call me if you have anything." Then he stood up and left.

Several people looked at each other and sat down again to discuss the feasibility plan. Yan Jiekuang drove around Chunfenglou and found that restaurants were popping up like mushrooms after rain, with large and small restaurants on both sides of the street.

No wonder some vegetable farmers have started to raise prices now. With so many restaurants, it is obvious that there are more wolves than meat. Add on the supply to the people in the market, and it is indeed a big market.

Yan Jiekuang did not return to Yuer Hutong, and Pang Xiaobei was still at the courtyard. After bringing him here, he had to be sent back at least.

Back at the west wing, Yang Ruiping asked, "After finishing your work, have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet, I can just make myself a bowl of noodles." Yan Jiekuang replied.

Yang Ruiping said, "Okay, I won't care about you anymore. Zhenghai Li Cuilan asked me to go out for a walk, so I'm leaving now."

Yan Jiekuang thought to himself, you two old ladies can just go shopping in the vegetable market at most, so he waved his hand and went into the kitchen.

After a while, he squatted at the kitchen door with a bowl of noodles and started to eat. Only then did he realize that he was the only one left in the west wing. After finishing the noodles, he locked the west wing and went to the next yard. He sat at the door of the west wing, smoking and waiting for Pang Xiaobei.

At this time, Xu Damao came back from outside with a happy face. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yan Jiekuang and asked, "San'er, what are you doing?"

When Yan Jiekuang saw that it was Xu Damao, he said, "Nothing. I was just waiting to send Pang Xiaobei off."

Xu Damao was surprised and asked, "Where are the eldest and youngest members of the Pang family in the backyard?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "He should be in Xiaolong's room."

Xu Damao turned around and ran to Sun Xiaolong's house. As he walked, he said, "Then I have to take a look."

Yan Jiekuang looked at Xu Damao's back and felt that Xu Damao was an indestructible cockroach. No matter how penniless he became, he would always find a chance to turn things around.

Pang Xiaobei had a dinner party in the evening, so she didn't stay for dinner. Yan Jiekuang sent her back to her residence. Pang Xiaobei thanked him repeatedly. Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "You've become so polite after going out. You must be educated in America."

This made Pang Xiaobei want to find something to hit him with, but Yan Jiekuang waved his hand and drove away.

When they returned to Yuer Hutong, they saw Xixi pouting. Yan Jiekuang walked up to her and asked, "What's wrong, Xixi? Who made you angry?"

Xixi turned her head away and ignored him. Xiaohai said, "You are such a worrying father. You are not at home for a day. You are thinking about going to heaven."

Tian Guixiang and Yan Jiekuang were both stunned, followed by a burst of laughter. Yan Jiekuang said, "You little kid, you said this about your father, do you want to go to heaven too?"

Xiao Hai was silent for a moment, and Xixi said, "It's you who's wrong. You haven't been home for a day. Are you going to see that pretty aunt again?"

Yan Jiekuang's heart skipped a beat. This clever little guy had really been guessed by her, but he said, "No way. Dad has something to do."

At this time, Tian Guixiang looked at Yan Jiekuang with a changed look, and said inexplicably, "Jiekuang, the crime of hooliganism should be punished by execution."

Yan Jiekuang slapped his forehead and said, "What does this have to do with anything? I didn't do that. I was just sending it off to a friend. Oh my, do I need to explain?"

Tian Guixiang said: "If there is no, then there is no, why are you in such a hurry?"

Yan Jiekuang stopped talking, the more he spoke, the more wrong he became. But he looked at Xixi and said, "What's going on?"

When Xixi heard this, she realized that her father was anxious, so she said, "You promised to go to Grandma Lou's house today, but you didn't keep your word."

Yan Jiekuang then remembered that today was the day he had agreed to go to Lou's house. Just as Yan Jiekuang was about to speak, the phone in the study rang.

Yan Jiekuang walked quickly into the study and answered the phone. It was his godmother who called and asked him if something had happened and why he didn't come today.

Yan Jiekuang hurriedly explained that he would be there soon. He put down the phone and walked out of the study, saying to the two children, "Come on, little ancestors. Your grandma Lou made a cream cake especially for you."

Yan Jiekuang drove the car and took the two little ones straight to the Lou family villa. The two little guys were very excited and said they brought gifts they made themselves for Grandma Lou.

Yan Jiekuang felt sad because he had never received any gifts from the two little ones.

As soon as Yan Jiekuang parked the car, the two little guys got out, walked with their short legs, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Grandma Wang, we're here."

The two little guys were extremely popular in the Lou family. Both Lou's father and mother and Wang's mother and Xiao Liu liked the two children and doted on them very much. Yan Jiekuang ignored them and followed them alone into the living room.

Lou's mother complained, "We had already agreed on this, and you forgot it. You have a really bad memory."

Xixi held Lou's mother's hand and said, "That's right, you still don't admit your mistake."

Yan Jiekuang said with a bitter face, "I was wrong. It's not okay for me to be wrong. I came back and was bullied by the little guys."

Xixi said to Lou's mother, "Grandma, I criticized him at home."

When Lou's mother heard this, she burst into laughter, turned around, took one of them in each hand, and walked to the second floor, shouting as she walked, "Auntie Wang, bring up that cream cake."

Yan Jiekuang went to the kitchen and made himself a cup of tea. He was never polite here, and Aunt Wang had gotten used to it and didn't care about him anymore.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Where is my Uncle Lou?"

Aunt Wang said, "The young lady is about to give birth. She returned to Hong Kong Island yesterday. The mistress will also return tomorrow. I have to go too."

Yan Jiekuang sighed and said, "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, Sister Lou is about to give birth. By the way, Aunt Wang, when you go back this time, please help me find out which is the largest seafood trading company in Hong Kong Island?"

Wang Ma said, "Okay, I'll ask for you."

(End of this chapter)