Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 363 Reunion of old friends

When they returned to Yuer Hutong, the children had already returned. Tian Guixiang prepared dinner for them, and after dinner they went back to the study to do their homework. Xiao Hai skipped to the study, and saw that his brothers and sisters were doing their homework seriously. They did not disturb them, and they left the study and went straight to their third brother's room.

Yan Jiekuang did not disturb them. He went to his study, made a cup of tea, and then started reading the newspaper.

The phone rang. Yan Jiekuang answered it and said, "Hello!"

"Haha, so polite. I'm your sister." Lou Xiao'e's voice came from the phone.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Sister Xiao'e, why are you still in Hong Kong Island? The industrial park here has been built, and other factories have started to adjust their machines, but your factories don't even have any machines."

"Why are you in such a hurry? I'm already on the way. By the way, I called you because of something important. Your land bureau called me and said that there is a piece of land in Chaoyang District that is being prepared for auction. Are you interested?" Lou Xiao'e asked.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Where is it?"

Lou Xiao'e said, "It's said to be the land west of the Temple of the Sun. What do you think?"

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and said, "Okay, let them find Ji Lian. I want that piece of land."

"Okay, I get it. By the way, can you tell me how much the industrial park earned? Let me be envious," asked Lou Xiaoe.

"Haha, keep it secret, keep it secret." Yan Jiekuang said with a laugh.

Lou Xiao'e said, "Bah, keep it a secret. I'll go ask Ji Lian. Okay, I'm hanging up." After that, she hung up the phone.

Yan Jiekuang put down the phone, thought about it carefully, and then called Yang Liwei, asking him to write a report on the development and revenue of Shenzhen Keda Commercial Plaza in recent years and then mail it to the headquarters.

Yan Jiekuang called Ji Lian again and told her what Lou Xiao'e had said. He also said that he would definitely acquire the land. Then he asked Ji Lian when she would be back. Ji Lian said she would be home soon.

After finishing the work, Yan Jiekuang walked out of the study. The children's voices came from the back garden. Yan Jiekuang walked over and saw that they were teasing the big king and the little king.

Yan Jiekuang is now also worried about Da Wang and Xiao Wang. They are only two years old, but their size is almost as big as that of large dogs. When the puppies were half a year old, Yan Jiekuang could see that they were clearly two Tibetan mastiffs. The amount of meat they eat every day makes Tian Guixiang feel distressed.

After playing for a while, the children went back to their rooms. Xiao Hai and Xi Xi also returned to the living room on the first floor. Seeing their father drinking tea and reading the newspaper, they ran over. Xiao Hai said, "Dad, why hasn't Mom come back yet?"

Yan Jiekuang put down the newspaper and said with a smile: "I'll be back soon. Why did you all come back?"

Xixi said: "My brothers and sisters have all gone back to their rooms to do their own things, so we came back to watch some TV."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay, go and have a look. But don't get too close, or you'll get myopia."

The children have been fond of watching Living Buddha Jigong recently and were following the show. As soon as the episode about Living Buddha Jigong came on, Shi Li, Dapang and Xiaopang all ran downstairs from their rooms. Only Shi Lei was not interested in TV.

Yan Jiekuang looked at the time, it was only half past eight, so he got up and washed some fruits for the children, grapes and strawberries. The children said thank you and ate while watching TV. Yan Jiekuang left the main room and walked to the front yard to tell Tian Guixiang that Ji Gong had started the performance. Tian Guixiang picked up a small stool and went to the backyard.

Yan Jiekuang shook his head. Sister Tian is good in every way except that she loves watching TV. She watches it whenever she has time.

Yan Jiekuang brought the teacup to the front yard and sat there drinking tea, smoking and reading the newspaper.

When it was almost nine o'clock, there was a knock on the door. Yan Jiekuang opened the door and Ji Lian walked in exhausted. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Why are you here so late? Have you eaten?"

Ji Lian said, "I've eaten. It's almost finished. There's something wrong with the company's accounting."

Yan Jiekuang took Ji Lian's bag and said, "Are you okay? Do you need me to come over?"

Ji Lian said, "No, I've already taken care of it today. I'll go take a shower in the back."

Yan Jiekuang closed the courtyard gate and returned to the house with Ji Lian. Ji Lian first went to the main room to check on the children who were watching TV, then took her toiletries and went to the bathroom in the east wing.

Yan Jiekuang no longer went to the yard and watched TV with the children.

After the TV series was over, the children went to wash up. At night, the whole family fell asleep peacefully. Yuer Hutong suddenly became quiet, with only Tiantian out patrolling the streets again.

When the sun rose again, Yan Jiekuang got out of bed quietly. He did not disturb Ji Lian who was sleeping soundly, thinking of letting her sleep a little longer. He went out of the house and washed up simply. Then he saw Shi Lei and Xiao Hai practicing martial arts. Xiao Hai always made Shi Lei wake him up because he insisted on learning martial arts from his elder brother. Shi Lei was very serious about everything.

Yan Jiekuang went to the kitchen in the front yard and started to get busy. He steamed buns, boiled eggs, and cooked vegetable and lean meat porridge. Then he started to prepare food for Tiantian and the big cat. Compared with the other two's food, the food for the big king and the little king was relatively simple. He just had to cut the meat into small pieces and put it in a bowl.

All the food for the pets at home was sent over. Now they each have their own territory. The back garden is the territory of the big king and the little king, the big study and the middle courtyard are the territory of the big cat. Tiantian is the most pitiful one. He was squeezed to the front yard by the big king and the little king and completely reduced to a watchdog.

After coming back and washing his hands, he took breakfast to the dining room in the main hall. Soon a large table was set up, with only porridge left, which was still warming on the stove.

Yan Jiekuang looked at the time and went to wake the children. Shi Lei and Xiao Hai were already washing up at this time. The children came to the restaurant one after another and started to eat. It was almost half past six, and there was a commotion. Several people packed up and ran away. When Shi Lei left, he said that he would go on an outing with his classmates this week and would not be back on the weekend.

Yan Jiekuang also hurriedly sent Xiaohai and Xixi to preschool. When he came back from sending the children, Ji Lian had already gotten up and was having dinner with Tian Guixiang in the restaurant.

Yan Jiekuang said, "I'm going to the farm today. Do you have anything to bring?"

Ji Lian said, "Please bring more strawberries. I will take them to the office to share with my comrades."

Tian Guixiang also nodded, indicating that she also wanted strawberries.

Yan Jiekuang packed his bag, took the car keys and went out. He drove to the courtyard first. When he arrived at the west wing, Yan Bugui and his wife had just finished their work and had just finished their meal. Yan Bugui asked, "Why did you come here so early in the morning?"

Yan Jiekuang asked, "I'm going to the farm today, so I want to ask if you want to go?"

"Go, I miss Xiaobailong. Wait for me for a while, I will pack up." Yan Bugui stood up and said immediately.

Yang Ruiping said: "I want to go too, but what about the restaurant here?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "It's okay. I'll call Xiaobao and leave this to him."

Yang Ruiping also stood up and said, "Okay, I'll pack up and you go make the call."

Yan Jiekuang called Wei Xiaobao to explain the situation. After he hung up, Yan Bugui and his wife came out carrying some things. Yan Jiekuang asked Yan Bugui in confusion, "Dad, why are you going to the farm to get some wine?"

"It's for Old Man Liu, so he doesn't always worry about my little white dragon." Yan Bugui said.

Yan Jiekuang laughed, took his parents out, locked the door, and drove straight to the farm with his parents.

On the way, Yan Jiekuang learned that Liu Haizhong was exactly 70 years old this year. Yan Jiekuang also lamented that time makes people grow old.

More than an hour later, the car stopped at the farm's parking lot. Yan Bugui and Yang Ruiping got off the car and went to the racecourse, while Yan Jiekuang went to Li Dong's office because Li Dong invited him to discuss expansion.

In fact, the farm had already expanded once a year ago, and the farm also contracted the land across the river and rebuilt a separate pig farm and slaughterhouse. This time Li Dong proposed to expand again, and Yan Jiekuang wanted to know how he was going to expand.

When Li Dong saw Yan Jiekuang coming, he greeted him enthusiastically. After the two of them sat down, they began to discuss the expansion plan.

Before Yang Ruiping arrived at the horse farm, a white shadow ran towards him. Yang Ruiping happily hugged the horse's head and said, "Little White Dragon, do you miss your mother? Is it okay to stay here?"

At this time, a voice came from the side, "Don't worry, he is the boss here, and a group of people have to revolve around him."

Yang Ruiping turned around and saw that it was Zhao Yue'e. He asked, "Why aren't you busy today?"

"The children are in class, and we are free now, so let's go and have a good chat." Zhao Yue'e took Yang Ruiping to the lounge of the small zoo. The small fence had been renovated and turned into a small zoo with some small animals inside.

Yan Bugui looked at Xiaobailong for a while, then carried two bottles of wine and ran to the farm community. The dormitory area had also been expanded, with the addition of supporting facilities such as a medical room, a security room, a community office, and an elderly activity room, making it a truly closed-management community. The second phase is also under construction.

After entering the community, I saw a fat figure singing and brushing the horse's back from afar. Liu Haizhong was washing his beloved horse.

Yan Jiekuang smiled and shouted, "Old Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm here to see you."

Liu Haizhong turned around and saw that it was Yan Bugui who came. He quickly opened the gate and said, "Oh, you are a rare guest. How come you have time today?"

"Isn't it the third brother who came here to do some business? I haven't seen you since I thought about it, so I came to see you. By the way, my wife is here too. She is chatting with my sister-in-law at the zoo." Yan Bugui replied.

Liu Haizhong said, "Wait for me for a moment. I'll tidy up here. You go to the living room first. I'll be in right away."

Yan Bugui entered the living room and as soon as he entered the living room, he put the wine on the coffee table. There were tea sets on the table and two boxes of tea next to it. Yan Bugui didn't hesitate to pick up the thermos and started to make tea. While he was busy, he was thinking, Liu Haizhong is even into Kung Fu tea. What a comfortable life. Since Liu Haizhong came here, he seems to be getting younger and younger.

The tea was already brewed. Liu Haizhong came in and sat down on the sofa. He started chatting with Yan Bugui while drinking tea.

Liu Haizhong talked about the life here, which made Yan Bugui a little envious. The only unsatisfactory thing about his life in the courtyard was that he had fewer neighbors, and those he knew now did not often interact with each other.

But Liu Haizhong is different. When he has nothing to do, he sits in the activity room and plays mahjong. He got to know many neighbors in the community. When he has nothing to do, everyone gets together and chats about everything under the sun. Sometimes they play mahjong or chess, and sometimes they go fishing together.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Liu Haizhong said, "Today, I'll go to the cafeteria to get food, and we'll have a good drink."

Just as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside, "Lao Liu, are you home? Let's go to the cafeteria to eat together."

Liu Haizhong walked to the yard and said, "Lao Zhang, I can't do it today. A friend came to visit me and we want to have a drink at noon. Do you want to come?"

Lao Zhang said, "That's great. Wait a minute, you stay home. I'll go get the food and call the old oligarch over. We'll eat in the yard."

"Okay, I'll wait for you. I'll set up the table first." Liu Haizhong said.

Liu Haizhong turned and walked into the living room, saying, "Today I'm introducing two friends to you. They are both fishing experts. They go fishing in the farm river when they have nothing to do, and sometimes go hunting in the mountains."

Yan Bugui smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, I heard you. Let's go and set up the table."

Half an hour later, the four old men sat in Liu Haizhong's yard and started drinking. Yan Bugui was very happy today. The more he talked with the three of them, the more they got along. Especially when it came to fishing and hunting, they had endless things to talk about.

On the other side, Zhao Yue'e and Yang Ruiping also went to the cafeteria to eat. When they came back, Yang Ruiping was still wondering whether his wife had eaten. Zhao Yue'e laughed and said, "Believe it or not, they are drinking in my yard, and there are more than just the two of them."

Yang Ruiping looked at Zhao Yue'e in confusion, and Zhao Yue'e told him about the situation of the elderly in the community, which also attracted Yang Ruiping.

Yan Jiekuang didn't go downstairs at all. His assistant brought him meals. The two of them were drawing pictures and doing calculations. What he didn't know was that his father had already thought about moving here.

(End of this chapter)