Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 372 Visiting Relatives in Broad Daylight
In August in Fangshan, there are still green mountains and gurgling rivers. There are many old people fishing on the shore, but there are also many young people.

Xiao Zhang drove to Liu Haizhong's house. Xiao Zhang had been here more than once and was very familiar with the place.

After the car was parked, Xiao Zhang did not get out of the car. He pointed to Liu Haizhong's yard and said, "That yard belongs to Uncle Liu. I won't get out of the car. When you go back at night, there will be a receptionist at the farm gate. Uncle Liu knows."

The Liu Guangqi brothers got out of the car carrying the gifts they bought. When Xiao Zhang saw people getting out of the car, he stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

When the two brothers arrived at the gate of the yard, they saw that the door was locked and no one was at home. The two brothers were a little confused. Liu Guangqi suddenly remembered that Yan Laosan said that Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were also their neighbors, so he took Liu Guangtian to the next door, where the gate was open.

The two brothers walked in and Liu Guangqi shouted, "Is anyone there?"

At this time, a man walked out of the house. He looked at the two brothers and suddenly said, "Guangqi, why are you here? How did you find me?"

Liu Guangqi saw that it was Li Cuilan, so he smiled and said, "Aunt Yi, we brothers are here to see my dad."

Li Cuilan knew that the brothers were very estranged from their neighbors and didn't even know her name, so she didn't mind calling her Aunt Yi. She said, "Your father went fishing with Old Yi and Old Yan. If you follow this road eastward, you will see the river."

Liu Guangqi thought for a moment and said, "What about my mother?"

"Your mother works at the small zoo on the farm. Go in through that door and walk north all the way. You will find her. There is a sign hanging above." Li Cuilan said.

The two brothers left with their things. They did not go to find Liu Haizhong, but went to find Zhao Yue'e.

Li Cuilan looked at the backs of the two brothers, wondering who was that next to Guangqi? Suddenly she remembered that Liu Guangqi mentioned two brothers, and then she remembered that the man was Liu Guangtian. Li Cuilan hurried out, locked the gate, and ran to Yan Bugui's house, her gossiping heart coming out.

The Liu Guangqi brothers didn't walk far before they found the small zoo, but were stopped at the door. The small zoo had already started collecting admission tickets, and the ticket collector at the door was also a villager from the village.

Liu Guangqi said: "Comrade, I am not here to play, I am here to see my mother, my mother's name is Zhao Yue'e."

When the ticket collector heard that he was looking for someone, he said, "Wait a moment, I'll find someone to call you."

After saying that, he looked towards the garden and saw an old lady cleaning up in the distance. She shouted, "Aunt Lan, can you please find Aunt Zhao and tell her someone is looking for her at the door."

Aunt Lan said, "I know. Wait a moment."

The two brothers were waiting outside the door. After a while, they saw Zhao Yue'e come out in her work clothes at the zoo. She asked the ticket collector, smiling, "Who is looking for me? Who else can look for me here?"

The ticket collector nodded in the direction of the two brothers. When Zhao Yue'e saw this, her smile froze instantly and tears started to flow. She shouted, "My son, you are finally back and you know how to come to see us."

Zhao Yue'e rushed towards Liu Guangtian, who hurried over and hugged his mother, tears streaming down his face. He said, "Mom, I am unfilial. It took me so long to come and see you."

At this time, Liu Guangqi also came over and said, "Mom, I'm here too. Don't pretend you can't see me."

Zhao Yue'e wiped her tears, turned to look at Liu Guangqi and said, "Let your wife return your father's pension first." Liu Guangqi stood there awkwardly.

Zhao Yue'e took Liu Guangtian and walked towards home, saying, "Let's go home."

After walking a few steps, he stopped and said to Liu Guangtian, "Wait a moment, I need to ask for leave." Then he walked back and found the ticket collector and asked him to help him ask for leave.

Then he took Liu Guangtian home again, and Liu Guangqi followed silently behind.

Yang Ruiping and Li Cuilan were on their way to the river. It didn't take long for them to find the three old men and tell Liu Haizhong what Liu Guangqi and Liu Guangtian had done.

Liu Haizhong stood up abruptly, quickly packed up his things, and rushed home. The remaining two brothers looked at each other, and Yi Zhonghai said, "Well, let's not just sit there, let's go back and take a look, so they don't fight again."

The two old couples also packed up and went home.

Zhao Yue'e opened the courtyard gate, walked through the yard, opened the door of the living room, and welcomed Liu Guangtian in. Liu Guangtian looked around and felt that his father's house was well decorated, with bright windows and clean tables. There were several pots of flowers in the corners and on the flower stands, full of greenery and beautiful flowers, giving people a comfortable feeling.

Liu Guangqi also secretly praised his parents' house, which was indeed nice.

Zhao Yue'e asked them to sit down first. After the two brothers sat down, they saw the Kung Fu tea set on the tea table. Zhao Yue'e brewed tea skillfully and poured tea for the two brothers after a while. Zhao Yue'e asked Liu Guangtian, "Second brother, are you going back this time?"

Liu Guangtian said, "I came back this time mainly to see you and do some things. I still have to go back. Are your daughter-in-law and grandson still there?"

Zhao Yue'e's expression darkened and she asked, "How many days will you stay here?"

Liu Guangtian held Zhao Yue'e's hand and said, "Mom, don't worry. I will finish the things over there when I go back this time, and then I will come back and never leave again. This time I will stay here for a week."

Liu Guangqi said, "Oh, by the way, second brother, I never asked you what business you do over there?" Liu Guangtian said, "I opened a restaurant. My wife and I are busy. If the female boss hadn't come here and said she would be paid, I really wouldn't have the time."

Zhao Yue'e asked in confusion: "You don't plan to come back?"

"That's what I thought at first, but after I came back and looked at the situation here, I thought it would be better to come back, so I decided to come back and develop," said Liu Guangtian.

The gate outside opened, and the noise was heard inside. Zhao Yue'e smiled and said, "It must be your father who is back."

Liu Guangtian stood up. He had originally crossed his legs and had no intention of standing up, but when he saw that the second brother had stood up, he also stood up. Liu Haizhong threw the fishing gear into the yard and stepped into the living room.

When Liu Guangtian shouted "Dad!", Liu Haizhong was already in tears. After Liu Guangfu's departure and Liu Guangqi's indifference, he was only thinking about his second son.

Liu Guangtian could feel from his father's tears that his father missed him very much. He was also a little moved. He hugged his father and said, "Dad, I'm back. I won't leave after I move back."

Liu Haizhong said, "Okay, okay, okay!" Three consecutive "okays" made Liu Haizhong's attitude clear, which was that he was eager to have the second brother come back.

Liu Haizhong and his wife were chatting happily with Liu Guangtian and ignored Liu Guangqi who was sitting there. Liu Guangqi was not angry either. He just sat there, crossed his legs, drank tea and listened to their chat.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife and Yan Bugui and his wife knocked on the door and entered the house. Liu Guangtian greeted a few people and chatted with each other for a few words. Yi Zhonghai said, "Old Liu, should we go to the canteen to buy food or cook it ourselves? If we cook it ourselves, I'll ask Cuilan to buy the vegetables."

Liu Haizhong said: "Let's go to the cafeteria to buy it. It's more convenient and we can buy more."

Zhao Yue'e stood up and said, "No, my children are back, so we'll buy them ourselves. Don't spend money." Then she went to the kitchen to get lunch boxes. Li Cuilan and Yang Ruiping also went in to help. Not long after, the three of them went out carrying more than ten lunch boxes.

Liu Guangqi was very surprised and asked, "There is a cafeteria here. I wonder how the food tastes?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "It tastes good. This farm has hired several second-level chefs. You will know when you try it later."

In this way, the Liu brothers and the three elders sat in the living room drinking tea and chatting, while the women went to buy groceries.

As they were chatting, Yan Bugui stood up and said, "I have two bottles of Wuliangye at home, let me get them." Then he walked out.

Liu Guangtian wanted to stop him because he also brought wine. Liu Haizhong stopped his second son and said, "Don't be polite to your Uncle Yan. His two sons always bring boxes of wine when they come back. He doesn't lack wine."

At noon, the table was set up in the yard. It was filled with dishes and the wine was good. Liu Haizhong and his wife entertained the two brothers, and Yi Zhonghai and others accompanied them.

During the dinner, Liu Guangtian was most polite to Yan Bugui and his wife, and was always asking about the third brother's situation intentionally or unintentionally.

No matter who asked Yang Ruiping about Yan Jiekuang, she would be alert, but Yan Bugui, the old fox, started to talk about other things when Liu Guangtian just asked Yan Jiekuang.

The lunch was strange and Liu Haizhong and his wife were confused. Did the two brothers come to see them or to inquire about Yan Jiekuang's arrival? Liu Guangqi didn't care at first, but as he ate, he became interested in Liu Guangtian.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui already knew Liu Guangtian's purpose, which was to inquire about Yan Jiekuang. Neither of the two old foxes would reveal anything.

After the meal, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangqi left Fangshan. Yan Bugui called Yan Jiekuang when he got home and told him about Liu Guangtian coming here to inquire about him. Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry about it. I knew he and the female boss came for me on the first day he came. I will deal with them myself. It's okay, don't worry."

Yan Bugui gave a few more instructions before hanging up the phone.

Yan Jiekuang was still in class at that time. After dinner, he went to the calligraphy and painting group. Now Yan Jiekuang could do some simple work, and several old masters were also very satisfied with him.

Yan Jiekuang was so focused at work that time passed quickly without him noticing. In a blink of an eye, it was time to get off work. Yan Jiekuang cleaned up his workbench and returned to his workshop. After tidying up, he carried his briefcase out of the workshop, got on his bicycle and rode towards home.

From a distance, Yan Jiekuang saw a woman standing in front of his house. Yan Jiekuang understood what was going on, so he slowly walked to the door, knocked, and pretended not to see the woman.

The woman frowned, then walked over to Yan Jiekuang and said, "Hello, Mr. Yan, can we talk?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at the woman and knew she was from Hong Kong or Taiwan by the way she was dressed. He asked, "Who are you? Oh, you came here with Liu Guangtian, right? What can I do for you?"

The woman smiled slightly and said, "Can we go inside and talk? Isn't it inappropriate to talk here?"

Yan Jiekuang was about to speak when the door opened. It was Tian Guixiang who opened the door for him. She looked at the two people at the door and said, "Jiekuang, you are back with your friends. Please come in."

Yan Jiekuang wondered what the hell was that look in his eyes, but there was nothing he could do. He invited the woman into the courtyard and led her directly to the lounge in the front hall.

(End of this chapter)