Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 390 The Big Cat is Gone
In October, Shi Lei did not return from school, so Yan Jiekuang took the children to visit his parents. Yan Jiekuang had been in a bad mood recently. The big cat didn't like to eat much, and it went to build a nest next to the big cat every day, which was abnormal. It stayed by the big cat's side. Yan Jiekuang calculated that the big cat should be 30 years old, which is considered to be extremely long-lived among cats, but Yan Jiekuang was still reluctant to let it go.

The children didn't feel anything yet, and Yan Jiekuang didn't tell them, for fear of affecting their emotions. During the National Day holiday, Yan Jiekuang didn't dare stay at home, for fear that he wouldn't be able to accept it, so he took the children out.

Yang Ruiping could tell Yan Jiekuang was in a bad mood the moment he entered the room, so he pulled him aside and asked, "Old Third, what's wrong with you? Why are you so depressed and your face doesn't look good?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at his mother and said, "Mom, the big cat may be dying. It doesn't move at all and only eats one meal a day. I don't know what to do." As he spoke, tears began to fall.

Yang Ruiping knew that the cat had been with her third son since he was young and they had a deep affection for him. She suddenly didn't know how to comfort her son. After thinking for a long time, she said, "No matter what, you should accompany it until the end."

Yan Jiekuang took a deep breath and nodded.

On this day, the children were accompanied by Yang Ruiping. Yan Jiekuang was restless and fidgety. He suddenly stood up and said, "Mom, you take care of the children. I'm going out for a while."

Yan Jiekuang ran home as soon as he got out of the door. Seeing his father's appearance, Dapang became a little anxious and asked his grandmother, "Grandma, what happened to my dad?"

Yang Ruiping looked at the anxious children, sighed, and said, "The big cat may be leaving. Your father can't bear to let it go."

Xixi asked, "Where is Big Cat going? Not staying at my house anymore? Not wanting us anymore?"

Dapang, Xiaopang and Shi Li understood what was said, and ran out without explaining Xixi's three questions.

When Xiaohai and Xixi saw their older brothers and sisters running outside, they wanted to follow them. Yang Ruiping grabbed the two younger ones and said, "Okay, little ancestors, they have all gone home. Come on, I'll take you back." Yang Ruiping led the two younger ones towards Yuer Hutong.

When Yan Jiekuang ran home, he didn't see Tiantian and Damao in the middle courtyard. Yan Jiekuang was a little confused and called Tian Guixiang. Tian Guixiang thought something had happened, so she ran to the middle courtyard and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Sister Tian, ​​have you seen Da Mao and Tiantian?" Yan Jiekuang asked anxiously.

"Tiantian called twice just now, and I took a look, and they went to the backyard." Tian Guixiang said.

After hearing this, Yan Jiekuang ran to the backyard, but there was no cat there, so he rushed to the back garden. When he reached the back, he saw Tiantian squatting there. The big cat jumped on the wall, but couldn't get up because it was too old. When Tiantian saw Yan Jiekuang coming, he called out, and Tiantian stopped jumping all of a sudden and stood there, looking at Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang saw tears flashing in the big cat's eyes.

Yan Jiekuang rushed over, hugged the big cat, and cried, "Where are you going? You don't want me anymore. You have been with me since childhood. Do you want to leave me now? I won't allow you. No matter what, I will accompany you to the end, okay?"

Yan Jiekuang was crying his heart out, and Tian Guixiang also shed tears when she saw it. Tiantian was also sobbing and growling beside him.

At this time, the children also ran back, and they all cried. The one who cried the most sadly was Shi Li. To put it bluntly, Shi Li grew up under the care of the big cat.

When Yang Ruiping led Xiao Hai and Xi Xi to the scene, they saw crying in the backyard. Yang Ruiping saw that this was not going to work, so he said, "Old Third, the big cat hasn't left yet, why don't we keep it company? Don't cry, don't cry."

Yan Jiekuang realized at this time that he had still affected the children, so he quickly forced himself to hold back his sadness and carried the big cat back to the central courtyard, which was its favorite place. Yan Jiekuang heated up some milk, then cooled it to half lukewarm state, and gave it to the big cat to drink.

The big cat licked it a few times reluctantly, then stopped and curled up in its recliner. Yan Jiekuang covered it with a blanket. The children were calmer now and only came to see the big cat from time to time.

Yan Jiekuang would sleep with the big cat at night, talking about the past all the time. He would always tell the big cat not to leave alone, and that even if it left, Yan Jiekuang would want to see it off. The big cat opened its eyes less often, but every time it opened, it always looked at Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang saw infinite attachment in its eyes. Yan Jiekuang would hold the big cat to sleep every day, and would lie at the feet of two recliners every day. This went on for three consecutive days.

On the morning of the fourth day, as soon as Yan Jiekuang opened his eyes, he felt that the big cat was gone. It was telepathy. The big cat lay peacefully in his arms. Yan Jiekuang put it on its favorite recliner and went to the studio. He spent nearly two hours making a mahogany box with the big cat painted on it. Fortunately, the children had all gone to school. Recently, Yan Jiekuang had been taking care of the big cat, and the children were being taken care of by Ji Lian and Tian Guixiang.

Yan Jiekuang put a red blanket in the box, put the big cat inside, sealed the box, and went to his car with the cat in his arms. Just as he was about to close the car door, Tiantian barked outside and the old dog wanted to follow him. Yan Jiekuang had no choice but to let the cat get in the car as well.

Yan Jiekuang drove all the way to Fangshan. He did not stop at the gate of the farm and drove directly into the mountains. After driving for about an hour, he came to a canyon. Yan Jiekuang had been to that place before, but he felt that it was a paradise. When the big cat passed away, this was the place that flashed through Yan Jiekuang's mind. Yan Jiekuang got out of the car with a shovel, found a wild cherry tree, dug a hole, and then put the box containing the big cat in it.

After burying the big cat, Yan Jiekuang and Tiantian stood in front of the wooden tombstone for a long time, unwilling to leave. When the sun was about to set, Yan Jiekuang planned to go home. When he turned to leave, Tiantian did not move, but just looked at him. Yan Jiekuang said, "I will take you to see it another day. The sun is about to set, let's go back."

Tiantian still didn't move, but barked a few times. Yan Jiekuang was a little confused at first, but then he understood a little and said, "You mean you won't leave and stay here with it?"

Unexpectedly, Tiantian really nodded. Yan Jiekuang looked at Tiantian, and tears welled up in Tiantian's eyes. Yan Jiekuang hugged it and said, "Okay, you stay with it. I will come to see you when I have time, but you have to let me find you."

Tiantian nodded again, and Yan Jiekuang gritted his teeth, turned around and left. He didn't get home until after eight o'clock in the evening.

Tian Guixiang opened the door for him and said, "Everyone is here. No one is asleep and they are all waiting for you in the hall."

Yan Jiekuang nodded, gathered his thoughts, and walked to the central hall. Looking at Ji Lian and the children with red eyes, Yan Jiekuang said, "The big cat has passed away. There is no need to be sad. It has just moved to another place to live. As for Tiantian, it doesn't want to leave the big cat and wants to stay with him. I have no choice but to let it go. We can go and see it together when we have time."

Ji Lian and the children had a deep relationship with the big cat. Everyone was in a very low mood at this time. Yan Jiekuang had no choice but to ask, "Have you had dinner tonight?"

Ji Lian said, "We ate it. It was made by Sister Tian. It was delicious. The children didn't eat much."

"Okay, I'll go make some midnight snacks, everyone should eat something too." After Yan Jiekuang said this, he went to the kitchen. Yan Jiekuang thought about it and decided to make some Cantonese-style dishes, so he started to make the dough.

There were plenty of ingredients at home. Yan Jiekuang first made steamed spare ribs with rice flour, peanut chicken feet, shrimp dumplings and Cantonese-style Mala cake, and then made beef porridge with some pickles. Tian Guixiang was always helping. Soon, the dishes were served on the table. The children's appetite was aroused when they saw the food, and everyone started to eat happily.

Time can really dilute everything. Slowly, Yan Jiekuang's family returned to normal. At this time, Xu Delin came back. This time he played a big game. What Yan Jiekuang himself did not dare to do, Xu Delin did, and he actually succeeded.

He took advantage of the domestic people's blindness to the Soviet demand, found hundreds of speculators to integrate them, and then sold them to local Soviet trading companies. He made a fortune in one go. When Xu Delin put a Swiss bank draft of 30 million US dollars in front of Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiekuang was stunned.

After Xu Delin finished telling the story, Yan Jiekuang realized that he only took a small share, while the big share went to the local Soviet bosses. They just used their supply of goods, but who knew who would win and who would lose. Xu Delin and Yan Jiekuang made the money and walked away, but as for them, sooner or later someone would settle accounts with them.

Yan Jiekuang thought about it again and again, and told Xu Delin that he could not go to the Soviet Union again, otherwise something would happen. Unexpectedly, Xu Delin said, "Third brother, I'm not stupid. I knew at the time that this was a one-time deal. They exchanged civilian supplies for mineral resources. Isn't this courting death? I'm not stupid."

Yan Jiekuang laughed and said, "Okay, go back and have some rest. Uncle Yi has also moved in and is helping you clean up the house. Be nice to them. They are already over 70 years old."

"Don't worry, you guys can't understand my feelings for Master Yi. I'll come back to you when I figure out what to do." Xu Delin said and walked out. When he reached the gatehouse, he turned around and asked Yan Jiekuang, "Third brother, can the world's famous cars be shipped to the city? If so, I want one."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned, thought for a moment, and said, "Let me ask for you, maybe it works."

After Xu Delin left, Yan Jiekuang called Lou Xiaoe and asked if there was any way to ship some of the world's most famous cars. Lou Xiaoe thought for a while and said, "It shouldn't be a problem. I'll contact you and give you the number. But this time, you have to give me a commission, at least two meals of Tan's cuisine."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said no problem, and then the two hung up the phone.

(End of this chapter)