Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 393 The Yi Family Returns
In the Spring Festival of 1992, the Yan family celebrated the festival in the west wing. This year, Yan Bugui bought a lot of New Year supplies, including ribbons, window decorations, lanterns and blessing characters. However, he still did not buy couplets and insisted on writing them himself.

Yan Jiecheng bought boxes of liquor, four boxes at a time, and also brought two large boxes of fireworks and firecrackers. In Yan Bugui's words, this boss made a lot of money last year and has become generous.

My second brother is still very busy now. The market order is still very good, but major cases still occur frequently, and every time they occur, they are major cases, so he never stays home.

Shi Xiaoya also wanted to buy some meat for the New Year, but Yang Ruiping refused her, saying, "There are two rich people in our family, so it's not your turn yet. You should save more money for the children."

In fact, the combined salary of the second brother and his wife is not low, but it is not enough compared with the eldest and the third brother.

The ingredients that Yan Jiekuang airlifted were purchased from Guangdong, and the main purchaser was actually Tian Guixiang. Sun Daming is now the general manager of a Shenzhen security company. Tian Guixiang originally opened a restaurant in Keda Commercial Plaza.

One day, when she heard Sun Daming talking about this when she returned home for dinner, she took the initiative to take on the job. The people at Kodak knew that Tian Guixiang had worked as a nanny in the boss's home and was familiar with the children's tastes, so they agreed.

Among the dried goods, there are abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin and fish maw. The seafood is mainly shrimp and crab. The fish are packed in large barrels, including mandarin fish and grouper. The rest are dried vegetables, most of which are southern specialties.

Yan Bugui had vegetables at home, so he just bought some pork and mutton, some for cooking and some for making dumplings on New Year's Eve.

During the Little New Year, Yan Jiekuang moved back with his children, this time in the backyard of a private restaurant.

This year Yan Jie Di and her husband also came back here to celebrate the New Year, so there were not enough rooms in the west wing.

After the Little New Year, the Yan family began to hang up lights and decorations. Both courtyards were decorated with a festive atmosphere, which made the neighbors in Nanluoguxiang brighten their eyes and they also started to decorate. Within two days, every household in Nanluoguxiang was decorated with lights and decorations, and after strong publicity by the neighborhood committee, it became a scene in the city.

On the 28th and 29th day of the lunar year, the neighborhood committee staff organized a New Year's Goods Festival, and Nanluoguxiang became extremely lively.

Yang Ruiping said to Yan Jiekuang, "Third brother, you don't know that all the old neighbors, big and small, have set up stalls in Nanluoguxiang. Even Jia Zhang has bought some dry goods and set up a stall here."

"Isn't it said that people who are not residents of Nanluoguxiang are not allowed to set up stalls here?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

Yang Ruiping said: "You are stupid, have you forgotten that Jia Dongxu and his wife have a hotel here?"

Yan Jiekuang slapped his forehead, smiled and said, "I really forgot."

"Xu Delin should be back in the next two days. He has been away for more than two months." Yang Ruiping asked while picking vegetables.

Yan Jiekuang said: "Who knows? Originally he said he would be gone for ten days or so, but I didn't expect he would be gone for so long."

The mother and son were chatting when they heard Yan Bugui's voice coming from the gate, "Hey, Comrade Lao Yi, I thought you had fled for fear of punishment. It's been more than two months since you left, right?"

"Haha, I don't want to come back this time. I walked around the seaside, from Shandong all the way to Fujian, and lived in Xiamen for a while. Look, I'm coming back just before the New Year." Yi Zhonghai said.

Yan Jiekuang and Yang Ruiping both put down their work and walked out. When they saw Yi Zhonghai, they saw that his face was rosy and he looked a lot younger and in good shape.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Uncle Yi, where is Delin? Didn't he come with you?"

"He must be exhausted after driving all the way, so he's sleeping at home. I'm here to bring you the car keys. The car is still parked in the original place." Yi Zhonghai said.

Yan Bugui said, "Come on, come in and sit down. Tell me if it's fun."

"Yes, come and sit in Old Yi's room." Yang Ruiping also said.

Yi Zhonghai did not refuse and went to the central hall with Yan Bugui. The two sat opposite each other. Yang Ruiping went to make tea for them. Yan Jiekuang was also very interested in where they were going, so he went to the central hall with a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.

Cigarettes were passed around and several people lit up. Yang Ruiping brought tea and sat aside. She also wanted to listen. Her third son had said that the Yan family would go on a trip this year, so she wanted to see if there was any fun place to go.

Yi Zhonghai talked about his trip to the sea while drinking tea.

It turned out that Xu Delin took the old couple to Yantai first and then headed south, stopping from Yantai, Weihai, Qingdao, and then went directly to Shanghai. After playing in Shanghai for a few days, they went to Hangzhou to see the West Lake. After leaving Hangzhou, they went directly to Fujian.

When they arrived in Xiamen, Xu Delin and the old couple liked the city very much. Xu Delin happened to see a sea view housing estate for sale, so he decisively bought a three-bedroom apartment. Now, the three of them went from traveling to buying property, and began to decorate the house, buy furniture and daily necessities, and after everything was ready, the three of them moved in. The Yi Zhonghai old couple got along very well with their new neighbors, and within a few days, they started arranging blind dates for Xu Delin through their neighbors.

Unexpectedly, the first couple got it done. The girl was a nurse who worked at Xiamen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. She stayed there for two months.

Only then did Yan Jiekuang understand why these three people had not returned for such a long time.

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Are you going back?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "Nowhere is better than our Sijiu City. I can live there for two months in the winter when I have nothing to do. Forget about the summer, after all, it is also in the south."

Yan Bugui said, "Yes, yes, this is a good arrangement. I'll take you to see it together someday. The trip organized by the third brother also opened a window for me to see more beautiful rivers and mountains while I can still move." Yang Ruiping nodded beside him and said, "Yes, we need to go out more and see more."

After chatting for a while, Yi Zhonghai went home. After all, he had just returned today and was very tired.

When the Yan family was having dinner in the evening, they also talked about the Yi family and Xu Delin. Yan Jiecheng was very regretful now, and secretly looked at Yu Li from time to time. Yu Li rolled her eyes at him. After living together for so many years, Yu Li knew what Yan Jiecheng meant with just one look.

Yan Jiefang said: "When I retire, I will take Xiaoya with me and travel around the country."

After hearing this, Xiao Ya lowered her head a little embarrassedly, but her heart was filled with happiness.

Yan Yongchang said, "Dad, you have a wife and have forgotten your son and daughter."

Everyone laughed. Yan Jiefang curled his lips and said, "You have your uncle, so why didn't you have fun that time?"

While eating, Xixi suddenly shouted, "Happy!"

Everyone was stunned, and then burst into laughter. Yan Bugui was also laughing, but he suddenly remembered something and said, "The procedures for my newsstand have been approved. Lao San, when will you decorate it for me?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "We will renovate the house after the Chinese New Year and set up a tea room so that the neighbors can have a cup of tea and chat there when they have nothing to do." Yan Jiekuang had thought about this a long time ago and was just waiting for the procedures to be finalized.

Yan Bugui's face suddenly lit up with smiles. Now he had something to do and he could look after the private restaurant when he had nothing to do. How great!

While eating, Yan Jiekuang said to Yan Jiefang: "Second brother, I have no objection to your using the mobile phone for work convenience, and I have no objection to your using the pager as well, but when will you return the two cars of the company?"

Yan Jiefang was stunned for a moment, and after a long while he said, "You don't know, our team is not equipped enough. You are so rich, I thought you didn't want it anymore."

Xiao Hai said, "Second Uncle, you don't have to pay it back. My dad has several cars, and he also bought one for my mom. It's called, oh, it's a BMW sports car."

Xiao Pang interrupted and said, "I think the car is not very good. There are only two seats in total. It is obvious that it does not want to take us."

Ji Lian felt so embarrassed that she reached out and hit Xiao Pang. Shi Li didn't see his mother's expression and continued, "My dad's car also has two seats. It's obvious that he doesn't want to take us to play."

Ji Lian looked at Yan Jiekuang with a look of help on her face. Yan Jiekuang said, "Well, well, it's a collection. Yes, it's a collection."

Yan Jiecheng asked in confusion: "What kind of car is this? Why does it only have two seats? What can it be used for?"

Yan Jiedi got excited at this time and said, "Third brother, good third brother, what sports car did you buy? You have to lend it to me for a few days."

Yan Jiefang's eyes widened as he said, "You bought a sports car and now you want two more. Are you really going to fly?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "At that time, Da Mao had just left and I was in a bad mood. Xu Delin asked me to get him a luxury car, so I called my sister. I didn't know what I was thinking at the time. I wanted to buy a good car for Ji Lian, but I got excited and ordered three. I regret it now. I have no place to put them."

Yan Jiedi pressed the issue, "What kind of car is it?"

"One is a BMW sports car, one is a Porsche 911, the other is a Mercedes-Benz 400SE, and the one for Xu Delin is a Mercedes-Benz 560." Yan Jiekuang said.

At this time, Yan Jiedi came close to Ji Lian and kept flattering her. Ji Lian nodded in agreement after a while.

Yan Jiefang asked Yan Jiekuang, "Old Third, how much money do you have? Tell your second brother when you can."

At this time, the Yan family members stopped chatting and listened attentively. Yan Jiekuang didn't really want to hide it, he just didn't like to show off and was too lazy to talk about it. When he heard his second brother asking, he said, "To be honest, I don't know exactly how much money I have. It's all in a Swiss bank. It's been there for a few years. I estimate it's a few hundred million US dollars."

Yan Bugui spat out a mouthful of wine and said, "Hundreds of millions? And, and US dollars? Did you rob a bank?"

"Why rob a bank? It's not easy to make money. Ask Ji Lian how much he earned from the project in Tongzhou. I earned this much by selling all my properties in Hong Kong Island." Yan Jiekuang was unhappy.

Big Fatty murmured, "My dad is really a rich man. I thought he was joking."

Yu Li also came over to Ji Lian and muttered. Yan Bugui looked at Yang Ruiping and said, "Why should I open a newsstand? If the third brother gives me some money, I won't be short of money."

Yang Ruiping rolled his eyes at him and said, "Third Brother, that's to give you something to do. People get sick when they have nothing to do. It's for your own good."

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "I know, I know."

(End of this chapter)