Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 394 Enemies gather together
On New Year's Eve, only Yang Ruiping and Yan Jiekuang went to the kitchen after breakfast. They went to the kitchen of a private restaurant. The table for today's New Year's Eve dinner was set up in the main room in the courtyard of the quadrangle.

Yang Ruiping said: "Oil coupons have been cancelled this year, and only grain still needs coupons, but fortunately there is bargained grain to buy. I dare not imagine such a life. But third brother, let's not be too high-profile. You have been walking around all day, and people who don't know you would think you are an unemployed youth. I didn't expect you to make so much money."

Yan Jiekuang said as he cleaned up the dishes: "Ever since someone targeted me last time and almost confiscated my property, I have been very low-key and tried not to show up. In fact, this business is a bit too big, so we will integrate it in a few years and then split it up. Now Ji Lian has devoted herself to Keda Group, and I can't bear to split her company up."

Yang Ruiping shook his head and said, "Ji Lian didn't have that much courage before, but now she looks more and more like a boss. By the way, Yongqing, can you help?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "It's no problem for me to help, but the problem is, my eldest brother's family is going to expand this year, and Yu Li has made all the arrangements. She herself is in need of help, so how can I arrange for Yongqing?"

Yang Ruiping said, "Well, I won't worry about it. My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. I don't care. Look, all the people are gone this early in the morning. Did they go to see the car you bought?"

"Oh, Mom, to be honest, I also regret buying those cars. I was stimulated at the time. What do you say I should do? I paid hundreds of thousands of taxes alone, and I can't get a refund." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yang Ruiping chuckled and said, "You bought it, but you have to be low-key in the future. Xiaohai said that his classmates are looking forward to you driving to pick him up. What's that called? Oh, by the way, it's very cool."

"Did Xiaohai say this? I'm afraid that they will show off to this kid. I'll have to warn him later." Yan Jiekuang said.

The mother and son were talking when Xu Delin's voice came from outside, shouting, "Old Third, Old Third, I'm here, where are you?"

Yan Jiekuang put down the work in his hands, wiped his hands, and then left the kitchen and said, "Don't shout, I'm here, why are you here? New Year's greetings should be paid tomorrow, right?"

"Stop talking nonsense. I'm here to get my car and transfer the money to you at the same time," said Xu Delin.

"You only have these few days left, why are you in such a hurry? You are at the Kodak company compound. Just go there directly and take a taxi. They are all here now. Hurry up, the car keys are in Ji Lian's hands." Yan Jiekuang said.

Xu Delin didn't say anything, just turned around and left the yard. Yan Jiekuang looked at his back and shook his head, then squatted at the gate, lit a cigarette and started smoking.

While smoking, he saw Yan Bugui from afar, wearing a tweed coat, with his hands behind his back and a leather hat, walking towards his home. Yan Jiekuang guessed that his father must have gone to Xu Delin's house, otherwise how would Xu Delin know that his car had arrived.

Yan Bugui also saw Yan Jiekuang and said with a smile, "Delin is here, right? When he heard your car had arrived, he ran away in a hurry. I guessed he came to see you."

"Yes, we're here to get the car. Dad, are the children going with us?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

Yan Bugui nodded and said, "It's your second brother who said he wanted to take the kids for a ride, and now they all went for it."

Yan Jiekuang had finished his cigarette, so he stood up and said to Yan Bugui, "Dad, hurry back to the house. I have to go to the kitchen to work."

Yan Bugui nodded and went back to the west wing. Yan Jiekuang went back to the kitchen to continue working. When he was almost done, he said to his mother, "Mom, it's almost done. Go and take a rest. By the way, I put a box of dried fruits in the warehouse. You can take them out and eat them. You can also put some in the main hall."

Yang Ruiping washed his hands, wiped them, and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you, my chef. I'll go to the west wing to take a look."

Xu Damao did not have much income this year, which was related to the current crackdown on speculation. He had a meal with Li Huaide and You Fengxia before the New Year, wanting to discuss doing some big business, but he did not expect that Li Huaide was old and did not want to bother anymore, and You Fengxia had a big appetite, and Xu Damao could not feed her, so nothing was discussed during the meal.

Xu Wude and his wife, his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew were all at home. The old couple and his sister were also busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. Xu Damao thought about it and said to Xu Wude, "Dad, I'm going to go out and buy some wine. I'll be back soon."

Xu Damao put on his coat, put on a scarf, and went out. After he left the courtyard, he ran to a store in Nanluoguxiang. He lit a cigarette while walking. When he lowered his head to light the cigarette, he looked up and saw a Mercedes-Benz parked in front of the store. Xu Damao was very surprised. He had never heard of any rich people in this area. Whose car was this?

All men are interested in cars. Xu Damao walked around the car and even leaned over the window to look inside. As he was examining it carefully, a voice came over, "Isn't this a nice car?"

Xu Damao nodded frequently and said, "Da Benz, that's pretty good. It's still here..." As he was speaking, he realized why the voice sounded so familiar. He turned around and saw Xu Delin standing behind him with two packs of cigarettes in his hand, looking at him with a smile.

Xu Damao's face suddenly darkened and he said, "Whether the car is good or not, what does it have to do with you?"

Xu Delin smiled and said, "Excuse me, this is my car. Does it matter?"

"You, if it's your car, I..." Before Xu Damao could finish his words, Xu Delin opened the car door with the key, bent down, got in the car and closed the door.

Xu Delin rolled down the window and said, "Brother Damao, what would you do if it was my car?"

Xu Damao stood there in a daze, unable to utter a word. Xu Delin ignored him, stepped on the accelerator, and drove away.

Xu Damao was so angry that he jumped on the spot and started cursing, but he was more helpless. He didn't expect Xu Delin to turn the tables. This is something he still can't figure out.

Xu Damao turned around and went home. His dejected look puzzled Xu Wood, so he asked, "Damo, what's wrong with you? Didn't you say you were going to buy some wine? Where's the wine?"

"I forgot to buy it, you bought it yourself." Xu Damao sat on the chair, lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. Xu Wude found that Xu Damao was not right, so he said: "Damo, what's wrong?"

Xu Damao sighed and said, "I just saw Xu Delin. He was driving a Mercedes-Benz to buy things in the store. How did he turn things around? How could he turn things around?"

Xu Wude was stunned, and then he realized that Xu Damao was angry with Xu Delin. He shook his head and said, "What kind of society is this now? Why do you care about him? The real thing is to make money quietly."

"That's impossible. I spent a lot of money to make him penniless. How come he has turned things around in less than half a year?" Xu Damao said unwillingly.

Xu Wood was stunned. He didn't expect this to happen, so he asked, "What's going on?"

Xu Damao looked at his father and told him about how he and Li Huaide set a trap in Shenzhen and how Xu Delin was left with nothing.

Xu Wood thought for a moment and said, "Da Mao, you have to be careful. If Xu Delin turns over, he will definitely not let you go."

Xu Damao nodded and said, "I will be careful. I have stopped the speculation now. I will see what to do next."

Xu Wood nodded and said, "Why don't we open a store? We have nothing to do now anyway?"

"The main reason is that the money comes in too slowly, and it's all hard-earned money. Let me think about it again. Recently I saw that the game halls are pretty good and they make money quickly." Xu Damao said.

Xu Wude didn't understand what he was saying, so he didn't respond and went to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

At noon, the Yan family members came back one after another, and Yan Jiekuang began to cook steamed dishes, mainly two dishes, one was steamed crab and the other was steamed mandarin fish.

Shi Xiaoya and Ji Lian came back and went into the kitchen to help. Yan Jiekuang looked at Ji Lian and said, "How was it? Did they enjoy it?"

Ji Lian laughed and said, "They also wanted to see your Porsche, but it was too far, so they didn't go."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Thanks to my foresight, I parked the car far away."

Ji Lian said with a wicked smile: "Don't worry, Jie Di said that she will drive my car for a few days and then come to borrow your car."

Before Yan Jiekuang could say anything, Yang Ruiping was unhappy and said, "This damn girl, she is a public official, driving such a nice car, she is not afraid of others gossiping."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Forget it, Mom. Jie Di is not someone who doesn't know her limits. There's no way she would drive to work."

Yang Ruiping said, "Okay, now that everyone is back, let's serve the food. Today everyone is in for a treat, the third brother has cooked a lot of delicious dishes."

Today, the main dishes that Yan Jiekuang has to make are abalone and shark fin, which are already warming in the steamer, including shark fin in soup, abalone with natural fragrance, braised sea cucumber and fish maw and shredded chicken soup. The four seafood dishes are pepper and salt lobster, steamed flying crab, braised prawns and steamed mandarin fish. The rest are meat dishes and a few Cantonese vegetarian dishes.

There were two large tables in the main room, and the Yan family was celebrating the Spring Festival again. Everyone was in high spirits and everyone was very happy, except for one person, his second brother Yan Jiefang. As for the reason, he was thinking about Yan Jiekuang's Grand Cherokee, but was too embarrassed to ask for it because the two borrowed cars had not been returned yet.

Yan Jiekuang served the dishes as soon as he finished cooking, but he deliberately chose a seat far away from his second brother. The main reason was that he couldn't drink as much as his second brother, and if he got drunk too much, he might even lend something out.

When Yan Bugui saw the two brothers, he burst out laughing. This was the first time that the third brother was hiding from the second brother. Then he pulled Yang Ruiping's sleeve and nodded in the direction of the two brothers. Yang Ruiping knew what was going on at a glance and laughed.

Yan Jiefang also understood at this time and said, "Old Third, I don't miss your things, why are you so far away from me?"

"It would be strange if you didn't miss me. I can see the shadow of my Grand Cherokee in your eyes. Don't say you don't have it." Yan Jiekuang said. Everyone burst into laughter when they heard it.

Yan Jiefang said, "Okay, I won't worry about it anymore. Come over here and have a drink with me. Come on."

Yan Jiekuang then sat down and said, "Second brother, you forced me to eat at the kid's table."

Yang Ruiping was so amused that he couldn't stop laughing. Yan Bugui said, "Okay, okay, no one should worry about Lao San's car. If you need it temporarily, you can borrow it. Okay, let's eat."

The Yan family members then started to eat. Yan Jiecheng toasted his father, put down the cup, and asked, "Dad, why don't you say a word?"

Yan Bugui waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, our family has been prosperous this year. There is no need to summarize. It will be the same next year. In two words, eat and drink well."

After hearing this, Xixi stood up and said, "Grandpa, those are four words." Everyone laughed again.

(End of this chapter)