Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 417 The dust has settled
A month passed in a flash. The secret room of the deaf old lady had been emptied, the yard was returned to the Yan family, Yan Jiekuang and his family moved to the backyard, and the private restaurant resumed business as usual. However, the story of the deaf old lady was not over yet, and the impact was far-reaching.

When Yi Zhonghai received the letter addressed to him, he couldn't believe it. Wasn't it said that the old lady was illiterate? Then who wrote this flowing handwriting?

Yi Zhonghai read the letter carefully. The first sentence made him burst into tears. It began with "Zhonghai, my son". Li Cuilan comforted him beside him. Yi Zhonghai perked up and read the letter. The general meaning of the letter was to advise him to give up the Jia family and help He Yuzhu more. It also talked about his father's experience and his origins, and told him to stick to the courtyard house and not move out.

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, why didn't you tell me earlier? I have moved away, not just me, but everyone has moved away. But Yi Zhonghai was still very grateful to the old lady. He finally knew his life experience, the names of his parents, and the reason for his parents' death. At this moment, Yi Zhonghai felt relieved and his heart was bright. He discussed with Li Cuilan about visiting his parents' graves. Because the old lady also told him the location of his parents' graves, Li Cuilan agreed.

He Yuzhu was more conflicted. The letter the old lady wrote to him mainly mentioned the reason why his father He Daqing left, and asked him not to hate her, because the old lady said that it was her idea for his father to leave, and it was she who forced He Daqing away. She also explained that the reason for forcing He Daqing away was that his mother was also a distant relative of the old lady, and she hated He Daqing because of her mother's death.

He Yuzhu originally hated He Daqing, but after hearing what the old lady said, he was entangled in whether he should hate his father. He Yuzhu gave the letter to He Yushui, who burst into tears after reading it. After crying for a while, he said, "Brother, let's go and bring our father back. It's not his fault."

He Yuzhu thought about it and nodded, and the next day, the brother and sister drove to Baoding.

The Yan family doesn't talk much about the deaf old lady now, but the old lady did make a contribution in the end, and it was a considerable one. The top-secret list of undercover personnel shocked the people above. Many of them had been in high positions. Of course, most of them have retired now, and some of them have passed away, but those who should be arrested still have to be arrested to see if there is anything unknown in it.

The cultural relics in the secret room were indeed part of the migration to the south, but they were not packed in time, so they were deposited with the old lady. The fact that the old lady was able to preserve these things shows how high her status was at that time.

Yan Jiefang said that according to the confessions of those who were arrested, even Director Mao at the time was very respectful when he saw the old lady and did not dare to speak loudly. Moreover, the old lady had been a partner with Wang Yaqiao and was very skilled in kung fu.

Yan Bugui couldn't help but sigh and said, "The old lady's life was really wonderful."

At the end of April 1995, Yan Jiekuang and his family moved back to Yuer Hutong, and the private restaurant resumed business as usual. Soon after, the headquarters of Kodak Group moved to the newly built Lotus Building in Chaoyang District. This building was also newly completed by Kodak Group. It has Kodak Commercial Plaza below and office buildings above.

Yan Jiekuang's collection has been moved to the courtyard behind Prince Gong's Mansion, where there are professional security personnel and cultural relic maintenance personnel, surveillance cameras have been installed, the walls are covered with electric fences, and there are patrols 24 hours a day, but Yan Jiekuang has no intention of opening the place to the public, and only regards it as his own private collection.

When everything was settled, Yan Jiekuang was also thinking about what his second brother had said to him some time ago, and whether he should change his lifestyle.

Yan Jiekuang carried the pork and ribs he bought that morning to his parents' house. Yang Ruiping saw him and said, "Why are you bringing more food here? We haven't finished the mutton we brought two days ago, and now you're bringing pork."

Yan Jiekuang said: "If you can't finish it, put it in the refrigerator and eat it slowly. Where's my dad?"

Yang Ruiping said: "He should be in the teahouse. He went out after eating."

Yan Jiekuang put the food in the kitchen, cut the meat into pieces weighing about half a pound, wrapped them in plastic wrap, put them in the refrigerator, and said to his mother, "When you want to eat it, take it out and cut a piece. It's convenient this way."

Yang Ruiping said, "By the way, your eldest brother and your eldest sister-in-law haven't come for a while. Call them when you have time."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "I guess the store is busy. My sister-in-law has opened another store and she may not be able to handle it."

Yang Ruiping said, "Okay, stop working here. I'll take care of this job. Go and take a rest."

Yan Jiekuang walked out of the kitchen, holding a teacup and went to the teahouse. When he entered the teahouse, he saw a lot of people. Yan Bugui was chatting with Yi Zhonghai, and Liu Haizhong sat there without saying a word or drinking tea, just sitting there, with Yang Yue'e accompanying him.

Yan Jiekuang went to the counter, asked for a pack of tea, and started brewing it. Jia Zhang said, "Third brother, have you moved back?"

"Ah, now that we've moved back, the restaurant here has to open for business," Yan Jiekuang replied.

Jia Zhang whispered, "Third brother, I heard that the girl living in your father's house is your designated daughter-in-law?"

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be."

"Then you have to be careful. I often see a few young people wandering around outside your father's yard. It seems that they are thinking about your daughter-in-law." Jia Zhang said.

Yan Jiekuang was stunned. He really didn't know about this, mainly because his parents didn't tell him. He said, "It's okay. As long as it's a fair competition, he is no match for my Shi Lei."

Jia Zhang said, "That's right. By the way, have you seen Liu Haizhong? He can hardly speak clearly now, but he still insists on coming here. Why do you think he does that?"

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "Is it because you can't bear to leave your old neighbors? We've been together through thick and thin for so many years, so you miss them." Jia Zhang said, "That's true. Sometimes, when I can't see my old neighbors, I really miss them after a while."

Yan Jiekuang asked, "How's Jia Ge doing? Is business going well?"

Jia Zhang said: "His business is really good, mainly because Huairu is good at management. I heard that they bought the yard next door to expand their business, and Jia Xiaobao is helping them."

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Then why don't you take the fourth generation of your family with you?"

"I'm still bringing them. I've brought so many of them. I just want to do what I want to do now. I don't care about anything else." Jia Zhang said.

Yan Jiekuang gave Jia Zhang a thumbs up and said, "You really understand life. OK, I'm leaving now."

Yan Jiekuang returned to the west wing with the teacup, and went directly to the pavilion in the back garden with the newspaper, where he drank tea, smoked and read the newspaper. After a while, Yang Ruiping came over after finishing his work.

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Mom, I heard that there are young people blocking Xu Jingyi at the door now?"

"No, I didn't see it. Who is it?" Yang Ruiping was stunned and said.

"I don't know who it is. I heard from Aunt Jia that there is always a group of young people hanging around in front of our house." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yang Ruiping said, "It's okay. I'll keep an eye on them. If they come again, I'll chase them away. It's not okay for them to think about my granddaughter-in-law."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "I'm just worried that Xu Jingyi will suffer. When the time comes, tell my dad."

Yang Ruiping nodded, and then said: "It's not a good thing for you to be idle like this. Did you listen to your second brother's words?"

"I listened to you. I'm still thinking about it today. I'll think about it again." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yang Ruiping stopped persuading her because she knew her son was a very opinionated man and he always had his own ideas.

After staying at his mother's house for a while, Yan Jiekuang left. He did not go home, but walked south along Nanluoguxiang. After leaving Nanluoguxiang, he walked west along Di'anmen East Street. That direction was the direction of Shichahai. From Qianhai, he walked along the riverside towards Houhai.

While walking, my mind was like playing a movie, recalling every detail of my journey. When I arrived at Houhai, I continued walking along the riverbank of Houhai. As I walked, I arrived at Prince Chun's Palace. Looking at this huge palace, it was now mottled and old, and it seemed that it had not been restored yet. The same was true for Soong Ching Ling's former residence next to it. I walked along Houhai Alley and bypassed these two courtyards to reach Gulou West Street.

He stopped walking forward and started walking back. Soon he came to a yard. The yard seemed to be his, but it looked brand new. It should have been renovated by Wang Xuan and his men. The yard faced the street and there were bars on both sides of the yard. It was just afternoon and the music was already deafening. Yan Jiekuang continued to walk towards home.

At the intersection of Old Drum Tower Street and Drum Tower West Street, Yan Jiekuang came to another of his shops. The door was open and the outside was completely new. Yan Jiekuang walked in and saw several workers busy at work, some laying floor tiles and some painting. One of them, who looked like a foreman, came over and asked, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Oh, I'm the owner of this house. Who asked you to come and do the renovation?"

The foreman said, "It's Mr. Wang from the Keda Group. We are from the construction and decoration company under Keda."

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Do you have a cell phone? Call Wang Xuan and tell him that the landlord is looking for him."

The foreman found his clothes, took out a Nokia mobile phone, and called Wang Xuan. After a while, Wang Xuan answered the phone. When he heard that Yan Jiekuang was in the shop, Wang Xuan was shocked and thought he had done something wrong, so he quickly asked the foreman to give the phone to Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang picked up the phone and said, "Wang Xuan? Yes, I'm Yan Jiekuang. I need this shop. I want to open a coffee shop. Yes, that's right. You can find someone to help me design it. Who? I will run it myself. Don't worry about anything else. OK, hang up now."

Yan Jiekuang returned the phone to the foreman, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Go on with your work. I'm leaving now."

As soon as Yan Jiekuang walked out of the room, the workers behind him surrounded the foreman and asked, "Who is this?" The foreman wiped the sweat from his head and said, "Who is it? Our big boss, the chairman." The workers exclaimed in disbelief.

At this time, Yan Jiekuang whistled and went home happily.

(End of this chapter)