Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 431 Who is behind the scenes?
When Mrs. Wanzhi opened the door and saw Yan Jiekuang with an embarrassed look on his face, she asked with some concern, "What's wrong with you? Why do you look so embarrassed?"

"It's nothing, I just had a few arguments with Ji Lian. Can I stay here tonight?" Yan Jiekuang said.

Mrs. Wanzhi shook her head and said, "No, if you don't go home after just a few quarrels, how will your children look at you? You must go home. What can't be said in a nice way?"

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll sit for a while, have a glass of water and then go back."

Mrs. Wanzhi let him in, and they went to the main room in the backyard. Wanzhi made him a cup of tea. He sat there smoking, with his head down and not saying a word.

Mrs. Wanzhi said, "You and her have been through so many ups and downs for so many years. What could have caused you to quarrel like this? If there is anything, take a step back. After all, Ji Lian is a woman."

Yan Jiekuang nodded, but still said: "I found that Ji Lian has changed. She has become very strong and has her own ideas. What I said is no longer so important in her mind. Maybe it is this change that I can't accept."

Wanzhi sighed and said, "People will always change and grow. You have to learn to accept it."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Yes, I was a little overconfident, so I gave the company to her. Let her do whatever she wants. I entrusted the overseas assets to professional managers to merge into your company. Although I don't know what to do yet, let's merge the assets first."

Mrs. Wanzhi said, "Okay, that's actually just a shell company. If you want to use it, you can move the headquarters here."

Yan Jiekuang nodded, and Mrs. Wanzhi turned and went to the bedroom. After a while, she brought back a briefcase and handed it to Yan Jiekuang, saying, "Here are all the information and documents of the company, as well as the equity certificate. Please keep it."

Yan Jiekuang took it and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you down."

Mrs. Wanzhi smiled and said, "Do you know why it is called Rand Corporation? It is to commemorate my ancestor, Nalan Xingde. You have to know this."

"I guessed it when you told me the first time." Yan Jiekuang said with a smile.

Yan Jiekuang completely calmed down at Mrs. Wanzhi's place. He chatted with Wanzhi for a while and then said goodbye and went home.

Arriving at Yuer Hutong, he knocked on the door. It was Xixi who opened the door for him. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Have you eaten?"

Xixi said, "I ate the noodles my brother and I made." Xixi looked at her father, and Yan Jiekuang saw her hesitation to speak.

Yan Jiekuang patted her head and said, "Your mother and I are fine. We just have different ideas. It will be fine in a few days."

Xixi then sighed and said, "Mom hasn't eaten yet, how about you make me a bowl of noodles?"

Looking at his clever daughter, Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll put the things down and make noodles for her."

Yan Jiekuang walked to the backyard, glanced at the bedroom with the light on, sighed, went to the study, locked his briefcase in the safe, and then went to the kitchen.

Not long after, he went to the bedroom with a bowl of noodles. In the window of the study, four eyes stared at Yan Jiekuang's back. Only after Yan Jiekuang entered the bedroom did the two people in the study return to the desk.

Xiao Hai said, "Is it really okay? They can't quarrel again, right?"

"Don't worry, it takes two to tango. I see my dad seems to have given in. As long as one side gives in, the quarrel will not break out. Okay, hurry up and do your homework. It's already so late." Xixi said.

The two children continued to do their homework. On the other side, Ji Lian saw Yan Jiekuang coming in with noodles, and she felt a little relieved. Yan Jiekuang put the noodles on the square table beside him and said, "You must be hungry. Let's eat first."

Ji Lian then stood up and walked over. After sitting down, she started eating the noodles mouthful by mouthful.

Yan Jiekuang didn't know what to say, so he walked out of the room with a cigarette. When Ji Lian saw Yan Jiekuang walked out without saying a word, tears fell uncontrollably.

Yan Jiekuang smoked a cigarette, thinking about the future. He didn't know that Ji Lian was already crying in the room. After smoking, he went back into the room. When he saw Ji Lian crying, he panicked and said, "What's wrong with you? Didn't I say that the company will listen to you in the future? Why are you still crying?"

Ji Lian looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "I thought you ignored me. You came back without saying a word."

Yan Jiekuang said: "I was thinking about something else. Okay, stop crying. Let's just leave it at that."

As he spoke, Yan Jiekuang took a towel and handed it over. Ji Lian took it and wiped her face.

Yan Jiekuang said, "I will not ask about the company's affairs in the future. You can make your own decision. I will deal with Xu Delin's affairs and withdraw completely. You don't have to worry too much. After all, the project is still there. We also have to investigate the people behind Xu Delin to avoid future troubles."

Ji Lian said, "Okay, let's leave it at that for now. I was just anxious and my words were a bit harsh. Don't take it to heart." Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "We are an old married couple. Okay, let it go. Let's not talk about it again. You should also take a shower and go to bed early."

Ji Lian nodded, stood up and walked out. Yan Jiekuang thought to himself, is this matter over? He himself didn't know why, after this quarrel, he felt that Ji Lian was getting further and further away from him.

Early the next morning, Yan Jiekuang had just opened his eyes when he heard the urgent doorbell ringing outside. Yan Jiekuang put on a cotton jacket and autumn trousers and ran to the front yard. As soon as he opened the door, he saw his father standing at the door.

As soon as Yan Bugui saw Yan Jiekuang, he said, "I ran into Jia Zhang early this morning. She told me that Xu Delin transferred his and Yi Zhonghai's household registration yesterday. Didn't you ask me to keep an eye on him? I rushed over to tell you."

Yan Jiekuang was shocked and asked, "Do you know where he went?"

Yan Bugui said, "I asked, but Jia Zhang didn't know either. How about I go to the street to ask?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "No need, I'll go by myself. Thank you. By the way, have you eaten? Come in and have a seat."

"I won't sit down anymore. Your mother is cooking. I'll go back to eat. Okay, you go in. I'm leaving." Yan Bugui said and turned and left.

Yan Jiekuang closed the door, walked to the backyard, and returned to the bedroom to get dressed. Ji Lian also woke up and asked while lying on the bed, "Who is it this early in the morning?"

"Dad, come and tell me about Xu Delin. He transferred the household registration of himself and Yi Zhonghai." Yan Jiekuang said while putting on his clothes.

"What?" Ji Lian sat up suddenly.

Yan Jiekuang said, "It's okay. Even if the monk runs away, the temple cannot. Doesn't he have a house in Xiamen? His wife is also there. I guess he has moved there. Don't worry, he can't run away. By the way, go to work and urge the progress of the investigation in Shanghai."

After Yan Jiekuang finished speaking, he took his toiletries and left the room. Ji Lian also got up and put on her clothes.

After Yan Jiekuang finished washing up, he went to the kitchen to cook. The family of four went out at the same time after dinner. Yan Jiekuang went to the household registration office and inquired about Xu Delin's whereabouts. As Yan Jiekuang expected, his household registration was to be transferred to Xiamen.

Wang Qiang from Shanghai called in the morning and told Yan Jiekuang that Xu Delin and a building materials company called Runsheng used fake companies to bid for the main materials of several of the company's projects and raised the purchase price. The main reason was that Runsheng was registered by the boss of Xu Damao's former company, and they deliberately targeted Kodak Group.

Although the police in Shanghai have intervened, it is difficult to recover the illegal profits. After all, as the representative of Kodak Group, Xu Delin has the signing authority.

Yan Jiekuang told Wang Qiang two points, asking him to negotiate with Wang Qing and let them find the largest local law firm. No matter how much it costs, they must hire the best lawyer and go to court to sue. The first is to sue Xu Delin for duty crimes, hold him criminally responsible and compensate the group for its economic losses. The second is to sue Runsheng Company and Xu Delin for fraud and demand compensation for losses. They should organize the evidence, hand it over to the police and lawyers, and sue as soon as possible.

Finally, Yan Jiekuang instructed Wang Qiang to investigate the boss of that company thoroughly, no matter the cost.

After Yan Jiekuang hung up the phone, he sat there thinking about who he had such a big grudge against. He had never been to Shanghai, and he didn't know anyone in Taiwan. Who was this person? Yan Jiekuang was puzzled.

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and rushed to Yan Bugui's home. When he got home, he saw that the west wing was locked. Yan Jiekuang walked to the teahouse, lifted the curtain and went in.

Yan Bugui and his wife were chatting happily with Jia Zhangshi. Yan Jiekuang walked over, poured himself a cup of tea and said, "Dad, does our family have any enemies in Taiwan?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui said, "What nonsense are you talking about? We don't even have any relatives in the south, so how can we have any enemies?"

Yang Ruiping asked: "What happened to you? Why is it related to Taiwan?"

Yan Jiekuang told the story of how Xu Damao had previously opposed his company, and how Xu Delin later betrayed him and jeopardized the company. He also said that the boss behind the scenes was a boss from Taiwan.

Yan Bugui said: "Who in our area could be related to that place? Could it be a coincidence?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Definitely not, he is targeting my company."

At this time, Jia Zhang spoke up. She said, "Third brother, you may have an enemy over there, and that person probably wants to skin you alive. Moreover, he has a good relationship with Xu Damao and Xu Delin."

The three members of the Yan family were stunned, staring at Jia Zhang with wide eyes. Jia Zhang said, "If the third brother hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered it. It was about five or six years ago. Huairu went back to her parents' home. When she came back, she told me that Qin Yuru and her children in the village had left and went to Taiwan. She said they had relatives there. I was wondering, didn't the Qin family have ancestors in the village? Could it be that the Qin family had connections there? Huairu said she guessed it was Zhang Erzhu, but she didn't know how he went there."

After hearing what Jia Zhang said, Yan Jiekuang opened up his Ren and Du meridians instantly, and all of a sudden everything was connected.

(End of this chapter)