Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 432: Frequent Accidents
As winter approached, Yan Jiekuang was busy with the winter coal and winter vegetable storage for several families. After making arrangements for his parents, Mrs. Wanzhi and his own family, he began to purchase New Year's goods for each family. The police and lawsuit had already been reported in Shanghai, so he was not too anxious and left the rest of the matter to Ji Lian and the legal team.

The cafe had not been open for a long time. Many people thought that Yan Jiekuang was not going to run the business anymore and asked him if he wanted to sell it. Yan Jiekuang directly refused, saying that he had no time to run it and that his family should be the priority.

Mrs. Wanzhi doesn't go out often anymore. The weather is cold and the roads are slippery, so it's not suitable for her to go out. Every day Yan Jiekuang would take half a day to accompany her.

The Yan family basically knew about Shi Lei and Xu Jingyi's affairs, and their relationship was officially established. They planned to get married after Xu Jingyi graduated. Shi Lei stayed in school to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination and work as a teaching assistant, which did not cause Yan Jiekuang and his wife to worry at all. They had already planned their own paths.

Dapang Yan Yongqing was an excellent student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His tutor thought highly of Dapang and asked him to take an engineer's license exam right after his freshman year. Since the exam started from the junior level, it was not difficult for Dapang. His tutor also chose two subjects for him, materials science and electronic engineering. This made Dapang very busy, and he was either in class or on the way to class.

Xiaopang Yan Yonghe became a celebrity at Tsinghua University, mainly because the band he formed was very famous among colleges and universities. Shi Li always urged Xiaopang to study, intentionally or unintentionally, because one cannot neglect the important for the trivial. It will be useless if one does not learn the serious subjects well. So whenever Xiaopang saw Shi Li, he would hide, no matter at school or at home, he would run away when he saw Shi Li.

Yan Jiekuang and his wife don't have to worry about Shi Li. She has top grades and has chosen accounting. She ranks among the best in both subjects. In Shi Li's words, she wants to become an internationally renowned economist. Ji Lian values ​​Shi Li very much and goes to school to see her once a week.

Compared to their older brothers and sisters, Xiaohai and Xixi are happy. They don't have any study pressure. If they don't go to special schools next year, they will go directly to junior high school. The changes in education policy have made life a lot easier for the two children.

Most people in the family are busy with business, which makes the people in the old family rarely visit Yan Bugui and his family. If there is something, they just call. Yan Jiefang is still very busy, but Shi Xiaoya is much more relaxed. The children are grown up and do well in school. They are just waiting to graduate and find jobs. There is no worry at home, and they go to see their parents once a week.

In 1996, the winter was very cold. Yan Jiekuang would go to Mrs. Wanzhi's house every morning to light a fire and cook breakfast. After watching her finish eating, he would go to see his parents. His parents were old and could no longer do some work, so Yan Jiekuang visited them very frequently.

Yan Bugui told Yan Jiekuang that Jia Zhang said goodbye and stopped coming in mid-December, and returned the teahouse to the Yan family. He also asked Yang Ruiping to let the third brother take Yang Ruiping to visit her from time to time when they were free. Yang Ruiping agreed, knowing that this was because he was afraid that something might happen to him.

Jia Dongxu is busy with business and seldom goes to Qianmen to visit Jia Zhangshi. This is why Jia Zhangshi is very resentful now. She can't rely on her sons and grandsons. In the past, her two granddaughters would visit her from time to time, but now Jia Dang and Jia Huaihua have gone to Shanghai, and no one really visits her anymore.

Yan Jiekuang took a day off, prepared some meat and seafood, and took Yang Ruiping to Qianmen to deliver New Year's goods to Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi insisted on keeping him there for the whole day, and Yan Jiekuang even cooked dinner for her. Only then did Jia Zhangshi let the mother and son go.

Yan Jiekuang no longer cares about Kodak's affairs and has completely let go. However, Wang Qiang still comes to him from time to time to talk about the company's affairs. Seeing Wang Qiang hesitate to speak, Yan Jiekuang asked, "What's the matter? Just tell me if you have something to say."

Wang Qiang thought for a while and said, "I wanted to retire a long time ago, but because you have always been here, I gave up the idea of ​​retiring. Now you have also retired, so I want to retire too. As for who will take over next, it depends on what President Ji thinks. Do you think it's okay?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at Wang Qiang, the key player who had worked with him from scratch, and knew that he had already given up. He could not keep him, so he said, "Okay, I'll ask them to calculate your pension for you. Please come to see me more often if you have time."

Wang Qiang left the company. Yan Jiekuang did not ask who would take over. However, Yan Jiekuang gave Wang Qiang a large pension and did not treat him unfairly. After all, Wang Qiang had made great contributions in the early stages of the company's development.

But what was unexpected was that not long after, Wang Qing also resigned, and it was Ji Lian who agreed. This made Yan Jiekuang very angry. Although Yan Jiekuang didn't know why, he wanted to talk to Wang Qing, but Wang Qing just called him and said that he wanted to go out and see the world, so he resigned and left, without asking for a penny.

Yan Jiekuang has been very silent during this period. He didn't want to say anything, thinking to himself: "Forget it, let's not have any more trouble. Let's spend this New Year quietly. We can talk about anything after the New Year."

The more you think about it, the more things go against your wishes. Three days before the New Year's Eve, Yan Bugui found Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang's heart skipped a beat, thinking that something might have happened again. Yan Jiekuang quickly moved his father to the main room in the front yard, where it was warmer. Yan Jiekuang's home had central heating, but the temperature in each room was still different.

Yan Bugui sat down and took a sip of tea, then said, "Yi Zhonghai is back. He came to our house early in the morning and burst into tears in my room, asking us to let Xu Delin go, just this once. I don't know what happened. I asked him why, but he didn't say anything. He was crying and snotting. I had no choice but to come to you."

Yan Jiekuang was furious and said, "You are dreaming if you ask me to release Xu Delin. Do you know how much money he has embezzled from the company after betraying me? How dare Yi Zhonghai say that he would let him go?"

When Yan Bugui heard this, he realized that something had really happened, and said, "What should we do? He won't leave our house. Otherwise, I can get rid of him and he won't come to see you."

Yan Jiekuang stood up and said, "Come on, I'll go with you. I'll tell him, so don't worry about it."

Yan Jiekuang put on his coat, supported his father, and walked towards Courtyard No. 95.

Not long after, they arrived at the front hall. Yi Zhonghai was sitting next to him drinking tea, and Yang Ruiping was talking to him. It seemed that Yang Ruiping was asking what happened to Xu Delin. Yi Zhonghai just shook his head and said nothing.

"Mom, you don't need to ask him. I'll talk to you when I have time. You and my dad can go to the backyard. I want to talk to Uncle Yi alone." Yan Jiekuang said. Yi Zhonghai was a little panicked and said, "No, let your dad stay here and listen as well."

Yi Zhonghai knew that it was impossible for him to convince Yan Jiekuang, so he always used their long-time friendship as neighbors to kidnap Yan Bugui. Yan Jiekuang was well aware of his tricks, but he didn't care.

Yan Jiekuang moved a chair and sat in front of Yi Zhonghai. Looking at Yi Zhonghai, his anger was on the verge of exploding. Yan Jiekuang said, "Uncle Yi, who helped Xu Delin when he was cheated out of all his money?"

Yi Zhonghai's eyes were a little evasive, and he said, "It's you."

"Then who gave him the money to turn his life around and make a fortune?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

"It's you too, but..." Yi Zhonghai was about to say something when he was interrupted by Yan Jiekuang.

"Who asked him to go to Shanghai to settle accounts with Xu Damao, and who trusted him unconditionally?" Yan Jiekuang stared at Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said, "It's you too. I know what Delin did was wrong, but killing is not right. For the sake of our long-term neighbors, please let him go."

Yan Jiekuang sneered and said, "Let him go. He embezzled tens of millions and caused more than a billion in losses to our company. You want me to let him go? Old Yi, how can you say that?"

Yi Zhonghai knew that Yan Jiekuang had completely turned against him and didn't even call him Uncle Yi anymore. Yi Zhonghai said, "But all my hopes are pinned on Delin. Without him, what will happen to Cuilan and I in the future? Please have pity on us."

Yan Jiekuang stood up and said, "I've already pitied you, but what did I get? Old man Yi, put away your little tricks and tricks. If this weren't a society ruled by law, you should have collected Xu Delin's body by now. Be thankful, Dad, get him out of here."

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, his eyebrows stood up and he shouted, "How can you talk like that? Don't you know that I am your elder? Why do you think I am old? Let's wait and see."

Yan Jiekuang said fiercely: "Use whatever tricks you have, I will take over. As for Xu Delin, spend the rest of his life in prison. Don't come out. If you come out, I will find someone to kill him. I have a lot of money. One million won't work, then I will find ten million. If I am in a bad mood one day, I will find someone to kill him directly in prison."

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he was really scared. He didn't expect Yan Jiekuang's attitude to be so firm and that he hated Xu Delin so much. Without any hesitation, he turned around and left.

It was also the first time that Yan Bugui saw his third son get angry, but he was also surprised to hear what Yan Jiekuang said. He did not expect that Xu Delin, this ungrateful person, was so cruel and directly ruined Yan Jiekuang's company.

Yan Bugui saw Yi Zhonghai leaving and asked, "Why did he do that? Why did he try to trick you like that? Is it related to Zhang Erzhu?"

Yan Jiekuang sat down and said, "Yes, if we can't win the lawsuit against Zhang Erzhu, all five projects in Shanghai will have to be suspended. He still has the nerve to come and beg for mercy. I don't know how he can be so shameless."

"Okay, calm down. I'll just say it, but you can't do anything illegal." Yan Bugui said seriously.

Yan Jiekuang sighed and said, "I was just saying that out of anger. Don't worry, I can do that kind of thing. But it is definitely impossible for me to let them go."

Yan Bugui said, "Okay, I get it. Don't worry about me. Your mother and I know what to do."

Yan Jiekuang stood up and said, "Then I'll go first. I haven't been to the old lady yet."

Yan Jiekuang walked out of the west wing, lit a cigarette, and smoked as he walked. Just as he reached Nanluoguxiang, he saw Xu Damao walking towards him with two children at the entrance of the alley opposite. He also saw Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang looked at Xu Damao coldly, made a throat-cutting gesture with his hand, and then turned and left.

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment. He knew very well why Yan Jiekuang made this move, because he already knew that Xu Delin had been arrested. Would he be the next one? When he thought about this, he felt cold all over.

(End of this chapter)