Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 433: The Xu Family is Frightened
During this year's Chinese New Year, the Yan family invited Mrs. Wanzhi to celebrate the New Year together. After Yan Jiekuang left the west wing, he went to Mrs. Wanzhi's place. He planned to take her to live in the backyard of the private restaurant.

Mrs. Wanzhi opened the door and asked Yan Jiekuang, "Why are you here? Didn't you say you would go there on the day of the Little New Year?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "I came to take a look. There's nothing else to do. How about we go over there now?"

Mrs. Wanzhi said, "Forget it. It's not like I can't move. Don't disturb your parents so early. Don't change what you agreed on. Okay, now that you're here, make me a bowl of noodles for lunch."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Okay." Then he ran to the kitchen. Mrs. Wanzhi went back to the backyard to continue reading.

Cuihua Hutong, Xu Damao had planned to take the children to buy New Year's goods, but he came back after just a while. Xu Wude felt very strange and asked, "Aren't you going to take the children to buy New Year's goods? Why are you back so soon?"

Xu Damao said to the two children, "Be good, you two go play for a while. I'll talk to your grandpa and take you out later."

The two children ran away skipping and jumping. Xu Damao sat down, lit a cigarette, and smoked it with a sad face.

When Xu Wude saw that something was wrong, he asked, "What happened? Tell me." At this time, Xu's mother also came over and looked at Xu Damao.

Xu Damao sighed and said, "Before I brought you back, I stayed in Shanghai for a while. You know I was the general manager there, but what you don't know is how I became the general manager."

Xu Wood said: "I am also puzzled. Someone hired you as the general manager, but I never asked you. Why?"

"It was Zhang Erzhu. He found me and asked me to be the general manager. In fact, he had only one purpose, which was to bring down Yan Jiekuang's company. He said he wanted revenge. I don't know where he heard it, but it was the Yan family's report that led to his arrest." Xu Damao talked about what happened last year while smoking a cigarette.

Xu Wood frowned and said, "How did Zhang Erzhu find you?"

Xu Damao said, "What a coincidence. I was looking for an opportunity in Guangzhou to resell some goods here. When I was hosting a dinner, I saw Zhang Erzhu and a group of people coming in from the restaurant. I couldn't believe my eyes at the time. Wasn't Zhang Erzhu exiled to XJ? How could he show up here? He was also very surprised when he saw me, and he warmly invited me to eat at his table."

Xu Damao lit another cigarette and said, "Zhang Erzhu looked like a wealthy man, dressed in a suit and tie. I thought I could borrow his influence to do some business, so I followed him. Unexpectedly, he immediately offered to hire me as the general manager of a real estate company with an annual salary of 500,000. I agreed without a second thought and went to Shanghai."

When Xu Wood heard this, he didn't find anything wrong, so he asked Xu Damao, "Isn't this good? Are you overthinking it?"

Xu Damao sighed and said, "I also went to Shanghai, and Zhang Erzhu told me the whole story. It turned out that his grandfather was an overseas businessman. He came back in the 1980s to recognize his relatives. After much hardship, he found out that he only had one grandson, Zhang Erzhu. After asking around, I found out that he was in XJ. So, I don't know how his grandfather took him there, and he became the sole heir to a large group."

Xu Damao took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "He came back for one reason this time, revenge, and his target is the Yan family. He has already found out everything about the Yan family, and he will start by taking revenge on the third brother's company. He will use any means and regardless of the cost. As long as the third brother falls, he will deal with the rest one by one. I became his first weapon to deal with the third brother Yan. My only job in Shanghai is to collect information about the third brother's company and oppose them everywhere. As long as they want, I will do my best to destroy and stop them. Even if I can't stop them, I will make them pay a huge price."

Xu Wude finally understood the key point of the matter after hearing this. This person was doing things that hurt others and did not benefit himself, so he asked, "Does Yan Lao San know?"

"I thought he didn't know, but when I saw Xu Delin appear at the auction, I knew Yan Laosan already knew. I was afraid of some danger, so I backed off that time. After I returned, Zhang Erzhu had a big quarrel with me, saying that I was not doing my job well. I took the opportunity to withdraw." Xu Damao said.

Xu Wood let out a long sigh and said, "That's good. Good. You know when to advance and when to retreat."

Xu Damao sighed and said, "A few days ago, a colleague in Shanghai called me and said Xu Delin was arrested. I heard that he and Zhang Erzhu cheated Yan Laosan's project in Shanghai. The amount was said to be huge. Yan Laosan didn't care about the old friendship at all. He directly called the police and sued Xu Delin and Zhang Erzhu's company. It is said that the amount of compensation he demanded was more than 10 billion."

Xu Wood said: "That's their business, not yours. You didn't participate in this matter, so don't worry about it."

Xu Damao said: "Yan Laosan has gone crazy. I just met him on the street with my children, and he made this gesture towards me." As he spoke, Xu Damao made the same neck-wiping gesture as Yan Jiekuang.

Xu Wude was stunned. He was also frightened to the point of sending a chill down his spine. He knew that Yan Lao San was no longer the same person he was before. He had money and people, and it would be no joke for him to deal with them.

Xu Wood said: "No way, this is a society ruled by law, what can he do?"

Xu Damao said: "With his cooking skills and his disciples, it is easy for him to prevent Guilan from gaining a foothold here."

Xu Wood was stunned and said, "Well, that would be harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself. How could he do that?"

Xu Damao looked at his father, sighed, and said nothing. Xu Wude then remembered that his son had done the same thing, and sat down on the stool.

At this time, he heard a burst of noise in the alley. Xu Damao's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Yan family came to cause trouble?

When Xu's mother saw this, she walked out of the house and ran to the alley. In the house, the father and son were thinking about how to make the third son of the Yan family forget about this incident and let Xu Damao go.

After a while, the outside gradually calmed down, and Xu's mother came back and said, "It was that He Yuzhu, who was clamoring to go to Yan Laosan to settle the score. His wife and her sister pulled him aside and started arguing with him."

Xu Wood and his son were both stunned. Xu Wood asked, "What happened?"

Xu's mother said, "It seems that Yi Zhonghai was scolded by Yan Laosan and rushed out of Yan Bugui's house. Yi Zhonghai went to He Yuzhu to complain. He Yuzhu got angry when he heard it and rushed out of the house with a stick. His wife and her sister stopped him, saying that he didn't know the reason and he went to pick a fight, which would be bad. "

Xu Wude and Xu Damao looked at each other, and Xu Damao said, "Yi Zhonghai came here to plead for Xu Delin, but was scolded by Yan Laosan. It seems that Yan Laosan is very angry now. Whoever meets him will be unlucky."

Xu Wude nodded and said, "In the future, we will avoid him when we see him. He probably doesn't have time to deal with you now, so you should keep a low profile and stop showing off."

Xu Damao agreed with Xu Wude's words, but still said, "If He Yuzhu and Yan Laosan come into conflict, will he have even less time to care about me?"

Xu Wude's eyes lit up and he smiled and nodded to Xu Damao.

In the west wing of No. 95 Courtyard, although the words Yan Jiekuang said were spoken in anger, they also scared Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui called Yan Jiefang and asked him to come back.

Yang Ruiping hadn't seen the second child for a long time, so she went to the kitchen early to cook. In the evening, Yan Jiefang and his wife came, followed by Yan Yongxin.

Yan Yongxin ran to the kitchen, hugged Yang Ruiping's arm and acted like a spoiled child. Yang Ruiping smiled and said, "Grandma made sweet and sour fish and soft fried pork tenderloin especially for you. They are both your favorites."

Yan Yongxin said: "Thank you grandma, I missed you so much, come, I will help you."

Yan Yongxin helped Yang Ruiping cook. Yan Jiefang went to the main room, took off his coat and hung it up. While warming himself by the stove, he said, "Dad, what's the matter? Why are you looking for me so urgently?"

Shi Xiaoya went to make tea, and Yan Bugui said, "It's about the third brother. Do you know about it?"

Yan Jiefang said, "You are talking about Xu Delin's case, right? I have received a report and know something about it. Why is the third brother so anxious?"

"Are you anxious? He is acting abnormally. You don't know. Today, Yi Zhonghai came to plead for Xu Delin, but was scolded by the third brother. This is the first time I have seen him like this. He even said he wanted to kill Xu Delin. How big a grudge must he have? I'm afraid he will do something stupid, so I called you here." Yan Bugui said.

Yan Jiefang paused in his action of lighting up a cigarette and said, "No way. The third brother has always been a rational person. He is not just swearing, is he just saying it casually?"

Yan Bugui frowned and said, "It's because he never said such things that I'm worried. What if he does something stupid? As his brother, you can't just stand by and do nothing."

"I just know that Xu Delin was arrested for committing a duty crime. They said he had embezzled the third brother's money. They just said the amount was huge, but didn't say how much. I didn't pay much attention to it." Yan Jiefang lit a cigarette, took a puff and said.

Yan Bugui sighed and told Yan Jiefang the whole story. After listening to him, Yan Jiefang just kept smoking and didn't say a word.

Yan Bugui didn't say anything else. He just sat there drinking tea. When Yang Ruiping called them to eat, Yan Jiefang said, "Dad, don't worry. I'll talk to him. Let's talk after dinner."

The father and son went to the restaurant to eat. When Yan Jiefang saw the table full of dishes, he knew that these were specially prepared by his mother for their family. He felt a little guilty because he was always busy with work and seldom visited his parents.

Yan Jiefang and his family of three accompanied his parents for dinner. After dinner, Yan Jiefang said to Yan Bugui, "Dad, I think the abnormal reaction of the third child must have been affected by something else. I will have a drink with him on the day of the Little New Year, try to persuade him and ask about the specific situation. Do you think it's okay?"

Yan Bugui sighed and said, "This is the only way."

(End of this chapter)