Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 435: Clarifying Right and Wrong
After a brief period of awkwardness, Yan Jiefang spoke. He looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Uncle Yi, I think you are a little anxious. The matter has not been determined yet. What if Xu Delin is innocent? He will be released after cooperating with the investigation. But if he has indeed committed a crime, it will be useless for you to do this. You should have heard a saying. The law is merciless."

He Yuzhu and the other two were stunned at first, and they all turned to look at Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai was silent for a moment, lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "Jiefang, I know you are more familiar with the law than I am. I also know that Xu Delin must have problems this time, but we are old neighbors after all. As long as Yan Jiekuang relaxes his mouth, I think Delin will get through the difficulties."

Yan Jiekuang was delighted when he heard this and asked, "Uncle Yi, how much do you know? You are so shameless and want me to relax. Do you know how much loss he has caused me?"

At this time, He Yuzhu slammed the cup on the round table and said, "Yan Laosan, do you have any humanity? Would you feel better if you forced someone to death?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at He Yuzhu and ignored him. He turned to Xu Damao and said, "Come on, Brother Damao, tell me what we should do about this."

When Xu Damao heard this, he looked at Yi Zhonghai, then at Yan Jiekuang, grinned and faked twice, and said, "This matter, this matter, there is no way to talk about it. Whoever made the mistake must admit it, and we can't let one side suffer a loss."

After listening to this, He Yuzhu glared at Xu Damao. Yi Zhonghai said, "I know that Delin has caused some losses to your company, but your company is still there, and you can make more money. What do you think, Jie Kuang?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at Yi Zhonghai, his face turned cold, and he said, "Uncle Yi, since Xu Delin came back, I have called him, but he didn't say anything. I gave him a chance, but he didn't take it seriously. Now you beg me, okay, I'll give you a favor, you return my losses to me, and I'll withdraw the lawsuit, okay?"

He Yuzhu stood up and said, "Okay, it's settled."

Before he finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai stood up and covered He Yuzhu's mouth, roaring in a low voice: "Can you still afford it? You can do whatever you want."

Yan Bugui said, "Old Yi, you have been playing all your life, from Jia Dongxu to He Yuzhu, from He Yuzhu to Yi Jun, and finally from Yi Jun to Xu Delin. How come you are still playing tricks when you are old? That is not one or two dollars, not ten or twenty thousand, that is more than ten billion. Can you afford it?"

He Yuzhu was stunned when he heard this and stared at Yi Zhonghai. He didn't know that Xu Delin had cheated Yan Jiekuang so much. If he had known so much, he would not have come at all.

Jia Dongxu patted his chest with a sense of relief, thankful that he didn't say anything.

Yi Zhonghai looked unhappy. He turned around and saw that He Yuzhu and Jia Dongxu had both sat down and were not talking, while Xu Damao didn't even look at him. He kept smoking with his head down.

Yi Zhonghai knew that he could not count on these people, and it was obvious that the Yan family had turned against him. His face was flushed, and he didn't know whether it was because he was drunk or angry.

After a moment of silence, he stood up and said, "We don't know what the final result will be. Well, thank you for your hospitality. I am an old man living alone and I can't rely on anyone. But, Yan Jiekuang, can you always have smooth sailing? When that day comes, I want to see what your fate will be."

After saying that, he turned around, picked up the leather coat behind him and left. Jia Dongxu looked at him, smiled and said, "Thank you for the hospitality. I'm leaving too. After all, he is my master." After saying that, he also took the coat and left.

He Yuzhu stood up, and after a long pause, he said, "Second brother, let's have a drink together some other time." He picked up his coat and ran out.

Only Xu Damao didn't leave. He picked up the wine glass and said to Yan Jiekuang with a smile: "Old Third, I also made mistakes. I apologize to you. In fact, I was also deceived by Zhang Erzhu. I apologize to you. I will drink this glass. You can do whatever you want."

After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. Yan Jiekuang stared at Xu Damao for a while, picked up the glass and took a sip, then said: "Brother Damao, I am a grudge holder. You should be thankful that you didn't cause me any losses. To be honest, I don't care about those plots of land. I am actually very grateful to you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know that there are so many people who are disloyal in the company. This is the end of our relationship."

Xu Damao smiled and nodded, saying, "No, if I go against you again, I will be struck by lightning. Then, I will leave, my family is waiting for me."

After saying that, he stood up and left. As soon as he walked out, he came back and said with a smile, "I forgot my coat. It's too cold today." After saying that, he picked up his coat and ran out. When he ran far away, several people in the Yan family burst into laughter.

Seeing that everyone had left, Yang Ruiping instructed his daughters-in-law to clear away the leftovers and serve a few new side dishes. The Yan family members drank happily, talked about their experiences of the past year and their future plans, analyzed the current development situation to each other, and gave personal suggestions.

Yu Li is the head of Yan Jiecheng's family. So far, his family has opened three stores. The remaining two stores are run by Chang Li's apprentices as the head chefs. There are no plans to expand this year because the cost of running a store is getting higher and higher, and sometimes it is too high.

Yan Jiefang's work was going smoothly, especially with his two children. Yan Yongchang took the postgraduate entrance examination directly after graduation, while Yan Yongxin was hesitant, wanting to take the postgraduate entrance examination while also wanting to take the civil service examination.

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Are these two things in conflict? I don't think they are conflicting at all. Take the civil service exam first, and then take the postgraduate entrance exam when you are stable. It will add to your position. Isn't that great?"

Yan Jiefang and his wife understood immediately and felt that what the third brother said made sense.

When talking about his family, Yan Jiekuang said, "I will transfer all the shares of the company to Ji Lian. From now on, it will be Ji Lian's own company and I will no longer be involved. I have other things to do, and I am in the process of preparing them." Ji Lian was stunned when she heard this. She didn't know this before. Looking at Yan Jiekuang with a puzzled look on her face, Yan Jiekuang said, "In fact, my mom and dad know that I haven't managed the company's affairs at all in the past few years. It's basically Ji Lian who manages it. As for me, I may be too lazy and always curious. I always want to try new things, so I am not suitable for managing a company. This is my well-considered decision."

Yang Ruiping knew some of the situation, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "I fully agree with the third brother's idea. After all, we are all family."

At this time, Yu Li hit Yan Jiecheng, and Yan Jiecheng glared at her. Yu Li meant that look at the third brother, he gave such a big company to his wife just like that, and Yan Jiecheng was not afraid of boiling water, meaning that the third brother is the third brother, and I am me.

Yan Bugui saw everything and said, "In our family, family harmony is the most important thing. Nothing else matters. Only when the family is harmonious can everything be prosperous."

Yan Jiefang applauded enthusiastically and said, "Dad said too much, but I think what Mrs. Wanzhi said is also good, live in the present and enjoy peace."

Yan Jiecheng suddenly asked, "Old Third, are you really going to take care of her until the end of her life?"

Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment and said, "Of course, my Lian'er also agrees to this."

Ji Lian smiled and said, "Yes, Mrs. Wanzhi is really nice. I can learn a lot from her, including business. Don't look at her age. She only returned to China in recent years."

Yu Li was very interested in Mrs. Wanzhi, so she pulled Ji Lian aside and asked her to tell her about the old lady's past. Shi Xiaoya was also very interested and listened with her ears perked up.

Yan Bugui said, "What's the matter, sir? Let's go one by one."

Yan Jiefang said: "One of them must go. For the sake of family harmony and prosperity, one of them must go."

At this time, Yang Ruiping said: "Since it's Jiahe, I'll go too."

The three daughters-in-law also picked up their glasses, drank together, and started chatting and laughing again.

At this time, in the front yard, Yan Yongqing, his wife, and his younger brothers and sisters were quietly making dumplings.

Xiaopang complained: "It's a good year, but I still have to work. My life is so hard."

Big Fatty patted him and said, "Stop talking nonsense. You want to pat the old woman again, right? You have to finish what we agreed to do even if you have to kneel down."

Shi Li also rolled her eyes at Xiaopang, who shuddered and said, "I was just joking. Didn't you see how good mine are? Compare, compare." After comparing for a long time, he found that Xixi made better dumplings than him. Suddenly, he saw Yan Leping who was also making dumplings at the small table next to him.

He changed his words and said, "Look, I'm much better than Le Ping's."

When the others heard this, they burst into laughter. Xiao Hai said, "Brother, you should have some shame. You are really shameless compared to Le Ping."

At this time, Yan Leping also heard his fourth uncle say that his buns were not as good as his, and he said to Xiaopang in a baby voice: "Let's fight again in two years."

A group of children were already laughing so hard that they were rolling with joy. Yan Yongqing even walked over, hugged him and kissed him, saying, "This is my son. He is very ambitious."

Xiaopang stood there with his hands on his hips, looked at Yan Leping and said, "If you have the ability, let's play bass."

Yan Leping showed no sign of weakness. He imitated Xiaopang and put his hands on his hips, saying, "Let's compete. Dad, dad, what is a bass?" After saying this, he ran towards Yan Yongqing with his short legs.

When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter again, and Xiaopang even laughed until tears came out.

(End of this chapter)