Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 491 Don’t Show Off Your Wealth
Yan Jiekuang held his daughter in his arms and saw Yan Bugui off. When his father left, he took away two pieces of porcelain and a painting, and of course a few gold ingots and silver bars that Yan Jiekuang gave him. Yan Bugui was still very honest and did not want any of those things that he believed were national treasures, as he was afraid of getting into trouble.

However, Yan Jiekuang was in trouble. He thought Xixi had calmed down, but what he didn't expect was that after going to school, Xixi called her brothers and sisters one by one, asking them if they knew that her family had a basement with many treasures hidden in it.

Dapang and the other two were completely confused, but when they finally figured out what was going on, they were furious. When they met at lunch, they started to complain about their parents' dishonesty, saying that they even hid family matters from them. So they agreed to go home together that night to denounce their parents.

When Shi Lei received Xixi's call, he pretended to be dumb and pretended that he didn't know, because he knew that if he said he knew, his brothers and sisters would definitely point the finger at him, so he pretended not to know. But when Xiaopang found Shi Lei who was going to class, Shi Lei said that he had an appointment with Jingyi in the evening and sent Xiaopang away. After Xiaopang left, Shi Lei patted his chest and said to himself: "I can't go home these days no matter what."

There was nothing to do in the morning, so Yan Jiekuang took the three children to his grandmother's house. Yang Ruiping looked at Yan Jiekuang with strange eyes. Yan Jiekuang knew that his father must have told Yang Ruiping about the basement, so he explained: "Mom, don't mind it. There is an old saying, 'If the king is not discreet, he will lose his ministers; if the ministers are not discreet, they will lose their chastity; if a few things are not discreet, they will become harmful'. I am just afraid of big trouble. If it was leaked in the past, wouldn't the family be raided?"

Yang Ruiping chuckled and said, "I don't have any idea, but what's wrong with you? Have you changed your personality? Why did you tell your family?"

"Times have changed. Our family doesn't need to keep it a secret anymore. It will be more troublesome to tell them later. Besides, I'm planning to move to another place. Telling them in advance will save me trouble later." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yang Ruiping smiled at Yan Jiekuang and said, "I knew you were not doing this without a purpose. You must have a purpose. Why do you want to move to a new place?"

Yan Jiekuang sighed and said, "I plan to build a manor in Fangshan. Times have changed now, and there are more children in the family. If we continue to be conservative, it will be a bit old-fashioned. If we have the conditions to upgrade the living and living conditions of our family and children, why not? So, our generation has suffered all our lives, and we cannot let our children suffer. We can also help them improve their thinking and broaden their horizons."

Yang Ruiping took the child from Yan Jiekuang's arms and said sarcastically, "Your father and I have suffered all our lives, but I have never seen you suffer all your life. You always make sure that what you eat and drink is good."

"Mom, how can you say that about your son? Your son will soon become a wealthy man." Yan Jiekuang said.

Yang Ruiping laughed and said, "Well, I am also your mother of a wealthy family, so there is nothing I can't say about you."

Yan Jiekuang was also speechless. After handing Nannan to his mother, he took Liangzi and Fangfang into Yan Bugui's study. Mainly, Yan Jiekuang wanted to find out if there were any first-grade textbooks, but he couldn't find any after searching for a long time. Fangfang did find a few picture books and began to read them with relish.

Yan Jiekuang said to Fangfang, "Your eldest brother has hidden a lot of picture books. When he comes back, ask him for them." Fangfang nodded with a smile and continued reading the picture books.

Seeing that his sister was enjoying the flowers, Chen Liang said, "Dad, let's go help Grandpa pick up the flowers. I saw that Grandpa hadn't finished picking up the flowers that day."

Yan Jiekuang nodded, called Fangfang, asked her to take the picture book, and went to the backyard together. Yan Jiekuang looked at the dozen pots of flowers that had not yet been turned over, and started working with Chen Liang. Chen Fang sat quietly aside, reading her picture book.

At noon, Yan Jiekuang picked some vegetables, put them in a basket, and took the two children back to the front yard. Yang Ruiping was listening to the radio, and her daughter was sleeping soundly in the stroller next to them. Yan Jiekuang picked up the basket, signaled to his mother, and went into the kitchen. The two children ran to their grandmother, surrounded her and listened to the radio. At this time, the radio was playing The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Yuan Kuocheng.

Yan Jiekuang prepared four dishes and a soup for lunch. The soup was pickled mustard and shredded pork soup. The dishes were two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, hot and sour shredded potatoes, stir-fried shredded pork with beans, stir-fried eggs with cucumbers, and braised spareribs. The staple food was rice. When Yan Jiekuang was preparing to eat, Yan Bugui came in with a bag. When he saw his beaming face, he knew that his father had a very happy day.

While eating in the restaurant, Yan Bugui poured himself a glass of wine, asked Yan Jiekuang to go to the kitchen to bring over the remaining fried peanuts, and then he talked excitedly about how much he had shown up today.

When he talked about a passerby offering 100,000 yuan to buy his Qing Yongzheng famille rose vase, he laughed even louder. But Yan Jiekuang frowned and asked, "Dad, wait a minute, you said someone wanted to buy your vase for 100,000 yuan? Tell me more about it. Although our vase is from the official kiln, it is not priced that high in Beijing now."

Yang Ruiping's heart skipped a beat and he asked, "When you came back, was there anyone following you?"

Hearing the questions from the mother and son, Yan Bugui was stunned. When he thought about it carefully, he broke out in a cold sweat. There were quite a few people surrounding him at that time. If someone was staring at him, he would not be able to think further. The most important thing was that he was so excited about showing off that he didn't pay attention to the situation around him at all.

Yang Ruiping couldn't even eat anymore, and said angrily: "You are just acting like that when you can't live a good life. You should think about it carefully. This will bring disaster to the family."

Yan Jiekuang listened quietly to Yan Bugui's description of the situation at that time. After his father finished listening, he always had a feeling that the person who bid the price was informing other people, meaning to let other people know that this thing was very valuable. Thinking of this, Yan Jiekuang did not dare to neglect it. He asked Chen Liang to go to the door and see if there was anyone around who was staring at his grandfather's house.

Chen Liang didn't even eat and ran out. Yan Jiekuang pretended nothing had happened and went to the tavern next door with a large teacup. When he arrived at the tavern, he looked around. The room was full of familiar faces. It was then that Yan Jiekuang found Zhou Nianping and gave Zhou Nianping a few instructions. Although Zhou Nianping didn't know why Yan Jiekuang asked her to pay attention to whether there were any strangers asking about his family, he agreed.

In the afternoon, Chen Liang came back and said to Yan Jiekuang, "Dad, I saw someone staring at our house. I walked around for several times and saw him staring at our house."

Yan Jiekuang's heart skipped a beat, thinking that this was indeed the case. He was targeting his bottle. Yan Bugui was also getting a little anxious. Yan Jiekuang looked at his anxious father and said quickly, "Don't worry, Dad. Call my second brother and ask him to come home and stay tonight."

When Yan Bugui heard what Yan Jiekuang said, he slapped his forehead and said, "How could I forget about Lao Er? I'll go call him right away."

Not long after, Yang Ruiping also came back from the tavern holding Nannan. Sitting in the main room, he sighed and said, "She is really being watched. Nianping said that two young men came to her place for tea and were asking about our family. What do you think of this old man? He has nothing to show off. He doesn't know the principle of not showing off one's wealth."

Yan Jiekuang consoled her, "Mom, don't worry. Not only am I here, but my second brother is also here. Isn't it just right to leave this matter to my second brother?"

Yang Ruiping also thought of Yan Jiefang at this time and said, "It can only be like this. I wonder if this old man still has time to show off."

Yan Jiekuang was afraid that something might happen to his parents, so he tried his best to ask Yang Ruiping to take the child to live with him and leave this place to the three of them. Yang Ruiping thought about it, pushed the stroller, took the key to Yan Jiekuang's house, and took the child out. At this time, Yan Jiekuang was already calm and comforted his father from time to time.

(End of this chapter)