Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 511 An Family Brothers and Sisters
In the evening, Yan Jiekuang prepared four dishes and a soup, including boiled chicken, baby cabbage in soup, hand-shredded chicken and steamed spareribs with rice flour, as well as a water shield soup. The water shield was brought back by Yan Jiekuang, and I don't know why Fourth Sister never made it.

Mrs. Wanzhi usually didn't leave the backyard now, so Yan Jiekuang brought the tray to the central hall in the backyard. The ones who ate were Mrs. Wanzhi and Sister Lu Si. Yan Jiekuang said that he would go home to cook and they would eat together when he got back. They didn't bother to be polite with Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang served each of them a bowl of soup and introduced water shield.

Yan Jiekuang stayed with them until the end of the meal, then said goodbye and pushed his daughter home.

After returning home, she handed Nannan to Xixi and went into the kitchen to cook. Ji Lian had already gone back to work, so the house was again in the hands of Yan Jiekuang.

In the evening, after everyone finished dinner, they went about their own business. Xiaohai was very busy now, and Xixi had made it clear that she would not lend him homework. He could only desperately find time to catch up on it. He had to go out to play during the day, so he could only make up for it at night.

Liangzi wanted to help but couldn't, so he could only stay with Xiaohai and read quietly.

Fangfang doesn't stick to Yan Jiekuang that much now. She has become Xixi's little follower, helping Xixi organize the picture books. Those were the ones Xixi asked for from Shi Lei. Xixi seemed to know the value of these picture books so he classified them and collected them carefully. Sometimes he would take Fangfang to Liulichang.

Needless to say, Xiaopang is always away from home. Yan Jiekuang said that he treats his home as a hotel. If the teahouse had a second bedroom, he might not come back.

Yan Jiekuang sat in the study, drinking tea and thinking about the An brothers and sisters. Today he called Ji Lian, who was confused. After a financial inquiry, she found out that the fund had not asked the company for money for nearly two years. Yan Jiekuang was very curious about where the money for building the primary school came from?
He himself didn't know much about the An brothers and sisters. The ones who knew them better were the old couple Yan Bugui, so Yan Jiekuang decided to go to the west wing to ask them tomorrow.

Yan Jiekuang had just lit a cigarette when the phone rang. Yan Jiekuang picked up the phone and a strange voice came from the other end, "Hello! Is this Comrade Yan Jiekuang?"

"It's me. Who are you?" Yan Jiekuang asked puzzledly.

"Haha, hello, I'm Guan Shubing. I visited you a few days ago, but you happened to be away." Guan Shubing said on the other end of the phone.

Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment and said, "Hello, yes, I was out at that time. What can I do for you?"

The other side paused for a moment, then continued: "Do you have time tomorrow? Let's meet. I have something I want to ask you in person."

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Haha, you are a financial expert, how can I be so qualified? Okay, how about this afternoon? I have something to do in the morning."

Guan Shubing said, "Okay, good afternoon. I happen to have something to do in the morning, so I'll visit you at your home this afternoon. See you there."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Okay, how about this first?"

"Okay, Comrade Yan, good night, I'm hanging up." Guan Shubing said on the other end of the phone.

Yan Jiekuang hung up the phone and thought about it carefully. He guessed that Guan Shubing was looking for him because of things in Southeast Asia, but he didn't understand those things. He only knew a few pieces of information on the surface. Yan Jiekuang sighed and guessed that the currency defense war over there was a bit fierce.

Yan Jiekuang stopped thinking about these things. He took out a book and started reading. He was waiting for Ji Lian to come back and ask her if she had any good suggestions on how to get rid of Guan Shubing's entanglement. After all, Ji Lian understood finance.

At around eight o'clock, Ji Lian came back. Seeing her tired appearance, Yan Jiekuang felt a little distressed, so he did not mention the matter again, but just asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I've eaten. It's a bit late for the meeting. By the way, I have to go to Shanghai tomorrow. There are several important meetings there." Ji Lian put her bag aside and lay down on the bed.

Yan Jiekuang walked over, took a look and said, "Then I'll get you some water, you wash up and go to bed early."

Yan Jiekuang walked out of the bedroom, went to the front yard to get the kettle, and came back to pour water for Ji Lian. Ji Lian then struggled to get up from the bed, washed quickly, and went straight to bed. Yan Jiekuang didn't expect that Ji Lian's work intensity was so high now. She must have worked non-stop all day, otherwise she wouldn't be so tired.

Yan Jiekuang read a book for a while and then went to bed. He was unable to ask Ji Lian for advice, so he could only call Jon early tomorrow morning.

The next day, Yan Jiekuang prepared breakfast early. While eating, Ji Lian told him that she would fly to Shanghai in the afternoon and would not be at home for the next few days. She asked him to take care of the family. Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "You should also take care of your health and don't work too hard."

Ji Lian waved her hand and said, "We have to work hard. In the past, we had the profits from the farm to support us. Now the farm is moving. This year we have only spent money and no income. If we don't complete one or two more projects in Shanghai, funding will become a problem next year." Yan Jiekuang heard that his wife was under a lot of pressure. He was about to say that he had money, but Ji Lian waved her hand and said, "No, please don't invest any more money. It's hard to get the company back on track. I would rather borrow money from the bank than take your money. That doesn't go against the market rules."

Yan Jiekuang then gave up the idea and just said, "It's okay, your husband is here to support you, go ahead and do it, but you have to take care of your body, you know, the children are not independent yet."

Ji Lian smiled and said she understood. After finishing her breakfast, she left in a hurry. Yan Jiekuang then asked the children to eat. After the children finished eating, he took Nannan and Xiaojin to his parents' home.

When they arrived at the west wing, his parents had just finished their meal and Yang Ruiping was washing dishes there. When he saw his daughter coming, he put down his work and carried her directly to the backyard.

Yan Bugui asked, "Why are you here so early in the morning? Is there something wrong?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Father Shengming, Dad, do you still remember An Ran and An Rui?"

Yan Bugui said: "How could I not remember? If I hadn't been physically unable to bear it at that time, your mother and I would probably still be with them."

Yan Jiekuang thought about it, and then told Ji Lian about his encounter with Keda Hope Primary School in Wenshan, as well as what Ji Lian had inquired about and his own doubts.

Yan Bugui was silent for a while after listening to this, and then said, "After the brother and sister were demobilized, they followed us to run this charity fund. When we left, we also told them to apply to the company for money if they needed it. I don't know what their situation is now. Anyway, your mother and I liked the brother and sister very much at that time and wanted them to come back with us, but they said they would not agree to anything and said it was more meaningful to build a primary school."

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Are they in contact with you now?"

Yan Bugui said: "Only during the Spring Festival will the brother and sister call me and your mother to wish us a happy new year. They don't contact each other normally."

"Dad, you'd better ask us what's going on. Since we're not paying anymore, I don't think it's appropriate to call it Keda Hope Primary School. You'd better ask us about the situation." Yan Jiekuang expressed his concerns.

Yan Bugui also agreed with Yan Jiekuang's idea. This matter really needs to be asked. Since Kodak is not paying, it should not be named anymore, otherwise it will have a bad impact in the future.

Yan Bugui took his teacup to the study to make a phone call. Yan Jiekuang took Xiao Jin to the back garden. His mother was holding her daughter and walking among the flowers. When the daughter pointed to one, Yang Ruiping introduced one to her. Suddenly, the daughter shouted "Grandma!"

Yang Ruiping was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed and said to Nannan happily, "Call me grandma again." "Grandma!" Nannan was still very considerate.

Yan Jiekuang didn't care. He walked to the pavilion and sat down, lit a cigarette, and waited for news from his father.

After a long time, Yan Bugui walked to the back garden with a teacup, came to the pavilion, sat down on one side, lit a cigarette, and then said: "I called An Ran. This matter is really not the fault of these two siblings. It all started with the three Hope Primary Schools that your mother and I built."

Yan Bugui slowly told what happened afterwards. It turned out that the Hope Primary School built by his father was not well-known at the beginning, but when it was time to take the junior high school entrance examination that year, most of their children had to go to the county to take the examination. When the name of the school was announced, the name of Keda Hope Primary School instantly spread to the county. It spread from one person to ten, and then to a hundred, and finally to several nearby cities in Yunnan. Some newspapers and TV stations also went to interview on the spot and reported it. Of course, this happened after Yan Bugui and his wife passed away.

As a result, Keda Hope Primary School became famous, and Keda Charity Education Fund also became famous. People in the entire education system gave more or less support to the fund. Until later, people kept donating, some donated stationery and books, and some donated desks and teaching aids. The An brothers and sisters could only assign one person to handle this matter. Until someone donated money directly, most of them were some companies and individual bosses. Many of them also came from the mountains. Knowledge changed their destiny. Now that they have succeeded, they will use the Keda Charity Fund as a media platform to give feedback to the children in the mountains in need.

This was a big deal. The money on the books could not be spent all, so why did they need the company to allocate funds? However, the An brothers and sisters did a good job in this regard. They regularly published the accounts in major newspapers so that everyone could supervise them together. As a result, everyone trusted them more and also trusted the word Kodak, so it became the current situation. The An brothers and sisters now had no good solution.

After listening to this, Yan Jiekuang knew that this was the power of society. He was considering carefully whether it was necessary to change the name. Yan Bugui was also thinking deeply. After a long time, Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, the name must be changed. We can't use Koda anymore. Since it is everyone's charity, the name must reflect everyone's intentions. What's the point of using Koda?"

Yan Bugui nodded and asked, "How do we change it?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Since this is everyone's fund, we should collect names from the public. Anyway, we can't use Keda."

Yan Bugui nodded and said, "I'll make a phone call and ask the An brothers and sisters to quickly find a way to change their names."

(End of this chapter)