Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 518: Gathering at the Pub
In the blink of an eye, autumn has arrived in the city. The wind and sand are a bit strong. Yan Jiekuang is too lazy to go out, so he stays at home with the children. Liangzi has recently become obsessed with Shi Li's stamps and looks forward to Shi Li getting home from school every day. Fangfang still stays by Yan Jiekuang's side and is inseparable from Xiaojin. In addition to taking care of his daughter, Yan Jiekuang cooks for the family and sometimes takes the children to watch TV.

Yan Jiefang called this Saturday and said that the brothers should get together at his dad's place. Yan Jiekuang agreed. He didn't know why his second brother wanted to get together, but since he said so, there must be something going on.

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and felt that he didn't seem to have any business here. All of them were merged into Kodak Company. The only business he had was the coffee shop. However, Yan Jiekuang really didn't dare to go there. Wen Yun's eyes made him a little scared. Occasionally he would go to Mrs. Wanzhi's house. Yan Jiekuang had a feeling that this old lady could live to be over a hundred years old and was still in good health.

He had already told Liangzi and Fangfang that they would be going to their grandparents' house tomorrow, so he had to prepare some things. At least he couldn't go to the dinner party empty-handed. Yan Jiekuang took Liangzi and the others out to the Xidan Vegetable Market to see if there were any good ingredients there. What's more, after walking around for a while, Yan Jiekuang saw a temporary vendor selling river shrimps, which was not common nowadays. Yan Jiekuang took a look and directly ordered two pounds of them. Then he went to the butcher's stall and bought a bunch of lamb kidneys. No one likes to eat this nowadays because it has a strong smell.

After returning home, Yan Jiekuang first raised the river shrimps and would catch them before going out tomorrow. After that, he processed the lamb kidneys, which had to be pickled so that they would be ready by the time he left tomorrow.

After everything was prepared, Yan Jiekuang cooked for the children. Of course, he did not forget to prepare meal for Xiao Jin, as his appetite had increased. For dinner today, there was rice. Yan Jiekuang cooked scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised pork with beans, bacon with snow peas and eggplant with minced meat, and a melon soup, four dishes in total. Since none of the students who went to college came back, one of them was not at school and was not at home either. He said he would not go home for dinner no matter what and would just hang out in the cafe. Yan Jiekuang was so angry that he wanted to give Xiao Pang a beating.

The next day, the weather was fine, a rare good day. Yan Jiekuang did not wait until the afternoon. After breakfast, when Xiaohai and Xixi went to school, he took Liangzi and the others to the west wing. As soon as they entered the door, Yan Bugui grabbed him and said, "Xu Damao has gone in."

Yan Jiekuang looked at his father and said, "Isn't that what should be done? If he doesn't go in, who will?"

"Will your elder brother be in trouble?" Yan Bugui asked.

Yan Jiekuang then realized what his father was worried about and said, "Dad, my eldest brother is just a victim. Xu Damao, to put it bluntly, is an accomplice. You know, he didn't lose any money at all, and even made some money. He is nothing like my eldest brother, who only knows how to be cheated."

Yan Bugui was relieved and said, "You don't know. When I heard that Xu Damao had gone in, I was stunned and anxious. By the way, why did you come so early?"

Yan Jiekuang rolled his eyes. His father's expression changed too quickly, so he said unhappily, "I see my mom is here. I miss my mom. Nannan misses grandma too, right? Nannan." As he spoke, he did not forget to tease Nannan in the stroller. Nannan blew a bubble and shouted "Grandma."

As soon as the voice fell, Yang Ruiping's little face appeared from the lotus door and said, "Hey, grandma misses Nannan too. Call her again, Nannan."

Nannan already recognized the person, and looked at Yang Ruiping and shouted, "Grandma, I miss you!"

Yang Ruiping picked up Nannan and kissed her. Fangfang and Liangzi also called for grandma, so Yang Ruiping took them to the backyard. Yan Jiekuang did not follow them. He put the stroller in the front yard and walked out the door. Yan Bugui shouted from behind, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to the tavern to have a drink. I'm free anyway." Yan Jiekuang walked out, and Yan Bugui followed him from behind and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go too."

Yan Jiekuang and Yan Bugui walked into the tavern. When Zhou Nianping saw them, he walked over with a smile and asked, "Uncle Yan, why are you two here?"

Yan Bugui said, "Let's have a drink. He's treating." He pointed at Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang speechlessly took his father to a table in the corner and sat down. Yan Jiekuang ordered a few side dishes and two pots of old wine, which was rice wine. He didn't dare to give Yan Bugui white wine. If he drank too much, what would happen to the afternoon dinner? Rice wine was still okay. It had a low alcohol content and could be drunk as white wine.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Just two pots. I have something to do in the afternoon. Dad, I will cook you a delicious meal in the evening."

Yan Bugui smiled and nodded, and the two of them sat there, drinking wine and chatting. After a while, customers started to come, all of them were neighbors, and they greeted each other.

Suddenly there was a shout from the door, "Lao San, why are you here? Haha, haven't seen you for a long time."

Yan Jiekuang knew He Yuzhu was here without even looking. He sat down next to Yan Bugui, looking at the rice wine on the alcohol stove, and said, "How can you drink rice wine? If you want to drink it, you have to have some Niulanshan."

Yan Bugui waved his hand and said, "No, the second brother said he wants to get together tonight. What should we do if we drink too much?" He Yuzhu heard it and said, "Okay, I'll drink some yellow wine too."

Yan Bugui asked, "Just drink your drink. We are having a family gathering. Why do you want to go too?"

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Old 2 said how can I be missing when drinking, haha."

Yan Jiekuang knew that this was just forcing himself, but there was really nothing you could do about He Yuzhu. Well, there would be one more person drinking tonight.

Yan Bugui whispered to He Yuzhu: "Have you heard that Xu Damao went in?"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "I knew it earlier. That kid has always been cunning since he was little. He wanted to take advantage of it this time, but ended up playing tricks on himself."

Yan Bugui asked, "Please explain in detail. I don't understand."

He Yuzhu explained Xu Damao's situation in detail, and also emphasized that he introduced Yan Jiecheng, who also received a 20% kickback.

Yan Bugui understood everything after hearing this, and he got angry all of a sudden. This was Yan Jiecheng's money, so he had to get it back. Thinking about it, he wanted to go to the Public Security Bureau. Yan Jiekuang saw this and quickly held his father down, saying, "Dad, don't worry. My second brother might be organizing a party today to talk about the eldest brother's matter. He knows everything about it. Let's wait and see what the situation is, and then we can make a decision."

He Yuzhu also nodded and said, "Yes, listen to what Jiefang said. He is very clear. The guy just wanted to get a bargain, but he lost money in the end. Fortunately, it was not much, only 4,000 yuan."

Yan Bugui curled his lips and said, "Four thousand yuan is not much. It's almost as much as my family's expenses for half a year. You are really generous."

He Yuzhu was embarrassed for a moment and said, "I was just bragging, Uncle Yan, why do you always expose my shortcomings? Come and have a drink."

"Oh, isn't this the Second Uncle? Isn't this the Second Uncle from before? Uncle Liu, why are you here?" He Yuzhu stood up without even drinking any wine. Yan Bugui and his son turned around and saw that it was Liu Haizhong who came in with a big belly.

"I just had nothing to do, so I walked around and ended up here. I'm getting old and I feel nostalgic." Liu Haizhong sat down and said.

Yan Bugui poured a glass of wine for Liu Haizhong and said, "This is yellow wine. You should be able to drink it. Have a glass. After you finish, I will tell you something good."

Yan Bugui's words not only aroused Liu Haizhong's curiosity, but also aroused the curiosity of Yan Jiekuang and He Yuzhu.

Liu Haizhong looked at Yan Bugui and drank the glass of wine in one gulp. Yan Bugui smiled at Liu Haizhong and said, "I have restored our courtyard to its original state, just like it was in the 1960s and 1970s. When it is all done, please come back and take a look. It will leave a memory for everyone."

Liu Haizhong and He Yuzhu were both surprised. He Yuzhu asked, "Uncle Yan, don't joke about this. You are talking about the appearance, right?"

Yan Bugui shook his head and said with a smile: "I restored the furnishings inside to their original state, even the bunk beds of Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu are the same as before."

Only then did Yan Jiekuang realize where his bad premonition came from. His father was just nostalgic.

(End of this chapter)