Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 521: All Shocked
Just as Yan Bugui and He Yuzhu were sitting at the square table where they had organized the whole courtyard meeting and smoking, a cry was heard from the front yard. That's right, it was not just one person crying. Two people walked quickly out of the middle courtyard and crossed the lotus gate.

Looking up, he saw Widow Wang, Zhou Nianping, Sun Xiaolong, and Sun Nian'en all crying there. Yan Bugui watched Widow Wang tremblingly push open the door of the right-hand hall. That was her original home, where there were traces of her life after marriage. The furnishings inside were exactly what their home looked like in the past. She had been a widow here all her life, and although she moved to the east wing later, this was her original home and how it looked in the past.

Sun Xiaolong and Sun Nian'en took a look and ran straight to the big back house in front and the small courtyard. Everything was the same as before and old man Sun's things were all there. Sun Xiaolong burst into tears and Sun Nian'en also cried. Here was the shadow of their closest person.

Yan Bugui looked at He Yuzhu, he doubted himself a little, whether he had done something wrong, he shouldn't let everyone recall the past, and He Yuzhu walked up to Yan Bugui, hugged him, and whispered in his ear, "Thank you, Third Uncle!"

After a long while, these people sat down in the middle courtyard. When He Yuzhu saw Liu Haizhong's posture, he burst into laughter. Liu Haizhong still held his big teacup, and Yang Yue'e also cooperated with him. She prepared water in the backyard, filled the thermos, and made tea for him. Liu Haizhong still sat in his position as the second uncle, and Yan Bugui sat in the position of the third uncle. Everything seemed to be repeated, except that there was one less uncle next to him.

He Yuzhu tactfully sat in the seat he often sat in. The two Liu brothers sat behind him. Widow Wang was also happy and sat in her seat. Sun Xiaolong and Zhou Nianping looked at each other and ran to the corridor next to the hanging flower gate and sat down.

The two uncles were stunned. Yan Bugui said, "Xiaolong, why did you two run so far?"

Sun Xiaolong smiled and said: "When we were in the meeting, we sat here to get a feel for it."

Liu Haizhong smiled and waved, saying, "Don't be weird, come here quickly. There are only a few of us, and we are here to discuss something. Come quickly." Sun Xiaolong and his wife then ran over with a smile and sat next to Widow Wang.

Liu Haizhong said: "Old Yan, I have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would not be able to return to my home at that time. Although life was hard back then, that was home. I really have to thank you."

The others also kept nodding their heads. They all had the same feeling that the home in the compound was their real home. He Yuzhu said, "Third Uncle, by the way, I solemnly declare that from now on I will call you Third Uncle instead of Uncle Yan. Third Uncle, tell me what you think."

Yan Bugui looked at everyone, sighed, and said, "Actually, there was a stable next to my west wing, which was later converted into a warehouse. You all know that I was rather stingy back then and loved to pick up things, so I put everything you threw there. Later, every household kept changing furniture, so I threw everything there too. Actually, I didn't think much of it at the time. Later, when the whole yard was being renovated, the third brother wanted to throw away everything in there, but I felt it was a pity, so I collected everything and didn't throw anything away."

Yan Bugui lit a cigarette and continued, "It's said that people tend to be nostalgic when they get old. Just a few days ago, this private restaurant stopped operating due to supply issues. So, I thought it would be interesting to restore it to its previous state. I tried to do it, and then I wanted to turn it into an old neighbor club."

Liu Haizhong also lit a cigarette and asked, "What is the Old Neighbors Club?"

Yan Bugui said, "The house is just there anyway, and I won't charge you any fees. If you want to stay for a few days and reminisce about the past, just come. This yard is empty anyway. If you want to find some traces of the past, just come here, or live here permanently. I don't object. Just treat it as a place for you to retire. By the way, it seems that the house of Wen Jun and his wife and Wu Gang's siblings was not good, so they turned it into a kitchen, so that everyone can cook when they get together."

Widow Wang said, "That's where I moved to later. I was wondering why the door was locked."

Liu Haizhong said, "Old Yan, are you serious? I'm telling you, I'm serious. I'm moving back today."

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "Sure, we can have a drink in the backyard tonight."

Widow Wang thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll move back tomorrow and get a feel for it. The older I get, the more nostalgic I become."

He Yuzhu frowned and asked, "Uncle, can I bring my dad over?"

Yan Bugui laughed and said, "This place, your father knows it better than you do. He originally lived here. You forgot. It's okay. Don't worry. I keep my word."

He Yuzhu was happy and said, "Okay, let's do it this way. I'll go first." He Yuzhu left after he finished speaking. Liu Haizhong shook his head and said, "He Yuzhu's personality hasn't changed at all. He always says what he wants."

Yan Bugui nodded in agreement. After discussing for a while, the few people dispersed. At this time, Yang Ruiping didn't know about this at all. Yan Bugui deliberately kept it from her. Yan Bugui's idea was to give her a surprise after most people came, so he kept it a secret from Yang Ruiping and did everything behind her back these days.

At this time, Yan Jiekuang was at home with his children and had no idea that so many things had happened in the past two days. He also brought Yang Ruiping over to stay for two days. This was his father's request. Although he didn't know what his father wanted to do, he thought of the old courtyard and thought that he probably wanted to give her mother a surprise. In fact, he was quite happy to let his mother come and stay for a few days.

Yang Ruiping was also very happy. He would play with his daughter when he had nothing to do and learn cooking skills from Yan Jiekuang. Sometimes, they would take the children to Nanchizi Street to visit Mrs. Wanzhi. Their lives were very fulfilling every day.

When November was almost approaching, Yan Bugui called Yan Jiekuang and asked them to move back to the courtyard on November 1, saying that everyone in their family would be back.

Yan Jiekuang asked Yang Ruiping, "Should we buy some vegetables during the National Day holiday? Why don't we go to the Houhai vegetable market and have a look? Then you can buy some and leave them with me, and take them back on the 30th?"

Yang Ruiping thought for a while and said, "Forget it, San'er, why don't we just wait until that day to buy it and then go directly back to the West Wing instead of going through all that trouble twice."

Yan Jiekuang thought so too, but he called Xiaobao and ordered some fish and ducks. He planned to make old duck soup. The next day, Wei Xiaobao delivered the ingredients. Yan Jiekuang first raised the fish in a water tank, which made Liangzi and Fangfang happy, and they spent the whole day around the water tank.

The old duck soup was made on the morning of the 30th. When Wei Xiaobao stood at the door with a smile on his face, pushing a tricycle, Yan Jiekuang knew that his thoughtful apprentice had prepared a lot of dishes for his family. When he heard about his family gathering when delivering the ingredients that day, he took it to heart and specially sent a cart of dishes on the 30th.

Yan Jiekuang was not polite and asked him to leave all the cars behind, saying that he would need them. Wei Xiaobao had no objection and chatted with his master for a few words before leaving.

Yang Ruiping was packing up in the backyard, preparing to go home. As he was packing, he said, "San'er, do you think I should send the luggage back first, or should we go buy groceries first?"

"Mom, you don't have to go buy groceries. My apprentice has prepared everything. We have a tricycle. Xiaohai, Xiaohai, tell Xixi, Liangzi and Fangfang to pack up quickly. We're leaving now to go to grandpa's house." Yan Jiekuang said to his mother while calling the children.

After a while, the whole family set off. When they arrived at the alley of No. 95 Courtyard, Yan Jiekuang felt something was wrong. Why did it feel like there was a lot of noise?

When they passed by Courtyard No. 95, a man happened to come out. When Yan Jiekuang saw this man, he widened his eyes and opened his mouth, feeling incredible.

The man looked at Yan Jiekuang with a smile and said, "Hurry up, Yan Laosan, it's time to call a meeting for the whole hospital. You and the third aunt are the only ones missing."

This familiar voice and words startled Yang Ruiping, and he asked, "This, this is Yi Jun, right?"

Yan Jiekuang nodded and asked in surprise, "Why are you back?"

Yi Jun smiled and said, "Not only am I back, hurry up, I'll help you push the car into the yard."

When Yan Jiekuang and Yang Ruiping stepped through the gate, they were shocked. There was a familiar figure smoking there and looking at the mother and son.

(End of this chapter)