Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 532 Delin Admits His Mistake
The temperature in the city drops sharply as soon as the twelfth lunar month begins, but this year, for some reason, there is very little snow, and only sporadic snow. Yan Jiekuang is wrapped in a military coat, and the children are also wrapped in cotton-padded jackets. Only Nannan is wearing a flowery cotton-padded jacket made for her by her grandmother. The three children, one adult and three children, are walking through the alleys.

Yan Jiekuang wrapped Nannan in his military coat, Liangzi still had his hands in his sleeves, and Fangfang wore cotton gloves and held Liangzi's arm tightly. The three of them headed towards the west wing.

After Jia Zhang left, the three brothers had agreed that Yan Jiecheng would bring breakfast in the morning, and Yan Jiecheng would go to the west courtyard to have lunch with his parents no matter how busy he was at work. In the afternoon, Yan Jiekuang would bring the children here, one for Yan Jiekuang to cook for the old couple, and the other for the children to accompany the old couple to relieve their boredom. But when it was time to rest, Yan Jiekuang would take the children away, so that the old people could rest more comfortably and quietly.

The same thing happened after Yan Jiedi came back. No matter how busy she was at work, she would always take her husband and children home on Saturdays and Sundays to have dinner with her parents.

In fact, Yan Bugui was quite annoyed by the children's behavior and complained to Yang Ruiping more than once. Yang Ruiping sighed and said, "What can we do? The children all want to show their filial piety. Who do you ask to come and who won't come?"

Yan Bugui was about to answer, but after thinking for a while, he closed his mouth, lit a cigarette, took a puff, sighed, sighed, and took a puff of cigarette, which made Yang Ruiping laugh.

As time went by, Yan Bugui no longer cared who came and who didn't, he just went about his business, so sometimes his brothers didn't see the old man for several days, and didn't know what he was busy with. When they asked the old people who moved in from the next yard, they wouldn't say a word. They were all cunning old foxes, and they fooled them like it was a piece of cake. To this day, Yan Jiekuang still doesn't know what his father was busy with.

Yang Ruiping was also a little annoyed, so he stayed in Courtyard No. 95 longer. After all, he was accompanied by Li Cuilan, Yang Yue'e and Widow Wang there.

These old ladies would go to the morning market when they had nothing to do, buy their favorite food and cook it themselves. So in the end, it became that except at night, Yan Jiekuang went to Courtyard 95 to cook for the old people. The old couple were all there, and Yan Jiecheng would buy breakfast to visit them, but ended up having to eat by himself. When Yan Jiekuang went there at noon, there was no food at all in the west wing.

The two brothers didn't know whether they should go or not. Finally, Yan Jiekuang persuaded them to do the same as Yan Jiedi and come once a week. They said coming every day was like visiting a prisoner. Since it was the twelfth lunar month, the two brothers rarely came.

Nannan will be two years old after the Chinese New Year. This little rascal only likes to stay with her grandmother, except for Yan Jiekuang. She is the same every time, never crying or making a fuss, and even chats with Yang Ruiping when she has nothing to do. The older sisters all like this girl, and she has become the darling of the No. 95 courtyard.

Whenever Fangfang comes here, she dives into the glass house in the west courtyard and never comes out. Xiaojin does the same. Xiaojin just thinks the temperature there is good and not as cold as outside. Fangfang has perfectly inherited Yan Bugui's love of flowers and plants, but has also added a new hobby of loving small animals. She can look at the goldfish in the Feng Shui tank all day long without disturbing the place. Of course, sometimes she also lies on Yan Bugui's recliner and reads picture books.

Liangzi knew that he would go to school next year, so he studied on his own in Yan Bugui's study with the Chinese and math knowledge that Yan Jiekuang taught him. There were textbooks that Yan Bugui had specially preserved for him to use when he was at work. One time, Yan Jiekuang went to look through them and discovered that the Chinese they learned in elementary school when they were young was much more profound than what they learn in elementary school now, but the opposite was true for math. This was a huge contrast, perhaps because the world is progressing, and math is also progressing.

Yan Jiekuang was preparing dinner for the old people in the kitchen when two people appeared at the door of the lotus house. He Yuzhu, wearing a coat and a hat, walked in, followed by Xu Delin. But Xu Delin was different. He had leather boots, a tweed coat, and his hair was combed back, but his face and ears were red from the cold. It was obvious that he preferred manners to temperature.

Yan Jiekuang saw them from the kitchen window, but he had no intention of greeting them and did not come out. The two men, not knowing that there was someone in the kitchen, ran straight to the middle courtyard. After passing through the hall door, they arrived at the middle courtyard. The brothers were all at He Daqing's place, playing chess, and the sisters were playing mahjong in the backyard, so they didn't notice the two men coming in. He Yuzhu just pushed open the door of his house and came in.

Xu Delin stood at the door for a while. He Daqing was unhappy and shouted, "Don't you know it's cold? If you want to go in, just come in quickly and let the air cool down."

Xu Delin then hurried in, turned around and closed the door.

He Yuzhu said, "Dad, I brought you some good wine. Look what this is?"

He Yuzhu took off his coat, revealing two bottles of wine wrapped inside. He Daqing raised his eyes and said, "Oh, Luzhou Laojiao, where did you get it from?"

He Yuzhu said, "Haha, it belongs to He Xiao's father-in-law's family. He brought it back when he went there. He was going to put it in the restaurant. Who is your son? He just confiscated it."

The brothers burst into laughter when they heard this. Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhu Zi, your personality hasn't changed at all. You're still so domineering. Well, let's have some good wine."

He Daqing said, "Old Yi, stop it. Last time Dongxu brought over Maotai, you didn't let me drink it. Where did you hide the remaining half bottle?"

Lao Yi said, "Give it back to me, because Yan Laokou had already taken it away."

He Yuzhu looked around and said, "Yes, where is my Uncle Yan? I didn't see him the last time I came here. Where did he go?"

Yi Zhonghai and He Daqing looked at each other, and He Daqing said, "He went fishing, right? This old man loves fishing. He won't come back unless he casts twice a day." "Dad, are you kidding me? The Shichahai Sea is so frozen that trains can run on it. Where do you think he went fishing?" He Yuzhu said with a sneer.

"Then I don't know. Anyway, I haven't seen him. Do you know Lao Yi?" He Daqing said while playing chess.

"How would I know, Lao Liu, do you know?" Yi Zhonghai transferred the question to Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong and Xu Wude were in the middle of a fierce battle, and he casually said, "I don't know, maybe he went fishing."

He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai burst into laughter when they heard this. He Yuzhu scratched his head and said, "You all are the ancestors of Tai Chi. Okay, I won't ask any more questions. I'll go cook for you." He Yuzhu turned around and went out wrapped in his coat again.

Since Xu Delin entered the door, none of the old brothers paid any attention to him, but Xu Delin was not angry and just stood next to Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai had now let go of his worries and had let go of many things. Although he had some intentions towards Xu Delin at the beginning, he never said it out loud. However, he had invested all his life savings on Xu Delin, and in the end Xu Delin ran away with his wife. After this, Yi Zhonghai completely gave up on Xu Delin.

In Yi Zhonghai's opinion, Xu Delin, who seemed harmless and honest, turned out to be more hateful and selfish than people like Xu Damao and He Yuzhu who would make trouble for no reason.

After a long time, Yi Zhonghai sighed and asked, "Delin, since you are back, just live your life well. What are you doing here?"

Xu Delin said, "Uncle Yi, I have figured it out. I know how good you are to me. I know I am sorry for you. I made you lose your own house. I want to compensate you and honor you."

He Daqing couldn't stand other people's hypocrisy, so he said, "Oh, you are a man of integrity. It looks like you are going to buy a house and a car for Lao Yi? Isn't that right, man?"

When Xu Delin heard this, he smiled awkwardly and said, "Uncle He, didn't I tell you the other day that I came back with nothing, so I don't have any money. But I'm doing a small business, and I'll buy it when I have money."

He Daqing curled his lips and said, "Okay, you are just talking nonsense but you haven't taken any real action. Are you trying to coax Old Yi?"

Xu Delin said quickly: "No, I just want to explain to Uncle Yi. I have no choice. I am also a victim. I hope Uncle Yi can forgive me and we can still get along like before."

Yi Zhonghai turned his head and looked at him, then sighed and said, "Alright, let Delin's past be in the past, and you don't have to waste your time here. To tell you the truth, our retirement money has been given to Yan Bugui, and we have other uses for it. You don't have to bother me here, just go and do your own thing."

When Xu Delin heard this, his expression instantly turned ugly. He really wanted to take advantage of Yi Zhonghai's pension. Yi Zhonghai was a retired senior technician, and his pension had been increasing with the policy. He didn't spend much money, so it was a considerable sum. If the money from those few people was added, it would be a lot. He came to ease the relationship this time with this idea, because he himself was so poor that he was left with only his body.

But Xu Delin immediately adjusted his mood and said, "Uncle Yi, look at what you said, I really came to admit my mistake to you, you think too much."

"Okay, I forgive you. You see, there are only old men here. You don't have to accompany us. Just go and do your own thing." At this time, Yi Zhonghai didn't even look at him. After he finished speaking, he continued to play chess with He Daqing.

He Daqing chuckled and said, "Come, look at my linked horses. Come on, Lao Yi."

When Xu Delin saw that Yi Zhonghai ignored him, he thought about it and turned around and left the room.

As soon as he left the house, he heard He Daqing in the room say, "We are all thousand-year-old foxes. Why are you playing Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio with us? You are too young."

When Xu Delin heard this, he walked towards the front yard in a daze. When he reached the front yard, he turned around to look at the kitchen. He saw Yan Jiekuang who was busy. Xu Delin tightened his woolen coat and quickly walked out of the yard.

(End of this chapter)