Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 77 Brothers Go Away
In a tavern, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu, master and disciple, sat opposite each other.

Yi Zhonghai ordered a plate of peanuts, a plate of braised pork, a plate of dumplings, and a bottle of Lianhua Bai.

Jia Dongxu was very surprised and asked: "Master, do you have enough meat coupons? If not, I have some."

Yi Zhonghai said: "That's enough. You don't even know my quota."

Yi Zhonghai's skill level is quite high, he is a level 7 fitter.

After paying the bill and the food and drinks were served, the two of them started chatting about the steel mill.

"Master, do you think Director Yang has secured his position? It seems like he always focuses on production and doesn't care about people," said Jia Dongxu.

Yi Zhonghai said: "It's hard to say. The deputy factory directors are not easy to deal with. We are just workers. We just need to watch."

“Yeah, I think it’s okay now, but Level 4 is really difficult.” Jia Dongxu said after taking a bite of the food.

Yi Zhonghai picked up a glass of wine, clinked glasses with Jia Dongxu, and drank it.

Jia Dongxu also drank and asked, "Master, why do I feel like you have something wrong? If you have something to say, just tell me."

Yi Zhonghai was silent for a moment, then said, "Dongxu, you were my son's disciple at that time, and I treat you as my son. Today I will tell you something from my heart."

Jia Dongxu straightened up and listened to his master.

"Dongxu, you know I have no children. From now on, your master's wife and I will be alone." Yi Zhonghai said this and picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

Jia Dongxu said excitedly: "What? Master, what do you mean by childless? You have me, don't you? I will take care of your future affairs. Just put your mind at ease and stop thinking about it. Let me toast you."

When Yi Zhonghai heard Jia Dongxu say this, tears came to his eyes. This was the first time he heard Jia Dongxu say this.

The master and the disciple drank a glass.

Jia Dongxu said: "Before, I was ignorant and couldn't see things clearly. Now it's all good, right? Don't worry, you are my master and my father. I will take care of you and your master's wife's affairs."

Yi Zhonghai finally got a satisfactory answer and was very happy. The two of them chatted and drank.

Yi Zhonghai drank too much, so Jia Dongxu found a waiter to help him go home.

I settled down at home, said hello to my master's wife and went back.

The courtyard became really quiet from that day on.

In August, the Yan family welcomed the third generation.

The Yan family and the Yu family all came. The delivery went smoothly. It was a chubby little boy weighing 6.32 pounds.

Yan Bugui was the first to take on the responsibility of naming the child, Yan Yongqing, nicknamed Qingqing.

After two days of observation in the hospital, Yu Li was discharged and returned to her home in Ganjing Hutong. Yang Ruiping stayed there until Yu Li's one-month mark.

Yu Li's mother also moved in, and with the two old people taking care of him, Yan Jiecheng was immediately liberated.

Yan Jiecheng is very busy at work now and is about to be promoted to section chief.

Yan Bugui was unhappy when he saw Yan Jiekuang holding the child tightly, so he went up to grab the child. Before he could hold the child firmly, Yang Ruiping took it and said angrily, "The child is fragile, you can't toss him like this."

Yan Jiekuang sighed and said, "Now that you have a grandson, you don't need your old son anymore."

Yan Jie Di laughed and said, "I don't have a grandson, nor a son, but I still have a daughter."

The two families burst into laughter.

East Wing of the Siheyuan
Jia Geng was watching the children and teasing Huaihua. Xiaodang had already run away, and I heard that he was hanging out with Zhang Erzhu's son.

Jia Dongxu was drinking tea and talking to his mother.

The two people had an argument, and Qin Huairu didn't know who to listen to.

Grandmother Jia said, "It would be great to find your master. You don't have to owe him a favor. Your master already has a vacancy for an apprentice."

"Mom, why don't you understand? If you ask my master, Huairu can only work as a worker in the factory. Can she learn it? We should ask He Yuzhu to let Huairu work in the canteen. It's easier. Our family doesn't rely on that little money." Jia Dongxu said. "If you don't ask your master about this, aren't you afraid that your master will think too much if he knows about it? Just Yi Zhonghai, you are still making random plans for no reason." Jia's mother said.

Jia Dongxu thought for a moment and said, "How about I go find He Yuzhu through my master?"

Grandmother Jia also hesitated for a moment and said, "Then you give it a try. I'm afraid Yi Zhonghai will do something weird."

"No way." Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu said in unison.

Grandmother Jia curled her lips and said nothing.

West Wing of the Siheyuan
Li Cuilan asked Yi Zhonghai, saying that Jia Dongxu said he would take care of their retirement.

Yi Zhonghai said: "I heard it with my own ears. Jia Dongxu made a promise that we will be under his control from now on."

Li Cuilan believed it. She knew Jia Dongxu. The boy was a little soft, but he would definitely do what he said.

Li Cuilan was also happy. In fact, Li Cuilan still preferred He Yuzhu, but she hadn't seen him recently.

"Then let's help each other more in the future. I just can't get along with his mother." Li Cuilan said.

Yi Zhonghai said, "It's okay. Everyone has their own way. I think Jia Zhang has changed a lot. She rarely cares about Dongxu's affairs."

Li Cuilan said, "Okay, your apprentice will listen to you." Li Cuilan went out to cook.

Yi Zhonghai was thinking about this in his mind. In fact, he was also hesitant. This guarantee seemed too easy to obtain and he always felt uneasy.

At the end of August 1962, Liu Guangfu embarked on his journey.

Liu Haizhong did not go to see him off, and neither did Zhao Yue'e. In two months, nothing changed.

During this period, Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangfu had a conflict over their household registration. Liu Guangfu had to transfer his household registration to go to school, otherwise he would not have a fixed amount. This was originally a small matter, but Liu Haizhong thought that Liu Guangfu was going to run away like his elder brother, so the two had an argument, and in the end Liu Haizhong used the belt again.

Liu Guangfu invited Director Wang from the street office to come over and took out the notice. After the explanation, Liu Haizhong realized that he had been impulsive, but he refused to admit his mistake. A father beat his son, and that was enough to make Director Wang very angry, so he transferred his household registration.

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang came, Zhou Nianping and Sun Xiaolong also came to see us off.

Yan Jiekuang handed Liu Guangfu an envelope and told him to open it after getting in the car.

Liu Guangfu actually still has feelings for his parents. When he looked towards the exit, he hoped to see them, but he was disappointed.

When he left, he only took his clothes and books. His parents didn't give him a penny. Liu Haizhong's original words were, "I don't have my household registration here anymore, why do I need money?"

Liu Haizhong was punishing Liu Guangfu, as he believed that it was Liu Guangfu who made him lose face in front of Director Wang.

Liu Guangfu said goodbye to his brothers and got into the car.

The car slowly drove away, with a long whistle sound, and rushed into the distance.

Liu Guangfu sat in the car for a while and then remembered Yan Jiekuang's envelope. He opened it and saw that there was 100 yuan and 50 kilograms of national food coupons inside.

There was a piece of letter paper, which said that the money and food coupons were collected from the widow Wang's family, the Sun family, and the Yan family. When Jia Mu heard about it, she also gave him ten kilograms of food coupons. He didn't have to pay it back, just to let him study hard and forget the unhappiness. Finally, Yan Jiekuang gave Liu Guangfu a sentence, "The sea and sky are for fish to jump, and the sky is high for birds to fly!"

Liu Guangfu looked in the direction of Sijiu City and burst into tears.

At the end of the year, Liu Guangtian was released.

Seeing this bald man, the neighbors were also scared, but there was one who was not afraid. When Xu Damao saw Liu Guangtian, he pulled him out to eat.

Liu Guangtian learned from Xu Damao what happened to his brother and was furious. He first beat Xu Damao in the restaurant because Xu Damao said that Liu Guangfu was ignorant. He didn't know that the brothers had a good relationship. Liu Guangtian was in the cell and only Liu Guangfu visited him every month and brought him some things.

After Liu Guangtian returned home, he smashed the house to pieces. Zhao Yue'e ran to the steel mill crying to find Liu Haizhong.

When the couple came back, Liu Guangtian had disappeared, along with more than 300 yuan and a watch.

Zhao Yue'e fainted all of a sudden. Liu Haizhong was so angry that he even wanted to kill Liu Guangtian.

In the end, it was Yi Zhonghai who stepped in to clean up the mess and sent Zhao Yue'e to the hospital.

(End of this chapter)