Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 1080 The Yan Family Siblings
Around 4 PM, Wang Zhan tidied up the kitchen, prepared the dishes for dinner, and then rode his bike to pick up his sister.

Today was Wang Li's first day of school, and she was full of excitement. Wang Zhan was stunned when he saw his younger sister skipping and jumping out of the school. He then remembered that his sister was already eleven years old this year and would be going to junior high school next year.

Wang Zhan himself had never asked his younger sister what her ideal was or what kind of life she wanted in the future. Most importantly, Wang Li had never made any requests of Wang Zhan. Food was one thing, but she had never asked for anything else. She accepted what Wang Zhan gave her, but she never asked for anything he didn't give her.

Wang Li looked at her brother, who was lost in thought, and asked, "Brother, what are you thinking about? Why are you spacing out? Aren't you coming home?"

Wang Zhan snapped out of his daze and said, "Let's go home. By the way, what do you want to eat tonight?"

“Anything is fine, I’ll love anything you make,” Wang Li said as she climbed onto the back seat of the car.

Wang Zhan rode his bicycle and asked Wang Li how her first day of school was. Wang Li kept talking about her classmates, teachers, and the new classroom. Wang Zhan occasionally chimed in, and the two siblings chatted and laughed as they rode home.

The car was still some distance from home when Wang Zhan stopped it. Wang Li said from behind, "Brother, we're not home yet, why did you stop?"

"See for yourself," Wang Zhan said.

Wang Li jumped out of the car and followed Wang Zhan's gaze. She saw two children, one big and one small, sitting on the steps of her door, looking around curiously.

"That kid, really, why is he here again?" Wang Li said as she ran towards her front door.

Sitting at the door were Yan Jiekuang and his sister Yan Jiedi. Wang Zhan pushed his bicycle over as well. Yan Jiekuang is now seven years old and acts like a little adult. Last time we ate together, he mentioned that he was starting elementary school this year. It seems he brought his sister over after school. Yan Jiedi is also five years old and is very well-behaved. You can see the shadow of Wang Li when she was a child in her.

"Kid, you only have one more meal left with me. It hasn't even been a month since you ate your last meal. Why are you craving it again?" Wang Zhan said, looking at Yan Jiekuang, who was being tormented by Wang Li.

Yan Jiekuang finally broke free from Wang Li's clutches and ran to Wang Zhan's side, saying, "Sigh, my old man, you know how I feel. I haven't had a proper meal in the past two weeks. One meal is sweet potato porridge, the next is cornmeal. I really can't take it anymore."

At this moment, Wang Li was opening the front door of her house with Yan Jiedi in her arms. Wang Zhan said, "Let's go."

After Wang Zhan closed the gate and parked the car, he found that only Yan Jiekuang was playing with Jinbao in the front yard. Yan Jiedi and Wang Li were gone. Wang Zhan guessed that the two girls had gone to the small garden to see Dayu and Xiaoyu.

You know what, Da Yu and Xiao Yu are really destined for Yan Jiedi. They are the same age, both five years old. Yan Jiedi, like Wang Li, adores Da Yu and Xiao Yu. I bet she could play with them all day long if no one was watching.

Yan Jiekuang coveted Jinbao, but Jinbao was annoyed by Yan Jiekuang. One wanted to hug and kiss the other, while the other wanted to stay far away. In the end, Jinbao did not put up a fierce resistance due to Wang Zhan's intimidation.

Wang Zhan washed his hands and went straight to the kitchen. He was going to have to pay another price today, as the chickens and fish in the Jade Void Space were missing another member.

In the evening, on the octagonal table in the main room of the backyard, there were four hot dishes, two cold dishes, and a large bowl of soup, including chicken, fish, and river fish soup.

The four men ate ravenously, heads down, ignoring each other. They ate very little steamed buns; the only visible movement between the plates was the flickering of chopsticks. Wang Zhan ate very little, finishing with a bowl of soup and a steamed bun before lighting a cigarette and continuing to stare blankly, his eyes fixed on Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang noticed that Wang Zhan was staring at him and thought that Wang Zhan wanted to chat with him. Since he was already full, Yan Jiekuang started talking non-stop about his dream.

Wang Li got a little annoyed and slapped Yan Jiekuang on the head, saying, "So much delicious food and you still can't shut up? Are you full? Get off the table when you're full."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned. He looked at Wang Zhan again and realized that Wang Zhan was just spacing out and thinking. Frustrated, Yan Jiekuang picked up his chopsticks again and started to struggle with the dishes on the table.

The food was all eaten up, and only Wang Zhan ate one steamed bun. Yan Jiekuang and Wang Li each ate half a bun, while Yan Jiedi didn't eat any steamed buns at all, as she was mainly focused on eating the chicken.

The three little ones leaned back in their chairs, not wanting to move, whimpering as they digested their food. Suddenly, Wang Zhan asked, "What is life?"

The three little ones were stunned. Yan Jiekuang understood what Wang Zhan was saying, but he didn't know how to answer.

At this moment, Wang Zhan suddenly stood up and laughed loudly, saying, "Life is about eating when you should eat, drinking when you should drink, laughing heartily when you should be happy, crying your heart out when you should be sad, finding some fun when you feel calm, and finding a quiet place to hide when you feel noisy. Be more honest, have more dreams, and strive for them. Teacher, I understand. I've gone to extremes, haha!"

The three children were stunned. Yan Jiekuang tugged at Wang Li's sleeve, who was still standing there in a daze, and said, "Your brother, has something happened to him? Has he gone crazy?"

Wang Li went up and smacked Yan Jiekuang on the head, saying, "Your brother is the one who's been traumatized, your brother is the one who's gone crazy! Are you full? If you're full, get lost."

"No, I still have something to tell Brother Wang Zhan," Yan Jiekuang said, rubbing his head.

At this moment, Wang Zhan also recovered and sat down again, saying, "What? Kid, are you talking about that dream of yours again? Did you say that Jia Dongxu died young again, or that Jia's sister-in-law should have given birth to a girl? Or are you trying to tell me what changes will happen in the future?"

Yan Jiekuang was stunned, looking at Wang Zhan, not knowing what Wang Zhan meant. Wang Zhan patted Yan Jiekuang's head and said, "You, just like me, are too attached to appearances. Whether your dream is real or not, whether you are living here now or not, and whether you have started studying again, just live in the present. Thinking so much will only make you like me, putting yourself in shackles. In the end, you will only delay yourself. You should think about it. Alright, go back now that you've eaten. I don't want your dad to extort money from me again."

Yan Jiekuang, along with his younger sister, was ruthlessly driven out of the courtyard by Wang Zhan. However, Wang Li stuffed a lot of candy into Yan Jiedi's pockets.

Thinking about Wang Zhan's words, Yan Jiekuang, along with his sister, walked home in a daze.

After Yan Jie and his sister left, Wang Li looked at her brother and sensed that he had changed, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Wang Zhan hummed a little tune as he tidied the table, then went to the front yard to give Jinbao an extra meal. Wang Li felt that her brother was in an exceptionally good mood after eating today. Influenced by her brother, Wang Li also hummed a little tune and went back to her room to do her homework.

(End of this chapter)