Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 1169 Yan Family's Reaction
In the kitchen in the backyard, Wang Zhan sat on a stool cleaning fish, while Yan Jiekuang sat by the door on a stool, holding a bottle of soda. Three maids were squatting outside the kitchen, listening to Yan Jiekuang vividly recount what happened last night.

Wang Zhan laughed and said, "With your silver tongue, you should set up a stall on the overpass; you could probably make a living that way."

Yan Jiekuang took a sip of soda and said, "I'm not exaggerating, especially Aunt Jia, her voice... By the way, didn't you hear it last night?"

"No, I was too tired yesterday, so I just went to sleep with my sister. By the way, you still haven't told me where you got these sausages?" Wang Zhan said while continuing to work with his hands.

Wang Li and Zhang Erya were also quite surprised. Looking at Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiedi said, "I know, I know. It was Third Brother who betrayed my father, which is why he had Brother Shazhu deliver two sausages."

Wang Li patted Yan Jiedi's head and said, "You're so smart. I'll get you some candy later." Then she turned to look at Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang started his performance again. It wasn't just Yan Jiedi talking nonsense; this kid really did betray his father.

After that argument, everyone thought that was the end of it, except for Sha Zhu who suffered a loss, since he was the one who had the idea. But there was one person who didn't think so.

After Yi Zhonghai finally made his judgment, Jia Zhangshi saw that Qin Huairu had already received her lunchbox, so she scolded her, "You slut, what are you still standing there for? Don't you know that the children at home haven't eaten yet? Hurry up and go home."

Madam Jia turned and walked towards the courtyard first, followed by Qin Huairu with her head down, carrying Sha Zhu's lunchbox. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law moved quickly, and soon the door of the Jia family's west wing slammed shut.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife looked at each other and walked towards their own yard, with Sha Zhu following behind. Sha Zhu was still confused about what had happened today. He had only chatted with Sister Qin for a few words, so how could his lunchbox be gone? Well, it was gone, but he felt really wronged by the scolding. He hadn't actually held Qin Huairu's hand; it was Qin Huairu who had grabbed Sha Zhu's sleeve.

Liu Haizhong followed behind Shazhu, his big belly sticking out. He wanted to lecture Shazhu again, but the words just wouldn't come out. "Well, Shazhu, you'd better be careful next time. It's not good if word gets out."

With just that one sentence, Sha Zhuteng immediately got angry. Sha Zhuteng stopped, turned around, looked at Liu Haizhong, and shouted, "Fatty Liu, what business is it of yours? Do you need to tell me? What did I do? What do you know? If you want to educate someone, go home and educate your own children. Don't act like a big shot in front of me."

"Silly Zhu, you...you can't...you..." Liu Haizhong's face turned red with anger. He pointed at Silly Zhu, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Yi Zhonghai, who was walking in front, also came over at this time. He looked at Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, how can you talk to your second uncle like that? Can't you understand the difference between elders and juniors? Apologize quickly."

Sha Zhu was in a fit of anger at the moment, and he wouldn't listen to Yi Zhonghai even if he spoke. But he didn't say anything more, turned around and walked away angrily.

Yi Zhonghai comforted Liu Haizhong, saying that Sha Zhu might still be angry and that Liu Haizhong should be more understanding.

Liu Haizhong complained to Yi Zhonghai as the two walked together into the courtyard. The neighbors who had been watching dispersed once they saw that the matter was over, but the conversation continued. They were all talking in twos and threes, and the hottest topic was whether Sha Zhu had any feelings for Qin Huairu.

Once the alley returned to calm, two figures darted out from a corner and quickly ran towards courtyard number 95. As soon as they entered the front yard, they slipped into the side room of the west wing. These two people were Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang, who had gone out to watch the excitement.

When Jia Zhangshi shouted for the first time, the Yan family all heard it. Moreover, before that, Yan Bugui had seen Yi Zhonghai and his wife following Jia Zhangshi, the three of them whispering as they left the courtyard.

When the incident occurred, apart from Yan Jiecheng and his wife who were already in bed, the rest of the Yan brothers were in the main room. Of course, our lovely little Yan Jiedi was already fast asleep.

Hearing the sounds outside, Yang Ruihua asked, "Master, aren't you going out to check? The eldest and second eldest uncles in the courtyard have both gone." "The second eldest uncle went too?" Yan Bugui asked, not seeing any of the Liu family members leave.

"With Aunt Jia's shout, the whole of Shichahai could probably hear it. How could Liu Haizhong not hear it? I just saw that Uncle Er and Aunt Er went there," Yan Jiefang said.

"Dad, why don't we go out and take a look? Listen, they're arguing really loud right now," Yan Jiekuang said eagerly.

Yan Bugui had already stood up, but after walking to the door and thinking for a moment, he came back and sat down. Yang Ruihua looked at Yan Bugui curiously and asked, "What's wrong?"

“What good would it do me to go? The whole family doesn’t like our family. Why would I bother to get involved? I’m not going, and none of you are allowed to go either.” Yan Bugui sat down and lit a cigarette.

Yang Ruihua asked doubtfully, "Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you not to go? After all, you are the third eldest uncle in this courtyard. It wouldn't be right for you not to go, would it?"

“Yes, Dad, even if we’re just here to watch the excitement, we should still go and see,” Yan Jiefang urged from the side.

“It’s precisely because I’m the third uncle that I can’t go. If I get there, you can say whatever you want, whether I say anything or not. If we do, our relationship with them is already strained, and they’ll probably keep targeting me. If I don’t say anything, they’ll say I only know how to watch the show, that as the head of the household, I don’t care about anything and have no responsibility. So why should I go?” Yan Bugui said.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruihua realized it was true. His family had strained relationships with everyone in the courtyard, and if he went there, something might happen. Besides, the one arguing was Jia Zhangshi, who was unreasonable to begin with, and might drag his own husband into it.

Yan Jiekuang understood his father's thoughts and thought his father was right, but curiosity drove him to go and see for himself.

Yan Bugui saw through the two boys' thoughts and said to them, "Neither of you are allowed to go. Just pretend we don't know anything about this. Go back to your room, turn off the lights, and go to sleep, hurry up."

Seeing Yan Bugui's attitude, the two brothers knew that the matter was hopeless, and they awkwardly walked towards their side room.

Back in the side room, Yan Jiefang went straight to his upper bunk. Yan Jiekuang was tidying up his desk when his eyes lit up and he said, "Second brother, do you want to go watch the excitement?"

Yan Jiefang said from the upper bunk, "Dad doesn't want us to go, so we can't just go secretly. If he finds out, we'll get scolded again."

“If you don’t tell and I don’t tell, who will know? Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll turn off the lights, we’ll wait a few minutes, and then we’ll sneak out and sneak back,” Yan Jiekuang said.

Yan Jiefang poked his head out from the top bunk and asked, "Is this going to work? Dad's hearing is very sharp, we can't let him hear us?"

"Don't worry, listen to me. Hurry up and get dressed. I'll turn off the lights," Yan Jiekuang said.

And so, the two of them secretly left the house and the courtyard. As soon as they entered the alley, they saw a large crowd gathered at the entrance, with Sha Zhu shouting and Jia Zhangshi cursing in the middle.

The two of them didn't dare to move forward, so they hid in a corner at the back of the crowd and found a spot where they could see the people in the middle.

(End of this chapter)