Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

During this period, He Yuzhu became even more cautious in his words and actions.

At this critical juncture, if people like them misinterpret something, it could cause significant problems.

So sometimes when we're chatting, even with someone we know well, we ask him to give his opinion on certain things.

He gritted his teeth and didn't utter a single word.

But it's not like that for ordinary people.

In the old courtyard these past few days, those old men and idlers have been talking about the situation in the south as if they had witnessed it with their own eyes.

There are all sorts of boasts.

The old men found common ground once again.

Even in the face of such a major event, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong reconciled.

Although there are all sorts of words and all sorts of exaggerations.

But everyone's understanding is the same: we will definitely be the final winners.

This is the backbone that the older generation has shaped for us, allowing us to stand tall in the face of any powerful force.

"Last time I fought..."
I heard that the three of us captured an entire enemy battalion.

At first I thought it was a joke, but I found out it was real.

……

"Jie Kuang, where are you going?" Yan Bugui was talking non-stop about the situation we had with Bai Xiang's family last time.

After all, news from that side hasn't arrived yet.

Therefore, he can only use the past to explain the present.

However, seeing Yan Jiekuang walking out mysteriously,

Yan Bugui, with his sharp eyes, spotted it. He not only called out to Yan Jiekuang but also abandoned his old companions and followed after him.

"Dad, I'm going out for a walk! I'm going to visit some old classmates." Yan Jiekuang wasn't the type to lie; whenever he told a lie, he wouldn't look anyone in the eye.

With a personality like that, it's quite a joke that he would dream of being a virtuous wife and loving mother at home and having other women around him.

So when Yan Bugui saw his third son's expression, he knew that his son had something to hide.

Yan Bugui has been keeping a close watch on Yan Jiekuang lately.

Last year's successful business made Yan Jiekuang a little complacent.

In fact, Yan Bugui was also getting a little arrogant.

Just like how he always sets off an extra string of firecrackers compared to the Liu family during Chinese New Year, to put it bluntly, he feels that he is a bit more capable than Liu Haizhong now.

But this is for external audiences.

Yan Jiekuang's "drifting" is directed at everyone.

He looked down on Yan Jiecheng and his group.
When the brothers gathered during the Spring Festival, Yan Jiekuang directly told Yan Jiecheng and his wife that they got up early and returned late, had to smile at everyone, and earned only three or five cents a year. How much money could they earn in a year?

He also looked down on Yan Bugui, probably thinking that the old couple relied on him for their livelihood.

In fact, this is what Yan Bugui is worried about.

During the few days of the Lunar New Year holiday, Yan Jiekuang also went out to do business.

But I didn't report the expenses to them when I got back.

This is definitely inappropriate. According to Yan Bugui's thinking, the third brother probably doesn't want to involve them in the partnership.

The fact that he could wait until after the Lantern Festival to tell his third brother about it was already the limit of his patience.

Yan Bugui did not pull Yan Jiekuang away on the spot, as the old neighbors were still watching.

He simply followed silently behind Yan Jiekuang.

When the father and son arrived at the entrance of the alley, one after the other.

Yan Jiekuang turned around, looked at Yan Bugui, and asked, "Father, where are you going?"

Yan Bugui said with evasive eyes, "Dad has nothing to do today, so he's just wandering around."

"Wherever I end up, that's where I'll go!"

Yan Jiekuang sighed helplessly. His father had stopped pretending in front of him.

"Father, I'm going to Tongxian to see the children."

"Why don't you come along too?" Yan Jiekuang said with a half-smile.

"Are you really going to see Xuewen?" Xuewen, the name Yan Bugui mentioned, was the name he gave his grandson.

“Yes.” Yan Jiekuang nodded seriously.

This reaction left Yan Bugui completely bewildered. He couldn't understand why Yan Jiekuang's attitude had suddenly changed.

It's actually a very simple matter, and a large part of the reason is that Yan Bugui forced him into it.

Yan Jiekuang was indeed thinking of breaking up with Yan Bugui and the others.

Now, he is no longer satisfied with just squatting on Xiushui Street every day, setting up a stall and waiting for business.

He wanted to seriously engage in wholesale.

After a few small trials last year, Yan Jiekuang discovered that compared to spending all day staring blankly in a corner like a beggar, waiting for customers to come and haggle over a dollar and fifty cents, this was much better.

It's nowhere near as straightforward as wholesale business.

If you don't make a sale for a month, you can live off it for a month once you do.

He learned how to be a leather bag dealer without any formal instruction.

When it comes to making money, desire is the best teacher.

He carries a leather bag every day and wanders around various teahouses.

Naturally, he can wait for those looking for suppliers to come to him.

That kind of business, with just a quick twist and turn, can earn you hundreds.

The shell companies of later generations were actually doing something quite similar to what they are doing now.

This wasn't something Yan Jiekuang came up with on a whim.

After the news of the meeting on reform and opening up came out last year, Yan Jiekuang studied it word by word.

That's where his strength lies.

He truly understood something, and he firmly believed that the path of reform and opening up would become wider and wider.

This person seems to be quite talented.

However, there are actually quite a few intellectuals who can understand policies.

However, most people know that while the destination may be clear, the journey itself is bound to be winding.

And it tends to recur from time to time.

Therefore, most people, even if they understand it, have never thought about what will happen to them now.

Yan Jiekuang was too naive in this regard.

Or perhaps, the deals he closed at the end of last year made him overconfident.

In any case, according to Yan Jiekuang's understanding, first of all, he was not greedy.

He wasn't thinking about dealing in bulk commodities like steel bars and cement.

Of course, he wasn't qualified to get those things.

He runs a toy business, and even if he only closes one or two deals a month, he can still earn two or three hundred yuan.

The key is to maintain a respectable appearance!

The biggest problem here, besides the fact that there aren't enough customers yet, is that he's partnering with his parents.

He negotiated the business himself, and he also had the capital to do business.

Why bring the elderly couple along to split the money?
A few days ago, when I went to his sister-in-law's stall for breakfast.

Lan Hua had mentioned to him that he should take some time to bring Zhang Chunhua and her son back.

Yan Jiekuang naturally looked unwilling.

Orchid is his sister-in-law.

I know very well what this younger brother-in-law cares about most.

According to Lan Hua, only Zhang Chunhua returned.

Then his little family will be a complete family. And since it is a complete family, he will naturally hand over his earnings to his wife.

Then Yan Bugui would have no reason to ask him for a share of the profits.

This argument might be considered utter nonsense in other people's homes.

But in the Yan family, it was quite suitable.

After all, other parents all hope that their children and spouses will have a harmonious life.

No one else is like Yan Bugui, who, for a few dollars, turned a deaf ear to the matter of urging Yan Jiekuang to bring his wife home.

To put it bluntly, they simply calculated that Zhang Chunhua was of average appearance and had a son, making it impossible for her to divorce Yan Jiekuang. (End of Chapter)