I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

In the entire Yan family, Yan Jiefang only had eyes for Yan Jiekuang.

He was the only one who remained unaffected by the Yan family and maintained a clear mind.

Moreover, he is studying hard to change his future life.

As for Yan Jiedi, it's too early to tell what will happen to her.

She wanted to get some good food from her second brother, Yan Jiefang, but Yan Jiefang didn't care.

Which child doesn't want to eat something good?

It's just human nature, there's not much to say about it.

The only pity is that Yan Jiekuang was born at the wrong time.

By the time he graduated from junior high school, the high school entrance exam had been cancelled, let alone the subsequent exams for senior high school or vocational school.

Yan Jiefang recalled that in the TV series, Yan Jiekuang was sent to the countryside around 68.

He had calculated it very clearly in his mind:

I graduated in 1965, which conveniently avoided the strong winds. (According to my research, in the 1960s, Beijing No. 1 Electric Power School was a four-year vocational school.)

My employment was completely unsurprising.

Even if my monthly income doesn't increase and remains at 60 yuan, it will still be the same.

By then, having savings exceeding 3000 yuan will be absolutely no problem.

Buying Yan Jiekuang a permanent job is a piece of cake.

...

Yan Jiefang strolled around Qianhai for a while and was on his way back.

"Second brother, over here!"

Yan Jiekuang, holding Jie Di's hand, waved to him from ahead.

As he approached, Yan Jiekuang spoke first:

"Brother, Mom sent us to call you back for lunch."

"Okay, I was just about to go back too."

Yan Jiefang nodded.

The three walked back side by side.

"Erguo, is there chicken soup again today?"

Yan Jiedi looked at him with anticipation.

Yan Jiekuang, who was standing next to her, tugged at his younger sister's sleeve:

"Jie Di, it's not easy for Second Brother to squeeze out a little money from his living expenses each month; he needs it to buy stationery. Don't cause him trouble!"

Yan Jiedi muttered something in disappointment:

"Okay, I'll listen to Sanguo."

Seeing that his younger sister was obedient, Yan Jiekuang felt slightly relieved and added:

"If Jie Di behaves, Third Brother will give you more fruit candy next time you get it."

Upon hearing that there was candy, Yan Jiedi immediately beamed with joy:

"Three grasshoppers are the best, let's pinky swear!"

"Okay, pinky promise!"

"Pinky promise, for a hundred years, no take-backs!"

Yan Jiefang stood to the side, and looking at the two little ones with their harmonious relationship, his heart unconsciously brightened up.

The psychological pressure from the intense study and training over the past six months was instantly relieved.

Chicken soup, I must have chicken soup today!

After comforting his younger sister, Yan Jiekuang began to tell Jiefang about the origin of the fruit candy.

Yan Jiefang heard that it was given by Liu Guangfu's side, and also heard about the changes in Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian.

I felt a pang of emotion; I hadn't expected Liu Guangfu to start to mature.

Liu Guangtian has indeed changed quite a bit, and even after he got out, he hasn't forgotten his old comrades-in-arms.

After returning home, Yan Jiefang took out two yuan and gave it to Yang Ruihua.

Upon receiving the money, Yang Ruihua immediately beamed and said, "I'll go to Lao Guan's place this afternoon to buy a chicken, so we'll still have chicken soup tonight!"

Upon seeing this, Yan Jiedi was so happy that she jumped and danced around in the yard, unable to stay still.

Yan Jiekuang glanced at his second brother but said nothing.

He knew that his second brother's ideas were sound, and all the decisions he made were well thought out in advance, so there was no need for him to have any worries.

Seeing this, Yan Jiecheng curled his lip in disdain: "The second son is supposed to be a top student, but he has no cunning at all."

If you don't save money now, you'll be at a loss when you need it later!

Let's see if there's a chance to borrow some money from him later?

Sha Zhu found such a beautiful wife, so Yan Jiecheng certainly couldn't be left behind.

However, finding a wife in the city is quite expensive, and his savings might not be enough to cover it.

The thought of this gave him a headache. His father was too strict, only giving him five and a half yuan a month, so there wasn't much money he could save.

After lunch, Yang Ruihua grabbed his tickets and money and hurriedly left the house.

Even if connections exist, in this day and age, it's always better to keep your possessions safe.

In the afternoon, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang sat in the courtyard reading books.

What puzzled him was that Sha Zhu's beautiful wife would glance in his direction every now and then, which felt strange.

He was unaware that someone's abacus beads had already hit him in the face.

Around 3 p.m., Liu Guangtian and his brother returned from outside.

Seeing that Yan Jiefang was actually in the courtyard, he immediately strode over to greet him warmly and pulled out a Daqianmen cigarette from his pocket, handing it to him.

"Jiefang, you're home too? Want one?"

Yan Jiefang put away his books and stood up:

"Yeah, I got back this morning. I'm still studying, so it's not appropriate for me to smoke."

As he spoke, he blocked the smoke from his face.

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangtian quickly put the cigarette away and smiled:

"Yes, that's true. My bad. We're free tonight, how about we go to the state-run restaurant in Mao'er Hutong next door for a meal?"

Now Liu Guangtian had also learned to read people's expressions. Seeing that Yan Jiefang seemed somewhat reluctant, he quickly added in a low voice:

"I haven't properly thanked you for the huge help you gave me last time, so please do me the honor of having this meal with me."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiefang realized that the man had probably come to him to ask him something.

He didn't refuse anymore and just nodded.

"Okay, let's go to Mao'er Hutong together tonight."

Seeing that the other party had agreed, Liu Guangtian was pleased and took out a handful of fruit candies from his pocket and handed them over:

"Here's some candy I bought; take it and sweeten your mouth."

Knowing his purpose, Yan Jiefang simply took it:

"I haven't had candy in a long time, so I'm taking advantage of your treat this time."

"You're too kind. I'll take Guangfu back now. See you tonight."

Liu Guangtian waved his hand and left with Guangfu.

After watching Liu Guangtian's figure disappear into the passageway, Yan Jiefang casually placed the seven or eight candies in his hand, after a normal critical hit, into Yan Jiekuang's hand beside him.

"Jie Kuang, put these candies away and keep them for later."

Yan Jiekuang didn't stand on ceremony and put it away directly.

Yan Jiedi has gone out to play and is not at home now.

When she comes back, I'll give her one and fulfill my promise to her.

And in Yan Jiefang's mind, the system's long-lost voice rang out:

[You successfully landed a critical hit on a handful of fruit candies, triggering a 99x critical hit, and have obtained 99 handfuls of fruit candies, which have been added to your personal space.]

Upon hearing this sound, Yan Jiefang was slightly taken aback, not expecting the critical hit multiplier to be 99 times.

He originally had only 7 candies, but now he has 7 * 99 = 693 candies!

These probably weigh five or six pounds. (Each piece weighs about 4 grams)

After Yan Jiekuang went back into the house and put the candy away, he came out again to read with his second brother.

My second brother has such excellent grades and reads whenever he has free time, which gives me a huge boost in motivation to study.

He was also determined to get into a vocational high school.

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be the fourth vocational school graduate in the compound!