Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 40 Conference
Seeing Qian Jin's excited look, Yan Jiecheng stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder and said.

"Qian Jin, we're childhood friends, so don't be polite to me. Take care of your mother first."

Since he knew that Qian Jin's mother was ill, Yan Jiecheng naturally had to go visit her.

So after finishing his work at noon the next day, Yan Jiecheng said hello to Director Wang, bought some fruit supplements, and came to the hospital.

Qian's mother Yan Jiecheng also knew him, but they were not very familiar with him.

When Yan Jiecheng came to Yan's mother's ward with some things in his hand, he saw Qian Jin and his three younger sisters gathered around the bed, chatting quietly with Yan's mother.

After seeing Yan Jiecheng, Qian Jin asked in surprise.

"Jie Cheng, why are you here? Aren't you going to work today?"

Yan Jiecheng handed the things to Qian Jin, then said to Qian's mother with a smile.

"Auntie, I'm so sorry. If Qian Jin hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known you were sick."

Qian's mother learned from her son yesterday that Yan Jiecheng had borrowed money. Now that she saw him in person, she naturally couldn't help but express her gratitude.

After chatting with Qian's mother for a while, Yan Jiecheng said goodbye and left.

After he left, Qian's mother couldn't help but sigh.

"This person has changed so much. I didn't expect that the Yan family would be of great help in the end."

Qian Jin was most deeply touched by Qian's mother's words and couldn't help but agree with her.

"Yeah, I didn't expect that either."

……

Ever since he hosted a banquet for the meat processing plant, Yan Jiecheng has been much busier in the following days.

As long as the factory didn't have a reception, Director Wang would send Yan Jiecheng out. He went to the ceramics factory, the machine repair factory, the cotton clothing factory, the food factory... almost every factory around the steel mill.

While Yan Jiecheng worked hard, he also reaped considerable rewards. Frequent banquets and entertaining provided him with ample opportunities to practice, and his cooking skills also improved significantly.

That evening, Yan Jiecheng had just returned home from get off work when his mother came to visit him.

"Jie Cheng, just now a senior went door to door to inform everyone that there would be a meeting at the Central Court after dinner. Don't forget."

Yan Jiecheng was busy preparing a big pot of food at noon, and then had to entertain guests after that. He was so busy every day and the weather was hot, so he really didn't want to get involved in the intrigues in the courtyard, so he immediately refused.

"Mom, I'm exhausted as a dead dog every day. How can I care about the trivial things in the Chanheyuan? Besides, Dad is gone."

Seeing Yan Jiecheng refuse, Yan's mother hurried forward and whispered.

"Mom knows you're tired, but just for this matter, Lao Yi has come to our house several times. Your dad really can't bear to lose face, so you have to work hard for a while."

Well, it seems that Yi Zhonghai is preparing to do something weird again. It’s been a long time since I last joined in the fun. I have to go and take a look.

As for whether he would suffer any loss, Yan Jiecheng had no such worries at all.

After having a few bites in the house, Yan Jiecheng came to the central courtyard.

At this time, many people had come to the Intermediate Court in groups of three or two, but the three main managers had not yet arrived.

"Jie Cheng, come and sit down."

Yan Jiecheng looked in the direction of the voice and found it was Xu Damao.

Seeing the bench Xu Damao brought from home, Yan Jiecheng sat down on it without hesitation.

"Brother Xu, why doesn't my sister-in-law come to the meeting?"

"Hey, I gave her a lesson a few days ago, and now she's going back to her parents' home."

If Yan Jiecheng hadn't lived in a courtyard, he might have believed Xu Damao's lies. During this period, although the Lou family lost their say in the enterprise due to the public-private partnership of their own enterprise, they also lost their say in the enterprise.

But after all, there are still shares, and the company's head still maintains superficial respect for the Lou family. In addition, the annual dividends are not a small amount.

Xu Damao was just a small projectionist and he was too busy trying to curry favor with Lou Xiaoe, so how could he dare to teach her a lesson?

Yan Jiecheng did not expose Xu Damao's lie, but just looked up and gestured to the person in the field and asked.

"What's the point of holding a meeting today?"

Xu Damao pointed at the Jia family across the street and said in a low voice.

"What else could it be? The Jia family."

Coincidentally, Qin Huairu opened the door and walked out at this time.

She was wearing work clothes, looking haggard as she held Sophora japonica in her arms, holding Xiaodang's hand, and with Banggeng following behind her. One couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for her.

As Qin Huairu brought her child to the center of the field, three old men also came out.

As the three managers took their seats, the whole hospital meeting officially began.

Yi Zhonghai was the first to speak again. He first affirmed the Siheyuan’s tradition of unity, friendship, mutual help, respect for the elderly and love for the young, and then talked about the difficulties encountered by the Jia family.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai's incessant narration, Xu Damao couldn't help but roll his eyes, and then whispered to Yan Jiecheng.

"Well, it looks like I'm going to have to bleed again today."

Hearing Xu Damao's complaints, Yan Jiecheng nodded in agreement.

To be honest, Qin Huairu is indeed a bit pitiful.

In order to support the whole family, Qin Huairu went to work at the steel rolling mill before she had even finished her confinement period after giving birth to Huaihua.

But Jia Zhang was a troublesome person. She didn't do any housework at home. As for her three children, apart from taking care of Banggeng, she didn't care about Xiaodang and Huaihua.

This resulted in Qin Huairu working tirelessly during the day and doing housework after get off work at night. The key was that she had to ask for leave every day at noon to go home and feed Sophora japonica.

But no matter how pitiful they are, Yan Jiecheng doesn't want to be associated with the ungrateful Jia family.

As Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Liu Haizhong also stood up and began to speak.

It may be because Liu Haizhong’s eldest son Liu Guangqi followed his father-in-law who was an official, which stimulated Liu Haizhong and made him more obsessed with becoming an official.

Not only did he imitate the factory leader's speech, but he even imitated his appearance and demeanor. It was so funny.

Normally, after Liu Haizhong finished speaking, it would be Yan Fugui's turn to speak, but surprisingly, Yan Fugui remained silent, a rare occurrence. He didn't even offer a chorus of agreement.

Seeing Yan Fugui remained silent, Yi Zhonghai didn't care, but stood up again and spoke.

"Everyone, our courtyard is a civilized courtyard. How can we just stand by and watch our neighbors suffer? So..."

Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, a voice came from the crowd.

"Didn't the street people come last time and say donations were not allowed? Why are you still here?"

The sudden sound made the entire courtyard suddenly quiet down, and even Yi Zhonghai was stunned on the spot.

Yi Zhonghai hadn't originally planned to ask for donations, but this sudden voice undoubtedly questioned him as the manager.

After being stunned for a long while, Yi Zhonghai forced a smile and continued.

"I know the neighborhood committee doesn't allow private donations, but I can't just sit back and watch the Jia family suffer. So I discussed it with Director Wang from the neighborhood committee, and we finally came up with a good idea..."

(End of this chapter)