Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

"If you can come, let's talk things out and resolve our differences during the New Year."

If you haven't thought it through, think about it again and let me know.

Without hesitation, Aunt Yan said decisively, "Okay, I've thought it through. I'm willing, I'm willing."

Seeing him look behind him, Aunt Yan didn't even bother to turn around.

"I told my son that we'd agreed I'd move out and live with him."

Chapter 432 Fighting for Pride: Yu Li's Choice

"I disagree." Old Yan scratched his neck, his face full of stubbornness.

He was left alone in the courtyard, while his wife enjoyed a peaceful family life with their son and grandson.

No, it won't work.

...You should take me with you.

"You disagree?" Aunt Yan turned to look at him, her face flushed with anger. "If you disagree, then you disagree. Do I need your agreement?"

"Jianguo, you go and talk to him. Don't pay any attention to your Uncle Yan. He's ruined his brain by teaching."

"You," Old Man Yan pointed a finger at him, his arm trembling as he said, "You are an insult to civility."

She's heard the same thing over and over again for decades and she's tired of it.

"Jianguo, let's go, let's make a phone call."

Grandma Yan pulled Yang Jianguo back, only to see her husband blocking their way.

I shoved him aside with a swift movement.

Old Yan stumbled back a few steps and almost fell to the ground.

"Oh, you old woman, you, you're so unreasonable."

He looked up and shouted, and the person had already gone through the doorway and was far away. Old Man Yan's expression changed uncertainly. After hesitating for a long time, he finally stamped his foot and followed.

It's unacceptable to leave someone alone in the compound; that's definitely not going to work.

Inside the house, Yang Jianguo dialed a phone: "Hello, could you please call out Yan Jiecheng? Yes, the worker at the steel rolling mill. My name is Yang Jianguo. Okay, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Jianguo glanced at Aunt Yan, who was staring at him expectantly, and said with a smile, "Auntie, why don't you wait here? There are still people waiting outside to help!"

"No need, no need." Aunt Yan rolled up her sleeves and said, "I'm good at doing chores. You just stay here and watch over things. The other aunties will do the work for you."

She was talking when she reached the door. She turned around, looked at him gratefully, and said, "Jianguo, thank you, Auntie," before leaving.

Since things have come to this point, Yang Jianguo should just stay put!

Three to five minutes later, the phone rang: "Hello, is this Jian Guo?"

“It’s me, Jiecheng…” He said a few words to Yan Jiecheng and invited his family to the courtyard to celebrate the New Year.

"Jianguo, you know about this... My wife is making a fuss with me, and the family is making a fuss too, sigh!"

Yan Jiecheng is now caught in the middle; he can't stay at his parents' house, and he has nowhere to stay at his own.

I feel terrible and frustrated!

"Isn't that perfect? ​​Let's bring her to the courtyard to chat and relax."

Yang Jianguo laughed and said, "Come on, just consider it my invitation to celebrate the New Year, okay!"

"Okay, with you saying that, my husband definitely won't have any objections."

Yan Jiecheng's words were hard to swallow, but that was the truth.

Yang Jianguo's words carry much more weight at home than my own.

If Yu Li knew that Yang Jianguo had invited her family to spend the New Year together in the compound, she would be overjoyed!

Sure enough, this time they went back inside.

When I told her what happened, Yu Li, who had been frowning, immediately smiled.

"Hey, what does Jianguo want with you? Does he have some work to assign you? He doesn't want to take you into business, does he?"

"I told you to tidy yourself up properly, so that people can't see through you."

"If he lends you a hand this time, you'd better seize the opportunity and not throw a tantrum, understand?"

Seeing Yan Jiecheng cowering there without saying a word, Yu Li went up and nudged him with her elbow: "I'm asking you a question!"

"I know, I know." Yan Jiecheng raised his head and said defiantly, "I'll do whatever he tells me to do. I'll treat him like my father, okay?"

"Look at what you're saying, what kind of talk is that?" Yu Li was furious.

But then she thought about going out again, and looked at her husband's appearance.

Rather than being furious, he looked rather aggrieved and sour.

Yu Li's anger instantly dissipated, and she chuckled, "What, you're jealous?"

"How could I dare? Yang Jianguo is so capable; I can't compare to him at all."

Yan Jiecheng was huddled there, spewing angry words, but he still had feelings for Li.

If there are feelings involved, what man can stand his woman praising other men every day?

No matter how capable the other party is, or how true it is, if you can't stand it, you still can't stand it.

"Alright, look at you, so petty." Yu Li patted his arm and laughed, "I'm just thinking about making things better for the family, aren't I?"

"You~" Yan Jiecheng muttered to himself, but didn't say it out loud.

Bringing up the past is pointless; it only leads to arguments.

The losses are already incurred, and the money has already been spent.

No matter how much you argue, you can't get back to the point. It's the New Year, so why not just enjoy a good mood?

Seeing that he was still sulking, Yu Li knew that she had pushed him too hard.

He sat down in front of him and said seriously, "Jiecheng, I know I've been pressuring you, but I also want our family to have a good life."

“When I asked you to give gifts to people during the previous election for cadre positions, you refused, so you had no chance.”

“The factory’s subordinate units contract out their canteens. I asked you to talk to them and see if we could do it, but you’re not willing.”

Seeing that he was about to refute, Yu Li preemptively said, "Yes, we did lose money before, but that wasn't because our business was bad."

"Now that speculation and profiteering are gone, and we have experience, shouldn't we start living a more respectable life?"

The two of them finally calmed down and had a proper talk about their lives.

Yu Li admitted that she was wrong, but Yan Jiecheng was unambitious and just wanted to stick to his job.

He's so fearful and hesitant; surely he's not entirely without fault?

What, you're planning to have your son take over the business in the future?

Okay, taking over is fine too, but you need to improve and climb the ladder!

Being a group leader is enough for me.

What are you lacking compared to others? Is it your skills or your abilities?

We're all capable, so why not strive for it?

"But I don't get along well with the new factory manager, and I can't afford to give him expensive gifts. Will this work?"

Yan Jiecheng felt a little guilty; Yu Li's words had hit the nail on the head.

My wife's tendency to compare herself to others is partly a result of my own lack of ambition.

If a man can't present himself well, he has to prove himself.

It's hard to tell who's right and who's wrong in this matter; in any case, both of them are at fault.

“Jiecheng, we need to move forward and live a better life. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting to live a good life.”

"If you think this is also wrong, then we really can't go on living like this."

Yu Li also made things clear, telling him everything on her mind.

She just wanted to live a good life, not to be inferior to others, but to be ahead of them.

She's just concerned about appearances and wants to be the kind of person others envy.

This is wrong too, so let her continue making mistakes.

A tree lives on its bark, a tree lives on its breath.

She was determined to prove herself; she wanted to have what others had, and she also wanted to have what others didn't.

Since Yan Jiecheng was unreliable, she had to rely on herself.

Whether it's right or wrong, let outsiders decide.

"Alright, let's hurry up and go, it'll get late if we go any later."

Yu Li urged him on, having already made up her mind.

If Yan Jiecheng still doesn't take any action this time, she will talk to Yang Jianguo herself.

Li Aimin's business must be short-handed right now, right?

Chapter 433 A Hall Full of Celebration and Joy

"Jianguo, Jiecheng and Yuli are here." Hearing Yingzi's call from outside, Yang Jianguo grabbed the table with both hands and walked out.

"Yingzi, this was specially brought by Jiecheng. It's just right to make two dishes."

Yu Li handed the food box she was carrying to Yingzi in front of her; it contained specialties brought from a time-honored brand.

"That's great!" Yingzi happily took it, placed it on the table, and began to unpack and fill a plate.

Seeing this, Yu Li was even happier; this lack of politeness was exactly what she wanted to see.

Yan Jiecheng, standing beside him, looked around, wondering where his parents would appear from.

Then a round tabletop appeared, sticking out of Jianguo's house: "Jianguo, let me lend you a hand."

Yan Jiecheng came up to help, and Yang Jianguo did not refuse, letting him carry the other end into the yard.

"Where are we moving this to?" Yan Jiecheng asked, stepping back.

Yang Jianguo raised his head and said, "Look, it's Zhuzi's house across the street. There are a lot of people here today, so we can fit two tables."

"Hey!" Yan Jiecheng quickened his pace and went up the steps.

Seeing her husband helping Yang Jianguo, Yu Li rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward: "Yingzi, is there anything else you need to do?"

"That's about it, now you can take the dishes inside!"

Yingzi handed her the freshly plated dishes, and Yu Li deftly carried them into the house.

Upon entering, the originally spacious room was filled with people.

Aunt Yan and her husband were also there, but they were sitting a bit far apart.

She sat at the table facing the head of the room, while Old Man Yan huddled on a small stool at the foot of the bed, looking like an unwelcome poor relative.

"Yu Li is here." Aunt Yan's smile was a little awkward.

They said they would bow their heads and admit their mistakes.

But when it actually comes to them, they realize how difficult it is to soften their stance with their son and daughter-in-law.

The surface is burning hot, like it's on fire.

"Mom," Yu Li called out indifferently, placing the dishes on the round table.

"Sister Yu Li, come quickly." He Yushui, a wife and mother, happily waved to her from the table that had just been set up in the room.

Despite her age, she's still the same as before.

With her older brother's love and a hardworking and reliable man by her side, He Yushui has been living a really good life.

Although I didn't end up taking the college entrance exam, I still feel a little regretful.

But when He Yushui looked at her own life again, she calmed down.