Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 128 Preaching
Faced with their urging, Yan Jiecheng calmly replied.

"Don't bother with this, Jiefang is in jail."

Yan Fugui was so anxious when he heard that Jiefang had been taken to the police station that he jumped up and down in a panic.

"Jiecheng, you'd better help him move around. He's your own brother, you can't just ignore him!"

Seeing Yan Fugui's anxious look, Yan Jiecheng felt very conflicted.

You should know that when the wave first started, Jiefang and Jie Kuang, those two rascals, were quite rude to Yan Fugui.

Fortunately, the school principal at the time knew about Yan Fugui's situation and called Yan Jiecheng.

Upon learning the news, Yan Jiecheng immediately led several members of the factory security team to the school and promptly took Yan Fugui to the hospital; otherwise, the consequences could have been much worse.

Unexpectedly, after experiencing something like this, Yan Fugui was still so worried about Yan Jiefang.

Thinking of this, Yan Jiecheng waved his hand and said.

"Dad, don't get agitated. Do you know what Jiefang did today?"

"He got into a fight with someone at Shichahai today."

Upon hearing Yan Jiecheng's words, Yan Fugui was stunned and remained speechless for a long time.

Seeing Yan Fugui like this, Yan Jiecheng sighed and said.

“Dad, Jiefang is not young anymore, he should be more sensible. Let him stay in jail for a few days to teach him a lesson, then I’ll get him out.”

Yan Fugui then came to his senses and said hesitantly.

“Jiecheng, if word gets out that Jiefang is in jail, his reputation will be ruined. How will he ever get married or find a job?”

"Dad, let's let the second son suffer a bit while he's still young and correct all his bad habits. It will be too late to say anything when he gets older."

At this moment, the father-in-law chimed in.

"Yes, in-law, Jie Cheng is Jiefang's own elder brother. We can't possibly harm him. Just listen to Jie Cheng, okay?"

Yan Fugui hesitated for a long time before finally sighing and speaking.

"Jiecheng, I'm leaving this matter to you. You handle it."

After Yan Fugui finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and left Yan Jiecheng's house with a hunched back.

After Yan's father left, his father-in-law came to Yan Jiecheng's side and said something.

"Jiecheng, your dad has had a tough life too. He's getting old now. If you have time, go visit him more often."

Yan Jiecheng remained silent in the face of his father-in-law's advice.

……

Three days later, Yan Jiecheng called Zhou Qian and asked her to release Yan Jiefang.

Yan Jiefang has been suffering from poor eating and sleeping at the police station these past few days, and he looks extremely haggard.

Upon returning to Nanluoguxiang, Yan Jiefang felt that the greetings from his neighbors were a joke.

After returning home, Yan's mother said with a face full of heartache.

"You little rascal, you're finally back! Do you know how worried your family has been about you these past few days?"

Faced with his mother's concern, Yan Jiecheng said angrily.

"It's not my brother's fault. If he had released me back then, would I have suffered like this?"

Deep down, Yan's mother also felt that Jie Cheng, as the eldest son, was indeed wrong to do this.

Therefore, he did not refute Yan Jiefang's complaints.

In the evening, just as the Yan family was having dinner around the table, Yan Jiecheng unexpectedly came to their home.

Upon seeing Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang immediately spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Wow, the sun must have risen in the west today! Director Yan actually came to our lousy place."

Faced with his younger brother's mockery, Yan Jiecheng didn't say a word and lifted Yan Jiefang off the chair with one hand.

They slapped Yan Jiefang twice across the face.

Yan Jiefang was completely stunned by Yan Jiecheng's two slaps. After a long while, Yan Jiefang managed to speak.

"Yan Jiecheng, what right do you have to hit me?"

Upon hearing Yan Jiefang dare to call him by his name, Yan Jiecheng became furious and started beating him again.

Upon seeing this, Yan's mother immediately began to wail.

"Jiecheng, what are you doing? That's your own brother!"

Yan Jiecheng ignored this and waited until Yan Jiefang begged for mercy before he stopped and said something.

"Second brother, do you know why I hit you?"

Yan Jiefang was now terrified of Yan Jiecheng's beating, and when questioned by Yan Jiecheng, he spoke with some fear.

"Is it because I got into a fight?"

Yan Jiecheng glanced at his anxious parents sitting in their seats, sighed, and said...

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to discipline them for you today. If you think I'm meddling, just say so, and I promise I'll never interfere again."

After hearing Yan Jiecheng's words, Yan's parents hesitated for a moment, but ultimately remained silent.

Then Yan Jiecheng looked at Jie Kuang, who was sitting in his seat, and said...

"Third brother, come over here and stand with your second brother."

Yan Jiekuang was also frightened by Yan Jiecheng's actions and did not dare to refute them. He could only stand with Yan Jiefang reluctantly.

At this point, Yan Jiecheng continued to speak.

"Second brother, tell me, how did you get involved in such a large-scale brawl?"

Yan Jiefang hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

"I didn't want to go at first, but my friend insisted on asking me to go, and I couldn't refuse, so I went."

Yan Jiecheng shook his head speechlessly.

"How could I have such a stupid brother like you? Do you even know who the two sides fighting are? They're all tough guys from Beijing, and they're all ruthless when they fight. Did you even consider the consequences?"

"I'm asking you, in front of everyone, you shouted at me to let you go. Don't you have a brain? Is this the kind of thing you should shout about?"

Yan Jiefang was speechless after being confronted by Yan Jiecheng, but his expression still showed his resentment.

Seeing this, Yan Jiecheng continued to ask.

"Jiefang, are you feeling resentful? Then let me ask you, weren't you the last one to leave?"

Seeing Yan Jiefang shake his head, Yan Jiecheng continued to ask.

"When did those people in charge leave?"

He left the day before yesterday.

"So they didn't care about you?"

Seeing Yan Jiefang continue to shake his head, Yan Jiecheng looked at Yan Jiekuang beside him and said.

"Jie Kuang, you're not a child anymore, do you understand?"

Yan Jiekuang was taken aback by his elder brother's sudden question and it took him a while to answer.

"Brother, are you saying that it's not worth the risk for people like them?"

Yan Jiecheng nodded and said.

There are three kinds of friends: true friends, ordinary friends, and fair-weather friends.

“You should treat these three types of friends differently.”

"For true friends, there's nothing to say, you should definitely do your best to help them."

"For ordinary friends, you can offer help as long as it doesn't affect your own interests."

"As for fair-weather friends, then we have to consider the benefits and whether it's worth it."

(End of this chapter)