Siheyuan: Domineering life

Yang Jun did not make this decision on a whim, nor was it a sudden idea.

This idea has been in my mind for a long time, but I have never implemented it.

I used to think that as a father, I should give each child a fair chance and treat them equally. But later I found that this idea was too simplistic and it was too unfair to the other children except Yang Chengdao.

It is right for a family to focus on cultivating talents, but that also depends on whether this person is worthy of full training. But later he realized that as a father, he owed it to his other children, and that what he did was unfair to other children. Sometimes, the unfairness of being a father is a direct factor leading to discord among children. Don't think that doing so is for the good of the children. In fact, it is cultivating the source of hatred for them.

Yang Jun decided to change his previous practice. As his children, he had to give each of them a chance. Others could be divided into wives and concubines, legitimate and illegitimate children, but he could not. What he had to do was to pass on the family and make the family flourish. This hope could not be placed on only one person. As his children, for him, it was the same no matter who could make the Yang family flourish. Therefore, he could not place all his hopes on Yang Chengdao.

Of course, he would not do this directly. The family's property and industry would still be left to Yi Qiu Shui to manage.

To him, real wealth is not the industries or properties in his family, but himself. He hopes that one of his children can truly inherit him. The so-called property is nothing but external things that serve the interests of the class. If no one can inherit his real property, his so-called family property is nothing but castles in the air. If there is no ability to protect it, it will become the source of disaster for the Yang family and will also harm his children.

In the minds of children, the standards for what makes a good child are almost entirely based on academic performance, so Yang Jun had to do this in order to maintain what they believe to be the fairest standard.

Of course, some people are happy and some are worried about Yang Jun's decision.

Yi Qiu Shui was naturally unhappy, but the other women were of course happy. Although their children's academic performance was not so good, it was an opportunity for them, especially Chen Ruolan. She was determined to educate her children well in the future. As a postdoctoral fellow with higher education, it was impossible for the children she raised to be bad.

No one said anything during the meal.

After dinner, Yang Jun changed his usual habit and did not go to the living room to chat, but went directly to Yi Qiu Shui's yard.

He knew that Yi Qiu Shui must have something to say to him.

"Hubby, you... have you changed your mind again?"

Yi Qiu Shui asked as soon as she entered the bedroom.

Yang Jun did not answer her directly, but lit a cigarette.

He took off his shoes and half-lying on the bed, holding an ashtray in his hand, lying there calmly.

He knew what Yi Qiu Shui was worried about, which was nothing more than the family property and his power.

"A slight change of plan."

After a slight pause, Yang Jun continued: "The family property will still be inherited by Cheng Dao, as for my position..."

"I can't pin all my hopes on becoming a Buddha. I have to cast a wide net and catch more fish. There will always be one fish that can make it over the dragon gate."

Then he added: "There is no direct relationship between status and property."

Yi Qiushui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

As long as Yang Jun doesn't take back the family property, it will be fine. As for training a successor, every child has a chance. As for Yang Chengdao, she has more confidence than anyone else. Yang Chengdao has been trained as Yang Jun's successor since he was a child. His character, cultivation and abilities have all been professionally trained. Yang Jun also agrees with his abilities. As for why Yang Jun did this... she guessed it was really like Yang Jun said, to cast a wide net and catch more fish.

"So you plan to... train each child together?" Yi Qiu Shui asked cautiously.

"Yes!"

Yang Jun answered briefly.

"I can't put all my hopes on Sungdo. I want to give other kids a chance. Maybe they can do better than Sungdo."

Seeing Yi Qiushui's confused look, Yang Jun continued, "But don't worry, I won't go back on my word about the family property I promised to give you. As for the other children, I will find a way, so you can rest assured."

Yi Qiu Shui felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.

"Hubby, that's not what I meant...If the other children are really promising, it's not a problem to give the family property to them."

Yang Jun waved his hand and said, "I will give it to you if I say so. I will never do business with our family property again."

After hearing this, Yi Qiu Shui couldn't relax the wrinkles on his forehead.

Although Yang Jun said so, what if there is a child who is more successful than Yang Chengdao? At that time, should the family property serve him? What should Chengdao do?
She didn't dare to ask such questions. She wanted to hear words she didn't want to hear, but she also didn't want to leave a bad impression on Yang Jun.

"Hubby, I understand why you do this, but... never mind. No matter what you do, I will support you."

Hearing this, Yang Jun held her hand and said affectionately, "Thank you!"

Yi Qiushui smiled bitterly and said, "We are all family, why are you talking about this?"

Yang Jun: "I still say that, all the family property belongs to Yang Chengdao, I mean what I say."

"but……"

Having said that, Yang Jun changed the subject.

"But from now on, I have to re-arrange my family property. I have to prepare the family property that I personally control for my future successor."

"I hope that enlightenment will not let me down."

"He will definitely not let you down." Yi Qiu Shui said solemnly.

"I hope so."

……

The next day, Yang Jun did not go to work.

He came to Diaoyutai to fish as usual.

The weather was too cold and he couldn't sit still for a while, so he went back to the glass house.

It was quite warm in the glass house. Even without a heater, the temperature was already very warm. Yang Jun drove Sun Zhaocai and Sha Zhu out to avoid the room being filled with the smell of food.

After a while, the guard came to report that Wang Xinliang was visiting.

Yang Jun frowned when he heard this.

He originally didn't want to meet his cousin Wang Xinliang, but when he thought that he might really have something urgent to discuss with him, and also because they were relatives, he decided to meet him.

Wang Xinliang is the son of his uncle Wang Yuxian. He is in his early thirties and works in a finance and taxation agency as an ordinary clerk. Yang Jun has always kept his distance from his uncle's family and never got too close to them. Perhaps influenced by his uncle, he has always disliked them.

Yang Jun finally decided to meet him.

After a while, the guard brought Wang Xinliang in.

"cousin."

Wang Xinliang called out timidly and then stood aside.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun did not stand up to greet him. He simply pointed to the small stool next to him and said, "Sit down."

Wang Xinliang seemed to have long been accustomed to Yang Jun's attitude. After all, Yang Jun had this attitude towards everyone in their family for so many years.

Sometimes, he was also very puzzled. Logically speaking, the two families should be the closest relatives in the world. There is no closer relationship than cousins. If Yang Jun didn't promote anyone else, he should be promoted. However, he saw Yang Jun's attitude towards their family.

Sometimes, he couldn't understand why Yang Jun had that attitude towards everyone in their family.

"Cousin, this is Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao..."

Wang Xinliang was holding a gift in his hand and was about to introduce it when he was interrupted by Yang Jun.

"You have something to say."

Seeing Yang Jun's cold attitude, Wang Xinliang smiled awkwardly.

He put the tea leaves aside, rubbed his hands and said, "Cousin, I came here mainly to talk to you about my grandfather..."

"Grandpa?"

Yang Jun frowned when he heard this. His grandfather had been dead for many years, and he wondered why Wang Xinliang mentioned his grandfather at this time.

"Yes."

Wang Xinliang nodded, and then said: "Originally, my mother or aunt should have discussed this with you, but as you know, there are some things about the Wang family that are not convenient to tell you, so I will tell you about it."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun frowned and felt a little dissatisfied.

You are so mysterious and hesitant. Why can't you just say it directly? You, a junior, have to tell it to me.

However, he didn't say anything, but listened with a stiff upper lip.

"Well... cousin, as you know, our Wang family has few descendants, and there are only my father and aunt. Actually, it's not true. Grandpa also had a little girl, but she was separated during the war."

"Now, my aunt has been found."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun frowned even deeper.

He had heard his mother mention that aunt. His mother had three siblings, and she was the eldest. Her uncle Wang Yuxian was the second oldest. There was another aunt, Wang Yuping, who was the third oldest. However, this aunt was lost in enemy bombing during the war, and they couldn't find her after a long search.

Everyone in the family thought that she was so young, just a few years old, and should have been dead. Unexpectedly, Wang Xinliang told him today that his aunt Wang Yuping had been found. Yang Jun was indeed a little bit unbelievable.

He couldn't imagine how a girl of only six or seven years old survived in that harsh era.

"Go on." Yang Jun said.

“Cousin, it was my aunt who found the old house herself, but I also heard about it from others.”

At this point, Wang Xinliang smiled embarrassedly, and then continued: "The old house...my father sold it a few years ago. I heard this from an old neighbor. When I heard the news, I immediately told my mother, and then we went to verify it in person, and it turned out to be my aunt."

Hearing this, Yang Jun's face became even more suspicious.

"Now that we have found it, isn't this a good thing?"

"Then what do you want from me?"

Yang Jun paused for a moment, then continued, "If you want to tell my mother, then just tell her, right?"

Yang Jun would naturally not hide such a good thing from Wang Yuying. Family reunion is a good thing and he has no reason to hide it. For his mother, there are fewer and fewer relatives in this world, and he certainly hopes that his mother can be reunited with her family.

"Well... there's just one problem now."

Wang Xinliang said: "My mother is still not sure whether this aunt is her sister, so I would like to ask you, cousin, for help."

Yang Jun: "Oh, I see, you want me to investigate her, right?"

"Yes, not only do we need to investigate her background and origins, but if possible, I also hope that my cousin can help with a blood relationship test."

After saying that, he took out a plastic bag from his pocket, which contained two strands of hair.

"DNA identification." Yang Jun.

"Yes, it's DNA." Wang Xinliang said, "I heard that the technology is very powerful and can identify any blood relationship."

Yang Jun nodded after hearing this.

"Leave this to me."

At present, DNA identification technology has just been developed and has not yet been popularized. Ordinary people like Wang Xinliang certainly cannot do DNA identification, so they can only come to Yang Jun for help.

Yang Jun also breathed a sigh of relief when he knew the purpose of Wang Xinliang's visit.

He was most afraid that his uncle's family would not know the seriousness of the matter and would rashly make some unreasonable requests. Should he refuse or agree?

Fortunately, my cousin Wang Xinliang is not as confused as my uncle.

"Thank you, cousin." Wang Xinliang.

"Thank you for everything."

After that, Yang Jun asked, "Does my mother know about this?"

"I don't know." Wang Xinliang: "I only found out about this yesterday, and I came to see my cousin today. As for whether my mother talked to my aunt on the phone, I don't know."

Hearing this, Yang Jun nodded and said, "Don't tell my mother for now. Wait until the test results come out."

Yang Jun didn't want to disappoint Wang Yuying. At her age, he was afraid of getting too excited and getting sick. He also didn't want to have hope and end up disappointed, which would be a waste of her joy.

He thought it wouldn't be too late to tell her after the test results came out.

"I know, cousin, I won't tell."

Hearing this, Yang Jun warned: "Go back and tell your aunt not to tell my mother first. I'm afraid she will be disappointed again."

"Over the years, my aunt's disappearance has always been a source of worry for my mother."

"I understand, cousin. I will tell my mother when I get back." Wang Xinliang.

Afterwards, the two chatted briefly and Wang Xinliang left.

After he left, Yang Jun called Sun Zhaocai and asked him to take the hair sent by Wang Xinliang to the research institute for identification.

Afterwards, he couldn't help his curiosity and went to Wang Yuying's yard for some unknown reason.

Wang Yuying was leaning on the steps at the door knitting a sweater. The sun was warm outside, and she always came here to bask in the sun when she had nothing to do.

"mom."

Yang Jun shouted, then sat down on the steps next to him.

He lit a cigarette and started smoking.

Seeing Yang Jun coming, Wang Yuying rolled her eyes at him and said nothing.

"Stay away from me. I can't smell the smoke."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun smiled and sat further away.

"Is something wrong?"

Wang Yuying asked.

"It's okay, I'm just taking a look." Yang Jun.

"Huh! Why would you come to my yard for no reason?"

Wang Yuying rolled her eyes at him and continued knitting the sweater in her hands: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"It's really nothing, I just came to see you."

Since Yang Jun decided to wait until the results came out before telling her about this matter, he naturally couldn't tell her now.

"If you have nothing to do, don't stay here. Instead of spending time with an old woman like me, you might as well go find Qingyun and the others to make figurines." Wang Yuying.

"mom!"

Yang Jun cried out, then held his forehead in silence.

Seeing that Wang Yuying really didn't like him, Yang Jun had no choice but to pat his butt and stand up.

"Okay, I'll give you a grandson." (End of this chapter)