Siheyuan: Domineering life

In a shabby room.

An elderly couple with graying hair on their temples held each other's hands tightly for a long time.

There were two lines of tears on Wang Yuying's old face. She looked at Wang Yuping in front of her with sobs, and was choked with sobs and unable to speak.

Wang Yuping looked at her hesitantly. Looking at this person who looked like herself, she felt inexplicably kind and familiar.

"Pingping, I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry, sister. I've made you suffer for so many years."

Wang Yuying held her hand tightly and kept blaming herself.

Wang Yuping looked at Wang Yuying's sincere expression and couldn't help herself and burst into tears.

For so many years, her husband's early death and her children's unfilial behavior have made her not feel this kind of care from her loved ones for a long time. For a moment, she seemed to have returned to her childhood, when her father, mother, brothers and sisters also showed her meticulous care and concern like they do now.

She hadn't experienced the warmth from her loved ones for a long time. Looking at the strange yet familiar face in front of her, she seemed to see her own sister.

"Sister, woooo!"

The old man couldn't control himself and burst into tears, not knowing whether it was because he was excited or because he was suddenly relieved from the grievances he had suffered for so many years.

"Pingping, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Wang Yuying's heart broke when she saw this. She took her in her arms and hugged her tightly.

"I'm not afraid as long as my sister is here."

"From now on, we sisters will never be separated again, forever."

"..."

Seeing this, Yang Jun quietly left the room, leaving the space to the two elderly people whose hearts were in need of comfort.

Standing at the door, he lit a cigarette and squatted on the threshold to smoke.

From time to time, murmuring sounds could be heard in the room, mixed with crying sounds.

The two sisters Wang Yuying and Wang Yuping were talking about the hardships they had experienced over the years. Wang Yuying kept complaining that she had not been able to take good care of her sister, which caused her to suffer for so many years. Wang Yuping talked about the misfortunes in her life. First, she lost her husband, and then her children were unfilial, resulting in her having to rely on picking up waste for a living at such an old age.

The two of them talked to themselves, and their conversation had nothing to do with each other, but it did not affect their feelings.

Wang Yuying also knew in her heart that the woman in front of her who looked so much like her sister was not her biological sister, but this did not prevent her from treating her as her own sister. Over the years, she owed her sister too much and could only compensate her in this way.

Wang Yuping also knew that the woman in front of her who looked so much like her sister was not her biological sister. Her biological sister and brother had died ten years ago, and Wang Yuying just looked like her sister. Perhaps it was because of their similar age, common experiences, and a common language, so she seized the opportunity to complain to each other.

In the room, the two sisters were chatting, while outside, Yang Jun was smoking one cigarette after another.

Before, he was still considering whether to acknowledge this aunt, but now...it was no longer his turn to decide.

Although Zhou Qiang was dead, Yang Jun didn't know whether he had any backup plans. After all, he already knew that Wang Yuping's children were the backup plans Zhou Qiang left to deal with him.

Yang Jun squatted there with a frown on his face, smoking one cigarette after another.

The yard where the old man lives is the same as the slum where they lived before. There are a total of thirty or forty families living here. After an earthquake a few years ago, many renovated earthquake-resistant houses appeared in the yard, one next to the other, leaving some families with no place to step.

The yard was full of people coming and going. They looked over here with curiosity from time to time, wondering how could there be guests in Wang Yuping's house.

Fortunately, Yang Jun was disguised when he came. He wore a black hat covering his forehead, a mask, and a pair of sunglasses that were bigger than his face. This made it impossible to recognize him.

Seeing that everyone was looking over here curiously, Yang Jun was afraid that others would recognize him, so he quickly put out the cigarette and put on the mask.

At this moment, a figure flashed by the Chuihua Gate, and a middle-aged man in work clothes walked over.

The man was in his forties, about the same age as me, but due to long-term labor and the difficult financial situation, he looked like he was sixty.

He was holding a net bag with a lunch box in it. It looked like he had finished his meal.

Yang Jun glanced at him and saw a line of words on the pocket of his work shirt. He immediately recognized that this person was an employee of his steel factory.

Because he had a deep attachment to the former steel mill, he still used the old work clothes after the mill was taken over by him. I'm afraid this ugly and rustic work clothes is unique in the country.

The man walked over and was stunned when he saw Yang Jun squatting there.

"Comrade, you are..."

The man tried to speak.

When Yang Jun heard this, he relaxed for a moment.

I immediately realized that the middle-aged man in front of me was probably Wang Yuping’s eldest son Xiao Daoming.

Yang Jun had seen the information of Wang Yuping's three children. The middle-aged man in front of him was Wang Yuping's eldest son, Xiao Daoming.

At present, Wang Yuping lives with her eldest son's family, so Yang Jun guessed that this person was Xiao Daoming.

I live with Xiao Daoming, but that doesn't mean Xiao Daoming is a filial child. If he were truly filial, he wouldn't let his mother pick up waste for a living.

None of Wang Yuping's three children is filial. If the street office had not been unable to bear it and forced Xiao Daoming to support his mother, he would probably have kicked his biological mother out of the house long ago.

Although he said he lived with his eldest son's family, the old man actually lived in an earthquake shelter made of a few broken wooden boards. It was leaky and windy everywhere. It was okay in the summer, but in the winter it was completely uninhabitable.

Yang Jun had no good impression of Xiao Daocheng in front of him and didn't want to pay any attention to him.

He turned his head to the side, then stood up and walked out into the yard, away from him.

Xiao Daocheng looked at him warily. Seeing that Yang Jun didn't say anything, he didn't ask any more questions. As long as he didn't stand under the eaves of his house, there would be no problem.

Xiao Daoming looked back at Yang Jun, then went into the house carrying his lunch box.

"Wait a moment."

Seeing that he was about to enter the house, Yang Jun hurriedly called her.

After all, his mother Wang Yuying was in there, so even if he didn't want to pay attention to Xiao Daocheng, he had no choice.

"Comrade, what's up?"

Xiao Daocheng looked at him warily.

Yang Jun was completely wrapped up, with only his eyes exposed. His appearance could not be seen at all, making it hard for people not to be alert.

"Oh, you are Xiao Daocheng?"

Yang Jun asked in a different tone.

"Yes, I am. You are?"

Yang Jun did not answer his question. Instead, he took out his work ID from his pocket, showed it to me, and then quickly put it back.

"Oh, Comrade Xiao, I'm a staff member of the nursing home."

Yang Jun put his work permit back into his jacket pocket and said, "This time we came..."

Before Yang Jun could say anything, he saw Xiao Daocheng's face change and he became panicked.

"I have always taken care of the elderly and have never abused them."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask your neighbors."

Yang Jun was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

He didn't expect Xiao Daocheng's reaction to be so intense, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved.

Unfilial children like him will definitely be the focus of attention of a number of institutions such as the street office welfare home and the nursing home. I'm afraid he really misunderstood that I was here to cause trouble for him.

"You haven't..."

Yang Jun wanted to say that you haven't abused the elderly, but then he shook his head and changed his words: "Comrade, you misunderstood, I'm not here to hold you accountable."

Yang Jun was silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at him seriously.

"I came here today to discuss something with you."

"After research by our welfare home leaders, we decided to take Wang Yuping to the welfare home for retirement. What do you think?"

When Xiao Daocheng heard this, a look of ecstasy suddenly flashed across his face.

He had wanted to kick his mother out for a long time. The old lady brought waste home every day, making the yard stink, and he was often complained by the neighbors. However, the street office did not allow him to do so, and he did not want to bear the cost of supporting the old lady. When he heard that the nursing home was going to take Wang Yuping to live there, he was very happy.

But after being happy, his brows frowned again.

“I don’t have money to pay for my pension.”

Nowadays, there are two types of people who can enter a nursing home. One is the elderly who are widowed or childless, and these people can enter for free. The other type is those whose children do not have time to take care of them and send them to a nursing home, and these people have to pay.

But Xiao Daocheng obviously does not fit the first situation.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun sneered.

"I don't want you to pay."

"I've already said that the leaders of our nursing home have held a special meeting to discuss this matter, and have unanimously decided to admit Elder Wang Yuping to the hospital free of charge. You don't have to pay a penny until she passes away."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Daocheng looked at Yang Jun with half belief and half doubt.

"What you said is true, you won't regret it later, right?"

When Yang Jun heard this, he felt disgusted.

He hated people like this who wanted to drive their biological mother away from home from the bottom of his heart, which made him hate Xiao Daocheng even more.

"you……"

Yang Jun was about to ridicule him, but then he thought better of it.

His purpose was not to sway his tongue, but to rescue Wang Yuping from this sea of ​​suffering, so as to avoid achieving the opposite effect.

"Even if our nursing home wants to make money, we won't look for an ordinary family like yours, right?"

Yang Jun wanted to say that he would not look for someone like you who is heartless, disloyal, unfilial, ungrateful and ungrateful, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up.

"That's true."

Xiao Daocheng thought about it and felt that the nursing home would not look for someone like him.

After all, his reputation for being unfilial is well-known far and wide, and he has been registered with the street office, the nursing home and other major units. If the nursing home really wants to make money, they will definitely not come to him.

"Are you sure you don't want to charge?" Xiao Daocheng confirmed again.

"I'm sure." Yang Jun.

Yang Jun tried his best to keep a calm tone, but he felt extremely disgusted with him in his heart.

"That's good."

After hearing this, Xiao Daocheng finally felt relieved.

He put the lunch box in his hand on the table at the door and shouted into the earthquake shelter,

"You old man, someone is taking you to a nursing home to enjoy your life."

"Pack up quickly and go with the comrades at the nursing home."

Xiao Daocheng did not go in, but stood at the door and talked while covering his nose.

The house was filled with discarded items that the old man had picked up from outside, and the smell was really unpleasant.

After saying that, he kicked a broken pot at the door away.

"boom!"

The broken iron pot fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and then broke into pieces.

The old man who was chatting inside suddenly stopped moving.

After a long while, Wang Yuying trembled and half of his head appeared.

"Cheng'er, you...you're back?"

It can be seen that the old man seems to be very afraid of his eldest son.

It is conceivable what Xiao Daocheng's attitude towards his mother was usually like. Yang Jun saw that the old woman had probably been abused by him, and maybe even beaten.

"You old fool, someone is here to take you to enjoy a good life."

"Pack up quickly and go."

Xiao Daocheng covered his mouth and nose and looked at her with disgust.

"What...what nursing home? I...I've never heard of it..."

The old man asked tremblingly.

"You old man, why are you asking so many questions?"

Xiao Daocheng glared at her unhappily, then pointed at Yang Jun behind him and said, "Just follow him. Are you annoying by asking questions all the time?"

After saying that, he seemed to not want to bother with her anymore and then left.

He took two steps, then turned around and said, "By the way, before you leave, clean up these junk."

"I bring rags home all day long. It stinks."

After saying that, he went straight back to the main house next door.

Then, there was a sound of a door closing in a venting manner, and there was no movement inside.

It can be seen that Xiao Daocheng has no place for his mother in his heart. This man has become so cruel.

Wang Yuping looked at her son's door in horror and stood there speechlessly.

She didn't know what she had done wrong and had made her son unhappy again. He already disliked her, and if he got angry, she would be in big trouble.

At this time, Wang Yuying appeared beside her.

He held her hand and comforted her: "Pingping, come with me."

"Go with you? Where to?"

Wang Yuping looked at her helplessly, then looked at the tightly closed door, undecided.

"To the nursing home."

Seeing this, Yang Jun walked over and said, "I have already contacted the nursing home. They are willing to accept you, and they will provide you with food and accommodation for free."

"A nursing home?"

Wang Yuying became anxious when she heard this.

"How can that be possible? We have a house..."

Seeing this, Yang Jun winked at her hurriedly, then looked towards the door anxiously.

When Wang Yuying saw this, she immediately understood.

"Yes, yes, let's go to the nursing home."

After that, he said to Wang Yuping: "Pingping, let's go to the nursing home. You come with me. From now on, you don't have to pick up waste and suffer anymore."

"A nursing home?"

Hearing this, the old man looked at his son's closed door and hesitated.

"Old man, don't worry. Your son has already agreed. Just come with us." Yang Jun said hurriedly.

"He... agreed?"

After the old man finished speaking, a relieved expression appeared on his face.

She knew her son's character better than anyone else, and she no longer had any hope.

"Well, I'll go with you."

After saying this, the old man turned around and went back to the house to pack his luggage. (End of this chapter)