Siheyuan: Domineering life

Time flies, and the first month of the year is over before we know it.

The weather was getting warmer, and Yang Jun slowly walked out of the glass house.

There was a fishing rod by the river and a lounge chair next to it. I began my daily life as before, drinking tea, sleeping, fishing, chatting, and doing nothing every day.

In my spare time, when I’m in a good mood, I’ll go around the office, show up, and then come back to lie down.

The higher a person's social status is, the more space he has for choice. The same goes for time: he has more time at his disposal. He is not like ordinary people who have to spend more than ten hours a day looking for food. Especially those who work in factories, if they stay there for too long, they will become part of the machine.

I have to say that today's society is changing with each passing day and developing quite rapidly. This was the late 1980s, and society had already developed to a certain level. The outside world was a fast-paced society, but here the years were peaceful and quiet.

This is why people struggle.

Yang Jun no longer has to live for food every day. He has plenty of time to do things that interest him. In fact, there is nothing he is particularly interested in. For example, fishing is a choice he made on a whim just to kill time. In fact, he has never really fished before.

For example, when he was young, he thought about that kind of thing all day long, thinking about how to get more beautiful women, what ways and methods to communicate with them, etc. However, as he got older, he felt that kind of thing was no different from the mechanical movements of machines in a factory.

Although his interest is not as strong as before, it does not mean it has disappeared. Just like eating, it is indispensable to life. In addition to that kind of thing, he now has other goals to strive for.

Seeing his children and grandchildren around him, he has more motivation to strive forward.

"Uncle Yang, here you go."

Yang Jun was dozing with his eyes closed when Sun Zhaocai handed him a grilled fish.

"Hey, try my cooking."

Yang Jun took the grilled fish and took a look at it.

“Is it cooked this time?”

"Of course it's cooked through. If it's not, I can take care of it." Sun Zhaocai said, patting his chest.

"I guess you left it undercooked on purpose."

"Uncle Yang, don't look down on others."

You can doubt everything about him except his barbecue skills.

Over the years, he has roasted at least tens of thousands of lives. Even if he is a fool, he should have practiced his cooking skills.

Yang Jun took a bite, and his mouth was immediately filled with the taste of meat.

"Hmm...smells good."

I have to admire this foodie's cooking skills, the things he bakes are simply amazing.

"That is required."

It was a rare occasion to hear Yang Jun praise someone, and Sun Zhaocai was so happy that he smiled from ear to ear.

"Godfather, give me a taste."

At this time, Shazhu, drooling, came over.

This guy only knows how to eat, but not how to bake. After so many years, his skills have not improved at all. He and Sun Zhaocai always quarrel whenever they meet, and they eat their own food.

"I roasted it." Sun Zhaocai said with his eyes wide open.

"So what? I'm my godfather's now. Can't I ask my godfather for something to eat?" Sha Zhu said in a buzzing voice.

"You have some guts, don't eat what I grilled."

"I have a backbone. Anyway, I didn't ask you for food."

Looking at these two guys making jokes here, Yang Jun laughed.

"Okay, it's just a fish, just grill another one."

Yang Jun handed the three-pound grilled fish to Ding Erzhu.

"Thank you godfather."

Sha Zhu took it with a smile and stuck out his tongue at Sun Zhaocai.

"Bah." Sun Zhaocai spat.

Seeing these two guys making jokes, Yang Jun was also happy to watch the fun.

The two of them are no longer simple guards, but his source of joy. Sometimes when he is in a bad mood, he just teases these two and he will be in a good mood for the whole day.

Of course, the two of them have become an indispensable part of his life and the closest people to him.

At this time, the guard came to report that Jiang Haitao had arrived.

After hearing this, Yang Jun asked the guard to let him in.

Jiang Haitao was originally Yang Jun's secretary at the steel rolling mill. After he was transferred, Jiang Haitao stayed at the steel rolling mill. Later, Jiang Haitao was demoted because of a mistake. Now he runs a small business at home with others. His life is a mess. I heard that many people come to his house to collect debts every day.

After a while, Jiang Haitao came.

He was carrying a bag of snacks and two bottles of wine.

"Great leader."

Jiang Haitao stood straight in front of Yang Jun, bending over and greeting him.

"coming."

Yang Jun pointed to the small bench beside him and said, "Sit down."

Jiang Haitao said quickly: "I have no right to sit and talk in front of the big leader."

Over the years, their relationship has become distant and not as casual as before.

"Then just stand."

Yang Jun naturally didn't have a good face towards people who didn't know what was good for them.

Jiang Haitao blushed after hearing this.

He carefully placed what he was holding on the table, then stood there respectfully with his hands crossed on his abdomen.

"Boss, how are you doing lately?"

Seeing Yang Jun lying there with his eyes closed, Jiang Haitao hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"I'm fine. I can eat and drink. There's nothing wrong with me."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him.

"What about you?"

"I……"

After hearing this, Jiang Haitao's face suddenly turned red, and slowly turned into an embarrassed look.

"I'm not bad either."

"Are you sure?" Yang Jun raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard that many people came to collect debts recently?"

Jiang Haitao blushed: "The old leader knows everything."

"I am really ashamed. I have brought shame to my old leader."

Yang Jun smiled and said, "It's nothing to be ashamed of. That's your life, it has nothing to do with me."

After saying that, he changed the subject and continued, "Do you know why I came to you this time?"

"Please give me your instructions, leader." Jiang Haitao bent down quickly.

Yang Jun glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, then closed his eyes again.

"Think about it slowly."

After saying that, Yang Jun stopped talking and continued to lie there.

Jiang Haitao listened and looked confused.

However, seeing Yang Jun's indifferent look, he didn't dare to ask more. He also knew that Yang Jun would not call him here for no reason and leave him guessing without saying anything.

He racked his brains but still couldn't guess what it was. During this period of time, he was overwhelmed by debt collectors and his mind was a mess. He couldn't remember many things. He also thought that Yang Jun would lend a hand to help him, but he didn't dare to think so.

After all, he had been disappointed before.

About an hour later, Jiang Haitao was still standing there motionless. His legs were numb and felt like they did not belong to him, but he did not dare to move. Yang Jun was right next to him, and even though Yang Jun was no longer his leader, he was still afraid of him.

At this time, Yang Jun woke up.

He opened his eyes and looked at the sun. It was already noon and time for lunch.

He glanced at Jiang Haitao and said, "I'm going to go back to eat first. If you haven't figured it out before I come back, then we shouldn't meet again."

After saying that, he stood up and went back to the backyard to eat. After he left, Jiang Haitao still stood there motionless.

He was thinking about the hint Yang Jun had given him, but he still couldn't remember it.

When he returned to the backyard, several women were already waiting for him.

The children have gone back to school, so there is no need for two tables, so everyone sits at one table to eat.

"Come here, baby girl, let daddy hug you."

When he saw Shiyi Niang, Yang Jun clapped his hands and was about to hug her.

The little girl was disgusted by him and turned her head away.

"I don't want daddy to hold me, you bad daddy."

"Okay, I'm a bad dad, don't come to me no matter what happens in the future." Yang Jun said angrily.

He felt very unbalanced because he was disliked by his children.

At this time, Yi Qiushui scolded with a stern face: "Shiyi Niang, don't do this. Dad loves you, don't be ungrateful."

Children don’t understand anything and make judgments based entirely on their likes and dislikes. They don’t weigh the pros and cons like adults do. Children don’t understand, but adults do. Yang Jun is the head of the family, and everything in the future will depend on him.

The little girl snorted and turned her head away, not even listening to her mother's words.

"Eleventh Lady doesn't like Dad, but Twelveth Lady does."

Seeing this, Chen Ruolan smiled and handed her son to Yang Jun.

"Come here, son. Dad loves you."

Yang Jun took his son and kissed him. His unshaven beard hurt his son, and his little hands kept pushing him away, trying to break free from his arms.

Seeing this, Yang Jun hurriedly hugged him, then turned his back to him so that he could not see his face.

Only then did the little guy calm down.

The family was having a meal while playing with their children, and the atmosphere was very warm.

"Honey, I seemed to see Jiang Haitao coming just now. What is he doing here?" Yi Qiu Shui asked.

Jiang Haitao was originally Guo Caodi's secretary and bodyguard. Later, at her request, Guo Caodi was willing to give him to Yang Jun. Now that Jiang Haitao is down and out, she, as an old acquaintance, naturally feels sad.

"You are such an ungrateful person, you are getting more and more backward." Yang Jun said dissatisfiedly.

"Don't blame him. I heard that he didn't have a good life. If there is anything he did wrong, please be more tolerant."

"Am I not tolerant enough towards him? I even want to use him, but look at his stupid head."

If it were someone else, he would have sworn to the sky to be loyal to Yang Jun. But it has been more than an hour, and that guy still hasn't made any statement.

"Well, the main reason is that he has been away from this circle for too long, and his mind is not as sharp as before." Yi Qiu Shui pleaded for him.

"Don't plead for him. If he still behaves like that after dinner, he should go back to where he came from." Yang Jun.

Yi Qiu Shui didn't say anything.

She generally would not get involved in Yang Jun's affairs. Since Yang Jun said so, he must have his intentions.

Afterwards, the two stopped talking about this topic.

After the meal, Yang Jun was covered in dirt. His son had rubbed his food all over him. He was also a dishonest person, with footprints all over his body.

"Old Yang, go to my yard to wash up and change your clothes." Chen Ruolan.

Hearing this, Yi Qiushui raised her head and said, "Why are you washing? Just change your clothes and don't try to attract his attention."

Chen Ruolan could not help but smile bitterly when she heard this.

"Sister, I didn't intend to take advantage of Lao Yang. I just wanted him to change into clean clothes."

"Humph, I just want to change my clothes, why do I have to go to your place?"

Yang Jun has a lot of clothes. Almost every woman has a stock of clothes. If there are not enough clothes to change, they will go to other courtyards to get some.

"Isn't this soiled by Shierlang?"

Chen Ruolan felt that the more she explained, the less clear it became, so she simply stopped talking.

Didn't you see the way those other women looked at you, as if they wanted to eat her up? Everyone was living in peace, so why did you dare to blatantly set your sights on Yang Jun?

"Enough, you guys keep talking about this all day long, is it interesting?" Yang Jun said impatiently upon seeing this.

"you shut up."

As soon as Yang Jun finished speaking, he received a lot of cold stares from the women.

"If you were a little more diligent, would we have to fight like this?"

When Yang Jun heard this, his head turned black.

"Okay, okay, I'm lazy enough."

Two hands cannot defeat four fists, a tiger cannot defeat a pack of wolves, and no matter how diligent he is, he cannot withstand their numbers.

"I'm going back to change my clothes."

Upon seeing this, Yang Jun fled away in a hurry.

After a while, he changed his clothes and went to the river with a cigarette in his mouth.

Looking from afar, Jiang Haitao was kneeling there, his body straight and motionless.

Walking a little closer, Yang Jun could see that his body was swaying constantly and his face was pale.

Walking a little further, he heard Yang Jun's footsteps.

I sniffed the air and noticed the smell of blood.

Looking down, he saw a large pool of blood in front of Jiang Haitao, and a bloody fleshy thing next to it.

Seeing this, Yang Jun frowned, then walked over calmly.

He didn't look at Jiang Haitao, and then lay straight on the rattan chair.

"Have you thought it through?"

Yang Jun said with his eyes closed.

"Think...think it through."

Jiang Haitao held one hand with the other, blood was dripping from the palm of his hand. Due to the pain, he was on the verge of coma.

However, he still stood there firmly.

"Tell me."

Yang Jun, who had been on the battlefield, immediately knew what he had just done. If he guessed correctly, Jiang Haitao used the severed finger to make his intentions clear.

"Although I don't know why you want me to come, but...if you need me, I will go through fire and water for you, no matter what."

Hearing this, Yang Jun frowned and slowly opened his eyes.

He glanced at Jiang Haitao, whose face was pale and whose forehead was covered with sweat.

"Why bother?"

"You are a smart person. You already know why I came to you today. Why didn't you tell me just now and why did you have to hurt yourself?"

Hearing this, Jiang Haitao finally smiled.

Because of the pain, his smile looked very scary.

"If I had said it just now, you would definitely not believe it. I...I can only express my loyalty to you in this way."

Yang Jun looked down at the bloody severed finger lying in a pool of blood on the ground, then sighed.

"I have never doubted your loyalty, but you have disappointed me so much."

"I'm sorry, I disappoint you." Jiang Haitao smiled bitterly.

Yang Jun sighed after hearing this.

"Forget it, go to the hospital and get bandaged first, then come find me when you're done."

"Thank you, great leader."

After hearing this, Jiang Haitao's expression relaxed, but he could no longer bear it and fainted.

Seeing this, Yang Jun sighed and asked someone to send him to the hospital. (End of this chapter)