Siheyuan: Domineering life

"Hubby, Sister Qiushui, I'm so confused right now, I don't know what to do."

Yang Qingxiang looked at Yang Jun and Yi Qiu Shui nervously and helplessly.

"If I had known that Zhong Hui was Zhong Yuemin's daughter, I... I would never have agreed to their relationship."

When Yang Chengcai saw his mother's look, although he didn't know why his mother strongly opposed him and Zhong Hui being together, he vaguely felt that there was something going on.

In this family, his mother's status as a concubine cannot be changed. He almost never talks about family matters outside, for fear that others will know that he is the son of a concubine. As for why his mother followed Yang Jun in the first place, his mother did not say, and he did not dare to ask too much.

Today, seeing that his mother was so strongly opposed to his relationship with Zhong Hui and hated Zhong Yuemin so much, he felt a little uneasy.

"Mom, Zhong Hui is a good person. She is kind and filial to the elderly. She is not what you think." Yang Chengcai.

"What do you know, kid? You don't understand anything. Don't you even listen to your mother?"

For the first time ever, Yang Qingxiang got angry with her son.

In the eyes of everyone, Yang Qingxiang is the one with the best temper. No matter how big the matter is, she has never been seen angry. She dotes on her son Chengcai so much that she has never said a harsh word to him, let alone hit him. No one knows what happened today, but she got so angry with Yang Chengcai.

"Okay, why are you mad at the kid?"

Yang Jun put his hand on her chest to calm her down, and said, "You are pregnant, don't be so angry."

"How can I not be angry? I... Zhong Hui is Zhong Yuemin's daughter, wuwu!"

Yang Qingxiang cried in grievance.

"She is Zhong Yuemin's daughter, but they have lost contact. She grew up with her grandparents. I still trust Uncle Zhong. The granddaughter he has trained will definitely be good."

"But she... is Zhong Yuemin's daughter after all." Two lines of tears hung on Yang Qingxiang's face.

"You... yes, she is Zhong Yuemin's daughter, but they have long severed their father-daughter relationship."

Faced with the stubborn Yang Qingxiang, he didn't know how to comfort her.

He could understand the pain in Yang Qingxiang's heart. That feeling was not something that ordinary people could understand. The father of her future daughter-in-law personally gave her to Yang Jun. If this matter got out, how could she live her life?

She cherishes her current life with Yang Jun and this fate, but when she thinks about the way she followed Yang Jun, she can't let it go for a long time.

"Well, let's put it this way."

Yang Jun hesitated for a moment, then continued, "No matter whose daughter Zhong Hui is, let's meet her first, okay?"

"If she is not a good person, let's just leave it at that."

Yi Qiushui on the side advised: "Old Yang, this is a good idea. Let's not rush to make a decision. Let's meet Zhong Hui first."

Seeing this, several other women tried to persuade them.

Seeing that everyone said so, and not wanting to see her son's disappointed look, Yang Qingxiang finally agreed reluctantly.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's meet first."

"But let me be frank. If this girl is as bad as her father, I will never agree to their relationship."

"Of course, it's necessary." Yang Jun.

"Mom, don't worry, as long as you meet Zhong Hui, you will definitely like her." Yang Chengcai took the opportunity to say.

"You little brat, we haven't even met yet, stop bragging." Yang Qingxiang scolded with a smile.

"Hey, you're sure to like it."

Yang Jun: "Chengcai, please take some time to invite Zhong Hui to your home for a simple meal. Don't tell her anything. Just come to your home as an ordinary classmate for a simple meal."

"Dad, I know what to say. Besides, we haven't reached that stage yet." Yang Chengcai said with a smile.

"Since it hasn't come to that stage, there's no need for you to come to my house for dinner, let alone meet."

"No, no, no, we are just about to move forward to that step."

Everyone was amused by Yang Chengcai's words and couldn't stop laughing.

"Oh, my son has grown up and knows the good of women." Yang Jun sighed.

"Be serious. The children are here. You don't act like an elder at all." Yi Qiu Shui rolled her eyes at him.

"The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked."

The other women rolled their eyes at him when they saw this.

After dinner, his son Yang Chengcai went into the house to make a phone call.

Yang Jun and a group of women were chatting in the living room. They were watching TV while waiting for their children to finish their evening studies.

After a while, his son Yang Chengcai came out.

He looked downcast and unhappy.

"What's wrong, son?" Yang Qingxiang asked hurriedly upon seeing this.

"She's not coming." Yang Chengcai said angrily.

After hearing this, Yang Jun and others were also confused.

"She won't come?"

When Yang Qingxiang heard this, she felt extremely angry.

"It's just as well that you don't come. I don't want to have a daughter-in-law whose father has been in prison."

"mom."

Yang Chengcai shouted: "Zhong Hui is not that kind of person. She is a good person, not what you think."

"Uh, silly son, don't you understand now? People have already rejected you, and you are still speaking well of them?"

"She didn't refuse, she was just embarrassed to come." Yang Chengcai said.

"Embarrassed? Of course she is embarrassed. How can she have the nerve to come here when she has a father who has been to jail?" Yang Qingxiang said angrily.

She had originally disapproved of her son's association with Zhong Hui, and now that Zhong Hui refused to come home for dinner, she felt even more looked down upon.

In the eyes of outsiders, although she is a concubine, although her status is low, she is still Yang Jun's woman no matter how low it is. She, a concubine, is more than one level higher than a wife. How could the people of the Zhong family look down on her like this?

Others want to be Yang Jun's woman but can't. Don't think that the children she gives birth to are inferior to others. Her children stand at the end of others' lifelong struggle as soon as they are born. I really don't know why they look down on themselves.

Although the children born to these concubines are not as noble as those born to Yi Qiu Shui, they are still children of the Yang family, and not ordinary families can match them. Look at Huang Yani's daughter Yang Chenglan, the Guo family is still trying to marry her. I really don't know what's so great about the Zhong family that they dare to look down on her son.

"Son, listen to your mother. Don't associate with Zhong Hui anymore. She is not worthy of you." Yang Qingxiang.

"Mom." Yang Chengcai called out, then looked at Yang Jun for help.

"Dad, Zhong Hui is a very good girl. Please help me persuade Mom."

Yang Jun sighed after hearing this.

"Son, it's not a good idea to rush into a deal. If Zhong Hui doesn't have you in her heart, I don't think there's any need for you two to continue dating."

"Dad, Zhong Hui has me in her heart, and I have her in my heart too, but she is just embarrassed to come, there is no other reason, she wants to come home after a while."

"you sure?"

Yang Jun squinted his eyes and looked at him.

He didn't want his son to be a bootlicker. That kind of love and marriage was humble and short-lived. No matter how despicable his son Yang Jun was, he would not allow anyone to look down on him.

Yang Jun's son is sought after by everyone, and there are many people pursuing him and proposing marriage to him. There is no need to hang himself on a tree.

He always believed that it was not a good deal to be the one who pushed for something.

Men are born to be admired by women.

"I am sure and certain." Yang Chengcai half-knelt on the ground and begged, "Dad, please believe me, Zhong Hui and I are really in love, we are sincere..."

Hearing his son say such corny words, Yang Jun held his forehead with one hand and his old face turned red.

He looks like a very honest child. When facing the person he loves, he can say anything and do anything.

"Okay, Dad knows."

Yang Jun sighed and continued, "I'll consider everything."

"Dad, please believe me, we are sincere."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun waved his hand and signaled him to get out.

Seeing this, Yang Chengcai left, but as he left, he kept looking at Yang Jun with a pleading look.

After her son left, Yang Qingxiang spoke.

"Husband, why don't we take this opportunity to help our child stop thinking about this?"

Ever since she knew that Zhong Hui was Zhong Yuemin's daughter, she has been rejecting Zhong Hui in her heart. When she saw that Zhong Hui refused to come to her house for dinner, she thought it would be better to let the matter go.

Yang Jun felt a headache when he heard this.

Even though he had dealt with much more complicated problems before, he had never been as troubled as he is now.

When it comes to other people or other things, he can be decisive and ruthless, but when it comes to his own son, he can't make up his mind.

"Didn't you see the look in your son's eyes? Can you bear it as a mother?"

Yang Qingxiang was stunned and relaxed when she heard this.

Then, the begging look in his son’s eyes when he left immediately appeared in my mind.

That was her most beloved son, and no mother could resist that kind of look.

"Then...what should we do?" Yang Qingxiang looked at him with a painful expression.

Yang Jun held his forehead with one hand: "Let's wait and see."

After all, the child is still young, so it is too early to talk about this now. He plans to put it aside for now and talk about it after they graduate from college. If they can get together in these four years, he will naturally help his son. If not...

"This is the only thing we can do." Yang Qingxiang murmured.

……

the next day.

After finishing his breakfast, Yang Jun was holding his teacup and preparing to go fishing by the river.

He has not been able to have a good rest since he has been with Nini for a while. Today he plans to take a break and indulge himself.

Just as I was about to go out, I saw a nanny coming in hurriedly.

"Mr. Yang, a man named Zhong Shanyue is visiting."

Yang Jun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked at Yi Qiu Shui.

He had originally planned to handle the matter coldly, but he didn't expect Zhong Shanyue to come to his door on his own initiative.

Yi Qiu Shui waved at the nanny, signaling her to go down.

"Hubby, it seems like there are some things we have to face."

She also guessed that Zhong Shanyue must have come this time because of the matter between Yang Chengcai and Zhong Hui, otherwise Zhong Shanyue would have arrived right after Chengcai made the call.

"Yeah, it would be nice to meet once." Yang Jun said with a wry smile.

He felt overwhelmed, and just the pile of issues concerning his children was enough to give him a headache.

"Uncle Zhong is here, I will go to the door to greet him personally." Yi Qiu Shui said.

If it had been in the past, Yi Qiu Shui would definitely not have welcomed him, but now it was different. The two families were concerned about the next generation, so it was not good for people to be too ostentatious.

"Okay, go ahead, I'll wait here."

"Oh, right."

Just as Yi Qiushui was about to leave, she turned around and said, "Don't let Qingxiang know about this first, or she will be unhappy again."

"I know what's going on." Yang Jun waved his hand.

Then Yi Qiu Shui left.

After he left, Yang Jun put down the teacup and walked to the door of the living room.

After a while, Yi Qiu Shui brought Zhong Shanyue over.

Zhong Shanyue did not come alone. He was followed by a graceful girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old.

This girl's charming eyes look very similar to Zhong Yuemin, not to mention she is quite pretty, giving people a feeling of being pleasing to the eye.

If my guess is correct, this girl is Zhong Hui.

Yang Jun didn't expect that Zhong Yuemin would have such a beautiful daughter. At the same time, he was proud of his son's good taste in choosing a partner.

"Uncle Zhong."

Yang Jun took two steps forward.

After not seeing him for a few years, Zhong Shanyue looks much older than before, with all his hair turning white. Fortunately, he is still in good health and gives people a good impression.

"Hey, Junzi."

Seeing this, Zhong Shanyue did not dare to be careless. He took two quick steps and grabbed Yang Jun's hand.

If it were twenty years ago, he would have been qualified to put on airs in front of Yang Jun, but twenty years later, Yang Jun had become an out-of-reach for him, and he could not even see the shadow of Yang Jun.

"You won't mind me coming here uninvited, right?" Zhong Shanyue said with a smile.

"Uncle Zhong, look at what you said. I'm so happy that you can come. How can I be surprised?"

As Yang Jun spoke, he looked at the girl behind him.

You know what, this girl is really beautiful, with fair skin, picturesque eyes and eyebrows. Most importantly, she has a bookish air and the demeanor of a lady from a noble family. She looks very pleasing to the eye.

"Uncle Zhong, who is this?"

"Oh, let me introduce you."

After saying that, Zhong Shanyue said to the girl, "Hui'er, call Uncle Yang quickly."

"Hello Uncle Yang."

When the girl heard this, her face turned red and she cried out shyly.

"Okay, okay, this is Hui'er. I didn't expect she's grown so big in the blink of an eye."

Yang Jun pretended to be surprised, then looked at Zhong Hui with a satisfied expression.

"Yeah, kids grow up really fast, and we're all getting old."

After a slight pause, Zhong Shanyue continued, "Last night, your Chengcai invited Hui'er to be our guest. The girl was too embarrassed to come, so she pestered me all night, begging me to bring her along. So, I brought her here today, haha."

Zhong Shanyue also had experience in officialdom, so he spoke very appropriately, neither belittling himself nor appearing to be currying favor. He treated the matter as an ordinary interaction between two children, leaving a way out for both sides.

After hearing this, Yang Jun knew what was going on.

This is the most appropriate way to deal with the situation at the moment. Both parties can leave a way out for themselves, neither appearing humble nor being too high up to the other party.

Yang Jun smiled, thinking that this was the right way to start. How could there be no one pursuing his son? With his family background, there were many people rushing to propose marriage. If Zhong Shanyue had no intention of marrying into the Yang family, he would not have brought his granddaughter to the door so early in the morning. (End of this chapter)