Siheyuan: Domineering life

"I don't know." Zhong Yuemin said with a bitter face.

In this world, there is no father who doesn't want to recognize his daughter, but his father Zhong Shanyue won't let him. Besides, he is really disappointing and has not been able to take good care of the family. Over the years, the family has become a mess and even his own daughter doesn't recognize him.

"I think you are pretending not to understand." Yang Jun rolled his eyes at him.

"Hey."

Zhong Yuemin sighed and squatted there, tearing his hair.

Seeing this, Yang Jun knocked on the table.

"Sit down and talk."

At this time, Sun Zhaocai kicked the small stool to him and he sat down.

"How is the teahouse?" Yang Jun asked.

He didn't want to argue with him on this matter, so he changed the subject.

"It's OK. Everything is running smoothly."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Lu Yan is mainly in charge of the tea house. She has already reported the situation over there to you. Do you still need to ask me? I am just a handyman."

He said this with a hint of complaint.

Yang Jun used him but didn't give him important tasks, which made him unhappy. After all, they had been brothers for so many years.

"You're still complaining?"

Yang Jun glared and said, "I heard from Lu Yan that you do nothing all day, either drinking or playing with women. Do you focus on your work?"

"If it weren't for the fact that we've been friends for so many years, do you think I would keep an idler?"

Zhong Yuemin said with a bitter face: "You can't blame me entirely. The reason you put me there was to find me a job. No matter how hard I try, you won't use me. Instead of that, I might as well just lie down."

"Hey, you're still right?"

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he kicked him directly, knocking him sprawling.

Zhong Yuemin didn't look angry at all. He smiled, dusted himself off, and sat back down.

Yang Jun was already numb to his shamelessness and was too lazy to care about him to avoid dirtying his feet.

Yang Jun knocked on the table and said thoughtfully, "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. I will give you 100 million yuan. Then you can go out and make your own way. If you succeed, you will have a good life. If you fail, you will starve. From now on, I will treat you as an old friend. There will be no relationship between us anymore. This can be regarded as a conclusion to our decades of relationship."

"One hundred million?"

Zhong Yuemin looked at him with eyes wide open: "Brother Junzi, did I hear you correctly? You want to give me 100 million?"

Yang Jun glared and said, "I'm not giving it to you. To put it bluntly, if you take this 100 million, don't bother Xiao Hui anymore. Can you do that?"

When Zhong Yuemin heard this, his expression suddenly fell.

At first he thought Yang Jun gave him 100 million to help him start his own business, but it turned out he wanted him to take the money and leave, and not bother Xiao Hui again.

"Brother Junzi, that's my daughter, she has to..."

"It's going to cost more, isn't it?"

When Yang Jun heard this, he was furious.

"No, I mean let me think about it."

Zhong Yuemin didn't know what he said wrong and stepped back in fear.

He naturally didn't know about the "you have to pay extra" joke, which made Yang Jun mistakenly think that he was selling his daughter.

"Think about it, just make a decision now." Yang Jun interrupted him.

"Brother Junzi, to be honest, I am really tempted by this 100 million, but she is my own daughter. If you don't let me see her, what's the point of me living?"

"Haha, when did you, Zhong Yuemin, become so conscientious?"

Yang Jun looked up at the sun and said, "Or did the sun rise from the west?"

"Brother Junzi, stop joking. No matter what conditions you offer, I will never give up my daughter." Zhong Yuemin.

"Two hundred million." Yang Jun didn't bother to argue with him and simply raised two fingers.

Two hundred million is an astronomical figure. Even if Zhong Yuemin didn't eat or drink, he couldn't save that much money in his entire life.

When Zhong Yuemin heard this, his eyes lit up, but then dimmed.

"I don't want it, I just want my daughter."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun nodded slightly.

You still have some conscience. If you just took the money and left, he would really look down on you.

"Three hundred million, no more, you are only worth this much."

In order to test him, Yang Jun raised the price again.

"No, I want my daughter."

Yang Jun smiled when he heard this.

"You want a daughter, does your daughter recognize you?"

"I advise you to take the three hundred million. You are still young, so you can find a young woman and have a child with her. Isn't that good? And you don't have to live such a miserable life like you do now."

"Brother Junzi, no matter what you say or how much money you offer, I want my daughter."

"Zhong Yuemin."

Yang Jun shouted, then walked back and forth with his hands behind his back.

After a while, he walked up to him and bent down to look at the unshaven old man in his fifties.

"Xiao Hui told me clearly that she doesn't recognize you as her father and hopes that you won't disturb her life in the future."

After hearing this, Zhong Yuemin stood up suddenly.

She looked at Yang Jun with bloodshot eyes: "Brother Junzi, I have failed as a human being in my life. Now I have nothing. I cannot live without a daughter."

Looking at his serious expression, Yang Jun actually softened his heart for a moment.

"Do you really think so?"

"Yes, for my daughter, I can give up my life." Zhong Yuemin said, patting his chest.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun took a few steps back and forth.

After a moment of contemplation, he turned around and said to Zhong Yuemin: "I can give you this opportunity, but you must agree to my condition."

"As long as you agree to let me see my daughter, I will agree to any condition you give me."

Zhong Yuemin's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Yang Jun looked into his eyes and said word by word: "The old man doesn't have much time left, you should go back and show your filial piety."

"If the old man forgives you, I will naturally not stop you from meeting Xiao Hui."

"My dad...he...what happened to him?"

Zhong Yuemin was shocked when he heard this.

It seems that he doesn't know that Zhong Shanyue doesn't have much time left.

"Advanced gastric cancer."

Yang Jun sighed and said, "Go back and show your filial piety. You have hurt him too much in your life. Go back and make amends."

“My dad…he…he…woooo!”

As Zhong Yuemin spoke, he squatted on the ground and started crying.

He cried very sadly, with tears streaming down his face, and it didn't seem fake at all.

Seeing this, Yang Jun went over and patted him on the shoulder.

Without saying anything, he walked away with his hands behind his back.

All that needs to be said has been said. As for what to do next, it depends on him.

If he could obtain the old man's forgiveness, he would not stop him from recognizing his daughter. If the old man never forgives him until his death, it means that he is hopeless, and he will never allow Zhong Yuemin to disturb his daughter-in-law.

When I returned to the backyard and passed by the fragrant courtyard, I found that the noisy yard in the past was surprisingly quiet.

So he walked in with his hands behind his back.

As soon as I entered the living room, I saw Yang Qingxiang sitting on the sofa in a trance. She didn't even notice that Yang Jun had come.

Yang Jun threw the unfinished cigarette on the ground and walked in.

"What are you thinking about?" Yang Jun asked, sitting next to her.

"Old Yang... why are you here?"

Yang Qingxiang recovered and was about to make tea for Yang Jun.

"I wasn't thinking about anything. I just got distracted."

"You're distracted, and you still say you're not thinking about anything?"

Yang Qingxiang smiled sweetly and handed the tea to Yang Jun.

"Let's not talk about me anymore, let's talk about you. I heard from the people in the front yard that Zhong Yuemin is here?"

Hearing this, Yang Jun glanced at her and then said "hmm" faintly.

"I asked him to come."

"Tell him not to bother Xiao Hui in the future."

When Yang Qingxiang heard this, her eyes lit up.

"Then did he agree?"

After saying that, he said to himself, "Now that you have come forward, he dare not refuse."

Hearing this, Yang Jun smiled, held her hand and said, "Don't worry, he is a sensible person and won't pester Xiao Hui. Besides, I won't allow it."

"I know my husband is the best. He dare not disobey you."

After hearing this, Yang Jun smiled bitterly.

He did not tell Yang Qingxiang the truth, and he could not tell her for fear of disappointing her.

It's not that Yang Jun doesn't want to do that, but he can't do that. No matter what, Zhong Hui is Zhong Yuemin's biological daughter after all, and it's someone else's family affair. He can't just be so overbearing as to not let the father and daughter meet. It doesn't make sense.

Besides, he also has a daughter, so he can naturally understand the father's painstaking efforts. How would he feel if someone didn't allow him to interact with his daughter?
Don't you have to fight to the death?
"Don't think too much. I'm here for you. Don't be afraid." Yang Jun held her in his arms.

"I'm not afraid. With you here, what should I be afraid of?"

Yang Qingxiang lay in Yang Jun's arms, acting like a little bird, "I am mainly worried that Chengcai and Xiaohui will be disturbed after they get married. That is something I don't want to see."

"I told you, this won't happen while I'm here."

"Husband, I know you're in a difficult position. After all, Xiao Hui is his biological daughter, but he doesn't want to see her at all, let alone have any contact with her, let alone become her in-laws."

"Yeah, I know, don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Yang Jun also smiled bitterly. What could he do?
An honest official can settle family affairs. Such family affairs cannot be easily resolved just because you have great power and a high position. Even if he encounters such a thing, he will still have a headache.

After spending some time with Yang Qingxiang, they went to the restaurant to eat.

Yang Chengcai is not here, and he is probably with Zhong Hui again. Everyone has become used to it now.

After all, it is a young love, so stickiness is inevitable. Newlyweds still have a honeymoon period, not to mention young people.

"Dad, Dad, Bai He is about to give birth."

Yang Jun was just about to eat when his son Yang Chengdao ran over in a hurry.

"gave birth?"

When Yi Qiu Shui heard this, he was startled at first, and then his face was full of joy.

"Hurry, hurry, my daughter-in-law is about to give birth."

After saying that, he didn’t even eat and ran to Jiuyuan across the street.

Huang Yani and the others were also very happy when they heard this.

They didn't even have time to eat and all ran over.

You have to know that Yang Chengdao is the eldest son in the family, and his son will be the eldest grandson in the future. How can the whole family not pay attention to him?

"Just don't go."

Seeing Nini trying to go over with her big belly, Yang Jun quickly stopped her.

Then he called back Nalan Qingyun and other pregnant women.

"Pregnant women cannot go there, lest they get yin-yang vision."

Although Yang Jun does not believe in superstition, he is no exception. Besides, he does not want his woman running around with a big belly.

"Yes, yes, we can't go through there."

Seeing this, Yang Qingxiang hurriedly pulled Nalan Qingyun and Meng Wenya, and only Huang Yani and Chen Ruolan went over.

"Although we live in a civilized society now, we still have to abide by the old rules. Pregnant women are not allowed to enter the delivery room."

"Old Yang is really careful, otherwise our kindness would be misunderstood."

The women sat down again.

"Let's all eat."

Yang Jun waved his hand, then looked at the table with the children: "You guys can eat too."

Then the whole family started eating.

"Old Yang, aren't you going to see your grandson?" Meng Wenya asked.

"Don't go."

Yang Jun said dimly, "I can't be a grandson just because I go to see my grandson. I have to let that grandson come to see me."

"What kind of logic is this? It's all messed up." Meng Wenya rolled her eyes.

"He is suffering for his own sake because he is too concerned about his reputation. In fact, he has always been thinking about seeing his grandson." Nalan Qingyun said with a smile.

"No, don't talk nonsense. I don't love my own son enough, how can I have the time to take care of my grandson?" Yang Jun.

"Just pretend."

Several people laughed at him.

Bai He had undergone a check-up before and confirmed that she was pregnant with a boy this time. In other words, the child she gave birth to would be the eldest grandson of the Yang family. If nothing unexpected happened, this child would be the head of the third generation of the family in the future.

Therefore, Yang Jun was still very much looking forward to this grandson. Although he really wanted to see this grandson, for the sake of face, he decided to wait a little longer.

The baby is about to be born now, but it hasn’t been born yet. It won’t be too late to wait and see after the baby is born.

"Oh, I'm going to be a grandfather before I even know how to be a father. What's going on?" Yang Jun sighed.

"You, let alone being a father, I'm afraid you don't even know how to be a son, right?" Nalan Qingmeng said with a smile, "You've been scolded by our mother a lot."

"What does that prove?" Yang Jun raised his eyebrows and said, "It only proves that our mother didn't understand."

Although Yang Jun's words are a bit difficult to understand, they are philosophical.

Look at those elderly people who are in their seventies and eighties, and ask them if they have understood life. No one can say with confidence that he has lived a thorough life. The truth is that you can keep learning throughout your life. People are constantly growing. Even if you live to be a hundred years old, there is still a lot to learn.

The same is true for Yang Jun.

"Time flies so fast. I will be a grandfather in the blink of an eye."

"Yes, we are aunts too." Meng Wenya sighed.

"Who said it wasn't true? I'm only thirty and I'm already an aunt. Who would believe it if I told others?" Nalan Qingyun said self-deprecatingly.

"I'm only eighteen." Nini whispered.

"Pfft!"

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

That’s right, Nini is only eighteen years old, and she has become an aunt at such a young age.

Seeing Nini being so funny, Meng Wenya teased: "You can't be blamed for this. Blame Lao Yang."

"Don't mention me when you talk." Yang Jun said quietly.

"If not you, who else can I take?" Meng Wenya said with a smile, "If you marry a fifteen-year-old concubine, she will still be an aunt when she enters the house."

"I'm not such a beast as to marry a fifteen-year-old concubine." Yang Jun rolled his eyes.

"is it?"

Meng Wenya turned around and looked at Nini: "Nini, when you followed Lao Yang, were you fifteen years old?"

Nini: “…”

Yang Jun: "..." (End of chapter)