Siheyuan: Domineering life

"Hubby, I'm sorry that I couldn't give birth to a boy for you. I couldn't bring honor to the Yang family. Woo woo..."

In the delivery room, Nini cried loudly, hugged Yang Jun and cried, blaming herself for not being able to give birth to a boy for Yang Jun.

Yang Jun hugged her lovingly and kept comforting her.

"It's okay, I like girls too."

"You know how much I like girls. It's better to have a girl."

"Besides, this is only your first child. You are so young, you will have the opportunity to have children in the future."

Hearing Yang Jun say this, Nini felt a little comforted. She felt deeply guilty for not being able to give birth to a boy for Yang Jun.

"Honey, I'm sorry, woooo!"

"Okay, okay, stop crying. You just gave birth to a baby. Get more rest and don't get too tired."

Yi Qiu Shui and a few others stood aside, covering their mouths and laughing. They found it funny to see Nini blaming herself.

For Yang Jun, it really doesn't matter whether he has a boy or a girl. He now has six sons and six daughters, plus the new baby, a total of thirteen children. He has long passed the stage of worrying about having a boy. Relatively speaking, he prefers girls. After all, girls are like little cotton-padded jackets, more obedient and sensible than boys, and don't make him worry so much.

"Nini, you are still young and have plenty of opportunities to have children. If you didn't give birth to a boy this time, just keep trying next time." Yi Qiu Shui comforted her.

"That's right, why are you so sad? You are blaming yourself here. Look, Lao Yang, he acts like nothing happened. The boy is not that important to him anymore." Huang Yani said with a smile.

Yang Jun was very upset when he heard this.

This woman is not a good person. No matter what she says or does, she always brings him along. Of course, this time she also speaks out Yang Jun's thoughts. It's just that Nini is young and doesn't understand this truth. They have seen through it, so they don't think boys are that important.

"Wow, but didn't the previous prenatal checkup say it was a boy?" Nini's pretty face was filled with tears, and she looked aggrieved.

"Silly girl, it was also a girl during the previous prenatal check-up, but everyone didn't want you to be disappointed so they lied to you." Yi Qiu Shui.

"You should have known it earlier, woo!"

"If you had known this earlier, it would have affected your mood. If you're in a bad mood, the fetus won't develop well." Yi Qiushui stroked her forehead and comforted her, "If you didn't give birth to a boy this time, you can give birth to another one next time. You're so young, you have plenty of opportunities."

"Wow... Got it, sister."

Nini has not yet recovered from her self-blame and keeps sobbing.

The other women also offered their consolation.

"Old Yang, you are the child's father and the head of the family, so hurry up and give the child a name." Yi Qiu Shui said.

Hearing this, Yang Jun pondered for a moment and said to Nini, "Do you want to give the child a name?"

The children of the Yang family are basically of generational origin. Once their surnames are decided, it is just the last character. Yang Jun usually lets them name their own children. After all, they have been pregnant for ten months and he cannot deprive them of the right to name their children.

"I don't want to give it a name. My own name is a mess. You should give it to me." Nini wiped her tears.

At this time, Yi Qiushui suddenly said: "If Nini hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten. She only has a nickname, not a real name. Now she doesn't even have a household registration. What will happen to the child in the future?"

Hearing this, Yang Jun blamed himself and said, "It's all my fault. I never remembered this."

After that, he said to Nini: "Whatever name you want to give yourself, I will help you and your daughter register for household registration when the time comes."

Nini frowned when she heard that. She had never been to school and couldn't read a single word. Asking her to come up with a name would be too difficult.

"I...I don't know what to name it. How about I just keep it as Nini?"

Yang Jun burst out laughing when he heard this.

"It's better not to get up then."

After a moment of hesitation, he continued, "Well, let's just take the character 'Ni' from your name."

"Wait a minute, I want to have the same surname as you, it must be Yang." Nini interrupted him.

"The surname is Yang..."

Hearing this, Yang Jun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "We are really a family."

Nini lost her parents when she was young. She didn't know where she was from, let alone her last name. She had always been called Nini, and had lived like this for so many years. Since she followed Yang Jun, she hardly ever left the house, and didn't need to show up in public, let alone have an ID card. But now it's different. Now that she has a daughter, she must register her household. Yang Jun wanted to take this opportunity to get her a household registration.

"Nini, why don't you share the same surname with me? I'll protect you from now on." Yi Qiu Shui said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Nini glanced at Yang Jun and looked a little bit at a loss.

Seeing this, Yang Jun looked at her with some pity.

This girl is still too young and doesn't understand the ways of the world. If it were someone else, they would have agreed immediately. If she took Yi Qiu Shui's surname, she would have a firm foothold in this family. In the future, she would be a real sister to Yi Qiu Shui, and no one else would be able to bully her.

"But... I want to have the same surname as my husband, just like Sister Qingxiang." Nini hesitated.

This girl only knows how to be on the same page as Yang Jun, and thinks that following him is the right way out.

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this.

Everyone found Nini's naivety amusing, but at the same time, they felt a little sorry for her. She was an extremely simple and innocent woman who was totally devoted to Yang Jun. They were extremely envious of her.

At this time, Yang Qingxiang blushed and said, "Silly sister, my surname is Yang. However, if I were you, I would also like to have the surname Yang."

Yang Jun smiled happily when he heard this.

"How interesting."

"The children's surname is Yang, you all should also fight for the surname Yang, from now on, everyone in our family will have the surname Yang."

Then, he looked up at Yi Qiu Shui, Huang Yani, Chen Ruolan and others with a smirk on his face.

"You, Old Yang, are so mean. You even wanted us to change our surnames as well." Huang Yani shouted in dissatisfaction.

"That's right, it's too much. We follow you without asking for any status, give birth to children for you, and expand the Yang family. This is not enough. You even want us to have the same surname as you. It's simply too much." Meng Wenya.

"I would like to change my surname, but my family members are still alive, I feel embarrassed." Nalan Qingyun said.

Several women criticized and educated Yang Jun at the same time, and some of them waved their fists wildly.

"Okay, okay, I'm wrong, okay?"

Yang Jun quickly raised his hands in surrender, then laughed and said, "It was just a thought, and you took it seriously."

"That's not a good idea. You're being bullied." Several women said.

Seeing them making so much noise and the newborn baby crying loudly, Yi Qiu Shui quickly put her finger on her mouth to signal them to be quiet.

Sure enough, they became quiet and the children became quiet too.

Yang Jun then whispered to Nini: "Listen to your sister Qiushui, and share the same last name with her, so just call her... Yi Qiuni."

"Ichiuni?"

After hearing the name, Nini showed a surprised expression on her face. She finally had her own name. From then on, she had her own family and someone to support her.

"This is a good name, let's call it that."

Yi Qiushui smiled and said, "From now on, our Yi family will have one more person."

"From now on, you are my sister. If anyone bullies you, I will support you." "Thank you, sister." Nini smiled happily.

Seeing this, the other women became jealous.

They envied Nini. As luck would have it, she was blessed to have the protection of Yi Qiu Shui. No one would dare to bully her anymore.

However, although they are envious, they still want to send their blessings.

"Congratulations, Nini."

"Congratulations, you finally have a name."

"Thank you, thank you sisters."

Yi Qiu Shui's face was full of smiles. She was very happy to have a sister like Nini. In this family, Nini was the simplest one. She never argued with her and was willing to listen to her. She let Nini have the same surname as her today. In fact, it was not a last-minute decision, but she had this idea in mind for a long time. Today, she took this opportunity to bring up this matter.

"The adults now have names and surnames, it's time to give the child a name." Yi Qiu Shui reminded her.

When Nini heard this, her brows, which had just relaxed, frowned again.

"Sister, you know me. I can't read a word. How about... you give the child a name?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Qiu Shui looked at Yang Jun.

"Shall I start?"

"Um, of course." Yang Jun said.

Upon hearing this, Yi Qiushui pondered for a moment and said, "Today is the twenty-second day of the sixth lunar month, which happens to be the summer solstice. Why not call him Yang Chengxia?"

After saying that, he turned around and said to Nini: "Sister, what do you think of this name?"

"Yang Chengxia... this name sounds nice, so let's call it that." Nini was very happy when she heard it.

She thought the name was quite memorable and particularly nice, so she called him that.

"Yang Chengxia!"

Yang Jun listened, muttered to himself, and then laughed: "The name is really random."

There are too many children in the family. Unlike the previous few children, we didn’t take naming them seriously, and we would consult a Feng Shui master and look up a dictionary. Later, as there were more children, we didn’t take it so seriously anymore. We would either let the mother name the child, or just give him a random name.

"I think it's pretty good. It doesn't feel casual." Yi Qiu Shui glared at Yang Jun.

"Okay, okay, your naming skills are good enough." Yang Jun quickly raised his hands in surrender.

"Humph."

Yi Qiushui glared at him, then said, "Now that the adults and children have been named, please find some time to register them for the household registration."

"You can do such a small thing as registering their hukou..." Seeing Yi Qiushui's murderous eyes, Yang Jun quickly changed his words and said, "Okay, okay, I will register their hukou myself tomorrow, okay?"

"That's more like it." Yi Qiushui rolled her eyes at him and said, "As a husband and father, you can't just sit there and do nothing. You have to do something for your family."

"I didn't say I wouldn't go, is there any need to keep nagging me?"

"If I don't scold you, will you go?"

"Okay, I'm scared of you, okay?"

Yang Jun was speechless and could only raise his hands in surrender.

Afterwards, Yang Jun left Nini's room.

We went to the front yard and asked Sun Zhaocai to set off firecrackers to celebrate the birth of the child.

Then, deafening firecrackers sounded outside the gate.

Soon, everyone who got the news came over to congratulate.

Although Nini is just a concubine of Yang Jun, in the eyes of outsiders, there is no difference between a concubine and a wife. They are both people they need to curry favor with. Of course, they also need such an opportunity, an opportunity to curry favor with Yang Jun.

So they came to the door one after another with gifts.

Mother Wang Yuying also rushed back from the ancestral hall and was full of love for her newborn granddaughter.

She did not despise Nini for giving birth to a girl. Instead, she kept persuading Nini to be more open-minded. For her, it would be better to give birth to a boy, but it was okay to give birth to a girl. There were many boys in the Yang family now, and she was no longer worried about the lack of family inheritance. The women of Yang Jun were still young and could continue to give birth. There was no need to worry about giving birth to a girl this time, as she could continue to give birth in the future.

In her plan, it would be best if Yang Jun could give her dozens of grandchildren, preferably fifty. Now the Yang family is wealthy and powerful, and they can support them. Compared with family inheritance, these are insignificant.

After staying in Nini's room for a while, Yi Qiu Shui went to the old house opposite. She wanted to take care of her daughter-in-law who had just given birth.

Yang Jun, with a cigarette in his mouth, squatted at the door and watched a group of children picking up unexploded firecrackers on the ground, then lighting them with matches. The sound of firecrackers could be heard from time to time.

Thinking back, he used to do the same thing. Whenever someone in the village set off firecrackers or something, he and a bunch of kids would go over to pick them up, and then borrow cigarette butts from the adults to light the firecrackers. He felt a great sense of accomplishment, but now he is older and no longer at the age for playfulness. However, it does not affect his ability to watch others play.

"Chengcai, bring them some firecrackers." Yang Jun said to Sun Zhaocai behind him.

"I know, Uncle Yang."

Sun Zhaocai was also a playful boy. After hearing this, he turned around and went back to the yard. After a while, he came out with a lot of firecrackers.

He gave half to Sha Zhu, and then the two of them started setting off firecrackers again. They didn't set them off in whole bunches, but one by one, attracting the children to come over and scramble for them.

At this time, Luo Xiaojun and his wife came over.

"Uncle Master, congratulations."

Their father came to congratulate them after hearing the good news.

After saying hello to Yang Jun, Luo Xiaojun's wife went to the backyard. Luo Xiaojun stayed to chat with Yang Jun.

"Where's Yucheng?"

Yang Jun threw him a cigarette and asked.

Luo Yucheng was arranged by Yang Jun to serve as an errand boy for Yang Chengdao, so he asked this question.

"Uncle-master, don't you know? Yucheng accompanied Chengdao to the orphan island." Luo Xiaojun.

Yang Jun frowned when he heard this, and then his brows relaxed again.

It seems that his son has begun to accept the affairs of the family. He feels very relieved that his son can take the initiative to shoulder the responsibilities of the family.

"Oh, when did you go?"

"Last night, I guess it's time now."

After that, Luo Xiaojun continued, "That brat Yucheng said that he would receive training with Chengdao there, and it would probably take three months for him to come back."

"Training together?"

After hearing this, Yang Jun was stunned at first, and then he laughed.

His son has really grown up and learned to work hard, which makes him very happy.

"That's good. Let them stay there." (End of this chapter)