Siheyuan: Domineering life

"Dad, I want to talk to you alone."

Just as Yang Jun was about to return to the backyard, he was stopped by his son Yang Chengdao.

Yang Jun looked back at him, only to see that his son had a serious expression on his face. His son had never been so serious before. Suddenly, he realized that his son had grown up and wanted to have an equal conversation with other men.

"Okay, let's talk."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he walked straight towards the glass house by the pond.

As today is New Year's Eve, everyone has gone home to celebrate the New Year. The heater in the glass house was not lit, and Yang Jun was too lazy to do so. He just picked up the remote control and turned on the air conditioner.

As usual, Yang Jun lay down directly on the rattan chair.

Seeing Yang Jun's look, Yang Chengdao moved his lips and jaw a few times, but in the end he still said nothing.

"Dad, I want to..."

Yang Chengdao organized his words, then said solemnly: "I want to take over the family business in all aspects."

Yang Jun was moved when he heard this.

He didn't expect his son to suddenly say this to him, but he was a man who remained calm even when faced with a huge crisis, so he replied calmly,

"Ah."

Yang Jun's answer stunned Yang Chengdao. He didn't expect his father to agree so readily. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing that his son didn't respond for a long time, Yang Jun turned around and looked at him.

"Is there anything else?"

"No."

Yang Chengdao shook his head subconsciously, and then suddenly remembered something: "Dad, do you really agree that I can take over the family business? Do you really trust me?"

Yang Jun smiled when he heard this.

"What are you worried about?"

"Are you lacking confidence?"

"No." Yang Chengdao shook his head and said, "I am very confident. I have made preparations, but... you don't agree with my preparations..."

As the son was talking, he scratched his head embarrassedly and smiled.

"Haha."

Seeing his son's silly look, Yang Jun was very happy.

"Silly boy, are you ready for a long-term struggle with Dad? You treat me as your enemy."

"No, how could I regard you as an enemy? I just... was afraid that you would not agree, so I made a lot of preparations." Yang Chengdao smiled embarrassedly.

Yang Jun also laughed.

However, after laughing a few times, his attitude immediately became serious.

"Silly boy, you are my son, the future successor of our Yang family. All of Dad's current family business will be handed over to you in the future. Dad has watched you grow up, and I have trained you. Although you often make me angry, but..."

Having said that, Yang Jun's attitude suddenly became gentle.

"But I have to say that you are a qualified successor. Dad is very satisfied with you."

"Thank you dad."

Hearing Yang Jun's recognition of him, Yang Chengdao felt that all the hardships and grievances he had endured were worth it. At this moment, his eyes were red and covered with a layer of crystal.

Seeing his son's eyes red and tears about to fall, Yang Jun patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Chengdao, Dad has only one request, I hope you can agree to it."

"Dad, you said, I will agree to whatever you ask for."

When Yang Chengdao heard this, he immediately straightened his chest.

"All I ask is... to be kind to your brothers and sisters."

After saying that, Yang Jun stared at his son.

"Dad, don't worry. Even if you don't tell me, I will treat my brothers and sisters well." Yang Chengdao immediately patted his chest and promised.

Yang Jun smiled when he heard this.

There are two meanings of his smile, one is that he is relieved, and the other is self-deprecating. In fact, it is an interpretation of human nature. He knows that even if his son promises to be good now, there is no guarantee that he will change in the future. Few people can stick to their original intentions. It's not that he doesn't believe in his son, but it's a relief of human nature.

As the father of more than a dozen children, Yang Jun had to consider all the children except Yang Chengdao. He could not put all his hopes on Yang Chengdao. If one day he was gone, he didn't know how Yang Chengdao would deal with his younger brothers and sisters.

So, don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fortunately, he had made preparations. Except for Yang Chengdao who inherited most of the family property, he gave each of the other children a large sum of money. This amount of money was huge, enough for them to spend for several lifetimes. They would have no worries about food and clothing. As for whether they could have a bright future, he had no control over it.

"Dad, actually, I took over the family business in full last summer. After testing it for half a year, I feel that I am fully capable of handling and managing the business." Yang Chengdao.

"Well, I know. Your mother told me." Yang Jun said lightly.

"Mom told you?" Yang Chengdao was stunned.

When it was time to take over the family business, Yang Jun told him to manage one or several companies first, and then let him take over the family business in full after he had gained experience in the business world for a few years.

Seeing his son's confused look, Yang Jun continued, "Your mother told me that you are doing well. I have no reason to object to you taking over the family business."

"Thank you dad."

Seeing that Yang Jun understood and tolerated him so much, Yang Chengdao was very moved. At this moment, he felt that the heavy fatherly love from Yang Jun was suffocating him.

"Son, listen to what your father has to say to you."

Yang Jun said this and sat up.

Sitting face to face with his son, both of them looked solemn.

"Your mission is not to take over the family business. You should not waste most of your time on the business. Your mission and main energy should be focused on your career."

"The reason why I'm letting you take over the family business now is mainly to cultivate your various abilities. After you graduate from college, I will arrange for you to pursue a career in government. In the future, your mission will be to work hard to climb up the career ladder."

"do you know."

"Dad, I know." Yang Chengdao said, "I know what my life goal is. I don't plan to develop in all aspects of business. Now I am just gaining experience. In the future, I will definitely pursue a career in politics."

"It's good if you understand."

Yang Jun looked at his son with relief, and then said: "The relationship between money and power must be clarified. Power is the foundation, and money is just an addition brought by power. If there is no power, all the money and family property are like trees without roots."

"Things have priorities, and you have to figure out what you need."

"For now, your whole family can take over the family business, but... Dad's request is that you and your wife Bai He take over together. After all, the huge family business will be handed over to Bai He in the future, so it's better to let her take over in advance."

Yang Cheng said: "Dad, I understand. Bai He and I will take over the family business together."

"Well, a husband and wife are of one mind, and their strength is invincible. In the future, you will be in charge of external affairs, and she will be in charge of internal affairs. Dad believes that you will be able to carry forward the Yang family in the future."

When Yang Chengdao heard this, he smiled sheepishly.

Dad Yang Jun had never spoken to him in such an attitude as today. He was actually a little dazed at this moment, and felt that Yang Jun wanted to make some arrangements for his funeral.

"Dad, please don't. I'm still hoping that you can make the Yang family prosperous. Then I won't have to work so hard. I can just lie down."

"You little bastard, are you looking for a beating?" Yang Jun scolded with a smile.

"I dare not, I dare not, I'm just kidding you." Yang Chengdao said with a smile: "Let's work hard together."

Afterwards, the two chatted about other things for a while.

"By the way, where are Bai He and Ming Chan and their mother? Did they come back with you?" Yang Jun asked.

"No." Yang Chengdao said, "I am the only one who came back. The two of them are with my mother and will not be back until the Lantern Festival."

"Well, I feel relieved when I'm with your mother."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he patted his thigh and stood up.

"Okay, everyone is waiting in the backyard, let's not sit here for too long, let's go back quickly."

"Okay, Dad." Then the father and son went back to the backyard.

When I came to the backyard, it was full of people.

Usually, they are all in the front yard, but because today is Chinese New Year and they are the closest people to the Yang family, they are not so shy.

"Godfather, we are short of one person. I am waiting for you."

As soon as Yang Jun arrived at the backyard, he heard his godson Shitou calling.

"Hey, when did Cheng Dao come back?"

"Brother Shitou, I came here just after I got off the plane." Yang Chengdao greeted him quickly.

Then, he greeted other people.

There were more than a dozen tables in the yard, and each table was filled with people. Some of them were playing poker, some were playing mahjong, and some were playing dice. The only one missing was the table sitting at Shitou, Banggeng, and Sun Zhaocai's table. It was obvious that the table was reserved for Yang Jun.

"Godfather, hurry up, we are waiting to win your money." Bang Geng said with a smile.

"Uncle Yang, I have the money ready, hurry up." Sun Zhaocai patted the piles of banknotes on the table and said.

Seeing this, Yang Jun smiled and said, "Let Cheng Dao play with you. I won't hang out with you juniors."

"Godfather, we are all waiting to win money from you." Shi Tou shouted.

"Let your brother Chengdao lose more to you."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he said to his son Yang Chengdao: "Chengdao, give them more money."

"Okay, Dad, I'll kill them all without leaving a single one alive." Yang Cheng said.

"Stop bragging. It's still unclear who will kill whom without leaving a single piece of armor."

"Not convinced? Then give it a try."

"Just try it."

Yang Jun did not play with those children, but came to the table where Yang Anbang, Ma Juzi and others were sitting.

Ma Juzi and his friends were playing Poker, and in front of each of them there was a stack of fake money, which seemed to be ten thousand yuan.

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

I thought they were just playing.

Under normal circumstances, these three guys would be the most aggressive in fighting, with each win or loss being at least several million. I didn't expect that they would actually play with price.

For a moment, Yang Jun was actually a little curious.

"Follow or not?"

Yang Anbang seemed to have a good hand and directly bet a fake hundred-yuan bill.

"Call, why not? I haven't looked at the cards yet, so I'll bet half at most."

The two brothers Yang Anguo would fight whenever they met. When Yang Anguo saw that he was talking back at him, he directly gave him a fake fifty-yuan bill.

"Kumako, what about you?"

When it was Ma Juzi's turn to speak, he was actually a little hesitant.

He looked at the cards in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally threw them away.

"I'll let you go this time."

"Haha, you let us go, you don't dare to follow." Yang Anbang choked.

After saying that, he pressed another fake hundred-yuan bill.

"Second brother, are you still going to follow?"

"and."

Yang Anbang took a picture of a fake hundred-yuan bill, but seemed unsatisfied, so he took another one.

"I'll go with two hundred."

Seeing this, Yang Anbang revealed a barely perceptible smile, but it quickly disappeared.

He pretended to look at the cards in his hand, then reluctantly put in four fake hundred-dollar bills.

"Follow, I will follow you today, unless you open the door."

"I'm not afraid of you. If you want to follow me, then follow me to the end."

Not only did Yang Anguo follow suit, he also increased the bet, this time betting up to four hundred.

Yang Anbang had looked at the cards, so he bet twice as much as Yang Anguo.

However, even so, he did not back down and directly pressed eight hundred.

There is about 1,400 yuan on the table now.

Yang Jun watched them following him with counterfeit money and immediately lost interest.

So, I went to another table to watch people play cards.

These people are all close to Yang Jun. Most of them are relatives and are familiar with each other. Whenever there is an opportunity and the occasion is right, they always get together to play. Few women play cards. They either gather together in groups of a few or a dozen to chat about family matters. Only men and children play card games.

People who play cards basically play for money. After all, it is New Year's Day and they can't waste their time. There is some stake in it. They don't play for big money, mostly ten or twenty yuan. Even if they are unlucky, the win or loss is at most a few thousand yuan. They still have this little money. After all, who doesn't have hundreds of millions or even hundreds of millions in their hands if they follow Yang Jun?

Yang Jun watched them play cards and chatted with them.

After greeting most of the people, he turned back to Majuzi's table.

At this time, the counterfeit banknotes in front of them also changed, some won and some lost.

Yang Anbang had the most counterfeit money in front of him, and he won almost all of Ma Juzi, Yang Anguo and Liu Zhi's counterfeit money.

Yang Anguo lost the most, with only a fifty-dollar counterfeit bill left in front of him.

"If you lose everything, give me 10,000 in exchange."

Yang Anguo was like a defeated rooster, his eyes slightly red, as if he was ready to bite someone.

After saying that, he took out a check book from his pocket, wrote a few words on it, tore it up and handed it to his brother Yang Anbang.

"Haha, I won all of them. I'll give you 10,000 in exchange."

After receiving the check, Yang Anbang counted out another ten thousand counterfeit bills and gave them to him.

Yang Jun frowned when he saw this.

He snatched the check from his hand, took a look at the number on it, and immediately frowned.

"You guys are betting so much?"

He originally thought that they were gambling with counterfeit money, but he didn't expect that the counterfeit money was only used for the convenience of measurement. When someone lost all the 10,000 yuan in counterfeit money, he would exchange it for a real check. The conversion rate was a bit high, as 10,000 yuan in counterfeit money represented 100 million yuan.

This check is a check for 100 million yuan.

"Hehe, it's not big, just for fun." Yang Anbang said with a smile.

"You call this not big?"

Yang Jun tore up the check.

"Brother, come on, I just won this."

Seeing Yang Jun tearing up the check, Yang Anbang suddenly became anxious. He was about to grab it back, but when he looked up and saw Yang Jun's murderous eyes, he immediately shrank back in anger.

"Everyone, stand up." Yang Jun roared.

Suddenly, everyone in the yard was startled, and everyone looked over here quietly.

Seeing this, Ma Juzi, Yang Anguo, and Liu Zhi all stood up and stood in a row, with their heads lowered. (End of this chapter)