Siheyuan: Domineering life

"Jun'er, auntie wants to discuss something with you."

Early in the morning, before it was fully light, Aunt Bao Suna saw two coffins placed in the mourning hall.

She was shocked and after asking around, she found out that Wang Yuping had actually gone to find Wang Yuying.

She was deeply moved by this sisterhood, so she went to find Yang Jun.

"Aunt, please tell me."

Yang Jun pointed to the right and said, "Aunt, please come over here and talk. Don't do it in front of me."

After hearing this, Bao Suna said "Oh" and then moved to the right side of Yang Jun.

Seeing this, Yi Qiu Shui quickly made room for her.

"Jun'er, it's like this."

Bao Suna looked at Wang Yuping's coffin and said, "I've heard about your Aunt Wang. Over the years, although she is not a member of the Wang family, she is better than a family member. Your mother treats her as her own sister, and I also treat her as the child's aunt, but... don't think too much, I don't mean anything else. First of all, I very much agree with you taking care of her in her old age, but..."

Bao Suna said with an embarrassed look on her face: "He is a member of the Wang family after all. Do you think it is possible to bury him in the Wang family's ancestral tomb?"

"It's not logical to bury him in the Yang family. After all, her husband's surname is Xiao... This..."

After saying that, Bao Suna looked at Yang Jun nervously.

"Jun'er, your aunt has no other intentions. If you don't agree, you can still be buried in the Yang family's ancestral tomb. I am just discussing this with you. I have no other intentions."

Yang Jun was also surprised by his aunt's remarks.

This is indeed not my aunt's usual style. My aunt's family is stingy and likes to haggle over everything. This time, I didn't expect that she would take the initiative to ask for Wang Yuping to be buried in the Wang family's ancestral tomb. She treated Wang Yuping as a member of the Wang family.

Yang Jun could understand why she did this, and could also deeply empathize with her feelings. After all, there were three siblings in the Wang family. The eldest, Wang Yuying, had many children and grandchildren, and was doing well. Although the second, Wang Yuxian, could not be said to be rich, he had children and grandchildren. Only the third, Wang Yuping, was lost in her childhood and has not been found until now. She treated Wang Yuping as the Wang Yuping who was lost that year.

Everyone knows that Wang Yuping is not the Wang Yuying of the past, but everyone still loves and cares for her as the same Wang Yuping.

Yang Jun believed that his aunt's words came from the bottom of her heart.

He didn't say anything, just lowered his head and thought.

At this time, my cousin Yang Mingsheng interrupted.

"Jun'er, what your aunt said makes sense."

"After all, your Aunt Wang is not your biological aunt. Her in-laws' surname is Xiao, so it is indeed inappropriate for her to be buried in the Yang family's ancestral tomb."

Seeing that Yang Jun didn't say anything, he continued, "Even if she is really your aunt, she should be buried in her mother's house. What's the matter with burying her in her brother-in-law's house?"

Yang Jun still didn't speak.

In fact, he knew in his heart that this was against the rules, but he never thought of Wang Yuping martyring himself to follow his mother, and he could not get over that emotion.

He was very conflicted and tangled inside.

Seeing Yang Jun frown, Bao Suna knew that he was wavering, so she continued, "Jun'er, it's not that your aunt is stopping you from fulfilling this moral obligation, it's mainly because this is against the rules. Think about it carefully, isn't this the truth?"

"Of course, I am also very moved by your Aunt Wang's righteous act. I admire such a kind and righteous person from the bottom of my heart, but... we have to think about the overall situation and the impact. I suggest that you bury your Aunt Wang in the Wang family's ancestral tomb."

The Wang Family Ancestral Hall is right next to the Yang Family Ancestral Hall, and the two ancestral halls are adjacent to each other.

When my uncle passed away, my aunt made a fuss. At that time, Wang Yuying forced Yang Jun to pay for repairing the ancestral hall for the Wang family. Since then, my aunt moved to the Wang family ancestral hall, while Wang Yuying and Wang Yuping stayed at the Yang family ancestral hall.

Seeing that the Yang family didn't say anything, Bao Suna winked at Yi Qiu Shui beside her.

Seeing this, Yi Qiu Shui shook his head.

She would not take the initiative to get involved in such matters. No matter what decision Yang Jun made, she would firmly support it.

What's more, she witnessed Aunt Wang's righteous act with her own eyes last night and was deeply moved by her kindness, so she had no objection whether Aunt Wang was buried in the Yang family's ancestral tomb or the Wang family's ancestral tomb.

At this moment, Yang Jun looked conflicted.

To be honest, he was not unmoved by his aunt's words, but he made the decision in a rush last night. If he changed his mind now, he didn't know how others would look at him. What's more, he couldn't get around the hurdle in his heart.

"Jun'er, I'm leaving. I'm going to find your mother."

Aunt Wang's words kept echoing in his mind. Whenever he thought of them, he could imagine Aunt Wang looking at him with a kind face.

Putting aside whether it is against the rules to bury Aunt Wang in the Yang family's ancestral tomb, it is inappropriate to bury her here in the Yang family's ancestral hall. Friends and relatives came to pay their respects the day before yesterday, and all they saw at that time was Wang Yuying's coffin. If the funeral is in two days, and they see two coffins then, what do you want them to think?
At that time, people will say that Yang Jun deprived someone else's son of the right to have an outsider bury him. All kinds of unpleasant words will follow. By then, there will be endless troubles, and he will be pushed to the forefront of public opinion.

"Qiu Shui, what do you think?"

After a while, Yang Jun asked.

"I?"

Yi Qiu Shui didn't expect Yang Jun to ask her on his own initiative, and was stunned for a moment.

But she soon understood why Yang Jun did this. In fact, she had already seen that Yang Jun was a little shaken, but he was embarrassed to say it directly. He hoped that she could give him a way out.

The two have been married for many years and have a deep understanding of each other. They can understand each other's meaning with just a glance or an expression. What's more, Yang Jun asked for her opinion in such a straightforward manner, so wasn't the meaning very clear?

However, Yi Qiu Shui did not directly express his opinion, but gave an explanation.

"Hubby, when mom was alive, she always said that children and grandchildren would have their own blessings. As long as the children and grandchildren were well, she, as an old lady, would be fine with anything. Now mom is gone, but she doesn't want to embarrass you because of her own affairs."

"She wouldn't have thought that Aunt Wang would go with her, and that she would make things difficult for you because of this. If she had known about this in advance, she would definitely not have done this."

Having said this, Yi Qiushui paused for a moment and continued, "If mom were alive, she would never embarrass you, nor would she let you and our Yang family be at the center of public opinion. She definitely wouldn't want this incident to have a bad impact on you."

"Of course, if my mother is still alive, she will definitely understand your filial piety. She must know it."

After talking for a long time, Yi Qiu Shui did not directly express her opinion, but the meaning of her words was very clear. She hoped that Aunt Wang could be buried in the Wang family's ancestral tomb. Or to put it another way, she did not object to being buried in the Yang family's ancestral tomb, but there could not be two coffins in the same mourning hall, right?

No matter what, she had to consider Yang Jun and not let him get caught up in the storm of public opinion.

"So what do you mean?" Yang Jun.

"Move the coffin."

This time Yi Qiu Shui directly expressed his opinion.

Because she completely understood what Yang Jun meant, she came up with this idea.

"Before it gets light, move Aunt Wang to the Wang family ancestral hall quickly." Yi Qiu Shui said again.

What she meant was that, while no one came to pay their respects, they should quickly move Aunt Wang's coffin to the Wang family ancestral hall. After all, it made sense to announce to the public that Aunt Wang was the third daughter of the Wang family. This would not only preserve the friendship between the Wang sisters, but also be for the benefit of the Yang family, killing two birds with one stone.

After hearing what Yi Qiu Shui said, Bao Suna and Yang Mingsheng finally smiled.

In fact, they also saw that Yang Jun was wavering, but Yi Qiushui's words carried more weight than theirs, so they took the opportunity to say,
"Jun'er, we are doing this for your sake. It's not that we are unkind to Aunt Wang, but we cannot place two coffins in the same place, even if you bury Aunt Wang in the Yang family's ancestral tomb afterwards." Yang Mingsheng. "Yes, Jun'er, no matter whether you bury her in the Wang family's ancestral tomb or the Yang family's ancestral tomb, you cannot place two coffins in the same place."

Aunt Bao Suna said earnestly: "No matter what, your Aunt Wang is from the Xiao family. How can it be placed in the Yang family's mourning hall?"

At this time, Yi Qiushui interrupted: "Husband, the most important thing is that Dad's photo must be displayed on the day of the funeral. At that time..."

She didn't continue talking, Yang Jun would definitely understand what was going on.

Just imagine, the posthumous portraits of father Yang Gui and mother Wang Yuying were placed together, and there was even a photo of Wang Yuping next to them. Those who didn't know would think he was a man with two wives. That would not only make the parents feel wronged, but would also push Yang Jun and the entire Yang family to the forefront.

"Okay, I see."

After a pause, Yang Jun continued, "Then let's move Aunt Wang to the Wang Family Ancestral Hall."

After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and finally a hint of joy appeared on their faces.

"Okay, okay, Jun'er, as long as you agree, I will arrange for someone to move the coffin immediately." After hearing this, Yang Mingsheng finally smiled.

He quickly stood up, walked to the door of the mourning hall, and spoke to the tribesmen who were clearing the ice outside.

"Stop what you are doing and come here."

Afterwards, everyone found ropes and levers and moved Wang Yuping's coffin to the ancestral hall next door.

When we finished all this, the sky finally brightened.

At this time, the frozen ice inside and outside the ancestral hall had been cleaned up, and Luo Xiaojun and his colleagues were leading a group of people to spread salt on the ground. After all, there were many people coming to pay their respects during the day, and they were all people of status. If one of them accidentally fell, it would be his dereliction of duty.

At this time, a large truck stopped outside the gate and Yang Anguo jumped out of the car.

He said to the people who were spreading salt, "Come over here and move the things."

When the door of the carriage was opened, a white blanket filled the entire carriage.

The frozen ice has been cleaned up and salt has been sprinkled, but this is not enough, and a layer of carpet must be laid on the ground.

Seeing this, Luo Xiaojun came over with a few people.

After taking a look, he frowned and said, "Uncle Anguo, why are there only so few blankets? It's not enough. We need to cover the entire ancestral hall."

Yang Anguo jumped onto the carriage and while moving blankets down, he said, "Do you think I don't want to bring back more? Juzi and I ran around all the major stores in the city late at night, and there are only so many white blankets."

"There are plenty of red blankets, but they can't be used."

After hearing this, Luo Xiaojun realized that he had wrongly accused him, and hurriedly said with a smile: "What should we do? The day after tomorrow is the funeral, and the guests who will come will all be well-known people. We can't let them laugh at us."

"We must not let outsiders laugh at us. There are still two days left."

Yang Anguo said: "Juzi went to Tianjin to buy it. I will go to a few surrounding cities later. If it doesn't work, I will go to the manufacturer to order it."

"That won't take that much." Luo Xiaojun.

"It can be used everywhere. The whole ancestral hall, including the large parking lot in front of the gate, will be covered with carpet."

"Do we need to lay carpets in parking lots?" Luo Xiaojun asked in surprise.

"Of course we have to." Yang Anguo said, "My brother said that we have to do it in a grand manner. After all, this is the first big event since my brother became rich, and it is also the first time for our Yang family to have a funeral."

"That's right, it must be done in a grand manner."

Luo Xiaojun had never encountered such a thing before, and he didn't understand it, so he could only follow what Yang Anguo said.

"And all the tents have been replaced. Let's see what grades they are." Yang Anguo pointed to a row of tents on the side.

"Well, it's really not up to standard. We have to change it." Luo Xiaojun agreed, "We'll also put carpet in the tent when the time comes."

"It's a must." Yang Anguo said with his neck stiff.

A group of people worked for half an hour to unload the blankets from the car. As there were too few blankets, they could only lay them out in the ancestral hall first. As for those outside, they would have to wait for more purchases.

It was time for dinner. Since Yang Jun hadn't eaten well in the past two days, he was starving early this morning. He asked Yang Mei and her sisters to stay by his side while he went to eat first.

This time, I ate with Yi Qiu Shui in the west wing, while the others went to the tent outside to eat.

"Hubby, the kids will be here after dinner."

Yi Qiu Shui was talking while eating.

"Ah."

Yang Jun hummed lightly and didn't say anything.

When an elder passes away, the children and grandchildren naturally have to come. Since the children were still breastfeeding, Yang Jun did not let them come. As for Yang Chengdao, Yang Chengcai, Yang Chengyun, Yang Chenglan, and Yang Chengzhi, some older children had to come.

In fact, they didn't go back last night and stayed to keep vigil.

"Do other people want to come over?" Yi Qiu Shui asked again.

In fact, the other people she mentioned mainly referred to all the women of Yang Jun except her.

If it were forty years ago, all wives and concubines would have to wear mourning clothes, but now concubines are not allowed. Yang Qingxiang, Huang Yani and others are not allowed to be there to see Wang Yuying off in peace.

Yi Qiu Shui couldn't make the decision on this matter and could only ask Yang Jun for instructions.

Yang Jun sighed after hearing this.

“They don’t have to come.”

After saying that, he added: "However, we still need to show filial piety. Let them wear mourning clothes at home."

"That's the only way." Yi Qiu Shui agreed.

After saying that, he paused for a moment, then asked again, "What about Aunt Wang?"

Aunt Wang's three children didn't care about her funeral, and they couldn't see her off as members of the Yang family.

Hearing this, Yang Jun frowned and sighed.

"To be honest, I was planning to bury her next to her parents, but after much thought, I decided to bury her in the Wang family's ancestral tomb. My career is currently on the rise, and I must not let any bad rumors spread."

After hearing this, Yi Qiu Shui showed relief on his face.

"Hubby, I feel relieved if you think this way."

"I'm just afraid that you'll insist on having your own way." (End of this chapter)