Siheyuan: Domineering life

Yang Jun gave the only small bench to Ma Juan and her son to sit on, and as for Yang Anbang and his brothers, he asked them to stand on the side.

"Thank you Mr. Yang."

Ma Juan looked at the Yang Anbang brothers embarrassedly, and finally sat down on the small stool obediently as Yang Jun said.

Yang Jun lit a cigarette and took a puff.

"No matter what, you were married to the Yang family by my second uncle, so you are a member of our Yang family. No matter if others recognize you or not, I will recognize you as my elder."

In ancient times, when a man's wife died, he had the right to remarry, no matter how young she was, because she was his elder. Yang Jun was a nostalgic and traditional person at heart, so he still recognized this second aunt.

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he looked up at the brothers Yang Anbang and Yang Anguo.

Seeing this, the two of them hurriedly said, "Brother, don't worry, we will recognize you too."

"We have always recognized her." Yang Anbang explained with a smile: "Since we accidentally injured the old man last time, we have recognized Aunt Ma."

“Brother, don’t worry, we really recognize this elder, otherwise we wouldn’t have brought her to see you.”

Ma Juan also explained: "An Guo and A Bang are very kind to me and take good care of Tao Tao."

Yang Jun hummed, and then continued: "Just admit it, we will be a family from now on."

After a slight pause, he continued, "Have you dealt with Second Uncle's funeral arrangements?"

"It's all taken care of."

Ma Juan said: "It has been buried in the ancestral tomb, the tablet has been placed in the ancestral hall, the tombstone has been engraved, and the subsequent matters have been almost dealt with."

"That's good."

Yang Jun listened and nodded.

Yang Anbang had already told him this last time, but he just wanted to confirm it. After all, his second uncle had just passed away, and as a junior, he had to care about his second uncle's widow.

"Second Aunt, what are your plans for the future?"

In fact, Yang Jun wanted to ask her whether she would remain a widow with her children or remarry.

After all, Ma Juan is still young, less than 30 years old. It would be too harsh to ask her to remain a widow for her second uncle. But if she remarried, Yang Jun felt it would be a bit embarrassing. After all, the Yang family is no longer as tolerant as before. Others cannot enter the family. If someone from the Yang family remarried, it would be embarrassing.

Yang Jun hopes she will stay.

It’s not that he is an unreasonable person, he is just an ordinary person and he also has selfish desires.

Ma Juan blushed when she heard this.

Obviously, she had heard Yang Jun's subtext, but everyone understood it tacitly and no one said it out loud.

"Mr. Yang."

Although Ma Juan is Yang Jun's elder, and Yang Jun also recognizes her as his elder, she knows her limitations and never dares to regard herself as an elder. She is still very respectful to Yang Jun, and calls him Mr. Yang all the time.

"I came here with An Guo and An Bang this time because I want to discuss something with you."

"Oh, go ahead."

Yang Jun was very curious about why she came to see him today and why she didn't answer his question just now.

Ma Juan looked back at the brothers Yang Anguo and Yang Anbang standing nearby, then blushed and said, "I want to move Old Yang's ashes to the ancestral hall in Yanjing. Do you think it's okay?"

Yang Jun was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously, "Isn't my second uncle buried in the ancestral tomb in my hometown? Why did he move to Yanjing?"

It’s not that Yang Jun didn’t want his second uncle to move in, but he was just purely curious.

In fact, he was quite willing to let his second uncle move to Yanjing. After all, his father also wanted to have a relative to accompany him. If possible, he also wanted to move his grandparents' ashes to Yanjing. However, his grandfather had instructed before he died that they must be hidden in his hometown, so he had to give up.

Ma Juan blushed when she heard this, and then said, "I think it's better to move to Yanjing. After all, your second uncle and your father are brothers, and it's good for them to be together."

After saying this, Ma Juan secretly glanced at the Yang Anbang brothers.

Yang Jun saw this scene and immediately understood what was going on.

He didn't give the Yang Anbang brothers any face and asked directly.

"Was it your idea?"

When they heard this, they panicked.

"It was the idea of ​​the three of us. No... it was four of us, including Taotao."

Ma Juan quickly took over the conversation, and then pushed Yang Tao in her arms forward, as a way of giving him a share.

Seeing this, Yang Jun smiled.

Needless to say, this must have been the idea of ​​the brothers Yang Anguo and Yang Anbang. Ma Juan, a woman with a breastfeeding child, would never have thought of this idea.

The reason why the second uncle's remains were moved to Yanjing was actually very simple. It was to hope that the first and second branches would be closer, and to use the remains of the elders to bring them closer together.

Yang Anguo and Yang Anbang have been in the workplace for so long that they naturally understand the principle of being forgotten by people when they are gone. Now that the only elder in the family has passed away, the bond between their younger generation is gone. Everyone has separated now, and Yang Jun is now in the limelight, so no one wants to get close to him. Even Yang Anguo and Yang Anbang, cousins ​​who are related to Yang Jun by blood, feel a sense of crisis, not to mention others.

They didn't know when it started, but they felt that Yang Jun was somewhat alienated from them, and they felt a sense of crisis. The reason why they were where they are today was all thanks to Yang Jun's cultivation. Now everyone was trying their best to get closer to Yang Jun, and they, the two brothers, were no exception.

"You haven't told me what your plans are yet." Yang Jun suddenly asked.

Ma Juan blushed when she heard this.

Then he pursed his lips and said, "I plan to raise Taotao by myself. I don't have any other plans."

"Hey."

After hearing this, Yang Jun sighed.

Women of this era were not as shrewd as those of later generations. They were very conservative and believed that widowhood was a virtue. Their thoughts were constrained by morality. Once they became widowed, they would resolutely live alone with their children.

Of course, there are some exceptions, such as women abandoning their children and remarrying alone.

However, Yang Jun believed that Ma Juan stayed because she wanted to.

On the one hand, the Yang family had a special status, so Ma Juan did not dare to remarry casually. On the other hand, the Yang family could provide her with the life she needed. Moreover, Yang Dong left her a huge family business, which was enough for the mother and daughter to live on for a lifetime.

In fact, she also understood that staying and being a widow was the best outcome. Even though the Yang brothers said that she was free to remarry, if she really had that idea, not only would she not be able to take the family business with her, she would not even be able to take the Yang family's child with her.

Of course, everything would be easy to discuss if she stayed. She knew that the Yang brothers cared about their bloodline, so everything else could be discussed.

"What do you two say?" Yang Jun suddenly looked at them.

Upon hearing this, Yang Anbang half-knelt on the ground.

"Brother, since Aunt Ma is willing to stay, we, as the younger generation, naturally have to respect her opinion."

After a slight pause, he continued, "The three of us have discussed this matter. My father's body will be moved here, and Aunt Ma will live alone with the children in the ancestral hall. Do you think this is okay?" "Yes, brother, my father's wish before he died was to be hidden with uncle, so that the two brothers can at least take care of each other." Yang Anguo echoed.

Yang Jun rolled his eyes when he heard this.

I believe your lies.

When did my second uncle say this? I remember that his last words were to stay in his hometown.

However, my second uncle can’t speak now, so as for what last words he leaves behind, isn’t it up to the two of them to decide?

Since they had been asking his uncle to move to Yanjing, Yang Jun naturally couldn't refuse. After all, the cemetery where the ancestral hall was built was to provide a place for the Yang family to return to their roots. He also wanted more family members to accompany his parents so that they wouldn't be lonely.

"Have you discussed it all?" Yang Jun asked again.

"Brother, we have discussed it."

"Mr. Yang, I agree to move Old Yang's remains to Yanjing."

Yang Jun listened and smiled.

Then he slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, since you three...four have discussed it, let's do it this way."

This is a three-pronged approach, and Yang Jun has no reason to disagree.

He also hoped that his second uncle or grandparents would move to Yanjing so that his parents would not be lonely. The Yang Anguo brothers also hoped to get closer to Yang Jun through this matter. As for Ma Juan, she also hoped so. She and Yang Dong were an old man and a young wife. People in the village often gossiped about her behind her back. Now that Yang Dong was gone, she could no longer stay in the village. She had long wanted to live in a different environment, and now her wish had come true.

"Since you, Second Aunt, have decided to live in the ancestral hall, then what about your hometown..." Yang Jun asked.

Ma Juan: "I have discussed with the two brothers that all the properties left by your second uncle will be sold, and the cash will be used for me to raise the children. As for the house in my hometown... I will keep it as a memory."

Hearing that she had made all the arrangements, Yang Jun felt unhappy in his heart. It seemed that they came to inform him instead of discussing it with him.

However, he still asked one more question.

"Did the money from the industrial liquidation really fall into your hands?"

After saying that, he raised his head and glanced at the Yang Anguo brothers.

"Yes, the cash was almost 500 million. The two brothers didn't want a penny and gave it all to me." Ma Juan.

Yang Anguo: "Brother, you underestimate us too much. This money was originally left by my father to Aunt Ma. How can we ask for it?"

Yang Anbang: "Yes, brother, after all, we have been with you for so many years, so we still have this awareness, and naturally we will not covet Aunt Ma's money."

After hearing this, Yang Jun rolled his eyes.

These two guys really have the nerve to tell lies with their eyes open. I don’t know who had a big fight with my second uncle over family property a few years ago. I can still remember it vividly when I think about it now.

When Yang Anguo saw Yang Jun's expression, he seemed to think of what happened a few years ago, and he was not as confident when he spoke.

"I was ignorant before... I regret it now. Besides, we have a big family now, so naturally we don't care about that little bit of money." Yang Anbang said with a red face.

"Yes, brother, we were ignorant before, but now we have accepted Aunt Ma's family, so we have made up for it."

Yang Jun listened and smiled slightly.

After a moment of contemplation, he continued, "I know what you did. Now that you have come to your senses, let's forget about what happened before."

"but……"

At this point, Yang Jun paused for a moment, then continued, "It's not easy for Second Aunt to raise a child alone. Although she has some money, you, the younger generation, have to take care of her a little bit."

"So... from now on, give Second Aunt 10,000 yuan a month for living expenses, and that will be considered as sponsoring your brother."

Yang Anguo: "Brother, no problem, I agree."

Yang Anbang: “That’s fine with me too.”

"No, I don't need your help." Ma Juan waved her hands and said in panic, "The money your father left me is enough. You don't need to pay extra for living expenses."

Yang Jun raised his hand to interrupt her and said, "Second Aunt, this is what they should do as the younger generation."

"Now that my second uncle is gone, they naturally have the obligation to take care of you and your son. It's not a matter of whether you need to take care of them or not, but an obligation they must fulfill. The younger generation should behave like younger generations. If they dare to be ungrateful, I will not recognize them as my brothers."

"Yes, my brother is right. Honoring you is what we, as the younger generation, should do," Yang Anguo said. "It's not a question of how much money we have, but a question of our attitude as the younger generation. We have to pay for this."

"An Guo is right. Not only do we have to pay for living expenses, but we two brothers will also cover all the expenses for Taodi's future schooling, marriage and childbirth." Yang Anbang.

After hearing this, Ma Juan burst into tears with excitement.

At this moment, she had one more reason to stay. If the two brothers of the Yang family could do this, why would she not be willing to do so?
"Thank you Anguo, Anbang." Ma Juan choked.

"Hey, Auntie Ma, you are being too polite. My brother Tao and I can't write two Yang characters with one stroke."

"Yes, this is what we should do, you don't have to worry about it." Yang Anguo.

Yang Jun was also very pleased after hearing this.

The two brothers of the Yang family have finally matured.

Of course, this may not be their truest thought in their minds, or it may be the best choice they made after weighing the pros and cons. In order to cling to Yang Jun, it is possible that they will give up some interests appropriately.

No matter what the reason is, the fact that they can do this shows that they are truly mature.

"Since Second Aunt is planning to move to the ancestral hall, I'll have someone clean it up later." Yang Jun.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Yang." Ma Juan.

Afterwards, Yang Jun asked Sun Zhaocai to take Ma Juan and her son to the backyard to meet Yi Qiu Shui, and have them stay for dinner.

After she left, Yang Jun sighed and asked, "Second Uncle's body has been moved here, but what about Second Aunt..."

Second Aunt died of illness five or six years ago and her body was buried in her hometown. If Second Uncle moved here, she would also have to move here.

This is where the trouble lies. If Second Aunt moves here, what will happen to Ma Juan in the future?
The Yang brothers looked at each other, and then Yang Anguo explained.

"Brother, we have discussed this matter with Aunt Ma. She doesn't care. She said that when she gets old in the future, she can accept a burial of three people together."

Yang Jun heard this and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you two brothers have any objections?"

"We have no problem with that."

Yang Anbang said: "If it were in the past, I would definitely not agree, but at this age, I have let go of everything. It doesn't matter whether the burial is appropriate or not, as long as the living are well."

The two brothers actually laughed when they heard about the living people.

Seeing this, Yang Jun directly gave each of them a large pen bag. (End of this chapter)