Siheyuan: Domineering life

The grace of a gentleman lasts for three generations and disappears after five generations.

For Yang Jun, he only recognizes his ancestral home for three generations at most. He will not recognize it any further back than that. He has never even seen them, so it is impossible to expect him to respect his ancestors. What's more, he is a time traveler and has no blood relationship to identify with.

Deep down, he actually identified more with the Yang family and regarded them as his own roots. However, although he recognized his ancestors, he was only closer to his father and mother. He did not identify as much with those farther away. Moreover, he was born in that era, when the family members fought for those petty profits and completely exhausted the family affection, which left a bad impression on his heart.

Now the graves of his grandparents and his second uncle and aunt have been moved to Yanjing. For him, there is basically nothing to worry about in his hometown in Shanxi. The reason he did this is to sever ties with that place.

As his status and position became higher, his concerns grew. He did not want to be distracted and waste his energy on people other than his family. It was true that he was getting closer and closer to the top of the pyramid, but he was also walking on thin ice. If he was not careful, he might fall into the unfathomable abyss and be smashed to pieces.

Therefore, he tried his best to cut off ties with irrelevant people and things to reduce the impact of certain external factors on himself.

It seemed that the relocation of the grave was Yang Anguo's idea, but in fact, if he hadn't given his approval, this matter would not have been done. Now, the grave has been moved, and he has finally put his mind to rest.

As for his hometown in Shanxi, he would not get involved in anything. Even if something happened, he would let the brothers Yang Anguo and Yang Anbang solve it.

Since the grave was moved, Yang Jun did not go to work, but stayed at home to fish.

It is now April, and the weather is getting warmer. He has moved all his stuff to the Diaoyutai. Without an umbrella, he lies on a rattan chair, holding his head with his hands, slightly closing his eyes, enjoying the warm sun. It is so comfortable.

"dad."

While Yang Jun was taking a nap, his second son Yang Chengcai came.

Yang Jun heard the call, slowly opened his eyes, and sat up.

"Chengcai, sit down and talk." Yang Jun pointed to the small bench next to him.

Yang Chengcai didn't say anything and just sat down.

"Dad, I'm here to discuss something with you."

When Yang Jun heard this, he immediately became serious.

From childhood to adulthood, the child has never talked to him seriously like today. When he looked at his son carefully again, he found that his son was no longer the child he used to be. He has grown into a grown-up man and has become mature.

"You said."

Yang Jun lit a cigarette and acted as if he was ready to listen.

Yang Chengcai was also stunned when he saw this.

He felt unprecedented respect. This was the first time he saw his father talking to him so seriously. He suddenly became a little excited.

However, he calmed down a little and said,
"Dad, it's like this..."

"Because of my excellent grades, the teachers and school leaders made an exception and allowed me to skip a grade."

When Yang Jun heard this, his eyes lit up.

The look he gave his son was filled with more relief and even admiration.

His son's studies have never given him any worries. He has always gotten full marks since he was young, and even skipped a grade in junior high school. He didn't expect that he would still be so outstanding in college. If he remembered correctly, his son has not finished his freshman year yet, and will not be able to enter his sophomore year until after this summer vacation.

"Oh, that's good." Yang Jun said excitedly, "Going straight to sophomore year is a good thing."

After hearing this, Yang Chengcai said embarrassedly: "Dad, it's not sophomore year, it's junior year."

"Junior year?"

This time it was Yang Jun's turn to be surprised. He looked at his son in disbelief.

He knew his son was outstanding, but he didn't expect him to be so outstanding.

After a slight pause, Yang Jun continued, "What are your plans?"

He was naturally happy about his son's skipping a grade, but he was also worried that his son would not be able to keep up with his studies. After all, if he skipped from freshman to junior year, he would need to catch up on the courses in between in his spare time, but...

He had been to college and knew how difficult it was to earn credits. Not to mention studying in spare time, even full-time college students might not be able to complete the credits. This...

He was a little worried about his son.

Yang Chengcai seemed to see what Yang Jun was worried about, so he straightened his back and said confidently, "Dad, this is what I planned."

"I plan to skip a grade. After all, this is a rare opportunity. Besides, the freshman-level courses are really simple. There's not much to learn. If I follow the routine, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

"As for the sophomore courses...you don't have to worry. I will use my spare time to complete the sophomore courses as soon as possible. Of course, the teachers in the school and department also support me and allow me to attend the sophomore classes."

"..."

Watching his son describing his study plan in an orderly manner, Yang Jun's face became more and more gratified.

His son has indeed grown up and matured. He is no longer the child who needs his father to worry about everything. Of course, although he has not taken much care of the child, he still feels very relieved.

"it is good."

Yang Jun patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Son, do whatever you want to do. Dad fully supports you."

"Thank you dad."

Yang Chengcai was also very excited to see Yang Jun’s support for him.

He has been an introvert since he was a child and rarely communicated with Yang Jun. The frank conversation between men like today made him feel his father's selfless care and support, and made him feel like an adult. This sense of accomplishment moved him deeply.

"It's a success."

Yang Jun called out, then said solemnly: "You'd better discuss this with Zhong Hui. After all, you are a couple, so you should discuss everything. See what she thinks."

His son has already started a family, and he can no longer make decisions for him as he did before. After all, he cannot be with his child forever, so he still has to tell Zhong Hui about skipping a grade.

"Dad, Xiaohui strongly agrees with me skipping a grade." Yang Chengcai.

"Oh, Xiao Hui agreed to let you skip a grade?"

Yang Jun was also a little surprised after hearing this.

After all, they are a young couple who just got married and are in the honeymoon period. Not only are they in the same school, but they are also classmates. They usually go to and from school in pairs. If their son wants to skip a grade now, they will not be able to be together in the future.

"Yes, Dad, Xiao Hui was a little reluctant at first..."

When he said this, Yang Chengcai blushed, then paused for a moment and continued, "However, she still supports my studies and agreed to let me skip a grade."

"That's good."

After hearing this, Yang Jun felt relieved.

"Um...son, Xiaohui's grades are pretty good, not worse than yours. Why didn't she skip a grade this time?"

Thinking back to the time when they were both admitted to Yanjing University at the same time, Zhong Xiaohui's grades were no worse than his son's. Yang Jun thought, since his son could skip a grade, why couldn't Xiaohui?

"Well... Dad, Xiaohui's grades are not that outstanding, so she won't be included this time." Yang Chengcai said with a red face.

"Oh."

Yang Jun said "oh" and then stopped talking.

He couldn't ask his daughter-in-law how many points she got in the exam, that would be too rude.

Besides, there are not so many good things in the world. It is already very good that my son was admitted to skip a grade. It is impossible that my daughter-in-law can also be admitted to skip a grade.

Seeing that Yang Jun stopped asking questions, Yang Chengcai felt relieved.

He didn't know what was going on, but he was a little afraid of Yang Jun. Although Yang Jun had never hit him, he was just afraid. This fear was deep in his bones and was innate. He felt guilty and was afraid that Yang Jun would question him.

Fortunately, Yang Jun did not ask any more questions. He knew that his father was understanding and saving face for him, and he was very grateful.

"Dad, since you agree to let me skip a grade, then... I'll go back first."

He didn't want to stay with Yang Jun at all, and prepared to leave after saying what he wanted to do.

"Oh?" Yang Jun was stunned. He wanted to chat with his son for a while longer. After all, he had never cared about his son and wanted to make up for it.

"Um, my mom asked you to come over tonight. She also wants to discuss with you about my skipping a grade."

After saying that, Yang Chengcai ran away as if escaping.

Looking at his son running away in a panic, Yang Jun suddenly laughed.

"Stinky boy."

"You've actually learned how to find opportunities for your mother."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he shook his head and smiled.

Then he continued to lie flat.

It was almost evening and Yang Jun was ready to go back for dinner.

When he arrived at the restaurant, the family was already sitting there waiting for him.

"Dad, come here."

Just as Yang Jun was about to go to the table where the people were being beaten, his daughter Yang Chengzhi pulled him to the table where the children were.

Yang Jun had no choice but to look at this older girl lovingly and follow her to the children's table.

As soon as he sat down, a group of children subconsciously moved away from him.

Yang Jun looked at this scene with a frown on his face.

He is not a tiger and cannot eat people, so is there any need for him to be afraid of himself?

He ignored them and turned to look at Yang Chengzhi.

"You need help, Dad?"

"It's okay, I just want you to have dinner here." Yang Chengzhi said with a smile: "You have never eaten with us before."

"Haha, if you don't say it now, you'd better not say it later." Yang Jun smiled and pointed at her.

How could he not understand his own daughter? It would be fine if his daughter was fine, but once something happened, she would stick to him like a catfish and try her best to please him.

"Hey, nothing can be hidden from you."

Yang Chengzhi felt a little embarrassed by what he said, so she put her arm around Yang Jun's arm and whispered in his ear.

"Dad, there is something..."

"Haha, you dare to show off your skills in front of your dad with just these tricks?" Yang Jun looked at her with narrowed eyes.

"Hey, you are a big leader, you are wise."

After saying that, she tightened her arm around Yang Jun, glanced at the other people at the table, and then said in a voice that only Yang Jun and she could hear,

"Dad, my eighteenth birthday is coming soon, you see..."

After saying that, he squinted his eyes and looked at Yang Jun.

"Whatever gift you want, just tell dad and he will give it to you." Yang Jun said, patting his chest.

He didn't think much about it, he just thought that his daughter wanted to take advantage of her birthday to ask him for a gift. This kind of situation had happened before, and he always tried his best to satisfy the child.

"dad."

Yang Chengzhi looked at him with resentment, and then reminded him: "Dad, it's my eighteenth birthday, my eighteenth birthday."

"I know it's your 18th birthday, April 28th, Dad remember it." Yang Jun.

"Oh, Dad, you...ah."

Yang Chengzhi's face puffed up with anger, blaming Yang Jun for not understanding what she meant.

"Dad, after my eighteenth birthday, I will be an adult."

Yang Chengzhi no longer suppressed his voice and reminded loudly.

After hearing this, Yang Jun stood there in a daze, unable to understand what she meant for a long time.

At this time, Huang Yani, Yang Chengzhi's mother, who was sitting at another table, reminded,

"She meant to remind you that it's time to consider his marriage with Xiao Guo."

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. As a mother, how could she not know what Yang Chengzhi was thinking?

"mom!"

Yang Chengzhi screamed and looked at her with resentment, blaming her for revealing the matter.

At this time, everyone heard it and laughed.

Especially the adults who were sitting there laughing and shaking their heads, which made Yang Chengzhi so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into the ground.

Other girls are very reserved, and she is the only one who takes the initiative to talk about her marriage, which makes her feel a little embarrassed.

After hearing this, Yang Jun immediately understood.

The purpose of his daughter's birthday is not to ask him for gifts, but to remind her that after her 18th birthday she will be an adult and reach the legal age for marriage.

She had been engaged to Guo Xiaohuan for a long time, but they were not yet of marriageable age. Yang Jun had originally planned to hold a wedding for them after they graduated from college, but he didn't expect that his daughter couldn't wait any longer.

After hearing this, Yang Jun sat there with a stern face.

Seeing this, Yang Chengzhi, who was originally shy, realized that something was wrong. She immediately put away her smile and sat there like a child who had done something wrong.

"Dad, I don't mean anything else. I just want to have a good birthday..."

Yang Chengzhi wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Yang Jun.

"I don't care what you think, or whether you mean that."

Yang Jun looked at his daughter with a stern face and said word by word: "Today, I tell you, don't consider this matter before you graduate from college."

"If you could focus on studying, your grades wouldn't be like this now."

Yang Jun was also very disappointed with his daughter. She was becoming more and more unruly, which made him very angry.

Add to that the fact that Yang Chengcai skipped a grade today, and he was even more furious with his daughter.

We are the same family, why are there such big differences?

Seeing Yang Jun's unwillingness to negotiate, Yang Chengzhi knew there was no room for maneuver in this matter, so she whispered,
"I got it, Dad."

At this time, her mother Huang Yani also came over.

"Chengzhi, listen to your father on this matter. Your father won't harm you."

"You are still young, so you'd better focus on studying. Of course... I don't expect you to be good at studying, but you can't get married now."

Huang Yani felt that she had failed to educate her daughter well, and looked at Yang Jun with some guilt.

"I'm sorry, Lao Yang. I'll do some ideological work with my child later."

Hearing this, Yang Jun waved his hand and said, "Watch her closely and don't let her do anything that would bring disgrace to our family."

"Got it, Lao Yang." (End of this chapter)