"Then why did you come over for dinner instead of solving the problem?" Bei Nan asked.
Ma Mingchun shrugged: "I went, but Uncle Tang kicked me out, saying that family scandals shouldn't be aired in public. I'm just telling you guys, but don't tell anyone else, okay?"
Southwest stood up. He wanted to go and see how his master and mistress, who had worked so hard all their lives, could be bullied by their son. Besides, Duoduo was still here.
Bei Nan quickly stood up. That kid had recovered and was probably stronger than three Southwesters in a fight.
Ye Chenming also stood up: "Nannan, keep an eye on the house, I'll be right back."
Duoduo wanted to go too, but Yan Xiaonan stopped her. If a fight broke out, no one would care about the child.
As soon as they left, Yan Xiaonan's consciousness spread out and entered the Tang family's residence. Sure enough, Tang Jianjun pointed at Tang Xiaojun and told him to get out.
Tang Xiaojun said with a grin, "Dad, I'm your son, and I even gave you two grandsons. If you kick me out, aren't you afraid that no one will be there to punish you?"
Tang Jianjun shook his head: "No need. Ever since I stopped replying to your letters, I've considered you dead."
“Dad, that’s your son, how can you curse him?” Tang Xiaojun’s wife said.
"Who are you?" Tang Jianjun asked.
“Dad, I’m your wife,” Xiaojun’s wife said.
"Wife, who acted as matchmaker? Who made the betrothal? Where was the wedding held? Did you bow and kowtow to your parents? Did you receive a dowry? What are your parents' names? Where are they from?" Tang Jianjun's barrage of questions left the woman speechless.
Tang Xiaojun objected: "Dad, we fell in love on our own. I gave her family a betrothal gift, we had a wedding ceremony in the army, and we even have a marriage certificate."
"Fine, you want to choose your own partner? Then go ahead and choose your own partner. What are you doing here?" Tang Jianjun suddenly shouted.
Tang Xiaojun was startled, but he wasn't easily frightened. He said confidently, "I'm your son. Isn't it normal for a son and grandson to come back?"
"Master, Mistress, how are you?" Southwest walked in and asked.
"It's alright, what are you doing here? Go back quickly." Tang Jianjun hurriedly tried to push Southwest out.
"You must be my brother-in-law, Yan Xinan." Tang Xiaojun walked over and extended his hands.
Southwest looked at him coldly and said, "I heard that as soon as you came back, you took your father's main room to sleep in. You slept well and soundly at night."
Tang Xiaojun was a little embarrassed. He knew he had gone a bit too far, but the old man had lost contact with him several years ago, so of course he had to give him a hard time now that he was back.
"Why are you Yan family members meddling in our Tang family's affairs? You're just worrying about things that aren't your business," Tang Xiaojun's wife said.
She knew all too well how good Tang Xiaoling's life was; ever since she married into the Yan family, she had been eating and drinking the finest food every day.
“I am my master’s apprentice, and I am managing him as an apprentice,” Southwest said.
"Alright then, it seems there's not much food or drink left here. Why aren't you showing your respect to your master, apprentice?" Tang Xiaojun said with a smile.
With a "bang," a fist from who-knows-where knocked Tang Xiaojun to the ground. Tang Xiaojun sprang to his feet and saw Bei Nan behind Southwest, who was still in the same punching stance.
"Hehe, I didn't know there were such good fighters in Mushroom Village. This is an eye-opener." Tang Xiaojun rushed forward.
Without hesitation, Bei Nan stepped forward, and the two began to fight back and forth. Ye Chenming and Xinan quickly pulled the Tang family elders away.
Tang Xiaojun's wife quickly pulled her two sons into the main room to hide. Her husband's fists were very hard; if he were knocked down, he would definitely suffer a fracture, if not die.
After settling the two elderly people in, Ye Chenming rushed inside. He was worried that Bei Nan would suffer a loss, since Tang Xiaojun was a regular soldier and his training was different from Bei Nan's untrained methods.
Sure enough, after three to five minutes, Bei Nan began to struggle. Ye Chenming separated the two, and Tang Xiaojun quickly took a big step back. He felt that Ye Chenming had received formal training and that he might not even be a match for either of them.
Moreover, there was a muscular man behind him attacking relentlessly, and his brother-in-law outside; he couldn't possibly defeat him alone.
"What exactly do you want?" Tang Xiaojun asked.
"What exactly do you want? Do you want to come back and stay permanently, or just stay for a while and then go back? Also, were you demobilized or sent back? Have you been assigned a job? How are you going to live from now on?" Ye Chenming asked several questions in a row.
Tang Xiaojun fell silent. He had been sent back to his home, and his house in the military region had been taken back. Moreover, those who were sent back were not assigned jobs, so he didn't know how he would live in the future.
Fortunately, I have land and a house in my hometown. If things get really bad, I can just farm to support myself, my wife, and my children. It will just be a burden on my parents.
Seeing that the fighting inside had stopped, Tang Jianjun walked in. He also wanted to ask his son what he really wanted.
Looking at his father, whose temples were already gray, Tang Xiaojun suddenly felt that he was a terrible son. He had not taken care of his parents for so many years, so what right did he have to complain about them?
When Tang Jianjun saw the guilt flashing in his son's eyes, all the hatred and grievances in his heart suddenly disappeared. Children are all debts to their parents. Now that the debt to his daughter has been repaid, it's time to repay the debt to his son.
"Xiaojun, now that you're back, you must have encountered some difficulties outside. I don't have much to give you, so I'll give you this house along with the land deed. We have some farmland at home, so take good care of it, and we can harvest it in the spring."
"Dad, I was wrong. I misunderstood. I'll move to the west room tonight. You and Mom can still sleep in the main room," Tang Xiaojun quickly said.
Tang Jianjun shook his head. He couldn't stay in this house any longer. Otherwise, he and his wife would be entangled with rotten people and rotten things every day, never having a peaceful day.
He went back to his hometown to retire, not to be mistreated and treated like a slave.
“Master, why don’t you and your wife move to town? I’ll buy a house for Duo Duo there, so it will be more convenient for you to buy groceries and cook in the future,” Southwest said.
"No need to buy a house, Maotou's house is still there. It's in a good location and has a large area. I'll have someone tidy it up and add some things today. You can move in after we leave."
Bei Nan suddenly remembered Mao Tou's house, but that house hadn't been repaired for years, and she didn't know how it was now. She would call Ma Mingchun to go and take a look later, and fix any problems as soon as possible.
Tang Jianjun was somewhat tempted, and his mother nodded in agreement. If it were closer to Duo Duo's school, she could cook a soup for Duo Duo from time to time.
“Dad, I don’t want your house. I was really wrong. I was holding a grudge against you for insisting that I join the army. I originally thought you were after my allowance, but I later found out that wasn’t the case. But I just couldn’t come to terms with it,” Tang Xiaojun said.
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