Chapter 428: Stories Of The Past
Translator: VinceStar Editor: PrisMiko
âAlright⊠Yang Ming⊠Then letâs find a place to talk.â Yang Dashan asked. Yang Dashan was originally a person who fawned upon wealth and power. When he noticed Bao Sanliâs respect for Yang Ming, he didnât dare to speak out loud.
âNo problem.â Yang Ming nodded. âIâm not familiar with this neighborhood. Uncle, you decide where are we going.â
âThereâs a good coffee shop ahead of us. I often go there to talk about business.â Yang Dashan opened the door of the front seat of the car and let Yang Ming in. This made Yang Ming somewhat flattered.
Uncle had never spoken to me humbly! Yang Ming was sometimes very stubborn in doing things, but it was a way to treat his own enemies or people who acted arrogantly in front of him. Strictly speaking, uncle was also such a person, but Yang Ming had no way to show his dissatisfaction with him. After all, this was because of the status of his uncle as a relative, also as his fatherâs brother. It was because of the face of his father, Yang Ming couldnât be doing anything to his uncle.
If he loves to be pretentious, then let him be. What did it have to do with me?
Today, he saw his uncleâs att.i.tude suddenly turn 180 degrees. Yang Ming was dumbstruck on how to deal with it.
The uncleâs car was a Toyota Camry. It was a new design that he just bought last year. However, this was the first time Yang Ming had taken a ride in it.
âYang Ming, uncle had been doing business in recent years. I have somewhat left out you all children. You wonât blame uncle, right?â Yang Dashan asked as he drove.
â En ?â Yang Ming was surprised. What happened to uncle today? Why do his words seem to be odd? However, Yang Ming didnât have any say at all. Uncle wasnât his father. Whatâs the big deal if he had a cold shoulder? Yang Ming didnât think there was anything wrong with it.
âYang Ming, do you think that uncle is a very realistic person?â Seeing that Yang Ming didnât speak, Yang Dashan smiled bitterly out of embarra.s.sment.
âUncle, I donât want to comment on anything. Isnât it that everyone has a different lifestyle?â Yang Ming shook his head. âYou do whatever you want to. Thatâs understandable.â
âYang Ming, you really are still angry with uncleâŠâ Yang Dashan sighed, âIn fact, uncle had no choiceâŠâ
Yang Ming didnât say anything; he didnât want to say anything. After all, the att.i.tude of how his uncle treated his relatives was his own characterâs problem. Yang Ming wasnât qualified to gesticulate on it.
âUncle, you looked for me just to tell me this?â Yang Ming was a little impatient. If it is a conversation without much content, then it is better not to say it.
âLetâs wait until we reach there. We can talk about it againâŠâ Yang Dashan laughed twice.
The car drove to the door of a cla.s.sical coffee house. Yang Ming and Yang Dashan got off the car together. The receptionist at the door was obviously familiar with Yang Dashan. Before Yang Dashan spoke up, the receptionist already led them to a small table with a more elegant environment.
âWhat you want to drink?â Yang Dashan took the menu from the waiterâs hand and handed it to Yang Ming.
âWell, a juice will do.â Yang Ming didnât look at the menu and said casually. He wasnât here for the drink, but to talk to uncle.
âIs freshly orange juice alright?â The waiter asked.
Yang Ming nodded, and Yang Dashan asked for a cup of coffee. After the waiter left, Yang Ming looked at Yang Dashan, and he asked after hesitating a while, âUncle, are you going to tell my parents about the incident today?â
Yang Dashan wasnât an idle person. He vented his anger on Yang Ming just now because Bao Sanli vented on him. When he knew the relations.h.i.+p between Yang Ming and Bao Sanli, he immediately stopped.
âWhat incident?â Yang Dashan asked a question in reply, pretending to be inexplicable.
Yang Ming smiled as he knew what he meant. It seemed that Yang Dashan didnât intend to tell his parents. Yang Mingâs worries in his heart were settled down. Initially, he planned to persuade with threats or benefits. He didnât expect his uncle to be so forthright.
âAlright, since uncle doesnât want to mention it, then pretend that I didnât ask.â Yang Ming said, âI wonder why uncle is looking for me?â
âYang Ming, over the years, uncle admits that I have been neglecting you. You may despise uncle, saying that the uncle is cold-blooded. However, uncle was only being stubborn!â Yang Dashan said helplessly.
âStubborn? What do you mean?â Yang Ming was somewhat inexplicable. âUncle, there are some things you donât have to explain, and I donât blame you. Although you are my uncle, you donât owe me anything. I donât care how you treated me whether good or bad.â
âNo, Yang Ming, you should listen to uncle firstâŠâ Yang Dashan interrupted Yang Mingâs words and continued, âIn the past, your uncle, I, was a worker in the Song Jiang Bus Factory. At that time, an old director of our workshop retired. I was the apprentice brought in by the old director. Based on the qualifications, this position should also be mine. However, the young nephew of the factory manager came out and pushed me away.
âAt that time, I was disheartened and wanted to leave the Song Jiang Bus Factory. However, your father and Yang Xiaoboâs father advised me to stay in the factory⊠In the beginning, the two brothers only persuaded me, but I was determined. I wanted to come out and take the risk alone. Your father and Yang Xiaobo father were very angry at the time, accusing me by saying Iâm not holding my stable job but risking myself to be self-employed. Am I making myself difficult? I was just simply going out of my mind!
âThe relations.h.i.+p between us, the three brothers, also became tense because of this incident. Later, your father and Yang Xiaoboâs father threatened me and said that if I dared to resign, they wouldnât recognize me as their elder brother anymore! I was also very young and arrogant at that time. I felt wronged and said rashly that if Yang Dashan, I, became rich one day, neither of them can ask me to do anything!
âOn the other hand, your father and Yang Xiaoboâs father laughed at me at the time, doubting me and how much me being self-employed could grow. The best case would be just to be a stall owner.
âWith that, I resigned from the factory and went out alone. I didnât expect that I managed to get some result! Although I had kept in contact with your father and Yang Xiaoboâs father in recent years, the relations.h.i.+p between the brothers had faded a lot because of the incident during that time.
âIâm the elder brother of the family, the elder brother of the Yang family! I let the two brothers look down on me. Do you know how uncomfortable I was in my heart? I also know that my age wasnât too young. I can no longer behave like a child, but the knot in our hearts since that year was unresolvedâŠâ
â Ah ?â Yang Ming listened with his mouth wide open and looked at his uncle in confusion. âUncle, how come I didnât know about what you have just said?â
âHow old were you in 1995? How can you know about these stories in the past?â Yang Dashan smiled bitterly, âWhat kind of person is your father? You should also be clear. He is traditionally minded. Iâm angry that he looked down on me in the past, so I have been mistreating you guys in recent years!
Itâs because of this; your aunt had already persuaded me many times! When I was young, I didnât understand things. Now that Iâm older, why do I still need to be arrogant? It may be that your uncle has been a narrow-minded person, so I didnât ease the relations.h.i.+p with your dad.
However, a few days ago, your aunt had persuaded me once again. Your uncle is nearly forty years old. Iâm considered to have pa.s.sed through half of my lifetime. Thereâs no meaning to continue with it. So, I ask your dad out yesterday. You should have noticed that I have changed my att.i.tudeâŠâ
Yang Ming didnât expect that there were so many twists and turns in the story. Did I misunderstand my uncle all along? As he thought of his parentâs att.i.tude toward his uncle, Yang Ming finally understood why his father had no opinion on the att.i.tude of the uncle. It turned out to be such a thing!
For his fatherâs thoughts, Yang Ming still knew clearly about it. He was old-fas.h.i.+oned and disliked adventures, so he and uncle would definitely have a conflict! Thinking of this, Yang Ming couldnât help but smile bitterly. It seems the truth is often not what I have imagined!
âYang Ming, you may think that Yang Li doesnât treat you well. However, itâs my fault for pampering her. When she was still a child, she didnât know about the stories between me and your dad. She thought I was looking down on all the relatives including you, so it was normal for her to be biased against you.â Yang Dashan continued, âI will lecture her, Yang Ming. Uncle already told my own story to you. Can you talk to uncle about your stories?â
âUncle, maybe I have misunderstood you, but your att.i.tude toward our family and Yang Xiaoboâs family had caused me and Yang Xiaobo a lot of troubles. Do you know that? We have been thinking since childhood that our uncle is a cold-blooded personâŠâ Yang Ming said helplessly, âMany things in that era couldnât be understood. In the 1990s, the peopleâs thoughts were very conservative which was pretty normal. They thought that doing business wasnât as good as a stable job. My dad also wanted the best for you in the past. On the other hand, you yourself have your own opinionâŠâ