Feng Jun knew his mother's cousin. He had seen her a few times during Lunar New Year visits when he was little, and she had carried herself quite well.
Zhang Junyi's family had always been a scholarly household, and its younger generations generally had decent manners.
However, Feng Jun's impression of this aunt went no further than that. He had heard that Fourth Aunt often held him when he was young, but he had been too little to remember anything, so he felt no particular closeness toward her.
Zhang Junyi handled matters with restraint. She took over her fourth sister's household registration, but she would not make the decision regarding her fourth sister's daughter's registration. She said this had to be discussed with Feng Jun—Xiao Jun knew very well what my relationship with you is. If I bring you in, even if he disagrees, he'll just have to put up with it.
But as for your daughter Xiaoying, he'll have to approve that.
When had Feng Jun ever paid attention to Fourth Aunt's circumstances over the years? Curious, he asked his mother, "Hasn't Fourth Aunt reached retirement age yet?"
Zhang Junyi had asked about all the relevant details. She said that the state-owned enterprise where her cousin worked had gone bankrupt. Her husband had been quite good to her, so she had simply stayed home as a full-time housewife. Then, a few years ago, her husband died in a car accident.
Her cousin's husband had left behind an auto repair shop. After taking it over, she had managed it worse and worse, eventually selling the shop outright. Apparently, someone had also been sabotaging her management, but that was another matter.
Her cousin received a sum of money from selling the shop. Her daughter had already graduated from university and was