Game within game: chess player

"You -" Xue Yuanshan pointed at Ye Fang and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. Finally, he slowly stood up and walked to the door and said, "You chose the road yourself. Since it is your choice, you must be responsible to the end!"

After saying that, Xue Yuanshan opened the door and walked out directly. Ye Fang was left looking at Xue Yuanshan's leaving back in a daze. This was the first time in his memory that he saw Xue Yuanshan so angry.

"Is my persistence really wrong?! Isn't it worth it?" Ye Fang murmured, watching the door of the study slowly close, and Xue Yuanshan's back disappeared from sight.

Xue Yuanshan walked out of Ye Fang's study and walked directly out of the back door of the inner courtyard. The moment Xue Yuanshan sat in the car, an unpredictable smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth. The anger he had just dissipated instantly, and he said to the driver, "Let's drive."

Soon the convoy left Xiyuan, and the guards around Xiyuan withdrew immediately.

Miyagi knocked on the door and walked into the study. Seeing Ye Fang's serious face, he said carefully, "Boss, the He family hasn't left yet."

"Oh? You haven't left yet!" Ye Fang's eyes flickered several times and he walked a few steps in the study. He knew that the He family was waiting for him, so he said to Miyagi, "Let's go and have a look."

Ye Fang came to the door of the private room and took a deep breath. Then he put on a smile, opened the door and walked in. He said with a smile, "Grandma He, I didn't take good care of you today. How forgiving of you."

Xue Lan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Ye Fang coming in, and said with a smile, "It's good, it's good. Come, sit down and talk to grandma for a few words." Then Xue Lan whispered to the other people on the table, "You are downstairs. Wait for me, I have a few words to say to Xiaoye."

Soon the others stood up and left. He Jiahua smiled and nodded as he passed by Ye Fang, while Li Desheng glanced at Ye Fang with a complicated expression. Soon only Xue Lan and Ye Fang were left in the room.

"My child, it's hard for you today." Xue Lan said sincerely.

Ye Fang asked Miyagi to remove the dishes on the table and replace them with two cups of tea. He sent one of them to Xue Lan and said nonchalantly, "What did you say? What's the trouble? Don't worry, it's okay." .”

One of Ye Fangyan's other words was to tell Xue Lan that he would take care of this matter to the end. Even if there were huge difficulties, he would definitely get it done.

"Thank you, Xiaoye." Xue Lan thanked her again.

"You are the elder and I am the junior. Please never say thank you to me in the future. Although things are a bit difficult, it is not without improvement. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of your health." Ye Fang didn't know What's wrong? Seeing Xue Lan inexplicably reminded him of Xu Guizhi. The illusion just now made Ye Fang feel like Xu Guizhi was resurrected. Maybe this is why Ye Fang is determined to support the He family to the end.

"I'm lucky. I have experienced too many ups and downs after living for so many years. I was used to life and death when I was a revolutionary in my early years, but I didn't expect that I would have to worry about the affairs of my family's descendants. I am about to be buried, but I can't Seeing the He family in decline, otherwise I really wouldn't have the face to go to Jiuquan to meet Xiaofei's father." Xue Lan sobbed emotionally when she said this, which made Ye Fang feel extremely uncomfortable.

However, Ye Fang still has many questions in his heart. The He family has gone through the ups and downs of the Republic in the past few decades. It is no exaggeration to say that they have seen great storms. People who grew up under the wings of the He family can be found in various societies. Class, even though this is a sensitive period, why did it end up in such a difficult situation?

So Ye Fang wanted to take this opportunity to ask Xue Lan. After thinking for a while, Ye Fang asked, "Grandma, I have rarely been in the country in these years, and I have only a limited understanding of many things in the country. I just want to ask why this situation has happened today. ?”

Xue Lan seemed to have expected Ye Fang to ask this question. She took a deep breath and said slowly, "No family in our country can be prosperous forever. The shadow of our ancestors will one day be destroyed." Eat all, just like people of our generation, one day they will return to dust and dust to dust. Any family will go through countless ups and downs in the process of growth and development, and some will never get up again. Some people may stand taller after their recovery.”

When he said this, Xue Lan looked at Ye Fang deeply and said, "Just like the Ye family now."

Ye Fang nodded empathetically. Xue Lan was indeed telling the truth. A large family can thrive because of one person, or it can decline because of one person's downfall. Of course, this kind of decline does not mean that the family will disappear, but it will slowly become an ordinary family, and eventually become an ordinary person. Of course, there will be a very small number of families where the heads of the family will prepare for a rainy day, plan for the eternal prosperity of the family, and show their talents. Even an ordinary person like Ye Fang's counterattack is inseparable from the blessing of the family's shadow.

Ye Fang believed that even if Xue Lan did not fight so hard for the family, the He family would be safe and smooth. It is absolutely impossible for the family to overthrow. After all, the heritage of the He family is still there, and countless medals of the Republic will always have traces of the He family.

"The He family has now reached a fork in the road. Whether to go left or right is a political issue as well as a matter of probability. The two roads before the He family are still in balance and game. He Our family never chooses sides. We are only loyal to our motherland. Can you understand what I mean?" At this time, Xue Lan gently put her hand on the back of Ye Fang's hand and said solemnly, "The affairs of the He family involve the game between the top leaders. , we could have waited for the result of the game, but Desheng cannot afford to wait. Once he misses it, his career will stop here. The He family only needs another ten years, ten years! I believe that Jiahua can grow up. At that time, the He family will be able to grow up. Will truly get out of the crisis. And in these ten years, Desheng's promotion is crucial! The He family can't afford to wait! Can you understand what I'm saying? Xiaoye!"

Although the words of the old lady in front of him were subtle and she seemed to want to express something clearly, but she was afraid of violating taboos, so she used extremely obscure words to let Ye Fang understand the serious situation that the He family was currently facing.

At this point, Ye Fang finally understood why the nearly [-]-year-old woman in front of him was still working hard for the prosperity and decline of the family in her dying years.

Just like the changes of dynasties in ancient times, those big families need to face the dilemma of making choices, the He family is also at a crossroads in this family. The He family did not dare to choose sides easily, nor could they choose sides. The only thing they had to do was to wait for the storm to calm down. The problem was that Li Desheng's career could not afford to wait.

Once Li Desheng misses this opportunity, the He family will face a ten-year power gap after all. The third generation of the family has no man who can take over. The second generation like He Zijie is not a core figure in power, and the He family is very likely to miss out because of this. opportunity and decline.

This is also the reason why the He family must be bound to the Ye family and Ye Fang. The Ye family is now at its peak because of Ye Fang. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as having power over the country, not to mention Ye Fang’s overseas brothers. .

"Grandma, I understand what you said. I will take care of the affairs of Uncle Li and Aunt He. Even if it goes to heaven, I will support the He family!" Ye Fang assured loudly.

"Thank you, kid!" Xue Lan said to Ye Fang with grateful eyes.

When Ye Fang helped Xue Lan to the first floor and sat in the wheelchair again, the He family all looked at Ye Fang with hopeful eyes. The feeling was as tragic as being in an orphan's care, which made Ye Fang feel extremely uncomfortable. .

"Grandma, let me push you out." Ye Fang said, pushing Xue Lan in the wheelchair towards the outside of Xiyuan. Xue Lan turned around and patted the back of Ye Fang's hand gently, but said nothing.

"Brother Ye, I will go back to school tomorrow, and I will leave the family matters to you!" He Jiahua said solemnly to Ye Fang.

Ye Fang smiled and patted He Jiahua on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me, you will do well in the Air Force!"

Standing at the door, Ye Fang watched the He family's motorcade drive away, eventually disappearing into the night.

Ye Fang let out a long breath and felt that this matter was really difficult to handle. No wonder Xue Yuanshan repeatedly warned himself to be more low-key and more low-key. This advice was not unreasonable.

But Ye Fang couldn't sit idly by when it came to the He family. Ye Fang felt that he should do something both public and private.

"Isn't it difficult?" Nan Yi appeared behind Ye Fang at some unknown time and said with some gloating.

It was rare for Nan Yi to see Ye Fang in trouble. After all, Ye Fang had never retreated even in the face of a hail of bullets before. Ye Fang always seemed to have a way to break the situation at any time, but this time Ye Fang was going to break it. It was a trap set up by those old guys. It might not be easy for Ye Fang, at least that's what Nan Yi thought.

"Why do I think you're a little gloating?" Ye Fang turned around and scratched Nan Yi's nose with a smile.

"I just have..." Nan Yi suddenly felt nauseated in the middle of his words. He turned around and started retching at the entrance of Xiyuan. Fortunately, he just retched and didn't vomit anything.

"What's wrong with you? Are you hungry?" Ye Fang stepped forward and asked with concern.

"I don't know... I've been feeling nauseous in the past two days, and I can't vomit anything." Nan Yi said sadly.

After Nan Yi finished speaking, he was waiting for Ye Fang to speak. When he turned around, he saw Ye Fang fiddling with his fingers and calculating something, and then asked Nan Yi, "When was the last time your relatives came here?"

"What... relatives?" Nan Yi didn't respond for a moment.

"That's auntie! I wonder if you are pregnant?" Ye Fang is quite experienced in this matter. After all, he has successfully given birth to several women.

"What's there?" Nan Yi asked, looking at Ye Fang with eyes as big as Kazilan's.

"You...you don't even know this, right?!" Ye Fang was almost defeated by Nan Yi's naivety, and simply said bluntly, "I said you might be pregnant?"

"Pregnant?! Is that child yours?!" Nan Yi looked at Ye Fang with some uncertainty and asked.

Early the next morning, Ye Fang called Jing Wen over and asked her to bring a doctor from a private obstetrics and gynecology hospital to examine Nan Yi. As expected, Nan Yi was pregnant.

When Zhang Xiuying found out that Nan Yi had flesh and blood from the Ye family, she was as happy as a child and did not complain at all against Ye Fang for leaving seeds from the Ye family everywhere. What she hopes most now is that Nan Yi can have more boys and continue the Ye family. Although she also knows that Ma Zhenbang is also her grandson, his surname is not Ye after all. Now that Nan Yi is counting on it, Zhang Xiuying almost takes Nan Yi away. The supply started.

When Nan Yi knew that she was going to be a mother, she was even more surprised and happy. She was a little overwhelmed and seemed to be afraid to even walk. Fortunately, Zhang Xiuying was there to comfort her, and Nan Yi quickly adapted to her role as an expectant mother, and then began to frantically search for knowledge related to pregnancy.

Zhang Xiuying found an opportunity to pull Ye Fang into her room and said earnestly, "Although the Ye family needs to spread its branches, we don't just let you out to sow seeds everywhere. You also need to control yourself."

"Mom, from what you said, I'm not that sentimental person!" When he said the second half of the sentence, Ye Fang felt that his old face was red, and he felt a little untrue.

Now Su Yue on the other side of the strait and He Chaoqiong from Liangjiang are both strong women and are not dependent on Ye Fang. But Ye Fang knew that the two girls didn't say anything, but in their hearts they hoped that Ye Fang could visit them from time to time. What's more, both of them gave birth to sons for Ye Fang. From this aspect, they were both considered to be contributors to the Ye family.

"And that room." Zhang Xiuying gestured to Ye Fang with her eyes. Ye Fang looked at the main room in the inner courtyard. Zhang Xiuying on the side said, "Xiaozhuang has been gone for such a long time. Please leave her in your heart." Just one room is enough, it’s time for our yard to have a new mistress, what do you think?”

Ye Fang nodded and agreed, "Well, I know what to do."

At this time, Ye Fang's phone rang. Farewell to Zhang Xiuying. Ye Fang came out and answered the phone. It was Zhao Ning.

Zhao Ning told Ye Fang that the person in charge of MK finally showed up. She was a woman named Miranda.

"How old are you? Are you around [-] years old?" Ye Fang asked.

"No!" Zhao Ning affirmed, "I don't have any information about her here. Judging from her appearance, she is not over 40 years old. She should be in her 30s, definitely not around [-] years old!"

"Are you sure?" Ye Fang asked.

"I'm sure!" Zhao Ning whispered.

"Find a way to get me a photo of her." Ye Fang said.

"Okay." Zhao Ning then hung up the phone.

Putting away the phone, Ye Fang frowned and murmured, "Did I make a wrong judgment?!"

At this time, a flight from the United States slowly landed at the Capital International Airport. A tall foreign man wearing black sunglasses and carrying a travel bag walked out of the airport lobby.

The foreigner wears black sunglasses and looks relaxed, but his eyes behind the lenses scan the people passing by him from time to time, looking extremely cautious.

Soon the foreign man came to a public phone booth, put in a coin, and dialed the number.

"Hello, Mr. Ye? I'm Mike, I'm here!"