Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

After leaving the quiet office, Ye Chuan rushed to Chen Feiming's office without stopping. A series of preparatory work such as venue application required the help of this old partner.

Chen Fei had prepared several locations for selection early in the morning. He had already received instructions from Mr. Song and Mr. Xu and would fully support Ye Chuan's work in the initial stage of factory construction.

The first business owner's license in the north went to Ye Chuan, while it was obtained by a lady in the south. Both sides were trying their best to see which side had a better business environment.

Ye Chuan finally selected a vacant land within the future third ring road of Beijing. In order to avoid troubles in future relocation, he rejected the proposal of renting the land at a low price and chose to sign a 50-year land use right contract at a rent slightly higher than the market price.

The leased land is very large, enough to build ten electronics factories, but the electronics factory is only part of Ye Chuan's business blueprint, and more projects will be implemented here in the future.

Although the rent was above market value, it was a tiny fraction of the $5 million and was almost negligible.

Ye Chuan contacted the construction team again to speed up the construction of the factory and office. By the time the matter was completed, it was already early February. In order to start production as soon as possible, Rie Aoi planned to return to her hometown immediately to purchase production equipment, but was stopped by Ye Chuan.

"Kuizi, Chinese New Year is coming soon. How about you stay and spend this joyous festival with us?"

Rie was tempted by this, but was also hesitant, knowing the importance of the New Year to the Chinese, especially the value of family reunion. Given that Ye Chuan also had his own family, including a spouse and children, Rie and her daughter were worried that it would be inconvenient to stay. When Ye Chuan resigned, he had already revealed Rie's situation to Tong Yao, but only briefly mentioned Tino Cosmetics. Because the information channel was not smooth, Tong Yao did not know the specific scale of the company.

Despite her concerns, Tong Yao showed a generous attitude and expressed her wish to meet Rie Aoi and her daughter, but Ye Chuan had been cautious about this. Unexpectedly, Tong Yao did not seem to mention this matter again, which made Ye Chuan think that this was just a polite statement from the other party.

As the funds came in, Ye Chuan's work became busier. Seeing his son rejuvenated and devoted to work, his father Ye Yongshun stopped nagging him. The opportunity to share meals with his children and grandchildren became a rare pleasure. Breakfast became the most common time to see the whole family together, and it was also the most satisfying moment for him.

One morning, after the children finished their breakfast and went to school, Tong Yao put four servings of porridge and steamed buns on the table and said, "Mom and Dad, there is something I want to discuss with you."

This aroused Ye Chuan's curiosity. He had no idea what his wife was going to say. "Yaoyao, if you have anything to say, just tell me." Liu Yue responded gently.

"Mom and Dad, besides Xiaoxue, Weiqing, and Weizhen... actually... you have another granddaughter!"

Hearing this, Liu Yue and Ye Yongshun suddenly raised their heads, and Ye Chuan was so shocked that his eyes widened, at a loss. "Yaoyao, Mommy doesn't understand what you mean!"

Ye Chuan, who was standing by, looked extremely embarrassed and in a dilemma. It was totally unexpected that his wife would tell this secret to their parents. At this moment, he was in a panic, but he did not blame Tong Yao at all, knowing that her original intention was not to hurt him.

Tong Yao also put down her chopsticks and started talking about Ye Chuan's experience of traveling to Hong Kong and visiting the island country with a delegation in 1962. Facing her father-in-law Ye Yongshun, who looked a little livid, she specifically mentioned how important the production line Ye Chuan brought back was, and how critical support Rie Aoi provided in the process. Then she told the story of how a Japanese delegation came to China a few years later and accidentally discovered that Rie Aoi already had a child, and renamed it Ye Hanyi.

Just as Tong Yao said this, Ye Yongshun slammed the table in anger and said, "You unfilial son, I will teach you a lesson today!" "Dad..." Tong Yao hurriedly stopped her furious father.

Although Liu Yue was a little annoyed, he was her son after all. Seeing her husband resorting to violence over a disagreement, she couldn't help but feel pity for him.

Ye Chuan was filial and he couldn't dodge, but it didn't matter if he got beaten, after all, he was strong.

He even secretly hoped that his father would give him a lesson. In that case, he could take the opportunity to pretend to be injured and fall to the ground, so as to ease his parents' anger a little.

Ye Yongshun held up the stool but was afraid of hurting his daughter-in-law. Finally, he sat down angrily and pointed at Ye Chuan and cursed: "You bastard, you have caused me so much trouble!"

Ye Chuan retorted in a low voice: "They didn't come to find you!"

Ye Yongshun's anger had calmed down a bit, but he instantly became furious again after hearing this. "Ye Chuan, stop talking!" Tong Yao said angrily.

"Yaoyao, you actually speak for this bastard?" Ye Yongshun asked angrily.

Tong Yao said calmly: "Mom and Dad, since the incident has already happened, Ye Chuan is already seventeen years old. Even if you beat him up, it won't help."

Liu Yue said worriedly: "Yaoyao, what are you going to do? As long as you speak up, Mom will vent your anger for you!"

Tong Yao straightened her hair and continued, "Mom, I actually knew about this a few years ago. If I really wanted to make a fuss, I would have quarreled with Ye Chuan a long time ago. I brought it up today because Li Hui Kuizi brought her child to Beijing, and the New Year is coming soon. I want her to bring the child over to celebrate the New Year together, and let the two elders see the child by the way."

Her words shocked Ye Chuan, Liu Yue and Ye Yongshun. They stared at her blankly, unable to speak.

"Yao Yao, you..."

"Shut up!" Ye Yongshun interrupted Ye Chuan rudely, turned to Tong Yao and said, "Yaoyao, this is so unfair to you! That bastard can't even step into my house, and we won't acknowledge the child!"

Liu Yue opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything and just sighed in his heart.

Tong Yao understood that Ye Yongshun was taking her feelings into consideration. On one hand, there was the granddaughter he had never met, and on the other hand, there was the wronged daughter-in-law. In the end, he chose the latter, which moved Tong Yao very much.

"Dad, I'm really not angry anymore. The child is innocent. The situation at that time can't be blamed entirely on Ye Chuan and Li Hui Aoi. He did it for that production line!"

After Tong Yao's persuasion, Ye Yongshun also changed his mind. In fact, he wanted to meet the girl, but his traditional concepts made him feel that this was too embarrassing and he didn't know how to face his in-laws.

He took out a cigarette and prepared to light it, and Ye Chuan quickly lit it for him. Ye Yongshun glanced at his son, took the match and lit the cigarette.

Tong Yao continued, "Dad, this child's last name is Ye after all, and he has the blood of our Ye family. Without this child, I wouldn't let Li Hui Kuizi come home. I'm doing this for the child's face."

Ye Yongshun took a few puffs of his cigarette and his heart was shaken, but he was worried that he would hurt his daughter-in-law's feelings, so he did not make a clear statement.

"Dad, please do this for my sake. After all, they have come all the way to China to celebrate the New Year. We can't just send them to the hotel, right? The girl is only 17 years old, about the same age as Xiaoxue. The two children can still keep each other company."

At this time, Liu Yue interrupted and said, "Hubby, how about...letting the mother and daughter from that island country come to our house for the New Year, and never letting them come again!"

After hearing what his wife said, Ye Yongshun reluctantly agreed: "Okay, just this once, there won't be a second time!"

After saying that, he went back to the house smoking a cigarette, not caring about the unfinished meal.

Liu Yue and Tong Yao both breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Chuan also raised his head and cast a grateful look at his wife.

"As for you, what can I say? You're always causing trouble. Fortunately, I have a good wife like Yaoyao." Ye Chuan smiled awkwardly and reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Although it was a cold winter, his head was already covered in sweat.

Ye Chuan helped Tong Yao clean up the dishes and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, my dear. Do you want me to help you wash the dishes?"

Tong Yao said with a hint of blame: "When have you ever washed dishes in these years? Seeing how anxious you are, tell Li Hui Kuizi the news right away!"

Ye Chuan scratched his head a little embarrassedly, feeling a little sorry for his wife, and said, "I'm not going anywhere today, I'll stay at home with you!"

Tong Yao smiled and said, "Aren't you anxious to tell others the news?"

"Hehe, no rush! Accompanying my wife is the most important thing!" Ye Chuan answered with a grin.

As expected, he didn't leave the house all day. It wasn't until Fatty Han came to his house that he realized that he should install a telephone at home. Because he had been working in a business, he had never installed a telephone at home, and he didn't know whether it was allowed for private individuals to install a telephone.

Ye Chuan decided to go to Chen Feiming to inquire the next day. He had to find a way to install a telephone at home, otherwise it would be too troublesome to deal with things.

After explaining some work matters to Fatty Han, he moved the tea set to the yard. It snowed heavily a few days ago, and Liu Yue wanted to clean the yard, but was stopped by Ye Chuan.

Tong Yao is a romantic person who particularly likes to enjoy the snow around the fire. After Liu Yue and Ye Yongshun heard about it, they no longer mentioned sweeping the snow and left the snow in the yard untouched.

Tong Yao sat opposite Ye Chuan, watching him concentrate on making tea, and a feeling of warmth and love rose in her heart, and at the same time she couldn't help laughing. In order to please her, he deliberately took a whole day to accompany her. Although her husband was a little philandering sometimes, she felt very satisfied.

Ye Chuan raised his head, their eyes met and they smiled at each other. He poured tea and said, "Under the library, bamboo shadows are dancing, and beside the fire, lights are swaying." He was about to continue with the next sentence, but suddenly felt it was inappropriate and stopped.

Who knew Tong Yao would continue, "If there were no noble men to accompany you here, you would only see Taoists and monks in front of the alchemy furnace. This poem is indeed beautiful, but you lack the heart of a Buddha. Even if you kneel before the Buddha, he will not accept you!"

Ye Chuan smiled awkwardly. He knew that although his wife was very generous, there was always a little knot in her heart, which would take time to slowly resolve.