Ye Qingcheng was slightly saddened by what Ye Zhiwei said.

The group sat down at the dining table, and Ye Qingcheng spoke first, "This Qin Manshu seems to be only a year or two older than Shuli, but she is much more mature than Shuli."

Qin Manshu's father passed away early, and Qin Manshu's grandmother took charge of all the big and small affairs in the family. The old lady Qin was a particularly capable person. The Qin family had always been run by the old lady, and the Qin family's achievements were also due to her. However, because she was getting old, she was somewhat unable to keep up, so she had to hand over the pharmaceutical group to Qin Manshu to manage.

Qin Manshu's parents have always been in poor health. Qin Manshu is the only child in the Qin family. Although the family is well-off, she was raised by a nanny because of her parents' poor health.

I've heard she's always been very ambitious, well-mannered, and obedient, but—

Ye Qingcheng smiled at Ji Shuli as if he had thought of something and said, "Shuli is more suited to a girl who can settle his mind. It's not that the girl from the Qin family is bad, but it feels like Shuli doesn't like her. I'm not too sure about Shuli anyway, so it wouldn't be good to find someone who likes him and listens to him. We still need to find someone he's willing to accommodate and who can keep him in check."

Hearing this, Ye Zhiwei couldn't help but laugh: So it turns out that her cousin is also someone who doesn't trust her father.

Hearing this, Ji Shuli became anxious. "Uncle, I don't like hearing that. How could I make you worry? If you were worried about your little cousin, I could understand. But how could you worry about me, a working person who works hard every day and even spends my dating time on work?"

Ye Zhiwei corrected, "Hey, hey, what do you mean by 'working class'? Can you even be a working class? You're just a rich second-generation who's a capitalist who's trying to further exploit ordinary people. And you call yourself a working class?"

Hearing this, Ye Qingcheng laughed and said, "It's better now, but there are still many shortcomings. You have a habit of spending money extravagantly and can't control yourself. You also do things rather capriciously. Although you do have a good reputation outside, your uncle can see that Shuli's temperament is not very stable."

Ji Shuli, who frequently buys luxury cars and has a hobby of collecting expensive sports cars, was immediately struck at his weak point and couldn't find any words to refute Ye Qingcheng for a moment.

Ye Zhiwei pursed her lips and smiled secretly.

Looking at the lively scene at the dining table, Ye Qingcheng was in a good mood. As if remembering something, he asked, "How is Yingying doing now?"

"Yingying went to take the art exam. It should be over in the next couple of days. But the senior year students haven't had a break yet. She'll probably rest for a day or two after she gets back and then have to go back to school to review her academic subjects."

Ye Qingcheng seemed to remember something and asked, "I think I saw a news report a few days ago about her having a puppy love relationship—"

“Dad,” Ye Zhiwei raised her voice, “How can you look at your phone when you’re not feeling well? You’re surfing the internet and reading the news, even about entertainment news. You gave Jiang Jianian the job so you could rest and recuperate. Can surfing the internet really help you rest? If you keep doing this, we’ll confiscate your smartphone and get you a new one that can only make calls.”

Both father and daughter exercised mutual restraint.

The father can control his daughter, and the daughter can persuade her father just as well.

Ye Qingcheng, who had just been chatting away at the dinner table, could only obediently listen to Ye Zhiwei's scolding.

Ye Zhiwei also reminded Song Min not to let Ye Qingcheng look at his phone too often, and that he should practice calligraphy and go for walks more often, which are healthier activities.

Song Min was worried when she saw Ye Qingcheng occasionally fiddling with his phone, but she was used to listening to Ye Qingcheng and knew she couldn't control him. Now that Ye Zhiwei had spoken up and asked her to supervise Ye Qingcheng, Song Min had a reason to talk about it.

Song Min nodded repeatedly as she listened to Ye Zhiwei's words. Her mind was completely focused on the sick Ye Qingcheng, and she didn't care about Ye Yingying's condition at all. Ye Qingcheng was able to think about Ye Yingying's situation, but she, as a mother, seemed rather indifferent to her own daughter.

Ye Zhiwei didn't know how to comment on such a matter, but after the banquet, she quietly reminded Song Min that she should at least send Ye Yingying some encouraging messages.

Ye Zhiwei had reminded her, and Song Min naturally wouldn't forget, but the mother and daughter rarely communicated anymore, and the words she sent wishing her daughter success in her art exams seemed perfunctory.

Ye Yingying's art exam is on its last day.

On the day it ended, the agent returned Ye Yingying's phone to her. As soon as she turned it on, she saw Ye Zhiwei's various creative messages and her mother's somewhat pale but caring text message.

Ye Yingying was not surprised that Song Min was indifferent to her messages. Upon receiving the text message, she quickly guessed that it was sent by Song Min at Ye Zhiwei's request.

Before Song Min married Ye Qingcheng, she wasn't particularly concerned about Ye Yingying's studies. In Song Min's view, it was better for a girl to marry into a good family than to do well in her studies.

She wouldn't deny her daughter's efforts, but she didn't quite know how to encourage her. Remarrying Ye Qingcheng and bringing Ye Yingying to the Ye family was the best thing Song Min could do for Ye Yingying.

Ye Yingying wouldn't blame Song Min. She understood Song Min's personality and knew what her husband meant to Song Min. So when she saw Song Min's message, Ye Yingying replied sensibly: Everything is going smoothly, Mom, you can rest assured.

Ye Yingying's schedule has been packed with exams these past few days. Although there was a misunderstanding about her dating early, everything has gone smoothly. Her agent said with a smile, "I also contacted a professor from the Yanxi Opera performance major. He admires your abilities. Although he didn't give a specific score, you're almost guaranteed admission to Yanxi Opera. There shouldn't be any major problems."

Hearing her agent's words, Ye Yingying wasn't particularly happy. She could tell from the interview that the examiners were quite satisfied with her when she attended Yanxi's audition. The entire campus recruitment process went smoothly that day, if only she hadn't encountered paparazzi taking pictures.

The agent briefly discussed some of Ye Yingying's future plans with her and, after advising her to prepare well for her academic exams, proactively mentioned Xu Yanshen.

"That Xu Yanshen..."

Ye Yingying paused for a moment, then replied, "I really don't have much interaction with him. We've only met a few times. Maybe he took me out of the exam hall that time to repay a favor."

The agent laughed and said, "I know, I saw his clarification. It was quite objective, and it's probably basically true. I was just asking casually. That boy is quite smart. He even knew how to seize this opportunity to become a live streamer. I've seen that he's been quite popular in the live stream room. Just that time when he had the rumor with you, he actually made 170,000 yuan. Of course, it's not just him who benefited. You also profited a lot from it. Now several advertisers think your commercial value should be good. Even before Yu Shishu's new drama has aired, advertisers have already come to inquire about your price."