Grandpa continued to explain to Ye Chen:

“On the day my father passed away, the Ye family held a family meeting, and I announced my father’s surviving family members at that time.”

"But Ye Huaicang and his men claimed my will was fake, produced a forged will, and even had me imprisoned!!!"

"At that time, there were so many people in the family, and many of them stood up and said that I had only myself to blame and that it was wishful thinking."

"It's heartbreaking."

Finally, Grandpa said with immense reluctance.

Hearing this, Ye Chen was also very angry.

These people are utterly despicable. At that time, my grandfather was several years younger than me; he was still just a teenager.

What clearly belonged to him was forcibly taken away from him by his own family. Ye Chen could understand his grandfather's resentment back then.

"Why......."

Grandpa sighed softly. His father had once thought that if he became the head of the family, his brothers might be unhappy.

Therefore, the father summoned those trusted confidants. In fact, if those trusted confidants had not betrayed him...

He has absolutely no problem securing his position as head of the Ye family.

Unexpectedly, most of the father's trusted confidants had been bribed by Ye Huaicang.

In the end, he lost completely.

Of course, besides Ye Huaicang's people, there was also a small group of people in the Ye family who supported Grandpa Ye Chen.

Unfortunately, there were too few of these people, and they had little power, not even a tenth of what Ye Huaicang had.

In the early hours of one day, when Ye Huaicang and his group weren't paying attention, the people who supported Ye Chen's grandfather quietly released him.

Left with no other choice, Grandpa Ye Chen had to take the real will with him and leave the capital in a sorry state, eventually arriving in a small town like Linhai City.

He then went into hiding and lived under an assumed name. For the first ten years or so, the Ye family pursued Ye Chen's grandfather with great intensity.

Fortunately, in the capital, Grandpa Ye Chen still had a few people he was on good terms with, as well as some members of the Ye family who supported him. These people interfered, which is why Ye Huaicang and his group were unable to find Grandpa Ye Chen.

As Ye Huaicang firmly established himself as the head of the Ye family in the capital, and as time went on, the Ye family in the capital finally gave up searching for their grandfather.

Over the years, Grandpa has always wanted revenge on Ye Huaicang, to rise up and take back everything that belongs to the Ye family in Beijing!

Unfortunately, Grandpa's abilities were limited, and the business did not take off.

This earth-shattering secret was kept buried in Grandpa's heart.

For the sake of his family's safety, the grandfather never mentioned this matter to either his wife or his children over the decades.

Over the years, he hasn't even dared to leave Linhai City, let alone go to the capital.

But today, Xiao Chen has risen to prominence, his family has risen to prominence, and the strange incident of the bald man coming to collect debts has occurred. Only then did Grandpa decide to tell Ye Chen the whole story.

After all, their family's only "heirloom" was this will, which was both "worthless" and "incredibly wealthy."

"The Ye family of the capital, Ye Huaicang."

Ye Chen's expression turned serious.

This matter must not be left unresolved; we must avenge Grandpa!

He will take back the Ye family of Beijing for his grandfather!

No, it should be taken back, since Grandpa is the rightful heir.

"Xiao Chen, don't be impatient. Right now, protecting ourselves is more important."

Seeing this, Grandpa quickly comforted Ye Chen.

"Xiao Chen, although you are now more powerful than the heads of the wealthy families in Shanghai, the Ye family in Beijing should not be underestimated."

Grandpa analyzed for Ye Chen:

"The powerful families in Beijing are even stronger, and they are among the top in the country. The Ye family is one of these top families."

"Back then, the Ye family's total assets amounted to hundreds of billions. Over the years, I have secretly inquired about the Ye family and found that they have developed even better with the development of the times."

"I estimate that the total assets of the Ye family have probably doubled, with the most conservative estimate being around one trillion, or even more."

"Never underestimate those low-profile wealthy people, large families, and elite clans in China."

The wealthy people we know online are just those on the surface; there are many more hidden behind the scenes.

A few years ago, two news stories broke internationally.

The first news item is that a top figure in a Swiss bank once said, roughly, that as of that year, according to statistics, in Switzerland...

One hundred, or three hundred, wealthy Chinese individuals have a combined deposit of 7.8 trillion in Switzerland alone, and that's just in the form of deposits.

This does not include the diamonds, gold, bonds, and other valuables they store in those huge safes at the bank.

Imagine if we loosened the restrictions a bit, what would happen to the valuable items in the safes of these hundred or even three hundred wealthy Chinese individuals in Swiss banks?

And if you add up their deposits in other banks across the country, what a terrifying number that would be!

The second piece of news was revealed by the chairman of Hurun Report himself. He said that there are at least 4,000 hidden billionaires in China, and their net worth is extremely high.

Note that it is at least.

There are many reasons why these people keep a low profile, one of which is that their net worth cannot be exposed to the public eye!

If these thousands of billionaires were exposed, the global rich list would likely undergo a major reshuffle.

Of course, the same applies to many top foreign conglomerates and wealthy families; their assets cannot be exposed to the public eye.

"Trillion, or even more?!"

After hearing what his grandfather said, even Ye Chen was somewhat surprised, not expecting Ye Chen from the capital to be so terrifying.

Moreover, one trillion is a conservative estimate; it might be more, even two trillion is not impossible. After all, neither Ye Chen nor his grandfather understand the current Ye family.

"Um."

Grandpa nodded seriously; he wasn't joking.

Grandpa continued to explain to Ye Chen.