Chapter 69
Ye Tianhui: "Of course I don't need anything... I just talk about its advantages."
Ye Lixuan said: "The procedures for the ten shops your aunt gave you are already being processed. I will take you to complete the procedures in the next two days. After you get them, you can rent them out. Then you can buy whatever you want."
Ye Tianhui was naturally happy to hear this, and she was too lazy to think about Gu Shizhang for a while: "Then let's complete the procedures first!"
Daddy's aunt is still the best. Ten prosperous shops are hard currency. As for the stars, who wants to look at the stars!
They are all for coaxing children!
Ye Lixuan raised his lips and said, "I'll make an appointment with your aunt tomorrow and call her."
Ye Tianhui: "Yeah, yeah, yeah!"
At breakfast the next day, Ye Lixuan mentioned the overseas call. So after breakfast, he went to Ye Lixuan's study. According to the agreement with his assistant, Ye Lixuan called the American side.
The call was quickly connected. Ye Lixuan said a few words to the other side, and then handed the phone to Ye Tianhui.
Unlike the strong woman Ye Tianhui imagined, Ye Yibai's voice was actually quite gentle.
She sighed, "I left in a hurry back then and had no say in things. Who would have thought that something like this would happen in our family? I've heard about your situation from your father. It's a great blessing for our family that you can come to Hong Kong to trace your roots." She
then mentioned the ten shops and said that she would ask her assistant to go over and handle the formalities.
Ye Tianhui considered that this was her aunt whom she had never met before, so she decided to be a little polite, so she said: "Aunt, ten prosperous shops, this must be a lot of money... I feel bad about it."
Ye Yibai: "It's nothing to feel bad about."
But then she said: "Didn't your dad say that you like real estate? You had a conflict with him because of the shops, how come you feel bad about ten shops?"
Ye Tianhui listened, her heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Ye Lixuan with an indescribable look.
How could he say that!
She also wanted to save some face, so she pretended to be reserved!
Ye Lixuan said in lip language: I'm just telling the truth.
Ye Yibai had already asked: "Don't you want it?"
Ye Tianhui: "..."
She took a deep breath and said: "I want it, of course I want it, I want it very much!"
Ye Yibai laughed and said: "If you want it, auntie will give it to you. These shops are all good shops owned by auntie. They are in good locations and can get high rents in many years. Don't sell them, just keep renting them out. This is what you have saved.
"Thank you, aunt. This is such a big gift. I won't be polite!" Ye Yibai smiled and asked about Ye Tianhui's current situation. Because it was on the phone, Ye Tianhui told her roughly, and also talked about how many horses
she had and her plans for horse racing.
Ye Yibai was obviously satisfied with Ye Tianhui: "Although I am in the United States and it is not convenient to communicate with the mainland, my assistant will send me some information about Hong Kong from time to time. You are now in charge of the Ye family's horse business company. This is a big deal. The latest completed article is in the knock group Yaowu Erqi Wu Erba. It shows that the old man still trusts you. He is a man who values sons over daughters. He can trust a granddaughter, which shows that you are really excellent. He likes you. I am also relieved to hear that."
While talking, the two talked about the present. Ye Tianhui naturally greeted her uncle, asked about their return, and talked to Ye Yibai again before hanging up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Tianhui was very satisfied.
An aunt, a generous and gentle aunt, who can not like her!
Seeing her smile, Ye Lixuan said lightly: "I am happy now, your aunt is generous."
Ye Tianhui was really overjoyed.
After all, it was ten shops!
Meeting such an aunt is really a blessing from heaven!
Ye Tianhui was overjoyed, and Ye Lixuan looked at her and said, "Little money-grubber, look how happy you are."
Ye Tianhui looked at him and said, "I have a question for you, I'm a little confused."
Ye Lixuan: "Hmm?"
Ye Tianhui: "My aunt and grandpa don't get along well?"
Ye Lixuan was surprised: "Why do you mention this?"
Ye Tianhui: "I guessed, I know it with my knees!"
Ye Tianhui had felt something was wrong for a long time. Her aunt took her uncle to the United States for treatment, and she felt that not many people in the Ye family seemed to pay attention to her. Her aunt obviously had some complaints about her grandpa, such as "preferring sons to daughters".
Ye Lixuan was also surprised by his daughter's sensitivity.
She seemed to be careless, but in fact she was meticulous and saw everything.
He frowned slightly and said, "It's all in the past."
Ye Tianhui: "Is it because my aunt's husband's family encountered trouble and came back to her parents' home for help, but grandpa refused her?"
Ye Lixuan heard this and looked over suddenly: "How did you know? Who told you?"
Ye Tianhui smiled: "Do I need someone to tell me this? Can't I guess it?"
Ye Lixuan looked helpless, but he said: "Yes, you guessed it right, but so many years have passed, and the matter has faded. Your aunt just mentioned it."
Ye Tianhui: "Okay..."
In fact, she didn't say it, she also guessed another thing.
Although Ye Lixuan is the legitimate son of the Ye family, it is estimated that he also controls some shares of the Ye family. That is what Ye Laozi left for this legitimate son, and it is Ye Laozi's selfishness.
However, these are definitely not something that Ye Lixuan can use casually. The old man is very tight on his children's money, and he cannot allow Ye Lixuan to dispose of them at will. Therefore, Ye Lixuan only relies on the Ye family's household income and cannot easily have any property outside.
But it is obvious that Ye Lixuan has more assets and properties than everyone thought. He is a professor, a scholar, and has no way to make money, but he has so much money?
There is only one possibility.
That was when Ye Yibai's husband's family was in trouble and was almost cornered. She came back for help, but the old man turned her away. Ye Lixuan may have used some of the resources he had at hand to help Ye Yibai.
The relationship between the two siblings was good to begin with, and because of this incident, Ye Yibai should have given Ye Lixuan some rewards, so Ye Lixuan could own his own industry, and it is even possible that Ye Yibai's company has Ye Lixuan's shares.
It is also because of this that this father does not fight or compete, anyway, the Ye family will definitely have a share for him in the end, no less than other brothers and sisters, and Ye Yibai also has his own industry.
He has nothing to worry about, naturally rich and leisurely.
He also partnered with Gu Shizhang on a Panama coffee plantation, which shows that he has too much money and has nothing to do with it.
Of course, these are all her thoughts, and she is too lazy to say it out loud. Anyway, her biological father is quite rich, and her aunt is generous, so as a younger generation, she should just be happy.
Seeing her smiling, Ye Lixuan also started chatting with her. He asked about the current situation of the racecourse and took the opportunity to talk to her about the racecourse. Ye Tianhui also roughly talked about her plans.
Ye Lixuan nodded: "Then you should prepare well. There will be a representative meeting for the racers in two days. You have to go then."
Ye Tianhui: "Yes, it is said that the schedule will be announced soon."
Everyone is waiting to see what will happen.
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club called back the representative meeting for the racers in advance. The horse management company under the Ye Group received an invitation letter because many horses had signed up to participate. Ye Tianhui also attended the meeting with Ye Wenyong.
Arriving at the venue, I found that the participants basically included well-known figures in the Hong Kong horse racing industry, including members of the Horse Reviewers Association, TV program hosts, radio program hosts, newspaper media, well-known horse trainers, jockeys and major horse companies, and of course the racecourse managers.
Because Ye Tianhui and Ye Wenyong appeared together, some people were inevitably curious. Everyone knew that the Ye family had such a rich lady, and Ye Wenyong also introduced her to everyone.
People were inevitably biased at first, thinking that people from the mainland must be very unsophisticated, but now they see that Ye Tianhui is actually a beautiful girl, and she is well-spoken and has her own temperament, which surprised them.
Some media reporters came forward to interview, some were interviewing about horse racing, and some were obviously more concerned about the gossip of the wealthy, and wanted to find Ye Tianhui to inquire.
Ye Wenyong said: "Don't pay attention to them, you say one word, they can add fuel to your fire ten times."
Ye Tianhui: "Okay, Brother Wenyong, I will listen to you!"
Her words were crisp and pleasant.
Ye Wenyong was slightly stunned, and looked at Ye Tianhui: "Why do I suddenly think you are cute?"
Ye Tianhui: "Aren't I always cute?"
Ye Wenyong's eyes were a little strange, and he was speechless.
Ye Tianhui: "When we are out, we are naturally in the same group. Brother Wenyong's words make sense, so I naturally listen to them."
Ye Wenyong mocked: "Forget it, forget it. You don't have to listen to me. Please don't set traps for me and don't complain about me. I will be very grateful."
After that, he went to the side and chatted with another colleague.
As for Ye Tianhui, she didn't bother to pay attention to Ye Wenyong's mockery. Anyway, even if he pretended, he had to pretend to be a cousin and never tear her down in front of outsiders. That was enough.
If you really want to fight, just fight behind closed doors.
At this meeting, Ye Tianhui actually met a few old acquaintances. In addition to the racecourse manager Manager Hu, Gu Zhiming is a member of the Hong Kong Horse Racing Association.
Ye Tianhui was happy to see Gu Zhiming, and the two of them sat down together quickly.
Ye Tianhui had just arrived, so Gu Zhiming gave her a brief introduction to the history of the Jockey Club and the various aspects. He also gave her a general idea of which was which and which family had which horses.
Gu Zhiming whispered, "Everyone is optimistic about Meng Yinian's Haiwan Jinguang. I often receive calls asking about this horse on the horse show channel. I have also been researching it recently. In addition to this horse, there are also horses from the Zhou family, which are also very popular now."
Zhou family?
Ye Tianhui knew that he was talking about the Ning family, who were engaged in light industry. The Ning family also had several horses participating in the race this time, and they seemed to be her strong opponents. The person in charge of horse affairs in the Ning family seemed to be their daughter-in-law.
She was curious: "Is it Zhou Wanlan? Which one?"
Gu Zhiming nodded: "Yes, Zhou Wanlan, the one sitting in the second row chatting with someone."
Ye Tianhui looked over and saw a young lady sitting in front, who looked to be about 27 or 28 years old, elegant and quiet, wearing jewels. She was chatting with the person next to her with her head tilted.
Gu Zhiming whispered: "The one next to her is Ke Zhiming."
Ye Tianhui: "Ke Zhiming?"
Gu Zhiming nodded: "It is said that Zhou Wanlan is determined to win this season. I heard that she is interested in Ke Zhiming."
Ye Tianhui was surprised: "Isn't Ke Zhiming's contract with the Happy Valley Jockey Club? Can they let him go?"
She had never heard of this before.
Gu Zhiming lowered his voice slightly: "I can only say that she is interested, but it is hard to say whether it will work out. I also got the news by accident."
Ye Tianhui nodded slightly: "So..."
You should know that this kind of thing is also a rare operation. After all, the competition is imminent, and a jockey has joined a wise master. This means that he has to re-adjust with the horse trainer and the racehorse. In fact, the risk is very high. If it is not done well, his reputation may be ruined and he may suffer a terrible defeat. In
fact, she once studied Zhou Wanlan's situation. She was a famous lady in Hong Kong. However, during the financial crisis a few years ago, her family encountered problems and the company almost went bankrupt. Her father was already standing in the company building and was about to jump down.
Later, she turned the situation around and married the Ning family, her childhood sweetheart and a family of old friends.
The Ning family took action and saved their lives.
But her father is gone after all, and she has been helping her husband run his family business on the one hand, and supporting her mother's family business on the other. Now that her mother's family business has become regular, she heard that she is going to retire, and she herself is concentrating on managing the affairs of her horse management company.
Gu Zhiming said, "The most famous horse under her family is Longhua Beauty. Now that horse is also very popular and has a lot of support from the public."
Ye Tianhui: "I've seen it. Their family lives in Longhua, so they named it this way, right?"
Gu Zhiming nodded, "Yes, this horse once won the Grade 3 Shatin Sprint Championship. Last year, it set the fastest record in the preliminary round of the Grade 2 Hong Kong Sprint Championship. This time, it is ready to run a good result."
Ye Tianhui: "Although Hong Kong is not big, it is also a gathering place for many talented people. This horse racing season is indeed exciting enough."
Gu Zhiming smiled: "Yes, and from what I can see, there are many competitions in this horse race. No matter what level of horse, there will be a chance."
As he was talking, Zhou Wanlan happened to look over here, and she seemed to have seen Ye Tianhui.
Ye Tianhui nodded politely to her, and she smiled and greeted her.
As he was talking, the meeting began. The person who presided over the meeting was the director of affairs of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Director Chen first talked about the development of the Hong Kong horse racing industry and the government's current attention to the horse racing industry. Then he mentioned that he wanted to promote the construction of the main bearing area of the Hong Kong horse racing industry.
When the word "construction" was mentioned, everyone's ears perked up.
Obviously, the location of the reclamation project is a suspense. Everyone knows the tacit rules here, but it is inevitable to be excited to hear the connection now.
Ye Tianhui raised her eyes and looked to the side in front. That was Meng Yinian.
Coincidentally, Meng Yinian also looked over and nodded to her in a friendly manner.
Everyone is an opponent. This horse racing season, they will fight to the death for the interests of their respective families, but now they are all calm and seem very friendly.
The smoke of gunpowder is hidden under the courtesy and decency of each other.
At this time, the director mentioned the changes in the prize money of the event and a series of measures to be taken.
The most exciting thing is naturally the substantial increase in the prize money for various distance events, and at the same time, a new special prize money system will be implemented.
The director announced, "We also hope that these measures can encourage athletes and riders to pay more attention to technology and strategy, so that they can stand out in the fierce competition and achieve good results!"
He said this, and everyone applauded, the spotlights rang, and reporters gathered to prepare for interviews. The meeting entered the question-and-answer session, and the scene became lively.
At this time, Zhou Wanlan came over to Ye Tianhui and Gu Zhiming. She smiled at the two of them and said to Gu Zhiming, "Would you like to introduce them?"
Gu Zhiming smiled and greeted them, and immediately introduced the two people.
Gu Zhiming: "You two can have a good chat. You are both female horsemen. This season, you are a perfect match."
Zhou Wanlan also sat next to them. The three chatted for a while. It was obvious that they were testing each other. Zhou Wanlan did not have any land to develop or reclaim, but she had set up a horse management company, so naturally she wanted to get a piece of the pie. Everyone's racehorses would inevitably compete on the racecourse, and each of them wanted to test each other's tone. While chatting
, Gu Shizhang was mentioned somehow. Zhou Wanlan asked with a smile: "Zhiming, I heard that Shizhang has returned to Hong Kong, why don't you see him? Where is he hiding?"
Ye Tianhui was also surprised to hear this. It turned out that Zhou Wanlan and Gu Shizhang were so familiar with each other, at least they were familiar with each other by name.
She thought of Meng Yinian again.
In summary, Gu Shizhang was very familiar with her competitor. He
didn't even mention this person...
Gu Zhiming heard this and smiled, "You know my uncle's temper. If he doesn't want to show up, who can force him? He seems to be busy recently. As the younger generation, how dare we ask what he is busy with! On the contrary, if you ask him, he might tell you."
Zhou Wanlan also smiled, "I'm busy recently and I really didn't know he was back. I have to call him later to ask." As
soon as they finished talking, Meng Yinian happened to come over and heard it.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Gu Zhiming with some surprise.
Gu Zhiming realized: "What's wrong?"
Meng Yinian smiled and said, "Nothing, it seems you two are having a good chat."
As he said that, he also sat aside and joined the chat with a smile.
At this time, Zhou Wanlan was chatting with Gu Zhiming about Gu Shizhang. It seemed that one of her racehorses was injured, and because he had taken care of the injured Shaoguang before, he wanted to ask for advice.
Gu Zhiming naturally didn't know the relationship between Ye Tianhui and Gu Shizhang, and he didn't know that Shaoguang was under Ye Tianhui's name. This matter was kept secret and outsiders didn't know.
So Gu Zhiming chatted with Zhou Wanlan about Gu Shizhang, saying that he would ask about it when he met him later.
Meng Yinian's eyes seemed to glance at Ye Tianhui, smiling, with a rather subtle expression.
Ye Tianhui ignored him.
The meeting ended at once, and they exchanged business cards and left contact information.
Zhou Wanlan even shook hands with Ye Tianhui and said with a smile, "Let's have afternoon tea together if there's a chance."
Ye Tianhui also smiled and said, "Okay."
After leaving the venue, Ye Tianhui was about to go to the bathroom, but Meng Yinian ran over.
Meng Yinian greeted her with a smile, then came over and whispered, "You haven't made your relationship public? When do you plan to make it public? You're actually having a secret relationship?"
Ye Tianhui looked at him in confusion, "Why, are you in a hurry to give us a wedding gift?"
Meng Yinian laughed dumbly, "Nothing, nothing, just curious."
Ye Tianhui, "No hurry, I won't make it public and maintain my identity as a single lady. Maybe some handsome guy will pursue me madly one day."
Meng Yinian was still smiling, he looked at Ye Tianhui with a smile, "I guess Zhiming doesn't know about you. What he said today was inappropriate, don't get me wrong."
Ye Tianhui glanced at Meng Yinian and sighed, "You think too much, would I care about such things?"
Ye Tianhui really didn't care at all, it was just a small matter.
It seems that Zhou Wanlan is indeed very familiar with Gu Shizhang, but so what? If they are very familiar, they are not together, right?
Moreover, with Gu Shizhang's personality, if he had any sympathy or other thoughts for Zhou Wanlan, Zhou Wanlan would not have to marry into the Ning family to save her company as those tabloids said.
So she didn't take it seriously at all, but Meng Yinian said so, and she was too lazy to explain.
She could only say that men think too much and have too many thoughts.
However, what she didn't expect was that in the evening, Gu Shizhang actually called her on purpose.