"Our Third Miss is back..."
A sarcastic female voice was heard, and Wei Lan looked in the direction of the voice. A middle-aged woman in gorgeous clothes walked down from the second floor. She should be about the same age as Ye Luoxue, but she did not look young. There was a kind of haggardness and staleness that could not be concealed by money. She formed a sharp contrast with Ye Luoxue who was drinking tea elegantly.
If Ye Luoxue walked out and said she was thirty years old, people would still believe her.
After the woman walked downstairs, Ye Luoxue slowly drank a mouthful of tea and put the tea tray on the table. Then she looked at her and said, "What Third Miss? It's not like we're filming a Republican drama. I haven't seen you for a few years, but your cousin's wife still speaks so... um... dramatically."
This woman was Ye Luoxue’s eldest cousin’s wife Qin Xiuqing.
"..." Qin Xiuqing's body stiffened. The momentum she had created along the way was like a balloon, which was easily punctured by these words, leaving only a faint awkwardness in the air.
Wei Lan suddenly looked at his mother with new eyes. He never expected that the naive girl who usually looked innocent was actually a hidden expert in domestic fighting. With just one sentence, she made the woman in front of him blush and turn pale.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, but you're still so sharp-tongued." Qin Xiuqing complained, half-truthfully, and sat on the sofa next to her. Then she looked at Wei Lan, who was sitting next to Ye Luoxue, and looked him up and down: "Hey, who is this?"
Ye Luoxue said: "My second child."
Hearing this answer, Qin Xiuqing couldn't help clapping her hands, but thinking that it shouldn't be too obvious, she covered her mouth again and said with a gloating look: "Why did you give birth to a second child? I remember that President Wei liked daughters very much. Oh, it's a pity that we didn't have a 'good' son. But, daughters have their own advantages, right?"
Thinking that he had severely "stung" Ye Luoxue, Qin Xiuqing did not forget to show off his superiority: "... He is nothing like my Maocheng, who is in his twenties and still has nothing serious to do all day long."
Ye Luoxue knew that her cousin's proudest achievement was giving birth to the 'first-born grandson' for the Ye family. She usually ignored her, but she couldn't bear to see her mock her baby Lanlan, so she immediately replied, "Yes, he is really not a decent person. I saw a few days ago in the tabloids that he was having an affair with an 18th-tier female star."
Qin Xiuqing's smile froze: "It was just a casual act. Young people like to have fun, and men won't suffer any harm outside."
"Yeah, that's right." Ye Luoxue nodded and said lightly, "It's the women who suffer, especially the women at home. They all say that sons look like their fathers. Didn't my cousin make the same mistake..."
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Xiuqing's face turned pale. This was also the reason why she was jealous of Ye Luoxue. All these wealthy men had a prosperous family and colorful flags flying outside. Only Wei Mingjie, who had such a large entertainment company under his group and had many opportunities, chose to keep himself clean for so many years, and was content to take care of Ye Luoxue and have only one daughter.
Her husband Ye Hongzhi is the complete opposite of Wei Mingjie. He has had numerous mistresses outside and even had a child with a female star ten years ago. Fortunately, it was a daughter, otherwise it would have almost threatened her position as Mrs. Ye.
Wei Lan couldn't help but shake his head as he watched from the side. Why is this aunt doing this? If you want to win an argument, you have to find your opponent's weak spot and then stab it.
It can be said that Qin Xiuqing has no idea about the twists and turns of house fighting. She is so bad that she has her own logic. However, in her opinion, Ye Luoxue’s weaknesses are actually not something Ye Luoxue herself cares about at all. Ye Luoxue hits her pain points very accurately.
If Ye Luoxue's rank in domestic fighting is above diamond, then Qin Xiuqing is obviously a silver player who is both new and playful. Her going to find Ye Luoxue was completely asking for trouble and forcing her presence.
Not long after the mistress who had lived in the Ye family's old house for many years appeared, the other members of the Ye family also arrived. To be precise, the deceased old man Ye had three sons in total. Of Ye Luoxue's parents and uncles, only the third uncle is still alive, and he is in the intensive care unit, hanging on to his last breath.
The reason why Ye Luoxue was so upset about the Ye family and didn't want to care about it was because of the family property left by the old man.
Ye Luoxue's two uncles, one was the eldest son and the other was the favored youngest son. They were fighting over the family property. The old man died suddenly and did not leave a clear will. The two brothers kept fighting until one died of old age and the other was still alive. Their children continued to fight.
Ye Luoxue's father was the second child in the family and was not valued. He had long ago given up his inheritance rights to the Ye family and started his own business. Ye Luoxue inherited his parents' inheritance and had always been aloof from the affairs of the Ye family.
To be precise now, Ye Luoxue already belongs to the side branch of the Ye family. If it wasn't for bringing Wei Lan to worship their ancestors this time, she would not bother to come here again.
The rest of the family lived in the old house of the Ye family. It seemed as if they were trapped in this magnificent mansion just like in the past, scheming against each other for the inheritance whose owner was uncertain.
Wei Lan didn't need to ask Ye Luoxue specifically for these details, he could find out through conversations with other people after they arrived.
Wei Lan was originally very curious about the real feuds among wealthy families, thinking that she could get some inspiration for the movie. However, after being involved in it, she found that it was actually no different from an ordinary family. The core was just a few blood relatives fighting for interests. However, because the scale was larger, it involved more people and had more complicated relationships.
After figuring out the logical chain in the middle, Wei Lan lost interest because what followed was just endless wrangling.
It's just that it's not said so obviously, and it's covered with a layer of skin, but the essence has not changed, especially this time it's ancestor worship, the two families quarreled over who would be the first to burn incense, both wanting to express that they are the most orthodox with the right of inheritance.
Conflict can attract audiences, but art originates from life and is higher than life. If you want to film a story about the feuds among wealthy families, you can only refer to part of the story of the Ye family. Most of them are lengthy arguments and bickering. If the details are filmed, no audience will like to watch them. What everyone likes to watch is bloody stories, grudges, counterattacks, and other plot twists.
Ye Luoxue didn't want Wei Lan to continue watching these upsetting things, so she asked the maid to take her to the back garden for a walk.
The old house of the Ye family covers a large area and the back garden is not small either. Both branches of the Ye family live here and there are many servants to take care of it. The back garden is very well maintained. Wei Lan strolled around and found a rocking chair to sit on.
Sure enough, this pace of life for the elderly is suitable for her...
In just over ten minutes, a group of uninvited guests arrived.
The eldest branch of the Ye family has only one son, Ye Hongzhi. In comparison, the third branch is much more prosperous. This is also the confidence of the third branch. After all, Ye Luoxue's third uncle is favored. He has been married twice, and he has children each time, and even has illegitimate children outside. With so many children, there are naturally many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The four children who came were the younger generations of the third room. The oldest was eleven years old and the youngest was eight years old.
The oldest, Ye Yuanming, looked at Wei Lan, his eyes rolling, and he didn't know what he was thinking of. He said to a boy next to him who looked a little rebellious: "Guangle, did you see that? Go up and call her aunt. She is your elder."
Ye Guangle frowned upon hearing this and glanced at the small, unclear face of Wei Lan: "I won't call you a tiny thing like that."
"If you don't shout now, the adults will force you to shout later. Have you forgotten that day when some people were forced to kneel down and call you uncle?"
As soon as Ye Yuanming mentioned this, Ye Guangle's face immediately turned red, and he looked angry: "I won't scream!"
"Hey, you'll know when you're pinned down and call for help." Ye Yuanming laughed deliberately with gloating attitude. The two boys next to him followed his lead and started laughing at Ye Guangle.
Children of this age have strong self-esteem, especially Ye Guangle who was born in such a family environment. He could not stand provocation, but did not dare to lose his temper with the three people. He looked around and when he saw the bushes next to him, he suddenly had an idea. He ran over in two steps, squatted and fiddled with it for a while, and soon, he picked up a branch with a green caterpillar in his hand.
Seeing this, Ye Yuanming winked at his cousins next to him, and they all smiled with triumph.
Ye Guangle's parents did not educate him well, and he was impulsive and reckless. He was a good gun to them. Whenever the four of them played together and something happened, he was always the one who got beaten and scolded.
They certainly didn't want to bully Wei Lan to offend Ye Luoxue. On the contrary, Ye Luoxue was the target of the two families' wooing because her father had given up his share of the family property. The Wei family's assets were not inferior to those of the Ye family, and some even surpassed them. If they could get Ye Luoxue's support, it would play a significant role in the fight for the inheritance.
At this time, Ye Guangle was once again used as a gun by them. If something happened later, they would "protect" Wei Lan and then they could show off their reputation to Ye Luoxue.
Having been influenced by them since childhood, these half-grown children have their heads full of these messy house-fighting tactics.
Ye Guangle had already approached Wei Lan with the caterpillar on the branch, ready to scare him severely. His idea was simple. If he scared Wei Lan to tears, the adults would be busy trying to coax him and would not have time to let him call a little kid aunt. Even if he still wanted to acknowledge his aunt in the end, he would scare him to tears first and then get back his revenge.
What Ye Guangle didn't know was that the three companions next to him were waiting to "report" him.
But we can't stop it now. We have to let Ye Guangle scare Wei Lan to tears before he can appear.
Ye Jingran arrived late. As soon as he entered the villa, he saw a group of people arguing. He did not join them, but chose to go to the back garden to get some fresh air. Unexpectedly, he happened to see this scene. Seeing this, he shook his head and strode over.
At this time, Ye Guangle had already held the caterpillar in front of Wei Lan.
Wei Lan took a look and thought, "Huh? It's pretty cute."
Wei Lan was born in an orphanage. He didn't have many toys when he was a child, so he played with mud and insects in the yard. After coming into this world, he had many toys, but this caterpillar was the one that brought Wei Lan back to his childhood.
Ye Jingran stretched out his hand to Ye Guangle: "Don't scare her."
Wei Lan also stretched out his hand to Ye Guangle: "Let me play with it."
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