The fact that Grandpa used such a precious sandalwood box to store it suggests that the value of the treasure inside, or its influence, is probably unimaginable.
What could it be?!
Ye Chen took a deep breath and put the key inside.
Click.
Ye Chen twisted it slightly with force, and then a crisp sound came.
The sandalwood box was opened.
Ye Chen looked at his grandfather, who gestured for him to continue. Without hesitation, Ye Chen abruptly opened the sandalwood box.
But when he opened it and saw the sandalwood box, Ye Chen was stunned.
The item in the sandalwood box was something he never expected.
The sandalwood box did not contain any antique treasures such as gold, silver, or jade; it seemed to contain only a piece of paper, or several pieces of paper, or a document.
"Xiao Chen, take it out and let me see."
Grandpa continued, not in a hurry to reveal his hidden secret.
Ye Chen nodded and carefully took out the few sheets of paper.
But after opening it and seeing the first line of text on the first page, Ye Chen was shocked and almost dropped it.
On the very top of the first page were several large characters: "The Will of Ye Yangjun, Head of the Ye Family of Beijing!"
Ye Chen seemed to have heard the president of the Qingtan Chamber of Commerce mention the Ye family of Beijing. The Ye family was a top-tier wealthy family in Beijing with considerable power.
Even the Qingtan Chamber of Commerce, one of the top ten chambers of commerce in the country, is small fry compared to the Ye family in the capital.
The Ye family of Beijing is a true behemoth that countless wealthy and powerful people look up to!
The problem is, how did the will of Ye Yangjun, the head of the Ye family in Beijing, end up in my grandfather's hands?
"Grandpa, who is this Ye Yangjun?"
Ye Chen couldn't help but ask.
"Ye Yangjun was the previous head of the Ye family in the capital."
Grandpa gave a serious reply.
So he was the previous head of the Ye family in the capital.
Ye Chen nodded.
Just as Ye Chen was feeling sentimental, his grandfather added another sentence that left Ye Chen speechless.
"Besides that, Ye Yangjun is also my father, which means he's your great-grandfather!!!"
Great-grandfather?!
The previous head of the Ye family in the capital was actually my great-grandfather?!
Doesn't that mean I'm also a member of the Ye family in the capital?!
When did their family become a wealthy family?!
"Keep reading."
Grandpa gestured for us to continue.
Ye Chen meticulously flipped through his great-grandfather's will.
The will clearly states at the end that after the death of his great-grandfather Ye Yangjun, Ye Huaimin will succeed him as the head of the Ye family in Beijing.
"Grandpa, who is Ye Huaimin?"
Ye Chen continued to ask.
"Ye Huaimin is me."
Grandpa answered.
"What?!"
Ye Chen was stunned.
Grandpa's name was Ye Kang, how did it suddenly become Ye Huaimin?
If, as Grandpa says, Ye Huaimin in this will is indeed Grandpa, then the problem is even bigger!!
According to the contents of this will, since his great-grandfather has passed away, shouldn't his grandfather be the current head of the Ye family, a top-tier wealthy family in Beijing?
This isn't right!
In Ye Chen's memory, if it weren't for his initiative to let his grandfather go to Shanghai for a medical check-up and a trip, his grandfather seemed to have never left their hometown, Linhai City.
How did Grandpa suddenly become the head of the Ye family in the capital?
This identity is unknown not only to his grandson, but also to his father and other elders.
Grandpa's hidden secret is too big and too unbelievable!
So, I'm actually a rich kid, a fourth-generation rich heir, or even a fifth-generation rich kid?!
Ah, this.......
He always thought that the memes circulating online, the stories of fathers confronting their sons and saying, "Son, I'm not pretending to be rich; I was just pretending to be poor to raise you," were jokes.
As it turned out, it became a reality for him, except that instead of his father, it became his grandfather.
But isn't it a bit late for me to realize this now?
He has already amassed countless assets through gaming, making him incredibly wealthy.
He only found out he was a rich kid, a scion of a wealthy family, at the scene. Wasn't that a little too late?
"Grandpa, what's going on?"
Ye Chen asked his grandfather for details.
“Xiao Chen, your great-grandfather had two wives. His first wife gave birth to three sons, namely the eldest, the second, and the third.”
Grandpa explained to Ye Chen with utmost seriousness:
"Your great-grandfather's second wife, who is also your great-grandmother and my mother, only had me as her son. I am your great-grandfather's youngest son."
"Your great-grandmother passed away unexpectedly when I was a few years old."
“Back then, when your great-grandfather passed away, I was only fourteen or fifteen years old. Before he died, he specifically called me, along with several of his confidants, to his bedside.”
"Your great-grandfather entrusted me with this real will, making me inherit the Ye family in the capital and become the new head of the Ye family."
"Back then, your great-grandfather's confidants all expressed their loyalty to me in front of him. But as soon as your great-grandfather passed away, more than half of them betrayed me."
"My three older brothers, along with your great-grandfather's first wife, conspired to forge a fake will, allowing my eldest brother, Ye Huaicang, the current head of the Ye family in Beijing, to inherit the position of head of the Ye family in Beijing."
At this point, Grandpa's voice was filled with pain and anger.
He was only fifteen or sixteen years old at the time, just a teenager who was still in school and had no power of his own.
In addition, his mother passed away, and no one helped him.
How could he possibly be a match for his older brothers, all in their prime in their twenties, and for his great-grandfather's first wife, who was the matriarch of the Ye family at the time?!
"And so, the tragedy occurred..."
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