Praise You
After having dinner at his uncle's house, Ye Yuanyin left with Qin Ling.
Long Yan and his wife kept waving at the car. For people in the mountains, the so-called parental love is nothing more than repeated farewells and departures.
My uncle looked at my aunt with tears in her eyes and said, "They will be back in a week. There's nothing to be reluctant about."
"You're back, but you're leaving again?" Auntie couldn't help but feel grief. "My third daughter is gone, and I've never had any children. But isn't Ah Yin like my own child? I'm already in my sixties, how often will I see her again?"
The man couldn't understand the woman's delicate sadness. He thought to himself that even if they didn't have children, he had never treated her badly. Hadn't the two of them lived well for so many years? He changed the subject, "I didn't ask carefully just now. Did they meet?"
"Yes," my aunt said with fear, "You don't know, I'm still fluttering in my heart. I see that A-Yin has a lot of grievances with him, and this knot won't be untied for a while."
"Why do you think a big boss, with no relatives or friends, would run to this mountain valley to suffer? First he took care of those poor children, and now he's building roads and lights, and he's even investing in a resort? Think about it carefully. When the three girls were here, I told you that he cared deeply about Ayin, but you didn't believe me."
Longyan walked home with his hands behind his back.
*
Long Yue, the second son of the Long family, left Jiutao Village at a young age. The most vivid lesson his experience in the outside world taught him was that when doing business in an unfamiliar place, one must first make friends and keep a low profile.
When you come to Ancheng, the Shen family is a towering figure that you cannot avoid.
On the third day after Ye Yuanyin returned to Ancheng, he was at home, just after breakfast, when he suddenly looked troubled. "Ayin, someone asked you for help."
Ye Yuanyin hadn't thought about going to that level yet, so he asked naturally, "What's wrong? Has the hospital confirmed it? Bipolar or Asperger's?"
"I don't understand. It's just that it's difficult to discipline him, as he's in adolescence." The uncle's eyes flickered. "I wonder if you could help me with this?"
Ye Yuanyin had already understood the subtext of his words, "Is it someone I know?"
"If you don't want to, I'll fire you."
"I do," she smiled and said sincerely, "If it's not this way, there are other ways. We have to talk about it. Please don't make it difficult for me, uncle."
When I drove over that afternoon, Aunt Yang, who had received the news, had been waiting for a long time. She looked completely different after not seeing her for three years, and the white hair on her temples couldn't be hidden.
"Ms. Ye, I know we will meet sooner or later."
"Even though you always said it before, I don't know if we can meet again in this life."
After hearing this, Aunt Yang laughed, and she also laughed.
This place was still the same as before. When Ye Yuanyin walked in, she couldn't tell whether she had grown older or her mentality had changed. The furnishings seemed to be the same as before, but when she looked closely, it seemed that everything was different - the ceiling was lower than she remembered, the furniture was more worn, and even the light coming in was turbid.
Luxurious, yet also dilapidated.
"What happened to Jixia?"
"I've been saying that. Minister You might as well not come back since she's always arguing with her mother." Aunt Yang would only tell the truth to her. "Mr. Shen is also very busy. I haven't seen him for half a year. He has his own family."
Ye Yuanyin nodded, not wanting to delve into the matter further, and simply asked, "Today is Friday, Jixia should be back from school, right?"
"Yes. She has a foreign opera performance today, and the family driver has gone to pick her up. Would you like to stay the night?" Aunt Yang tried to disarm her. "There are only three of us here, just like before."
Ye Yuanyin couldn't refute the old man's face, but she didn't promise either.
Aunt Yang is such a perceptive person. She would never repeat a request that has not been answered. "By the way, here is a package for you. Mr. Shen always asked to leave it in your room upstairs."
Seeing that she was unwilling to move, she was putting herself in the absolute guest position, and the guest should follow the host's wishes. She sighed, thinking that this girl's determination was as firm as a rock. "I'll help you get it down."
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll wait for you in the garden."
She wouldn't even stay in an empty house to avoid suspicion and inconvenience on both sides.
Aunt Yang had to take the elevator to the second floor, and Ye Yuanyin went to the garden.
At the end of May, the roses planted in the yard were in full bloom.
She sat on the garden swing, struggling with herself, the two ropes above her head twisted into one knot after another.
When Aunt Yang took the package down, she suddenly saw the man hiding behind the flowers. You Jing raised his finger to signal her to be quiet. Only then did Aunt Yang realize that the person who asked her to come back was not Yan Dian'an, but You Manshan or You Jing.
It's really unfortunate. Since he didn't take the initiative, there were naturally people waiting to steal it.
Aunt Yang was very angry.
She put the package in Ye Yuanyin's hands. It was the one her mother had sent her three years ago when the festival was about to begin.
Aunt Yang added, "Two express deliveries have arrived. Mr. Shen has already signed for the one."
Ye Yuanyin was curious. It was just a trivial amulet, so why did her mother send two? Their family was already struggling financially. She kept hers.
After Aunt Yang left, You Jing saw her put the package on her lap and sat on the swing again, stunned. He couldn't wait any longer, so he had to ask, "What are you thinking about?"
Ye Yuanyin was startled. He stood up and saw that it was him. For a moment he didn't know what to say.
It was You Jing who changed, becoming cool and frank, "Are you disappointed that he didn't invite you here?"
Ye Yuanyin also said frankly, "Disappointment is already an old friend."
You Jing looked at her and smiled slowly, "Welcome back, Ayin."
"Thanks."
"Would you like to go on a date with me tonight?"
"Didn't you ask me to come and see Jixia?"
"That's all a cover, you know." You Jing said disapprovingly, "You can't possibly know it's a cover, so you'd willingly come when he invites you, but then refuse when I invite you, right? You can't be partial to one person over the other."
"Nothing." Ye Yuanyin asked him in advance, "Do you have a girlfriend?
"Why? Are you jealous?"
"I don't want to annoy her."
"I don't have a girlfriend." You Jing looked at her and smiled again, feeling deeply moved. "Look, when we're not arguing, we can obviously get along very well. Now I've changed a lot. Why don't you consider being my girlfriend?"
Ye Yuanyin shook his head. To avoid trouble, he simply pulled an air person to take the blame, "I have a boyfriend."
You Jing's expression changed. "Who is it?"
"I'll introduce you two some other day."
His heart was on the ground, wailing and crying.
As soon as Chen Xixia returned, their conversation ended. The little girl was thirteen years old, tall, with a cold expression. Her cold eyes looked at him, already condescending like a member of the Shen family.
"Who asked you to come here? You are not welcome here." She ordered Ye Yuanyin to leave. "I hope I don't see you again in the future."
She once said, "If you dare abandon me again, I'll kill you." The reason she's alive and well now is thanks to the loneliness and passionate emotions within her heart. Xia hasn't yet gained such power. Perhaps because she made a mistake, she overheard the sweet talk she'd seen online, the sweet words a scumbag used to coax a girl, and said, "I know you're angry, but I won't give up. I'll come back to you until you calm down."
Chen Yanxia sneered, "You still want to lie to me? Who cares?"
Ye Yuanyin felt very sad because he really hurt her feelings this time.
*
Long Yue bought a villa in the southern suburbs of Ancheng. It has three floors, is compact in size, and has not been lavishly renovated. It can be considered a place to stay.
Perhaps because he was used to a tight life since childhood, he required his son and niece to turn off the lights when they left the house every day. He could only charge his new energy vehicle between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. and after 11:00 p.m. because electricity was cheaper.
"Also, you two are not allowed to waste food. Ah Yin, next time you make dinner, just make one meat dish. Eating too much can easily lead to high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high cholesterol."
Ye Yuanyin said he understood, and then reminded him, "Uncle, it's Qinling's turn to cook next week."
"I was just about to tell him off," Long Yue said, no longer being polite to his son. "Qin Ling! You're taking advantage of the little money you have and ordering takeout every day? It's unhealthy and costs a lot of money. Starting next week, you have to cook when it's your turn!"
As Long Yue scolded him, Qin Ling, who was being criticized, looked at his cousin who sneaked upstairs and thought that she was too disloyal.
Unexpectedly, something happened in Qinling Mountains the next day.
The incident started when a customer took a product he owned, a fragrance factory, that claimed to be a natural sleep aid, to the quality control department for testing. The product was found to contain only fragrance ingredients, and the customer, enraged, filed a complaint against him.
A year before coming to Ancheng, Qinling had already connected with large supermarkets here and launched several of his own perfumes. He made a lot of money and was very proud of himself as a business genius. However, a bolt from the blue struck and his genius died.
Uncle Long Yue got really angry and asked a straight-forward question, "Tell me, did you forge anything?"
"It's inevitable," Qin Ling said frankly. "Recently, ancient costume dramas were a hit, and there was a wave of enthusiasm for traditional culture in society. People just wanted to try something new, not really interested in the industry. Spices are so expensive, who would be willing to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on them right away? Besides, fragrance isn't a necessity. People just pretend to be sophisticated, but the novelty wears off. With such low profit margins, how can you buy the real thing for just a few dozen yuan? It has to have some flavoring added to it anyway."
"Then stop spreading false advertising!" Long Yue was furious. "Did Dad ever tell you? Business is hard to get started, but it can fall apart quickly! In the past few years, you've become so arrogant after making a few bucks that you've even forgotten the most basic sense of respect!"
"It must be someone from the same profession who's messing with me!" Qin Ling was unconvinced. "I know who it is, and I'll kill him!"
"Don't try to be tough with your father here!" Long Yue said angrily. "The consumers are complaining about you on the one hand, and the mall is also waiting to hold you accountable! Not only will you have to pay compensation to both parties, you might even go to jail."
Sure enough, the phone call came right after that. The person in charge of a large supermarket wanted to see him.
Qin Ling was young and impetuous. He wanted to throw his phone away but couldn't bear to do so. He was so angry that he jumped up and down, "What a damn bad luck! Why are so many people suffering from pink eye?"
Seeing his impetuous look, Long Yue was really worried, so he asked Ye Yuanyin to go with him.
It was a large supermarket chain where Ye Yuanyin often bought daily necessities when he was in school. Who would have thought that one day he would meet the person in charge because of something like this?
The person in charge was a man in his thirties, full of the smugness typical of those who control the supply chain. He was very arrogant and said, "Do you know that our supermarket has been deeply rooted in the local market for nearly twenty years? Our products are strictly controlled. Because of you, our company has lost all the advanced honors this year."
Qin Ling had no choice. As the second party, he had to bow his head, but the person in charge of the supermarket would not let him go. The amount of compensation he wanted was an astronomical figure. As long as his reputation was involved, he seemed to be able to ask for an exorbitant price.
Ye Yuan had no choice but to call Liu Ying and ask her if there was any way to reconcile.
Liu Ying smiled, "What a coincidence, you've asked the right person."
At that time, she was married to a PhD in agronomy, and the couple had a very harmonious relationship. Most of her previous sharpness and sarcasm had disappeared, and even her tone had become gentle and graceful.
"When the chairman was at the helm, Shen's core businesses consisted of three: real estate, transportation, and supermarkets. Three years ago, your ex-husband acted decisively to reorganize the businesses, and the focus has now shifted to technology. However, Shen holds a 35% stake in Anshang Group's supermarkets. Even though they're divorced, they'll still show some mercy, right? Go and ask for it, it might work."
Ye Yuanyin was hesitant, but Qin Ling was smart and realized there was a way. He almost kowtowed to his cousin on the spot, "Ayin, you won't just stand by and watch her die, right?"
She could only contact Secretary Ma.
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