Ye Jianxiao greeted Ye Yizhou and a few friends, then asked Ye Tingjun to move to a seat next to him, and then let Ye Yizhou sit next to him.
He disagreed with many of Xiao He's parenting methods, but as a grandfather, he couldn't always keep his grandson by his side to teach him. However, whenever he had the chance to talk to his grandson, he was still willing to say a few more words.
After sitting down, Ye Jianxiao said to Ye Yizhou, "Sister Huakai is your brother's friend, you should have heard of her, right? Say hello to her."
Ye Yizhou didn't have a good impression of Hua Kai because he had heard his mother and sister talk about how scheming Hua Kai was.
But he dared not disobey his grandfather, so he could only reluctantly call out "Sister Huakai" to Huakai.
Of course, he didn't have a good impression of Ye Yifan either, because Ye Yifan had wanted to send Fang Lanlan away before. She was his older sister who grew up with him. As his mother said, wouldn't it be good to have another child in the family? But Ye Yifan just couldn't stand Fang Lanlan. Fang Lanlan had been good to him since childhood, so Ye Yizhou had never been very friendly to Ye Yifan.
Hua Kai didn't care that much about this, because if he hadn't accepted Ye Yifan, how could he expect him to accept him?
So he simply nodded to Ye Yizhou, said hello, and that was it.
Ye Yifan felt complicated every time he looked at his younger brother. His brother was his own, but he wasn't close to him at all, yet he was so close to Fang Lanlan. Only he knew the truth about this feeling.
Ye Yifan used to be alone, but after getting to know Hua Kai, he saw the feelings Hua Qingyi and Hua Qingyang had for her and felt envious. He also hoped that his younger brother would be closer to him.
Ye Jianxiao looked at the two brothers beside him and sighed. He had said it so many times, but it was no use. The two boys were always polite on the surface, but they never opened up to each other.
As they were talking, Hua Kai learned what Fang Lanlan had gone to study. Anyway, it wasn't anything important. She probably just didn't want to see Ye Yifan in the limelight. It was good that this kind of person didn't come today, so that no one would get in the way on this good day.
Hua Kai and Ye Yifan saw that it was almost time, so they said goodbye to the guests and went back to the shop. There were many things to do on the opening day, and their presence was simply out of respect for these people.
As they left the restaurant, Hua Kai took Ye Yifan's hand and said, "Don't be sad. Let's celebrate again at Grandpa's house tonight."
Ye Yifan nodded and said, "Yeah, don't worry, I'm fine. We don't need to separate this afternoon. Seeing you makes me happy."
Hua Kai said, "Then let's go back to the shop on Zhongjie Street first."
“Okay, I’ll do as you say,” Ye Yifan said.
The two drove back to the store. The customer traffic was still very high, with people coming and going.
Hua Kai held a pen and paper, jotting down some problems and areas for improvement. Ye Yifan looked at Hua Kai's seriousness and sometimes found it quite strange. What unknown things had she experienced that made her know so much? She even understood some foreign concepts that Ye Yifan himself barely remembered. And then there was her business English; she could read foreign books or materials without any difficulty, which was very strange. But Ye Yifan had said he wouldn't ask, and would wait until she wanted to talk about it herself.
The stores here operate on the same model as those in the city, so there aren't many problems.
Before leaving get off work, Hua Kai and Ye Yifan gave red envelopes to the store employees, asking them to clean up before leaving. Then they rushed to another store and were fined red envelopes in the same way.
Everyone's tired today, there's no need to organize a dinner party or anything like that, giving out red envelopes is the most practical thing to do.
After finishing everything, Li Jing was able to handle the rest. Hua Kai and Hua Qingyi went to Ye Jianxiao's house with Ye Yifan. Ye Jianxiao had previously arranged to hold a celebration for them that evening, a separate celebration.
It was already dark when we arrived at Ye Jianxiao's house, but the house was brightly lit and the aroma of food wafted out.
Although it was Hua Qingyi's first time visiting, there wasn't much talk about buying gifts today, and they went inside together.
Upon hearing the car, Ye Jianxiao went to the door to greet them: "Come inside quickly, it must be cold outside, right?"
Hua Kai and the others went inside, changed into slippers, took off their cotton-padded coats, and hung them on a hanger.
"Grandpa, it's not cold. Come inside quickly. It's windy at the door. You're not dressed warmly enough. Don't catch a cold," Hua Kai said to Ye Jianxiao.
Hua Qingyi also addressed Ye Jianxiao as "Grandpa Ye".
Ye Jianxiao chuckled and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I often come and go from home anyway."
Once inside, Ye Yifan looked at Ye Jianxiao and said with a smile, "I knew you'd be happy to see Kaikai here."
Ye Jianxiao said, "I'm happy to see you, and I'm happy to see Qingyi. They're both good kids. It's a pity about your brother... Ah, let's not talk about that. Take them to wash their hands and get ready for dinner."
Ye Yifan knew what his grandfather was thinking, so he patted his grandfather's arm and said, "Grandpa, don't think about it so much."
Ye Jianxiao nodded: "Alright, wash your hands and get ready to eat."
After Hua Kai and the others went to wash their hands, Aunt Chen started setting the table.
With so many people, no one was idle; everyone helped get bowls and chopsticks and serve the dishes, and soon it was time to eat.
Ye Jianxiao prepared red wine today, saying it was brewed by a friend, and everyone should have some.
Ye Yifan looked at the wine, then at the blooming flowers, and smiled: "Want to try again?" Last time, this girl didn't drink much before getting drunk. She's not a big drinker, but she still knows a bit about wine.
Ye Jianxiao looked at Ye Yifan with displeasure: "Xiaofan, you're being a bit too controlling. Kaikai is an adult now. He's here with Grandpa today, so a little drink won't hurt."
Hua Kai now clearly understands her own alcohol tolerance; well, you could say she has virtually no tolerance for alcohol.
So he quickly smiled and said to Ye Jianxiao, "Grandpa, I have absolutely no tolerance for alcohol. Last time I drank more than half a glass of red wine and got drunk. Ye Yifan had to carry me back. Today I'll just have a little bit, just to show my appreciation. I have a lot of things to do tomorrow. Once I'm done with everything, I'll have a proper drink with you, Grandpa."
Ye Jianxiao laughed when he heard Hua Kai's words: "This girl is good at everything, but I didn't expect her to be so bad at drinking. If she can't drink, we won't force her. She can have some juice instead."
Hua Kai said, "It's alright, I'll just have a sip to join in the fun."
Ye Yifan poured a little water into Hua Kai's glass: "You really only need to make a token gesture."
Hua Kai shook her glass: "It's really just a token gesture."
Ye Yifan poured wine for Hua Qingyi and Ye Jianxiao, then stood up and raised his glass: "To celebrate our successful opening today."
Hua Kai also picked up her wine glass and stood up: "Not only did we open smoothly, but our turnover also exceeded our expectations by 30%. The revenue of each store is twice that of the city. This is something I really didn't expect."
Ye Jianxiao also stood up: "Grandpa always thought Xiao Fan had a business mind, and now it seems that Kai Kai is even more impressive. You two have a bright future ahead of you."
Hua Qingyi also raised his wine glass and said, "I hope business gets better and better."
After everyone downed their first drink together, they relaxed and drank whatever they wanted; there was juice and alcohol available.
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