Chapter 69
Ye Tianhui: "Of course I'm not lacking anything... I'm just talking about his advantages."
Ye Lixuan said, "The formalities for the ten shops your aunt gave you are already being processed. I'll take you through the formalities in the next two days. Once you get them, you can rent them out. Then you can buy whatever you want."
Ye Tianhui was naturally happy to hear this, and for a moment she was too lazy to think about Gu Shizhang: "Then let's go through the formalities first!"
Daddy and aunt are still the best. The ten prosperous shops are the hard currency. As for the stars, who wants to look at them for no reason!
They are all for coaxing children!
Ye Lixuan raised the corners of his lips: "I'll make an appointment with your aunt tomorrow and give her a call."
Ye Tianhui: “Hmmmm!”
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 made an overseas call to the United States.
The call was connected quickly. Ye Lixuan said a few words to the other end first, 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 softly, "I left in such a hurry back then, unable to make decisions about anything. Who would have thought something like this would happen to our family? I've heard your father talk about your situation. It's a great blessing for our family that you can come to Hong Kong and recognize your ancestors."
He then mentioned the ten prosperous shops and said that he would ask his assistant to handle the paperwork.
Considering that this was her aunt she had never met, Ye Tianhui decided to be a little polite and said, "Aunt, ten prosperous shops must cost a lot of money... I feel really bad about it."
Ye Yibai: "There's nothing to feel bad about, right?"
But then he said, "Didn't your dad say you really like property management? You had a conflict with him over the shops. How come you feel bad about having ten shops?"
Ye Tianhui listened, her heart paused, and she looked at Ye Lixuan with an indescribable look.
How could he say that!
She also wants to save some face and pretend to be reserved!
Ye Lixuan said in lip language: I am 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 really want it!"
Ye Yibai laughed out loud: "If you want it, Auntie will give it to you. These shops are all good shops that Auntie has saved herself. They are in prime locations and can command high rents for many years to come. Just keep them and don't sell them. Just keep renting them out. This is your savings."
Listening to her gentle words, Ye Tianhui somehow thought of her former princess mother, and she felt even more intimate. She smiled and said, "Thank you, aunt. This is such a big gift. I won't hesitate!"
Ye Yibai smiled and asked about Ye Tianhui's current situation. Because they were 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 people back home, my assistant will regularly send me some information about Hong Kong. You are now in charge of the Ye family's horse service 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 actually the most patriarchal person. He can trust a granddaughter, which shows that you are really outstanding. He likes you. I am also relieved to hear that."
As they were talking, the two of them talked about the current situation. Ye Tianhui naturally greeted her uncle, asked about their return date, etc., and talked to Ye Yibai before hanging up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Tianhui was satisfied.
An aunt, a generous and gentle aunt, who can not like her!
Seeing her smile, Ye Lixuan said calmly, "I'm happy now. Your aunt is generous."
Ye Tianhui was indeed overjoyed.
After all, there are ten shops!
Meeting an aunt like this is like a pie in the sky!
Ye Tianhui was overjoyed, and Ye Lixuan beside her looked at her: "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'm just guessing, just use your knees to figure it out!"
Ye Tianhui had long felt something was wrong. Her aunt had taken her uncle to the United States for medical treatment, and she felt that not many people seemed to pay attention to the Ye family. Her aunt obviously had some complaints about her grandfather, such as mentioning "preferring sons to daughters."
Ye Lixuan was also surprised by his daughter's sharpness.
She seems careless, but in fact she is very thoughtful and takes everything into consideration.
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 she came back to her parents' home for help, but Grandpa rejected her?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lixuan suddenly looked over and asked, "How did you know? Who told you that?"
Ye Tianhui laughed: "Does anyone need to tell me this? Can't I guess?"
Ye Lixuan looked somewhat helpless, but in the end he said, "Yes, you guessed right, but after so many years, the matter has faded. Your aunt just mentioned it."
Ye Tianhui: "Okay..."
In fact, she didn't say it, but she guessed another thing.
Although Ye Lixuan is the legitimate son of the Ye family, he probably controls some shares of the Ye family. That was left to this legitimate son by Grandpa Ye, and it was Grandpa Ye's selfish desire.
However, these are definitely not things that Ye Lixuan can use at will. The old man controls his children's money very strictly, and he will not allow Ye Lixuan to dispose of them at will. Therefore, Ye Lixuan only relies on the Ye family's household expenses and it is impossible for him to have any other industries outside.
But it is obvious that Ye Lixuan has more assets and properties than everyone thinks. He is a professor and a scholar, and he doesn’t have many ways to make money, but how can he have so much money?
There is only one possibility.
That was when Ye Yibai's husband's family encountered trouble and was almost forced into a dead end. She came back for help, but the old man turned her away. Ye Lixuan may have used some of the resources at his disposal to help Ye Yibai.
The relationship between the brother and sister is already good, and because of this incident, Ye Yibai should have given Ye Lixuan some feedback, so Ye Lixuan can have his own industry, and it is even possible that Ye Lixuan has shares in Ye Yibai's company.
It was also because of this that the father did not fight or compete. After all, he would definitely have a share in the Ye family in the end, which would definitely be no less than that of his other brothers and sisters, and Ye Yibai also had his own business.
What does he have to worry about? He is naturally rich and leisurely.
He also partnered with Gu Shizhang to build a Panama coffee plantation, which clearly shows that he had too much money and didn't know where to spend it.
Of course, these were all her own thoughts, and she was too lazy to say them out loud. Anyway, her father was quite rich, and her aunt was generous, so as a junior, she could just be happy.
Seeing her smiling face, Ye Lixuan also started chatting with her with a smile. He asked about the current situation of the horse farm and took the opportunity to talk to her about the horse farm. Ye Tianhui also roughly told her about her plans.
Ye Lixuan nodded: "Then you should prepare well. There will be a representative meeting in two days, and you have to go then."
Ye Tianhui: "Yes, I heard the schedule will be released soon."
Everyone is waiting to see what happens.
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club recalled the participating representatives meeting in advance. The horse management company under the Ye Group naturally received an invitation letter because many horses had signed up to participate. Ye Tianhui also followed Ye Wenyong to attend the meeting.
Upon arriving at the venue, we discovered that the attendees included many of the well-known figures in the Hong Kong horse racing industry, including members of the Horse Critics Association, TV program hosts, radio program hosts, newspaper media, well-known trainers, jockeys, major horse management companies, and of course, 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 daughter, so Ye Wenyong also introduced her to everyone.
Everyone was inevitably prejudiced, thinking that people from the mainland must be very unsophisticated. However, they were surprised to see that Ye Tianhui was actually a beautiful girl with good conversation and a unique temperament.
Some media reporters came forward to interview at the scene. Some were interviewing about horse racing, while some were obviously more interested in the gossip about wealthy families and wanted to find Ye Tianhui to find out.
Ye Wenyong said, "Don't pay attention to them. If you say one thing, they will exaggerate ten more."
Ye Tianhui: "Okay, Brother Wen Yong, I'll listen to you!"
Her words were clear and sweet.
Ye Wenyong was slightly startled and looked at Ye Tianhui: "Why do I suddenly find you so cute?"
Ye Tianhui: "Am I not always cute?"
Ye Wenyong's eyes looked a little strange, and he was speechless.
Ye Tianhui: "When we're away from home, family members naturally stick together. Brother Wen Yong's words of advice make sense, so I naturally listened to them."
Ye Wenyong sneered: "Forget it, you don't have to listen to me. Please don't dig holes for me and don't complain to me. I will be very grateful."
After saying that, he walked over to the side and chatted with another colleague.
As for Ye Tianhui, she was too lazy to pay attention to Ye Wenyong's ridicule. Even if he pretended, he had to pretend to be a cousin and would never expose her in front of outsiders. That was enough.
If you really want to fight, just fight behind closed doors at home.
At this meeting, Ye Tianhui actually met several old acquaintances. In addition to the racecourse manager Mr. 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 quickly sat together.
Ye Tianhui had just arrived, so Gu Zhiming gave her a brief introduction to the history of the Jockey Club and various other things, and also told her roughly which one was which and which family had which horses.
Gu Zhiming whispered, "Everyone is optimistic about Meng Yinian's Golden Light of the Bay. I often receive calls asking about this horse on the horse show channel. I've also been researching this horse recently. In addition to this horse, there's also the Zhou family's horse, which is also very popular right 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 competition this time, and they seemed to be her strong opponents. It seemed that their daughter-in-law was now in charge of the horse affairs of the Ning family.
She was curious: "Is it Zhou Wanlan? Which one is it?"
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 of her. She looked to be about 27 or 28 years old, elegant and quiet, and covered in jewels. She was chatting with the person next to her with her head tilted to the side.
Gu Zhiming whispered, "The one next to her is Ke Zhiming."
Ye Tianhui: "Ke Zhiming?"
Gu Zhiming nodded. "It's said that Zhou Wanlan is determined to win this season. I heard that she's 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 indeed 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 learned this news by accident."
Ye Tianhui nodded slightly: "That's it..."
You should know that this kind of thing is a rare operation. After all, the competition is about to start, and a jockey joins another team. This means that he has to re-adjust with the trainer and the racehorse. In fact, the risk is very high. If he is not careful, his reputation may be ruined and he may suffer a tragic defeat.
In fact, she had studied Zhou Wanlan's situation. She was the eldest daughter of a famous Hong Kong family. However, due to 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 tide and married into the Ning family, her childhood sweetheart and a family of old friends.
The Ning family then took action, which saved their lives.
But her father is gone after all, so she helps her husband manage the family business on the one hand, and supports her natal family business on the other. Now that her natal family business has become formal, it is said that she is going to retire, and she herself will concentrate on managing the affairs of her horse management company.
Gu Zhiming said, "The most famous horse under her family is Longhua Jiaren. That horse is also very popular right now, and the public is very enthusiastic about it."
Ye Tianhui: "I've seen it. Their family lives in Longhua, so they named it this, right?"
Gu Zhiming nodded. "Yes, this horse has won the Grade 3 Sha Tin Sprint and set the fastest time in the preliminaries of the Grade 2 Hong Kong Sprint last year. This time, they're gearing up for another great result."
Ye Tianhui: "Although Hong Kong is not big, it is a gathering place for many talented people. This horse racing season is indeed exciting."
Gu Zhiming smiled. "Yes, and judging by the meaning, there are many competitions in this race meeting. No matter what level of horse, there will be a chance."
As she was speaking, Zhou Wanlan happened to look over here, and she seemed to have seen Ye Tianhui as well.
Ye Tianhui nodded politely to her, and the other party also greeted her with a smile.
As they were talking, the meeting began. The person in charge of affairs of the Hong Kong Jockey Club presided over the meeting. Manager Chen first talked about the development of the Hong Kong horse racing industry and the current government's attention to the horse racing industry. He then mentioned the desire to promote the construction of the main supporting areas for the Hong Kong horse racing industry.
When the word "construction" is mentioned, everyone's ears perk up.
Obviously, where the reclamation project will be located is still a mystery. Everyone knows the implicit rules here, but it is inevitable to be excited to hear the connection with one's own ears.
Ye Tianhui raised her eyes and looked to the front and side. That was Meng Yinian.
Coincidentally, Meng Yinian also looked over and nodded at her in a friendly manner.
Everyone is a rival, and 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 to be very friendly.
The smoke of war is hidden under the politeness and decency of each other.
At this time, the director mentioned the changes in event prize money and a series of measures that would be taken soon.
The most exciting thing is naturally the substantial increase in prize money for various distance events, and the implementation of a new special bonus system.
Director Na announced, "We also hope that these measures will encourage competitors and jockeys to pay more attention to technique and strategy, so that they can stand out from the fierce competition and achieve good results!"
When he said this, everyone applauded, the spotlights came on, reporters gathered around to prepare for interviews, and the meeting began with a question-and-answer session, and the scene became lively.
At this time, Zhou Wanlan came over to Ye Tianhui and Gu Zhiming. She looked at them with a smile and said to Gu Zhiming, "Would you like to introduce us?"
Gu Zhiming greeted them with a smile and immediately introduced the two people.
Gu Zhiming: "You two could have a good chat. You're both outstanding women in the horse racing world. This season, you're pretty much evenly matched."
At that moment, Zhou Wanlan also sat next to them, and the three of them chatted for a while. It was obvious that they all had some tentative intentions towards each other. Zhou Wanlan did not have any land to develop, nor did she want to reclaim land, 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 have to compete on the racecourse, and each of them wanted to test the other's tone.
During this conversation, Gu Shizhang came up, and Zhou Wanlan asked with a smile, "Zhiming, I heard Shizhang is back in Hong Kong, but why hasn't he shown up? Where has he been 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 enough to call each other by name.
She thought of Meng Yinian again.
To sum up, Gu Shizhang is very familiar with her competitors.
This person didn't even mention...
Hearing this, Gu Zhiming smiled and said, "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 his juniors, how dare we ask what he's busy with? On the contrary, if you ask, he might tell you."
Zhou Wanlan also smiled: "I've been busy recently and really didn't know he was back. I'll have to call him and ask when I get back."
As soon as they finished speaking, 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 hurriedly smiled and said, "Nothing, it seems you two are having a good chat."
As he spoke, he also sat aside and joined the conversation with a smile.
Just at this time, Zhou Wanlan was chatting with Gu Zhiming about Gu Shizhang. It seemed that one of her racehorses was injured. Since he had taken care of an injured Long Guang before, he wanted to ask for his advice.
Gu Zhiming naturally didn't know the relationship between Ye Tianhui and Gu Shizhang, and he didn't know that Longguang was under Ye Tianhui's name. This matter was kept secret and no one outside knew about it.
So Gu Zhiming chatted with Zhou Wanlan about Gu Shizhang, saying that he would ask about him when they met again.
Meng Yinian's gaze vaguely swept towards Ye Tianhui, with a smile on his face and a rather subtle expression.
Ye Tianhui ignored this.
The meeting ended and everyone exchanged business cards and left their 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 him with a smile, then leaned over and whispered, "You haven't made your relationship public yet? When do you plan to make it public? You're actually still having a secret relationship?"
Ye Tianhui looked at him puzzledly: "Why, are you in a hurry to give us a wedding gift?"
Meng Yinian laughed dumbly: "Nothing, nothing, I'm just curious."
Ye Tianhui: "Don't worry, I won't make it public. I'll maintain my single status. Who knows, some handsome guy might chase 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. He spoke inappropriately today. Don't misunderstand."
Ye Tianhui glanced at Meng Yinian and sighed, "You're thinking too much. Do I care about this kind of thing?"
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 towards Zhou Wanlan, Zhou Wanlan would not have had to marry into the Ning family in order to save her company as the tabloids said.
So she didn't take it seriously at all, but since Meng Yinian said that, she was too lazy to explain.
She could only say that men think too much and have too many concerns.
However, what she didn't expect was that Gu Shizhang actually called her specifically in the evening.
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