Ye Huaibin looked resistant, "There's no need for goddaughters. Our family doesn't have the habit of recognizing relatives."
He immediately rejected Liao Ting's suggestion. He hadn't even had a chance to pamper his precious daughter yet, so why should she recognize someone else as her godfather?
Liao Ting was not angry after being rejected. Instead, she took a delaying tactic and decided to first improve her relationship with Ye Huaibin before bringing up the matter again.
It was lunchtime, and Zhang Ma had already prepared the food for them to return. The aroma of the food wafted from the dining room.
Ye Huaibin originally intended to politely ask Liao Ting to leave the Ye residence, but out of consideration for Ye Xiufang and because it was mealtime, he decided to let Liao Ting stay for dinner.
He was a few years older than Liao Ting. Liao Ting kept serving him food while eating, and always addressed him as "Big Brother" in a very warm manner, which made Ye Huaibin feel a little embarrassed.
"Mom, are you coming with me today or another day?"
As Liao Ting was leaving, he looked at Ye Xiufang and could tell that she was very reluctant to leave. After all, she was her granddaughter whom she had raised for almost twenty years, and she couldn't bear to part with her so quickly.
Ye Xiufang subconsciously grasped Ye Zhizhou's hand, "Let's do it another day. When do you plan to leave Ning City?"
Ye Xiufang was actually very conflicted about whether or not to go to Japan with Liao Ting. Firstly, she was reluctant to leave Ye Zhizhou, and secondly, she was unfamiliar with Japan.
Liao Ting smiled and said, "About a week. Mom, you can stay here for now. I have to go to discuss business tomorrow, so I'll come back later."
The show "Go, Youth!" ended almost a week ago, but its popularity remains high, and Ye Zhizhou's every move has become the focus of attention.
They frequently trend on social media, and some people have even compiled their career paths into a list, praising them as an amazing brother and sister.
The interactions between Ye Zhizhou and Ye Qian in a previous variety show were also cut out and made into videos, which quickly gained them a large number of fans.
Ye Zhizhou's popularity has grown from a small idol to a top idol. In addition, given her first place ranking, the program team has arranged a series of debut activities for her.
Liang Tian quickly compiled the event schedule for her.
"Xiao Zhou, given your current workload, I suggest you find a personal assistant, preferably someone you know well."
In the entertainment industry, celebrities usually prioritize choosing people they are familiar with as assistants because they are worried about issues such as privacy leaks.
Ye Zhizhou thought for a moment. The person she was familiar with was Lin Qiqi, but Lin Qiqi still had to attend classes, and she didn't want Lin Qiqi to miss out on her studies.
"I'd like to wait a bit longer about the assistant, or perhaps you have a suitable candidate that I can take a look at, Sister Liang Tian."
Liang Tian understood her meaning and guessed that she didn't have a suitable person at the moment, so he selected a few diligent girls from the company and sent their resumes to Ye Zhizhou.
After careful comparison and selection, Ye Zhizhou chose a pretty girl as his assistant.
Not long after, the girl added her on WeChat.
[Lin Yu: Hello Xiao Zhou, I'm your new assistant. You can call me Xiao Yu from now on. Please feel free to tell me if you need anything or if there are any restrictions.]
Assistants are usually responsible for the complicated affairs of an artist's life. Some artists don't like to be too close to their assistants and want to have their own privacy, so Lin Yu needs to understand all of this first.
[Ye Zhizhou: Hello, actually it's not much. I'll ask for your help if I'm busy. Please feel free to ask.]
She had thought that a girl like Ye Zhizhou would be a bit spoiled, but to her surprise, Ye Zhizhou was not only not spoiled, but also seemed to be very easy to take care of.
After exchanging phone numbers, Ye Zhizhou realized that he should prepare a work number.
The next day, Liao Ting came again. This time, she came alone and brought many gifts for everyone.
Ye Xiufang was very pleased to see how sensible her son was, and felt that at least this way her stay at the Ye residence hadn't been in vain.
"Brother Ye, I have good news for you. I heard that the piece of land your Ye family wanted to acquire was snatched up by someone else. I've spoken with the other party, and he's agreed to give me the land. I'll sell it to you at the original price."
Sitting on the sofa in the Ye residence, Liao Ting spoke with great sincerity.
Ye Huaibin was slightly surprised. The real estate business had been doing well in recent years, and the Ye Group had also made progress in this area. However, he did not expect that Liao Ting had also learned about the obstacles the Ye Group had encountered.
Moreover, he not only found out, but also did the Ye family a huge favor.
Selling the land to him is already a favor, and at the original price.
“Mr. Liao, are you sure you want to sell this land to me? You might get a higher price if you resell it to someone else.”
Ye Huaibin did not accept Liao Ting's kindness on a whim. Having been in the business world for many years, he was able to withstand the test of interests. Most importantly, he felt that Liao Ting just wanted to take his daughter away from him!
Liao Ting nodded firmly, "Yes, I won't resell it to anyone else. I'll sell it to you at the original price as a way of thanking you for taking care of my mother for almost a year."
He spoke with such conviction that Ye Huaibin had no doubt about his sincerity.
Upon learning that Liao Ting was Ye Xiufang's biological son, he immediately instructed his assistant to investigate the Liao family's background.
The Liao family has a vast business empire in country J. It can be said that the Liao family is involved in the entire food industry chain in country J, and the amount of money involved in their businesses is enormous.
The shareholder is indeed Liao Ting; the name and photo match.
However, there is another interesting point in the information obtained from the investigation: Liao Ting has five sons, the three youngest sons are triplets, but she has no daughters.
Moreover, I heard that Liao Ting's five sons have very different personalities and usually cause him a lot of trouble.
That's why Ye Huaibin had some doubts about Liao Ting's motives; in his eyes, Ye Zhizhou was the most outstanding daughter.
"Since you've done me such a big favor, I won't let you go back empty-handed. I also have some experience in the food industry in Ning City, and I can hand it over to you in the future."
Ye Huaibin accepted Liao Ting's kindness but then offered Liao Ting even greater benefits in return, hoping to discourage Liao Ting from adopting a goddaughter.
Liao Ting stared into Ye Huaibin's eyes; the two middle-aged men were secretly vying for dominance.
After a while, Liao Ting gave in and finally told his true feelings.
“Brother Ye, I really admire Xiaozhou. She’s much less troublesome than my sons, and she’s so outstanding in every way. I’ve always wanted a daughter, but I only have sons. Look at you, you have both a son and a daughter, how wonderful!”
Ye Huaibin was increasingly pleased to hear his heartfelt words, thinking to himself, "Of course, life isn't complete without a daughter."
"Brother Liao, what is destined to be yours will be yours, and what is not, you cannot force. Isn't it good to have five sons? Your family is large and prosperous, but you need someone to inherit it."
Liao Ting: ? ? ?
Those who have daughters don't know the suffering of those who don't. Goodness, this is a middle-aged Versailles?
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