Chapter 69 Your Leg Hair is Here
Ye Baoshun injured Zheng Junni.
He bled profusely from the back of his head and was rushed to the hospital.
In the chaos, Ye Baoling went to the restroom and secretly called Gu Man'er on her mobile phone, asking Gu Man'er to find a way to call the police.
Ye Baoshun was taken away by the police for investigation, and Uncle Xing urgently asked Ye's family lawyer to follow up.
Ye Huaizhang, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, asked Dong Jian to ask his acquaintances at the police station for help, and soon he got news.
“After 24 hours of detention, they can be released on bail. If everyone insists that it was an accidental injury, the most they can be sentenced to is community service.”
That's good.
Ye Qizu was finally relieved.
The excitement has faded, leaving behind only a mess.
Ye Qizu sat in the study, looking up at Ye Huaizhang with a weary expression, and pointed to the chair: "You've been standing all night, sit down and rest."
Ye Huaizhang then sat down without any hesitation.
Ye Kaisi said gratefully, "Fortunately, Huai Zhang helped us. It's still under control. We were panicking just now."
The eldest son's family could also use their connections to get things done, but they weren't as efficient as Ye Huaizhang.
Ye Qizu asked, "Who called the police? Have they found out?"
Ye Kaisi replied, "It wasn't a call made from our home; it could have been someone outside."
How would outsiders know?
“If Zheng Junni is sent to the hospital, people will know. Although the doctor from the second wife’s side won’t call the police, there will inevitably be nosy people.”
Ye Qizu complained in a low voice, "You guys too. You should have told me about this kind of shameful thing in private beforehand, so I could be prepared. You made such a big fuss at home, letting your third uncle's whole family watch the show. Are you satisfied now?"
Saying these things in front of Ye Huaizhang shows that the old man doesn't consider him an outsider.
Ye Kaisi explained, "We had just received the paternity test results and hadn't had a chance to show them to you yet. We just happened to be arguing and didn't think much of it, so we took the opportunity to expose them."
Ye Qizu turned to Ye Huaizhang and asked him, "Where is Baoling?"
"She was downstairs comforting her second aunt."
At this time, Ye Baoling was in her second aunt's room. Liang Meiyun was finally relieved after learning that her son would at most be sentenced to community service.
"Can I get bail tomorrow?"
"It should be fine. The social service order is basically to do some volunteer work. It's good for Bao Shun to do some work and relax."
Liang Meiyun nodded: "That's good. It's better for him to vent his resentment now. That bitch Zheng Junni has ruined our eldest son's family. If it weren't for her, your parents wouldn't have divorced. Your mother was still young then. If they hadn't divorced, she might have given birth to a son much earlier. Your mother wouldn't have died so depressed. It's all because of that bitch. That's why she's getting her comeuppance, having problems even with two sons."
Ye Baoling poured her second aunt a cup of tea. "My dad still doesn't want to accept reality. He was forced by my grandfather to have his blood drawn."
"He was given hope, then taken it away. It's only natural that he can't accept it right away." Liang Meiyun didn't feel sorry for Ye Kaimin; she felt a sense of satisfaction.
Then she asked gossipily, "What's going on between you and Ye Huaizhang? How come there wasn't a word of it before, not even from you, Second Aunt?"
Ye Baoling smiled and replied dismissively, "I'm afraid Grandpa will beat me."
Liang Meiyun laughed and said, "You're quite bold. But Ye Huaizhang is indeed better than the others you've met before."
What reassured Liang Meiyun the most was that Ye Baoling was just a daughter. Now that Ye Kaimin had lost his healthy son, it would be almost impossible for him to inherit the family business in the future.
If that's the case, the better Ye Baoling marries, the more beneficial it will be for the eldest branch of the family, which in turn will be more advantageous for Baoshun.
Bao Shun's biggest problem now is that he has gone astray and fallen in love with men. If there is really no other way in the future, the only thing we can do is to find him a wife and give him a great-grandson so that he can carry on the family line.
*
When Grandma Guan arrived, it was almost 10 p.m.
The younger members of her family advised her to visit the next day, but she knew that Ye Qizu valued time and etiquette the most, and that he had not yet rested, so she rushed over.
The living room on the third floor, where a grand opera had just finished two hours ago, has finally quieted down.
At this moment, Ye Qizu and Ye Kaisi, father and son, along with the elders of the third branch of the family, were sitting here.
With a face full of apologies, Old Madam Guan explained the reason for Huai Zhang and Bao Ling's marriage.
"Of all the people in the city, only Bao Ling's birth chart matched Huai Zhang's. At that point in time, you can't imagine how anxious and worried I was. I lost 10 pounds in less than half a month. When Bao Ling finally matched with me, I was practically begging her to help me."
Yang Pinxian also said, "Yes, if Bao Ling hadn't been willing to help, Huai Zhang might not have been able to come back."
Yeh Chi-tsu still didn't understand: "Then there's no need to actually get married."
Grandma Guan waved her hand: "It can't be faked. To tell you the truth, the first thing Huaizhang did after returning from South Africa was to discuss divorce with Baoling, and Baoling agreed and even signed the papers. As a result, Huaizhang was in a car accident and hospitalized that same day, and Jinsong and I were also injured one after another, just as Granny Tong said. I never believed these things before, but after this incident, I had no choice but to believe them. When Baoling hesitated about whether to help, I patted my chest and guaranteed her that if you held me accountable, I would take full responsibility. Second brother, if you want to blame someone today, just blame me!"
They're already married, what can Yeh Chi-tsu do?
If they absolutely refuse, then the two families will break up, the granddaughter will become someone else's daughter-in-law, and the family will get nothing and become a laughing stock.
Ye Qizu had already compromised in his heart, but he couldn't just give in verbally. "They've been married for almost half a year, but they've kept it a secret from me. What kind of behavior is this? Do they even respect me as their grandfather?"
Grandma Guan: "Baoling was afraid you would scold her, so she didn't want us to talk about it. She worked so hard at Ye Qingtang, she must have wanted to gain your approval, Second Brother, and slowly explain things to you. Who knew... Actually, it's good this way. Now that it's out in the open, I feel at ease and don't have to hide like this anymore."
Ye Jinsong also said, "Second Uncle, although our two families are of the same clan, by their generation, the blood ties have become very weak. Now that the deed is done, we should face it squarely. If we try to hide it and think it's a shameful thing, we'll only be laughed at by outsiders. It's better to be open and honest. If we feel there's no problem, we can happily get married, which might even become a beautiful story."
Ye Qizu did not speak.
Grandma Guan knew that if she wanted Ye Qizu to agree, there would definitely be conditions.
They came prepared. She took out an invitation and handed it to them: "Second Brother, these are the betrothal gifts we prepared. Please take a look."
Ye Kais hurriedly took the invitation and handed it to Ye Qizu.
In addition to preparing various jewelry and accessories for Ye Baoling, the villa and five million that had already been given were also included in the list.
In addition, five shops and nine apartments on three floors were added.
Most importantly, the diamonds supplied to Suman Jewelry were subsequently priced 5% lower than the market price.
This is equivalent to sending money to the eldest son's family every year.
A chicken leg can break a person's teeth and mortis.
Ye Qizu would find it difficult to refuse such a condition.
But he still insisted on putting on airs, saying only, "I'll discuss it with her father again. I'll give you an answer in a couple of days."
This can be considered an indirect agreement.
The old man just needs time to slowly descend the steps.
The third branch of the family went back, and Ye Huaizhang went to the police station again because of Ye Baoshun's matter.
Ye Baoling's room was quite lively.
After seeing Yulan off, the Ye sisters, Ye Leqiong and Ye Leyan, sneaked into her room and forced her to talk about her love story with Ye Huaizhang.
Ye Baoling is most afraid of talking about this kind of thing, and she refuses to share: "He and I... don't talk about love."
"Huh?" Ye Leyan looked puzzled.
She didn't believe it.
Ye Leqiong was far less polite, "If we're not talking about love, are we talking about family ties?"
She tickled Ye Baoling with a laugh, "Trying to put on airs with us, huh? Talking love right under our noses, isn't that fun?"
Ye Baoling collapsed onto the sofa, laughing so hard she couldn't get up.
Ye Leyan then helped her sit up.
"Playing billiards, badminton, bridge..." Ye Leqiong, the wronged woman, counted on her fingers the number of light bulbs she had been used for in the past few months. "I was in every single one of them, and I even got pushed out of the bridge game."
The three of them huddled together and laughed heartily.
Ye Leyan said with admiration, "Sister Baoling, I really admire your courage. How could you say you love someone so easily?"
Ye Baoling quickly told her sister, who had been watching too many romance movies, to stop, "You don't need courage."
She was only after her own interests.
Ye Leqiong asked curiously, "Hey, how's your husband in that area?"
Ye Leyan patted her sister's hand shyly, "Sister, why do you ask about everything?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Food and sex are basic human needs! What can't be said?"
Looking at the fashionable and bold unmarried girl in front of her, Ye Baoling couldn't let Ye Huaizhang lose face in this regard, so she nodded slightly: "Not bad."
"How many lines are there? Can we do it while walking?"
"I'm not heavy." Why not?
"Ahhhhh!" Ye Leqiong and Ye Leyan, the sisters, screamed softly, filled with envy.
Ye Leqiong wanted to ask more, but Ye Baoling interrupted her: "That's enough, is that all you have in your head?"
"That's all I can think about today." She had absolutely no interest in the disgusting things Zheng Junni had done.
But Ye Baoling didn't want to talk about it anymore, so she quickly changed the subject.
Meanwhile, on the second floor of Lanting Residence, Ye Kaishen and Feng Yufang, who had excitedly gone to file a complaint, were somewhat unhappy that they had ended up bringing their secret affair into the open.
Ye Kaishen lay on the sofa, sighing repeatedly: "What do we call this? Making wedding dresses for others!"
“We have to make them give us our money back.” Feng Yufang had already finished showering and came out. She then smiled and said, “But today’s show was worth watching. Ye Kaimin is a joke. He was completely fooled by Zheng Junni. Ye Kaisi and his wife will be able to hold their heads high again.”
Ye Kaishen sneered: "If Ye Kais is suppressed, I can get more things. If he gets too cocky, it won't do me much good either."
Feng Yufang dried her hair: "Now that Ye Baoling is gaining momentum, why don't you go and stir things up?"
Ye Kaishen remained silent, lost in thought.
*
So much happened in one night, and Ye Qizu, despite his advanced age, had to force himself to handle it.
To be honest, it's somewhat pitiful.
The next afternoon, he finally found the time to call Ye Huaizhang over and talk for more than an hour.
As a grandson-in-law, Ye Huaizhang is undoubtedly the most outstanding and impeccable candidate.
He envied the third wife's family, whose children and grandchildren were all capable and competent, unlike him, who still had to clean up after his children and grandchildren in his old age.
Ye Huaizhang is very good at chatting when he needs to cheer someone up.
So the grandfather and grandson had a fairly pleasant chat.
After Ye Huaizhang left, Ye Qizu sat quietly for a while before sending someone to call Ye Baoling over.
It was obvious that the old man hadn't rested well these past two days, and he seemed a bit listless.
He glanced at his granddaughter and said to her, "You're shrewd and capable. You can tell me many things in advance, but you always have to wait until something goes wrong before you start cleaning up the mess, right? Is that how you show off your abilities?"
Ye Baoling isn't stupid; she won't fall into the trap her grandfather set for her.
She threw the question back at Ye Qizu: "Grandpa, you need to reflect on yourself and why I didn't dare to tell you in advance."
Ye Qizu: "..."
The old man rubbed his temples. "What are your own thoughts on your marriage to Ye Huaizhang?"
Ye Baoling is best at making empty promises and drawing conclusions. "I am the only granddaughter of the eldest son's family, and the interests of the eldest son's family will always come first to me."
"Hmph. Girls are drawn to the outside world! Once you have children, your heart won't be with our eldest son's family anymore."
“It’s not that girls are extroverted, it’s that girls are forced to be extroverted. For so many years, the eldest son’s family didn’t have a room for me. I finally managed to move back in, but after only a few days, Baoshun came to me and forced me to move out and give the room back to him. He said I was even worse than a tenant. Under such circumstances, any woman would be forced to be extroverted.” As she spoke, Ye Baoling changed the subject, “But, Grandpa, you didn’t kick me out, you didn’t force me to give up the room to Baoshun. So, Grandpa, you don’t need to worry about me being extroverted. As for the child I have, we’ll talk about that after it’s born.”
Ye Qizu: "What, you don't plan to have children? That won't do! You definitely have to have children."
"If I have a child with Ye Huaizhang, will my child bear the Ye surname? Will they be the Ye family descendant you've chosen?"
"That's Ye from the third branch of the family, not Ye from our eldest branch."
Ye Baoling: "You were just saying you share the same surname and clan, but now you're not? Grandpa, you've already set your stance, so why are you asking me? Aren't my children your descendants? Why don't you just treat Ye Huaizhang as your live-in grandson-in-law?"
A live-in grandson-in-law?!
Ye Qizu was stunned. This argument seemed somewhat appealing.
“Grandpa, you don’t need to ask me these questions at all. Do you want to push me out, or do you hope that I will stay in the eldest branch of the family and help the eldest branch’s descendants build the empire? You can decide for yourself.”
She's taken the initiative now.
Ye Qizu was silent for a while before asking again, "If there is a conflict of interest between the eldest son's branch and the third son's branch, what would you choose?"
Ye Baoling said without hesitation, "I can divorce him."
"Tsk!" Ye Qizu said with slight dissatisfaction, "Don't keep talking about divorce."
"Grandpa, how can you be more fickle than the weather in Hong Kong? Last night, weren't you still pressuring Ye Huaizhang to divorce me?"
Why is that?
So much happened in those two short hours last night that her unconventional marriage seemed less unacceptable.
In particular, the tempting benefits offered by the third son's family were too much for the old man to refuse.
Yeh Chi-tsu: "I'm doing this for your own good."
Anyone who believes this high-sounding nonsense is a fool.
Ye Baoling smiled and acted like a fool: "I know Grandpa, you're doing this for my own good. My marriage to Ye Huaizhang was a result of unforeseen circumstances. This won't affect my efforts to build a business for the eldest branch of the family. If I have the chance, I will make sure that our eldest branch's business surpasses that of the third branch."
These words made Ye Qizu's heart tremble.
To step on the head of the third son's family was something he wanted to accomplish in his life, but unfortunately, he was not as strong as them.
It should be said that starting from his father's generation, they were not as good at running businesses as the third branch of the family.
They could only watch helplessly as the other's wealth drifted further and further away from the eldest son's family.
The gap between them is widening.
Therefore, every time Ye Qizu held a ancestral worship ceremony, he could only use his status as the eldest son of the family to suppress them.
It's good that his granddaughter has such ambitions. After getting excited, Ye Qizu laughed self-deprecatingly: "You're already doing well enough to keep Ye Huaizhang in check in family matters, let alone want to keep them in check in their businesses."
Ye Baoling retorted with a smile, "Don't you want to, Grandpa?"
I want to. But what good will it do?
One should be more realistic.
Ye Qizu asked her, "How much did Ye Huaizhang help you achieve these results at Ye Qingtang?"
Ye Baoling: "I have worked my way up in Ye Qingtang step by step, entirely through my own efforts."
"Wasn't it Ye Huaizhang who advised you to secure the US market distributorship this time?"
"He didn't offer any advice or planning; this is the result of my team's efforts. The only thing he did for me was to find out Lisa and her husband's preferences, and even that was conditional. He owes me, so helping him with this small favor is already a favor to him. Ye Huaizhang is like any other friend to me; he's just one of my connections. Wouldn't it be foolish of me not to use my connections?"
She was telling the truth.
After listening to his granddaughter's story, Ye Qizu was quite pleased: "I also asked him, and he said he didn't help you with any planning. However, you can't think that you can beat the third branch of the family just because of this success. Our company can't catch up with Hong Kong Tong Industrial and Minhua Bank. Not only are we not on the same track, but in terms of making money, we definitely can't beat them."
When it comes to business matters, Ye Baoling has thought about many things.
“If we only focus on herbal tea, we definitely won’t be able to beat them. But if we position Ye Qing Tang as a beverage company, then our market scope can be expanded to the world, and our target consumers can become ordinary consumers all over the world. Grandpa, have you ever heard the saying, ‘Those who sell water can make much more money than those who sell oil’?”
People who sell water make much more money than those who sell oil.
Ye Baoling's words were like a sudden enlightenment to Ye Qizu. The narrow path turned out to be a wide and broad road!
No, that's impossible!
Ye Qizu quickly pressed down on his slightly agitated heart, "If you really have the ability, then let our Suman Jewelry completely crush their Gezhi Jewelry, and then I'll be impressed."
Having successfully manipulated Ye Qizu, Ye Baoling silently followed the topic, saying, "Then Grandpa, you have to put me in a position within the group. Right now, I'm only the vice president of the herbal tea business. No, I haven't even taken office as the vice president of the herbal tea business yet."
"You should figure out the Ye Qingtang herbal tea business first. If you do, I'll give you not only the position of vice president of the group, but also my position as general manager." After saying that, Ye Qizu sighed, "You think I don't want to retire? I want to retire too, but unfortunately, your father and your second uncle are useless. As for you, I wish you were a boy."
Ye Baoling knew that Ye Qizu's biggest worry was that she was biased towards the third branch of the family. "Although I am a girl, I am your granddaughter, Grandpa. I was born into the eldest branch of the family, and I will die as their ghost. If you don't believe me, Grandpa, I can stay at home after my divorce and help the eldest branch build and maintain their empire. If you don't want me to divorce, that's fine too. When I have the ability, I will first take care of Gezhi Jewelry. Then you will know that my heart can never be biased towards the third branch of the family."
These words made Old Man Ye feel a little better. "Why are you so eager to take over Gezhi Jewelry?"
“I’ve always thought the third branch of the family is dishonest. Su Man Jewelry is the Ye family’s ancestral business, and they have shares in it. But instead, they started Gezhi Jewelry to compete with us and steal our market share. Ye Jinfeng, who manages Gezhi Jewelry, looks down on the eldest branch of the family the most. He’s two-faced and has badmouthed us a lot in private, saying that the eldest branch of the family has no one to rely on except Ye Kaishen, who isn’t capable. So, Grandpa, you’re so old and you still have to be the pillar of the family. I’ve wanted to teach them a lesson for a long time.”
Ye Baoling's words were spoken from the perspective of the eldest son's family, as some of them truly reflected her innermost feelings, thus resonating deeply with Ye Qizu.
Ye Qizu was both angry and felt he couldn't refute it. His eldest son's family really had no successor, no wonder people looked down on them.
But being looked down upon by one's own people still leaves one feeling very unhappy.
"You'll start as the vice president of Ye Qingtang Herbal Tea, just as a transition and training. We'll try to get you promoted to vice president of the group by the end of the year or early next year. If you succeed in taking over Gezhi Jewelry, you'll be in charge of this business from now on!"
Ye Qizu is a real old fox. He promised that you would be in charge of this family, but he didn't say that he would hand over the general manager position to Ye Baoling when he died.
He remained completely silent about joining the board of directors.
Ye Baoling knew that any promise that couldn't be kept was just empty talk, but her position as the group's vice president should be secure.
Ye Qizu, at least for now, is willing to believe her.
If she could gain even a little trust, then her efforts today wouldn't have been in vain.
The grandfather and grandson had their first truly open and honest conversation that lasted an entire afternoon.
Overall, Ye Qizu did see the hope of the family in Ye Baoling. Of course, he was still somewhat disappointed that Ye Baoling was not a boy.
In the evening, Ye Baoling went to the police station to pick up Ye Baoshun and take him home.
In the car, Ye Baoling handed him the milk she had prepared: "You did what I've always wanted to do. Baoshun, in my heart now, you are a true man."
Ye Baoshun said with an awkward laugh, "Grandpa, won't you be very disappointed?"
"No, Grandpa understands you. It's Zheng Junni who's being unreasonable. Don't worry, this time it'll only be a few dozen hours of community service at most. They'll arrange for you to do volunteer work in a less crowded place. Your brother-in-law has already made arrangements for you."
"Please thank my brother-in-law for me." Ye Baoshun was clearly more accepting of the fact that Ye Huaizhang was Ye Baoling's husband than the others.
After all, Ye Huaizhang had been using his connections to protect him after he was arrested. In his view, having such a brother-in-law as a backer was a good thing.
*
Ye Baoxin brought soup to the hospital. Zheng Junni hit the back of her head and was not in good condition.
"I can't eat. How is Baoxian?"
Ye Baoxin shook her head: "The nanny is watching. Grandpa said that if the final identification result shows that he is not a descendant of the Ye family, he should be sent away."
Zheng Junni knew she definitely couldn't go back to the Ye family. "Don't let them send her away. I'll raise the child myself."
"Mommy, please wake up!" Ye Baoxin said, speechless.
“I also want someone to rely on. Now that you’re married, who will I rely on?” Zheng Junni suddenly remembered her daughter’s marriage. “By the way, I hope Fang Shanxing won’t have a problem with you because of this.”
Ye Baoxin wasn't entirely sure either. "He doesn't seem to care right now, but I don't know what his family thinks. Let's just see how things go."
"You take good care of Baolong at the Ye family for your mother. Baolong depends on you the most. Only by securing Baolong's support can you stay in the Ye family, understand?"
Ye Baoxin understood, of course. She poured out the soup and said, "Drink some; your health is the most important thing."
Ye Kaimin didn't come to see her all day, and Zheng Junni asked again, "How is your father?"
“He was the most heartbroken. He wouldn’t see anyone in his room, and I was too ashamed to face him. Mom, what you did was really too much.”
"Stop talking. Can't even you understand your mother? If you have the chance to talk to your father, tell him that I was only doing this to help him keep his position, otherwise I wouldn't have risked going down this path."
Ye Baoxin shook her head: "I can't say it. You write a letter. I'll give it to him for you."
That's one way to do it. Zheng Junni needs to think carefully about how to word this letter.
*
The temperature has dropped these past few days, and after nightfall, Sister Ping helped Ye Baoling change into the autumn quilt.
Ye Baoling was nestled on the sofa in the bedroom looking at the documents she had brought back from the company when she heard Sister Ping teasingly say in a low voice, "I knew there was a man's leg hair on your bed. It must be your son-in-law's leg hair that got on your clothes and he brought it back."
Ping was extremely satisfied with this son-in-law.
In her opinion, it would be better if they shared the same surname. The eldest daughter's child would also have the surname Ye, and might even be able to inherit the family property of the eldest son's family.
Ye Baoling smiled helplessly and said, "Don't tell anyone."
"Am I the kind of person who talks too much? People never believe me."
As they were chatting, there was a knock on the door. Ping ran to open it, and Ye Huaizhang was standing there.
He entered the house with a bottle of whiskey, just like that, quite openly.
"The son-in-law has arrived."
Pingjie had a big smile on her face. After letting Ye Huaizhang in, she quickly went into the bedroom and whispered to Ye Baoling, "Your leg hair is here."
Ye Baoling: "..."
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Author's Note: Ye Huaizhang: Who's the leg hair? [Eye roll]
Ye Baoling: Having too good hearing can cause premature aging [heart emoji]
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