Chapter 63
"No, no, your chess skills are too bad." Ye Lingchen was happy with himself and didn't care about others. It was the old man who turned his face away from him. Humph~
Lu Yijin tried to smooth things over, "Grandpa Qin, how about I play a couple of games with you? I know a little bit."
"Okay then."
Old Master Qin sat there again with his beard puffed and his eyes glared. Ye Lingchen sat on the side and cracked melon seeds leisurely. It was obvious that Lu Yijin could not beat Old Master Qin. The expression on Old Master Qin's face gradually relaxed. He said, how could his chess skills be so bad?
Lu Yijin only had a superficial understanding of Go, and after just a few rounds, he was completely defeated by Old Man Qin. Ye Lingchen cracked melon seeds and reached out to stop Lu Yijin from making a move. "Play this."
"No! A true gentleman watches chess without saying a word." Old Master Qin was unhappy. Why did he still need to find external help? If Lu Yijin played the game according to what Ye Xiaozi said, he would lose again.
Lu Yijin smiled at the old man opposite him, and then placed the chess piece where he was going to move it.
Only then did Old Master Qin smile happily, and soon won the game.
Lu Yijin played two more games with Old Man Qin. Old Man Qin smiled with a smug look on his face. Ye Lingchen spat out the melon seed shells in his mouth, bullying the weak with his big body.
"It's time for the old man to eat. Mr. Ye, Mr. Lu, the eldest young master was looking for you two just now but couldn't find you. It's time to eat." The servant came over.
"Wait a moment, let's go eat after this game." Old Master Qin had won three games in a row against Lu Yijin and was in high spirits at the moment.
"Lu Xiaojin, let's go eat. I'm hungry." Ye Lingchen didn't want to tolerate this old man. He raised his hand and helped Lu Xiaojin take a step, and the black man who was surrounded came out.
The smile on Old Man Qin's face froze. He snorted, shook his sleeves and stood up, "Xiao Jin, right? Come and walk with me, old man."
Lu Yijin obediently helped the old man to the living room. Ye Lingchen walked ahead with a swagger. Old Master Qin glared at him from behind, puffing his beard and glaring, "No manners."
Lu Yijin explained beside him: "Ye Chenchen is just like this, grandpa, don't be angry."
Old Master Qin snorted and said nothing. He decided to take this kid with him to visit his old friends in the afternoon. He didn't believe that no one could beat this kid.
As soon as Ye Lingchen arrived, he sat opposite Qin Jinyan, "Brother~"
"Where did you go with Xiaojin?"
"I went to play Go with the old man. That old man is really bad."
The old man Zhencai and Lu Yijin walked in together. Old Master Qin snorted again and sat down on the main seat. Lu Yijin wanted to sit next to Ye Lingchen, but Old Master Qin stopped him, "Xiaojin, come and sit next to grandpa."
Qin Jinyan raised his eyebrows. What happened just now? It seemed that the old man particularly liked the little crybaby.
Old Master Qin coughed and said to his eldest grandson, "Jinyan, since you are going to adopt a younger brother, why not adopt Xiaojin as well? Xiaojin and I get along well."
"Because I got angry because the old man couldn't beat me in Go, playing with Lu Xiaojin helped me regain my confidence." Ye Lingchen said rudely, "So we just get along so well~"
Old Master Qin was embarrassed. He had been working in society for so many years. Even when meeting competitors, they always maintained proper etiquette. This was the first time he had seen someone who did not follow the rules.
Lu Yijin quickly shook his head and found an excuse to refuse: "My parents don't agree."
Qin Jinyan nodded with a smile on his face. He couldn't acknowledge this younger brother. The little crybaby would be included in his family tree sooner or later, but he would be ranked alongside him.
Old Master Qin had no choice but to give up. He even picked up two pieces of food for Lu Yijin at the table. It was obvious that he really liked the well-behaved Lu Yijin.
Before the afternoon dinner started, Mr. Qin took Ye Lingchen, who had just woken up from his nap, away and said, "Let's play chess."
"No."
"Win a round and get those old guys to give you a gift."
"make a deal!"
Ye Lingchen and the other two went to play chess with Old Master Qin. Tonight was a family reunion banquet, and Old Master Qin had already informed his chess friends in their group chat, "Come quickly this afternoon. I'm going to meet a master I can't beat."
When those Go enthusiasts heard that he was a master, they immediately became interested. They all knew that Lao Qintou was good at Go and that he was not weak and was considered a master. They also wanted to meet someone who even Lao Qintou could not beat.
The old heads of the major families who had originally planned to come with their families came early, as masters are hard to come by.
As soon as Mr. Qin arrived, he was surrounded by those people, "Where are the people? Where is the master?"
"Hey, here, here, where are you looking?" Old Master Qin moved aside, revealing the two young men following behind him.
"The two of them?" The old men were clearly unconvinced. "Old Qin, we've been here a long time ago. Are you kidding us?"
"Who's going first?" Ye Lingchen sat down. "One person, one round. Old Man Qin said the loser has to give me a gift. My request is simple. I want you to pick something from me."
"What if you lose?" A spirited old man sat down.
"How is that possible?"
"Don't talk big, kid." Old Master Li didn't believe that he couldn't beat one more kid.
"If I lose, you'll ask Old Man Qin for his things." Ye Lingchen looked at Old Man Qin, "Right?"
Old Master Qin gritted his teeth and agreed, "Okay!"
The game between the two was relatively easy at the beginning, but the older man on the opposite side found it more and more difficult as the game went on. He had to cheer himself up. This young man was indeed very strong. No wonder Old Man Qin lost to him.
The group of old men watching on the side also showed surprise. This young man's chess skills were so exquisite.
Soon the first opponent was defeated by Ye Lingchen, "Okay, next one."
"No, let's play another round!" The old man who lost looked incredulous.
"One round per round, next time." Ye Lingchen took a sip of tea and then extended his hand towards Mr. Li. "As for the gift, just the ring on your hand will do."
Mr. Li painfully took off the ring and handed it to Ye Lingchen. Ye Lingchen played with it for a while before putting it on his thumb. "Jade ring, not bad."
Old Master Li's heart was bleeding. He was afraid that Ye Lingchen, a child, would not know the value of the jade, so he deliberately added, "Ice-type Hetian jade."
"Thanks, next pot~"
Old Master Zhang sat down and pulled himself up. Knowing that Ye Lingchen was quite powerful, he immediately became more alert. However, he was soon surrounded by Ye Lingchen's white pieces. Ye Lingchen extended his hand towards him, "Your ring is also very pretty~"
Ye Lingchen was delighted to receive another ring. His Go skills were truly superb, and all the Go enthusiasts were eager to try their luck. Ye Lingchen defeated his third opponent, and then he exclaimed, "Ring~"
"Your two thumbs are already full, why do you still need to use rings?" The old man looked painful.
"Ten fingers."
The group of old men looked at their thumbs. If they had known that this kid wanted to wear a ring today, they would have brought something more ordinary with them when they went out!
"Too slow, the four of you come together." Ye Lingchen yawned out of boredom.
"Then don't blame us old men for bullying the weak with our numbers."
"Oh, no, just don't look so painful when I give you the ring later." Ye Lingchen was leisurely surrounded by four people, and he went down with four people at the same time.
Ye Lingchen was extremely fast. After placing one piece, he quickly placed another piece on another chess board. He forced the four people to wipe their sweat constantly.
Old Master Qin's eyes lit up as he watched from the side. He wondered where his eldest grandson had found this treasure for him. He had decided on this grandson today!
Ye Lingchen smacked his lips, "Lu Xiaojin, I want to eat something."
Lu Yijin took out a lollipop from his pocket and stuffed it into Ye Lingchen's mouth. Ye Lingchen sucked on the lollipop and knocked down four people in a row.
"There are three of us left. Come together and we'll have ten rings. I'll give one to each of your fingers."
Ye Lingchen quickly collected ten rings, his little fangs bared with joy. Apart from anything else, the rings on these old men's hands were quite good. There were jadeite, ruby, ceramic, and sapphire inscriptions...
Ye Lingchen's hands were full, and he admired the sun. It was beautiful.
Ye Lingchen saw a familiar person through his palm, and the smile on his face became even wider. "Jing Jianchen, when did you come?"
"I came when you were one on four."
"Am I awesome?"
"Awesome." There was a smile in Jing Jianchen's eyes. Ye Lingchen, who won the chess game, was like a cunning little fox. He didn't know how many surprises he had in store.
The defeated people scowled, "Old Qin, are you looking for a genius?"
Ye Lingchen's chess skills amazed everyone. Old Master Qin puffed out his chest with pride and said, "This is my little grandson. I brought him out today to show you."
"Old Qin, when did you have a grandson? How come we didn't know?"
"He is the protagonist of today's banquet. What do you think of my little grandson? Can he do it?" Ye Lingchen defeated ten people in a row, especially the old man Zhao who he could never beat. Old Master Qin was so proud.
Old Man Li came up to Ye Lingchen and asked, "Would you be interested in recognizing me as your grandfather?"
"And me, what do you think of me? I have a grandson who is about your age. Let me introduce him to you." Old Master Gu stepped forward and said. He knew that his grandson liked boys, and he thought this young man was a good guy.
Old Master Qin coughed heavily and said, "Don't grab him. This is my grandson. He's the grandson listed below Jinyan in the family tree!"
Ye Lingchen didn't care how the old men quarreled. He followed Jing Jianchen and left. "Master, why are you here so early?"
"I wanted to come over earlier to be with you."
Ye Lingchen coughed, a blush spreading across his face. Jing Jianchen saw that the young man was embarrassed, and with a smile on his face, he said, "Jinyan was just looking for you. Let's go change clothes. The dinner will start soon."
Ye Lingchen, accompanied by Jing Jianchen, went into the house to change into suits. Both he and Lu Yijin's suits were custom-made by Qin Jinyan a long time ago. Jing Jianchen helped the boy adjust his bow tie. He took out a diamond brooch and gave it to him. "A gift."
Wearing formal attire for the first time, Ye Lingchen tugged at the hem of his shirt uncomfortably. Jing Jianchen held his hand, "Don't move. Your clothes will get messed up."
"This dress is uncomfortable to tuck in."
"You'll get used to it once you get used to it."
The young man in a silver suit exuded a noble demeanor, his hair combed back to reveal a full, smooth forehead. Even the jeweled accessories on his body were somewhat dimmed by his appearance. Jing Jianchen could only see the young man. "We are ready to go out."
"Wait for me to take all the spoils of today." Ye Lingchen knew that anyone who could be with Old Man Qin must be rich or noble, so he wanted to wear this ring to show off.
When Ye Lingchen came out, Lu Yijin and Qin Jinyan were waiting for him in the living room on the second floor. Lu Yijin's eyes froze when he saw Ye Lingchen in his formal attire. Ye Lingchen came up to him and said, "Lu Xiaojin, Lu Xiaojin."
Lu Yijin's face turned slightly red when she realized what was happening. Ye Lingchen and Qin Jinyan looked even more alike in their formal attire.
Qin Jinyan's eyes fell on Ye Lingchen's ten fingers. Those rings, which were obviously not ordinary items, were dangling precariously on his hands. He thought they looked familiar. "A Ling, where did these rings come from?"
"Old man Qin took me to play chess, and I won all these." Ye Lingchen proudly showed his spoils to his royal brother.
Qin Jinyan then remembered why he said these rings looked familiar, and many of them were status symbols of the head of the family. "I'll go back later."
"No, I won all this."
"Listen, these are tokens from the heads of many families."
Ye Lingchen groaned unhappily, and Qin Jinyan chuckled, "Hold brother's arm, let's go downstairs."
Ye Lingchen walked in front holding Qin Jinyan's arm, Jing Jianchen and Lu Yijin walked behind. On the spiral staircase covered with red carpet, a handsome young man appeared in front of everyone holding the arm of the head of the Qin family.
The noisy banquet hall suddenly became quiet. Qin Jinyan had a strong aura, but the young man next to him was not affected at all. He had a noble demeanor, with his chin slightly raised. Especially the rings on his hands seemed a little out of place with his whole appearance.
Qin Jinyan walked down, hand in hand with Ye Lingchen, his voice filled with authority that brooked no refusal. "My brother, Ye Lingchen, please take good care of me from now on. I also have one more announcement to make: 10% of Shengtian Group's shares will be allocated to my brother."
Ye Lingchen didn't know what the 10% stake in Shengtian Group meant. Shengtian Group had many industries under its umbrella, not only Shengtian Media, a leading entertainment company, but also real estate, medicine, tourism, high-tech and many other industries.
With ten percent of the group's shares, Ye Lingchen's net worth increased to hundreds of billions overnight. When they heard Qin Jinyan's announcement, there was an uproar, especially those from the Qin family's side branches, whose expressions went out of control.
Qin Jinyan's implication was self-evident. He wanted everyone to know that Ye Lingchen was a member of his Qin family. Anyone who dared to do anything to Ye Lingchen in the future would be in trouble with their Qin family.
"Uncle, this..." A man was interrupted by the sound of Qin Laozi's cane slamming on the ground before he could finish his words. "Jin Yan is the head of the Qin family now, and he has the final say."
The housekeeper came up with the family tree. With everyone witnessing, Old Master Qin picked up his pen and added Ye Lingchen's name below Qin Jinyan's. "From today on, Ye Lingchen is a member of our Qin family."
Congratulations came from the crowd. Ye Lingchen brought a cup of hot tea and offered it to him. He did not kneel but bent slightly, "Old man, have some tea."
Old Master Qin glared at him angrily, "You're rude, calling me grandpa."
"Old man, grandpa."
Old Master Qin almost spit out the tea he drank. What kind of name was this? "Forget it, forget it. Call me whatever you want. You're not listening at all."
Old Master Qin took out an exquisite longevity lock and said, "Every child of the main branch of our Qin family will be forged with a longevity lock from birth. This one is yours."
Ye Lingchen reached out to take it, but Old Master Qin started to scowl and said, "Come here, bend down, and lower your head."
Ye Lingchen put his head in front of Mr. Qin and said, "Hurry up."
Old Master Qin personally placed the longevity lock on Ye Lingchen. Looking at his newly born grandson, Old Master Qin smiled so hard that his eyes almost disappeared. As expected of his grandson, he was invincible and proud! Look at those old men, their faces are twisted with jealousy, hahahaha~
The banquet officially began. Ye Lingchen was annoyed by the noise, so he sat around the table with Lu Yijin to eat and drink. Ye Lingchen nodded and said, "Not bad. This little cake is quite delicious."
Old Master Qin, who was surrounded by the group of old men and was flattered by them, was beaming with joy. This little grandson was good in every way except for his bad temper. He was good-looking and his chess skills were even better!
At this time, the servant in the house whispered a few words in Qin Jinyan's ear, and Qin Jinyan's face turned cold, "Let them go away."
Ye Lingchen didn't know that his cheap scumbag father had come looking for him. He was stopped by Qin's security outside. After just a few days of not seeing him, Ye Zhendong had white hair on his head.
The servants drove Ye Zhendong, who was dressed in a suit, out. "I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving. Ye Lingchen is my son, my son. I want to see him!"
Lin Yuan, who arrived late, heard these words. He immediately asked someone to call Ye Zhendong over, and then led his men into the Qin family's banquet through the side door.
Although he was tricked by Qin Jinyan last time, the Qin family still sent out the invitations. Lin Yuan brought Ye Zhendong into the Qin family's gate.
Ye Zhendong thanked Lin Yuan profusely, "Thank you, thank you."
"You're welcome." Lin Yuan smiled as he watched the man leave. He would be happy as long as he could cause trouble for Qin Jinyan.
As soon as Lin Yuan came in, he greeted his grandfather. He saw Ye Lingchen and thought, "Tsk, he looks even better today." He raised his glass towards Ye Lingchen. Ye Lingchen didn't even look at him, but lowered his head to show off his little cake.
Lin Yuan gave the blind man a completely flirtatious look, and the smile on his face froze.
Old Master Gu also came over with his little grandson. "My dear, do you remember me? Didn't I just say I wanted to introduce my grandson to you? This is my grandson."
Gu Zheye raised his glass towards Ye Lingchen, "Lingchen, long time no see." Gu Zheye didn't expect that Ye Lingchen actually knew his grandfather, and his always old-fashioned grandfather actually wanted to match him and Ye Lingchen. This was really a blessing in disguise.
"oh."
Old Master Gu looked at Ye Lingchen lovingly. The more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became. He knew that Ye Lingchen was top-notch in both appearance and talent. He knew that his bastard grandson liked men, but he looked down on those little stars who were fooling around with his grandson. Old Master Gu was so eager to arrange a marriage with the Qin family on the spot.
"You young people have topics to talk about, so keep chatting. I won't bother you any more." Grandpa Gu left with a smile.
"I didn't expect you actually knew my grandfather." When Gu Zheye saw Ye Lingchen again, he felt his dormant heart become active again. Compared with Ye Lingchen, his former lovers were simply a pile of rubble.
"I don't know him. Your old man lost to me in chess." Ye Lingchen shook the ring on his finger. "Oh, it seems to be this black jade one. It's quite beautiful."
Gu Zheye laughed, "That ring is given by the Gu family to the heir or to the person the Gu family values most, such as my wife."
Ye Lingchen felt a chill, and with a flick of his fingers, all the rings on his ten fingers fell off. "Take it away, I don't want it."
Jing Jianchen came back from helping Ye Lingchen get some juice when he saw Gu Zheye clinging to him. He just happened to hear Gu Zheye say "my wife" and his face turned cold. "Gu Zheye, I remember your boyfriend's name is He Qingshui."
"As for him, at the moment, who knows what he will be like in the future?" Gu Zheye took their Gu family's ring and left.
Old Master Gu put on the ring and asked, "How is it? Is the person Grandpa chose for you much better than those flowers and plants I found?"
"Yeah." Gu Zheye nodded.
Seeing that there was a chance, Old Master Gu was even happier. "Then you should work hard to marry her back to me. When the time comes, I will give you half of my shares as a gift."
Gu Zheye's hand holding the wine glass paused. If he could get half of the shares in Old Man Gu's hands, he would be the person with the most shares in the Gu family. Then he would be the heir to the Gu family. Now the head of the Gu family is his father, and the heir has not yet been chosen. If he can get the support of Old Man Gu among his many grandchildren, then he will be the heir.
Gu Zheye took a sip of red wine and said, "Okay."
Lin Yuan's lips curled up in an evil smile. It turned out that the trip was not in vain. He turned off the video function of his mobile phone. Qin Jinyan, Ye Lingchen, you two should stop living too comfortably.
Just when the atmosphere of the entire banquet was very good, a middle-aged man in the crowd approached Ye Lingchen. Although Jing Jianchen had only met Ye Zhendong once, he still recognized him. He reached out to protect Ye Lingchen behind him, but Ye Zhendong raised his hand and grabbed it, "Xiaochen, go home with Daddy."
"Ye Zhendong, you've got the wrong person." Ye Lingchen was in a good mood and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
"Xiaochen, Dad was wrong. I ignored you before. Come home with Dad. I have kicked Li Yao and Ye Chengzong out of the Ye family. Everything in the Ye family is yours now. Come home with Dad." Ye Zhendong pleaded.
Ye Lingchen laughed out loud. It was retribution. He deserved it. "I told you that you would be childless. Now you believe it, don't you?"
"Xiaochen, come home with daddy." The man kept repeating the same sentence.
"I'm sorry, I've already been included in the Qin family's genealogy."
This sentence touched the man's nerves, and Ye Zhendong suddenly exploded, "Ye Lingchen, you are my son, Ye Zhendong, come home with me!"
This roar silenced the originally noisy banquet hall, and everyone turned around to look.
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