It was only three o'clock in the afternoon, and the two aunts took the servants to help prepare dinner.
Ye Zhiqiu was being fed here. Fortunately, he did have an appetite, with snacks and sweet soups. Anyway, Li Wenhui's enthusiasm made him a little scared.
How to say it, they have a good relationship with Ye Tianya, but this is the first time I meet them!
After all, we are still strangers, so it’s a bit awkward to be cared about by everyone.
The housekeeper kept making phone calls, telling the young masters and young ladies in the family to come home early for dinner tonight. Their fourth uncle's son from the mainland was coming, and the master asked them all to come back for dinner.
Ye Zuze asked many questions, and Ye Zhiqiu was very busy answering them while accepting food from his second aunt.
Upon learning that Ye Zhiqiu was here to rescue a few spies and traitors, Ye Zuze asked for information and said that he would let the society controlled by the Ye family to investigate the information of these people.
Ye Zhiqiu was extremely shocked. Ye Zuze explained to him that to do business here now, one must have connections in the white world and power in the black world, otherwise it would be impossible to do business at all!
The Ye family does not participate in the affairs of the society, but the Ye family is a major financial backer of a society. In fact, the two parties are in a superior-subordinate relationship.
Without a major sponsor, a society wouldn't survive because it couldn't afford to recruit new members. And businessmen without a society would be easily disrupted by other businessmen who might arrange for them to cause trouble.
It was such a mess here at that time. The gangs paid tribute to the police, and the police paid tribute to the foreigners. The so-called fees were actually protection fees.
The gang collects protection fees from ordinary vendors, and the police collect protection fees from the gang. The foreigners promote obedient people to be officials, and they exploit one layer after another!
Ye Zhiqiu was amazed when he heard this, what a mess!
So a 500 million inspector is nothing. Don’t forget that the bulk of the money is taken away by the foreigners above. As for the person who was pushed out and only embezzled more than 5 million, it’s just an explanation to the people!
You have to believe it even if you don't want to. This is the sadness of being colonized. Calling a horse a zebra is nothing.
Ye Zuze told him about the work of several cousins. The eldest cousin Ye Chengye was in charge of the most important enterprise in the family, which mainly dealt in import and export of materials.
My second cousin Ye Chengfu is a plainclothes detective in the Criminal Investigation Department, or CID. He has a lucrative job and mainly does criminal investigations.
My third cousin Ye Chengde runs the family restaurant and hotel and manages various shops, which is one of the important industries that provide the family with income.
That’s right, the Ye family’s business is a family business, and Ye Zuxin and his branch have a share in it!
Ye Zuze was in charge of the actual operation and held 60% of the shares, while Ye Zuyou and Ye Zuxin each held 20%. As for Ye Zuying, although she was the eldest sister, women were not allowed to hold shares, as this was a rule set by the ancestors.
Not only that, my third uncle Ye Zuyou and others are responsible for managing the family's shipping and grain business, and the share ratio is the same.
Originally, Ye Zuxin should have inherited the family's banking business, but the roots were gone. And why were the Japanese invaders so angry at the time? Because a wealthy family with a bank could not plunder property worth millions!
Ye Zhiqiu was shocked. He only knew that the Ye family was a wealthy family, but he didn't expect them to be so rich.
He said to Ye Zuze, "My father said that Grandpa saw that things were not going well and donated all the family wealth to our Party. Could he have donated all the money in the bank?"
Ye Zuze nodded and said, "I have discussed this matter with your third uncle, and it should be so! The Japanese invaders generally do not target people like our family, because it is more cost-effective to let a famous and wealthy person surrender to them than to kill him and take his money.
At least if your grandfather is willing, he can definitely help maintain stability. Unfortunately, they underestimated your grandfather. The old man has a very bad temper. No matter how powerful they are, he looks down on people of this ethnic group in his heart!"
Ye Zhiqiu was quite curious about this grandfather. After all, the affairs of the Ye family were actually a bit...what can I say? It was so awkward!
Yes, it was particularly awkward! He clearly knew to provide a way out for his two sons, but he ended up staying with the youngest son. It was a bit inconsistent with his long-term vision!
But this matter will probably remain a mystery, and only he himself knows what is going on!
Ye Zhiqiu chatted with his second uncle and his wife for a long time, and also talked about the life and conditions of the Ye family. He heard his two cousins interrupting from time to time to ask about policies.
Actually, it's really hard to say. Fortunately, someone came back at this time! A man in a formal suit and a windbreaker came back. This man's eyebrows and eyes are similar to Ye Zuze, but different from Ye Zhiqiu.
But this is not difficult to understand, because Ye Tianya said that the brothers' eyebrows and eyes are more like their mother than their father. Only their nose and face shape are like his father. Even Ye Wubing's eyebrows and eyes are more like Ye Tianya's. Only Ye Zhiqiu seems to have mutated. Everything looks like his grandfather!
That's why Ye Zuying recognized Ye Zhiqiu from a photo and suspected that he was Ye Zuxin's son.
And Ye Zuze also knew at a glance that Ye Zhiqiu was a descendant of the old Ye family because of his appearance! There was no need to identify him, otherwise why would he look like the old man?
Li Wenhui introduced: "Zhiqiu, this is your cousin Chengye!"
Ye Zhiqiu quickly stood up and said, "Hello, Brother Chengye, I am Ye Zhiqiu, the son of Ye Zuxin."
Ye Chengye smiled and nodded, then sat down and asked, "Isn't Fourth Uncle here? You and Grandpa in the photo look so much alike, but my memory of Grandpa and Fourth Uncle is a little fuzzy, I don't know what he looks like now."
Ye Zhiqiu quickly replied, "I came here to do some work. My father and his family rarely have the chance to come."
Ye Zuze sighed and said, "Alas, our group left here in 1934. Your cousin has also grown from six years old to over thirty now. I wonder if there will be a chance for us brothers to meet again..."
Ye Zhiqiu didn't know what to say about this. It was really difficult to have a chance unless Ye Tianya was willing to leave with his wife and children!
But for Ye Zhiqiu, if Feng Xiaomei didn't want to, he would never abandon her and run to Hong Kong!
Ye Chengye smiled and said, "Dad, if it really doesn't work out, let's wait until the equipment comes back next time and take a plane to Beijing! This equipment is very important and needs to be airlifted back to Beijing. I think we are just going to visit relatives, you won't even give us this!"
Ye Zhiqiu's eyes lit up, and he quickly said to everyone, "Grandpa has been identified by relevant leaders as a patriotic capitalist. So we are ready to reunite with my aunt. My father can't come out, so it should be no problem for you to come back and visit relatives."
The secret unit I'm in has your files on it, so it shouldn't be a problem for you to return to China, right?"
Ye Chengye was surprised and asked, "How do you know this information? This information should be kept confidential! After all, if it is exposed, our Ye family will most likely be labeled as spies and deported!"
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