Chapter Thirty-One: Guests (Part One)

  Ye Qinglan was also curious and looked back together.

  Although she had heard that Ye Chengli spent a lot of time preparing the gift, she never cared what kind of gift it was. Now it seems, well, at least in terms of volume, it has surpassed the coral tree and jade ruyi.

  Ye Chengli opened the box himself.

  Suddenly, the hall was filled with dazzling golden light! Everyone was momentarily blinded. When they opened their eyes again, they were even more astonished.

  Inside the wooden box, there were large and small gold ingots cast into the character "shou". They were packed tightly together, and at a glance, they seemed dazzling. The largest one was as big as a bowl mouth, while the smallest one was only as big as a grain of rice. It's unknown how many there were in total, but at first glance, the number was staggering, and it was very spectacular.

  Upon closer inspection, each longevity character is written differently, leaving one in awe.

  "Father, there are sixty longevity characters here." Ye Chengli smiled spiritedly: "Wishing Father a long and prosperous life, may all your wishes come true!"

  This seemingly simple gift actually took a lot of thought. First, we searched for various ways to write the character "shou" (meaning longevity), and then asked skilled craftsmen to make each one by hand. Each one required making a mold, so it took several months.

  Ye Jing obviously liked it and smiled in approval, "Good".

  Ye Chengli suddenly felt a glow on his face and his waist straightened up a lot.

  The birthday celebration at the main house has ended, and then, one after another, many younger generations from the side branches came to celebrate. The spacious hall was soon packed. All sorts of gifts were constantly being carried into the warehouse.

  There are so many people from the Ye family already, and if you add in the guests who came to congratulate us, I don't know how many more there will be!

  Ye Qingfu went to talk to Ye Qingrou on her own, from start to finish she didn't even glance at Ye Qinglan. It was clear that she had made up her mind not to pay attention to her.

  Yè Qīnglán's acquaintances could be counted on one hand, and it was only natural that she would think of Yè Qīngníng.

  Isn't the pink-clothed girl surrounded by a group of girls Ye Qingning?

  Ye Qingning had obviously dressed up carefully today. Her eyes sparkled, her spirit soared, and she was exceptionally beautiful and captivating. Although there was a hint of impatience at the bottom of her eyes, she concealed it quite well, smiling politely to respond to her cousin sisters.

  This was also what Zheng had specifically instructed. It's fine to make a fuss on ordinary days, but today is different from usual days. No matter what, you have to put away your bad temper for now. Therefore, although Ye Qingning was most impatient with these people who were eager to fawn and flatter her, she also couldn't help but suppress her nature and pretend to be polite.

  "Sixth sister," Ye Qinglan smiled and walked over: "Big aunt is calling you to go over!" and winked at the same time.

  Ye Qingning immediately understood and smiled in response. She apologetically said to the few girls, "I'll go over for now, I'll come back later."

  The girls couldn't help but watch as Ye Qingning followed Ye Qinglan away.

  After taking a few steps out, Ye Qingning finally let out a sigh of relief. Turning her head back, she smiled at the lovely face of Ye Qinglan: "Sixth sister, I saved you from fire and water, how should you thank me?"

  Ye Qingning smiled and said: "I have some good news to tell you, once you know it, I'm afraid you'll really want to thank me."

  Ye Qinglan's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes naturally revealed a hopeful expression.

  Ye Qingning raised an eyebrow with a hint of pride: "I talked to my mother about you last night, and she's already agreed to take care of you too. If you want to stay in the capital, it shouldn't be a problem."

  Everything is going as expected!

  Ye Qinglan hastily squeezed out a grateful expression, repeatedly thanked her, and suddenly felt a sense of relief in her heart. With Xue Shi already nodding in agreement, and Zheng Shi speaking up next, the possibility of success had already reached 80%.

  Ye Qingning secretly felt pleased with herself, but her face showed a careless expression as she replied: "It's just a small effort."

  "It's a trivial matter for Sixth Sister, but it's a big deal for me." Ye Qinglan smiled and added: "In any case, thank you, Sixth Sister."

  Ye Qingning smiled slightly, just about to say something, when suddenly her expression changed.

  Ye Qinglan followed her gaze and saw a maid hastily entering to report: "The people from the Zheng Guo Gong Fu have arrived."

  Ye Chengren nodded and went out with Zheng Shi. Ye Yuanhui, Cui Wan and others also followed.

  Ye Qingning took two steps forward, but suddenly stopped again. After a moment of hesitation, she bit her lip and said: "Forget it, I'll just wait here." Mingming also wanted to follow him out, but he was too proud to put down his dignity.

  Ye Qinglan suppressed her smile and said seriously: "Sixth sister, your uncle and aunt have all arrived, and Eldest Uncle and Aunt have already gone out to welcome them. It wouldn't be good if you didn't go!"

  This remark hit Ye Qing's soft spot, but she still refused to admit it: "I saw them the other day, and whether they welcomed me or not didn't matter."

  Don't be so pretentious!

  Ye Qinglan smiled and pulled on Ye Qingning's sleeve: "Come on, Sixth Sister, let's hurry up! Let's just say I'm taking you out for some fresh air." After a pause, she lowered her voice and laughed: "I haven't been back in years, I've long forgotten what Zheng Brother looks like. I heard he's a famous handsome young man, so Sixth Sister must point him out to me later."

  Ye Qingning was half-pushed and half-pulled, unable to resist being dragged out, her heart clearly delighted in every way, but her face insisted on putting on a not-too-willing expression. After hearing the name Zheng Junyan, two faint blushes appeared on her pale face, making her look even more radiant and dazzling.

  The scene of two people walking out hand in hand fell into the eyes of Ye Qingfu and Ye Qingrou not far away.

  Ye Qingfu was both jealous and resentful, her tone extremely sour: "This sister of mine really has some skills, getting along so hotly with Sixth Sister so quickly."

  Ye Qingning was the eldest daughter of the main house, and with such a prominent maternal uncle, there were many people who fawned on her. However, very few people could enter Ye Qingning's eyes.

  Nor did she know what method Ye Qinglan used, but in just a few days, Ye Qingning looked at her with different eyes...

  Ye Qing's eyes sparkled as she smiled and said, "Since we have nothing better to do, why don't we also follow them and join in the fun?"

  Ye Qingfu nodded without hesitation, completely unaware that she had become a shield.

  Ye Qinglan and Ye Qingning had only taken a few steps when they heard the familiar voice behind them: "Sixth sister, wait up."

  Ye Qingning recognized Ye Qingfu's voice and couldn't help but furrow her brow, pausing in her tracks. Ye Qingfu and Ye Qingrou took advantage of this brief moment to catch up.

  "Where are you going?" Ye Qingfu raised a smiling face: "I and Eighth Sister were bored inside, let's go for a walk with you."

  Ye Qingning glanced at Ye Qingrou with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression: "Alright, then let's go together." That little thought of Ye Qingrou's could deceive others but couldn't deceive her.

  Ye Qing smiled softly as if nothing had happened.

  Ye Qinglan stood by and watched the commotion with interest. Judging from the situation, there would definitely be a good show to watch today.

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