Chapter: 3650

Ye Tao then asked Ye Hongyang seriously: "Is it really you?"

Ye Hongyan nodded repeatedly, biting his lips and saying: "Really... it's really me..."

"That's settled." Ye Tao opened his mouth to say: "Since it's you, then just stay here. Our family is now in a state of chaos and urgently needs people. In the future, our descendants will basically be staying at Ye Ling Mountain for three years, so we need you folks from these branch families to contribute to our family during this critical period."

When Ye Tao heard this, he immediately protested and said: "Mr. Ye! Although we all share the same surname, we've already been independent for a long time, and our own family has its own matters to attend to. How could we possibly put aside our own affairs and come to serve the main family during such a critical period? Moreover, we're just small-time people, unlike the main family which is so powerful and influential. If we were to delay our own affairs again, it would only make things more difficult in the future."

As he spoke, he quickly looked around at the others, stirring them up by saying: "What do you all think? Does my previous statement have any logic? The main family has always been a massive one with assets worth tens of billions, and they're now forcing us to hand over half our family property. They've even taken control of the Wanlong Pavilion, making their strength far greater than ours combined. How could we possibly allow them to snatch away our people?"

The others were also somewhat dissatisfied in their hearts.

Ye Tao's words had indeed struck at the core of their emotions.

That core issue was that the Ye family main line was so wealthy and powerful, having extorted a lot of money from everyone else and forced them to sign installment payment agreements. Now they were trying to directly take people away from other families - this was just unacceptable.

Although they were dissatisfied in their hearts, they didn't dare speak out because Ye Tao hadn't pressured them to do so. Each person hung their head low, saying nothing at all.

Ye Tao grew anxious and blurted out: "Hey, don't you guys say anything? Can't we just have a rational discussion?"

But no one responded.

Ye Tao then looked at Ye Tao with a smile and said: "You're young and your mind is sharp, and you do have some skills."

He paused for a moment before continuing: "However, you've overlooked something very important - skills are nothing compared to absolute power."

"But no one responded."

Ye Tao was caught off guard by Ye Chen's gaze, and his entire person became flustered.

Ye Chen continued to say: "I don't care if your family has any connection with our family now or in the past. I just want to know where your family got its initial capital from, is it not from ours?"

The father-son duo was hesitant to respond for a moment.

Ye Zhongquan then spoke up and said: "Chen, Hong Yang's family started their furniture business during the Republican era when they first branched out. At that time, our family gave them 200,000 yuan in cash and took up 30% of their company shares. We also introduced many business opportunities to them."

"Later on, Xinhua Sheng established itself, Hong Yang's father saw an opportunity to play a clever trick. He claimed his enterprise didn't do well due to personal circumstances and used that as an excuse to turn over the private business to the local public institution. In reality, he only donated one-tenth of the actual value, but when reporting back to us, he said it was all donated."

"Later on, he kept silent for two years before restarting his business, reopening his factory, and changing its name. As a result, our family's 30% shares became invalid. Everyone in the family knows this, but no one has investigated further."

Ye Chen heard this and laughed coldly, saying: "You've heard it now? Your extended family is really a master of digging up old debts. If I were to turn over the stones, none of you would be able to withstand scrutiny."

Hong Yang and Ye Tao, father and son, became extremely nervous, looking down and not daring to speak.

Ye Chen then looked at Ye Tao and said coldly: "Let me leave you with some worries and responsibilities - one aspect is to allow you to make up for the past favors our family has shown you, and another aspect is to give you a chance to fight for your own benefits."

"If you're willing to work hard and diligently for two years, each month's payment of 0.06% interest will be negotiable;"

"If you perform exceptionally well, I might just waive it all with one hand; but if you're still daring to scheme against our family now, that's a lost cause, no cure!" JrNovels.com