My whole family treats me like a dog, but this time I will never turn back!

Ye Jianchen and Ye Xu looked over at the same time, because they didn't actually know which one was being called by the name "Little Ye"!

They all share the surname Ye!

Old Master Huo then looked at Ye Xu: "The matter concerning Southern Rare Earth has been temporarily suspended due to strategic issues. This is now the responsibility of the Dongxu Group; you need to handle the follow-up work well!"

"Mr. Huo, I understand!"

Ye Xu nodded slightly, feeling even more frustrated.

Old Huo then looked at Ye Jianchen: "Young Ye, I heard you've been setting up research and development of battery-based new energy sources in various cities in the south!"

"Yes, but it's been suspended for now!"

Ye Xu responded respectfully, but in fact, he already had the answer in his heart: in his previous life, new energy sources would be the focus of development.

"That's good. We'll provide you with some support. Continue your research and development, but you must strictly supervise and comply with environmental regulations. Understand?"

Old Master Huo looked at Ye Jianchen with a meaningful expression.

"clear!"

Ye Jianchen nodded respectfully as before, but then suddenly felt something was amiss, so he pretended to nod happily.

He had acted too calmly just now, fearing that Elder Huo might have noticed something. After all, the research and development of new energy sources has not yet been fully promoted and implemented; this is the latest strategy!

Therefore, he must now appear surprised and delighted, otherwise he would appear to have foreseen the future!

Ye Xu listened from the other side, outwardly remaining calm, but inwardly he was experiencing a tremendous surge of emotions!

what?

Has Ye Jianchen's battery layout been approved?

Then, his rare earth mining was halted?

Damn it!

I'm the semi-official company, why aren't you helping me, but instead helping a private company?

Ye Xu was completely baffled, yet dared not ask, feeling so frustrated he felt like vomiting blood.

He didn't know why Mr. Huo would bring these things up in this setting. Was he reminding him not to disrupt the battery research and development plan?

Isn't this a warning to him?

"You two are in the South, one a long-established company, representing the foundation, the other an innovative company, representing the leader. You need to coordinate well and set a good example!"

Old Huo continued chatting with the two men, asking them about their views on the southern economy and so on.

Ye Jianchen naturally had unique insights, which made Old Master Huo nod with satisfaction, because many of Ye Jianchen's ideas coincided with theirs!

However, when asked, Ye Xu's answer was very official and lacked any substance; it was just utter nonsense!

Old Huo felt very uncomfortable listening to this, thinking to himself, "This isn't even part of the system, why are you using such bureaucratic language?"

However, he had already seen the difference between the two sides!

After a long while, Ye Jianchen and Ye Xu left the room and walked down the corridor!

Neither of them spoke, as if they didn't know each other, but there was no arguing or fighting either, which was much better than before!

You should know that when they were in Old Master Huo's room, both sides were expressing their opinions and participating in the discussion. Although they didn't act like brothers, they were like ordinary colleagues. But all of this changed after they left that room!

Not long after, the two left the hotel, got into their respective cars, and went back to their hotel!

When they parted, they still didn't speak, and didn't even look at each other!

All they knew was that after this meeting, the rules of the game had changed, and they were now at a stage where no one could touch anyone else, and no one dared to touch anyone else!

They even hoped the other side would make a move so they could break the rules of the game!

"Ye Xu's backing is indeed powerful!"

Back at the hotel, Ye Jianchen lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling and lost in thought.

Inside the hotel, Old Huo was half-reclining in a chair, a cigarette between his fingers, looking at the documents in his hand amidst the billowing smoke!

"Old Huo, Ye Jianchen and Ye Xu represent one of the leading economic forces in the South, and Ye Xu is practically part of the system. He should do his job well, but..."

Standing nearby was a middle-aged man wearing glasses. He pushed up his glasses and said, "It's harder to say about Ye Jianchen. According to our investigation, he is very close to Quansheng Group. Some unknown conglomerates are also secretly helping him overseas. Moreover, he has a lot of assets overseas. The identified ones are worth tens of billions, and there are many more that have not yet been identified!"

Old Huo took off his reading glasses and turned to look at the middle-aged man: "Do you think Ye Jianchen is a little untrustworthy?"

"Mr. Huo, his company is too large. If he colludes with foreign capital, it will have a huge impact on the South!"

The middle-aged man nodded slightly: "Merchants pursue profit, that's their job. Merchants have no regard for the country, that's their attitude, so I'm afraid!"

"I got you!"

Old Huo lit another cigarette and took a puff: "However, after reviewing Ye Jianchen's file, from the early stages of his business to the middle stages, and now, I always feel that this young man is very different. He is not a qualified businessman!"

"what?"

The middle-aged man's expression changed drastically!

Old Huo said calmly, "What he's pursuing isn't money, social status, or fame. I feel he's more like he's dealing with unfinished business!"

The middle-aged man listened in silence, but found it even harder to understand!

"Old Ye, you've gone grocery shopping again? What delicious dishes are you planning to make today?"

In the park, several elderly people playing chess smiled as they watched Ye Kai pass by.

"I bought some shrimp and fish; I'll cook for myself tonight!"

Ye Kai held up the ingredients in his hand and said, "Come to my house for dinner later!"

"I'm not going. My wife's waiting for me at home. Remember to come play chess this afternoon!"

Several elderly people waved their hands!

"With your terrible chess skills, you couldn't beat me even if you gave me a rook!"

Ye Kai laughed and cursed, then strode towards the Ye family home!

He is now retired and has nothing to do all day, so he plays chess with other elderly people his age and dances in the square in the evening!

To be honest, he quite enjoys this kind of relaxed and carefree life, and he just hopes it can stay this way forever!

After returning to the villa area, he ran into a few acquaintances. They chatted politely for a while, and one of them, an old man named Lao Liangtou, asked curiously where Ye Ruqing was, as he hadn't seen her recently.

"Old Liang, you're thinking of introducing your son to Ruqing again, aren't you? Forget it, my Ruqing has very high standards!"

Ye Kai saw right through the other person's thoughts!

"Your kids are all grown up now. If they don't settle down soon, how will we, the older generation, ever have grandchildren? Old Ye, why aren't you in a hurry?"

Old Liang wasn't embarrassed after being exposed, and shamelessly urged them a few more times!

"Blind dates aren't popular anymore; it's all about young people!"

Ye Kai didn't bother to say anything more to the other party and quickly returned to the Ye family villa!

After returning home, Ye Kai handed the ingredients to Wang Ma and the others, instructing them to prepare them properly. He said he would cook later and then went to water the flowers in the garden!

"Where did Ruqing go? How come she's been gone for over a month!"

While watering the flowers, Ye Kai also thought about this problem, and the more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong!

Actually, among his daughters, Ye Ruqing seems strong, but she is also the most sensible in her actions. Disappearing for more than a month without saying goodbye is not in line with Ye Ruqing's personality!

“Since I was released from prison, I feel that Ruqing has changed a lot. She has become much more sensible and is not as domineering as before!”

"I noticed she was in a bad mood that day and thought she had gone on a trip with Junjie, but they've been gone for far too long!"

"Is she hiding something? Or does she know I'm not her biological father and is trying to distance herself from me? Or has she gone to find her biological father?"

He was really worried about this, so he put down the showerhead and ran to Ye Ke'er's room to knock on the door!