“Drunk?”
Ye Longzhou let out a soft laugh. He had only finished one bottle of beer.
He continued, “I just feel that since even Li Yonghua is involved, you’re not fooling around.”
“Our Ye family’s business hasn’t expanded in the past five years. If you succeed, it will count as opening new territory for our family.”
“You’re not young anymore. You need more experience. Even if you lose money, it doesn’t matter. As long as your ability improves, our Ye family will have hope for the future.”
“Do you know how those people mock me behind my back? They say I, Ye Longzhou, was a hero all my life, yet my heir is a useless waste. They say the Ye family will collapse in the second generation!”
At this point, Ye Longzhou’s emotions were clearly stirred.
Ye Feng said seriously, “Dad, don’t worry. I will succeed.”
“Taking down the Zhang family and seizing the clothing market isn’t just to avenge Yunxiang. It’s also for the expansion of our Ye family.”
Ye Feng felt a surge of emotion. Although this was a world inside a novel, he could see a father who fought for his family and silently endured everything.
What they provided was not just material comfort, but long-lost familial warmth.
Ye Longzhou laughed heartily and said, “Of course I believe in you.”
“Come, let’s drink.”
He picked up the beer and drank straight from the bottle.
Ye Feng was equally happy and drank along with him.
In the end, father and son each finished an entire case of beer.
When his mother, Zhou Xuehua, returned home and saw the scattered bottles and the two of them snoring on the sofa, she frowned and scolded, “The father is drunk, the son is drunk, and you’ve made the house a mess.”
Since there were only three people in the household, the Ye family had not hired a nanny, so Zhou Xuehua began cleaning up the bottles herself.
Yet she felt happy inside. It had been a long time since father and son were this harmonious.
In the past, Ye Feng had been unpromising, and Ye Longzhou would only scold him as a prodigal son.
But now, Ye Feng was steadily dating Gu Yunxiang and had begun handling business matters.
No matter the outcome, Zhou Xuehua felt genuine relief.
…
Early the next morning, Ye Longzhou got up from the sofa and went to work.
Ye Feng did not delay either. As soon as he woke up, he headed to his company, grabbing two pieces of bread for breakfast.
Since they had secured many manufacturers and landlords yesterday, the company was overwhelmed with work. Fortunately, Li Yonghua was there directing operations.
As expected of a major figure from Jiangbei, Li Yonghua handled everything in an orderly manner, making Ye Feng secretly admire his professionalism.
Li Yonghua said, “Young Master Ye, we will continue negotiating with manufacturers and landlords today. The stores we secured yesterday already have existing renovations, so they can open immediately.”
“I’ve transferred a batch of clothing from my company in Jiangbei to temporarily fill inventory.”
“What we need to do next is build our own brand. As for design matters, you should handle that.”
He could easily find many design firms to cooperate with, but it was clear Ye Feng had his own plans in that area.
Besides the contract Li Yonghua had brought earlier, Ye’s Clothing itself had many design needs.
Ye Feng nodded slightly and said, “I’ll go see Yunxiang later.”
He had promised to deliver new orders to Gu Yunxiang’s company within three days. He had no intention of breaking that promise.
At that moment, Ye Feng’s secretary, Tang Xuelan, entered the office and said, “Young Master Ye, Bai Jianhao, the patriarch of the Bai family, is outside requesting to see you.”
“Not seeing him,” Ye Feng refused immediately.
“Understood. I’ll inform him that you’re busy,” Tang Xuelan replied at once.
She had been transferred from Ye Group. She was highly capable, and her beauty was stunning. Dressed in professional attire, she was a striking presence in the company.
Li Yonghua clicked his tongue and said, “The Bai family is in the building materials business. I heard they’re on the verge of bankruptcy. He’s probably here to ask you for investment.”
He was also subtly reminding Ye Feng that while investing blindly was unwise, acquiring them might be worthwhile.
Though the building materials industry was not as lucrative as it had been last century, it was still profitable.
Ye Feng smiled faintly and said, “No rush.”
He had no fondness for Bai Jianhao. As for his daughter Bai Susu, please, he was not her lapdog.
The only thing that interested him was their building materials company.
As the old saying goes, you strike when someone is down. Until the Bai family reached absolute desperation, they would never sell their company cheaply.
Carrying the design materials, Ye Feng went to Gu Yunxiang’s company.
There was an enormous stack of design documents. If sold as scrap paper at 0.5 yuan per 0.5 kilograms, they could probably fetch at least 2 yuan.
Gu Yunxiang stared in shock and said, “Brother Ye Feng, this is way too much!”
She believed Ye Feng would secure orders for her, but she had not expected this many.
At this rate, they would have to work overtime until they went bald to finish everything.
One designer said pitifully, “Young Master Ye, this is too harsh. Our company is full of weak women.”
Another added, “CEO Gu, maybe we should hire more people. I’m still young. I don’t want to go bald.”
Someone else joked, “CEO Gu, you’re so beautiful. It would be such a shame if you turned into a little bald baby.”
They all looked at Gu Yunxiang pitifully, while secretly marveling at Ye Feng’s efficiency.
CEO Gu’s boyfriend was truly impressive.
Ye Feng smiled and said, “You can work overtime or hire more staff, but move quickly. We need these clothing designs urgently.”
Many factories had already agreed to stop taking Zhang’s Clothing orders. Ye Feng could not afford to let them sit idle.
The sooner production started, the better for both sides.
However, aside from Gu Yunxiang herself, there were only five female designers in the company. The workload was indeed overwhelming.
Gu Yunxiang declared firmly, “We’ll hire more people!”
She then said with determination, “Brother Ye Feng, leave it to me. I won’t disappoint you.”
She was truly happy. At last, she could help Brother Ye Feng.
Moreover, with the 10 million yuan from last time, her company was no longer struggling financially.
The desks and computers that Zhang Zehao had smashed two days ago had all been replaced and were ready for action.
“Work hard. I won’t disturb you,” Ye Feng said with a smile.
Soon, Gu Yunxiang posted recruitment notices and threw herself into designing.
“Young Master Ye.”
Just as Ye Feng walked out of the office building where Gu Yunxiang’s company was located, he ran into Bai Jianhao.
“You’re here?”
Ye Feng was surprised.
“I know you’re busy, so I waited here,” Bai Jianhao said with an extremely humble smile. “Young Master Ye, about that investment matter, I think we can discuss it again.”
“Another day. I have something to do,” Ye Feng replied and walked away.
Bai Jianhao hurried after him and said anxiously, “Young Master Ye, I know you refused to invest because you’ve given up on Bai Susu. But I’ve already seriously educated her.”
“I know you have a girlfriend now, and I know Susu can’t compare to Miss Gu.”
“But as long as you and Susu truly care for each other, we don’t mind Miss Gu’s existence!”
Ye Feng froze, almost coughing up blood.
From the sound of it, was Bai Jianhao offering his daughter to him as a mistress?