Great Power Reclamation

In fact, Ye Yuze was also wondering why whenever he found someone, he would find a strong woman. Even if she was not one when he looked for one, she would eventually become a strong woman. But why was it not the same for Yang Geyong?
Lili now owns 15% of Brothers Real Estate shares, and with her current position, she is definitely the boss of the company.

Apart from Lao Rou, there is really no one in the entire company who can compare to her.

But after Lili told him the news, Ye Yuze was dumbfounded.

When the company was first established, he and Lao Rou each held half of the shares. Later, as the investment scale increased, Lao Rou's shares were reduced to 30%.

Ye Yuze held 50%, and the remaining shares went to some small shareholders.

For example, Wu Weiguo, who joined the company the earliest, and Yu'e's brothers were all given some shares symbolically.

Lili's 15% initially belonged to management shares, but later on, Ye Yuze converted them into Warrior Group shares.

By exchanging the shares of several executives in Warrior Group for Brothers Real Estate, Lili's shares will be consolidated and will no longer be management shares.

As a result, Brothers Real Estate has no relationship with Ye Yuze anymore because he has exchanged all his shares.

Last time, Lao Rou was about to give his shares to Ye Yuze, but Ye Yuze ran away. How could he let Lao Rou suffer this loss?

After all, Lao Rou has put in much more effort in this company than he has.

As a result, Lili told him that Lao Rou had already handled the matter through the company's legal department. This made Ye Yuze unhappy, so he picked up the phone and called Lao Rou.

Lao Rou accepted the call very quickly, but he was in his hometown, so Ye Yuze had time to go back and visit.

After his grandmother passed away, Ye Yuze never went back. In his heart, without his grandmother, that place was no longer his hometown.

Although my uncle is also a relative, because we have so little contact, he is only a blood relative. This is the reason why the saying "a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor" is true.

Originally, Ye Yuze had a good relationship with his uncle's family, but because of Ye Yuhe's matter, his aunt and the queen mother had a falling out.

Although the relationship was restored later, the rift was always there, so that Ye Wancheng and his wife and Ye Lishuan and his wife had no contact for many years.

It’s not that Ye Wancheng doesn’t value family affection. After he arrived at the Corps, he even used the money he sent to build the house in his hometown.

At that time, I had many fights with the old queen mother because of these things.

Most of the monthly salary is sent back to their hometown. It is easy to imagine how the couple can live with four children.

But Ye Wancheng never cared about these things. He just wanted to eat when he got home. As for whether he had money to eat, that was his wife's business.

This is also the reason why Ye Wancheng’s status in the hearts of his four sons has always been lower than that of his wife.

Hearing Ye Yuze's silence, Lao Rou repeated:
"Come back and have a look. It's best if you bring your uncle and aunt with you. We Chinese people believe in returning to our roots. Even if they don't come back in the future, they should come back and have a look."

These words touched Ye Yuze, because he would go back to Junken City every once in a while, wasn't it because of his attachment to his hometown?

Now Xu Zhuang is developing very well, and Uncle Ye Tieshuan’s pig breeding base and meat processing plant are developing very well.

It is a key supported enterprise not only in the city but also in Hebei Province. My brother San said that we haven’t seen each other for more than 20 years, so let’s go back and take a look.

He called the old lady, who agreed very readily, but asked Ye Yuze to call all his brothers.

The old queen mother was planning to hold a big family gathering in her hometown, but she would not allow Ye Yuze to bring the women with him and only allowed Yu'e to go.

But all the children must be brought along, as the old empress wants to offer sacrifices to the ancestors.

Ye Yuze had no choice but to call Ye Yufan and the third and fourth brothers, agree on a date, and then prepare to leave.

The third and fourth brothers will fly directly to Beijing, and the second and he will stay here. They can just leave from here when the time comes.

Ye Yuze didn't expect that Wang Honghua also wanted to go, and was very persistent. He knew that Wang Honghua wanted to visit her grandmother's grave, so he did some work with the old lady.

Although the old queen mother was very kind to Wang Honghua, she was still very principled on this issue.

In the end, it was only after Ye Yuze begged for a long time that she agreed. She also warned him that if he dared to bring another woman, he would not be able to go.

On the appointed day, Ye Yuze drove to pick up the families of the third and fourth brothers and stayed in Beijing for one night.

Ye Wancheng and his wife, as well as Yu'e, flew to the capital with their children. Yifei also took a leave and met up with Ye Feng here.

Wang Honghua arrived the night before and stayed here for one night.

The second son, Ye Yufan, arrived with his wife, son, daughter-in-law and grandson just before leaving. The old queen even teased her grandson for a while.

But they are obviously not that close. Compared with Ye Guigen, they are not on the same level. No one can do anything about this. Since ancient times, there has always been biased among the elderly.

After all, Nao Nao was a carefree person and didn't notice these things at all. He just smiled foolishly at the sight of so many people.

The two brothers exchanged greetings. Ye Yufan looked at Wang Honghua with a hint of surprise in his eyes, but he soon regained his composure.

Wang Honghua dared to go to the Ye family to worship their ancestors. This matter itself was very sensitive, but what could he say?

The group drove in several comfortable commercial vehicles towards their hometown Xuzhuang. The scenery outside the car window kept changing.

Gradually transitioning from the bustling city to the quiet countryside, the children looked out the window excitedly and chattered about the strange hometown they were about to arrive at.

A few hours later, they finally arrived at Xu Village. As soon as Ye Yuze arrived at the entrance of the village, he saw Lao Rou who had been waiting there.

Lao Rou looked energetic. When he saw Ye Yuze and the others, a smile immediately broke out on his face and he strode towards them.

“Oh, I finally got you here!” Lao Rou said as he led the way to the entrance of the Ye family villa.

This villa has obviously been renovated. Not only is its area larger, but its decoration is also much more luxurious.

Ye Lishuan and his wife were waiting at the gate early. When they saw the car coming, they quickly asked people to move their things.

A group of young people rushed forward and quickly moved all the things out of the car, without the Ye family having to do anything.

Ye Yuze looked at the village that was familiar yet unfamiliar, feeling a mixture of emotions in his heart.

The dirt road in my memory has become a wide concrete road with green trees on both sides of the road. The once low-rise bungalows have mostly been replaced by brand new two-story buildings.

The relatives who hadn't seen each other for many years were a little overwhelmed for a moment, with tears of excitement flashing in their eyes. "Zer, I haven't seen you for so many years, and you have grown into a big boy!"

Ye Tieshuan held Ye Yuze's hand tightly, his voice trembling slightly.

"Uncle, I haven't visited you for so many years. Are you in good health?" Ye Yuze looked at the gray-haired uncle, feeling full of guilt.

After exchanging greetings, everyone went about their business.

The women went into the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal, the children laughed and played in the yard, and the men sat together, drinking tea and chatting about the changes over the years.

Only then did Ye Yuze realize that the fact that Ye Tieshuan’s pig breeding base and meat processing plant could have reached their current scale was inseparable from the support from the city, in addition to his own efforts.

His two sons are not ambitious and have been staying in the city and refusing to come back, and Ye Tieshuan is not a capable person either.

If it weren't for the city and township cadres, this base would have collapsed long ago.

At least Ye Lishuan and his wife came back, and Ye Tieshuan quickly returned the shares.

Ye Lishuan did not hold back. After taking over, he began to expand the scale. Now, the Ye’s brand has a place in China.

Ye Wancheng is a good brother. The three brothers found a room to talk.

The women also sat in a group, chattering about their private matters.

There are no women here. Ye Tieshuan’s wife died a long time ago, and he has basically cut off contact with his two sons.

When Ye Wancheng and the others came back, Ye Tieshuan did not inform the children.

Ye Yuhe's wife never came back because she took over the old lady's job as the chairman of the Marseille Women's Mutual Aid Association.

Ye Yuhe was the only one left at home to take care of his grandfather, father and mother. His two sons were studying in the UK and were not at home either.

This was the first time for the children to see the countryside here, so they ran away in a swarm. It was a problem whether they could find food in time.

Ye Yuze then knew that Lao Rou was now the village director of Xuzhuang Village, and he had a little more respect for Lao Rou. He understood that Lao Rou did not want to be an official, but wanted to do something for the village.

Before we knew it, it was getting dark and the yard was filled with tables and chairs, with sumptuous dishes filling one table after another.

This was no longer a family dinner, the whole village had come, everyone sat together, toasting their glasses and drinking.

The reason why the people of Xuzhuang can be what they are today is naturally because of the Ye family. The head of the Ye family is back, who dares to be disrespectful? He will definitely not accept gifts, but he will always ask for a glass of wine.

After a round of drinking, all the men were drunk. Although they were just talking about New Year's Eve, they were not necessarily expressing their true feelings.

The next morning, the sun shone through the window onto Ye Yuze's face, and he got up early. Today was the day to worship the ancestors, and the old queen had already been busy in the yard, preparing all kinds of items needed for the worship.

According to the clan rules, all men had to participate in the ancestor worship ceremony. Ye Yuze, Ye Yufan, the third and fourth brothers, and other male members of the Ye family, dressed neatly and followed Ye Wancheng and the others solemnly, heading towards the ancestral tomb.

According to the rules, women are not allowed to visit graves, but the situation is special and this may be the last time the old queen comes here in her life. Of course she has to go.

Along the way, the old queen mother looked solemn and kept instructing the women and children on the rules and procedures of ancestor worship. After arriving at the ancestral tomb, everyone placed offerings, lit incense and candles, and kowtowed in turn.

Because the Ye family moved in later, they only have a symbolic ancestral tomb and the graves of their grandparents. Their aunt's grave is in front of their grandparents' graves.

According to the custom in my hometown, graves are just a few mounds of earth, and it is not allowed to build them up with stones or cement. This is very different from some places.

Ye Yuze originally wanted to repair it, but was stopped by his two uncles and the elders in the village, who also lectured him for a long time.
Finally, a compromise plan was adopted. The land was purchased, a yard was built, and an ancestral hall was built in the yard.

Ye Yuze knelt in front of his grandmother's grave, feeling mixed emotions. After so many years, he still clearly remembered his grandmother's kind face and warm embrace.

"Grandma, I'm back to see you..." Ye Yuze murmured to himself, tears blurring his eyes unconsciously.

The old queen led the women and children to kowtow, but no one knew what she said to her mother-in-law.

The third and fourth brothers did not bring back a wife. The fourth brother did not have one, and the third brother did not know which one to bring?
After the ancestor worship ceremony, Ye Yuze did not rush to leave. After everyone left, he sat quietly in front of his grandmother's grave, recalling every moment he spent with her.

Those past events flashed through his mind one by one like a movie.

Erhong stayed beside him without saying a word, while Ye Feng watched them from afar. He had basically no memory of this grandmother.

At this time, Lao Rou came over and knelt down beside them silently. After sitting quietly for a while, he broke the silence:

"Yuze, it's good to come back and take a look. No matter how far you go in your life, your roots are always here."

Ye Yuze nodded: "Yes, I always felt that without grandma, this place would not be my hometown.

But after coming back this time and seeing so many relatives, I realized that hometown is not just a place, but also a family relationship connected by blood.”

"It's good that you think so." Lao Rou patted Ye Yuze's shoulder.

"By the way, don't refuse the company shares. Your contribution to Brothers Real Estate is known to everyone, and you deserve the shares."

Ye Yuze looked at Lao Rou and said seriously, "Lao Rou, I know what you mean. But you have contributed much more than I have to the company's success. I can't take this share. Let's not let this hurt our relationship as brothers."

Lao Rou smiled helplessly: "You are still so stubborn. Okay, let's talk about this later. But you have to promise me that you will come back more often and spend more time with your family when you have the chance."

"Well, I promise you." Ye Yuze said firmly.

In the next few days, Ye Yuze and his family walked around the village and visited some childhood neighbors and elders.

The city knew they were back and the leaders also came. The Ye family had made great contributions to the city, so naturally they had to host a banquet to express their gratitude.

However, Ye Yuze declined politely. At this time, Ye Yufan and Wang Honghua had already returned to Beijing as they were too busy.

The children had a lot of fun in the village. They were curious about everything here.

The time spent together was always short, and in the blink of an eye, it was time to leave. The villagers came to the village entrance to see them off, and urged Ye Yuze and others to come back often.

Ye Yuze embarked on the journey home with his family. He knew that this trip back to his hometown not only allowed him to regain the long-lost family affection, but also made him have a deeper attachment to his hometown.

The friendship between him and Lao Rou also became deeper during this gathering. He secretly made up his mind to come back more often in the future to spend more time with his relatives and protect this precious hometown feeling. (End of this chapter)