Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Ye Chen nodded: "Is it your younger brother coming?"

Grandpa Zhou sighed and shook his head: "My brother can't come. He's too old and has too many health problems. He can't handle the hassle. He's in a sanatorium right now. I just flew back from Beijing yesterday."

Ye Chen took a sip of tea, remained silent, and listened quietly.

The younger brother is truly fortunate that his older brother, despite his advanced age, still makes the effort to visit him.

"Hehe, that's how it is when you get old. If it weren't for you, Brother Ye, my grave would probably be overgrown with weeds by now!" Old Master Zhou said with a sigh.

"Grandpa, don't say such things. Everything is preordained. Even if it weren't for me, perhaps someone else would have!" Ye Chen waved his hand.

"You, you're still as low-key and humble as ever!" The old man shook his head with a smile.

"By the way, since you were able to go to the Southern Border, you must be doing your country's work now, right?" Old Master Zhou changed the subject.

Ye Chen nodded: "Mm!"

He's already started promoting his extraordinary scientific knowledge through social media, so there's no point in hiding it.

Grandpa Zhou's face was full of satisfaction: "It's good that young people serve their country. The country needs energetic and fresh blood like you!"

"My brother's great-grandson will be visiting Xiamen this time. He's about your age, and I heard he works in a mysterious department!"

"You two can get to know each other; it's always good to become familiar with each other!"

"Young people should interact more!"

"The future world still belongs to you young people!"

Although Ye Chen didn't need to become a familiar face, he couldn't refuse the old man's kind offer.

Others would go to great lengths to find this kind of connection, even offering countless gifts, and still might not be able to find it.

The old man wouldn't even bother to acknowledge it.

Now, this opportunity has fallen into Ye Chen's lap without him even noticing.

When the old man's great-grandson came over, the first person he thought of was Ye Chen. He invited Ye Chen to come over for dinner, hoping to make some connections for Ye Chen.

It would be understandable if Ye Chen mentioned it even briefly, but he didn't mention it at all.

The old man came up with the idea on his own initiative.

It's two different things to think about doing something proactively and to think about it passively.

It's clear that the old man always kept Ye Chen, his younger brother, in his heart.

Although he usually grumbles and complains when things go from diamonds to gold, he still genuinely thinks of Brother Ye when there are good things to be had.

Although Ye Chen might not need this favor, he accepted it nonetheless.

"Then we are honored by your kindness, sir. Let's start with a cup of tea instead of wine!"

Ye Chen raised his cup in acknowledgment and drank the tea in one gulp.

Old Zhou chuckled and said, "Why stand on ceremony like that? We'll be family sooner or later anyway!"

Ye Chen was slightly taken aback, remembering that he had taken advantage of the other man's granddaughter that morning, and felt a pang of guilt.

If he hadn't been certain that no one was around, he would have suspected that Old Zhou had been spying on him.

Zhou Caiwei, standing to the side, blushed and lowered her head, remaining silent.

Ye Chen thought to himself, "So this is what they were waiting for. I knew this meal wasn't that good!"

......

"Great-Grandpa, your junior, Changsheng, has come to see you!"

Just then, a voice came from inside the courtyard.

Ye Chen blinked when he heard the voice. Holy crap, what a coincidence.

He was just speculating a moment ago, but now it's confirmed.

The voice belonged to Zhou Changsheng!

He also had the surname Zhou, and he suddenly came to Lucheng. After the old man said that, Ye Chen guessed that it was him.

"They've arrived. Come on, let's go see them!" Old Master Zhou said with a smile as he stood up.

Ye Chen smiled slightly and followed behind Old Master Zhou without saying a word.

Zhou Changsheng came alone, carrying many bags and packages, all of which were various kinds of tonics.

Upon seeing Grandpa Zhou, he handed the things to the nanny standing nearby and greeted her with a smile, "Great-Grandpa, Second Grandpa, good evening!"

"This must be my cousin. Hello, cousin!"

Zhou Caiwei smiled and nodded at the other person.

Grandpa Zhou chuckled and said, "You silly child, you came all this way, but why did you bring anything?"

"My grandfather and his family were originally going to come too, but this is a sensitive time, and they would attract attention wherever they go, so they sent me as their representative. I hope my great-grandfather won't mind."

Zhou Changsheng smiled and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"I understand, I understand. Let me introduce you. This is my savior and my close friend, Ye Chen!" Old Master Zhou stepped aside to introduce him.

Zhou Changsheng's smiling face froze upon seeing Ye Chen.

I felt a little lost, but also pleasantly surprised.

Ye Chen looked at Zhou Changsheng and smiled without saying a word.

Zhou Changsheng quickly reacted and excitedly asked, "Captain Ye, what are you doing here?"

Ye Chen stepped forward and patted Zhou Changsheng's arm: "Long time no see!"

"You, didn't you say you were going to have dinner with your girlfriend?" Zhou Changsheng asked, puzzled.

Ye Chen glanced at him sideways: "Did you fail your Chinese reading comprehension test? Was that exactly what I said?"

Zhou Changsheng scratched his head: "Haha, that's not important. It's the same thing, the same thing... It's so good to see you again! You know my great-grandfather and the others!"

"Well, how could neighbors not know each other? My older brother just mentioned you, and I guessed it was you!" Ye Chen smiled slightly.

Zhou Changsheng's face twitched, feeling that he had been taken advantage of somewhere.

Big brother? His great-grandfather?

Oh, it seems that Grandpa Gang was talking about friendships that transcend age!

Grandpa Zhou and Grandpa Zhou exchanged a glance, their expressions quite interesting.

Old Master Zhou blinked: "Brother Ye, Changsheng, you...you two know each other!"

He was trying to find ways to connect Ye Chen with others and expand his network.

It turned out that the two knew each other, and they seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

What a coincidence!

Zhou Changsheng smiled and explained to his grandfather, "Great-Grandpa, Captain Ye and I are more than just acquaintances; we're colleagues! If it weren't for Captain Ye, we probably would have perished in the Hundred Thousand Mountains long ago!"

Ye Chen waved his hand: "Why talk about this? Let's go inside and talk."

Grandpa Zhou also seemed to realize something: "Oh, right, don't stand at the door, come in!"

Old Zhou changed the tea leaves and started brewing tea again, and the group chatted.

Zhou Changsheng talked about some things he had experienced with Ye Chen, of course only mentioning the things he could talk about.

Grandpa Zhou and Grandpa Zhou listened intently the entire time without blinking.

Brother Ye, you've been hiding this so well!

Chang Sheng spoke highly of him and showed him great respect, practically regarding him as a younger brother!

this......

Why would he need to act as a go-between? Perhaps one word from Ye Chen would be more effective than ten from this old man.

This is a bit too surreal...

Both old men seemed to be in a daze.

Zhou Caiwei glanced at Ye Chen every now and then, her expression a mixture of surprise, acceptance, admiration, and affection...

Zhou Changsheng noticed this scene, glanced at Zhou Caiwei who was blushing slightly, and then looked at Ye Chen.

He seemed to have discovered some secret: "Captain Ye, you...you wouldn't happen to be my brother-in-law, would you?"

Ye Chen rolled his eyes: "Don't you dare try to claim kinship with someone else!"