President Li Confesses, and the Whole Family Erupts

Ye Huo ate a lollipop as she accepted gifts, receiving so many that her hands grew tired.

She looked at her nineteen male cousins, tall and short, fat and thin, all of different builds. Their noise was giving her a headache.

Ever since she had caught a fleeting glimpse of these cousins at the family reunion banquet last time, she honestly hadn't been able to remember their names or faces.

These cousins had all inherited the Ye Family's good genes. Some were scientists, some were bankers, some were civil servants, and others were entrepreneurs, university teachers... and so on.

As things stood, she was the youngest in the whole family, and the one everyone doted on most.

Her older uncles and aunts had really been prolific, giving birth to so many sons. No wonder Grandpa didn't care for them.

As Ye Huo handed out gifts, she kept a faint smile on her face and greeted them. "Hello, eldest cousin, second cousin, third cousin... hello, nineteenth cousin..."

With nineteen cousins in all, even the enormous round table could barely seat them.

After the whole family had finished greeting one another and was about to start the meal, a servant announced that Young Master Li had arrived.

Old Master Ye didn't care for his sons, so he didn't pay much attention to this boy from the Li Family either.

But the Li Family boy was a friend of his most prized grandson, Ye Mo.

Although Old Master Ye didn't like him, he still gave the order to have him brought in.

When Li Zeyuan strode into the splendid, glittering living room on his long legs and saw the dense crowd filling the table, he was stunned.

How... could there be so many people? By the looks of it, all the direct descendants of the Ye Family and their families had come.

He clenched his fair, well-defined fingers, feeling a little nervous.

Ye Mo was delighted to see his good friend and pulled him over to sit at the dining table.

Li Zeyuan felt as though he had come to a Hongmen Banquet.

Could it be that his intention to pursue Ye Huo, the darling of the Ye Family's heart, had alerted the entire family?

Everyone had gathered to give him a show of force.

But he wasn't afraid.

Li Zeyuan raised his eyes and gave Ye Huo a resolute look.

He knew this was a test from his precious Huohuo, but he wasn't afraid, nor would he back down.

But he was overthinking all of it.

Across from him, Ye Huo was focused on picking through the gifts her cousins had given her and hadn't noticed Li Zeyuan at all.

"The last dish, fish for abundance year after year, is here. Everything's been served, so let's eat!"

Ye Chuan brought out a platter of scallion-braised carp a full meter wide, symbolizing abundance year after year, plentiful blessings, and long life.

Then he sat down and began eating with everyone.

How wonderful!

The whole family was gathered together happily, and everyone, from youngest to oldest, was brimming with excitement.

All the dishes had been served, and everyone was ready to pick up their chopsticks.

Old Master Ye coughed and said casually, "Wait. The first chopstickful should be taken by my precious granddaughter!"

"Why should she?"

Third Aunt Shen Wenhui spoke sourly.

The old man's favoritism had reached all the way to the Northern Hemisphere. Now he wasn't even respecting his elders, handing the head of the family's right to eat first to that wretched girl, the youngest of them all.

She couldn't stand it!

Third Uncle immediately tugged his wife's sleeve and said displeasedly, "Shut up. If you don't speak, no one will take you for a mute!"

Today was a rare gathering, with the whole family returning to visit the old man.

He didn't want to upset him.

"Why should I shut up?" Shen Wenhui curled her lips mockingly. "Didn't they just have a little girl? What's the big deal? Is she worth spoiling like some kind of treasure?"

"You brainless woman, it's because my precious Huohuo is the sole heir I've chosen and the next patriarch of our entire Ye Family. None of you is allowed to upset my precious granddaughter, or she has the right to kick you out of the family register. Got it?"

Old Master Ye roared in a booming voice.

The whole family's jaws dropped.

He could do that... wasn't he spoiling her far too much?

Ye Huo was stunned too.

Patriarch, patriarch-the head of a clan!

The person with the highest seniority and status in a clan.

It was the most honored position in a great family, also known as the clan head.

The position held great power, overseeing family rites, wedding processions, punishments, rewards... and so on.

The most honored position in the entire family was being given to her?

She couldn't help rubbing her hands together as excitement began to rise.

"How can that be? How can a little girl be made head of the family?"

Third Aunt Shen Wenhui's face grew angrier.

Before she had even finished speaking, a scalpel flew straight at her and shattered the porcelain bowl in front of her, scaring her soul out of her body.

"Why can't my daughter be patriarch? What gives you the right to gossip here? Make me mad, and I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Jian Yan slapped the table in anger and stood up, ready to fight.

In this family, they could talk about her, but her precious daughter was absolutely off-limits.

No one, absolutely no one, could point fingers at her precious daughter or pass judgment on her!

Her precious daughter was the most, most, most, most, most, most precious girl in the world!!!

"Exactly! I've seen bound feet, but I've never seen a bound brain. What century is this? You still look down on girls? Our precious Huohuo was born in Rome. Even one of our Huohuo's fingers is nobler than you... who the hell do you think you are, daring to say my precious daughter isn't fit to be patriarch?!!!"

Ye Chuan was famous within a hundred-meter radius as a madman who doted on his wife and daughter.

He immediately stood up for his wife, firing off a rapid barrage of words.

Shen Wenhui's face turned red with pent-up anger.

She glanced at her husband, then at her sons.

Every one of them was silent, too afraid to speak up for her.

After all, precious Huohuo was the apple of Fourth Brother's family's eye. If they made Jian Yan, the beloved daughter of a founding general, angry enough, she really could take a knife and dissect them one by one.

Old Master Ye's eyes narrowed dangerously.

His gaze swept coldly and dangerously over Third Ye as he said in a sinister, icy voice, "Third, keep your wife in line. Don't let me hear her say another bad word about precious Huohuo, or I'll make you pay dearly!"

Images of Old Master Ye acting swiftly and decisively to teach his sons a lesson immediately flashed through Third Ye Bai's mind.

He trembled with fright. No matter how old his father was, he was still his father, and he didn't dare disobey him.

So Third Ye glared fiercely at his wife and threatened in a deep voice, "Shut up. If you dare spout nonsense again, I'll divorce you!"

At that, Third Ye's wife finally behaved herself.

Old Master Ye smiled in satisfaction.

In front of everyone, he solemnly handed precious Huohuo a jade patriarch's seal and an imperial sword forged from pure gold.

The old man's voice became endlessly doting. "Precious granddaughter, our Ye Family is a great family that has been passed down through generation after generation!

"These two items are the Ye patriarch's seal and an imperial sword handed down by our ancestors, respectively.

"The patriarch's seal governs all the Ye Family's assets at home and abroad, while the imperial sword is used to punish unworthy descendants of the Ye Family!

"Grandpa is entrusting them to you.

"I'm old, and sooner or later this family will be entrusted to you. From now on, you're the patriarch of the family, and you must protect the peace of the entire Ye Family. Do you understand?"

"Grandpa, nonsense. You're not old at all."

Ye Huo spoke with a serious expression.

Her grandpa was going to live to a hundred and enjoy a lifetime of happiness!

Tears glimmered with relief in Old Master Ye's eyes.

He firmly placed the two items in Ye Huo's hands. From then on, she was the one in power in the Ye Family, and no one would dare look down on him or bully his precious granddaughter again.

The whole family was utterly envious.

The old man truly cherished this only precious granddaughter of his. He would practically pluck the stars and the moon from the sky to give to her.

Ye Huo accepted the patriarch's token and the imperial sword.

The whole family spoke in unison, giving her their full support. "Greetings, Patriarch."

"I declare-let's eat!"

Ye Huo sat up straight, picked up a piece of meat, and placed it in Grandpa's bowl as she spoke softly.

Everyone had been hungry for ages and immediately picked up their chopsticks, ready to eat.

"Wait, I have something to announce too."

A cold male voice rang out, stopping everyone in their tracks.

Under the brilliant lights, the man who had been sitting silently to one side finally spoke.

His words instantly drew everyone's attention.

The entire Ye Family blinked and looked at Li Zeyuan, somewhat puzzled about what medicine this outsider was selling in his gourd.

Ye Mo also put down his chopsticks and asked his good friend, "A-Ze, what do you have to say?"

"Ye Mo, I want to pursue your Huohuo."

The man, dressed in an expensive, luxurious bespoke suit and possessing impeccably handsome features, spoke with ringing conviction.

Like a thunderclap on a clear day, his words left everyone stunned for three seconds.

Everyone was thinking about what those eight words meant. A moment later, they all came to their senses, slapped the table, and roared.

"What? You want to pursue my precious granddaughter?"

"What? You want to pursue my precious daughter?"

"What? You want to pursue my precious little sister?"

"Yes, I want to pursue Huohuo."

Li Zeyuan's calm words were like a bomb, leaving the whole family in no mood to eat and unable to sit still.

Only Ye Huo continued eating hot pot nonchalantly, adding slowly, "Mom, Dad, he even gave me a love letter at noon..."

What? This big bad wolf had actually set his sights on their Ye Family's precious girl?!!!

Old Master Ye was the first to stand and slap the table, his beard bristling and eyes bulging with rage as he threatened, "How dare you dream of carrying off my precious granddaughter? Keep on dreaming! Eldest, Second, Third, Fourth, go get me a gun. I'm going to shoot him!"

The Ye clan threw down their chopsticks and searched the room for weapons, ready for a fight!