Returning to the villa

After putting Briar on for Xiaoshuai, Ye Feng returned to the living room.

Seeing that Ye Feng had come upstairs alone, his mother asked, "Why did you come back alone? Where's Xiaoshuai?"

"He's watching a movie downstairs. He'll come up and find me when he's finished."

"There's a TV downstairs too?" his mother asked in surprise.

"Mom, haven't you been down there? It's not a TV. There's a small movie theater, a KTV room, and a wine cellar. You really should take a good look around the house."

At that, the whole family grew interested and headed downstairs. Before long, Xiaoshuai came upstairs with a long face.

After they went down and saw the theater, they had switched the movie to a Huaxia war film, so Xiaoshuai had naturally been forced to leave.

Ye Feng's mouth twitched. They really were a bunch of grown-up children. With no other choice, he took Xiaoshuai to the study on the third floor and put Briar on the computer for him.

[Congratulations, host. You have spent 2 billion Huaxia Currency. Your cashback of 200 billion Huaxia Currency has been deposited into the Supreme Black Card ending in 8888.]

The sudden system notification caught Ye Feng off guard. After giving it some thought, he figured Ye Wuhen must have dragged Zhang Zhiwei off to complete the paperwork for the Jinhui Building after the graduation banquet. Brother Ye really was swift and decisive.

He picked up his phone, opened WeChat, and found Li Xiaona's name. Xiaona hadn't contacted him in the past two days either. What had she been busy with?

"Xiaona, have you been busy these past two days? Why haven't you missed me?"

A reply came shortly after he sent the message.

"Brother Feng, I miss you every day, but you must have important things to take care of back home, so I didn't dare bother you. Hehe, I'm really happy to hear from you today, because that means you're thinking of me too. Hehe."

"Silly girl, contact me whenever you miss me. I'm almost done here, and I'll be back in a couple of days. I'll treat you to a feast when I get back."

"Mhm, Brother Feng, I want to eat at Phoenix Cry Pavilion again. That's our lucky place."

"Mhm, when I get back."

Ye Feng put down his phone and saw that it was almost dinnertime. His mother and the others still hadn't come upstairs, so he called Chen Tai.

"Old Chen, it's Ye Feng. Prepare a meal for twenty people and have it delivered to No. 8 at East Lake Villas."

"Young Master Ye, rest assured, I'll arrange it right away. I guarantee it'll be there within half an hour." Only then did Chen Tai's heart settle. He had been worried all along that Ye Feng would take revenge on him, especially after today's banquet. Master Qian had attended in person and even brought an extravagant gift. If Young Master Ye had casually mentioned him today, he reckoned he would already be on a train to Siberia to dig potatoes.

After hanging up, Chen Tai immediately told the kitchen to prioritize Ye Feng's meal. Then he drove to Villa No. 8 himself, bringing two staff members along.

After Ye Feng had watched short videos for a while, the doorbell rang. He opened the door and, seeing Chen Tai, asked in surprise, "Old Chen, why did you come in person? You could have just sent someone to deliver it."

As Chen Tai directed the staff to set the dishes on the dining table on the first floor, he said, "Young Master Ye, it's no trouble. It's my honor to serve you."

Ye Feng understood what he meant and said, "Old Chen, the misunderstanding is in the past. I didn't take it to heart, so you don't need to worry."

"Thank you, Young Master Ye. I'll be sure to remember this lesson. I won't disturb your meal any longer. Goodbye."

Looking at the food laid out on the table, Ye Feng called, "Xiaoshuai, come down and eat!"

Then he went downstairs and called his mother, aunts, and uncles up as well.

Just as they were about to eat, Ye Lin's voice came from outside.

"Brother, come out here, quickly! Dad drank too much. I can barely hold him up!"

Ye Feng hurried outside and took his father from her. "Where did you go after that?" he asked.

"Oh, after it ended, Dad insisted on going to Eldest Uncle's place. Once we got there, they started reminiscing about the past. Brother, you have no idea how many embarrassing stories Dad told about his childhood. Haha! Once, when Grandpa asked Dad to scratch his back, Dad actually got down on the ground and searched for ages. Then he asked Grandpa where his back was because he couldn't find it. Haha, Grandpa was so angry he gave him a beating with a stick."

Ye Feng nearly split his sides laughing. His father had been like that as a child? To keep from dying of laughter, he hurriedly sent Ye Lin off to eat, then helped his father into the elevator on the first floor and took him to a room on the second floor to rest.

When he returned to the dining room, his mother asked, "How's your father? How much did he drink today? That old fool, drinking like that without considering his age."

"Mom, leave him alone. Dad's happy today, so don't worry about him. When he wakes up tomorrow, you can give him a proper talking-to!" Ye Lin, who thought the bigger the commotion, the better, fanned the flames from the sidelines.

After dinner, it was already dark outside, and a light rain had started to fall. Ye Feng's mother said to the others, "Eldest Sister, Second Sister, Third Sister, and Brother, don't leave tonight. Stay here. There are plenty of empty rooms upstairs, more than enough for all of us."

Ye Feng urged them too. "That's right. You don't get to see my mom often, so stay the night. I'll turn on the KTV in a bit, and you can all have some fun. When you're tired, you can go upstairs and rest."

After Ye Feng and his mother took turns persuading them, they finally agreed to stay.

His mother took them upstairs to assign rooms, while Ye Feng went downstairs to turn on the KTV. He cut up a fruit platter, brought out some alcoholic and soft drinks, and then returned to his room.

Back in his room, Ye Feng took out his phone and called Ye Wuhen.

"Brother Wuhen, you're fast. You got everything settled for the Jinhui Building already."

"I saw that Old Zhang hadn't had too much to drink, so as soon as it was over, I dragged him back to the company to get the paperwork done. By the way, did you call because you needed something?"

"Yes, there's something I need you to do. About five kilometers west of East Lake Resort, there's a place called Jin City Flower Base. Have you heard of it?"

"I have. I hear it's the largest flower-growing base in Jin City. Are you looking to buy it, little brother? It won't come cheap. A conservative estimate would be 5 billion Huaxia Currency."

"Brother Wuhen, I want to buy it for my dad. Money isn't a problem, so go ahead with the acquisition. I'll transfer you some more money in a bit."

"All right. I'll get in touch with Old Qian shortly. He knows the people in that area. I'll do my best to close the deal as soon as possible."

After hanging up, Ye Feng transferred another 50 billion Huaxia Currency to Ye Wuhen. Looking at the 230 billion Huaxia Currency still sitting quietly in his account, he couldn't help sighing that he was still spending money too slowly. He needed more than another 9 trillion in cashback to upgrade the system.

With Ye Wuhen handling things in Jin City, it looked like he needed to return to Demon City as soon as possible. He wondered how fast that genius girl Shen Haoyue could spend money. He had to find a way to recruit her.