After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 367, Episode 0396: The Old Man Talks About the Ye Family

"To be honest, the Ye family has been a great help to our party, and not only our party, but also almost all patriotic organizations in the market back then."

"The market was a key transportation hub connecting the north and south. It fell in early 38. Ye Sheng, the old master of the market, was the president of the Chamber of Commerce at that time. He secretly sent people to arrange for the wounded soldiers to escape while pretending to surrender to the Japanese."

"Since the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, the Ye family has always held the position of chairman. The Ye family's connections in the Chamber of Commerce are so extensive that even the Japanese are afraid of them. Whether you believe Ye Sheng's initiative to set up a shop is another matter, but this development is exactly what the Japanese want to see."

"As the president of the chamber of commerce, Ye Sheng can do a lot of things. He has helped us get several batches of anti-inflammatory drugs and also obtained nearly two million tons of grain."

Two million tons of grain, enough to feed 100,000 people, would be consumed in just over a year. It may not seem like much, but it could be a lifesaver in a critical moment. Back then, we were poor during the war, and hunger was the norm. The grain that Ye Sheng brought in saved a large number of people on several occasions.

This is only a small part of Ye Sheng's help to our Party. He passed on several important messages to us and saved several of our underground workers.

Because of Ye Sheng's contributions to our family, after the establishment of the new country, the most important machinery factory among the state-owned factories in the market during the period of economic stagnation was entrusted to Ye Sheng by the state.

After the economy opened up, before the Ye family even made a proposal, the government, anticipating the prosperity of private enterprises, wanted to support Ye Sheng, and the first private enterprise that came to mind was Ye Sheng. At that time, Ye Sheng was still the director of the machinery factory.

But contributions are contributions, and beliefs are beliefs, but investigations still need to be conducted.

That's right. We can't let down the heroes who have made contributions, so this investigation can't be too blatant. Even if the other party is aware of it, we have to do it in a way that they don't know about.

Therefore, Old Zhou entrusted this matter to the old man and his family.

Several retired elderly men and women did not disappoint Old Zhou's trust. In less than half a month, they thoroughly investigated the Ye family from top to bottom, and even the fact that Ye Sheng wet his pants at the age of seven was not spared.

Lin Yuexi's eyes welled up with tears. "Grandpa, what you said is different from what Ye Yiwen said. The Ye Sheng he mentioned was a poor man from the countryside who worked as a porter at the docks. He only rose to prominence after being recognized for his talent."

The old man picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and said slowly, "That was Ye Sheng and his gang lying to the young girl. Rong Siqin's mother was a great underground worker who was murdered in prison. It was Ye Sheng who secretly rescued Rong Siqin."

Ye Sheng admired Rong Siqin's mother, and this admiration turned into love for Rong Siqin. He also asked his wife and children to love Rong Siqin as well.

Since we're on the topic, the old man decided to go into more detail.

"Ye Changshan married three wives. The first two have passed away. His first wife did not have any children. Ye Zhenwen and Ye Zhenxing were born to his second wife. Ye Yiwen was his late-life daughter born to his third wife."

Ye Zhenwen and Ye Zhenxing are two years apart. Ye Zhenwen is already thirty-five, Rong Siqin is the same age as Ye Zhenxing, while Ye Yiwen is only three years older than Lin Yuexi, at twenty-five, a full ten years younger than Ye Zhenwen.

Ye Sheng himself married late, and he was already over fifty when Ye Yiwen was born. Normally, people would favor their children, whether they are late-born sons or daughters, and Ye Yiwen was no exception.

Well, yes, Ye Yiwen's biological mother, Ye Sheng's current wife, is unreliable. Well, you can't say she's entirely unreliable; it's just human nature. Old Madam Ye has no complaints about Ye Sheng's two sons from his previous marriage. On the contrary, she has put a lot of effort into educating Ye Zhenwen. Old Madam Ye studied abroad and has several properties in Italy. Ye Zhenwen's current success is undoubtedly due to her guidance.

However, Madam Ye was very dissatisfied with Ye Sheng's excessive favoritism towards Rong Siqin. She had even suspected that Rong Siqin was Ye Sheng's illegitimate daughter. Later, when Rong Siqin married Ye Zhenxing, her suspicions were dispelled.

She was dissatisfied with Ye Sheng's favoritism, and naturally, she was also dissatisfied with Rong Siqin. She was a proud person and didn't believe in double-dealing. She would clearly express her dissatisfaction in their daily interactions.

As a result, Ye Yiwen, who was still young at the time, was also influenced to develop a strong dislike for Rong Siqin.

Ye Yiwen's personality is very much like her mother's, while Rong Siqin is good at hiding her feelings. Whenever the two have a conflict, what Ye Sheng sees is Ye Yiwen throwing a tantrum and even behaving in a very bad way to hurt Rong Siqin.

Since she was his youngest daughter, and Madam Ye was not young, Ye Sheng thought it over and came up with a foolish idea. He made up a story that his fate was tragic and that Rong Siqin's grandfather was his savior to coax her.

At this point, the old man chuckled dismissively, "He's shameless enough to try and pin the Green Dragon Gang's affairs on himself. Doesn't he fear crushing himself under such pressure?"

The deeds of the Green Dragon Gang are true; all the gang's members are national heroes, and none of them survived. Does that bastard deserve such praise?
"However, the Ye family has indeed helped quite a few orphans." This point cannot be denied.

After the war, statistics showed that there were nearly 7,000 orphans in the city. The country was poor and could only afford to support them temporarily. They could only discuss with people like Ye Sheng who had money in their pockets. Ye Sheng adopted 1,000 without hesitation.

We will remember everything clearly, whether it was meritorious or demeritful.

After briefly explaining that Ye Yiwen's perception of her father had been distorted, the old man turned the topic back to Lin Yuexi, staring at her with a solemn expression.

"Merchants are driven by profit. No matter what the Ye family has done in the past, in the face of huge profits, no one can guarantee that they will still be as patriotic as before. Especially since Ye Zhenwen's son and daughter are the heirs of Beiji. Now that Beiji has discovered an oil field, with that oil field, Beiji will definitely undergo earth-shattering changes. At that time, Beiji's status will be incomparable to what it was before."

After a pause, the old man added, "Ye Zhenwen was mainly taught by Madam Ye. Madam Ye is different from Ye Sheng; she is a true businesswoman."

Based on the information his people gathered about Madam Ye and her usual words and actions, Madam Ye was a person who only cared about gains and losses. Even when she mentioned her only biological daughter to people she trusted, she didn't show maternal love for her child, but rather what Ye Yiwen could bring her.

On the contrary, she valued Ye Zhenwen, whom she had personally nurtured, and even planned to introduce Ye Yiwen to someone who could be her father, so that Ye Zhenwen's path would be easier.

The most ridiculous thing is that "Old Madam Ye is already preparing to live in Beiji. Her passport has already been processed. However, it seems that old man Ye Sheng doesn't know about this yet. I wonder if Ye Zhenwen knows about it."

Lin Yuexi felt a slight itch on her head, as if she were about to suddenly grow another brain.

Good heavens, this tiny Ye family has managed to stage a scene reminiscent of an ancient imperial family vying for the throne.

It seems that the Ye family is indeed very wealthy.