Chapter 129: Chapter 129 Politeness_1
Uncle Three’s family clearly couldn’t stand seeing him in the spotlight, so they staged this scene.
However, Ye Fei couldn’t be bothered to care about it.
But with Little Ye’s outburst, Uncle Three’s family’s face was completely swollen.
At this moment, Little Ye was even more puzzled, his eyes wide, nearly bursting into tears.
"Dad, you’re lying!"
"You told Little Ye this was a Phoenix Prosperity tea brick, but it’s obviously not!"
"You spent five hundred thousand on a fake! How am I supposed to show filial piety to Great-grandfather with this?"
Five... Five hundred thousand?
Upon hearing these words, Ye Guangzhi nearly fell flat on the ground.
How many years would he need to work the fields to earn that amount of money?
Around the long table, there was silence.
No one would doubt the child’s words.
But... Ye Fei actually spent five hundred thousand on a tea brick? Just to show filial piety to the Ye Family’s old master?
That’s too frightening, right?
For a moment, everyone looked at each other.
In this village, who else could afford to spend five hundred thousand on a gift.
Ye Fei must be really rich.
Seeing Little Ye about to cry, Ye Fei immediately said, "Little Ye, put the tea brick down for Great-grandfather and come here."
Little Ye did as told and threw himself into Ye Fei’s arms.
"Dad, did you lie to me? Is that really a Phoenix Prosperity tea brick or not?"
Ye Fei spoke softly, "Of course it is, why would dad lie to you?"
Little Ye’s face lit up, "Then... then why isn’t that uncle speaking? Does he not know how to read either?"
Ye Fei chuckled, "Uncle Zhao is a big boss in Shang Hai, how could he not know how to read?"
"He’s just playing with you!"
Little Ye initially thought he had brought a fake tea brick and would definitely upset Great-grandfather.
Hearing Ye Fei’s explanation, he finally calmed down.
Ye Guangzhi looked at the tea brick in front of him, not sure whether to take it or not, and momentarily froze.
"What’s Ye Fei up to with this trickery?"
The old man looked at Ye Fei, but saw that Ye Fei had already come to Ye Guangzhi’s side.
"Grandfather, when Fei was young, you took care of me. Now that I’ve made a little money, of course, I need to show my filial piety properly. This tea brick is a small matter after all."
With that, Ye Fei casually picked up a knife and smoothly cut off a piece of the tea brick.
He brewed it for Ye Guangzhi and said softly, "Grandfather, please enjoy."
Ye Guangzhi’s hands trembled slightly as he gently tasted a sip.
Honestly, the old man couldn’t taste anything at that moment and just wanted to know how much that sip cost.
Yet, deep down, he was overjoyed.
He praised Ye Fei endlessly, "Ah, the distant waters can’t quench the near thirst. To think that I haven’t seen Fei for over a decade, and he still managed to buy such fine things to honor me, it truly makes me happy!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of both Ye Shoutian’s family and Ye San’s family couldn’t hang on.
Some people who disliked Ye Fei whispered scornfully, "He’s just got some stinking money, showing off for what?"
"Exactly," someone immediately echoed, "That Boss Zhao runs his own company and is much better than some upstart. He never shows off, does he?"
Another man chimed in, "That’s right, look at Boss Zhao; he walks into the village, so polite, unlike some people driving a broken BMW trying to act cool!"
Around the long table, you said one thing and I another, all mocking Ye Fei.
Their voices weren’t loud, but they were grating.
Yet Ye Fei didn’t care at all, just sitting in his place, drinking tea, and eating.
He had known this would happen and didn’t want to make a fuss about it.
The guests gradually calmed down, but Ye Mei grew angrier and angrier.
Ye Mei, with a long face, whispered to Zhao Qiming, "Aren’t you doing business in Shang Hai? How could you let Ye Fei steal all the limelight for no reason?"
"You don’t say a word. What if our fellow villagers look down on us?"
Zhao Qiming just chuckled softly, not taking Ye Fei seriously at all.
"Don’t worry, wife. When I was over there, I’ve seen all sorts of people; this Ye Fei is just a small fry, not worth mentioning."
"Just you watch how I will retrieve our face for you later!"
Hearing this, Ye Mei’s face finally improved a bit.
Ever since she was little, everyone in her family said that Ye Fei was clever, that Ye Fei was capable, and her ears were calloused from hearing it.
Finally, when Ye Fei had left, she had managed to snag a wealthy husband, and everyone in the village praised her for it, didn’t they?
But now that Ye Fei had just come back, he was stealing her limelight, something she couldn’t stand!
The dishes were gradually served in full.
Tonight was, after all, a family dinner; the wedding would be tomorrow. Tonight was the time to entertain the guests.
Among the guests at the table, wine was brought out, and a group of people could no longer restrain themselves, beginning to toast each other.
"Here, godfather, you drink tea, and I’ll drink wine, wishing you good health!"
"Shoutian, your son is something else, marrying a city girl and I heard she’s from a major family too! Here’s a toast to you!"
At a banquet, drinking is essential.
But it was apparent that no one was coming to Ye Fei’s side.
And Ye Fei did not offer a toast to anyone.
This inevitably gave some people an excuse to criticize.
"Such a grown-up, and he has no manners at all."
"Right, not to mention toasting his godfather, he didn’t even toast his two uncles. Is that proper?"
