"Oh wow! Mr Niu, I was going to go over to visit you this afternoon. I didn't think you'd beat me to it," said Ye Ya when one of his guests arrived. Ye Ya quickly straightened his clothes and beamed as he brought his wife over to welcome him.
Ye Ya smiled as he reached his hand out and held Mr Niu's hand warmly.
"Oh my. Mr Ye is a big shot in our town now and a famous entrepreneur in the county. How can you visit me? I should be the one calling on you. Come, Honey. Say hi to Mr Ye. We will need Mr Ye's help if we are to make any money in the future."
After they met, they kept chatting and asking after each other.
But Mr Niu was a shrewd man. He knew that he would need Ye Ya's help in the future, so he humbled himself before Ye Ya and put him on a pedestal.
Ye Ya clearly enjoyed his fawning and couldn't help smiling from ear to ear.
He even called his son, Ye Jian, and said,
"Jian, come over and say hi to Uncle Niu."
"Dad, coming right over!" replied Ye Jian when he heard his father calling and immediately put his head up high.
Ye Jian finally had the chance to strut around like a rooster!
Ye Jian took out his phone and checked his hair before running over smugly.
Before he left, Ye Jian purposely glanced at Ye Fan proudly as though he was showing off.
"Is this your son, Ye Jian? Oh my, he's so tall now! You're as handsome as your father. Do you have a girlfriend yet? Or else, I have a niece I can introduce you to," praised Mr Niu nonstop the moment Ye Jian came over.
Ye Jian and his family were ecstatic from his flattery.
Ye Ya's wife beamed and replied, "Oh, you're so kind, Mr Niu. Come on in and have a seat."
Ye Ya's family led Mr Niu and his wife into the Ye residence.
Niu Ji-Li quickly walked over to Old Master Ye and said reverently, "Happy New Year, Old Master Ye. I am friends with your second son, Ye Ya. My name is Niu Ji-Li, and I'm the director of a feed mill. Your son is such a talented man, and your grandson looks so handsome. You're all set to relax and enjoy life, right?"
Niu Ji-Li offered Old Master Ye a gift as he smiled and spoke to him.
Everyone liked to hear their offspring get flattered at this old age.
Old Master Ye felt so happy from hearing Niu Ji-Li that it felt as though he had eaten honey, and he beamed particularly brightly.
"You're absolutely right. I'm very happy with my youngest son and his son. Mr Niu, don't be shy. Please take a seat and have some tea to warm yourself," replied Old Master Ye courteously.
Niu Ji-Li put down his gift and quickly sat down next to Ye Ya.
Barely before Ye Ya had warmed his seat, more guests arrived at their door.
"Mr Du from the Fair Wind Flour Mill is here!"
"Mr Tian from the Red Star Brick Factory is here!"
"Mr Zhu from the Prosperous Stone Factory is here!"
Guests arrived as cars pulled up outside the residence.
The boy at the door received the guests and shouted their names one by one.
Hordes of people kept coming by to visit like water bursting from a broken dyke!
"Oh my! Welcome!”
"Happy New Year! Thanks for coming!"
Ye Ya and his family busied themselves as guests arrived to visit them one after
another.
Ye Ya shook their hands and asked after them while his wife smiled and helped welcome them.
Ye Jian was kept busy too. He kept greeting his elders and did his best to play his part as the young master of the Ye family.
Before long, the Ye family's living room was bustling with activity.
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