Today the sky is clear and the warm winter sun shines on my body, making me feel warm.
During the winter vacation, Brother Xiang and Xiaotian were helping the mute to press cans and plastics at the Zizhulin scrap station. Ye Zhao, holding Brother Xiang's coat, stood by and watched them work.
Xiaotian joked, "Xiao Zhao, why are you standing there? Come and help!"
"You men are working, why do you need my help?" Ye Zhao said with a smile: "Hey, Zeng Xiaotian, why don't you call me sister Xiao Zhao?"
"I'm older than you! Don't try to take advantage of me again!" Xiaotian is now a technical secondary school student, and the way he speaks is different from before, more confident and arrogant.
Ye Zhao rolled his eyes at him, "Just tell me clearly who is taking advantage of whom!"
Zeng Xiaotian chuckled, "I was young at the time, it was my fault. I can't call you sister anymore, but I can call you sister-in-law. Sister Zhao? Sister Ye? Or Sister Xiang? Tell me, which name do you like?"
Ye Zhao raised the mobile phone in his hand. If this thing hit someone, it would be no less painful than a brick.
Zeng Xiaotian, who had just said that he would never call her sister again, quickly raised his hands in surrender: "Sister Xiaozhao, I was wrong! I was wrong! Brother Xiang! Protect me!"
Zeng Xiang said cleanly, "I can't protect you."
Zeng Xiaotian sneered mercilessly: "Brother Xiang, you are no longer my majestic Brother Xiang. You are actually afraid of your wife!"
"Come and laugh at me when you have a wife." Brother Xiang's tone was full of pride.
It's great to have a wife. Zeng Xiaotian was irritated.
He put down the handle of the press and went to the sink to wash his hands.
Zeng Xiaotian saw that the situation was not right and immediately said, "Hey! Brother Xiang! You're not just going to leave like this, are you? The work is not finished yet? You're leaving me to do it alone?"
"Didn't you see your sister-in-law has been waiting for a long time?"
Zeng Xiaotian: “!!!!!!”
I didn't dare to say a word and secretly cursed the shameless couple a thousand times in my heart.
Zeng Xiang walked over to Ye Zhao, took the coat, put it on, and the two walked out hand in hand.
Fat Po Ying, who was delivering food on her bicycle, saw this and secretly asked her son, "Are they really together?"
"Mom, you are not very observant. They have been flirting with each other since they were deskmates. They are always together. I think it won't be long before my aunt becomes a grandmother."
Fatty Ying said dissatisfiedly: "You should hurry up in school and date a suitable female classmate first!"
"Zeng Xiuqun is very active in dating, why are you stopping her?"
"Are you the same? She's still in high school!" Fatty Ying put away her bicycle and shouted to the mute who was working in the distance: "Fugui! It's time to eat!"
Coming out of the scrap yard, Ye Zhao and Zeng Xiang walked side by side. The garbage dump had been moved away, and Ni Meng introduced a landscape gardening company to rent Ye Zhao's large piece of land.
It was rented out last week and the gardening company has moved in in the past few days.
They walked over there and took a look at the landscape trees planted by the gardening company.
Zeng Xiang said: "My grandma called me yesterday and hoped that I could go to Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year. I haven't celebrated the New Year with her for more than ten years."
"You go ahead. Aunt Qiao has me with her."
"My mom might go to the temple with her friends to celebrate the New Year. Do you want to go to Hong Kong with me?"
Ye Zhao has been busy with her father's funeral these days and has not seen Aunt Qiao much. She doesn't know what Aunt Qiao's plans are for the New Year.
But no matter what, she was unwilling to celebrate the New Year at the Luo family. She didn't want to enjoy the rules that even Aunt Qiao was afraid of. Ye Zhao subconsciously shook his head and said, "Let's not do that."
Zeng Xiang knew that Ye Zhao didn't like being bound by such a wealthy family, so he said, "You can stay in a hotel, or stay at my aunt's house. During the New Year, we can just go around the port city."
The most important thing is that he wants to see her every day.
Ye Zhao didn't want to disappoint her brother Xiang, so she said, "There's still more than half a month before the Chinese New Year. I'll think about it."
The two walked a little further back and saw a large truck unloading goods on the road, which were all various saplings and potted plants.
Just then, Ni Meng drove his old car to the side and the car beeped twice, which was a greeting to them.
Seeing them approaching, Ni Meng hurriedly got out of the car and shouted, "This place will become a scenic spot if we plant various trees for landscaping!"
Ye Zhao said: "We didn't sign a contract this time because we are not sure when we will get the land back."
When they came up to him, Ni Meng said, "I heard that your father passed away. It was such a surprise. I saw him a while ago and he was full of energy. Who would have thought that he would pass away like this? Please accept my condolences."
Ye Zhao didn't say anything. She had heard too many similar words in the past few days and had become numb.
She turned around and pointed to the Fortune Building in the distance. "Wasn't the construction stopped? Why is it started again?"
"A new boss!"
Unexpected, but also expected. History has indeed changed, and it seems that unfinished buildings will not be left unfinished.
Ni Meng continued, "Old Mai is showing off again! I thought he couldn't have a good New Year. He's been so proud recently, coming to our village every day. If you don't know, you would think he has made a lot of money. He's a small contractor who contracts sand, stone and bricks. Hey!"
Ye Zhao shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry about him."
As he was speaking, the sound of a car was heard behind him. Turning around, Ye Zhao saw at a glance that it was Lao Mai's car.
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
Lao Mai's rickshaw stopped in front of them. Lao Kai jumped out of the car and said to Ye Zhao, "Hey, I've been looking for you everywhere."
Before Ye Zhao could say anything, Old Mai rolled down the window, spat on the roadside, and said, "I'm really worried that you'll shorten your lifespan if you stay here breathing in the smell of garbage every day."
Ni Meng cursed: "Old Mai! Can you talk? The garbage dump has been moved away, so there is no smell of garbage!"
Old Mac: "The three layers of soil below ground all smell like garbage. Why don't you dig it up and smell it."
Ni Meng: "What do you know? My friend has planted green plants here. The land is fertile and just right for planting trees, saving money on fertilizer. After planting a few waves of green plants, the soil quality will also improve. This is killing two birds with one stone! This is science! Don't you understand?"
Old Mai curled his lips, closed the car window and left. Not long after he left, he heard a loud bang and his old car stopped, as if the tire had burst.
Ye Zhao and her brother Xiang looked at each other, and she asked softly, "Did you do it?"
Zeng Xiang leaned over and whispered: "Did you see it?"
"did not see it."
"Then how did you know that?"
"What a coincidence, either God will punish him or you will punish him. God likes to take a nap so much, so nine times out of ten, it will be you."
Zeng Xiang smiled without saying anything. Just when Lao Mai was spitting in front of them and talking shamelessly, he threw a nail at them.
Ye Zhao remembered that Lao Kai was looking for her, and turned around to see him and Ni Meng smoking there.
Ye Zhao asked him: "Uncle Kai, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Lao Kai then said, "The land was not approved, so it was sent back."
"Why?"
"They said it's not consistent with Zizhulin's style!" Lao Kai smiled embarrassedly after saying this. This reason was a slap in his face.
Ye Zhao originally wanted to unify the style, but because she was in a hurry and the designer with personality was not available, she introduced another person to her and he made a random planning and design drawing, but she didn't expect to be rejected.
Ye Zhao asked: "Didn't you say that the design drawings can be messed up casually?"
Lao Kai explained: "The policy has changed. You should quickly find someone to redesign it so that it is consistent with the style of Zizhulin Commercial Street. The policy is changing all the time. I heard that it will be difficult to approve land in the future. We have to hurry up and try to get it done before the end of the year."
Ye Zhao believed that policies could change at any time. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll find someone to expedite the design and get the drawings ready in the next few days."
“Also, the cost has gone up…”
“How much has it increased?”
"It's increased by 2 yuan per square meter. I know you know someone at the Land and Resources Bureau, if you don't believe me you can go ask."
Normally, if Lao Kai said this, anyone who gave him a little face would say they believed him, but the person in front of him was not an ordinary person.
Lao Kai didn't expect Ye Zhao to take out his mobile phone and make a call immediately.
Lao Kai shook his head with a bitter face. The richer you are, the more stingy you are. He was really haggling with him. He hurriedly said, "One more piece, one more piece. No need to fight, no need to fight."
Ye Zhao ignored him and continued calling. The call was connected. It was Wu Aimin who answered the phone. She had been back from Guangzhou for more than a week during the winter vacation. She had come to help at Ye Dingguo's funeral two days ago.
Wu Aimin immediately went to ask her father, who called back soon and said that there were plans to raise prices, but there had been no price increase yet and it was estimated that the price would increase in the second quarter after the Chinese New Year.
Ye Zhao: "Uncle Kai, the jobs assigned to you are all rewards for you. If you don't behave yourself, you won't get these jobs in the future."
Lao Kai scratched his head embarrassedly: "I know, I know, I won't do it again next time."
Ni slapped him hard and teased him deliberately: "You have such a low level of awareness. There shouldn't be a next time."
Ye Zhao smiled: "Uncle Kai means that he won't let me know next time."
"You really wronged me. Am I that kind of person? I am an honest person, right? After the garbage dump was moved away, so many people were restless and asked you for more money. Did I harass you? Did I?"
Ni Meng refuted his plan: "That's because you know that harassing them is useless. Harassing them won't give you any more money."
Lao Kai quickly changed the subject: "What's your cell phone number? I'll write it down so I can contact you directly if I need anything in the future."
"Please remember 902277... If you have anything, you'd better call the landline first. The signal on the mobile phone is not very good." Not only is the signal bad, the battery is not durable. After charging each time, it can only be used for half an hour of talk time, so you have to use it sparingly.
Lao Kai asked curiously, "Is this the mobile phone your father used before?"
"No." This was a gift from Brother Xiang. She locked up her father's cell phone and kept it for future use.
Lao Kai was not interested in the mobile phone. He mainly wanted to know the latest gossip about the Ye family. "Hey, I heard that your family is in a lawsuit over the inheritance, right?"
Ni Meng also pricked up his ears and listened. He was too embarrassed to ask just now because he was not as thick-skinned as Lao Kai.
Ye Zhao said: "Who told you that?"
"It's all over the place. It's said that your father's mistress brought out the will, and you've been dragging your feet and refusing to acknowledge it, right?"
The news is quite well-informed!
Ye Zhao had indeed delayed Gao Yueyue for several days, but this morning, he had already promised her that he would meet at the Irene Toy Factory in the afternoon.
Ni Meng said, "If it's me, I won't acknowledge her! What the hell is a mistress? Your father is gone, and she's here to grab the inheritance. She really thinks she's something!"
Lao Kai shook his head and said, "If she really has Ye Zhao's father's will, it's hard to say."
"Didn't they say that the mistress was pregnant?"
Ni Meng asked curiously, "Really?"
The two of them were in unison, just curious and wanted to hear some interesting gossip.
Ye Zhao shook his head and said he had nothing to say.
Zeng Xiang looked at his watch and saw that it was getting late. He rescued her in time and said, "Let's go."
Then he pulled her back.
After they left, Ni Meng said, "Zeng Xiang from the Zeng family has a sharp eye. He spotted Boss Ye's only daughter a long time ago. Look, she has inherited at least tens of millions of dollars in inheritance and has become very rich. What a pity."
It’s a pity that his three sons have no chance, Ni Meng sighed and shook his head.
He always joked with him: "Among your three sons, are there any parents as good-looking as you? Zeng Erqiao wasn't good-looking either, but her sons are really good-looking."
What a cool bastard! Ni Meng took the last puff of his cigarette and threw the butt at his feet.
Ye Zhao and Zeng Xiang had clay pot rice on the street, and then she went directly to the Irene Toy Factory to meet Su Yingmin.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Dingguo's personal lawyer arrived on time, followed by Bai Yunlian and his second uncle and aunt, and finally Gao Yueyue and her daughter. After everyone was present, Ye Zhao and Su Yingmin went over.
Ye Dingguo's lawyer's surname is Wang. After seeing that everyone was present, Lawyer Wang said, "The will of Mr. Ye Dingguo in my hand was provided by Ms. Gao Yueyue. Judging from the handwriting of the signature, there is no big problem. However, I am not a handwriting expert after all. If you have any questions, you can consult me for follow-up operations, or you can hire another lawyer to solve it."
The meeting room was very quiet, with only the sound of my second aunt-in-law eating cookies on the table.
Su Yingmin said: "Lawyer Wang, please continue."
Lawyer Wang: "Then let me read out Mr. Ye Dingguo's will. This is a handwritten will. According to Ms. Gao Yueyue, the will was written by Mr. Ye Dingguo himself..."
Su Yingmin asked: "Is there a notarization?"
Lawyer Wang said: "A handwritten will does not need notarization or witnesses."
Su Yingmin asked again: "Did you press your fingerprints?"
Lawyer Wang: "It doesn't have fingerprints, but it still has the same legal effect without fingerprints. If you have doubts about the authenticity of this will, you can ask a handwriting expert to identify the handwriting. I can provide related services."
Bai Yunlian, who was sitting below, said impatiently, "Since this is Old Ye's will, then hurry up and read it to me!"
Lawyer Wang read the will: "I am Ye Dingguo, ID number. After my death, I wish to divide all my assets into three equal parts, to my lovers Bai Yunlian, Gao Yueyue and my daughter Ye Zhao. I hope you can live in peace and harmony forever. December 15, 1989."
"The above is Mr. Ye Dingguo's will."
Lawyer Wang handed the will to everyone to read, and Zheng Qiuxia was the first to question: "Is our will not included?"
Lawyer Wang said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ye Dingguo only gave his inheritance to Ms. Bai Yunlian, Ms. Gao Yueyue and Ms. Ye Zhao."
Zheng Qiuxia and Ye Dingquan sat aside in silence.
"If you have no objection, please sign and stamp this will."
Bai Yunlian said: "I have no objection."
Gao Yueyue: "I have no objection either."
Bai Yunlian and Gao Yueyue were the first to press their handprints, then looked at Ye Zhao nervously.
Ye Zhao looked at them coldly. When the will acknowledgment form was passed to her, she took the pen handed to her by Lawyer Wang's secretary and signed her name.
Bai Yunlian and Gao Yueyue saw Ye Zhao sign, looked at each other, and their joy was overflowing.
Unexpectedly, things went more smoothly than they imagined.
They secretly rejoiced and finally listened to Gao Yueyue's mother and divided the inheritance into three parts. If it was only two parts, Ye Zhao would definitely fight them to the death.
Bai Yunlian smiled and said, "It shouldn't be a big problem if we divide the cash equally. We can also divide the shares equally. Whoever doesn't want the shares can sell them. The house I live in belongs to me, and the house Gao Yueyue lives in belongs to her..."
Bai Yunlian looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Xiao Zhao, your father also bought a villa in Seaview Bay. That villa is valuable, so we won't fight with you for it. We'll just give it to you."
Ye Zhao sneered and said nothing. Judging from Bai Yunlian's tone, the villa that should have belonged to her was a charity to her!
Bai Yunlian continued, "Your father bought you a car before, so he should give me his own Audi as a replacement, because my house is the least valuable. Is this fair?"
Gao Yueyue nodded: "I'm fine."
Ye Zhao also smiled and said, "That's fair. This is so thoughtful and detailed. It must have been arranged long ago, right?"
Bai Yunlian asked: "What are you dissatisfied with?"
"Do you need me to be satisfied?" Ye Zhao tapped the table lightly. "So far, your play today has been quite smooth, except for my second mother."
Zheng Qiuxia, who was sitting nearby eating snacks, was surprised and asked, "What do you mean?!"
"Second mother, my father left such a huge fortune, and your family didn't get a single cent. How can you not make a fuss? This is not in line with your character. You still have the mood to sit here and eat cookies?"
Zheng Qiuxia swallowed the dry biscuit, which almost got stuck in her throat. She quickly drank half a glass of water and said anxiously, "Isn't it okay for me to reason? There is a big lawyer here, what's the point of me making a fuss? You blame me for eating a biscuit. You have no conscience! Don't forget that I, Zheng Qiuxia, raised you!"
Bai Yunlian and Gao Yueyue were confused. Since Ye Zhao had already signed, why was he still picking? Shouldn't he have picked before signing
When the letter of consent was passed back to Lawyer Wang, Lawyer Wang discovered that Ye Zhao did not sign her own name. He asked, "Ms. Ye, did you sign the wrong name?"
Gao Yueyue hurriedly snatched the will and took a look at it, her face immediately turned bad.
Ye Dingguo's name was signed on the informed consent form in a threatening manner, suppressing her and Bai Yunlian's names. It was signed by Ye Zhao.
They should have thought long ago that Ye Zhao would not be so obedient to sign.
Ye Zhao smiled and said, "I didn't sign wrong."
She wanted to use Ye Dingguo's name to pressure them, on purpose.
Gao Yueyue asked guiltily: "What do you want?"
Ye Zhao said: "We have sufficient reasons and evidence to suspect that this will is a forgery."
Gao Yueyue stared at Ye Zhao: "You said I forged a will, what evidence do you have?"
Ye Zhao asked Lawyer Wang: "Lawyer Wang, how many years can one be sentenced for forging a will?"
Lawyer Wang was not responsible for authenticating the authenticity of the handwriting in the will. He had followed Ye Dingguo for many years and had never heard Boss Ye talk about making a will. At first, he had doubts about the authenticity of the will, but the handwriting was indeed very similar, so he put his doubts aside for the time being.
However, as long as Ye Dingguo's legal heirs raised doubts, he would definitely fully cooperate with the other party to apply for handwriting identification.
Lawyer Wang said: "If a will is forged and the amount involved is huge and the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than ten years and a corresponding fine."
"Ten years in prison and a fine!" Ye Zhao repeated loudly, then looked at Zheng Qiuxia and Ye Dingquan.
In the original book, after Ye Dingguo passed away, there was also a big dispute over inheritance. At that time, Ye Dingguo gave most of the inheritance to Bai Lu, which made the second uncle's family, who had been sucking blood from the original body for many years, very dissatisfied. They instigated the original body to forge a will, because the second uncle could imitate Ye Dingguo's handwriting, and it was easy for him to forge a will.
However, the kind-hearted original body refused. She did not want her second uncle to take risks for her. The original body had lived with Ye Dingguo for more than ten years at that time and was very familiar with Ye Dingguo's handwriting. Ye Dingguo's handwriting was always changing, and what her second uncle could imitate was already outdated.
"Sister Liu!" Ye Zhao called out.
Secretary Liu quickly brought over a file bag, and Ye Zhao took out a document from the file bag. "This is my father's recent handwriting. I'll find the two words 'Ye Zhao' and show them to you."
This is the document that Ye Dingguo issued for Ye Zhao to buy a car, and on it are the two words "Ye Zhao" written by Ye Dingguo himself.
The "口" at the lower right corner of "昭" in the will was sealed, but the "口" of "昭" written by Ye Dingguo in the car purchase document was not sealed.
Everyone came closer to take a look, and they found that it was indeed different.
Gao Yueyue said: "But the signature of these three characters 'Ye Dingguo' is the same."
"You only imitated my father's signature correctly, but you didn't imitate the handwriting of other words. It should be said that you imitated my father's handwriting from more than ten years ago. Right, Second Uncle?"
Ye Dingquan felt so guilty that he didn't even dare to look at Ye Zhao.
"Uncle, you are the best at imitating my father's handwriting. Come and see if this is my father's handwriting from more than ten years ago?"
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Qiuxia was so scared that she quickly said, "Don't talk nonsense, you stupid kid! When did your second uncle learn to imitate your father's handwriting?"
Bai Yunlian's face turned pale instantly. She had sensed something bad was going to happen. It seemed that Ye Zhao had already guessed their tricks long ago and was going to provoke them today.
Gao Yueyue was also a little nervous. She had done her best. She did not monopolize Ye Dingguo's property, but divided it into three parts. But it seemed that Ye Zhao did not want to give it to her at all.
At this time, Su Yingmin took out a piece of paper from his briefcase, "This is the information my brother brought to me from Wancheng by train. I just got it this morning..."
This is why they waited a few days before meeting Gao Yueyue.
"This is the application for Ye Zhao's household registration transfer written by Ye Dingquan on behalf of Ye Dingguo more than ten years ago. Lawyer Wang, you can take a look at the word 'Zhao' and other handwriting inside. It is exactly the same as the will provided by Gao Yueyue."
Lawyer Wang took it and compared it, and found that they were exactly the same.
"Was this application for transfer of residence written by Ye Dingguo's second brother, Ye Dingquan?"
Ye Zhao said: "It should be said that my second uncle imitated my father's handwriting and wrote it on his behalf. I can testify to this, and the people who worked in the neighborhood committee's accounting office can also testify to this. In our place, many people know that my second uncle is good at imitating other people's handwriting."
Ye Dingquan shook his hands repeatedly, trying to shake off suspicion: "I didn't write it! It really wasn't written by me! It has nothing to do with me."
Ye Zhao: "Second uncle, if you don't give up the main culprit for forging a will, you will be the only one in jail. You will get nothing. In addition to jail time, you will also have to pay a fine. Even if we sell the house in our hometown, it won't be enough."
Zheng Qiuxia was so scared that she quickly pulled her husband, and they both looked at Bai Yunlian and Gao Yueyue at the same time.
Bai Yunlian reminded quietly: "Don't be scared. Without evidence, there is no way to judge."
Ye Zhao fanned the flames and said, "Look, Uncle Er, people are pushing you into the fire pit right now!"
Ye Dingquan looked at Gao Yueyue hesitantly. Gao Yueyue was very nervous, but how could she let go of such a hard-won opportunity? !
Gao Yueyue said: "This will was written by Ye Dingguo in front of me. My mother and the nanny at home are all here and can testify. At that time, I had just found out that I was pregnant, and he was very happy. He wanted to give all the inheritance to my child at first, but then he thought about it and still couldn't bear it. In his heart, Ye Zhao and Bai Lu are also very important, so in the end he decided to divide the will into three parts. He wrote this will to give me and the baby in my belly a stable promise!"
Listening to Gao Yueyue's passionate speech, Ye Zhao smiled coldly and said, "Are you sure you are pregnant with my father's child?"
Gao Yueyue stroked her belly and looked up at her: "What do you want to say?"
"Didn't you, Bai Yunlian and my dad see that set of wonderful photos together? You don't think that set of photos flew into your hands by itself, do you?"
Gao Yueyue's expression changed instantly...
(End of this chapter)