Guo Xuyan's ears were buzzing. Ye Zhao just said that she and Ye Dingguo were two beasts who were not distinguished by their status? !
The thing she could not accept most in her life was to be put on the same level as Ye Dingguo.
Guo Xuyan bit his lower lip with hatred until it bled. "You can hate me, you can scold me, but what gives you the right to say that I am the same as Ye Dingguo? Ye Dingguo is worse than a dog!"
"What has my father, who is worse than a dog, ever done to you that is wrong? Tell me and I will judge for you. If I am wrong, I apologize for what I said just now."
Ye Zhao also wanted to know what Ye Dingguo had done to offend Guo Xuyan that made her abandon her husband and daughter and flee to Hong Kong, and never care about her daughter again.
Guo Xuyan didn't want to mention the three words "Ye Dingguo" anymore. She also didn't want to explain to Ye Zhao because it was not clear. She asked, "Why should I tell you?"
He really doesn't treat Ye Zhao as his daughter at all.
"Okay! Then I take back what I said just now. You and Ye Dingguo are not beasts who don't distinguish between high and low. In my eyes, you are divided into high and low. You, Guo Xuyan, are far inferior to Ye Dingguo!"
Ye Zhao spoke the second half of the sentence word by word.
The calmer Ye Zhao spoke, the more Guo Xuyan felt insulted!
She is not as good as Ye Dingguo? She is not as good as that beast Ye Dingguo
Guo Xuyan shook his head slightly: "Just because he left you an inheritance, you think he's good?"
Ye Zhao sneered: "Are you used to thinking that people are so superficial?"
Guo Xuyan said excitedly: "Then what makes you say he is better than me! What kind of shit is Ye Dingguo?!"
"At least he didn't abandon his daughter. At least he paid for her support. At least when I got good grades, he would be proud of me from the bottom of his heart. And you, when I played the erhu just now, all the irrelevant people were applauding and encouraging me, but you only had disdain and indifference in your eyes. You are not even as good as the irrelevant people. How can you compare with Ye Dingguo in my eyes?"
Guo Xuyan clenched his hands: "That's enough!"
not enough!
Ye Zhao continued, "You are so pitiful. You are still scared and nervous when you see me. Will I eat people? What are you afraid of? There is such a big scene, so many people, and you even brought my only rival in Hong Kong City here. Even so, what are you still afraid of? Are you guilty?"
Guo Xuyan covered her forehead. She had a headache and dry mouth. She said painfully, "I abandoned you back then. It was my fault. If I were given another chance, I would strangle you to death when you were born! It would be over once and for all, and no one would have to suffer!"
"I have said this to my father! Why didn't you strangle me to death when I was born!" Then the original body wouldn't have to suffer so much. Ye Zhao shook his head in disappointment, "I can say this, but you are just being vicious! Before I was born, in your belly, you were free to do whatever you wanted with me, but you gave birth to me, so I am a living being. Do you hate that you didn't strangle me to death? Calling you a beast is too kind to you! You are simply a selfish devil!"
"Yes, I am a devil. Then can you let me go? We won't meet again in the future, okay?" Guo Xuyan lowered his voice, his state almost insane.
Ye Zhao nodded slightly: "Before I came here, I was prepared that I would not recognize you. But whether we will meet in the future or not is out of my control. You can avoid me, but I will not avoid you."
"Also, don't do anything tricky. If you try to interfere with or alienate the relationship between me and Brother Xiang just because you don't want to meet me, I won't give up easily. I mean what I say."
Guo Xuyan said angrily: "You are blackmailing me!"
"It's not a threat, it's a warning!" Ye Zhao said calmly, and opened the door without warning...
Song Xinyi was standing outside the door. Ye Zhao glanced at her and sneered, "Eavesdropping on our conversation? No wonder you thought I was standing here eavesdropping. So you are judging others by yourself!"
Song Xinyi was speechless: "..."
Watching Ye Zhao leave in a carefree manner, Guo Xuyan buried his face in his hands without saying a word.
Song Xinyi stood awkwardly at the door, holding a cup of hot water in her hand, not knowing whether to go in or leave.
Mother Guo came out of the bathroom, took the hot water cup from Song Xinyi, and said, "I'll do it, you go play."
When Guo Xuyan heard her mother's voice, she looked up and outside. She was relieved to find that her father was not there. She stood up, her face pale as if her soul had been taken away. She walked out, and Guo's mother followed her upstairs without saying a word.
After entering the room, Guo's mother said, "Why are you so confused? You didn't tell your parents about such a big thing for so many years."
"What's the point of telling you?" Guo Xuyan lay on the sofa and curled up.
"Why is it useless? She's your own child, how could you abandon her? Didn't you hear what she said just now? When she was young, she lived in other people's homes in Wancheng. She was bullied, abused, and had a hard life. If you can't take care of the child, your father and I can. We will take her back to Jingshi. How could you let your child suffer like this?" Guo's mother's eyes were red.
"Mom, she's not the one I wanted to give birth to. Please stop talking about her! Okay? I'm in enough pain."
Guo's mother sat next to her daughter and asked cautiously, "Did Xiao Zhao's father force you?"
Guo Xuyan leaned inwards, and after a long while, he said, "No."
Mother Guo was relieved. "You adults have no feelings for each other, but the child is innocent. You were too young at the time and made a mistake. You should have discussed it with your mother. Your own flesh and blood is no better than that Miss Song? You are really confused. What you did today was stupid. You shouldn't have invited the mother and daughter of the Song family to come here."
Guo Xuyan licked his dry lips, his voice a little hoarse: "I don't want to see her."
Mother Guo sighed, "I heard everything you said in your argument just now. You don't want to see her, and she may not want to see you either. You should stop doing stupid things and find a way to make amends. Xiao Zhao's father just passed away, and she has no one to rely on. At this time, you should take on the responsibility of being a mother and not just avoid it. Xiao Zhao is not an outsider, but your flesh and blood. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. You know that, right?"
When her daughter didn't respond, Guo's mother continued, "Mom and Dad are old. One day we will be gone before you. What will you do when we are gone? Your elder brother and second brother have their own families. I am not worried. But you... You are the only one that your parents are worried about."
"If you have a child by your side, at least you have someone to rely on, right? Xiao Zhao and Luo Shen are dating now, which is a good thing for the relationship between the two families. You should try your best to promote it. At this time, you should find a way to pave the way for Xiao Zhao. The Luo family will accept Xiao Zhao and Luo Shen dating, but can they accept them getting married? The gap in family background is too big."
"My dear daughter, please stop being so confused and cheer up. You are Xiao Zhao's support now. When you are old, you will have someone to rely on. You are not stupid, so why can't you figure it out?"
Guo Xuyan said coldly: "When I get old, I won't need to rely on her."
"Okay, you are very capable, you don't need to rely on her. She is your biological daughter, can you pave the way for her and give her some support? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Just like your parents treated you like this, you should treat your child the same way. That is your blood, the blood of our Guo family!"
Guo Xuyan covered her ears. She understood the truth, but she couldn't do it.
Mother Guo gently patted Guo Xuyan's arm, tears streaming down her face as she was so angry that she said, "What a sin you have committed! It's all our fault for spoiling you since you were a child!"
"Mom, don't tell my dad."
"Don't worry, I won't tell him for now. I don't want to piss your dad off yet. But you can't just stay like this and not make any changes."
"Mom, can you please go out first? I want to be alone. I beg you." Guo Xuyan pleaded.
Mother Guo sighed, got up and fetched a blanket to cover her daughter. "Come down after you have rested for a while. Dinner will be served soon. You invited all the guests here, so you have to take care of them. Don't be so willful."
After Ye Zhao finished talking with Guo Xuyan, he did not choose to leave the Guo family immediately, but continued to happily learn to play the piano with Brother Xiang and Xu Yunjian, and competed with Grandpa Guo in playing the erhu.
Mrs. Xu was itching to show off her piano skills, so Ye Zhao accompanied her and then led her into a trap, which made everyone laugh.
Mrs. Xu pretended to be angry and then started chatting with Ye Zhao.
Mrs. Xu asked, "I heard that your family runs a toy factory? You have factories in Zengwuwei and Dujuan Village?"
Ye Zhao nodded and smiled: "Yes, Mrs. Xu, you are quite familiar with Shencheng."
"We also have many factories in Shenzhen. My husband is in charge of the business in Hong Kong, and I am in charge of the factories in the mainland. I go to Shenzhen at least two or three times a month."
Ye Zhao knew that the Xu family's Yimeng Group started out by making plastic flowers, and of course it became rich mainly because of real estate. The Xu family was also one of the first Hong Kong businessmen to invest and build factories in Shenzhen after the reform and opening up. Now their company is very diversified, with all kinds of businesses.
She didn't expect that Mrs. Xu was still managing the factory personally. She thought that when they reached their position, they would let go.
Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Yours is a big factory, and ours is a small one."
"You're being too modest. A factory that can accommodate four to five thousand people at the same time is definitely not a small factory."
Ye Zhao said: "The factory is very large, but after my father passed away, I am a little worried that the number of orders will decrease in the future. If your company has orders that cannot be completed, you can consider transferring them to us."
The factory production capacity of Yimeng Enterprise is completely sufficient. They do not throw away orders, but they often encounter major customers who want to place orders at the same time. They do not produce the products themselves, but in order to retain major customers, they will help introduce suitable factories to the other party.
Xu Tai smiled and said, "We can introduce you to clients! What else can you do besides toys?"
Ye Zhao quickly introduced: "We can also make shoes, both leather shoes and sports shoes."
Xu Tai smiled cheerfully and said, "Then we complement each other quite well. Leave me your phone number and I'll have a manager contact you. We should have quite a few client resources to introduce to you."
"Then let me thank Mrs. Xu first." Ye Zhao hurriedly took out a business card from his bag and gave it to Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu took the business card, looked at it carefully, and read out: "Zhaohua Industry, a good name, very impressive."
"Yimeng is a more impressive name."
"My husband's ancestors came from the Yimeng Mountains."
The two chatted for a while, and then Mrs. Xu said, "I'll play another song later, and you're not allowed to interrupt me."
As they spoke, they both burst into laughter.
Song Xinyi sat in the corner staring at Ye Zhao gloomily. She had never thought that the country girl from the mainland whom she had always looked down upon was actually Auntie Aileen's daughter?!
She suddenly seemed to understand that Auntie Aileen, who had always loved her, had invited her here just to irritate her daughter. She couldn't help but feel depressed.
Mrs. Song brought her a plate of snacks and whispered, "What are you doing hiding in the corner? Piano is what you are good at, go play with them, don't be so pretentious. Look at them, they have a worse background than you, and their experience is not as broad as yours, but they are thick-skinned, don't care about other people's opinions, and they can get along well wherever they go."
Song Xinyi was playing with the nine-ring puzzle in her hand and ignored her mother.
She has a very similar personality to Guo Xuyan. She appears to be well-behaved on the surface, but is actually stubborn and paranoid and won't listen to advice.
Mrs. Song had no choice but to put the snacks on the table. She looked up and saw Mrs. Xu and Ye Zhao exchanging business cards. She felt a little unhappy. Although people in this circle are used to putting down others and praising others, she didn't expect Mrs. Xu to give this Ye man such face.
No matter how much he wanted to please the Luo family, he wouldn't do this, right? Ye Zhao was just Luo Shen's current girlfriend. Nowadays, kids are playing house when it comes to dating, especially when there is such a big gap in family background, they might break up right away.
So what
Mrs. Song took advantage of the fact that no one was around and sat next to Mrs. Xu and said to her, "Mrs. Xu, I am a ready-made example. You can learn from my mistakes."
Mrs. Xu looked back at her and asked with a smile, "What?"
"This Ye is very evil. I suggest you stay away from her. Look at what happened to Song Rongji. She swallowed it all up."
What successful people like Mrs. Xu lack the least is self-confidence. She thinks she is a good judge of people, and she believes that Ye Zhao is a capable and cooperative person.
Mrs. Xu completely avoided Mrs. Song's topic and said with a smile, "Hurry up and ask Xinyi to play the piano. Play a cheerful song."
Song Tai had brought trouble upon himself, and it was not easy for him to say anything more.
Not to mention now, even in the past, she didn't have much say in this circle.
Guo Xuyan showed up when it was almost time for dinner. Although he seemed to be chatting and laughing with everyone, he was obviously not in a good mood.
After dinner, they sat for a while. After everyone had left, Ye Zhao and Zeng Xiang left.
Guo Xuyan used the excuse of going to the restroom. Guo's father and mother escorted them out and gave them big red envelopes. Guo's father said to Ye Zhao, "I have written down your mobile phone number. Next time I come to Hong Kong, I will invite you to play chess again."
Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, Grandpa Guo. I will definitely beat you next time!"
Father Guo smiled and said, "It's not that easy to beat me."
Mother Guo took Ye Zhao's hand, stuffed a small gift box in front of her, and reluctantly said, "We didn't prepare anything today. Next time you come, grandma will cook you her specialties."
Ye Zhao didn't know if she would have another chance to come. Her biological mother was unreliable, but her grandparents were kind. She hugged her grandma and said, "Okay, let's make an appointment next time."
After watching the car leave, Guo's mother sighed and asked her old man in a low voice: "You said Xiao Zhao looks like me?"
"At first glance, they look a bit similar, but if you look closely, you can't tell the difference."
No wonder, who would have thought that it was a biological child? No matter what, Guo's mother was happy from the bottom of her heart. It was better than anything else for her daughter to have such a good child.
Seeing his old lady still looking at the taillights of the car, Father Guo hurriedly said, "Don't dream about other people's children! We don't have such an excellent child in our Guo family."
Mother Guo looked back and saw that there was no one around, so she asked with a smile, "Old man, Xiao Zhao will be your granddaughter, do you want her?"
Father Guo said, "What did I just say? Don't even think about it! You're just talking in your sleep."
Zeng Xiang drove down the mountain. It was a bit cold on the mountain at night, so he closed the car window. Seeing that Ye Zhao didn't say anything, he felt a little guilty.
His aunt was usually a little aloof, but she was very clear-headed when it came to big situations. Today, for some reason, she was being disrespectful to Ye Zhao in several ways. He was a little worried that it was his grandmother who had instructed her to do so.
Zeng Xiang tried to explain: "My aunt has depression and her mood is not very stable. Don't worry about it."
Ye Zhao looked at the asphalt road in the mountains ahead and said, "She did it on purpose."
Zeng Xiang didn't expect Ye Zhao's feelings to be so direct. He felt distressed. After a while, he said, "We won't come here anymore."
"Yeah." Ye Zhao looked at Zeng Xiang, thought about it again and again, and couldn't help but tell the truth, "She is my biological mother."
"What?"
"Your aunt Guo Xuyan is my biological mother."
Zeng Xiang stepped on the brakes and the car stopped at the side of the mountain. This was a big surprise to him.
"Isn't your mother's last name Jin?"
Ye Zhao: "They lied to me."
"So, it was my aunt who abandoned you back then? Why didn't you tell me?" If she had told him in advance, he would not have brought her to this so-called dinner today.
No wonder Ye Zhao had asked him before, if she and Guo Xuyan had a conflict, who would he support? He was careless and felt strange at the time, but later changed the subject and did not ask in detail.
Ye Zhao said: "I just made it clear to Guo Xuyan that even if mother and daughter don't recognize each other, I won't avoid her. If she avoids me, that's her business. Just pretend you don't know about it."
Zeng Xiang felt a little sad. She had to face such a big thing alone without telling him.
"Are you afraid that I won't be able to protect you?"
Oh no, her brother Xiang is doubting his life. Ye Zhao hurriedly explained in a low voice: "Of course not, this is not a problem that needs to be solved by force."
Bking felt aggrieved, "You think I can only solve problems with force."
Ye Zhao held his hand and said, "I know you have a deep relationship with your aunt. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would be embarrassed. I don't want to make things difficult for you."
Zeng Xiang sighed heavily, "No matter how deep my relationship with my aunt is, I can't let her hurt you. I can only say that I was completely unprepared before and thought that today was just an ordinary meeting. Now that I think about it carefully, what my aunt did today was cold violence against you."
"Yeah!" Ye Zhao nodded aggrievedly. Isn't it just cold violence
She added: "There is another reason why I didn't tell you. I was afraid that if I told you, you would not let me meet Guo Xuyan."
"If you had told me, I would have been prepared."
"It's good to meet once. I've completely given up on this biological mother."
Zeng Xiang took off his seat belt, leaned over to hug her, and comforted her: "You still have me and my mother. When we get married in the future, we will still live in Zengwuwei. We can just come to visit my grandmother during the New Year and other holidays."
Ye Zhao couldn't help laughing, "Brother Xiang, you think too far ahead."
After the beginning of the year, Zhaohua's work progressed in an orderly manner, and Song Rongji's listing also began to go through the meeting process. Only the Ailin Toy Factory lost its backbone for external business due to the sudden death of Ye Dingguo, and the order volume plummeted.
That day, Ye Zhao was in a meeting with Su Yingmin and others in Irene. Director Lan from the Marketing Department said, "It used to be all about the boss's relationships. Now that the boss is gone, all those old customers have run away one by one."
Ye Zhao asked: "Didn't you find a way to maintain customer relationships?"
Director Lan looked at Su Yingmin and said nothing.
Su Yingmin said, "Before, your father used to give big commissions to maintain customer relationships. Now our business volume is shrinking, and the money we pay out can't cover the cost at all, so I reduced the fees."
Ye Zhao asked in confusion: "So it's a vicious cycle?"
"It can't be called a vicious cycle." Su Yingmin put the blame on Ye Zhao: "The factory's funds are limited now. If we don't reduce external affairs costs, we won't be able to operate at all."
What he meant was, who told you to divide up the factory's cash before
Ye Zhao understood what Su Yingmin meant. She looked at Manager Chen from the Finance Department and asked, "How much cash does the factory have now?"
Manager Chen said, "There are still more than 1.8 million."
That's a lot! Ye Zhao asked, "Isn't more than 1.8 million enough for turnover?"
“It costs a lot of money to open a new product line…”
“Why open a new product line when the existing business is not even saturated?”
Su Yingmin said: "This is the established plan that your father decided at a meeting last year."
Ye Zhao was overwhelmed after hearing this. "My dad had already decided on this? You can't even keep my dad's old customers, but you're still thinking about his previous plans?"
"What should we do now?" Su Yingmin threw the question back to her.
Ye Zhao stared at the people in the conference room. "You ask me what to do? Do you pay me, or do I pay you?"
The air was silent, everyone lowered their heads, and no one dared to speak.
Su Yingmin had no choice but to say, "You are in school, and you don't have time. The most urgent task is to hire sales personnel who are good at dealing with foreign customers. Only by increasing the business volume can we succeed."
Ye Zhao: "Let's go back to the question just now. What about old customers? Do we have to wait until we recruit people to maintain old customers?"
Director Lan said: "It's still a question of cost."
Ye Zhao asked: "How much does it cost to maintain a customer?"
Director Lan looked at Su Yingmin again before saying, "At least 10% of the turnover!"
The rebates given to customers must account for 10% of the turnover, and there is no □ for the rebates, and the other party will not give any receipts. The rebates are given directly in cash from the finance department.
Ye Zhao couldn't possibly be watching from the factory. If she agreed, no one would know who the 10% of the turnover was given to. Anyway, as the boss, she wouldn't know.
She looked at Su Yingmin and asked, "Uncle Su, what do you think?"
Su Yingmin smiled and said, "You are the boss, you have the final say. I will listen to you."
This old fox.
The whole factory is full of his people, so Ye Zhao can't touch him for the time being.
Ye Zhao asked again: "If we maintain old customers, will our sales increase?"
Su Yingmin: "At least 70 to 80 percent can be preserved."
"Okay, then increase the commission given to customers to 10%."
Ye Zhao stared at Su Yingmin. She wanted to see how deep the water was in the Irene Toy Factory.
(End of this chapter)