The heavy snow has stopped temporarily, but the cold is still biting.
Everyone standing in the yard felt a cool breeze blowing into their necks, and the clothes and skin outside seemed to be separated into two unrelated poles with no intention of keeping each other warm.
Logically speaking, whether it was Ye Daowen, Fang Yan, Ye Fengsheng or the Ye family disciples and servants beside them, everyone present was a martial artist with a strong ability to resist the cold, so there was no reason for them to feel so cold.
However, after hearing Fang Yan's words "I'm here to find Ye Wenrou", they suddenly felt that the cold was unbearable.
Ye Fengsheng quickly winked at Fang Yan and said, "Didn't you say you were going to kowtow to our ancestors? Do you think our ancestors would see you? Go back quickly. It's windy and snowy now. Our ancestors won't see outsiders now--"
Ye Daowen frowned slightly, glanced sharply at Fang Yan's face, and did not speak for a long time.
This arrogant guy said in front of his father that he was coming to find his daughter - wasn't he afraid that he would be beaten to death and buried in the yard as fertilizer
What is the relationship between him and Ye Wenrou? Did something unpredictable happen during Ye Wenrou's trip to the Flower City
Fang Yan looked at Ye Shengsheng gratefully and said, "Originally I wanted to say that I came to thank the Ye family, but I know that if these words were said by Grandpa, it would seem more solemn and more respectful to the Ye family. In Uncle Ye's eyes, I am still just a child, a junior after all."
"I do want to kowtow to the old ancestor. I've been away for so long, and it's only natural for me to kowtow to the old man and say a few words of blessing when I come back. It's also a courtesy that a younger generation should perform. However, I came to the Ye family to find Ye Wenrou. I didn't come to challenge her or to fight with her - we've been fighting for more than ten years, and she's been beating me for more than ten years. I just want to say thank you to her - I'm really grateful to her."
Fang Yan chose to tell the truth.
Fang Yan is a smart man, so he knew from a young age that it is best to be frank and direct when talking to smart people. The most important thing is, don't think you are the smartest person in the world, because you don't know who is smarter than you.
He didn't think Ye Daowen was stupider than himself, so he didn't dare to deceive in the slightest.
If he said he came to thank the Ye family for their kindness, then Ye Daowen would just wave his hand and let him go back. He would not be able to see Ye Wenrou at all.
"Why?" Ye Daowen's eyebrows knitted together, and his worries became even worse. His daughter was at the most critical stage of her life, and he didn't want her to be affected by a love affair with a young boy.
Most importantly, he didn't want that person to be Fang Yan.
Fang Yan looked at Ye Dao Wen calmly, without any inferiority, shame, smugness, or the slightest embarrassment.
His expression was calm and his eyes were pure, as if this matter was natural.
"A person is willing to beat his own subordinates for ten consecutive years-----" Fang Yan said with a smile. "I think this is not an easy thing to do. It is also something worth remembering and being grateful for."
Ye Daowen's brows relaxed, a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Do you understand?"
"I understand." Fang Yan said.
"The Fang family has produced an amazing talent." Ye Daowen said with emotion. He turned to look at Ye Fengsheng and said, "Go to the Ai Pavilion and ask the ancestor if she is willing to let the boy from the Fang family go in and kowtow to her."
Ye Dao Wen glanced at Fang Yan, then turned and left.
Ye Fengsheng quickly walked up to Fang Yan, punched him in the chest, and cursed: "You bastard, you almost beat me to death just now-----"
"Later, didn't I just lie there and let you punch me a few times to vent your anger?" Fang Yan said with a smile.
"You still have some conscience. This is obviously your plan. Why do you blame me? What do you mean by a little stupid? Would I come up with such a stupid trick?" Ye Fengsheng said unhappily.
"It's also to increase credibility. Besides, if I say this idea is my own, what will Uncle Ye think of me?"
"He thinks you're a despicable person." Ye Fengsheng said. "You said I came up with this idea, what will he think of me?"
"I'm so disappointed in you. I think you have a problem with your IQ. But it shouldn't be considered as a character problem. So you are more suitable to take the blame than me."
Ye Fengsheng rubbed the painful part of his face and said angrily: "Are we really good friends? Why do I feel that I am the one who treats you as a friend, but you don't treat me as a friend at all?"
"If I don't consider you as a good friend, would I cheat you?" Fang Yan comforted him softly, saying, "Of course not. People who are not my good friends have no right to be cheated by me."
"You have cheated Bai Xiu."
"------"
"You've dug a hundred miles."
"------"
"You have cheated Lu Jing."
"------"
"You also cheated Li Xiaotian."
"------"
"Do you consider them all as good friends?"
"Everything has two sides. You are different from them." Fang Yan explained hurriedly. "You are the fat man with the most sense of justice in my heart."
Ye Fengsheng sighed and said, "Wait here, I'll go to Ai Pavilion to ask for you-----"
"Wait." Fang Yan shouted.
He ran to the living room, took out the pile of gifts on the table, stuffed them all into Ye Fengsheng's arms, and said, "Tell the old ancestor that this is my gift to her as a filial piety - be subtle, don't be too blunt and make it sound like we are showing off."
Ye Fengsheng shook his head helplessly and said, "How can others refuse you if you are like this?"
"Then don't refuse." Fang Yan said with a smile.
The warm pavilion is very large and consists of several connected rooms.
There is a fire dragon burning under the house, so the house is warm like spring and very comfortable. Because the floor heating is very dry, a lot of green plants are planted on the left and right sides of the main wing. Red peppers, green cucumbers, and a large watermelon on the ground look red and green, and they are growing well.
In one room, an old lady was picking cucumbers on tiptoe. Ye Wenrou followed beside her with a small basket. The basket was already half full of tender cucumbers. Washing them with snow water, taking a bite or mixing them with sauces would make them a great snack to go with wine.
The maid Xier stood aside and chattered, reporting what she had just seen to the ancestor and the eldest lady.
"No one paid any attention to him at first, and I thought he would get bored and leave after sitting for a while - I didn't expect that Master Fengsheng would come over. Master Fengsheng chatted with him for a while, and I don't know what they talked about, but Fang Paopao and Master Fengsheng started fighting. It seemed that Master Fengsheng insulted him and called him Fang Paopao - Humph, isn't he Fang Paopao? Everyone in Yanziwu calls him that -"
"Then the master came out and asked Siquan Yeming to pull the two of them apart. He was now talking to Fang Paopao. I saw Fang Paopao glance at me and then he ran away."
The old ancestor picked a cucumber with a small flower and put it in the basket. He glanced at Ye Wenrou who was carrying the basket and said, "Grandpa has been challenging my Ye family for ten consecutive years to force his grandson to work hard. After you defeated him for the first time, your father and his family were ready to ignore the matter. But you couldn't stand the provocation and competed with him for ten consecutive years."
"In this way, you have earned yourself a bad reputation for being brutal and violent, but you are still entangled with the Fang family and cannot get away. When people talk about the Ye family, they will inevitably mention their Fang family. When they mention their Fang family, they will inevitably mention our Ye family. The annual competition between the two of you has become an interesting story that is spread outside."
"Because of this, your father and his three brothers have been angry for a long time. Why are they entangled with the Fang family for no reason?"
Ye Wenrou opened her mouth slightly, but in the end, no words came out.
She doesn't like to explain!
The ancestors don't need her explanation!
She carried the basket quietly, her expression indifferent and her eyelids drooped. The snow outside the window reflected her snow-white cheeks, making her whole body shrouded in a layer of white light.
She is like the white plum tree in the yard, which blooms silently despite the wind and snow. From a distance, it looks like a tree of snowflakes, but when you get closer, you will find that there are countless white flowers blooming on the dark branches.
They are as white as snow, but the snow lacks their fragrance.
"Whoever plants the crops will harvest them. Whoever plants the seedlings will pick the fruits. If you had won the first match ten years ago and stopped there, there would be no follow-up. Since you have been fighting with someone for ten years, it is also a fate, and you have to settle these matters by yourself -"
The old lady had sparse, silvery hair that looked like fishing line. Her skin was dry and devoid of moisture, but the smile on her face was warm and peaceful.
She has lived for a hundred years, experienced a hundred years of wind and rain, and witnessed a hundred years of changes in the world. Her eyes are sharper than anyone else's, and she can see people more accurately.
Ye Wenrou still didn't speak!
Boom boom boom----
Ye Fengsheng walked in tremblingly, and seeing the old ancestor picking cucumbers, he ran over with a bunch of gifts and said, "Old ancestor, Fang Yan has been out for a while, and today he came to visit and said he wanted to kowtow to you."
He pointed at the gifts in his arms with his chin and said, "He sent these over. He said they were gifts to honor our ancestors. My uncle asked me to ask our ancestors if we should have him come into the Ai Pavilion and kowtow to you."
After saying this, he handed the gift to Xier beside him, and then waited for the ancestor's reply with anticipation.
The old man picked another cucumber and held it in his hand, stroking the tiny soft thorns on the cucumber with his rough palms. He turned around and looked at Ye Wenrou and said, "It's up to you to decide whether to see him or not."
(PS: Thank you for the 15,000 reward from Ark No. 6, happy holidays! Thank you for the 20,000 reward from Xiaoermeng, Xiaoermeng is very cute.) (To be continued)