Chapter 64: Seeing Yi Xiuping

  Hearing someone calling her from outside, the noblewoman immediately responded with a "yes" and then turned around to walk out, saying: "Xiu Ping, they have just arrived."

  As they were talking, Yi Xiuping walked in from outside. Ye Pingyu found him somewhat familiar but couldn't quite place him, while Ye Bingyi's expression paused for a moment as he carefully scrutinized the middle-aged man before him.

  Yi Xiuping walked in and caught sight of Ye Bingyi, recognizing him at once. Ye Bingyi hadn't changed much, so he walked up to him and grasped his hand, saying: "Old Master Ye, you're as well as can be expected?"

  Ye Bingyi took a look and found that the current Yixiu Ping was very different from the original one. Yixiu Ping had obviously become more prosperous, and his temperament, which used to be dry and stiff, was also different from before. However, the person in front of him was definitely him, no matter how much he had changed, some things deep down were still the same.

  "Xiuping, I'm fine. How have you been all these years?" Ye Bingyi's hand trembled as he grasped Xiuping's.

  Yi Xiuping grasped Ye Bingyi's hand firmly and said: "It's hard to say in one sentence, let's sit down and talk!"

  Yi Xiuping pulled Ye Bingyi's hand and then invited everyone to sit down. After Ye Bingyi sat down, he smiled and said: "Xiuping, this is Cunli, you all know him, he's my grandson, just started working."

  After sitting down, Ye Bingyi introduced Ye Cunli and Ye Pingyu to Yixiuping. Ye Cunli had been with Yixiuping before, so they could still recognize each other when they met again. When Yixiuping saw him, he hurriedly smiled and shook hands with him.

  Ye Cunli saw Yi Xiuping recognize him, and his mood was extremely excited. He thought that he used to look down on others a bit, but it was his old father who took care of Yi Xiuping. Unexpectedly, the other's family is now like this. If he had known earlier, he would have been nicer to Yi Xiuping and become prosperous too.

  After shaking hands with Ye Cunli, Yi Xiuping also saw Ye Pingyu. Ye Pingyu smiled at him and took the initiative to walk up and shake hands with him. After seeing him, Yi Xiuping thought for a moment and said: "Old man Ye, this is Pingyu from back then, I didn't expect him to grow up so big, looking very spirited!"

  Yi Xiuping looked at Ye Pingyu for a while, then said to Ye Bingyi: "Ye Bingyi smiled and said: "It's really him, he was still young at that time, I don't remember you much, I didn't expect you to recognize me at once, haha!"

  Yi Xiuping smiled and said: "I still remember every blade of grass and every tree in your village, how is Old Man Yang now?"

  Yi Xiuping asked about Yang Leiyi's father, who was the production team leader back then and had been very strict with him. After hearing his question, Ye Bingyi's expression turned gloomy for a moment before he said, "He passed away last year, he was also a good person."

  Yi Xiuping said, "That's right, he was strict with me at first, but I think that's necessary. If I had gone for two years just to get a superficial experience and go through the motions, it would have been meaningless. Only by being strict could he make me remember some things and gain some benefits from it. Yang Laobo is a traditional rural person, seeing me as someone who doesn't work hard and can't even tell grains apart, of course, he wouldn't approve, being strict is normal."

  Xie Pingyi said: "Xiuping, you have high demands on yourself. If I may say so, you are originally a city person who came to support us in the countryside. Country people have their own way of living, and city people have theirs. It was actually forcing you to come here at first, but later on, you became a real country person. Nobody doesn't admire you."

  Yi Xiuping seemed to be proud of this experience, and burst out laughing: "It's been over a decade since then, let me go back to doing farm work again, I can still do it pretty well, just definitely not as fast as before."

  "Haha!" Ye Bingyi also burst out laughing and said: "Xiu Ping, you're now the leader, the key is to lead everyone well, let everyone have enough food to eat, and leave the farm work to the rural people. Whether the common people live a good life or not depends on national policies. With good policies in place, there's no need to worry about the common people going hungry. Isn't that right?"

  Yi Xiuping nodded and immediately said: "Old man Ye, you have spoken well. Whether the masses are rich or not depends on the cadres. If the cadres lead well and serve the people wholeheartedly, this is the key to making the country strong and prosperous, and the masses wealthy. If we don't have good policies and good cadres, even if the masses are good, they will still be in a state of confusion. Your words have revealed our experience and lessons, and the meaning is very profound!"

  Ye Bingyi stroked his beard and hastily said: "Xiu Ping, this is just a casual remark of mine, you'd better consider it carefully as leaders."

  Yi Xiuping smiled and said, "Ye Laobo, let's not mention anything about leadership between us. You are my old friend, we are just having a conversation as old friends, just expressing some feelings. By the way, haven't you eaten yet? Let's go eat together!"

  Ye Bingyi smiled and suddenly thought of something, then took out the bronze ancient sword from his bag and said: "Xiu Ping, last time you sent a child to visit me and brought gifts, I was so touched that my old tears flowed. Now I come to find you, but I don't have any gifts to give you. This is a treasure passed down in our family, originally it should have been handed over to the country, but at that time I still had some small selfishness, so I didn't hand it over. Now thinking about it, leaving it for future generations doesn't make sense either, so I'll give it to you as a keepsake!"

  After finishing speaking, the bronze ancient sword was taken out. Yi Xiuping took a look and hurriedly said: "This can't be used, this is your family's treasured heirloom, how could I want it? You came, I'm already very happy, don't need to bring gifts. The countryside is still not wealthy now, you've just eaten your fill, even if you brought gifts, I wouldn't accept them."

  Yi Xiuping didn't want the bronze ancient sword, so Ye Bingyi saw it and was very anxious, saying: "Xiuping, if you don't want it, I'll donate it to the country. Can you help me donate it to the country?"

  Two men quarreled for half a day, Ye Cunli sat beside him and actually felt some heartache in his heart. This is the family heirloom, when he was starving those years ago, he almost stole this thing out to sell it for money, but was discovered by Ye Bingyi, who nearly beat him to death. Now he has to give it to someone else, this is really... that's a good treasure!

  Ye Pingyu felt a little sorry in his heart about Grandfather sending away the ancient sword, but he believed in Grandfather's character. Since he wanted to send it out, Ye Pingyu had no opinion at all. Anyway, passing it down wouldn't be of much use either.

  Seeing Ye Bingyi being extremely stubborn, Yi Xiuping finally said helplessly: "Old man Ye, this bronze ancient sword is very precious and it's not safe to carry it around. Why don't you leave it with me for now and I'll return it to you later?"

  Yi Xiuping finally put away the ancient sword, and Feng Xiyao saw the ancient sword and smiled as she came over to take a look. The noblewoman, who was also her mother Feng Qin, also walked over to take a look. This treasure from the past was truly unique, and the two of them couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

  After sending the gift, Yi Xiuping was about to take them out for dinner. Ye Bingyi had no choice but to follow along. When they arrived at the big hotel, Yi Xiuping asked Ye Bingyi to sit in the main seat and then asked Feng Xiyao to call and ask if You Zhongbing had arrived or not.

  He made a phone call, and Yu Zhi Bing told Feng Xi Yao that he would arrive immediately. Feng Xi Yao thought he was joking, but soon enough, Yu Zhi Bing appeared, having shaken off his friends and run out alone.

  As soon as he saw Ye Pingyu, You Zhongbing burst out laughing and walked up to give him a big hug. Ye Pingyu was also very happy to see him. Yi Xiuping didn't expect that You Zhongbing's visit to Ye Bingyi would make him so familiar with Ye Pingyu, and he just sat there smiling.

  After they finished hugging, he called out: "Zhi Bing, come over and sit down. This is your Uncle Ye, come and pay your respects."

  You Zhībīng then let go of Yè Píngyǔ, walked to the front of Yè Bǐngyì and shouted "Grandpa Ye is good!", Yè Bǐngyì had seen him before, so he smiled very intimately, feeling extremely happy in his heart.

  Just then, Yu Zhi Bing arrived and Yi Xiuping invited everyone to eat. Ye Cunli had never been to such a high-end hotel before and didn't know how to eat or drink properly, so he could only follow others in using his chopsticks and knife and fork.

  Ye Pingyu had also never been to a hotel like this before. Compared to the Tao Ran Hotel in Qingyun, he didn't know how many times better it was. After all, this was the capital city, and its prosperity couldn't be compared to that of smaller places.

  You Zhībīng and Féng Xīyáo sat on either side of him, eating their meals while chatting with him. Meanwhile, Yì Xiūpíng and Féng Qín were talking to Yè Bǐngyì.

  After a few months, You Zhi Bing obviously missed Ye Ping Yu and said with a clink of glasses: "Ping Yu, since you're in Beijing, why not stay for a few more days? I'll take you out to have some fun, how about it?"

  Ye Pingyu didn't know how to answer and thought for a moment before saying: "Brother You, I'm on leave from the countryside and probably won't be able to stay for many days."

  You Zhībīng said carelessly, "It's nothing. If the village doesn't approve of your leave, I'll talk to Uncle Ping about it. It won't matter if you return a few days late; you can play enough in the capital before going back!"

  Ye Pingyu smiled helplessly and said: "Brother You, you're usually busy, when do you have time to play with me?"

  Before Yu Zhibing could finish speaking, Feng Xiyao chuckled beside him: "He's got a lot of free time on his hands, even more than when I was in school. I have no idea how he runs this company."

  You Zhībīng heard his sister say that, and turned around to say: "As long as you can make money, it's a good boss. What do you think being a boss is like? Working yourself to death every day? That's not what being a boss is!"

  "Feng Xi Yao hummed and said, 'Second brother, now that the policy is good and you've made money, if trade restrictions are lifted in the future, let's see how you'll make money then. You're always hanging out with those people, I haven't even told Mom and Dad!'"

  As soon as he said this, You Zhibing hastily asked him to shut up, but it was still heard by Yi Xiuping, who turned his head and said to him: "Zhibing, if you can't do business well, then go back to the army, don't cause me trouble!"