“Do you know about the research institute that Shencheng applied for internationally?” Seeing the blank look on Mother Ye’s face, Jiang Zijin roughly understood.
While the Ye family and Ye Junwan’s in-laws’ family were teetering on the brink of collapse, Shencheng was steadily developing.
Not only had they independently developed a supercomputer, but they had also broken through the camera technology introduced from the West.
Just yesterday, the newspapers in Shencheng were flooded with reports about this.
It directly dispelled the fear that had been caused by the Tang and Gu families in recent days.
Even Ye Junwan, who was deeply troubled by the Ye family’s affairs, was shocked by this suddenly emerging laboratory.
She had never expected that this feudal society, which she looked down upon, was actually quietly leading the West in scientific development.
As a fashionable socialite in Shencheng’s circles, Ye Junwan naturally paid close attention to these reports. The moment they came out, she followed them closely and deeply admired the members of this international research institute.
She had always prided herself on having studied abroad and having the mindset of a free thinker of the new era.
But she was deeply shaken by the existence of this laboratory.
And now… what did Jiang Zijin mean by saying that?
He had just mentioned Director Ye…
Could it be?!
Ye Junwan suddenly raised her head to look at Jiang Zijin. Jiang Zijin smiled slightly as he looked at her. “That’s right. The person who initiated this project is your second sister. I thought you all knew.”
She took a step backward. From Jiang Zijin’s smiling face, she could see a trace of mockery.
Ye Junwan smiled very stiffly.
Knew? How could she possibly have known? If she had known earlier, she never would have supported Father Ye in driving Ye Shaohua out and ending up in such a situation!
“What research institute? Is it very impressive?” Ye Junwan knew the value and status of this research institute, but Mother Ye did not. She glanced at Jiang Zijin and sighed. “You don’t know—she never attended a Western-style school since she was little. After she came back, her father wanted her to go to one, but she refused…”
“Mother, stop talking!” Ye Junwan’s face flushed red. She had never been so embarrassed in her life.
Especially with Jiang Zijin’s half-smiling gaze on her, she quickly dragged Mother Ye away. She didn’t have the courage to stay there at all, let alone endure Jiang Zijin’s gaze.
She never expected that Ye Shaohua, who had once been inferior to her in every way, was now the director of this research institute.
Ye Junwan couldn’t accept it either. She had studied abroad since childhood, and when she returned a year ago, she caused a sensation in Shencheng’s circles. But now, because of the Ye family, she had almost been gradually forgotten by those circles, while Ye Shaohua had become someone revered by everyone in Shencheng’s upper class.
The very people she had repeatedly urged to believe in science had now become a height she could only look up to.
Before coming, Ye Junwan had thought Ye Shaohua’s luck was simply incredible.
It turned out that the real frog at the bottom of the well… was herself!
“Wan’er?” Mother Ye didn’t understand Ye Junwan’s current behavior and simply found it strange.
Ye Junwan’s mood was extremely complicated. Hearing Mother Ye’s words, she didn’t speak. Instead, Ye Junqing spoke with an unfathomable expression. “Mother, this research institute is tied to the fate of the entire nation. It applied internationally. Ye… Second Sister’s status is probably no lower than that of the commander-in-chief.”
Ye Junqing had never called Ye Shaohua “Second Sister” since she returned.
Now, saying it in this situation—one could only imagine how complicated his feelings were.
Mother Ye was someone who had followed Father Ye through thick and thin. Back when they were marching and fighting, she had even thrown landmines. Compared to women of her era, she had seen quite a bit.
Even so, when she heard Ye Junqing’s words, she couldn’t help but freeze in place.
“Ye Shaohua?” When Father Ye was transferring Ye Junqing’s file at the military and political office, he saw a file about Ye Shaohua.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered it might be someone with the same name. It was just that he recognized the rough photograph of Ye Shaohua on it.
He instinctively reached out to grab it.
“Old Ye, this document is classified,” said the person at the military and political office. He knew Father Ye—had even worked under him before—so even though Father Ye was no longer in favor, he didn’t kick him while he was down. He warned him very seriously, “It requires top-level clearance or above.”
One could imagine what kind of expression was on Father Ye’s face at that moment.
Top-level identity encryption.
Father Ye had always been proud of his three children. So when he brought Ye Shaohua back, he naturally compared them. The result of the comparison… naturally, she was inferior in every way.
After that, he paid no attention to this daughter, and when trouble arose, he even heartlessly drove her away.
But who would have thought… she had climbed to this position on her own?
In some ways, Ye Junwan was very much like Father Ye—both were extremely arrogant and unwilling to admit their failures.
But at this moment, regret had already begun to rise in his heart. What he was thinking was, of course, not as simple as Mother Ye’s thoughts.
Even though Ye Shaohua had a connection with Tang Qiyun, Father Ye knew that her current achievements had nothing to do with the Tang family. She had walked step by step to where she was now through her own abilities.
If Tang Feng had this kind of scheming, the Tang family would never be in its current position.
Tang Feng lacked nothing—except cunning.
As for his son Tang Qihang, he wasn’t lacking in cunning, but unfortunately, he hadn’t inherited Tang Feng’s decisiveness and foresight.
It was precisely because of this that Father Ye deeply felt just how terrifying this second daughter—whom he had never taken seriously—really was.
The Ye family had completely lost its former glory in the south. Ye Junqing was involved in an investigation and ultimately never restored to his original post. Tang Feng, mindful of old ties, let Father Ye serve as a mid-level clerk at the military and political office.
In the end, Father Ye found staying in Shencheng rather exhausting, so he packed up and returned to Jinling.
The bank on Ye Junjin’s in-laws’ side was also replaced by the national bank. Because of the problems back then, their customer base was far smaller than before, and they were gradually declining.
As for Father Ye’s former position, it was filled by Deputy General Zhang and others—people from the Jiang family, the Xie family, and of course, emerging forces as well.
When Ye Shaohua heard Jiang Zijin mention these things, she didn’t feel much.
She was focused on technology and the education system—where would she find the time to care about the Ye family?
Five years later, Shencheng had become the most prosperous international metropolis. Anyone who had visited Shencheng five years ago would never believe this was the same city they had seen before.
After being crushed by Tang Qiyun, Tang Qihang joined the military, underwent training, and took on many missions. When he returned, he found that not only could he not compare to Tang Qiyun, but he could no longer even understand Shencheng.
Today was the second day since the establishment of the new regime. Politicians and military officers of all ranks and positions had gathered in Shencheng for the first time.
Tang Qihang, and Father Ye, who had received a summons for the first time to come from Jinling to attend the new government officials’ banquet.
Both of them clearly saw the name on the third line of the document—dazzling and awe-inspiring.
Chairman of the Senate—Ye Shaohua.
