A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 761 Rivers Flowing to the Sea

Old Master Ye was still unable to persuade Ye Fan in the end.

He watched Ye Fan leave and his wrinkled face was covered with much worry.

After a long time, Old Master Ye shook his head and gave a long sigh.

"My dear Fan, if you were a true dragon, then the pride in your bones would have helped you to fly even high. But it's a pity that you're not very capable and you don't have any extraordinary accomplishments. In such a situation, the pride you have will be your downfall instead."

The sky was so vast and the night was so dark.

Old Master Ye continued to stand beneath the stars and sighed quietly.

The worry he had for his grandson was very apparent.

To him, Ye Fan was way behind compared to his other cousins.

His academic results were average, his ability was average, and he was just as ordinary as his name 'Fan' meant.

And now, he was a live-in son-in-law, so it made things worse.

But no matter how worried the old man was about Ye Fan's future, it wouldn't be of any help.

He was already at such an advanced age, so there were many things he couldn't do anymore. The only thing he could do was to pray.

He could only pray that Ye Fan and his mother's lives would not become worse in the future.

But while Old Master Ye was still worrying about Ye Fan's future, many rich and powerful men from all over Jiangdong had now left their homes and were travelling overnight to reach Yeyang. Luxury car after luxury car was speeding across the highways of Jiangdong.

The orange headlamps cut through the dark sky like sharp knives!

If one could view these cars from the sky, you would see nearly a hundred cars making their way out from various corners of Jiangdong and turn into the highway headed for Jingzhou. From afar, the tiny lights from the cars looked like fireflies in the night.

All of them were speeding towards Jingzhou.

It was as if all the rivers were flowing towards a sea!

All the passersby were shocked by this sight.

"My goodness!"

"It's the New Year holiday, so why are there suddenly so many cars?"

"Where are they going?" "Is a new emperor ascending the throne and everyone is going over to congratulate the palace?"

Many people were just watching on wide eyed as they exclaimed in surprise.

"What? How could a bunch of lice like them know anything about Mr Chu?" scoffed Jin Bao when he heard the chatter of the passersby.

He had a strong sense of superiority in his voice.

Jin Bao was now driving a car with Li Er in as they turned onto the highway that connected Yunzhou to Jingzhou.

Their car was followed by a long line of cars.

Besides the Li family cars, there were also other cars sent out from other rich and powerful families in Yunzhou.

There were more than ten cars in a row and their engines roared loudly.

The roaring engines sounded like the growls of wild beasts as they echoed through the night sky.

"Oh my, Master Er, our Mr Chu is really incredible, isn't he? Just one word from him made half the rich and powerful of Yunzhou set off immediately," exclaimed Jin Bao excitedly as he saw all the cars behind his in the rear mirror.

Li Er just shook his head. "Jin Bao, you underestimate Mr Chu. If I'm not wrong, tonight, every rich and powerful family is going to spend New Year's eve on the road."

What?

Jin Bao shuddered when he heard these words and his eyes opened wide.

"Master... Master Er, are you saying that...all the rich and powerful of Jiangdong are... are ALL going?!"

Oh my god!

Tomorrow would be such a grand scene!

"Alright now, enough of your nonsense. Hurry and drive at maximum speed! Chen Ao is probably already on his way, so we've got to see Mr Chu before he does. Otherwise, I'm going to teach you a lesson when we get back!" Li Er rapped his knuckled on Jin Bao's head to snap him out of his daze.

Jin Bao grinned. "Master Er, don't worry. Mr Chu is the most important man in Yunzhou, so the first person to greet him tomorrow will definitely be you!"

The eve of Lunar New Year went by just like that.

The bells rang on New Year's day to announce the arrival of a brand new year.

Before the sun had risen, all the town's residents had already woken up.

After sleeping for an entire night, the little town started getting noisy again.

There was the sound of dumplings being cooked in a pot and the ear deafening sound of firecrackers filled the air in

waves.

The incredibly loud noise took away the sadness and bad things of the old year, and ushered the luck and prosperity of the new year in.

Every family had hung up bright red lanterns to signify a celebration.

The children wore new clothes while the adults put sweets and food on the table.

Some people started playing festive music too.

The melodious sound of the music was mixed with the laughter and chatter of the people, and it was like a huge sea wave that covered the land. There were a few thousand residents in this town, and their doors were all wide open to welcome any guests who wanted to come in and visit. The Ye house was no exception.

Before 5AM, Old Master Ye had already changed into new clothes and hung up calligraphy on the wall, as well as placed much food and drinks on the table. He sat in the living room early to wait for guests to arrive.

The Ye family wasn't very well-known in Jingzhou, but they were a top tier family within Yeyang.

These few generations produced a county chief, as well as two top students at the national high school examinations.

Even his younger son, Ye Ya, was a famous entrepreneur in the town.

The Ye family was now doing the best in all of Yeyang.

So Lunar New Year was the time when the Ye family enjoyed the most glory.

Every year, the number of people who came to pay their respects were almost enough to break the door down, and so many people were envious.

But of course, most of the guests were here to visit Ye Fan's two uncles.

Ye Fan and his mother were practically unknowns, so nobody would come to pay them a visit.

As such, Lunar New Year was the worst time of the year for Ye Xi-Mei.

After all, it was hard to see how her siblings' houses were overflowing with people, while hers was quiet and empty. Anyone would feel ashamed and upset.

"Haha! Tian, Mei, you're both up so early! Have you set aside enough red packets? Make sure you've got enough once the visitors start coming!" Ye Ya laughed as he spoke to Ye Tian and Dong Mei. Ye Tian, Ye Ya and their families had left the house and went towards the old residence.

They were going first to pay respects to their father, and secondly, to wait for all their guests to come.

Dong Mei laughed and replied, "You'd better worry about yourself first. You've been called the model entrepreneur of the year by the town, and your food factory is doing very well too, so you're definitely the richest man in the town! I'm sure the number of people coming to visit you this year will be so many that there won't be space in the house!"

While Ye Ya and the rest were chatting noisily outside, Ye Xi-Mei and Ye Fan had gotten dressed and they walked to the living room to wish Old Master Ye a Happy New Year.

Ye Ya's wife was immediately displeased to see them and scoffed coldly, "Alright, you're done, right? So as per what you said yesterday, get out! Leave the Ye family! I don't want my friends to know that my nephew is a live-in son-in-law. He's such an embarrassment." She was all prepared to throw the two of them out first thing in the morning.