When the five gifts from Li Chenggui's group were revealed, they left everyone in awe.

These gifts were incredibly precious, each of immeasurable value.

In fact, the five of them could have brought even more expensive gifts, but they didn't. They carefully selected a few understated pieces with depth. Of course, these gifts were for Ye Qingping, Xu Xia, and Ye Juanjuan, and were also subtly prepared to win over Ye Fan. They weren't thinking about giving valuable gifts to Ye Fan and President Chu, because whether the two would accept them was one thing, but whether the gifts could meet their standards was another.

As they looked at these gifts, everyone present gasped and was stunned.

Ye Qingping and Xu Xia exchanged a glance and suddenly found themselves in a dilemma. They didn't know if they should accept these gifts. If they did, they worried Ye Fan would owe people a favor. After all, one is soft-mouthed when eating food from others and short-handed when taking their gifts. But if they didn't accept them, it'd be embarrassing for Li Chenggui and his group of five, so the couple was unsure of what to do.

"Fanfan, what do you think?" Xu Xia asked quietly.

Her consulting attitude made Li Chenggui's group tense, each of them impatiently looking at Ye Fan, fearing rejection. If that happened, losing face would be a small issue, but if their act of gifting upset Ye Fan, it would be catastrophic for them.

"Such valuable gifts, anyone who doesn't covet them would be unusual. However, if the old Ye Family says they won't accept them, they truly mean it. The dignified heads of the five prominent families fearing their gifts won't be accepted, it leaves people speechless." Everyone laughed bitterly.

"Accept them." Ye Fan nodded. He understood Ye Qingping and Xu Xia's concerns, they were thinking of him, after all. But he wouldn't feel indebted; at most, Li Chenggui's five people would gain a good impression in his eyes.

Only then did Ye Qingping and Xu Xia accept the gifts.

Li Chenggui and his group of five were relieved, smiling with ease.

"Any one of those gifts could match my son's salary for several years." In the crowd, Aunt Wu's heart was pounding, her face pale. Her son might be competent, but his annual salary was not yet a million. The few gifts she saw had a minimum price of ten million each. This showed how vast the gap was between her and the old Ye Family.

"How laughable I was, arrogantly ridiculing Ye Fan and undermining the old Ye Family. Was I not courting death?" Aunt Wu thought anxiously, "Just by looking at how the five prominent families treat the old Ye Family, no matter how capable my son is, in their eyes, he's still an ant. If the Zheng Family shows any displeasure, my son's hard-won achievements would be over, all because of my gossip, harming my son's future. How shamelessly I behave."

Aunt Wu felt particularly helpless now. Usually, if people accused her of gossiping, she would fight back fiercely.

But now, she had to admit her gossip indeed brought troubles.

She didn't want her chatter to bring disaster to her son, affecting his career and future.

If her son lost everything he fought for, then she would lose her spiritual support and the confidence she bragged about.

If her son complained about her, she'd have no way to live.

So, under all the pressure, Aunt Wu was suddenly deflated.

"Serves you right, for looking down on others just because your son is somewhat capable. Now you've hit a brick wall, and you deserve to suffer." Some people watched Aunt Wu's misery with schadenfreude.

On the other side, Ye Qingping politely said to Li Chenggui and his group of five, "Please sit down quickly."

Having accepted the gifts, of course, they had to treat these esteemed guests with care.

"Thank you, Brother Ye." Li Chenggui's group of five replied politely, but did not actually sit down.

When Li Chenggui's group entered, everyone was shocked and stood up. They were still standing now.

"Everyone, please sit down, no need to keep standing." Xu Xia urged.

The neighbors and relatives of the old Ye Family finally sat down again.

Li Chenggui's group of five felt awkward, unsure whether to sit or not, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

The five of them looked at Ye Fan, seemingly waiting for his instruction. They didn't dare to sit without Ye Fan's indication.

They made gestures to sit but hadn't actually done so yet.

"Why are you looking at me? If you have time, take a seat; if you're busy, then go about your business." Ye Fan said unkindly.

"We have time, we have time." The five hurriedly replied, then sat down happily.

Since Ye Fan said that, naturally, they were pleased. At least it meant Ye Fan wasn't hostile towards them, which was a huge relief, so why wouldn't they be glad?

"This kid, the way he speaks, how could it be so..." Xu Xia couldn't help but laugh bitterly, unable to find a word to describe Ye Fan's attitude towards Li Chenggui's group of five.

"Speak properly, why be so unfriendly?" Ye Qingping reprimanded.

"Yes, yes." Ye Fan obediently agreed.

Mengyao, standing beside Ye Fan, couldn't stop giggling and teased, "Today, you sure got quite a few scoldings from Uncle. You're such a good boy, really obedient."

"Isn't it? I have to be." Ye Fan smiled wryly.

...

Over on Aunt Wu's side, after pondering and struggling for a long time, she finally came over to Ye Qingping's family, lowered her head with a look of shame, and said, "Brother Ye, Sister Xu, I was careless with my words earlier, and offended you. I hope you can be tolerant and not hold a grudge against me."

She had to come and apologize in person, or she would face endless troubles.

She understood this deeply, losing face was a small matter; if she stubbornly held on to her pride, it would lead to serious consequences.

"Aunt Wu, I don't want to waste my words with you. Think about what you just said, which of those words were human speech." Xu Xia said angrily.

Just now, Aunt Wu's words about Ye Fan, the old Ye Family, and Ye Fan's fiancée were all very unpleasant.

Now, Aunt Wu realized the consequences and was scared, so she had to yield and seek forgiveness. Things weren't that simple.

Xu Xia was very angry.

Ye Qingping was also greatly indignant.

"Brother Ye, Sister Xu, calm down. It's all my fault. In a special occasion like today, otherwise, I'd even be willing to slap myself in front of you as long as it appeases your anger, I'm willing to do anything." Aunt Wu was desperate.

Then, she turned to Ye Fan, pleading, "Ye Fan, do you still recognize me? I'm your Aunt Wu. I held you when you were little and fed you milk. I gossiped and said many bad things about you out of turn. I know I was wrong. Please, in light of the long-standing neighborly bond with the old Ye family, don't hold it against me too much, okay?"

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