Ye Shaodong: "Uncle has done many shameless things. When he worked with Dad on construction projects, he was always slacking off, never showing up for work, yet he took the highest wages. When the project made money, he still demanded a cut."
Ye Tian said: "Grandpa was still alive then, and Dad did that because he didn't want to upset Grandpa."
Speaking of Grandpa, Ye Tian couldn't help but feel a pang of longing. When he was little, Grandpa doted on him the most. The jade pendant, which secretly held the supreme inheritance of medical martial arts, was given to him by Grandpa on his first birthday.
He said, "Brother, tomorrow, I'll go to the ancestral house to pay respects to Grandpa."
The Ye family had an ancestral house, but it had been uninhabited for years and was long overgrown. When Grandpa was alive, he lived in the ancestral house, where Ye Tian had his fondest childhood memories.
When the weather was good, Grandpa would smoke his pipe and tell him all sorts of strange and wonderful stories.
Ye Shaodong said, "Yes, it's time to pay respects to Grandpa."
Lin Ziyi: "Tian Ge, can I go too?"
Ye Tian nodded: "Okay."
That night, Ye Shaodong accompanied Yan'er to sleep. Lin Ziyi, after her father and daughter had settled down, quietly came to Ye Tian's room.
Ye Tian was on the bed, flipping through some medical books.
She lifted the covers and slid in, hugging Ye Tian and saying, "Tian Ge, stop reading."
Ye Tian tossed the book aside, slipped into the covers, and held her, saying, "Ziyi, have your parents' opinions of me changed?"
Lin Ziyi replied: "Of course. Dad said he wants us to come over for dinner tomorrow night."
Ye Tian nodded: "I'll bring him two bottles of wine."
The two embraced, and soon, they were intertwined.
The next morning, Ye Tian changed into plain clothes and, with Lin Ziyi, arrived at the old house in the village.
This village had many desolate houses, and the Ye family's ancestral house was one of them.
At the entrance, Ye Tian found the lock on the main door broken. With a gentle push, the door opened.
Entering the courtyard, the ground was covered in weeds, and several wild birds were startled, fluttering into the sky.
Passing through the courtyard led to the main hall, its door ajar. Pushing it open, the interior was covered in cobwebs, clearly having not been cleaned for a long time.
Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi brought tools and cleared the weeds in the courtyard and the dust inside. After working for over an hour, the ancestral house finally looked somewhat presentable.
Lin Ziyi, having worked up a sweat, took a wet towel and wiped Ye Tian's hands, saying, "Tian Ge, the ancestral house is so big, it's as large as three courtyards of other houses."
Ye Tian hummed in agreement: "My ancestors produced a top scholar and a prefect. Unfortunately, we declined later."
Tang Ziyi chuckled: "No wonder Tian Ge is so capable."
Ye Tian smiled, about to say something, when the main door was pushed open. His uncle and his eldest son walked in. His uncle's hand was still swollen, held up in the air, looking very painful.
As soon as Ye Gui entered, he roared, "Ye Tian, what are you doing in the ancestral house? This ancestral house belongs to my family now, it has nothing to do with you!"
Ye Tian said coldly, "Ye Gui, the ancestral house was left by Grandpa. You claim it as yours, have you no shame?"
Ye Gui angrily retorted, "If I say it's mine, then it's mine!"
His uncle sucked in air and said, "Ye Tian, what happened to my hand? It's been hurting all night, I couldn't sleep."
Ye Tian said indifferently, "How would I know? Perhaps you've done too many bad deeds, and heaven is punishing you."
His uncle began to speak softly, "Ye Tian, Uncle was wrong yesterday, I shouldn't have caused trouble at your house. How about this, Uncle apologizes to you, and you quickly treat my hand."
Ye Tian glanced at him with disgust and said, "Go home and soak it in sheep's urine for an hour, and the pain will naturally disappear."
His uncle quickly replied, "Okay, I'll go back immediately."
"Hold on."
Ye Tian stopped him: "This ancestral house has been uninhabited for years, and if it continues to be abandoned like this, it will collapse. My family also has a stake in the ancestral house. If you are willing, I am willing to pay a sum of money to buy the ancestral house."
His uncle and Ye Gui exchanged glances. A house in this urban village was worth five to six hundred thousand. The ancestral house was huge, worth at least 1.5 million.
Ye Gui blinked and said, "Then give me two million, and I'll transfer the ancestral house to your name."