Therefore, at this time, Ye Gaosheng, who was managing the workshop, became the object of everyone's flattery. At the same time, Ye Gaosheng also became the first young member of the younger generation qualified to sit with these old folks.
As they talked, the Clan Leader was the first to tentatively speak up, "Uncle Cheng, seeing as your family is on the rise, and the children have all entered school and are becoming successful, it's just that our village still needs Uncle Cheng to look after it quite a bit."
"That's right, that's right. We don't expect to live too extravagantly; being able to keep our families fed and warm is satisfaction enough," someone immediately chimed in.
Old man Ye suddenly found himself in a difficult position.
What he was managing now was just the original land of his family, as well as the few acres of good farmland that Ye Jiu had later purchased for him. All matters regarding the outside world and the workshop were handled by Ye Gaosheng.
Even so, he was only responsible for the land and the harvests. As for the money and grain obtained from the harvests, they were all tightly held in the hands of the He family.
At this moment, when the Clan Leader spoke of lending support, it was a matter of kinship; not helping would be disregarding righteousness, but when it came to actually lending aid, he was utterly confused and even less capable of making promises.
Old man Ye cast a look of appeal towards Ye Gaosheng, who wasn't in a much better position than him.
After a moment of thought, he said, "At present, the workshop really doesn't need so many people."
Nowadays, the Ye Family's workshop employed several dozen people, all of whom were women from the village. But compared to the vast Ye Family clan, it barely helped a few households make a living.
As the conversation reached this point, the Clan Leader also felt awkward. He could see that Ye Cheng's family was thriving, but the rest of the village was still impoverished.
If he pushed Ye Cheng to help, it seemed a bit like coercion, especially on a day of great happiness for their family.
The Clan Leader started to regret bringing up the topic. He could only laugh awkwardly a couple of times, then sidestepped the issue, secretly resolving to discuss the matter with the father and son privately when no one else was around.
Just then, a servant came in to report, "Old Master, Fourth Master, the Old Madam is quarreling with someone in the courtyard!"
"Quarreling, what's the matter?" Old man Ye couldn't keep his composure, he stood up and walked outside, while asking the servant for details.
Ye Gaosheng couldn't care less about the others, following closely behind Old man Ye, listening to the servant for an understanding of the situation.
When the two of them arrived at the courtyard, Madam He was berating the Zhao Family folks in a haughty manner, whereas the elderly Zhao couple was submissively smiling and nodding along.
If one weren't privy to the true situation, they might really think Madam He was bullying others by flaunting her power. However, knowing the truth, one would find it hard to tolerate in-laws like the Zhao Family.
"What's going on here?" Old man Ye stepped forward; he wore the same fabric as Madam He on his clothes, a dark purple 'fu' character long gown, which lent him an air of added nobility. To the Zhao family, he looked like a wealthy gentleman from the town.
Immediately, the elder Zhao bowed and approached with an apologetic smile, "In-law, it's good you've come out. Look, today is the child's full-moon celebration, and we, as grandparents, came over to enjoy the joyous occasion. Yet we were stopped by the mother-in-law and not allowed in. This doesn't look good if word gets out, right?"
At this point, Ye Gaoshui and Madam Zhao had also received the news and rushed over.
Seeing more people arrive, Madam He simply let go of the hands placed on her hips, with the corners of her mouth turning up in an even colder smile. Follow current novels on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝕟𝕖𝕥