Chapter 1128: This Life's Greatest Regret

This night, all of Yanjing was greatly shaken.

The Su family caused a major disaster in Japan, being singled out by Japan's National Security Agency, which dealt a huge blow to the Su family's reputation and influence.

At the same time, other families in Yanjing, led by the Ye family, also began to roll up their sleeves and prepare.

The current Su family has lost a large number of experts, not to mention having offended overseas financial conglomerates; in the future, the Su family will inevitably have to tighten up completely and tuck their tails between their legs to get by, thus giving other families the opportunity to devour the Su family's power.

Ye Zhongquan was especially excited about this.

He felt that this was heaven's blessing.

The Ye family's second spring has finally arrived!

Thus, he gathered all his children except Ye Changmin and immediately formulated a three-year plan.

From now on, for the next three years, the Ye family will launch a full-scale offensive against the Su family, just as the Su family once organized an anti-Ye alliance!

Not only will they pull the Su family down from its pedestal, but they will also elevate their own strength to a higher level, leaving the Su family far behind in the dust, and once again vie for the title of the nation's top family!

However, Ye Lao Ye Zi did not immediately start taking action; instead, he chose the day of this year's Qingming ancestral worship ceremony to declare war.

He could barely contain his excitement as he told all his children: "This ancestral worship ceremony will gather all branches of the Ye family nationwide at Ye Ling Mountain!"

"At that time, I will use the most solemn ancestral worship ritual to make all those surnamed Ye realize that the Ye family is a great family with orderly inheritance, a once extraordinarily glorious super family! Let all Ye family members take pride in the surname Ye as the highest honor!"

"By then, it will undoubtedly be a moment of unprecedented unity for the Ye lineage!"

"At that time, during the ancestral worship ceremony, I will use the pretext of avenging Changying to rally all Ye family members to unite and attack the Su family, demanding that the Su family severely punish Su Guodong, the mastermind behind the anti-Ye alliance back then!"

"When the Ye family, up and down, is united in hatred against a common enemy, that will be the best moment for us to launch a full-scale war against the Su family!"

Eldest son Ye Changkong, upon hearing this, was already filled with surging emotions, excitedly saying: "Dad! By then, we should also form an anti-Su alliance! We must definitely bring down half of the Su family's assets! Let them directly fall out of the top three families in Yanjing!"

Ye Lao Ye Zi coldly snorted: "In Yanjing, there are not a few families with grudges against the Su family; among them, our hatred is the deepest, followed by the Gu family. If we raise the banner against the Su family, the Gu family will surely follow closely behind!"

"The most important thing now is to get Chen'er married to Gu Qiuyi from the Gu family as soon as possible!"

"Once they are married, the Gu family will undoubtedly wholeheartedly assist the Ye family without hesitation! By then, the Su family will surely be powerless to resist and left to our mercy!"

Ye Changkong pursued: "Dad, you previously said you wanted Chen'er to try to see if he could get Su Zhiyu from the Su family?"

Ye Lao Ye Zi waved his hand and coldly chuckled: "I previously thought that since the Su family surpasses us in all aspects, we cannot match them head-on, so it would be better to change our approach and let Chen'er pursue Su Zhiyu..."

"But who could have imagined that the Su family would suffer repeated setbacks in Japan? They are now greatly weakened, so we can directly launch a full-scale war against them—why would we still need Chen'er to marry their daughter?"

Saying this, Ye Lao Ye Zi laughed heartily and exclaimed loudly: "Hahaha, heaven has opened its eyes! Heaven has opened its eyes!"

Old Three Ye Changyun interjected: "Dad, what if Chen'er refuses to marry the Gu family's daughter?"

Ye Lao Ye Zi smiled enigmatically: "By then, Chen'er will also come to attend the ancestral worship ceremony; at that time, I will announce our grand plan for revenge against the Su family before all Ye family descendants, then let Chen'er marry into the Gu family to strengthen our overall power, firmly tread the Su family underfoot—avenging parental grudges is irreconcilable, and I believe he will not refuse!"

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Yanjing, Du family.

Du Haiqing had not yet returned home when her parents and siblings already knew about the Su family's scandal and also knew that Su Guodong had an illegitimate daughter outside.

Therefore, before she even came back, Du Haiqing's other siblings had all rushed back under the summoning of Du Lao Ye Zi.

Du Lao Ye Zi and Du Lao Tai Tai were very clear about Du Haiqing's temperament and character; they knew that once Du Haiqing learned of this matter, she would certainly return to her natal home immediately, so they did not call Du Haiqing, nor did they let others call her; the whole family had already gathered and was just waiting for Du Haiqing to return.

When Du Haiqing's car entered the Du family mansion, her parents and several siblings all came out to greet her.

Seeing the entire family appear before her, Du Haiqing was instantly moved to the point of being beyond words.

Unlike other business families, the Du family's elders have held high positions for generations, so money has never been anything worth mentioning to the Du family.

Precisely because they do not care about money, there is no scheming or infighting among the Du family siblings.

Among the Du family's descendants, some inherit Du Lao Ye Zi's mantle within the system and have excellent official career prospects; some focus on studying at top universities or research institutes; some become little-known Confucian merchants, although they have hundreds of billions in net worth, they never flaunt their wealth.

As for Du Haiqing and her several sisters, they each have their own emotional destinations.

Under Du Lao Tai Tai's education from childhood, the Du family women have not developed overly strong career ambitions; on the contrary, each is adept at managing the household, and every one of them possesses the excellent virtues of traditional Chinese women.

As Du Haiqing stepped out of the car, Du Lao Tai Tai walked up to her, heartbroken, took her hand, and softly said: "Haiqing, you have suffered injustice."

Du Haiqing smiled faintly and said: "Mom, please don't say that; I actually don't feel wronged at all."

Du Lao Ye Zi interjected: "Haiqing, our big family hasn't gathered together in a while; I've had someone light the charcoal fire, and later we'll all eat hot pot together!"

One of the favorite foods of old Yanjing people is hot pot.

Unlike the hot pot in other places that uses induction or gas stoves, old Yanjing people eating hot pot must use a copper pot with a hollow interior that burns charcoal—this is also the way passed down from the imperial palace.

In the severe winter of Yanjing, gathering around the copper pot to eat hot pot is truly an exquisite enjoyment.

The Du family has been native to Yanjing for five generations, so they naturally love this hot pot to the bone.

However, in recent years, the children have all started their own families, each situation different; although they often return to visit the elders, it is truly not easy for everyone to gather together.

So, Lao Ye Zi immediately got the urge and thought: let's first have the whole family happily enjoy a meal together; otherwise, if everyone comes just to specially comfort Du Haiqing, it might backfire.

As expected, upon hearing they would eat hot pot, all the children, despite it already being late at night, became excited and overflowing with joy.

The youngest, Old Six Du Hai Mei, Du Haiqing's younger sister, immediately excitedly stepped forward, linked arms with Du Haiqing, and said with a giggle: "Second sister, I've been idle these few days and want to come stay at Mom and Dad's for a few days—let's sleep together these days?"

Du Haiqing smiled and said: "Tonight is fine, but tomorrow won't work; I want to go to Jin Ling tomorrow."

"What?!" Everyone looked at Du Haiqing in astonishment.

Du Zhenhua, Lao Ye Zi, asked: "Haiqing, you're going to Jin Ling—is it for Changying?"

Du Haiqing nodded and said calmly: "Yes, Dad; I've always wanted to go before, but I had no choice; now there are fewer taboos, so I just want to hurry over and also fulfill this wish."

Du Zhenhua's expression carried a hint of melancholy as he sincerely lamented: "Changying... Changying... Not being able to take Changying as a son-in-law is truly my greatest regret in this life."