Chapter 1645: I

No one expected Ye Chen to sit so calmly and casually.

As if the seat belonged to him in the first place.

Ye Changyun, whose seat was snatched, was so angry that his face turned green.

He had thought that Ye Chen, being a newcomer, would definitely restrain his edge a bit. Even if the Old Master let him sit in this seat, he should have actively declined it and then returned the seat to himself.

But who could have thought that this guy would sit down directly!

This made Ye Changyun curse angrily in his heart: "Damn! This Ye Chen is too ignorant of the rules. Didn't he learn the story of Kong Rong giving away pears? He just returned and snatched my seat, the third uncle's. Is he trying to step on my head to get to the top?"

Eldest brother Ye Changkong was also very unhappy.

He had thought that Ye Chen, returning to the Ye family and facing so many uncles and aunts, would be restrained and humble. He didn't expect Ye Chen to ignore these so-called elders at all.

Ye Changkong couldn't help but curse inwardly: "This Ye Chen, snatching Changyun's seat, on the surface is slapping Changyun's face, but in reality, it's giving Xiao Feng a warning!"

"After all, Ye Chen is of the grandchild generation. Whether by seniority, qualifications, or age, he should be ranked behind my two younger brothers, and he should be ranked behind my son Xiao Feng!"

"But now, the Old Master actually let him skip Xiao Feng, skip the third and fourth brothers, and sit directly in front of the Old Master..."

"If the Old Master favors him to this extent, that is an extremely dangerous signal! If he surpasses Xiao Feng, then wouldn't it be possible for the Ye family to fall into his hands in the future?!"

Ye Feng was also angry.

In any family, the eldest son and eldest grandson are the most valuable, so in Ye Feng's eyes, these younger brothers and sisters of his would all have to mix for food under his hands in the future, so naturally, they were several levels worse than him.

Let alone these younger brothers and sisters, what about those uncles and aunts?

After the Old Master leaves and the power of the Ye family is handed over to his father, these uncles and aunts will start to develop in the direction of outside relatives.

At that time, wouldn't they also have to look at his face to do things?

But today, the Old Master raised Ye Chen to such a high position, which really gave him a huge sense of crisis.

Other Ye family members were also dissatisfied with the Old Master's approach, but no one dared to say it to his face at this time, so everyone could only hold it in.

After everyone sat down, Tang Sihai took a name list written with a brush, stepped forward, handed it to Ye Zhongquan with both hands, and said respectfully: "Master, for this Ancestor Worship Ceremony, a total of 791 members of the Ye family's collateral branches from all over the world have come to participate. The list is all on this name list."

"Good!" Ye Zhongquan nodded with satisfaction and said: "So many people from the collateral branches of the Ye family have come, proving that they haven't forgotten their roots!"

Tang Sihai handed over another name list and continued: "Master, the outside relative representatives who came to visit today total 136 people, all of whom are the heads of the various branches of the Ye family and their eldest sons and grandsons. The list is on this name list, and the order on this list is the order in which the outside relatives will pay their respects in a moment."

Ye Zhongquan took it, glanced at it, and smiled: "There are quite a few more eldest sons and grandsons from various families coming to pay their respects this time than last time!"

"Yes." Tang Sihai nodded: "There are many young people inside, aged about 16 to 25. During the last Ancestor Worship Ceremony, they were all children, so they didn't come to participate in the visit."

Ye Zhongquan nodded and said with a smile: "Our Ye family is prosperous, and we have already branched out all over the country and even the world. Tomorrow, at the Ancestor Worship Ceremony, we will bring out the genealogy and fill in all the information of these young descendants. The ancestors will definitely be very comforted when they see it!"

Tang Sihai hurriedly said: "That is natural!"

As he spoke, Tang Sihai asked again: "Master, it's three minutes to 9:30. More than a hundred outside relatives of the Ye family are already waiting outside the manor. Can they be allowed to come in one after another to pay their respects?"

Ye Zhongquan nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay, start!"

As he spoke, he specifically turned his face to introduce Ye Chen, who was beside him: "Chen'er, the first one to come to pay respects in a moment is your Second Grandfather's family. I don't know if you still remember him?"

Ye Chen shook his head: "I don't have much impression."

Ye Zhongquan laughed: "You should have seen him once or twice when you were young, but after all, you have been away from home for too long, and your Second Grandfather's family all live in Canada, so there are few opportunities to come to the country."

As he spoke, Ye Zhongquan added: "Speaking of which, among so many collateral outside relatives of the Ye family, your Second Grandfather's family has the closest relationship with us. After all, he is my own younger brother."

Seeing Ye Old Master chatting and laughing with Ye Chen all the time, everyone else was jealous.

Soon, everyone heard a loud shout from the door: "Ye descendant Ye Zhongzhuo, accompanied by eldest son Ye Changming and eldest grandson Ye Fan, come to pay their respects!"

As soon as the words fell, an old man with white hair and a beard walked in with a middle-aged man and a young man, laughing.

This old man was Ye Zhongquan's own younger brother, Ye Zhongzhuo.

Ye Zhongzhuo took his eldest son and eldest grandson and went straight to Ye Zhongquan, who was sitting in the main seat in the center, and said excitedly: "Big brother! Long time no see!"

Ye Zhongquan nodded and smiled: "You haven't been back for two or three years, right? You don't come back to see me, your big brother, often, which is not right!"

Ye Zhongzhuo said shamefully: "Big brother, my body can't take the tossing anymore. I had a serious illness a few years ago and had more than half of my stomach removed. You know about this, big brother. The doctor warned me not to be too tired, so I basically don't go far."

Speaking of this, Ye Zhongzhuo sighed again: "This Ancestor Worship Ceremony, the children originally didn't want me to come, but how could I not come? Maybe this is the last time I participate in the Ancestor Worship Ceremony!"

Ye Zhongquan hurriedly said: "Don't talk nonsense, take good care of your health. You will definitely be able to participate in twelve years!"

Ye Zhongzhuo sighed lightly, waved his hand and said: "Big brother, I know my body. I'll be satisfied if I can live another three to five years. How dare I hope for twelve years."

Speaking of this, Ye Zhongzhuo added: "I just finished the children's work a few days ago. I want to have my remains transported back to the country after I die and buried in our Ye family's ancestral grave. But the children didn't agree at first, thinking it was too far, and it wouldn't be easy to come and see me or pay respects."

Ye Zhongquan blurted out: "Alright Second Brother! Don't talk about these unlucky things. Stay for a few more days after coming back this time, and let's brothers have a good gathering!"

"Good!" Ye Zhongzhuo nodded repeatedly, and then said to his son and grandson beside him: "Changming, Xiaofan, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and pay respects to the head of our Ye family!"

Ye Changming hurriedly knelt on one knee and said with a fist: "Changming pays respects to Eldest Uncle!"

His son Ye Fan also knelt down and said respectfully: "Ye Fan pays respects to Eldest Grandfather!"

Ye Zhongquan helped the two up with a smile and said happily: "Come, come, come, Second Brother, and Changming, Xiaofan, let me introduce you."

Ye family eldest son Ye Changkong had already lifted his butt, preparing to stand up.

Because according to the rules, in such a formal occasion, even if everyone knows each other, they must go through the motions.

And he was the eldest son, so he would definitely be the first to be introduced.

But who could have thought that before his butt had even lifted a few centimeters, Ye Zhongquan, who was on the side, pulled Ye Chen and introduced him to the three members of Ye Zhongzhuo's family: "This is Changying's son, Ye Chen!"