Chapter 1688

Ye Changmin was indeed very smart.

She knew that when so many people were charged with the same crime, whoever admitted their mistake first would gain the upper hand.

Moreover, she knew far more about Ye Chen's deeds than others, and had experienced even more.

She had heard about Ye Chen's methods when he dealt with several masters of the Wu family in Su Hang.

He asked Hong Wu to carve characters on the foreheads of those people. Whoever admitted their punishment first would have the fewest characters carved, and for every person who followed, the number of characters would increase by one.

By the time it reached the last person, it was said that their forehead was full of carvings and it still wasn't enough.

With these precedents, how could Ye Changmin allow others to kneel in front of her?

Ye Chen didn't expect Ye Changmin to kneel so quickly, so he said: "You are my aunt, and no matter how many mistakes you make, you are still my elder. Even if I am the head of the Ye family now, the order of seniority cannot be messed up, so you don't need to kneel to me. If you want to kneel, kneel to the Ye family's ancestors!"

Ye Changmin's brain reacted extremely fast. She immediately adjusted her direction with both knees while kneeling and looked at the Ye family's ancestral graves not far away.

Immediately after, she kowtowed heavily to the ground with a thud and cried: "Ancestors are above! Unfilial descendant Ye Changmin failed to put the face of the ancestors and the interests of the Ye family first today, and almost sold the ancestors for glory and recognized a thief as her father. I am truly ashamed of the ancestors and deserve to die! I beg the ancestors to punish me!"

Ye Changmin was completely convinced now.

Dignity, face, the old princess, the old baby's stinky temper—all of it vanished at this moment.

She knew that the most important thing now was to get Ye Chen's forgiveness. Otherwise, Ye Chen could make her, a daughter of the Ye family who had already married out, roll out of the Ye family immediately.

In that case, she would really have nothing.

Seeing Ye Changmin being so sensible, Ye Chen found it a bit funny.

However, he nodded with approval on his face and said: "You were the first to admit your mistake and took the initiative to repent to the Ye family's ancestors, which proves that you are more self-aware than others. Since that's the case, you should indeed be dealt with lightly!"

As soon as Ye Chen said this, Ye Changkong, Ye Feng, as well as Ye Changyun, Ye Hao, and others, all ran to the front of the Ye family's ancestral graves like crazy, scrambled for the middle position, knelt on the ground with a thud, and started kowtowing and admitting their mistakes with all their might without saying a word.

For a time, the rhythm of this group of people kowtowing desperately was like the beam-type pumping unit commonly known as the kowtow machine used for oil extraction, which looked quite ridiculous.

Ye Chen didn't speak, just looked at their scrambling kowtowing repentance with a blank expression.

Ye Chen knew very well that these people were all full of tricks, and none of them could be spared lightly!

This group of people kowtowed for a long time, and while it hurt more and more, they also felt less and less confident.

They originally thought that as long as they performed actively and had a pious attitude, Ye Chen would definitely show mercy to them just like he did to Ye Changmin.

But they didn't expect that everyone had been kowtowing for a long time, and Ye Chen hadn't said a word yet.

There was no way, no one dared to stop, so they could only kowtow continuously, each with a blue and purple forehead.

It was Ye Chen's little aunt, Ye Changxiu, who couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Chen'er... if they keep kowtowing like this, it will cost lives..."

Ye Chen shook his head and said indifferently: "Don't worry, little aunt. These people are all cowardly and incompetent rats, otherwise they wouldn't have sneaked out last night to buy mourning clothes! Since they are all so afraid of death, how could they kowtow themselves to death here? This doesn't make sense logically."

As he said this, he clearly saw that the force of Ye Feng's kowtowing was significantly smaller, and it was obvious that he was just making up the numbers, so he said coldly: "Little aunt, do you see Ye Feng? His forehead is just kissing the ground, you can't see any effort at all!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng broke into a cold sweat on his back, hurriedly kowtowed with all his might, and grinned in pain!

Ye Chen turned to look at Ye Zhongquan and asked: "Grandfather, which people are currently responsible for the various businesses of the Ye family?"

Ye Zhongquan said: "The core business of the Ye family is basically handled by a team of professional managers. Back then, your father was worried that family members would be incompetent, so he insisted on establishing an elite professional manager team. Among these people, even the most ordinary grassroots employees were recruited from major top business schools, and the middle and senior management were almost all from Fortune 500 companies or top venture capital institutions."

"Besides that, we also have a very professional elite legal team responsible for all the Ye family's legal work."

"Oh, by the way, in addition to these two sectors, there is also a trust team responsible for putting the cash that the family doesn't need into a family trust for investment and management."

Ye Chen pointed to the row of people kneeling and kowtowing on the ground and asked: "Don't these people do anything?"

Ye Zhongquan shook his head and said: "If the Ye family were really handed over to them, I'm afraid it would have collapsed long ago! They all hold honorary positions—vice chairmen, general managers, directors—but they don't need to be responsible for actual business and decisions. Small decisions are made within the manager team, and major decisions are basically made by me. But from now on, you will be the one to make the decisions."

Ye Chen nodded and said indifferently: "Since these people are of no practical use, then just get them out of the Ye Group. Out of sight, out of mind."

Ye Changkong, who was almost kowtowing until he fainted, stood up and blurted out: "Ye Chen... you... where are you going to put us?!"

Ye Chen said: "Don't worry, I won't let you go far."

As he said this, Ye Chen added: "Don't you like wearing mourning clothes? Since you are so filial, I will have people install a few simple board rooms at the foot of Mount Ye Ling. Among you, everyone over eighteen or who is no longer in school will stay here and properly observe mourning for the Ye family's ancestors for three years!"

"During these three years, I will have people install electronic shackles on you, monitoring your location 24 hours a day. No one is allowed to leave Mount Ye Ling for even half a step!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng almost fainted, and wailed powerlessly: "Ye Chen... you can't be so ruthless, Ye Chen! I am your cousin! I am the eldest grandson of the Ye family! You can't imprison me on Mount Ye Ling!"

Ye Chen nodded and said: "People say the gun hits the bird that sticks its head out. Your IQ is really worrying."

After finishing, he immediately said to Su Chengfeng: "It just so happens that you are going to be a landlord in Madagascar soon. Take this guy with you and let him be a long-term laborer for you for three years!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng collapsed on the spot, crying: "Ye Chen, I am willing to observe mourning for the ancestors on Mount Ye Ling! I am the eldest son and eldest grandson, how can there be no me in observing mourning..."

Ye Chen waved his hand: "Don't take yourself too seriously. Observing mourning can be done perfectly well without you. Without you here to lose face, the ancestors' faces will look better."

After finishing, he said coldly: "Ye Feng, from now on, if you bargain with me again, I will change three years to six years!"

Ye Feng wailed and collapsed on the ground.

Ye Changkong felt sorry for his son, but also felt sorry for himself, so he hurriedly asked: "You let us observe mourning for the ancestors here for three years, what about our food, clothing, and daily needs?"

Ye Chen said indifferently: "I will have people send your food, clothing, and daily needs to you regularly."

Ye Changkong asked again: "Then... what if we get sick?"

Ye Chen said expressionlessly: "If you get sick, I will arrange for doctors from the Ye family hospital to come to your door to treat you! If any of you get a serious illness and need surgery or hospitalization, I will build a field hospital at the foot of Mount Ye Ling for you! In short, for the next three years, even if the sky falls, you are not allowed to leave Mount Ye Ling without my permission!"