Chapter 2033: Chen Zhaozhong

After listening to Gu Yanzhong's voice message, Ye Chen was very surprised.

If things were truly as Gu Yanzhong described, combined with the recognition his father had for this Chen Zhaozhong back in the day, it was enough to see that Chen Zhaozhong must possess extraordinary qualities.

And Ye Chen was also very clear in his heart that his biggest constraint to development at present was a scarcity of talent.

Although the Wanlong Palace was strong, it could not see the light of day after all, and what the Wanlong Palace could solve were problems on the level of force.

In the future, if he wanted the Ye family's strength to climb continuously, force was only a very small part of it; more important was management.

On this point, even Ye Chen himself was still far behind.

In the future, the Ye family would not only need a leader to point out the course, but even more so, an experienced operator to help the giant ship that was the Ye family sail more steadily, faster, and further, using the safest and most efficient methods.

Perhaps Chen Zhaozhong was a suitable candidate.

However, Ye Chen was also very clear in his heart that he was not familiar with Chen Zhaozhong and knew very little about his past, and he was inevitably the same toward him.

To propose an invitation directly at a time like this would undoubtedly be somewhat abrupt.

Therefore, he planned to take this opportunity to get familiar with Chen Zhaozhong.

Soon, Chen Zhaozhong and the waiter from downstairs began to carry the meticulously prepared Cantonese-style dishes upstairs.

Only after Chen Zhaozhong had finished bustling about and filled the long table with food did he finally stop, take off his apron, and come to the opposite side of Ye Chen and Gu Qiuyi.

After some polite exchanges, the three of them sat opposite each other.

Chen Zhaozhong took out a bottle of vintage yellow wine and said to Ye Chen, "Young Master Ye, if you have the inclination, why don't we have a couple of drinks together?"

Ye Chen said without hesitation, "Alright, Uncle Chen, I'll have a drink with you."

Chen Zhaozhong nodded and smiled, opening the yellow wine. Just as he was about to pour a drink for Ye Chen, Ye Chen took the yellow wine from him first and laughed, "Uncle Chen, you are an elder; let me pour the drink for you!"

As he spoke, he poured the wine glass in front of him half full first.

Chen Zhaozhong seemed somewhat overwhelmed by the favor, extending both hands to protect the wine glass. After Ye Chen finished pouring, he said gratefully, "Thank you, Young Master Ye. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Zhong, same as Miss Gu."

Ye Chen said politely, "Alright, Uncle Zhong, but I don't know which 'Zhong' it is?"

Chen Zhaozhong smiled, "Back to Young Master Ye, it is the 'Zhong' from clock."

Ye Chen nodded and asked again, "By the way, Uncle Zhong, are you from Hong Kong?"

"No." Chen Zhaozhong shook his head and said, "My ancestral home is Duanzhou, Guangdong Province. My father ran to Hong Kong during the war, and I was born in Hong Kong. My father relied on his ancestral roast goose craft to take root in Hong Kong. Later, as the family became gradually wealthy, he sent me to study in Europe and America."

Ye Chen asked curiously, "Then how did you get to know my father?"

Chen Zhaozhong said, "I met your father while hiking in the United States. At that time, we were both still students. We happened to run into each other while hiking during the holidays, and since our itinerary plans were almost identical, we traveled together. From then on, we became friends. In those days, we often talked loudly and criticized current events together; we got along very well."

As he spoke, Chen Zhaozhong paused slightly and added, "However, because our two schools were very far apart, although we kept in touch by letters and phone calls later on, we didn't meet very often." ===== CHAPTER 2034 =====