The Two Heroes of the Ye Family

Chapter 265 Seeing Old Friends Again

At the Ye family villa in Chinatown, San Francisco, Ye Xiaoyang hosted a banquet for Zhou Yulong, Wu Dayou, Zheng Jianghe and Wang Bowen.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Ye Xiaoyang spoke first:

"The four of you have worked hard to learn knowledge in the United States over the years. It will come in handy in a few years."

Zhou Yulong is straightforward and said directly:

"Xiaoyang, you mean that in a few years, the Japanese devils will be driven out of China, right?

I have always regretted why I didn’t go back before the Japanese devils blocked the coastline?

I haven’t seen my parents for many years.”

After he finished speaking, Zhou Yulong's eyes were filled with tears, but he tried his best to hold them back and not let them flow out.

"Yulong, don't be sad. The Japanese devils will be driven out of China in three or four years at most."

Ye Xiaoyang could only offer words of comfort.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight years have passed. They have only communicated with their family members at home and have not been able to meet them.

As the saying goes, one should not travel far away from his parents. At that time, they left their parents to study, and they had no choice but to do so.

Wu Dayou looked at Zhou Yulong, Zheng Jianghe and Wang Bowen and said:

"Xiaoyang, when you return to China this time, can you take us back with you to have a look? After all, we've been away for so many years."

Wang Bowen thought about it before nodding, indicating that he had the same idea but he was just not in a position to say it out loud.

Ye Xiaoyang looked at Zhou Yulong and Zheng Jianghe and said:

"Yulong, Jianghe, they both want to go back. What are your plans?"

Zhengjiang River:

"Of course I also want to go back to Wucheng to see my parents and relatives, but the cost of returning home now is definitely not small."

Zhou Yulong continued:

"Jiang He and I haven't finished our PhDs yet, so we don't have much money for the trip. We are so grateful to the Ye family for their support.

Otherwise, our lives in the United States over the years would have been no different from those of other international students.

I have to work part-time to earn tuition while studying."

Wu Dayou and Wang Bowen graduated from university and worked for several years, and they had some US dollars saved.

The two of them were about to start working at the Ye family's company, so they dared to ask for help.

Zhou Yulong and Zheng Jianghe had not yet graduated with a doctorate, let alone joined the Ye family's company.

Ye Xiaoyang looked at Zheng Jianghe and the other four people and said:

"This time I came to the United States, I flew directly from the foggy city to San Francisco on a friend's private plane.

I'll go to California Airlines in the next few days to see if I can charter a flight to the foggy city.

If possible, if you four can get some leave, come with me back to Wucheng to visit your parents.

Come back when the charter flight returns."

After hearing this, Wu Dayou and Wang Bowen immediately showed a hint of excitement on their faces, and then became too calm.

However, Zheng Jianghe and Zhou Yulong did not show any excitement on their faces. Instead, they felt very conflicted.

The four of them looked at each other and no one responded.

Although Ye Xiaoyang's suggestion was good, they knew that chartering a plane back to Wucheng at this time would be very costly.

They can take a chartered flight back to Wucheng for free, but Ye Xiaoyang cannot bear the cost of returning to Los Angeles.

"Dayou, what's wrong with you four?"

"Xiaoyang, Bowen and I can take some time off and we still have some money, but I'm afraid we can't afford the cost of chartering a plane.

Jianghe and Yulong are still studying, so asking for a long vacation is basically impossible, and their professors won't agree to it."

After listening to this, Ye Xiaoyang instantly understood what the four of them were thinking.

“You four don’t have to worry about the cost of chartering a plane. The Ye family will naturally cover the cost of chartering a plane.

I have an idea. I wonder if your parents would be willing to come to the United States?

If they wish, I can arrange for them to take a chartered flight directly to Jiangnan Town."

Zheng Jianghe, Zhou Yulong, Wu Dayou and Wang Bowen looked at each other.

Zhengjiang River:

"I'm afraid my parents wouldn't want to come to the United States, since we have a large family here."

Zhou Yulong said:

"My family's situation is similar to Jiang He's. I don't think my parents will come back."

Wu Dayou continued:

"The reason I want to go back, besides wanting to see my parents, is that my family has arranged a marriage for me."

Wang Bowen didn't say anything. In fact, he was very conflicted. He wanted to go back to Wucheng but also didn't want to go back.

His family sent a telegram saying that a marriage had been arranged for him, but he was a young man of the modern age and did not want an arranged marriage.

Ye Xiaoyang gossiped:

"Except for Dayou who has a fiancée, I'm afraid your three families will also arrange marriages for you, right?

Bowen, why don't you speak? "

Wang Bowen said softly:

"My family arranged a marriage for me, but I didn't want to. It's been so many years since the May Fourth Movement!

I want to go back to Wucheng, but I'm afraid my parents will force me to get married. I'm really torn."

"Bowen, is there a girl you like in the beautiful country?"

"No."

Wang Bowen answered very straightforwardly.

"Since you don't have one, why don't you go back and meet the fiancée your family arranged for you?

Marriages arranged by the family are not necessarily bad. Being well-matched is also important, and you should trust your parents' judgment.

If you really don't like the girl, just tell your parents and I'm sure they will understand."

Zheng Jianghe and Zhou Yulong echoed:

"Xiaoyang is right, Bowen, you should go back to Wucheng and take a look.

We just don’t have the time.”

Ye Xiaoyang looked at Zheng Jianghe and Zhou Yulong and said:

"Hasn't your families arranged marriages for you two great doctors?"

Zhengjiang River:

“Yes, but I telegraphed my parents and told them to wait until I finish my PhD.

I’m afraid the woman can’t wait.”

Zhou Yulong nodded and said:

"My situation is similar to Jiang He's. I can't go home this time, otherwise I really want to meet the girl."

This war shattered the lives of ordinary people and made many things beyond their control.

According to Chinese tradition, men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough.

If the four of them had not come to the United States to study, they would probably have had their own children like him.

Ye Xiaoyang thought for a moment and said:

"Dayou, Bowen, the two of you come with me back to Wucheng to visit your relatives and friends.

I will stay in Wucheng for another ten days, personally send you on the chartered plane, and then I will leave Wucheng.

Jianghe and Yulong, go to the photo studio these days and take some photos. I will bring them back for you later.

Let your parents see what you look like.

The three of us will visit your two homes. Let Dayou and Bowen take a camera back with them. They will take a few more photos of your families and bring them to you later.

If your parents want to arrange for your fiancées to come to the United States, you must accept it whether you like it or not."

Zhou Yulong nodded and said:

"Okay, I will follow my parents' arrangements. As long as the woman is willing to come to San Francisco, she will be my wife."

Zheng Jianghe thought for a moment and said:

"It's the same for me. This is my parents' arrangement, and it's also fate's arrangement. I accept it."

Ye Xiaoyang gave Zheng Jianghe a thumbs up and said:

"As long as you get married in the United States, you can choose a villa in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River for your wedding.

When the time comes, my eldest brother will send you a gift on my behalf and wish you a happy wedding."

Zheng Jianghe and the other three were very grateful for Ye Xiaoyang's arrangement. In their hearts, the Ye family was a family that did good deeds.

Wu Dayou picked up the wine glass and said:

"Xiaoyang, I don't need to express my gratitude for your kindness. I'll drink first to show my respect."

After saying that, Wu Dayou drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Dayou, the four of you are all my friends. There's no need to be ungrateful or unkind between friends."

After talking for a while, Ye Xiaoyang drank it all in one gulp.

The four of them were in a good mood now, and the drinking atmosphere was getting better and better.

Ye Xiaoyang raised his glass and said:

"Jiang He, Da You, Bo Wen, Yu Long, after the war, our motherland will need talents like you.

I also hope that you can make more friends with talented international students from China in the future.

They can be introduced to work in Jiangnan Town first. The treatment provided by the Ye family will naturally not be worse than that of foreign factories.

As long as the time is right, the Ye family will return to their motherland to invest in factories and bring these technologies back to their motherland.

If China wants to develop rapidly, it cannot do without scientific and technological talents like you."

Zheng Jianghe continued:

"Xiaoyang, don't worry. We understand the value of the several factories built by the Ye family in Jiangnan Town.

Steel is the foundation of industry, and I really hope that in the future our country will have its own large-scale steel mills."

Ye Xiaoyang nodded. As expected of a PhD from a prestigious university in mechanics, he hit the nail on the head with just one sentence.

"Jiang He, make a plan. How much money is needed to build a medium-sized steel mill? Then the Ye family can invest."

As soon as Ye Xiaoyang finished speaking, Zhou Yulong said:

"China is an agricultural country. Whether it's the rice yield per acre in the south or the wheat yield per acre in the north, they are far inferior to those in the United States.

There are two reasons for this: first, the quality of rice and wheat seeds is poor; second, there is a lack of compound fertilizer.

If China has a compound fertilizer processing plant in the future, the lives of ordinary people will be much better."

Ye Xiaoyang gave Zhou Yulong a thumbs up.

"Yulong, you should also make a plan. How much does it cost to build a small compound fertilizer processing plant?

The Ye family is investing money to build a factory. There is a lot of land around Jiangnan Town, which can also be used as your experimental field."

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