Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1431 - 1480: Ye Jingfeng’s Advice

Chapter 1431: Chapter 1480: Ye Jingfeng’s Advice

But this is just during mealtime, just a simple mention. The Sunx family isn’t finished yet, the Lin family has just been arrested, and the Song family hasn’t been hurt fundamentally. Everything isn’t over yet, so it’s too early for everyone to discuss dividing up industries.

Li Yifei clarified Meng Xiaofei’s whereabouts, and things became a bit clearer. The Mile City police had no reason to stay in the provincial capital. Only one team was left to watch over the two ninjas, and everyone else withdrew to investigate the Sunx family’s illegal activities, which was handed over to the provincial capital police.

Li Yifei expressed his gratitude to Song Ranmin and others, secretly giving each police officer who helped the Li family in the provincial capital a red envelope. Naturally, the Li family was very generous, and every officer who received a red envelope was very happy.

Song Ranmin’s gift was the heaviest, but he immediately refused. Li Yifei insisted it was a personal token of gratitude, and if necessary, he could report it to Song Zhentao.

Only then did Song Ranmin accept the gift. In this circle, some things are unavoidable. To reduce trouble, Song Ranmin reported it to the Discipline Inspection Commission and donated the money to children in impoverished mountainous areas, with all evidence documented. This also reduced potential trouble for him in the future. Initially, Song Ranmin was content with working until retirement as a top official, maybe even a Deputy Bureau head. However, after getting to know the Li family, he became ambitious and didn’t want to have too many blemishes.

Song Zhentao also breathed a sigh of relief. During this time, he was under immense pressure and never imagined Li Yifei and the Li family could stir up such a big situation with such great influence. It’s like the Li family’s business war could be compiled into a book and top the bestseller charts.

As for Li Yifei, he was currently at his father-in-law’s house, with Ye Zhenyang beside him. The Old Master of the Ye Family casually walked downstairs, smiled upon seeing Li Yifei, his face glowing, looking very healthy. Looking at this grandson-in-law, the old man showed none of the initial demeanor he had towards Li Yifei.

Li Yifei stood up and waited for the old master to come over, called him grandpa, and offered his seat to the old man, showing great respect.

This attitude pleased Ye Jingfeng even more, seeing that Li Yifei wasn’t arrogant in success or despondent in failure, and wasn’t complacent in power, showing the true demeanor of a family head.

Ye Jingfeng warmly held Li Yifei’s hand and invited him to sit beside him, saying, "Yifei, sit down, no need for formalities with grandpa at home."

Once seated, Ye Jingfeng continued, "Your dad asked you to come over, not for any specific reason. Previously, it wasn’t convenient for the Ye family to step in, and I hope you don’t mind."

Li Yifei touched his nose and quickly said, "Grandpa, it’s natural not to step in. If you had, it would have been hard to understand. Besides, if the Ye family had intervened, it might have escalated the situation. At that time, families like the Zheng and Chu families would have gotten involved, which higher authorities wouldn’t have wanted to see. So much family commotion might have even dragged the entire province’s economy back."

Ye Jingfeng laughed heartily and told Ye Zhenyang, "Look how sensible your son-in-law is. Initially, you said I should help more. Yifei sees things more clearly and deeply than you. Now the situation is clearer, and it’s no harm telling you, our not intervening was to hold back other restless families. Like the Zheng family, they had secretly pooled funds, ready to intervene. But since the Ye family didn’t move, the Wang family wouldn’t either, and naturally, neither would the Chu family. But the Hu family’s attitude was ambiguous. Initially, they seemed unconcerned or even indifferent, which related to their business scope. But when your battle was heating up, the Hu family was ready to make a move. I didn’t know who they would support, but it probably wouldn’t be the Li family. So I arranged a meal with Old Master Hu, and over drinks, I got Old Hu drunk. After he returned, things went back to normal."

Ye Jingfeng’s implications were clear. The Li family benefited us, but the Ye family didn’t solely rely on Ye Yunzhu and that two billion; we truly put in effort.

Li Yifei understood the subtleties and had no aversion to the elder’s way of claiming credit. It was to be expected, and if the Li family hadn’t triumphed over the Sunx and Song families, the Ye family wouldn’t have stood by idly.

Being a clan chief of a big family isn’t easy, and Li Yifei was already gaining some insights. He wasn’t fighting alone, nor was the Ye family. Ye Jingfeng appreciated this grandson-in-law but had to think of the Ye family’s hundreds of members and couldn’t afford mistakes. Clarifying things now would make it reasonable for the Ye family to make claims later, and the Li family wouldn’t resent it.

Li Yifei quickly grasped the crux of it, stood up, and bowed to Ye Jingfeng and Ye Zhenyang, expressing, "Thank you, grandpa and dad, for your contributions. Yifei is immensely grateful."

Ye Jingfeng patted his thigh, smiling, pointed to the chair, and told Li Yifei to sit down, saying, "No need for formalities, we’re family. There’s no need for polite words. Just because you’re Yunzhu’s husband and the Ye family’s son-in-law, these things should be done."

Ye Zhenyang nodded and said, "Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. We called you here to have a meal and let grandpa share some things with you. Now that things are wrapping up, listening to the elders’ advice on handling some affairs will benefit you and the Li family."

Li Yifei grinned and nodded.

At the dining table, Ye Jingfeng unusually drank some wine. Ye Zhenyang and Li Yifei drank a lot. Meanwhile, Li Yifei also listened carefully to some things Ye Jingfeng mentioned. These were very useful to him. The Li family is a rising family. In business, they have Su Mengxin and Xu Yingying at the helm, but they haven’t experienced this kind of family war. A business war may be fought beautifully, but how to reap the greatest and most victories afterward requires experience. If not handled well, it can easily lead to conflicts, barriers, and dissatisfaction.

Although Li Yifei drank a lot, his mind was clear, and he remembered everything that was said.

As the evening ended, Ye Jingfeng patted Li Yifei’s hand and whispered, "Now, after this battle, the Li family will be secure in the provincial city. They could even potentially leap into the top two. Since the Hu family didn’t make a move, don’t provoke them for now. As for other families, they are not a concern."

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Grandfather, I don’t care about being first or second. It’s enough to have strength regardless of the ranking. Besides, the Li family’s wealth is such that the family won’t be able to spend it all in a hundred years. We don’t need those false reputations and fortunes. The Li family has never been a belligerent family. We believe in not offending others if they don’t offend us, but if people do offend us, we will fight to the end."

Ye Jingfeng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then make that belief known, but wait until the dust settles. Everyone benefits from peace. Although this is not my idea, in the past two days, some families have sought me out, wanting to understand the Li family’s stance, and even hoping to ally with the Li family."

Li Yifei was fully aware of the principle that though a nation be large, if it loves war, it will certainly perish. Hence, from the founding of his family, he always advocated not bullying small families and not fearing big families, maintaining a momentum of peaceful development. Yet, some families and some people don’t believe this truth.

"When it’s all over, I’ll trouble you, grandfather, to mediate, and we should gather together," Li Yifei agreed. Ye Jingfeng was even more pleased. He had asked Ye Zhenyang to bring Li Yifei home on this occasion to address these matters. Now that it was all discussed and Li Yifei was so agreeable, the old master felt like he could drink half a catty of white spirit tonight.

When Li Yifei left, he took a few things from the Ye family: some preserved meats made by Ye Yunzhu’s mother, tea leaves treasured by Ye Jingfeng, and even a calligraphy piece gifted to Ye Jingfeng by a master of Chinese studies, which was now passed on to the grandson-in-law.

"A gentleman is not a vessel, but a scholar and a sage."

This was an affirmation of Li Yifei, as well as high expectations. The calligraphy was bold and unrestrained, yet elegant and timeless. Li Yifei liked it very much. He didn’t consider himself a crude person nor a refined person, but he loved the piece and planned to hang it in his study along with the one that Old Master Su gifted him, to constantly inspire himself.

Meeting up with Xu Shanshan and Lin Qiong, Li Yifei decided to go home. Meng Xiaofei was in the hands of the Japanese, with Yanagio Inujiro. Instead, Li Yifei wasn’t in a rush. With a person of this nature, regardless of past behaviors — cruel or not, once in their hands, Li Yifei worried that whatever could happen had likely already happened with so many days having passed.

Driving home, Lin Qiong occupied the passenger seat while Xu Shanshan sat in the back. Li Yifei played quiet music. Both women fell asleep, having been exhausted over these days, especially Lin Qiong. As an ordinary person engaged in such affairs, big and small, constantly required to be informed to make decisions, she had been straining herself.

Especially these past few days when Lin Qiong had her period, she couldn’t rest, and combined with traveling, her feet got cold, and she couldn’t eat or sleep well, almost falling ill. Li Yifei had already helped her by using True Qi to soothe her a few times, which provided some relief, and she was asleep at this moment.

The car reached Mile City, and rather than driving straight home, Li Yifei stopped at a quiet spot, adjusted the air conditioning to a warmer setting, and quietly watched the two lovely women.

Even while asleep, Lin Qiong’s face showed tension, her lips slightly pursed, and her eyebrows trembling occasionally. One wondered what she was dreaming of.

Xu Shanshan’s mouth slightly pouted and occasionally made a smack sound, as if dreaming of some delicious food. Although an innate expert, she appeared like a child in her sleep, displaying a supremely adorable exact posture: one arm slung below her head, and the other reached toward her face, fingers occasionally scratching.

Li Yifei admired the women’s sleeping postures, reluctant to disturb their rest even after arriving home.

Lin Qiong was the first to awaken. Having slept the entire journey, she opened her eyes and checked her surroundings, noticing it wasn’t home. She looked at Li Yifei with curiosity.