C693 If She Doesn't Recognize You You Are Not!
C693 If She Doesn't Recognize You You Are Not!
Unlike the annual gathering of the other clans, all of the clans were seated together in a bustling posture. On the contrary, the Annual Meeting of Ye Family's style was extremely serious. Other than tea, there weren't even any dishes or wine, and it wasn't a place for people to gather and chat, making friends with each other through wine.
At the annual assembly of Ye Family, there was only one thing that was most important.
Identity.
This point could be seen from the system of Annual Meeting of Ye Family.
All those who would participate in the Annual Meeting of Ye Family would be personally sent out by the Ye Family themselves. The family would send out an invitation in different colors based on the identity of the invited person, corresponding to the three levels of Annual Meeting of Ye Family.
Most of the annual gathering places of the lower levels were for the minors from the branch families or families who did not have good relationships with Ye Family s, for the families brought by the guests, the elderly, the children, and other people who accompanied them on their way. The atmosphere here was relatively more relaxed.
The Intermediate Clan Assembly was also known as the Vice Guild Meeting.
The secondary convention would normally invite those families who were on good terms with the Ye Family to come to the market at a young age, or those who were slightly successful in the official arena, or those who were slightly talented in the way of martial arts. These people would express their plans for the future at the secondary convention in Ye Family and state their ideals.
The place that the dragon was about to participate in was none other than Ye Family's side meeting, and the place that the side meeting would be held was inside the round building at the side of the castle.
The annual higher ups, Annual Meeting of Ye Family Master meeting.
Although it was the Lord's Assembly, the actual fact was that the number of people participating in the main meeting only made up a tenth of the participants in the Annual Meeting of Ye Family.
Those who possessed the qualifications to participate in the main meeting were only those who had already obtained a social status, were either in the shopping mall, or on the official field, or had achieved great achievements on the path of martial arts studies. At this stage, those who could enter the Annual Meeting of Ye Family were practically all people who had one out ten thousand kilometers of it.
The people who had appeared at this year's annual gathering all wielded 90% of the capital's power and economy!
On the contrary, they regarded it as an honor and an opportunity to be invited to a side meeting. After all, every person who enters the main meeting, before entering it, will struggle and fight for a few years, a dozen years, or even dozens of years within the side meeting.
And within the Ye Family Assembly, there was also the most important event, and it could be said to be the only activity, which was the Ye Family coming of age ceremony.
This coming of age ceremony was different from a normal coming of age ceremony, it was not an adult ceremony held when you were eighteen years old and had become a legal adult, but when you have made a name for yourself in the China, and your clan approved that you have the ability to take charge of one's own affairs, then they would bestow you with a coming of age ceremony. Of course, only people with the surname Ye would have the qualification to obtain this honor.
Passing the coming of age ceremony meant that from today onwards, Ye Family will help you pave the way for you, clearing away all the obstructions on your path forward.
Many people from different families used all sorts of methods to break the head in order to pass the Ye Family's coming of age ceremony, yet they still didn't get the approval of the family. There were many forty to fifty year old people who still haven't passed the Ye Family's coming of age ceremony.
Ye Qingying, Ye Kai and Lee Mengying walked into the castle. In the spacious room, there were tens of round wooden tables made of high-grade materials. There was still about half an hour until the start of the annual party, but the wooden tables were already filled with people.
Just as Ye Kai and the other two were about to find their seats, an aged voice suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Light?"
Hearing this voice, Ye Qingying's body trembled, she raised her head slightly, and looked towards the middle-aged man who had an anxious expression.
"Daddy?"
He was dressed in a black middle mountain suit, his forehead was full of creases, and his temples had turned white. He was clearly only in his forties, but he looked like he was in his sixties, on the verge of old age.
This person was Ye Qingying's biological father, Ye De.
Ye De walked to Ye Qingying's side, and without caring about Ye Kai and Lee Mengying, he grabbed onto Ye Qingying's sleeves and shouted.
"Follow me."
Ye Qingying and Ye De had not interacted much during their childhood, and adding that they had been separated from the Ye Family for many years now, they originally did not have any feelings for each other.
"What is this?"
Ye De did not answer. He had wanted to pull Ye Qingying away with all his might, but he realized that Ye Qingying had used all of her strength and even Ye Qingying did not manage to take half a step out of her original position.
"I had long since heard that you were going to attend the main meeting of the Annual Meeting of Ye Family today. I had already set a date for your marriage and had already arranged for your fiancé."
"They're over there. We'll go see him now."
After he finished speaking, Ye De pointed towards a corner where countless young men were gathered.
When Ye Qingying heard it, her face instantly turned gloomy.
"Not going."
"I want to choose who I want to marry."
As the Patriarch of a small branch family in the Ye Family, when the other branch families couldn't bear the immense pressure from the capital, Ye De decided to stay in the capital when he went to develop in another place.
When the other branch families that had gone out to do so had already had some achievements, and started to mock Ye De, Ye De had still not given up on his dream of strengthening his family in the capital, and silently endured.
This patience lasted for more than ten years.
Everyone thought that Ye De's dream was just a ridiculous fantasy, but what they didn't expect was that after more than ten years had passed, Ye Qingying, who ran away from home and reached the Jianghai, would become useless!
The fame of Lightness Group in the China had long ago been known by everyone. Even many people in the capital city had high praises for the Lightness Group that Ye Qingying had created.
Others were happy for Ye De, but Ye De was even more anxious.
In his opinion, the reason why Ye Qingying's guild had been established and expanded to such a state was all due to luck and coincidence. A plate of mirage that was made out of sand fell down with a blow of the wind, it was completely unreliable. If he wanted the development of his Lightness Group to become truly stable, he had to find a backer for Ye Qingying and the Ye Family as soon as possible!
Fortunately, Ye Qingying was young, beautiful, and was very popular. Ye De had immediately picked a fiance whom she thought was satisfied with for Ye Qingying, and seeing that Ye Qingying had appeared at the annual Clan Assembly, she was naturally impatient to bring Ye Qingying to recognize her future son-in-law.
Who would have thought that after so many years had passed, Ye Qingying was no longer the little girl who could easily control the things in her hands. Facing Ye Qingying's resistance, and thinking that all her meticulous preparations might have been broken, two veins on Ye De's face bulged out as she shouted harshly.
"Even if you don't want to, you have to!"
"I don't want it. I want to make my own decisions in the future!"
Ye Qingying resisted with all her might, and struggled out of Ye De's grasp with a determined look on her face.
The sounds of the two people arguing attracted the gazes of everyone around them, but Ye De ignored them and was about to curse them out loud.
His identity was enough for him to only attend Annual Meeting of Ye Family's side meeting to begin with. Now, he had come to the main meeting area to wait for Ye Qingying to arrive before the annual gathering officially began, and meet the person he had contracted with. The next meeting was about to begin, so how could Ye De not be anxious?
At this time, in the corner where Ye De started to point at, a handsome man patted on the shoulder of a sturdy man who was standing beside him.
"Second Young Master, why is it so noisy over there?"
The man called Second Young Master frowned and looked towards the direction his companion was looking at. He put down his porcelain cup and walked towards that direction.
"You two, Annual Meeting of Ye Family is about to begin. If you two have any disputes, please settle them outside the venue of the annual meeting."
The moment he opened her mouth, Ye Qingying and Lee Mengying felt the temperature of the air instantly drop. The surrounding people who were originally bustling with discussion all shut their mouths when they heard the man's voice, not daring to utter a single word.
Ye De looked at the tall and sturdy young man, staring at him, his face stiff as he spoke.
"Young Master Ye Qing."
The second son of Ye Family branch, Ye Qing, nodded and replied.
"Uncle Ye."
"I remember that you should be a member of the branch family. May I know what matter you came to the main body's meeting place for?"
Ye De forced out an awkward smile.
"Young master Ye Qing might not know this, but my daughter's marriage contract is with the main meeting, I want to let the two of them meet, and we can talk in the future."
"Oh?"
Hearing Ye De's words, Ye Qing's eyes looked over Ye Qingying, observing him. And the companion who followed Ye Qing, the Ye Family disciple Ye Tian, his gaze was even more direct.
Because Ye Tian was Ye Qingying's marriage contract partner.
After a while, Ye Qing spoke out.
"Uncle Ye, don't worry. These things will be arranged after the coming of age ceremony."
Ye De could only nod his head repeatedly in agreement.
At this moment, Ye Tian suddenly opened his mouth.
"Ye Qingying, this is your second brother Ye Family, we haven't seen each other for many years, why don't you call him second brother?"
With these words, Ye Qingying was instantly stunned.
In her heart, Big Brother is a very important position. Only Ye Kai, who cared for her in every way, is willing to call her Big Brother.
And to Ye Qingying, this young man in front of him who had an extremely oppressive feeling, was merely a young master of the Ye Family herself. It had nothing to do with him at all.
A few words were stuck in Ye Qingying's throat, making him unable to say a single word.
Now, Ye De was unhappy.
"Lil 'Light, what do you mean?"
"Why didn't you call him second brother?"
The surrounding people also turned their gaze over and looked at the people in the arena as they started to discuss with each other.
And being watched by others, Ye Qing seemed to feel that he had lost a little too much face. He looked straight at Ye Qingying, whose tears were rolling in her eyes, and frowned.
As the second son of Ye Family, I should be related to you by blood, so why don't you call me? "Ling Chen:" … …
Ye Qing's voice was cold and without any trace of warmth. Due to the pressure, Ye Qingying was just about to speak when a voice suddenly sounded out.
"If she doesn't recognize you, then there's no need to call you second brother."
"What did you say?"
When Ye Qing heard it, he instantly turned furious and glared at the white clad youth as he shouted harshly.
Ye Kai's face was fearless, he similarly glared at Ye Qing, and used a voice that everyone present could hear, to reply.
"Regardless of the blood ties between you and her, if she doesn't recognize you, you're not!"