I stole someone else's ticket to rebirth

It was not easy for Li Yang to come to Beijing. On the one hand, he wanted to see his son, and on the other hand, he also wanted to support Bai Ye.

Jiang Banxia has already stepped forward. He doesn’t need to do anything openly, but he will definitely contribute behind the scenes.

The next day, he took Li Lingyou to Gao Xiu Mu's home. Besides the two of them, there were Gao Xiu Mu and her three children at the dinner table.

The youngest child is only ten years old, and the two older ones are already seniors, three years older than Li Lingyou.

When Gao Qichen saw Li Yang, he immediately shouted, "Dad, why did you come so early this year? Are you going to celebrate the New Year here?"

Li Yang said: "I would like to stay here for the New Year, but if I stay here, others will not feel at ease."

"But we haven't had New Year's Eve dinner with you yet."

"If you want to go, you can go this year. Go home with Ling You after the holiday, and I will cook a few dishes for you personally."

Gao Qichen looked at Gao Xiumu.

Although he couldn't refuse Li Yang's invitation, he had to listen to his mother.

If her son doesn't listen to her, she will definitely feel very sad.

Gao Xiumu said: "If you want to go, go ahead. You are already so old, can't you make your own decision? How long do you expect me to take care of you?"

Gao Qichen smiled and said, "Of course I hope my mother will take care of me for the rest of my life. The older I get, the more I want her to take care of me."

Li Yang laughed at the sidelines and said to Gao Xiumu, "Sister Xiumu, how about we go together this year?"

"It's still early before the New Year. Let me think about it."

Gao Xiumu knew what leaving the capital meant, it meant completely standing on Li Yang's side.

Neither she nor Xiangnu actually stands on Li Yang's side, which is why they have been thriving in the capital in recent years.

Otherwise, he would have been excluded from the circle in Beijing long ago.

Even if everyone knew that she had given birth to a child for Li Yang, as long as she did not leave the capital and as long as Li Yang did not actually live in her house, the boundary would not be too clear.

Obviously, this time Li Yang wanted them to take sides.

She didn't mind standing on Li Yang's side, but this matter would not benefit anyone.

It's not good for her, and it's not good for Li Yang either.

Li Yang hasn't fought much over the years, so there's no reason for him to suddenly decide to fight for anything.

At his position, there is only one thing he can fight for, and since he failed his college courses and gave up on the selection as a civil servant, he has already lost the qualification to compete for that thing.

There might be hope if he started over from the beginning, but there was no way Li Yang could start over from the beginning.

At night, when Gao Xiumu was alone with Li Yang, he asked, "Do you really want me to go over? Aren't you afraid that Jiang Banxia will bite you?"

"Bite who?"

"I will definitely bite you first, then bite me. After all, biting you will work, while biting me will be useless."

"No, no, she can't leave me. Even if she gets angry, she won't bite me. She will just ignore me or trip me up in secret."

"That's a headache. You've put a lot of effort into maintaining this relationship over the years. Are you willing to upset the balance like this?"

Li Yang pinched Xiu Mu's chubby face and said, "The so-called balance is given by me. If I don't want to break it, no one can do anything about it. Besides, it's just going back for a meal, which is far from breaking the balance."

"Oh, I'll discuss it with Xiangnu..."

"Whatever. I'll be staying in Beijing for a month this time, and Qi Chen and the others will be on winter vacation by then."

"Then do you want to go and meet Xiangnu?"

"No! I have nothing to say to her."

"Are you still mad at her? It's been so many years, how about I pay it back for her?"

Li Yang and Xiangnu have had considerable conflicts in business. For example, three years ago, Xiangnu used other means to forcibly separate Li Yang from the control of the international version of Kuaipai. From then on, Li Yang was merely a shareholder and lost his voice in the entire Kuaipai system.

Li Yang said, "You haven't even paid off your debt yet, who are you going to pay for? Pay off your debt first."

"I'm just worried that you won't be able to handle it."

"Then take your time. There's plenty of time. I'll treat you to a meal at home tomorrow. You can come over too."

"Who?"

"Petiole bearing."

"Ah? Forget it, it's not convenient for me to go over there. Just ask Ruyi to cook for you."

Gao Xiumu didn't want to face Ye Bingcheng at this time. She hadn't decided whether to go back to Li Yang's hometown to celebrate the New Year.

Once I go out to eat with Li Yang, I have to go back even if I don't want to. Because we have already drawn a clear line, wouldn't it be a waste if I don't go back?

She also didn't like staying in the capital all day, and she also liked the satisfaction of the past forty minutes.

"Let's go together. Everyone will go this time, except Xiangnu."

"what?"

……

Song Xiaoli used Li Yang's cell phone but was unable to invite Ye Biaocheng, but Li Yang called him personally and Ye Biaocheng showed up at Li Yang's house two hours later.

Li Yang rarely stayed in this courtyard in Beijing. Only Jiang Banxia came to stay for a while from time to time. Because she not only had work at Wanliu Capital, but also had a lot of work in Beijing. The original project has continued until now.

It's just that ten years ago she temporarily ran away on the pretext of having a baby, and later came back to take over part of it.

"Brother Ye, it's been almost a year since we last met. This year, I had something going on at home, so I came to Beijing early. I wanted to find a chance to treat you to a meal so that you wouldn't forget me."

As soon as Ye Bingcheng walked in, Li Yang came over and gave him a hug, as if they were close friends for many years.

In fact, the two have been working together for twenty years and their relationship is indeed very close.

When Ye Biaocheng saw Li Yang, a genuine smile appeared on his face. "Brother, you are not saying this because you are worried about the meal money, right? I have already said that I will pay for this meal..."

Li Yang smiled and said, "The vegetables are from our own garden, and the chef is one of us, so there's no reason to feel bad about the meal cost."

"Even if the cook is one of us, we still have to pay him, right? Although as a younger brother, I don't care about the wages, but the more I do this, the greater the price I pay. I'm afraid my body can't handle it."

As they were talking, the two had already walked through two doors.

Li Yang: "There is nothing we can do about it. The stall is too big and there are too many people who need to eat. Even if the price is higher, I have to bear it so that everyone around me can have a good meal."

Ye Bingcheng: "Brother, have you ever thought about outsourcing the kitchen? If you outsource, you can save a lot."

Li Yang asked, "You get what you pay for. The risk of outsourcing is still too great. I don't know the whole story. What if someone poisons me?"

"That definitely won't happen. I'll arrange the people? That's absolutely reliable!"

Li Yang shook his head. "If I take control of the kitchen, I won't have a say. I recently watched an old TV series in which the chief eunuch always gave last year's tea to the emperor. He was the emperor's most powerful person, but he never drank new tea in his life. Do you know what the chief eunuch said? He said, what if the emperor was given new tea and asked him for better tea? He could only give the emperor bad tea, so that he could give him good tea in the future..."

Ye Petiole Cheng smiled but said nothing.

Li Yang continued, "So, if you give up the right to manage the kitchen, even the emperor can't eat good food, let alone me? I am a picky person. When I lose the right to manage the kitchen, others put a bucket of swill in front of me and say it is a delicacy. I can only pinch my nose and pour it into my mouth. I can only live another 30 or 40 years. I can't eat swill every day for the rest of my life, right?"

Ye Biaocheng said, "Brother, are you being overly suspicious?"

"I'm overthinking it, but it's not impossible. Even if we take a step back, can outsourcing the kitchen definitely save money? I eat a lot, and my kitchen is pretty sumptuously full. How can those chefs not be tempted by all the grease? They emptied the kitchen secretly without me even knowing. From this point of view, it's more expensive. Which one do you think is better?"

Ye Biaocheng added: "You can also find someone you can trust. No matter what, the money won't flow outside, but into the pockets of your family."

"I want to, too. I've been training qualified chefs over the years, but so far, none of them have satisfied me. I finally got Bai Ye, who seems to have some talent for cooking, but after showing off his cooking skills, he only thought about picking up girls and didn't want to take care of the kitchen at all. I can't do anything about it."

"Yeah, who would have thought that the most naughty one would be the one most valued by my brother."

Bai Ye's sudden appearance was beyond Ye Bingcheng's expectations.

He originally thought that Li Lingyou would be the first to come to the fore.

Li Yang said: "It's just picking a general from among the short guys. Nothing else works. It just makes Bai Ye, this idiot, stand out. I can't do anything about it, brother."

"It's okay, it's okay. You're still young and you can always find the right one."

"I am not young anymore. I feel a little overwhelmed when I come to the capital this time. Although Bai Ye is unreliable, I still have to give him what he deserves. If it doesn't work, I'll see if I still have the ability to sit up in shock from my dying illness."

Ye Bingcheng's expression changed slightly.

What does Li Yang mean by this? Has the successor been determined?

Are you sure it's Bai Ye?
At this time, Li Yang suddenly said, "Brother, my family members are also having dinner together today. In the past, we would definitely open an extra table for them, but now we are trying to save costs. I hope you don't mind, brother."

"Haha, then I'll drink less later to avoid making a fool of myself. I can be more unscrupulous when I'm with my brother, but I don't dare to do that now..."

"It's okay, it's okay. Song Yu is a drunkard. He doesn't care about his life when he drinks. I know your alcohol tolerance, so there's no need to hide it. I'll accompany you first. If I can't do it, Song Yu will take over."

"Please don't do that. You think my brother is living too long."

"So what do you say, brother?"

Ye Bingcheng said helplessly: "Eat the food, eat more food, and taste Bai Ye's cooking."

"Haha, fine then. I'll do as you say. But Bai Ye is a novice after all, so we need to praise him more and be more tolerant, so as not to undermine his confidence. If he quits, we'll still have to drink!"

"Oh? Did Bai Ye come today?"

"No!" (End of this chapter)