Ye Chen was shocked by the behavior of the middle-aged man in front of him.
He immediately stretched out his hand to support him and asked subconsciously: "Who are you?"
The middle-aged man immediately said respectfully: "Back to Master Ye, I, Chen Zhaozhong, should have become a lonely ghost long ago. It is only because I was lucky enough to be rescued by Master Chang Ying that I have survived to this day."
Hearing that Chen Zhaozhong was an old acquaintance of his father, Ye Chen clasped his fists at Chen Zhaozhong with great respect, bowed and said, "Hello, Uncle Chen, I am Ye Chen!"
Chen Zhaozhong was extremely excited and said with red eyes: "I know... I know... the first time I looked back and saw you, I knew you must be Master Chen. At first I thought I was hallucinating, but when I thought of Miss Gu Tell me there is a mysterious guest, and I will immediately identify you as Master Chen..."
Gu Qiuyi said with a smile: "Brother Ye Chen, I didn't tell Uncle Zhong that you were coming. I didn't even tell Uncle Zhong that we had found you. I originally wanted to give Uncle Zhong a surprise, but I didn't expect Uncle Zhong to be like this." So smart, I guessed your identity right away!"
Chen Zhaozhong said quickly: "Miss Gu, it's not that I'm very smart, it's just that Master Chen and Master Chang Ying looked so much alike when they were young..."
Ye Chen couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Chen, how did you and my father meet?"
Chen Zhaozhong sighed and said seriously: "Back then, because I was young and frivolous, I offended someone I shouldn't have offended. The other party issued a fatwa to kill me. All the young and Dangerous boys in Hong Kong went out to kill me. Find them out and hack them to death..."
Speaking of this, Chen Zhaozhong said with red eyes: "It was Master Changying who sent people to rescue me from Hong Kong Island overnight, and then went to Hong Kong Island to negotiate with the big boss in person, and paid a huge price in exchange for my life..."
Ye Chen said in surprise: "Uncle Chen, it turns out that you and my father are old friends..."
Gu Qiuyi said quickly: "Brother Ye Chen, my dad said that Uncle Zhong was a well-respected celebrity at home and abroad. In order to invite Uncle Zhong to come out, Uncle Ye visited Hong Kong many times, which was comparable to Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage. Got it!"
Chen Zhaozhong said with great humility: "Miss Gu is too polite. You are not considered a famous person. She is just lucky enough to be appreciated by Master Changying."
As he spoke, he sighed with great regret: "Back then, I originally wanted to return to the countryside and live in the Manan Mountains, but I was fortunate enough to be appreciated by Young Master Changying, so I decided to follow him and make great achievements. But I didn't expect that just after I dealt with my own For personal matters, when I was preparing to go to Yanjing to return my life to Master Changying, Master Changying suddenly gave up on the Ye family and left Yanjing with his young mistress, and his whereabouts are unknown..."
When Ye Chen heard this, he couldn't help but feel nervous. What Chen Zhaozhong was talking about should be what happened when he was eight years old.
So, he hurriedly asked: "Uncle Chen, do you know the secret behind the death of my parents?"
Chen Zhaozhong shook his head and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Master Ye. I only heard about Master Chang Ying's murder that year. At that time, Master Chang Ying had already cut off contact with me. The last time he contacted me was when he was going to Before leaving the Ye family."
Ye Chen hurriedly asked: "Did my father say anything to you at that time?"
Chen Zhaozhong said: "Back to Master Ye, Master Changying told me on the phone at that time. He said that he was leaving the Ye family, but he still hoped that I could work for the Ye family, and asked me to contact Tang Sihai, the chief steward of the Ye family at the time. , but I didn’t agree.”
Saying that, Chen Zhaozhong explained with some shame: "To tell you the truth, Master Ye, back then, I didn't want to get involved in Jianghu affairs. If I hadn't been convinced by Master Changying's personality charm, I would not have chosen to leave the mountain again...
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"So, I felt at that time that if I had to work hard for Master Changying, I, Chen Zhaozhong, would definitely die without mercy!"
"But if I'm not playing for him, then I don't want to embarrass myself."
"So, I made a promise to Young Master Changying that whenever he decides to return to the Ye family or set up his own business, with just a phone call, no matter where I, Chen Zhaozhong, am or what I do, as long as he still has some use for me, as long as I
I still have one breath left, so even if I’m crawling, I want to return to him..."
"At that time, Young Master Changying also respected my choice, but I didn't expect that not long after, I would hear the news that he had been killed..."
At this point, Chen Zhaozhong's eyes were filled with tears. He couldn't help but choked up and said: "I really didn't expect that Young Master Changying would die young. It's really... such a pity..."
Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh. When his father passed away, he was only in his thirties and in his prime. It was indeed a pity.
While feeling emotional, Ye Chen couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Chen, why did you come to New York?"
Chen Zhaozhong gave a bitter smile and said: "After Master Chang Ying passed away, I quietly went to Jinling to mourn. When I was planning to return to Hong Kong Island, the boss who wanted to kill me also heard about Master Chang Ying's unexpected death.
, so I immediately issued another pursuit order. Seeing that I could not return to Hong Kong Island, I had no choice but to smuggle myself from the mainland to the United States, where I have stayed until now..."
Saying that, Chen Zhaozhong couldn't help but ask: "Master Ye, where have you been in these years? In order to find you, Mr. Gu traveled almost all over the world, including the United States alone several times. I even helped him stay in the United States together.
I have looked for you several times but found nothing..."
Gu Qiuyi on the side said quickly: "Brother Ye Chen, my father and I have come to New York to see you before. At that time, Uncle Zhong received us in this hotel!"
As she said that, she looked at Chen Zhaozhong and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhong, I remember when I first came to your place with my father, I was just eight years old. The last time I came here, I was twenty years old, and now I am twenty-six.
Well, you still haven’t changed at all.”
Chen Zhaozhong smiled slightly and said: "As a person, it is difficult to change something once I am used to it. In fact, to put it bluntly, I am lazy."
Gu Qiuyi looked at Ye Chen and explained: "Brother Ye Chen, when my father and I came to the United States to find you, Uncle Zhong's place was our first place to stay. Oh, by the way, the roast goose made by Uncle Zhong is very delicious!"
Chen Zhaozhong ignored his modesty and couldn't help but ask: "Miss Gu, how did you find Master Ye? Where did you find him?"
Ye Chen said: "Uncle Chen, actually I have always been in Jinling."
Chen Zhaozhong was stunned when he heard this, and exclaimed: "How could it be possible? It seems that many people, including Mr. Gu, went to Jinling to look for you, but everyone found nothing..."
Upon hearing this question, Ye Chen told Tang Sihai about how he had been placed in a welfare home.
After hearing this, Chen Zhaozhong couldn't help but sigh: "I have met Tang Sihai several times. At that time, I thought this man was both coarse and fine, and his righteousness was too great. But I didn't expect that his strategy was so strong. He was so stupid under the lamp.
It’s really very good!”
Gu Qiuyi smiled and said at this time: "Uncle Zhong, can we talk while we eat? I'm already hungry."
Chen Zhaozhong said quickly: "Okay, okay, it's my fault. Miss Gu, Master Ye, please sit down first. I'll go to the kitchen to prepare the meal."
As he said that, he looked at Ye Chen and said with shame: "Master Ye, my shop doesn't specialize in many dishes. I'll just serve you some to try, and I won't arrange for you to order any more!"
Ye Chen said very politely: "Thank you, Uncle Chen, for your hard work."
"It should, it should! You two, please sit down first, I'll be with you right away!"
Chen Zhaozhong said, turned around and ran downstairs quickly.
Gu Qiuyi looked at Ye Chen with a smile on her face and asked him in a low voice: "Brother Ye Chen, are you a little confused?"
Ye Chen smiled slightly, nodded and said: "A bit... I thought you just asked me to come out for a meal, but you really didn't respond..."
Gu Qiuyi smiled mysteriously, then took out her mobile phone from her pocket, handed it to Ye Chen, and said: "Brother Ye Chen, my father told me before that when you come, I will let you listen to this."
Ye Chen was a little surprised. When he looked up, he saw on the screen of his mobile phone a WeChat dialog box between Gu Qiuyi and her father Gu Yanzhong.
At the bottom, there was a voice message. Ye Chen took the phone and wanted to click to play it. Gu Qiuyi quickly reminded: "Brother Ye Chen, use the receiver mode to listen!"
Ye Chen nodded, clicked play, and immediately put the phone against his ear.
Gu Yanzhong's voice came from the receiver, and he said very solemnly: "Chen'er, your father once told me that those who win Chen Zhaozhong will win the world. You must not let such a pillar of talent go! No matter what, you must do it.
