279: Chapter 274: Progress with the Crystal 279: Chapter 274: Progress with the Crystal Yun Xinyan sighed and looked very exhausted.
She didn’t say anything but stood up and quietly walked into the kitchen.
Seeing the cold dishes, she shook her head and finally heated some milk for herself.
The less she spoke, the more worried Ye Tian became.
Today, Yun Xinyan had gone to the provincial city to persuade the three major families to form an alliance.
Ye Tian originally wanted to accompany her, but Yun Xinyan refused, insisting that she needed to handle these matters herself.
Ye Tian knew she was a strong-willed person; helping her too much might actually hurt her pride, as is often the case with strong women.
But now, seeing Yun Xinyan so worn out, he truly regretted not going with her to the provincial city, no matter what.
Without asking, Ye Tian knew that Yun Xinyan’s trip to the provincial city today must have faced many difficulties.
“My dear wife, no matter what, you are the best in my heart,” Ye Tian said, full of encouragement.
As Yun Xinyan was drinking her milk, she suddenly froze, her eyes clearly glowing with emotion.
During the toughest times in her career, it had been Ye Tian who believed in her again and again, encouraging her each time.
Silence.
“I love you,” Yun Xinyan suddenly said.
Ye Tian was momentarily stunned.
Despite the long time he had been with Yun Xinyan, and even though both cared deeply for each other, these three words had never before come from Yun Xinyan’s mouth.
With Yun Xinyan struggling to maintain her own position and Yun Corporation being in a precarious state, those three words from her were especially heavy and sincere.
Ye Tian took Yun Xinyan’s hand and kissed it deeply.
Looking up, he said, “I know you must have encountered troubles out there.
Don’t keep it all inside, maybe I can help you.
Even if I can’t help, I can at least share your worries.”
Yun Xinyan nodded like an obedient little girl, needing someone to rely on.
“Today, I went to the provincial city to meet with the three major families, analyzed the pros and cons for them, and tried to convince them to join forces,” Yun Xinyan explained quietly.
“But I didn’t expect that the three families were already at odds, some even bearing grudges, and the meeting ended discordantly.”
Ye Tian nodded.
The three major families were caught in overt and covert fights; persuading them to unite against the Wang Family truly required overcoming many obstacles.
Yun Xinyan continued: “I had no choice but to negotiate with them one by one.
It took me the entire day, but I finally persuaded the representatives of the three major families to agree to cooperate.”
“That’s great, then you can bring up the welfare project and ask them to help you,” Ye Tian said.
“That’s where the problem lies.
I mentioned it, but they are unwilling to help,” Yun Xinyan said, frustrated.
“They only think about what they will gain and don’t want to make any sacrifices.
Convincing them to commit resources is harder than ascending to heaven.”
Ye Tian frowned.
He knew well, despite Yun Xinyan’s seemingly relaxed words, the situation must have been extremely difficult, convincing such powerful families to lend their support presented a real challenge.
Yun Xinyan continued, “Later, with Bai Lan’s efforts and mine, the three major families finally relented.
They agreed to help with the welfare project as long as I secured the land-use rights.”
“Getting them to make such a concession was no small feat.
My wife is truly formidable.
Then you should go straight to the Land Department to retrieve the land-use rights; we have all the necessary documents, what’s there to fear?” Ye Tian said.
Yun Xinyan shook her head and sighed, “That’s exactly the problem.”
“What happened?” Ye Tian asked.
“Bai Lan and I went to the Land Department, and they refused to give us anything.
They claimed we weren’t a legitimate company and came up with all kinds of excuses to trouble us.
They wouldn’t give us the land or the stamp,” Yun Xinyan explained.
“Why wouldn’t they stamp it?” Ye Tian became slightly angry.
“The corporation has all the necessary documents, approvals, certifications, procedures—on what grounds are they refusing to stamp it?
If I had been there, I would have slapped him!”
“It’s easier to deal with King Yan than these petty bureaucrats; they bully us because we’re not locals, nitpicking and saying this isn’t qualified, that isn’t proper; we really had no good options,” Yun Xinyan said.
“Damn them!” Ye Tian rolled up his sleeves.
“What’s that fellow’s name?
Tomorrow I’m going with you to the provincial city, and let’s see if he dares to say no!”
“He’s the section chief of the Land Department, Xie Huadong,” Yun Xinyan said.
“Xie Huadong?
That name sounds familiar,” Ye Tian felt a hint of recognition but couldn’t recall where he had heard it, so he gave up.
“Are you really going with me to the provincial city tomorrow?” Yun Xinyan asked.
Ye Tian nodded, “Of course, who else is your dearest husband?”
Yun Xinyan’s face turned red.
Over the years, running the company, Yun Xinyan had faced every difficulty alone; she had borne enormous pressures by herself.
Now that she had Ye Tian, she finally had a shoulder to lean on and no longer had to struggle desperately alone.
As long as Ye Tian was there, she had someone to depend on.
No matter how tough it got, she wasn’t afraid anymore.
Because she knew that even if Ye Tian couldn’t solve the problem, he would at least be by her side, and she would never be lonely again.
“Wife, do you know why they asked you to obtain the land use rights?” Ye Tian suddenly asked.
“Of course,” Yun Xinyan replied without hesitation, “The land use rights are critical to the public welfare project.
We must secure them as soon as possible.”
Ye Tian shook his head, “It’s not entirely that.”
“Then why?” Yun Xinyan countered.
“The three major families asked you to go to the land bureau actually to test you, to see if the group is powerful enough.
If you can’t even handle this little issue, how can we talk about an alliance, or about taking down the Wang Family?” Ye Tian chuckled, “If we can’t handle this bit, Yun Corporation doesn’t deserve to join hands with the three major families, huh, the three major families really are old foxes.”
Yun Xinyan suddenly realized.
Now, she suddenly understood that the Wang Family were like jackals and tigers, and the three major families were certainly no saints.
“You’ve seen through this all; it’s a pity you’re not in business,” Yun Xinyan praised Ye Tian.
Ye Tian grinned wickedly, “This little ability is nothing, do you want to see what I’m truly good at?”
“What ability?” Yun Xinyan thought hard.
Yun Xinyan’s face turned red, and she snapped, “Stop it!
We’re discussing serious matters, and you can’t be serious.”
Ye Tian shrugged, “Isn’t making a child serious business?
Then what is?
Besides, don’t you just love it when I’m not serious?”
“As if anyone loves you, vain thing,” Yun Xinyan said.
Yun Xinyan nodded.
“Boundless love is my sky, and the endless mountains…”
Suddenly, Ye Tian’s phone rang, and it was a call from Wang Bingbing.
Ye Tianxin thought, this late at night, the little maid calling must mean there’s something important.
Considering Wang Qingshan hadn’t been dealt with, he couldn’t help but worry if Wang Bingbing had run into trouble.
“Hello, this is Ye Tian, what’s up, talk,” Ye Tian promptly answered the phone.
Immediately, Wang Bingbing’s voice came through the phone.
“Big brother Ye, the thing you asked me to investigate, I’ve found some clues.
It’s not convenient to talk over the phone, do you want to come and have a look now?” Wang Bingbing said.
Ye Tian was instantly shocked.
The items Wang Bingbing mentioned—he knew them well—were the mysterious eyepatch and the Crystal Ball, these rare and unheard-of treasures that he had asked Wang Bingbing to investigate for a long time.
It was beyond his expectations that there was finally a lead; this was fantastic.
Instantly, Ye Tian jumped up, spoke into the phone, “Okay, I’ll be there in ten minutes.”
After hanging up the phone with Wang Bingbing, Ye Tian hurriedly dressed, overwhelmed with excitement.
“What’s got you this excited?” Yun Xinyan asked.
Ye Tian slipped into his jeans and nibbled on Yun Xinyan’s face, laughing, “It’s big good news, you’ll know in time, keeping it a secret for now.”
With that said, he dashed out of the study and left the villa.
Finally, there was news about the eyepatch and the Crystal Ball, and Ye Tian was extremely happy.
He ran all the way, his legs like wheels of wind and fire, running faster than cars.
Fifteen minutes later, he arrived at the Liuli Bar.
Without any superfluous words, Ye Tian directly entered the bar and went to the private room designated by Wang Bingbing, pushed open the door, and saw Wang Bingbing sitting inside.
“Big brother Ye, you’ve arrived,” Wang Bingbing directed her men, “All of you leave.”
Her men immediately left, leaving only Ye Tian and Wang Bingbing in the room.
Ye Tian directly asked, “Little maid, speak, what clues have you found?”
Wang Bingbing entered a password, retrieved a confidential file from behind a painting on the wall’s safe, and solemnly placed it in front of Ye Tian.
“This is all the information for now, it’s all here, take a look,” Wang Bingbing said.