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Chapter 1262 Turning a Blind Eye
Many of the Ye family's businesses are in manufacturing, and they are low-end manufacturing at that.
Previously, Ye Sheng had also sought upgrades and breakthroughs, but faced significant resistance. While forceful implementation yielded some results, profitability remained low.
Since Ye Qiang met Liu Meilan, he has identified emerging and high-profit industries and directly abandoned low-profit ones, thus completely turning around the Ye family's traditional industries.
Ye Qiang's investment company, which he started with Liu Meilan, was making a fortune from its investments.
Although investing in finance can bring in money faster and in greater amounts, Liu Meilan never lingers in a losing position. She withdraws as soon as she makes a profit, thus avoiding several major market downturns. She then brings the money back to develop real industries and emerging internet sectors.
Several of the internet companies they incubated are now thriving. Their products, manufactured in the physical manufacturing sector, are also very popular.
Not only are domestic sales soaring, but overseas sales are also booming.
Ye Qiang is now very proud. In the past, people called him Ye Sheng's son, but now many people no longer see him as an ordinary rich kid.
Tang Xiaoyu changed the subject, "Ye Qiang, your Ye family has many people in Southeast Asia. Could you please help us find out about two people?"
Ye Qiang nodded. "Indeed, many members of our Ye family went to Southeast Asia in the past. Every time we hold ancestral worship ceremonies, some of them return. Not only are there members of our own clan, but also other trustworthy people. We keep in touch! Who asked you to do this? Who are you inquiring about?"
Tang Xiaoyu replied, "Hu Jian's biological parents!"
"Huh?" Ye Qiang was dumbfounded. "Hu Jian isn't his biological son? Why didn't he tell me?"
Tang Xiaoyu explained, "It was Meilan who discovered that Hu Jian was being treated so harshly by his adoptive parents, and she felt something was wrong! So she secretly pulled out Hu Jian's hair and her adoptive mother's hair, and did a paternity test, which revealed that he was not their biological son!"
"Meilan told Sister Xiufang about this, but Sister Xiufang was worried that if Hu Jian knew the news, he would be anxious and it wouldn't be good for his recovery, so she kept it from him! Although she didn't tell Hu Jian, Sister Xiufang kept inquiring about Hu Jian's biological parents. The people she found found out that his biological parents, Cui Wenfang and Lu Yiwen, went to Southeast Asia in the 70s! According to the elders there, they went to Malaysia!"
Ye Qiang suddenly realized, "Meilan was also replaced before. Seeing how Hu Jian was treated, she felt the same way and thought about it a little more. I didn't expect that my guess would be confirmed. He really isn't her biological son!"
Tang Xiaoyu nodded, "Yes, that's why I wanted to use your overseas connections to help find him! By the time Hu Jian recovers from his injuries, we might have already found his biological parents!"
Ye Qiang nodded, "Okay, I'll remember this! In a while, I'll invite all the Ye family members in Southeast Asia back to our hometown to pay respects to our ancestors! I'll ask Sister Xiufang to prepare the relevant information, and then I'll ask everyone to help us search!"
Tang Xiaoyu smiled, "I just spoke with Sister Xiufang, and she'll prepare the necessary documents. I hope we can find them soon and give Fujian a surprise!"
Overhearing his daughter and son-in-law's conversation, Mayor Tang remarked, "What if the other party doesn't want to acknowledge Fujian?"
Tang Xiaoyu shook her head, "Unless they are no longer alive, how could they not want to acknowledge their own son? After all, the child wasn't deliberately abandoned after birth; he was maliciously replaced!"
Ye Qiang also felt that Tang Xiaoyu made sense. "Take Meilan for example. Professor Xie and Uncle Liu, Meilan has actually been home for several years now. Some of the children who were maliciously replaced are still secretly gritting their teeth in anger!"
Tang Xiaoyu chimed in, "If my child were replaced, I would definitely go after them as soon as I found out! Whether they are alive or dead, there must be a result! Revenge for every wrong done to me!"
Mayor Tang smiled and said, "Sigh, I always felt sorry for Hu Jian! But now it's all good; he married Xiu Fang, he's blessed! Now he has both a son and a daughter!"
Tang Xiaoyu beamed, "It's not just about having a son and a daughter! Sister Xiufang is pregnant now, so you and Sister Xiufang will have a child together. This family is now completely bound together!"
"Good!" Mayor Tang nodded. "Sigh, our island has a very high birth rate this year, and there will be even more children next year!"
Ye Qiang asked with a smile, "Family planning doesn't seem to work very well on our island!"
Mayor Tang chuckled, “When we were poor, we had a lot of children. Now that life is better, we have even more children! In the past, when we were poor, people would have to go out and hide from the family planning policy to avoid registering their children’s births and paying fines.”
"Now, as long as you stay at home and hide, don't let me see you, I'll pretend I didn't see you! When the child is born and you register the birth, just pay the fine honestly!"
Ye Qiang stroked his chin. "So you didn't get yelled at when you went to the meeting?"
Mayor Tang nodded, "Being scolded like a grandson doesn't matter! Anyway, I've been the mayor for eight years. I asked them to replace me, but they won't! Besides, they don't allow us to have children now. If there's only one child in the family, how can one child support so many elderly people in the future? Even if we're financially well-off, one child doesn't have that much energy to take care of the elderly!"
Ye Qiang said with a smile, "Family planning is a national policy!"
Mayor Tang rolled his eyes. "National policy? Anyway, our teachers back then said that more people means more strength, so we should have more children! With people, we have everything. Without people, no matter how much land or property we have, it's useless. In the end, it will all belong to someone else! If we don't have enough land, then we'll expand our territory."
“I’ve been reading a book lately. If we’re not allowed to have children now, we might have to beg young people to have them later! Just like in other countries, many people are only concerned with their own lives, or they don’t earn enough money to get married or raise children! Let them have as many children as they want now!”
If Liu Meilan were here, she would definitely give Mayor Tang a thumbs up. Because Mayor Tang is absolutely right: people want to have children, but they're not allowed to. When they realize there are fewer children and they need more people to increase consumption, they loosen the birth control policy, but many people are unwilling to have children. And some people want to have children, but they don't have the money to get married, so how can they have children?
Anyway, Mayor Tang has given up and is not thinking about promotion. He turns a blind eye to people on the island who violate the family planning policy.
Tang Xiaoyu laughed, "Then the kindergarten we built, and the expanded primary and junior high schools, have come in handy! I've transferred all the children here now. My youngest son hasn't changed much, but Xiaolingdang has changed so much. She no longer demands expensive things all the time, but says she likes something and can even explain why! She's learning more about various traditional cultures, calligraphy, musical instruments, and martial arts!"
When the school was mentioned, Mayor Tang proudly raised his chin, "In this year's high school entrance exam, our Sifang junior high school came out on top, ranking first in the entire city. Many people from outside want to study on our island, but because the requirements are very strict, they can't come!"