Ye Zhi smiled and said, "The gift I brought you last time was just something I picked up casually, and I've always felt a bit embarrassed about it. So, this time, all the gifts were personally selected by me. Although they aren't very valuable, the thought counts. I hope you like them."
She actually remembered what happened last time? Qi Xuan's heart warmed, and the corners of his lips curved slightly. "I like them very much."
Butler Guan looked at the two of them with a chuckle. He said teasingly, "Miss Ye, you are so good to our young master."
"Of course! We're good friends!" Ye Zhi said frankly. "Butler Guan, I brought you a gift too!"
Butler Guan's expression froze. Oh, dear...
He regretted speaking up.
"Everyone gets one!" Ye Zhi said to the servants around her. "Help me move these things in first, and I'll distribute them to you!"
The servants happily went to help, and the butler looked at Qi Xuan, who seemed a bit dejected, feeling a little helpless.
He really wanted to say, Miss Ye, you don't need to be so generous to everyone. You just need to favor the young master alone.
"Young master," the butler consoled from the side, "you should think about the bright side. At least your gift is the most!"
Qi Xuan: ...
He looked down at the gifts in his arms, feeling a mix of amusement and helplessness.
Ye Zhi had bought a lot of gifts, most of which were food. She distributed them to everyone, and everyone was very happy. After that, she took her leave.
The butler quickly said, "Miss Ye, it's not too late for you to have dinner before leaving."
"No, no," Ye Zhi waved her hand. "I still have to go back to my parents' place. I'm having dinner with them tonight!"
The butler was very regretful but couldn't say anything more.
"Qi Xuan, I'm leaving then!" Ye Zhi waved goodbye to him.
"Mm, be careful on the way," he gently advised.
"Okay~" Ye Zhi left as spiritedly as she had arrived.
The butler glanced at the somewhat disappointed Qi Xuan and couldn't help but console him, "Young master, look, Miss Ye came back and didn't go to the Ye family first, but came to see you. She must have you in her heart!"
Qi Xuan said with some helplessness, "Are you sure she wasn't just coming back to drop off her luggage and change clothes before going to the Ye family? Giving me... giving us gifts was just a side thing."
The butler immediately felt a bit dejected and mumbled softly, "Who am I doing this for..."
Qi Xuan chuckled, "Butler, don't worry about me. Ye Zhi wants her career right now. I'll accompany her until she achieves her goals. I won't tie her down with emotions at this time."
"Alright, alright, I won't interfere with the two of you anymore!" the butler said stubbornly.
Ye Zhi put her suitcase back in the villa, took a shower, changed into casual clothes, and then headed to the Ye family.
Upon arriving at the Ye family, Ye Zhi took out a pile of gifts she had brought back and presented them to Ye Yongxian and Liu Lingyu. Although most of Ye Zhi's gifts were local specialties, the thought behind them made the couple beam with joy.
However, Liu Lingyu seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Zhi, you didn't give these kinds of gifts to anyone else, did you?"
"Yes, I gave one to my neighbor," Ye Zhi said honestly.
Liu Lingyu was speechless for a moment.
They were happy to receive gifts because Ye Zhi gave them. Even if Ye Zhi picked a flower from the roadside for them, they would still be happy.
But the neighbors in the hillside villa where Ye Zhi now lived were all wealthy and influential. How could they possibly appreciate these local specialties?
"Then what was your neighbor's reaction?" Liu Lingyu asked with some unease.
"Mom, don't worry, they all liked them very much!" Ye Zhi patted her chest and assured her.
Liu Lingyu clearly didn't quite believe it. She said with some surprise, "It seems your neighbors are quite polite..."
Ye Yongxian said proudly, "After all, our daughter is the boss of Taoxun! Who would dare to refuse a gift from her?"
"Xiao Zhi moved there, and our family hasn't visited her place yet. We should go liven things up for her," Liu Lingyu suggested. "When Yuzhe gets back, we'll go to Xiao Zhi's place and have a meal together to liven things up."
"Okay," Ye Zhi readily agreed.
"Xiao Zhi, Mom wants to discuss something with you," Liu Lingyu looked at Ye Zhi, her eyes shining as she asked, "In a couple of days, it will be Yuzhe's eighteenth birthday. Can we bring him back for one night to celebrate his birthday?"
Ye Zhi was slightly taken aback. This request was harmless, and she was about to agree when Ye Yongxian interjected disapprovingly, "Wife, you can't always indulge the child like this. It's more important for Yuzhe to mature psychologically than just in age!"
"You're right..." Liu Lingyu said somewhat dejectedly.
"Mom, don't worry," Ye Zhi advised. "In another week, Yuzhe will have fulfilled the bet, and then we can celebrate his birthday!"
"Exactly, exactly," Ye Yongxian agreed. "Think about it, if he truly completes the bet, with such a backbone, will we still need to worry about him in the future? Isn't that more meaningful than celebrating his birthday?"
"Alright, alright, we'll listen to you," Liu Lingyu said with a smile.
Afterward, they had dinner together. After the meal, Ye Yongxian called Ye Zhi into his study and asked with some concern, "I heard that Feitong is having a price war with Shunda recently? Is the impact significant?"
"Yes, the impact is quite significant," Ye Zhi nodded. "Feitong received a large investment. For bulk clients, they've lowered their prices by about one yuan per order, and many clients have been lured back to Feitong."
"This is malicious competition!" Ye Yongxian said indignantly. "It's too much! Xiao Zhi, what should Shunda do? You just acquired this express company..."
"Dad, don't worry. My business trip this time is actually related to this matter," Ye Zhi smiled faintly. "Feitong will soon realize that this tactic of theirs is useless against me."
"How do you plan to deal with it?" Ye Yongxian asked curiously.
Ye Zhi smiled mysteriously. "Dad, you'll know tomorrow. Just wait and see the show."
Seeing her confidence, Ye Yongxian didn't press further. He had great faith in his precious daughter!
*
The next day, Ye Zhi arrived at Taoxun and gave Chen Wei and Feng Jie local specialties as gifts.
Feng Jie's mood was quite complicated when he received the gift.
He couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Ye, don't you think you should be more concerned about Feitong's recent activities?"
"Are you talking about their price war? I know," Ye Zhi said calmly.
"It's more than that!" Feng Jie couldn't help but say. "I also noticed that Feitong has recently leased a large number of warehouses across various regions and launched a slogan: 'Feitong Speed.' They aim to accelerate the current delivery times, to change the situation where deliveries take a week or even more than ten days. They promise guaranteed delivery within five days!"
ps: No more updates today. Good night, I need to rest and adjust my state.