Zhao Wenhua and Yu Liang were on very good terms.

Every so often the two of them got together for a round of golf and talked over what was going on lately. Xu Ye had made a very good impression on Zhao Wenhua every time they'd met. So whenever the conversation turned that way, Zhao Wenhua would bring him up in front of Yu Liang.

On top of that, Yu Beiwang had told Yu Liang about Xu Ye too. So even though they'd never met, Yu Liang had heard plenty about him.

Xu Ye quickly got in a modest "Hello, Uncle." Then he noticed someone had come in behind Yu Liang. "Uncle Yu, if you've got business to take care of, should I come back another day?"

Yu Liang waved it off with a smile. "It's no trouble. Sit down. He heads my company's Strategic Planning Department. I happened to run into him after work, and there's something I wanted to talk over with him."

Xu Ye smiled, nodded and sat back down like a good boy.

Zheng Qiuyue went to tell the housekeeper to start dinner. When she came back, she brought a fruit platter. At home, Yu Jiaying was even more carefree than she was in public. Guest or no guest, she sprawled out on the sofa. Yu Liang and Zheng Qiuyue seemed used to it.

"That plot in Pudong. Has the paperwork been approved upstairs yet?" Yu Liang sat down next to Yu Jiaying, took half an apple from the platter and got right to it.

Wu Sheng sat in the armchair beside them. He was only in his early forties, but he looked closer to fifty. His hair had gone quite gray, and he had a seasoned air about him. He answered Yu Liang right away. "It's stuck at the natural resources bureau. But I've already talked it over with the people there. The approvals should come through soon."

"That plot is the group's top priority for next year. We paid a huge price to get it. When it comes to the later planning, we have…