After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 242 She is not free, but she hopes her daughter is.

An eerie silence fell over the dinner table.

Ye Yanyu... This taboo name was unexpectedly uttered by Ye Yifan first today.

Why bring him up when everything is fine?

After a period of silence, the first person to speak was surprisingly Han Jingchun, the second aunt who had remained silent until now.

"Hehe, Mom, you should be happy. After all, weren't you most afraid that person would get the shares?"

Ye Feihua suddenly spoke in a tone ten times more sarcastic than before.

"Why would I learn from him! A bastard..."

Ye Feifan didn't want to hear that name either, and said angrily.

"Ahem." Ye Hai slapped the table. "Who gave you permission to talk about your younger brother like that?"

"Ye Hai, didn't you say he didn't own any shares?"

Han Jingchun suddenly sensed something was wrong and yelled at Ye Hai.

"Uh." Ye Hai's gaze drifted towards Ye Zheng.

It was indeed wrong of him to have an illegitimate child, but back then, his father was very happy, saying "The Ye family has a new member" and then gave the shares to Yan Yu. Should he object?

"It's the New Year, and you're shouting like this! What kind of behavior is this!" Ye Zheng said angrily. "Is this how a daughter-in-law of the Ye family should behave?"

"Yes. I'm sorry, Dad, I got a little excited."

Han Jingchun didn't want to say much, since Ye Yanyu no longer had any shares.

She hadn't expected that with Ye Sanqing's return, such a series of events would occur in the Ye family.

Before this, apart from Ye Yifan, who relied on himself and inherited Tang Jinkun's shares, and Ye Jianghe, who obtained shares through his own abilities, the women in the Ye family had absolutely no access to shares. Even her mother-in-law, Wei Yunmei, didn't have any.

Therefore, Han Jingchun assumed that as long as he helped Ye Feifan protect his shares, there wouldn't be much of a problem.

She knew Ye Feifan wasn't very promising, but he was still her son. What could she do? She couldn't let him have no security at all, could she?

So even when Ye Hai had an illegitimate child, she didn't get a divorce.

The story back then was a bit complicated. Han Jingchun was Ye Zheng's personal choice of a wife for Ye Hai, with the requirement that she be dignified, manage the household well, and put the men of the family first.

As for why this request was made... it's because the eldest sister-in-law, Tang Jinkun, is completely unruly, yet there's nothing wrong with what she does. So, based on the principle of reconciliation, Ye Zheng chose a traditional virtuous wife and loving mother for his second son, namely Han Jingchun.

Han Jingchun's family was originally just a small family—in fact, it was similar to the Ye family at first. However, during the economic transformation, the Ye family was revived, but the Han family was not. Their business shrank to the size of a small workshop, barely making ends meet.

It was because the Han family and the Ye family had some past connections, and Han Jingchun was indeed raised according to this model. She was not the eldest child in the family who needed to shoulder responsibilities, nor was she the youngest who could only be pampered. So, at this time, it was her turn.

At first, they lived a harmonious and happy life together, but things gradually started to go wrong.

Ye Hai has the appearance of an honest man, but he's actually quite cunning and sly. For example, he hasn't made any contributions whatsoever, yet he manages to hold shares in the Ye family...

Han Jingchun knew this was inappropriate, but she didn't object, after all, they were just a small family.

Then one day, Ye Hai suddenly brought a child home. That child was Ye Yanyu.

Then Ye Hai knelt in front of her, tears streaming down his face, and said that he had only made a mistake that all men make...

Although Han Jingchun had this kind of personality, she still understood reason. She knew that Ye Hai's statement was not very credible, but she had no choice but to believe it.

After all, the Han family had risen to prominence thanks to the Ye family. They were no longer the small workshop-sized company they had when she got married, and they could be considered as moderately wealthy.

If she gets divorced, her family company might not collapse, but it certainly won't be as good as when she was following the Ye family.

She had seen a bit of what Tang Jinkun was doing, and she didn't think she had the same courage and methods as her sister-in-law to shoulder the responsibility of the whole family.

And what about the children?

She can't just leave, and if the child stays with her, the educational resources won't be as good as they were in the Ye family.

Although the Ye family is old-fashioned, at least they are willing to provide the best resources for their children's education. As for the Han family... besides, Ye Zheng certainly wouldn't let her take Ye Feifan away, and if she took Ye Feihua back with her...

Han Jingchun didn't want to see Ye Feihua become the next version of herself.

Furthermore, there's the possibility that Ye Yanyu's biological mother might become Ye Feifan's stepmother, which is also unacceptable.

So she endured it, as long as Ye Yanyu couldn't get the money from Ye Hai.

As expected, that old man is still the most despicable... Back then, he said that Feifan was the eldest son and grandson, and that he would definitely not be short of anything, but in the end, he gave his shares to his illegitimate son... Although Han Jingchun showed respect on the surface, he did not have a good opinion of Ye Zheng in his heart.

In addition, Ye Feifan could have been different... Han Jingchun tried to discipline him strictly many times, but he relied on his grandfather's favor and didn't respect his mother at all.

After several attempts, Han Jingchun gave up. As long as he didn't commit any crimes, he would let him be.

Therefore, Ye Feihua's current personality is actually partly a result of Han Jingchun's indulgence.

She is not free, but she wants her daughter to be free.

As for his attitude at Ye Sanqing's return banquet, it was basically on Ye Zheng's orders, saying that a little girl didn't need such a big face.

Han Jingchun herself had no problem with Ye Sanqing; on the contrary, she felt sorry for the child. Unfortunately, due to her status, she could only bring a superficial gift to express her care without going out of line.

The dispute over the shares is even more absurd. Anyone with eyes can see that the shares are in Ye Yifan's hands, and she can give them to whomever she wants.

After all, without Ye Yifan, there would be no Nightfall Group as we know it today.

"Let me give you a piece of advice: think this through."

Ye Jin'er suddenly sneered, "If even someone like Fei Fan can get five percent, why can't my sister? Just take it out yourself, and we won't have to fight over it."

"What right do you have to yell at me? You think you're so great just because you're less than her? I'm not as tolerant as you~" Ye Feifan lacked confidence when facing others, but he did have some confidence when facing Ye Jin'er.

After all, as far as he knew, Ye Jin'er only held two percent of the shares.

Haha, a younger brother is a younger brother, being born later means you lose!

"So I'm telling you to get this straight, he can have five percent if he wants, as long as I'm happy."

Ye Yifan added.

She originally held 63% of the shares, but she gave Ye Sanqing 3% of them, and Ye Yanyu 2%.

Ye Yanyu was smart enough to know that she could not gain a foothold in this family and that she could not hold onto the shares. She thought it would be better to hand over the shares to the one who was now in power in order to seek peace.