Chapter 1

The 门龙luxurious Xiao family villa was brightly lit.

Tonight is the 70th birthday banquet of Xiao Lao Tai, the head matriarch of the Xiao family.

A multitude of grandchildren, granddaughters, and sons-in-law all presented lavish gifts.

"Grandma, I heard you love tea. This piece of 100-year-old Pu'er tea brick is worth half a million, it's a gift for your birthday."

"Grandma, I heard you believe in Buddhism. This jade Buddha is carved from Hetian jade and is worth 700,000..."

Grandma Xiao was looking at all the gifts and laughing happily, the whole family was full of joy.

At this time, Ye Chen, the eldest grandson-in-law of Old Madam Xiao, suddenly spoke up: "Grandma, could you lend me one million? Auntie Li from the welfare home has uremia and needs money for treatment..."

The entire Xiao family was shocked.

Everyone looked at Ye Chen with disbelief.

This son-in-law is too bold, isn't he? For the grandmother's birthday, not only did he fail to prepare any gifts, but he even dared to open his mouth wide and ask the grandmother to borrow one million?

Three years ago, Mr. Xiao, who was still alive at the time, somehow found Ye Chen and insisted on marrying his granddaughter, Xiao Churan, to him. At that time, Ye Chen had nothing to his name and was practically like a beggar.

After the two got married, the old man passed away. Since then, the Xiao family has been trying every means to drive him out.

Ye Chen remained unfazed by the insults hurled at him, treating them with indifference. Thus, he continued to live as a son-in-law in the Xiao family.

Today, I had to ask the elderly woman for money. It was a last resort.

Aunt Li, the kind woman from the orphanage who took him in and saved his life, developed uremia. Dialysis and a kidney transplant would cost at least one million yuan, which he simply couldn't afford. He had no choice but to ask the elderly woman for help.

He thought that today was the old lady's birthday. If the old lady was happy, she might be generous and willing to help.

Unexpectedly, Old Mrs. Xiao's smile vanished in an instant as her face turned cold.

She slammed the teacup in her hand to the ground and shouted angrily, "You scoundrel! Are you here to celebrate my birthday or to borrow money?"

Yè Chén's wife, Xiāo Chūrán, rushed forward and explained to the old lady: "Grandma, Yè Chén is being unreasonable, please don't mind him."

Saying that, he was about to pull Ye Chen aside.

At this time, Xiao Weiwei, Xiao Churan's cousin, sneered and said, "Sister, look at what trash you married! I only got engaged to Yunfei, and he already sent Grandma a jade Buddha. Your husband is so good, he didn't bring any gifts, and he has the nerve to ask Grandma for money!"

"That's right, Ye Chen, as both of us are grandsons-in-law of the Xiao family, you, the eldest grandson-in-law, have truly failed!"

The man speaking is Xiao Weiwei's fiancé, Wang Yunfei, the young master of a prominent local family.

Although Wang Yunfei was about to marry Xiao Weiwei, in his heart, Xiao Weiwei's beauty paled in comparison to Xiao Churan, Ye Chen's wife, by tens of thousands of miles.

Xiao Churuan was a well-known goddess throughout Jinling, but seeing the goddess marry such a useless man, Wang Yunfei felt very disgruntled.

"This trash, it's best to get out of our Xiao family as soon as possible!"

"That's right! This guy has completely disgraced the Xiao family!"

"I think he borrowed money as an excuse, his real intention was to ruin the old lady's birthday party!"

Ye Chen saw that the entire Xiao family was targeting and insulting him, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

If it wasn't to raise money for his benefactor's medical expenses, he would have left this place of trouble long ago.

But, thinking of the teachings his father had given him since he was a child, that one should repay kindness with even greater kindness, he forced down the humiliation in his heart and said to Old Mrs. Xiao, “Grandma, saving a life is better than building seven pagodas. Please have mercy on us.”

Someone snorted coldly and scolded, “Ye, you’re trying to pull the wool over my eyes. If you want to save someone, figure it out yourself! Don't expect me to pay for your rescue. What do you think you are?”

The speaker is Xiao Weiwei's older brother, Xiao Haolong.

They, the brother and sister, have always had a major issue with Xiao Churan being better than them in every aspect, so they love to seize any opportunity to mock Ye Chen.

Xiao Churan on the side looked a little embarrassed and said, "Grandma, Ye Chen lost his father when he was eight years old. Aunt Li from the orphanage raised him. He wants to repay her kindness out of gratitude. Please help him..."

Grandma Xiao's face darkened as she said, "You want me to help him? Fine, unless you divorce him and marry Young Master Zhang. If you do that, I'll immediately give him one million!"

The old woman was referring to Zhang Gongzi, who had been pursuing Xiao Churan all along. Zhang Wenhao was the one she meant. The Zhang family in Jinling was a prominent family, far more powerful than the Xiao family. The old woman had always wanted to curry favor with them.

At this moment, the butler rushed in with strides and shouted loudly, “Young Master Zhang Wenhao has sent a birthday gift! A jade Buddha carved from old pit jade, worth three million yuan!”

Old Mrs. Xiao was overjoyed and blurted out, "Quickly bring it here, quickly bring it here, let me have a look!"

The butler immediately presented a piece of emerald green jade Buddha pendant. Everyone present gasped in surprise.

This jade Buddha pendant is emerald green and crystal clear, without a trace of impurities. At first glance, it's obvious that it's top-quality goods.

When Wang Yunfei, who had gifted a jade Buddha, saw this emerald Buddha pendant, his face turned a little pale. He hadn't expected Zhang Wenhao to have no connection to the Xiao family and yet be so generous with his spending!

Old Mrs. Xiao was overjoyed, fiddling with the jade Buddha pendant in her hands and excitedly saying, “Oh my, Young Master Zhang is so kind! If he were to become my son-in-law, I would be dreaming of it!”

Having finished speaking, she lifted her head to look at Xiao Churan: "Well? Consider my conditions?"

Xiao Churan shook her head. "Grandma, I won't divorce Ye Chen."

Old Mrs. Xiao's expression instantly turned gloomy. She angrily shouted, "Don't give me face! You dare to hang yourself on this waste? Get this waste out of here for me! My birthday banquet does not allow this waste to attend!"

Ye Chen was completely disappointed with the Xiao family. At this time, he didn't have the face to continue staying at the Xiao family, so he said to Xiao Churan, "Churan, I'm going to the hospital to see Aunt Li."

Xiao Churan hurriedly said, "Then I'll go with you."

Old Mrs. Xiao scolded at this time, “If you leave too, I won’t have you as my granddaughter! You take your parents and go along with this waste and roll out of the Xiao family!”

Xiao Churan was startled. She didn't expect the old woman to say such cruel words.

Ye Chen hurriedly said, "Stay here, don't worry about me."

Saying that, without waiting for Xiao Churan to come back to her senses, she turned around and walked out.

Xiao Hailong laughed heartily from behind: "Oh, my dear brother-in-law, you left on an empty stomach. You wouldn't go begging for food on the streets, would you? That would shame our Xiao family! I still have a dollar here, why don't you buy yourself some steamed buns?"

Xiao Hailong said, then pulled out a coin and tossed it at Ye Chen's feet.

The entire Xiao family erupted in laughter.

Ye Chen gritted his teeth and left the Xiao family without looking back.

......

Upon arriving at the hospital, Ye Chen immediately went to the cashier's office, hoping to negotiate with the hospital and defer the medical expenses for another two days.

But when he asked the nurse, he was suddenly told that Aunt Li had been sent to the best hospital in Beijing, Fuwai Hospital, for treatment overnight.

Ye Chen was astonished and hurriedly asked her, "How much does this cost? I'll find a way!"

The other party said: "A total of three million is needed, one million has already been paid, and there are two million left. It needs to be settled within a week."

Who paid the one million?

The other party shook their head: "I don't know either."

Ye Chen was surprised, and was just about to figure out what was going on. He turned his head back and saw a man in a black suit with slightly gray hair, around fifty years old, standing behind him.

Their eyes met, and the man bowed deeply to him, saying, "Young Master, for so many years, you have suffered!"

Ye Chen furrowed his brow, his entire demeanor shifting as if he had transformed. He asked in a cold voice, "Are you Tang Sihai?"

The other party exclaimed in surprise, "Young Master, you still remember me!"

Ye Chen's expression hardened, and he muttered, "Of course I remember! I remember each and every one of you! Back then, it was you who forced my parents to leave Beijing and flee, during which my parents met with accidents and died, leaving me an orphan. Now, what do you want from me?"

Tang Sihai said very sadly: "Young Master, when your father passed away, the old master was also extremely grief-stricken. He has been searching for you all these years. Now that you're here, please come back with me to see him!"

"Ye Chen said coldly, "You go. I will never see him again in my life."

Tang Sihai said, "Young Master, do you still blame your father?"

"Of course," Ye Chen said word by word, "I will never forgive him in my lifetime!"

"Alas..." Tang Sihai let out a long sigh and said, "Before I came, the old master said you might not forgive him."

"Well, at least he knows his limitations!"

Tang Sihai said, "Master, I know you've suffered these past few years. Let me make some amends. If you don't want to go back, I'll buy the largest company in Jinling and give it to you. Also, here's a card for you. The password is your birthday."

Saying that, Tang Sihai handed over a black gold card from Citibank.

"Young Master, this kind of card, there are only five in the whole country."

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "Take it. I don't want it."

Tang Sihai said, "Young Master, your savior is still short of 2 million in medical expenses. If it's not paid, the person might be in danger..."

Ye Chen frowned: “Did you deliberately scheme against me?”

Tang Sihai hurriedly said, "No, no! You accepting this card is enough to cover the cost."

Ye Chen opened his mouth and asked, "How much money is in this card?"

"The old master said, 'This card contains a little pocket money for you. It's not much, only one billion!' "

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