The luxurious Xiao family villa was brightly lit.

Tonight is the 70th birthday banquet of Madam Xiao, the head of the Xiao family.

A multitude of grandsons, sons-in-law and nephews all presented lavish gifts.

"I hear you're a tea drinker. This piece of century-old Pu-erh tea brick is worth half a million yuan, a birthday gift for you."

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

Grandma Xiao was delighted, watching the array of gifts. The whole family was happily united and joyful.

At this time, Mrs. Xiao's eldest grandson-in-law, Ye Chen, suddenly spoke, "Can you lend me one million? Aunt 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? On the old woman's birthday, not only did he not prepare any gifts, but he even dared to open his mouth wide and ask the old woman to lend him one million?

Three years ago, Old Master Xiao, who was still alive, somehow found Ye Chen and insisted on marrying his granddaughter, Xiao Churan, to him. At the time, Ye Chen had no money at all, he was practically like a beggar.

After the couple got married, the old man passed away. Since then, the Xiao family has been harboring resentment and wanting to drive him out.

Ye Chen remained calm and unfazed by the insults hurled at him. He simply accepted his position as a son-in-law in the Xiao family.

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

Initially, the kind aunt Li from the welfare home who took him in and saved his life got diagnosed with uremia. She needed dialysis, a kidney transplant, which cost one million yuan. He was helpless and could only ask the elderly woman for help.

He felt that today was the old woman's birthday, and if she was happy, she might be generous enough to help.

To everyone's surprise, Old Lady Xiao went from laughing heartily one second to putting on a stern face the next.

He slammed the teacup in his hand onto the ground and roared, "You scoundrel! Are you here to celebrate my birthday or to borrow money?"

Ye Chen's wife, Xiao Churan, hurriedly stepped forward and explained to the old woman, "Ye Chen is clueless, 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 your husband is! Even though Yun Fei and I are only engaged and haven't gotten married yet, he sent me a jade Buddha. Your husband didn't even bring any gifts, and has the face to ask for money!"

"That's right, Brother Ye Chen. We are both grandsons-in-law of the Xiao family. You, as the eldest grandson-in-law, are such a failure!"

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

Although Wang Yunfei was about to marry Xiao Weiwei, in his heart, Xiao Weiwei's appearance paled in comparison to that of Ye Chen's wife, Xiao Churan. It was a difference of heaven and earth.

Xiao Churan was a renowned figure in 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 ruined the Xiao family's reputation!"

"I think he borrowed money just as an excuse. What he really meant was to spoil the fun at the old woman'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 weren't for raising money for his benefactor's medical expenses, he would have left this dangerous place long ago.

But, thinking of his father's teachings since childhood, to repay kindness with even greater kindness, he gritted his teeth and endured the humiliation in his heart, saying to Old Mrs. Xiao, "Saving a life is better than building seven pagodas. Please show great compassion."

Someone snorted coldly and said, "Ye, you're here giving people **soup**, do you think you can save them by doing this? Find the money to save them yourself, what are you?!"

Speaking is Xiao Weiwei's older brother, Xiao Hailong.

They, the siblings, have always held a grudge against Xiao Churan for being superior to them in every aspect, so they love to seize any opportunity to ridicule Ye Chen.

Xiao Churan on the side looked a little embarrassed and said, “Ye Chen lost his father at the age of eight. It was Auntie Li from the orphanage who raised him up. He wants to repay her kindness, so please help him.”

Old Madam Xiao glared and said, "Let me help him? Fine, unless you divorce him and marry Young Master Zhang. If you do that, I'll immediately give him one million!"

The Zhang Gongzi the old woman was talking about is Zhang Wenhao, who has been pursuing Xiao Churuan. The Zhang family in Jinling is a prominent family, much more powerful than the Xiao family. The old woman has always wanted to arrange for them to be together.

At this moment, the butler rushed in and exclaimed loudly, “Master Zhang Wenhao, Young Master Zhang has sent a birthday present! It’s a jade Buddha carved from an old pit emerald, worth three million yuan!”

Old Mrs. Xiao was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Hurry up, bring it here, let me see it!"

The butler immediately presented a jade Buddha amulet, its emerald green color captivating everyone's gaze. A collective gasp filled the room.

This jade Buddha amulet is emerald green and crystal clear, without any impurities. At a glance, it's evident that it's high-quality goods.

Wang Yunfei, who had given a jade Buddha as a gift, saw this jade Buddha pendant and his face fell. He hadn't expected Zhang Wenhao to have no connection with the Xiao family, yet he was so generous!

Old Mrs. Xiao was delightedly playing with the jade Buddha pendant, excitedly saying, "Oh my, Young Master Zhang is so thoughtful! If he could be my grandson-in-law, I would dream about it and wake up smiling!"

After finishing, she raised her head and looked at Xiao Churan, "Well? Do you want to consider my conditions?"

Xiao Churan shook her head. "I will not divorce Ye Chen."

Grandma Xiao's face instantly darkened, her anger boiling over as she shouted, "You have no shame! You dare show your face here? This useless wretch should be hanged! Get out of my sight! This is my birthday celebration, and you are not welcome!"

Ye Chen had completely lost faith in the Xiao family. At this point, he didn't have the face to stay at the Xiao family any longer. So, he told Xiao Churan, "Churan, I'm going to the hospital to see Aunt Li."

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

Old Madam Xiao cursed at this, "If you leave too, I'll disown you as my grandson! Take your parents and this useless good-for-nothing and get out of the Xiao family!"

Xiao Churan was stunned. 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 and walked outside.

Xiao Hailiang laughed heartily in the back. "Oh, my good brother-in-law, you left with an empty stomach, aren't you going to beg for food on the street? That would ruin the face of our Xiao family! I still have a dollar here, go buy yourself some steamed buns!"

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

The entire Xiao family burst into laughter.

Ye Chen gritted his teeth and walked out of the Xiao family without looking back.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Ye Chen immediately went to pay the fee and wanted to communicate with the hospital, requesting a two-day extension on the medical expenses.

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, "How much does this cost? I'll figure out a way!"

The other party said, "A total of 3 million is needed. 1 million has already been paid, and there are still 2 million short. It needs to be collected within a week."

"Whose is this one million?"

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

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

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

Ye Chen frowned, his whole demeanor seemed to change, and he asked in a cold voice, "Are you Tang Sihai?"

The other party exclaimed in surprise, "Grandpa, you remember me!"

Ye Chen's face hardened, and he murmured, "Of course I remember! I remember each and every one of you! Back then, it was you guys who, along with my parents, took me away from Beijing and fled all the way. During that escape, my parents met with an accident and died, leaving me orphaned. What do you want from me now?"

Tang Sihai said very sadly, "Young master, your father was heartbroken when he passed away. Master has been looking for you all these years. Now that you're here, please come back with me to see him!"

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

Tang Sihai said, “Grandpa, are you still angry with Old Master?”

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

"Alas," Tang Sihai sighed, "Before I came, the old master said you might not forgive him."

"Well, at least he knows himself!"

Tang Sihai said, "Master knows you've suffered these years. Let me compensate you a little. If you don't want to go back, I'll buy the biggest company in Jinling and give it to you. Also, here's this card, the amount is your birthday money."

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

"Grandpa, there are only five of these cards in the whole country."

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

Tang Sihai said, "Grandpa, your savior still needs two million yuan for medical expenses. If it's not paid, the person may be in danger."

Ye Chen frowned. "Did you intentionally scheme against me?"

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

Ye Chen asked, "How much money is in this card?"

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