The luxurious Xiao family villa was brightly lit.

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

All the grandsons, sons-in-law and grand-sons-in-law presented lavish gifts.

"I hear you drink tea. This piece of century-old Pu'er tea brick is worth 500,000 yuan. It's a gift for your birthday."

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

Old Mrs. Xiao looked at the various gifts with joy and laughter, her whole family was filled with happiness.

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

The entire Xiao family was shocked.

Everyone stared at Ye Chen with unbelievable eyes.

This son-in-law is too bold, isn't he? For the old lady's birthday, not only did he fail to prepare any gifts, but he even dared to ask the old lady to lend him one million!

Three years ago, the elderly Mr. Xiao, who was still alive at the time, found Ye Chen from somewhere and insisted on marrying his granddaughter, Xiao Churan, to him. At that time, Ye Chen had no money and was practically like a beggar.

After the couple got married, the old man passed away. Since then, the Xiao family has been plotting to get rid of him.

Ye Chen remained indifferent, unfazed by the insults hurled at him. He accepted his role as a son-in-law at the Xiao family with composure.

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

At first, Aunt Li from the orphanage who took him in and saved his life got uremia. She needed a dialysis and a kidney transplant, which cost one million yuan. He was really helpless and could only ask the old lady for help.

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

To everyone's surprise, Old Madam Xiao went from beaming with laughter to putting on a sour face in the blink of an eye.

He slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground and shouted angrily, "You damn thing, are you here to celebrate my birthday or to borrow money?"

Ye Chen's wife, Xiao Churan, hurried forward and explained to the old woman, "My husband doesn't know any better, please don't mind him."

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

At this time, Xiao Weirui, Xiao Churan's cousin, sneered and said, "Sister, look at what kind of trash your husband is! I only got engaged to Yunfei, and before we even get married, he gave me a jade Buddha. Your husband, on the other hand, didn't bring any gifts and has the nerve to ask for money!"

"Well said, Ye Chen brother, we are both grandsons-in-law of the Xiao family. As the eldest grandson-in-law, you've really failed miserably!"

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

Although Wang Yunfei is about to marry Xiao Weiwei, in his heart, Xiao Weiwei's figure pales in comparison to that of Ye Chen's wife, Xiao Churuan. It's a difference of tens of thousands of miles.

Xiao Churan is a well-known figure in Jinling, but seeing the goddess marry such a useless man, Wang Yunfei was very unhappy.

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

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

"I think he borrowed money out of pretense, but his real intention was to spoil 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 place of trouble long ago.

But, thinking of his father's teachings since childhood, to repay kindness with even greater kindness, he clenched his heart's humiliation and said to Old Madam Xiao: "Saving a life is better than building seven pagodas. I beg you to show great mercy…"

Someone let out a cold snort and sneered, “Ye, you’re trying to brainwash us here! If you want to save someone, figure it out yourself. Don't try to get others to pay for your rescue. What do you think you are?”

The one 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, and therefore love to seize any opportunity to sneer at Ye Chen.

Xiao Churan on the side felt a little embarrassed and said, "Ye Chen lost his father at the age of eight. He was raised by Aunt Li from the welfare home. He wants to repay her kindness out of a kind heart. Please help him..."

Old Mrs. Xiao's face darkened as she said, "Let me help him? Well, 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 lady 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 lady has always wanted to...

At this moment, the housekeeper rushed in and exclaimed loudly, "Master Zhang Wenhao has sent a birthday gift! A jade Buddha carved from an old pit of emerald, worth three million yuan!"

Old Mrs. Xiao was overjoyed and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, let me have a look!"

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

This jade Buddha amulet is emerald green and crystal clear, with no impurities whatsoever. At first glance, it's obvious that it's high-quality goods.

When Wang Yunfei, who had presented a jade Buddha, saw this emerald Buddha pendant, his face lost some color. 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 delightedly playing with her jade Buddha pendant, and excitedly said: "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 looked up at Xiao Churan and said, "Well? Consider my terms?"

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

Old Mrs. Xiao's expression instantly darkened, her anger flaring up as she shouted, "Don't give me that! You useless wretch! Hang yourself on this waste of a person! Get out of my sight! This is my birthday banquet, and I don't allow you to attend!"

Ye Chen had completely lost face with the Xiao family. At this time, he was too ashamed 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."

At this, Old Mrs. Xiao scolded, "If you leave too, then I won't have a grandson like you anymore! Take your parents and that good-for-nothing with you and get out of the Xiao family!"

Xiao Churan was stunned. She didn't expect the old lady to say something so ruthless.

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

Saying that, before Xiao Churan could react, she turned and walked out.

Xiao Haolong laughed heartily from behind: “Oh, my good brother-in-law, you went out with an empty stomach. Won't you be going to beg for food on the streets? That would shame our Xiao family! I still have one yuan here, why don't you go buy a steamed bun to eat?”

Xiao Hailong said, then took 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 pay the fees and wanted to explain to the hospital that he could postpone medical expenses for two more days.

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

Ye Chen was astonished and hurriedly asked, "How much money is this? I'll figure out a way!"

The other party said: “A total of three million is needed, one million has already been paid, and there are still two million short. It needs to be paid in a week.”

Who does this one million belong to?

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

Ye Chen was surprised and was about to figure out what was going on. He turned his head, and a man in a black suit with slightly gray hair, around fifty years old, stood 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. He asked in a cold voice, "Are you Tang Sihai?"

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

Ye Chen's face turned cold, and he murmured, "Of course I remember! I remember each and every one of you! Back then, it was because of your people that my parents took me and fled from Beijing. During our escape, my parents met with an accident and died. I became an orphan. What are you doing here now?"

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

"Ye Chen said coldly, "Go away. I will never see him for the rest of my life."

Tang Sihai said, "Grandpa, do you still blame your old master?"

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

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

"Well, at least he knows his own limits!"

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

Saying that, Tang Sihai passed 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, the person who saved your life still owes 2 million yuan for medical expenses. If it's not paid, they might be in danger."

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

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

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

"The old man said, 'This card is a little spending money for you, not much, just one billion!' "