Chapter 1

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 great-grandchildren offered lavish gifts.

"I heard you drink tea. This century-old Pu'er tea brick is worth half a million, it was a gift for your birthday."

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

Grandma Xiao looked at the various gifts and laughed with delight. The whole family was filled with joy.

At this moment, Xiao Lao Tai's eldest grandson-in-law, Ye Chen, suddenly spoke up: "Can I borrow one million? Aunt Li from the welfare home has uremia and needs money for treatment."

The entire Xiao family was shocked.

Everyone stared at Ye Chen with incredulous eyes.

This son-in-law is too bold, isn't he? For the old lady's birthday, he didn't prepare any gifts and actually dared to open his mouth wide like a lion and ask the old lady to lend him one million?

Three years ago, when Mr. Xiao was still alive, he found Ye Chen from somewhere and insisted on marrying his granddaughter, Xiao Churan, to him. At the time, Ye Chen had no money, essentially like a beggar with nothing.

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 continued to live in the Xiao family as a son-in-law.

Today I had to ask the old lady for money, it was really a last resort.

When Li Auntie, the kind woman from the orphanage who had taken him in and saved his life, got diagnosed with uremia and needed a kidney transplant, costing over one million yuan, he was desperate. He had no choice but to ask the old lady for help.

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

Unexpectedly, Old Mrs. Xiao's smile vanished in an instant, replaced by a stern expression.

Slamming the teacup in his hand to the ground, he roared, "You good-for-nothing! 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: "My husband Ye Chen is ignorant, please don't mind."

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 kind of trash you married! I just got engaged to Yun Fei and haven't gotten married yet, and Yun Fei already gave me a jade Buddha. Your husband is so good, he didn't bring any gifts and still 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, have really failed!"

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

Although Wang Yunfei is about to marry Xiao Weiwei, in his mind, Xiao Weiwei's appearance is nowhere near as good as Xiao Churuan, Ye Chen's wife.

Xiao Churan was a renowned figure in Jinling, but seeing the goddess marry this spineless nobody, Wang Yunfei felt quite displeased.

"This 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 as an excuse; his real intention 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 to cover the medical expenses of his savior, he would have left this troubled place long ago.

But, thinking of his father's teachings since childhood, to repay kindness with a spring, he forced himself to bear the humiliation in his heart and said to Old Mrs. Xiao: "Saving a life is better than building seven-story pagodas, please have mercy on me."

Someone snorted coldly and cursed, “Ye, you're here giving people **soup**, do you think saving them is your responsibility? Think of a way to save yourself. Let someone else pay for it! What are you?”

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

They, as siblings, always had a strong opinion about Xiao Churan being superior to them in every aspect, so they loved to seize any opportunity to ridicule 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 orphanage. His desire to repay her kindness comes from a pure heart. Please help him."

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

At this time, the steward strode in and exclaimed loudly, "Young Master Zhang Wenhao has sent a birthday present! A jade Buddha carved from an old pit, worth three million yuan!"

Old Madam Xiao was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Quickly bring it here, quickly! Let me have a look!"

The butler immediately presented a piece of emerald Buddha amulet. Everyone present gasped in astonishment.

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

Wang Yunfei, who had given a jade Buddha as a gift, saw the emerald Buddha pendant and his face flushed. 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, twirling the jade Buddha pendant in her hand. She exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my! Young Master Zhang is truly thoughtful! If he were to become my son-in-law, I would dream of it and wake up smiling!"

After finishing, he looked up at Xiao Churan and said, "How about it? Do you want to consider my terms?"

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

Old Madam Xiao's face instantly turned gloomy and she angrily scolded: "Don't give me face! Hang this useless fellow to death right here! Get this waste out of my sight! At my birthday banquet, I don't allow this useless person to attend!"

Ye Chen was utterly disappointed with the Xiao family. At this point, he had no face to stay in 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 Mrs. Xiao shouted, "If you leave too, I'll disown you as my grandson! Take your parents and that good-for-nothing with you and get out of the Xiao family!"

Xiao Churan was startled. She didn't expect the old woman to say something so harsh.

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

Saying that, without waiting for Xiao Churan to react, she turned and walked outside.

Xiao Hailiang laughed heartily from behind, "Oh my dear brother-in-law, you've gone out with an empty stomach. Aren't you going to beg for food on the street? That way, you'll shame our Xiao family! I still have one yuan, why don't you go buy a steamed bun to eat?"

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 tried to negotiate with the hospital to postpone 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, "How much money 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 still two million short. It needs to be together in a week."

Who does this million dollars belong to?

The other party shook their head. “I don’t know either.”

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

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

Ye Chen frowned, his entire 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 you who took my parents and me away from Beijing and forced us into exile. During our escape, my parents met with an accident and died, leaving me an orphan. What do you want from me now?"

Tang Sihai said very sadly, "Young master, when your father passed away, the old master was also heartbroken. He has been looking for you all these years. Now that you're here, why don't you go 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, "Master, do you still blame your old master?"

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

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

"Well, at least he knows his limits!"

Tang Sihai said, "Sir, I know you've had a hard time 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 code is your birthday."

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

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

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

Tang Sihai said, "Grandpa, the person who saved your life still needs 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: "I dare not! With this card, the money is already settled."

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

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

The Almighty Husband Ye Chen Xiao Churan