Returning to 84, hunting for wealth, one person feeding three families.

Ye Chen stood up and looked in the direction of the sound.

But then he saw a middle-aged man, as thin as a stick, walking towards him, shaking his head.

This person was one of Ye Chen's former cronies, a notorious bachelor and scoundrel in the village.

Before his serious illness, Ye Chen drank alcohol ten times, and eight of those times it was because of a scoundrel.

He had been a bachelor his whole life, so he decided to give up and be resentful. Whenever he saw Ye Chen surrounded by three beautiful women, he naturally felt resentful.

He decided to expose himself, dragging Ye Chen down with him.

Upon seeing this person appear, Ye Chen felt a surge of nausea.

In his past life, all three of his ex-wives left without saying goodbye.

Instead of helping Ye Chen, his cronies, Gou Laizi, took advantage of his misfortune, constantly harassing Ye Chen and later even devising schemes against him.

Ye Chen almost lost his own house!

Ye Chen waved his hand in disgust and said coldly to Gou Laizi.

"If you want chicken, go catch it yourself in the old forest. Wild pheasants roam freely there. Don't bother begging for food here!"

"Ye Chen, that's not right of you. We always drink heavily together and promise to share the good times. Now that you've gotten all the benefits, you're planning to abandon your brother?"

Dog Laizi, however, was like a stubborn plaster, sticking himself on and shamelessly saying...

"Ye Chen, you've always taken advantage of us when we're drinking. I even paid for the last time!"

"What? You want to cut ties with me now? Then we'll have to settle things properly. At the very least, you need to pay back the money for the drinks, right?"

It's true what they say, when people are shameless, they become invincible!

Ye Chen curled his lip, inwardly sneering.

That scoundrel really dares to say that!

Normally, when four or five of his cronies get together to drink, Ye Chen pays for it eight out of ten times.

The remaining people not only took advantage of him, but also frequently tried to sow discord between him and his three ex-wives.

Now that they've gotten used to taking advantage of others, they feel perfectly justified in saying that Ye Chen owes them something.

Ye Chen didn't bother with words when dealing with such a shameless person. He simply stood up and kicked the scoundrel.

"Murder! Ye Chen has killed someone!"

Dog Laizi fell headfirst to the ground.

Ye Chen's kick seemed to have triggered some kind of switch, and a scream instantly rang out.

Half the village became lively as a result.

Not far away, several familiar drunkards quickly ran over and surrounded Ye Chen and Gou Laizi in the middle.

"What exactly happened?"

A tall, burly middle-aged man helped Gou Laizi up.

His real name is Tian Cong. He is a generous and outgoing person and is considered a leader among alcoholics.

Among the group of people who had gotten together before, besides Ye Chen, Tian Cong had treated everyone to drinks the most times.

"Brother Tian Cong, you have to do something about Ye Chen! This guy's gone mad! I just said hello to him, and he beat me to a pulp!"

When Gou Laizi saw Tian Cong, he felt like he had found a powerful backer. He grabbed Tian Cong's arm and started complaining, throwing all sorts of dirty water at Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen, we're all brothers, we met at the same dinner table!"

"Why did you suddenly attack?"

Tian Cong frowned and took a step forward. He was a righteous man who always liked to uphold justice.

Ye Chen scorned his former cronies, but he still cared about Tian Cong.

In the past, Tian Cong had advised Ye Chen more than once to quit drinking and live a good life with his wife.

Moreover, in his previous life, after his three ex-wives left, only Tian Cong was willing to help Ye Chen and genuinely helped him.

Later, Ye Chen became wealthy and wanted to repay Tian Cong, but unfortunately, Tian Cong was executed for fighting.

Facing this kind older brother, Ye Chen calmed down a bit and explained.

"Brother Cong, it's that shameless scoundrel. I caught two pheasants this morning, and he had the nerve to come here begging for food."

"Besides, I just kicked him once. Who told him to scream like a pig being slaughtered?"

"You... Ye Chen, we're all brothers. You caught a pheasant, are you planning to keep it all to yourself?" Gou Laizi retorted confidently in the face of Ye Chen's words.

"We're all brothers at the same table, what's this 'yours' and 'mine'? I just want to bring everyone together for another drink."

"You, Ye Chen, have eaten plenty of food from everyone before. Why don't you bring out a chicken?"

Seeing that Gou Laizi was beyond redemption and had gotten used to fleecing people, Ye Chen was too lazy to waste words and directly stated his position.

"Since everyone is here today, I'll take this opportunity to speak frankly."

"Starting today, I, Ye Chen, am giving up alcohol!"

"I don't care how you guys eat and drink from now on, but don't come looking for me. And stop arguing with me about who owes whom. In short, if anyone mentions drinking to me again, I'll never forgive them!"

"You..." Gou Laizi's expression froze upon seeing this.

Ye Chen had been tricked into giving money and treating people to meals.

If this God of Wealth runs away, what will everyone drink in the future?

"Ye Chen, stop talking nonsense. Liquor is the essence of grain; the more you drink, the younger you get. There's no reason to quit drinking!"

"If you ask me, are you feeling suppressed because you're being pressured by your three ex-wives?"

"Alright then, I'll treat everyone to another meal today, and while I'm at it, I'll give you a good talking-to. You're so young, just live life to the fullest, why think so much?"

In order to keep Ye Chen here, Gou Laizi quickly changed his tune, suppressing his heartache, and started to arrange a drinking party.

In the end, she even moved closer to Ye Chen, reaching out to put her arm around his shoulder.

"Smack..."

Ye Chen wasn't going to tolerate such a scoundrel, so he slapped his hand aside and sharply scanned the group of drunkards in front of him.

"I've made myself clear enough. Don't mention drinking to me again. Can't we just part ways amicably?"

"Brother Tian Cong, didn't you advise me before to quit drinking and live a good life?"

"These people are still clinging to me; shouldn't you put in a good word for them?"

Tian Cong had practiced martial arts before and worked as a bodyguard for capitalists in the city.

Later, he was cheated on by his wife, and that's when he became completely despondent.

I quit my job and spent my days drinking, wasting four or five years of my life.

Among the drunkards, Ye Chen was most wary of Tian Cong, and in the end, he suddenly turned his attention to him.

"this……"

Under Ye Chen's gaze, Tian Cong frowned and remained silent for a moment.

Finally, he grabbed the mangy dog ​​by the neck and pulled him behind him.

Then he moved closer to Ye Chen and said cheerfully.

"Brother Ye, it's understandable that you're considering quitting drinking; I support you in this."

"Actually, I know that drinking isn't the right thing to do. A grown man should be able to make something of himself with integrity!"

"I'm genuinely happy for you that you've come to this understanding. Just because of what you said earlier, I promise I'll tell everyone else that we'll never bother you again. You, Ye Chen, should live a good life. If you really succeed, we'll all be proud of you!"

Finally, Tian Cong grabbed Ye Chen's arm and insisted.

"No matter what, we've been hanging out together for so long. If you want to make a living, you need to say goodbye with some dignity."

"Perfect timing! I ran into my old boss yesterday and got a good bonus. Come to my house at noon today; consider it a farewell feast for you!"

Tian Cong is an honest and simple man who is very particular about things.

Since the other party had already put it that way, Ye Chen couldn't very well refuse.

"Well... then I'll give Brother Tian Cong face and apologize for bothering you at noon."

"But I'm making this clear from the start: I can have this last meal, but no one should try to get me to drink!"

With that, Ye Chen followed Tian Cong's lead and headed towards Tian Cong's house.

But Ye Chen didn't notice that right after he turned around, a familiar figure walked out of the village.

Qian Jiali was carrying a shoulder bag, her forehead damp with sweat.

Seeing Ye Chen standing side by side with Tian Cong, followed by that group of cronies, he immediately became envious.

"Ye Chen, you truly show no remorse!"

"Men are all unreliable, they should all die!"