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

At Ye Chen's home.

Tian Xiaohui and Luo Ling ate heartily, devouring half of a pheasant with sorghum rice.

"Sister Xiaohui, this pheasant is so plump and delicious!"

Luo Ling patted her belly with satisfaction, appearing extremely content.

Tian Xiaohui nodded, subconsciously recalling the moments she had spent with Ye Chen.

Since marrying into Ye Chen's family, she has been accompanied only by loneliness and pain.

Now, we can finally have some meat!

As a woman, I've never asked for much. If I could be like this every day, enjoying sweet and beautiful moments with my two sisters and Ye Chen, how wonderful would that be?

"Ye Chen's cooking is pretty good too. This chicken stew tastes even better than mine!"

Tian Xiaohui exclaimed, a smile she hadn't seen in a long time appearing on her face.

Just as the two were sighing, a series of heavy footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

"Sister Jiali, you're back!"

Seeing Qian Jiali carrying a shoulder bag and panting as she walked into the room, Luo Ling quickly went to her side.

After taking the bag from him, she began to speak highly of Ye Chen.

"Sister Jiali, you don't know, Ye Chen really did something today! Wasn't he saying he wanted to go hunting in the woods yesterday? Today, he actually spent half a day and brought back two pheasants!"

"You've had a long morning, come and try Ye Chen's cooking. It was made by Ye Chen himself, and we've both had some."

Qian Jiali glanced at the stewed chicken on the table and snorted coldly.

"Hmph, you two, weren't you all talking so well yesterday? Were you bribed by a pheasant today?"

"Luo Ling, you don't need to say anything good about Ye Chen in front of me. Anyway, I'll say it again: a leopard can't change its spots. If we want a good life, we can only rely on ourselves!"

As Qian Jiali spoke, she sat down angrily, not touching her chopsticks, just crossing her arms and looking gloomy.

Luo Ling and Tian Xiaohui exchanged a glance and clearly sensed that something was wrong.

"Jiali, what's wrong? No matter what, Ye Chen has done a lot for this family, why are you still so sullen?"

"Give back? Ye Chen is just putting on an act, he's deceiving us!"

Enraged, Qian Jiali truthfully described the scene she had witnessed at the village entrance.

Seeing that Luo Lin and Tian Xiaohui's faces had also darkened, he spoke up to analyze the situation.

"This Ye Chen, I thought he'd finally shown some semblance of humanity after his brush with death, but he's even worse than before, learning to put on an act in front of the three of us!"

"I bet that good-for-nothing got those two pheasants from his cronies, brought them back to curry favor with the three of us, and in the end, he went off to hang out with his buddies again!"

"Haven't these kinds of things happened enough before? We asked Ye Chen to lend us a bag of rice, and that very night he went out gambling, lost everything, and then forced the three of us to pay off the debt. In the end, we paid more than a bag of rice!"

"Now I see things clearly. Ye Chen will never change this bad habit, no matter what. There's absolutely no hope for him!"

"Sis, you're right!"

Luo Ling also put her hands on her hips and immediately stood up.

The thought that she had been completely fooled by Ye Chen made her furious.

"I've seen my share of the world since I was a child, but I never expected to be completely fooled by a brat today."

"Sister Jiali, didn't you say you wanted to find a way to make something of yourself? If you ask me, the three of us should work together, and once we have some money, we should simply leave this house and start our own lives!"

In the past, although Ye Chen drank and gambled, he was still considered upright and honest.

This lie has now completely exhausted the three of them's last bit of patience!

Even Tian Xiaohui, who is usually the most gentle, slammed her hand on the table.

"If we can't rely on Ye Chen, we'll have to rely on ourselves."

"Luo Ling is right. Once we have some money, we'll move out and live our own lives. We're definitely not hanging out with this drunkard anymore!"

……

At Tian Cong's home.

Ye Chen was unaware that his own backyard was on fire.

Sitting next to Tian Cong, he toasted with everyone, drinking tea instead of wine.

A group of drunkards, who acted as if they had no life left when it came to food and drink, put on a show for a moment, and then immediately let loose completely.

While the group was playing drinking games, Ye Chen approached Tian Cong and whispered his advice.

"Brother Cong, you're a very honest person. As your younger brother, I'd like to offer you some advice today."

"No matter what kind of life you lived before, some things should be let go. Getting drunk every day isn't a good thing. You have to look forward."

"Men like you, living in a drunken stupor every day, in a dream world, will become a laughing stock. Brother Cong, you're a capable man, but I advise you to quit drinking as soon as possible and stop living like this!"

"Don't worry, brother, I've already thought it through."

Tian Cong patted Ye Chen on the shoulder before telling him the truth.

"A while ago, my former boss came to see me, and that's when I realized that I couldn't live so foolishly anymore."

"Look, the boss paid for today's drinks. I'll stay in the village for another week at most, settle things at home, and then I'll go to the city to follow the boss."

"I'll only return home in glory when I've made something of myself!"

"When I'm successful, I'll make sure you have a future, and you can finally hold your head high!"

"Brother Cong, it's good that you understand!"

Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but thinking of Tian Cong's fate in his previous life, he still gave him a sincere warning.

"But Brother Cong, the situation is different now with the reform and opening up. Since the crackdown started last year, the situation is not optimistic."

"When you work for the boss again, you can't be as reckless as before. You have to be careful in everything you do, so you don't end up taking the blame for someone else and suffering a bad end!"

Ye Chen knew that Tian Cong was a smart man. He was usually quiet and down-to-earth, but he had one good point: he listened to advice.

It's not easy to talk openly about my own experience of being reborn; some things can only be hinted at.

Given Tian Cong's personality, he would surely think twice before giving such advice, at least to avoid repeating a grave mistake from his past life.

"Well done, kid! I never noticed before, you can really come up with a great argument!"

"Brother, you don't need to worry about that. Just relax and go back to live with your three wives!"

"Also, Ye Chen, listen to my advice. These days, it's not easy to find a woman who's completely devoted to you. Don't let these three women down; treat them well!"

"Brother Tian Cong, don't worry, I'll definitely treat them well from now on!"

Ye Chen nodded, speaking sincerely.

Then, he casually made up an excuse to say goodbye to Tian Cong, and also to a group of his cronies.

……

After half an hour.

Ye Chen searched the village for a week but couldn't find Qian Jiali.

He could only frown and walk home.

"I hope the beauty won't act impulsively and do anything foolish!"

Ye Chen silently prayed as he stepped over the threshold. The next second, he saw Qian Jiali and the other two sitting in the courtyard, and he was overjoyed.

"Jiali, you're back?"

"Where did you run off to so early in the morning? I was worried you..."

"Ye Chen, stop calling me 'beautiful lady' all that. Don't forget, we're divorced!"

Qian Jiali, with a stern face, poured cold water on Ye Chen.

"From today onwards, we need to keep our distance. The three of us have discussed it and decided that we'll each go our own way!"