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

Zhang Shaoyang trembled, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Ye Chen.

However, the next second, when Zhang Shaoyang's gaze swept over Luo Ling, his whole body froze, and a ferocious look appeared in his pupils.

Ye Chen frowned slightly when his woman was being stared at.

"Young Master Zhang, you're here too! What a coincidence!"

Ye Chen greeted her discreetly, while simultaneously shifting a step to the side to block Luo Ling with his own body.

Zhang Shaoyang finally came to his senses and looked away. He still remembered the experience of being kidnapped by Ye Chen last time. How could he dare to provoke this evil star again?

"It's alright, you guys eat first!"

With that, Zhang Shaoyang hurriedly left, but he didn't go far.

Outside the state-run restaurant, Zhang Shaoyang stared intently as Ye Chen and his group sat down, clenching his fist inwardly.

"Ye Chen and his group have come into the city, they must be here on business. Whatever they're up to, I absolutely cannot let them get away with it!"

……

An hour later.

After finishing their meal, Ye Chen and the others arrived at the county's agricultural machinery compound.

This is a wholesale agricultural machinery business in the county town. The yard was filled with farm tricycles, attracting everyone's attention.

"These cars look so new. I doubt anyone in Shuangshu Village has ever driven one before. If we buy one, won't everyone be green with envy?"

"What's there to be afraid of? The money we have is all earned honestly. What's wrong with buying a car?"

"Yes, now that we've bought a car, it'll be much easier for us to get into the county town. Otherwise, how are we supposed to get home after all that back and forth?"

The three women huddled together, chattering away, pointing and selecting items as they spoke.

Upon seeing this, Ye Chen immediately stepped forward and went into the hall to inquire about the situation.

"Excuse me, do you sell agricultural tricycles here?"

At the reception desk, a young girl paused slightly. These days, not many people come to the agricultural machinery compound, since it's a place to purchase agricultural machinery, and a three-wheeled machine can easily cost four or five thousand yuan.

A regular employee's monthly salary is only forty or fifty yuan, which is far beyond what the average person can afford.

Looking at Ye Chen again, he was dressed plainly, no different from any other person. The girl assumed that Ye Chen had come specifically to inquire, so she casually introduced him.

"Our local agricultural tricycles..."

Although the other party's tone was calm, the introduction was exceptionally detailed. After hearing the last part, Ye Chen made up his mind and pointed to the most conspicuous place in the yard.

"I'll take this tricycle. How much? Can I pay now and drive it home?"

The girl was slightly taken aback and stood there stunned.

Judging from Ye Chen's appearance, he didn't seem like someone who could afford a farm tricycle, yet he spoke with such confidence. Was the other person really not joking with him?

"Are you sure? This tricycle is the most expensive around here; with the cargo bed, it costs over 5000 yuan!"

"Are you sure you want to buy? Once the contract is signed, it's no joke!"

"Confirmed!" Ye Chen nodded, his tone calm.

"I have cash on me, and the contract can be signed now, but can you actually manage it?"

Upon hearing this, the girl paused slightly, a look of apology appearing on her face, and immediately offered an explanation.

"I'm only in charge of sales; the manager is responsible for signing the contract. Since you want to buy, please wait a moment while I go and call the manager!"

As she spoke, the girl turned around, but after running a few steps, she paused slightly and turned back to check on Ye Chen again.

"Are you sure you want to buy this? Otherwise, if the manager comes and you're joking, he'll scold me again!"

"Don't worry, as long as the price is right, I'll definitely take this tricycle!" Ye Chen patted his chest and assured him.

The girl was relieved and ran into the conference room.

For a moment, Ye Chen stood still, waiting for a long time. He originally thought that since the other party had finally gotten business, they would definitely pay extra attention to it.

But a full ten minutes passed before the girl returned, followed by a middle-aged man with a large belly!

The middle-aged man had an extremely arrogant expression. He glanced at Ye Chen from a distance and immediately waved him away.

"Where did this country bumpkin come from? His clothes don't even cost a hundred yuan, yet he dares to brag about buying a farm tricycle?"

"Do you know how precious this stuff is? It could buy your life! Stop joking around and get back to farming!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's face immediately darkened, and behind him, Tian Cong and the others clenched their fists, looking ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

"How dare you talk like that?" The hot-tempered Luo Ling jumped up and immediately retorted.

"My life is precious! All these tricycles combined aren't worth a single one of my fingers!"

"You think you can brag? This beat-up tricycle is something even I wouldn't bother riding in. You're just a lowly manager, do you really think you're something special?"

Luo Ling truly has the right to say this. As a capitalist, she has always ridden in a car since she was a child, so riding in a tricycle is really beneath her.

But the middle-aged manager didn't believe him and frowned as he drove him away.

"Stop talking nonsense. It's the same here. A farm tricycle costs several thousand yuan. You're not even qualified to touch it. You can't afford to pay for even a single missing screw!"

"Stop lingering here. This isn't a place for you. If you don't leave, I'll call security!"

When the middle-aged manager said this, the girl next to him frowned slightly, wanting to tug at his sleeve but not daring to.

Ye Chen clearly noticed these details and immediately realized that something was wrong.

The moment they showed up, they targeted me like this. As a customer, their attitude was really abnormal!

In the 80s, when reform and opening up had just begun, people were still relatively simple and honest, and everyone dressed in basically the same way. So why should the manager judge people by their appearance?

Unless... someone is deliberately targeting them!

The fact that they arrived so late suggests they were probably discussing with others how to treat me!

When Ye Chen mentioned his chance encounter with Zhang Shaoyang, he immediately had a guess and a plan came to mind.

The best way to deal with such an arrogant person is to directly slap them in the face with money!

You're saying I can't afford it?

Then I'll buy it for you to see!

Today I'm not only going to buy one, I'm going to buy one for each of us!

"Open your dog eyes and look at me!" Ye Chen's face darkened, and without saying a word, he took out the cloth bag from his back.

The zipper was unzipped, and a stack of ten-yuan bills immediately came into view, causing the young woman in charge of reception to gasp in shock!

Ye Chen didn't care at all. He poured all the money from his backpack onto the table. Bundles of ten-yuan notes totaled at least 20,000 yuan!

"You say I can't afford it? Here's the cash! Today I'm not only taking it, I'm also giving one to each of my brothers!"

As Ye Chen finished speaking, he waved his hand and turned to look at Tian Cong and Li Yan.

"We've known each other for so long, and I've never given you any gifts. Each of you can pick a tricycle later; I'll pay for it today!"

Such an imposing and generous manner immediately made the young woman in charge of receiving them beam with delight.

But at that very moment, the middle-aged manager gritted his teeth and said with a gloomy expression.

"No, we can't sell it. Even if you have money, you can't drive this car away today!"