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

An hour later.

When Ye Chen returned to the market, he was completely dumbfounded.

A truckload of 22 wild boars was brought into the city, and they were all sold out in just over an hour!

"Ye Chen, we part-time workers did a pretty good job, right? How much are we getting paid?"

Luo Ling immediately stepped forward and asked.

Tian Xiaohui directly handed over a stack of banknotes and reported to the supervisor.

"A total of 5360 catties of wild boar meat was sold at two yuan per catty, for a total of 10,680 yuan. Anything less was rounded down."

"Ye Chen, since the three of you are going into the mountains together this time, how do you plan to divide the money?"

After saying that, the three women pushed him aside and said no more.

After all, this was Ye Chen's own business. The three of them could help, but Ye Chen was the one who made the final decision.

"Li Yan, Brother Tian Cong, let's split it equally among the three of us, just like we agreed last time." Ye Chen counted the money and divided it into three portions.

But before it could be handed over, Li Yan refused it.

"Brother Ye Chen, to be honest, this harvest is mainly due to your efforts. You found the location, and we were just responsible for carrying it."

"If we split this evenly, it would be too unfair to you. Besides, I also heard from Brother Tian Cong that you need money for something important recently, so I can't take this money. Otherwise, my dad will definitely scold me when we get back!"

"That's right, you're short of money, so don't be polite with us. Here's what we'll do: give us three hundred yuan each, split the change, and you can keep the rest!" Tian Cong also said.

"Then we'll do as you say. But I'll also make you a promise: once I've accomplished this big task, you'll both get a share!"

Ye Chen didn't stand on ceremony; the three of them had a life-or-death bond.

Saying any more would seem a bit pretentious.

Ye Chen then gave each of them three hundred yuan.

He pulled out a stack of ten-yuan notes and handed them to Tian Xiaohui.

"Xiaohui, this is your salary, one hundred each."

"I haven't taken you into the city many times before. It's still early today, so let's go shopping together. If you see anything you like, feel free to buy it. Consider it my way of making it up to you today!"

"Brother Ye Chen, this is a bit unfair. You can't tell us what to buy!" Li Yan stepped forward and protested.

Luo Ling and Qian Jiali pushed him aside.

"Get lost! The three of us live under the same roof as Ye Chen; he owes us that. What are you doing here!"

"That's right, we're all Ye Chen's women, what are you, a grown man, trying to take?"

Luo Ling spoke quickly, blurting out her words, and only realized her mistake after she finished speaking, so she immediately explained.

"In the past—and I mean in the past—even though it has nothing to do with Ye Chen anymore, he can't just abandon us!"

"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right. I heard there's a sauerkraut hot pot restaurant in the city. I'll treat everyone to lunch today; let's have a good meal first!"

Ye Chen noticed the three women's embarrassment and immediately offered words of comfort.

Then, he led everyone away.

……

The pickled cabbage hot pot restaurant is located in the east of the city.

On the way, Luo Ling and Qian Jiali huddled together, chattering away, and bought a lot of strange and unusual things.

There are headdresses and hair clips, all things for a young woman.

Tian Xiaohui remained silent throughout, only pausing briefly when passing by the bookstore.

"What's wrong? Want to buy some books?" Ye Chen saw through Tian Xiaohui's thoughts.

Subconsciously, he thought back to the promise he made to Tian Xiaohui when they got married.

Marry me, and I'll support you through college!

Your family doesn't take care of you, but I will from now on!

Unfortunately, after marrying him, Tian Xiaohui was met with beatings and verbal abuse when she was drunk.

And yet, they've remained steadfast in their beliefs for so many years.

How could I possibly let such a woman down?

Having been given a second chance at life, I'm determined to fulfill what I said back then and help Tian Xiaohui achieve her dream.

"If you want to learn, then buy it; reading more books is beneficial!"

As Ye Chen spoke, he directly took Tian Xiaohui's hand, but Tian Xiaohui stood still, looking somewhat hesitant.

"Ye Chen, I'm already this old... do you think I can still learn anything?"

"All I know is that I was immature before, but you took good care of me!" Ye Chen said solemnly.

"You stayed by my side through thick and thin, even though I'm a hopeless alcoholic, how could you give up on yourself like this?"

"I remember you were so determined to go to university back then. You didn't have the ability before, so why don't you give it a try now?"

Tian Xiaohui was stunned. She never expected that Ye Chen would still remember what he had said back then.

A warmth spread through my heart, and the corners of my mouth turned up slightly.

"Well... I'll go buy some books and see if I can learn anything from them!"

Finally, Tian Xiaohui clenched her fist and walked towards the bookstore.

……

In a private room at Chengdong Sauerkraut Hot Pot, Wang Jian'an, the owner of a nightclub, was reprimanding his underlings.

"I told you before, I must get my hands on that piece of land in the factory."

"A month has passed now, why is there still no news?"

"Boss Wang, we really tried our best, but we never expected someone would dare to intercept us halfway through!"

The younger brother was tall and strong, covered in dragon and phoenix tattoos, but in front of Wang Jian'an, he acted all docile.

"Chang Sheng Pharmacy, along with several of its branches, has closed down. We can't even find anyone there now."

"Later I found out that someone was negotiating with them to acquire the shop, saying they would pay three months' rent upfront, and then settle the entire transfer fee in one lump sum. That's over five thousand per shop, we can't afford that price!"

There are at least twenty shops in that area around the factory.

Each family spends over five thousand yuan, which adds up to more than one hundred thousand yuan!

Wang Jian'an is wealthy, but now he also runs a nightclub and other businesses.

Although we have a lot of cash at our disposal, it's only about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

Even he wouldn't be able to come up with 100,000 yuan in liquid assets!

"Damn it! Investigate this! Find the person who did this!"

Wang Jian'an slammed his hand on the table, his face turning red.

Since he became famous, no one has ever dared to climb over him to get ahead.

"Boss Wang, I checked, and that person seems to be called Ye Chen... but we really don't know what he does or where he's from!" the underling said, feeling aggrieved.

Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside the door.

"Ye Chen, the place looks nice, but the food must be expensive, right?"

Ye Chen... is it really that coincidental?

"Go take a look!" Wang Jian'an was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up.

He opened the door to the private room and peered outside.

In their line of sight, Ye Chen walked towards them with three women.

With just one glance, Wang Jian'an recognized Ye Chen's identity.

Isn't this the bastard who stormed into the nightclub and beat me up last time?

And the woman next to her, that's the one I wanted to sleep with last time!

Is he Ye Chen?

He's just a bastard who ruined his own plans?

"Hmph, what a small world!"

Wang Jian'an sneered and, taking advantage of the fact that the other party hadn't noticed him, directly closed the door.

Then, he gave instructions to his younger brother.

"Later, find an opportunity to follow this guy named Ye Chen."

"Find out where he lives, and also confirm whether he's really the one ruining my business!"

"Boss Wang, should we just...?" the underling said, touching his neck.

Wang Jian'an shook his head: "No need, this kid has a grudge against me, I'll handle it myself!"

"Tell me what's going on after you've found out, and I'll have a way to deal with him!"