Ten billion?!
Ye Chen was stunned.
He knew his grandfather's family was very wealthy, but he had been young back then and had no concept of money. All he knew was that the Ye Family was one of the foremost families in Yanjing and the entire country.
But he had no idea exactly how much money they had.
Now, though, he finally had some idea.
Ten billion was just pocket money. The entire Ye Family's fortune was probably worth more than a trillion!
To be honest, deep down, he was tempted.
But when he thought of his parents' deaths, for which his grandfather could hardly escape blame, he found it hard to forgive him.
Tang Sihai saw his hesitation and hurriedly said, "Young master, you're a member of the Ye Family. This money is rightfully yours. Strictly speaking, it belonged to your father."
"The old master said that if you're willing to return, you'll inherit the family's trillion-yuan fortune. If you're unwilling, then consider this money your living expenses."
"Oh, and the largest enterprise in Jinling, the Dihao Group, which has a market value of one hundred billion yuan, was acquired in full by the Ye Family yesterday. All its shares are now in your name. You can go to the Dihao Group tomorrow to take over!"
Ye Chen could hardly believe it.
The Ye Family had spent far too much on him, hadn't they?
A black card with ten billion, and the Dihao Group, worth one hundred billion!
Jinling might be a place where dragons and tigers lay hidden, but the Dihao Group was its one true god. Every family had to bow and scrape before it. It was the emperor of Jinling's business world!
Even the Xiao Family and Wang Family, who had humiliated him today, and the Zhang Family, whose son was pursuing Xiao Churan, were mere small fry before the Dihao Group!
He had never expected it to be his now!
At that moment, Tang Sihai handed him a business card and said, "Young master, you may need to calm down and think it over. I won't disturb you any longer. This is my number. If you need anything, give me an order anytime!"
With that, Tang Sihai turned and left.
After he was gone, Ye Chen remained rooted to the spot in a daze.
He didn't know whether he should accept the Ye Family's compensation.
But on careful thought, he had spent more than a decade drifting from place to place and had suffered every humiliation after marrying into the Xiao Family. This was the Ye Family's compensation to him for all of that, so why shouldn't he take it?
Besides, Aunt Li still needed two million for her medical bills, and there was no time to lose.
At that thought, he gritted his teeth and immediately turned back to the payment desk. "Hello, I'd like to pay the remaining two million."
He swiped the card and entered the password. The transaction went through.
Just like that, two million was transferred into the hospital's account.
Ye Chen felt as though he were walking on clouds.
Had he just become a man worth a hundred billion?
He returned home in a daze.
By then, all hell had broken loose at home.
Xiao Churan and her parents didn't live in the Xiao Family villa, but in a very ordinary apartment.
Ever since Xiao Churan married him and Old Master Xiao passed away, they had been driven out.
His mother-in-law was at home, cursing furiously. "That good-for-nothing Ye Chen! He made our whole family lose face today! If you don't divorce him, I'm afraid your grandmother will kick you out of the Xiao Group!"
Xiao Churan said, "If she kicks me out, I'll find another job."
"You..." his mother-in-law said in a fury. "What's so good about that good-for-nothing? Why can't you divorce him and marry Zhang Wenhao? If you married Zhang Wenhao, our whole family could finally hold our heads high!"
His father-in-law chimed in, "Exactly! Marry Zhang Wenhao, and our whole family will instantly become precious in your grandmother's eyes. She'll be falling over herself to curry favor with you every day."
Xiao Churan said, "Stop it, both of you. I won't divorce Ye Chen."
"You child!"
The two were about to try persuading her again when Ye Chen pushed the door open and came in.
Neither his father-in-law nor his mother-in-law looked pleased to see him.
His mother-in-law snorted. "A good-for-nothing like you still has the nerve to come back!"
Ye Chen sighed inwardly. His mother-in-law had always looked down on him, but if she knew he was now the owner of the Dihao Group and had ten billion in cash, how would she react?
For now, though, Ye Chen wasn't ready to let anyone know his identity.
He had been away from the Ye Family for years. Who knew what the situation in the family was now? What if his identity was exposed and someone in the Ye Family tried to harm him?
So it was better to keep a low profile for now.
He lowered his head and said apologetically, "Mom, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you today."
His mother-in-law cursed, "You call that trouble? You're going to be the death of the three of us! Can't you have a little self-awareness and get out of our house already?"
Xiao Churan hurriedly said, "Mom, how can you talk like that? Ye Chen is your son-in-law!"
"Bullshit!" his mother-in-law said bitterly. "I don't have a good-for-nothing son-in-law like him! The farther away he gets, the better!"
Xiao Churan gave Ye Chen a push. "Go back to the bedroom."
Ye Chen nodded gratefully and escaped to the bedroom.
He and Xiao Churan had been married for three years, but they had never consummated their marriage. Xiao Churan slept on the bed, while he slept on a bedroll beside it.
That night, Ye Chen couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
What had happened today was simply too shocking. He couldn't digest it all at once.
Before going to sleep, Xiao Churan said to him, "How is Aunt Li? I still have over a hundred thousand in my personal savings. Take it to her tomorrow so she can use it."
Ye Chen said, "There's no need. Someone has already paid for Aunt Li and sent her to Yanjing for treatment."
"Really?" Xiao Churan said, overjoyed. "Aunt Li can be saved?"
"Yes." Ye Chen said, "Aunt Li has spent her life doing good deeds and has helped so many people. Now someone has finally repaid her kindness."
"That's good." Xiao Churan nodded and said to Ye Chen, "You can breathe easier now too."
"Yes."
Xiao Churan said, "I need to sleep. There's been so much going on at the company lately. I'm exhausted."
Ye Chen asked, "Is something going on at the company?"
Xiao Churan said, "Business hasn't been very good. Grandma has always wanted to work with a big company like the Dihao Group, but the Xiao Family is still much weaker. They don't think much of us."
Ye Chen suddenly thought of the Dihao Group and asked her, "The Xiao Family doesn't have a partnership with the Dihao Group?"
Xiao Churan gave a self-mocking laugh. "Why would the Dihao Group ever think much of the Xiao Family? Even Weiwei's fiancé, Wang Yunfei, and his family have barely managed to establish a slight connection with the Dihao Group. Grandma is counting on the Wang Family to help the Xiao Family make contact with the Dihao Group after those two get married."
Ye Chen nodded.
So the Xiao Family was desperate to squeeze its way into a partnership with the Dihao Group.
But Old Madam Xiao probably couldn't have dreamed that the Dihao Group already belonged to him...
At that thought, Ye Chen decided to take over the Dihao Group first, then use it to give Xiao Churan some help. She was bullied far too much in the Xiao Family. As her husband, he had a responsibility to help raise her standing in the family.
Churan, your husband is different from today onward!
I won't let anyone look down on you again!
I'll make the entire Xiao Family bow and scrape before you!