When the three of them came out of the orphanage and were about to go to the restaurant, a surprised voice suddenly sounded in their ears: "Ye Chen, Xiaofen!"
The two of them turned around and saw several figures walking towards them.
These people were all friends who grew up with him in the welfare home.
However, for Ye Chen, there were many people here whom he had basically never seen since he left the orphanage.
The only person with whom I still have contact after leaving the orphanage is my friend from back then, Zhao Hao.
In the early years, when Ye Chen was living in an orphanage, due to the accidental death of his parents, his character became taciturn and even a little withdrawn. He might not say a word to anyone for a day.
Because he doesn't fit in, he is often isolated from other children.
Ye Chen remembered that whenever he was isolated, Zhao Hao, who was a little older than him, would always be the first to stand up and play with him.
So over the years, the relationship between the two has become very deep.
Zhao Hao and Ye Chen are the same age, but Zhao Hao is a few months older than him.
The two of them came out of the orphanage at the same time, and then they both chose to work on the construction site together, enduring hardships and suffering together, becoming standard brothers in need.
However, the difference between Zhao Hao and Ye Chen is that Ye Chen secretly gave all the money he earned to the welfare institution, while Zhao Hao saved some money himself, then left the construction site and went to Haicheng to start a small business.
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To Ye Chen, Zhao Hao's approach was understandable.
After all, we are all orphans. When they come out of the orphanage, most of them are helpless.
Everyone wants to make some money to lay a foundation for themselves, because orphans are not like others, who have parents, relatives, and a house that can protect them from wind and rain, while orphans have nothing.
If there is no money today, then there will be no food to eat today, and you will have to sleep on the street at night.
The reason why Ye Chen didn't think about himself after leaving the orphanage was mainly because of the teachings his father gave him back then, which made him feel that he could live to the age of 18 because of the kindness of the orphanage and Aunt Li to him. Of course, he
Find a way to repay the favor.
Moreover, this also has a lot to do with the education Ye Chen received in his childhood.
In his childhood, Ye Chen was the young master of the Ye family. He grew up in fine clothing and fine food, and received education in Confucianism and classic Chinese studies. Therefore, in his bones, he had a kind of dedication spirit that was like that of the great Confucians of ancient times, with compassion and compassion for others.
It is precisely this that makes him different from everyone in the orphanage.
At this time, Zhao Hao walked forward excitedly and said excitedly: "Ye Chen, my good brother, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"
Back then, he and Ye Chen slept together in a work shed at the construction site, carried cement and moved bricks together. The two supported each other and walked along the way for several years.
Later, Zhao Hao saved tens of thousands of dollars, met a girl he liked on the construction site, and followed the girl to Haicheng.
After not seeing each other for several years, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a little excited and said, "Zhao Hao, we haven't seen each other for three or four years, right? How have you been living in Haicheng in the past few years?"
When Zhao Hao heard Ye Chen's question, he laughed and said, "It's okay, it's okay! I can make ends meet!"
Marven asked again: "Where is the girl you met at the construction site? Are you two married?"
"Hi." A trace of sadness flashed between Zhao Hao's brows, but he smiled nonchalantly: "We're getting married. We've been in love for two or three years, but this isn't about marriage. I can't afford it.
What a betrothal gift, and I couldn't afford a house. The girl's parents looked down on me and often whispered in her ears, which made her look down on me, and then they broke up with me."
Ye Chen frowned and asked, "When did this happen?"
Zhao Hao smiled slightly and said, "Just last month."
Ye Chen nodded and said, "It's her loss for not choosing you."
After saying that, he added: "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, aren't you in Haicheng? How did you come to Jinling so fast?"
Zhao Hao smiled and said: "What a coincidence. My employer arranged for me to come here on a business trip. I just arrived in the afternoon. As soon as I got off the bus, I saw you guys chatting in the group, and then I hurried over."
Marven asked curiously: "Don't you run your own business? Why are you working again?"
Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and said: "Business has failed. How can business be so easy to do now? Especially in the past two years, the economic situation has been bad. It is not easy to do anything. It is even more difficult to do my small business.
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After saying that, he looked at Xiao Churan and said with a smile: "Ye Chen, is this my younger brother and sister?"
Ye Chen nodded and said, "This is my wife, Xiao Churan."
After saying that, he introduced Xiao Churan: "Churan, this is Zhao Hao, my best friend when I was in the orphanage."
Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Ye Chen, you are so lucky, your siblings are so beautiful."
Xiao Churan smiled and said: "Thank you."
Zhao Hao nodded, and then pretended to complain to Ye Chen and said: "Ye Chen, you are so unkind! You haven't taken the initiative to contact us in the past few years. After Aunt Li contracted uremia, I heard Aunt Li say
, you often go to see her, but every time you avoid us brothers and sisters, why? "
Ye Chen chuckled and said seriously: "I've been having a hard time these past few years, and I don't want everyone to see it."
Ye Chen also has self-esteem. Since marrying Xiao Churan, he has often been ridiculed by others, calling him a waste, a loser, and a son-in-law. Although he doesn't care what other people think of him, he doesn't want to follow him since he was a child.
These friends who grew up together know their dilemma.
Zhao Hao said seriously: "My good brother, we lived in a shack on a construction site for a long time. We could break a steamed bun in half, half for each person. Why are you embarrassed in front of me? Besides,
Brother, my life has not been satisfactory these past few years. Look at me, am I still laughing and joking every day?"
Ye Chen nodded slightly.
At this time, Li Xiaofen also looked at Zhao Hao with a smile on her face and said, "Brother Mouse, why don't you say hello to me?"
Zhao Hao then saw Li Xiaofen, stared at her for a long time, and then said in surprise: "You...you are Xiaofen?!"
Like Ye Chen, Zhao Hao also left the orphanage when he was eighteen and never came back.
At that time, Li Xiaofen was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she was still a young girl. But now, Li Xiaofen has grown into a graceful beauty, and the gap is still very obvious.
Li Xiaofen smiled and said: "It's me, why are you so surprised!"
Zhao Hao laughed and said: "You are really a girl. At that time, you were yellow, thin, and short. You looked like a tomboy every day. I didn't expect you to become so beautiful now!"
Li Xiaofen said shyly: "Brother Mouse, please stop praising me. How can I be considered beautiful with my sister-in-law here?"
As she said that, she couldn't help but look at Xiao Churan, the envy on her face was beyond words.
Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Don't be so presumptuous about yourself, you are also a one-in-a-million beauty now."
Li Xiaofen was so shy that she didn't know what to say when she suddenly received a call.
She picked up the phone and listened, her face immediately became anxious, and she said to everyone: "The hotel owner called and said that the hotel's lines are old and the power has tripped. It cannot be repaired today and will have to wait until tomorrow, so it cannot be opened.
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"Ah?" Zhao Hao blurted out: "Then we have to find another place temporarily!"
Li Xiaofen said anxiously: "It's dinner time now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a private room at the last moment..."
When Ye Chen heard this, he was about to call Hong Wu and ask if there were any private rooms in Tianxiang Mansion.
At this time, a black Mercedes-Benz sedan stopped beside everyone...