Chapter 1135

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Xiao Weiwei hurriedly nodded repeatedly, her voice choking up as she said earnestly: "Brother-in-law, you're right... I... I've truly awakened now... I'm no longer the arrogant, uneducated, snobbish young lady I used to be..."

As she spoke, she unzipped her down jacket slightly, revealing the blue uniform of a receptionist underneath, and said: "Brother-in-law, look, I've started looking for work myself—I'm now a greeter at the newly launched Pearl River Riviera residential complex."

Ye Chen asked curiously: "How did you end up as a greeter? If I remember correctly, you're at least a college student, aren't you? Wouldn't any random job be better than being a greeter?"

Xiao Weiwei lowered her voice, feeling deeply ashamed: "Well... brother-in-law... to be honest, my dad and my brother offended my second aunt recently, and they had people beat them into incapacitation. Now they can only lie in bed, unable to do anything. My grandmother is also old, and she hasn't recovered from the shock of my second aunt's actions, so she can't go out to work either. That leaves me to earn money and support the family."

Saying this, Xiao Weiwei choked back a few sobs: "But... I can't find any proper jobs either, because those jobs pay at the end of the month, while my dad, brother, and grandmother are still at home waiting for me to bring money back to feed them..."

"So... I can only look for jobs like being a receptionist that pay daily..."

Ye Chen nodded lightly.

Earlier, when he and his father-in-law went grocery shopping at the supermarket, he had seen Old Mrs. Xiao there, specifically helping customers pull out plastic bags.

At that time, he already knew the Xiao family had hit rock bottom.

Before, they relied on Wu Donghai and lived quite comfortably.

But later, Xiao Changgan and Xiao Hailong caused a major disaster, kidnapping Ye Changsen and Ma Lan, which completely offended Wu Donghai.

In the end, upon learning Ye Changsen's identity as the young master of the Ye family, Wu Donghai could only kneel before him, seeking a way to survive.

Now, Wu Donghai has become a lackey of Master Hong Wu, so naturally he can no longer give the Xiao family any chance.

If it weren't for me still wanting to leave the Xiao family a final retreat, they would have already been kicked out by Wu Donghai.

However, leaving them this retreat isn't because I pity them.

I believe, as ancient sages have summarized, that evil people will inevitably be ground down by other evil people.

So, rather than letting them roll out of Tang Chen Yi Pin, it's better to let them experience the bitterness of being in dire straits within Tang Chen Yi Pin.

That's why Wu Donghai used his connections to have Zhang Guifen and the other two released early.

Ye Chen had long seen through Old Mrs. Xiao's character—he knew that if she saw Zhang Guifen and the two others wanting to live in the same villa as her, she would do everything possible to drive Zhang Guifen away, and in the end, she would surely offend Zhang Guifen to the utmost.

As expected.

Originally, Zhang Guifen and the two others felt grateful toward Old Mrs. Xiao, and if she had treated them well, they would have certainly repaid her with their utmost effort.

In that case, Old Mrs. Xiao would have had three strong rural women to help her, and the family would at least have had enough to eat.

But Ye Chen had calculated that Old Mrs. Xiao would not choose that path.

So, he deliberately let Old Mrs. Xiao experience the feeling of lifting a stone only to drop it on her own foot.

Turning what was once help into enmity would surely cause Old Mrs. Xiao immense suffering.

And Old Mrs. Xiao, indeed, did not disappoint him.

Now, Old Mrs. Xiao alone supporting a family of four is clearly already extremely strained, so only Xiao Weiwei can bear the burden of supporting the family.

Ye Chen looked at Xiao Weiwei before him—though his impression of her had slightly improved, he also did not sympathize with her situation.

He then said lightly: "Pearl River Riviera isn't far from here—just take a taxi; the starting fare should get you there."

Xiao Weiwei hurriedly said: "Brother-in-law... I'm so tight on money now I'd rather split every cent in half to spend it—I can't even bear to take the bus, let alone take a taxi..."

As she spoke, she pointed to her high-heeled shoes and said: "I was actually planning to walk over directly—this way I could save some money. I just happened to see you passing by here, so I plucked up the courage to come apologize to you, and by the way, ask if you could give me a ride..."

In fact, deep down, Xiao Weiwei now has a good impression of Ye Chen.

Since the day before the Lunar New Year, when many prominent figures in Jin Ling came to pay Ye Chen a New Year's visit, she realized that her former disdain for Ye Chen was a grave mistake.

She also realized that the current Ye Chen is absolutely no longer comparable to the Ye Chen of the past.

Moreover, Ye Chen has always treated Xiao Churan very well, and Xiao Weiwei has seen this with her own eyes.

Therefore, her view of Ye Chen has undergone a complete transformation compared to before.

Today, she happened to see Ye Chen riding his bike past her, so she plucked up the courage to call out to him.

She also hoped in her heart that she could use this opportunity to turn hostility into harmony with Ye Chen.

But Ye Chen genuinely couldn't muster any good feeling toward Xiao Weiwei, so he said: "I still have some matters to attend to, and Pearl River Riviera isn't on my way, so I can't give you a ride."

Although Xiao Weiwei felt disappointed in her heart, she didn't continue to pester him, and quickly nodded, saying: "It's fine, brother-in-law—go ahead and attend to your affairs; I'll just walk over."

Ye Chen saw she was still wearing high heels, and knew she couldn't possibly walk forty minutes in them, so he felt a bit of sympathy and said: "How about this—we add each other on WeChat, and I'll transfer some money to you."

Xiao Weiwei instinctively said: "No need, brother-in-law... I can't take your money..."

Ye Chen said calmly: "Just because you can sincerely call me brother-in-law, I should help you—don't say you ran into me; if you ran into your sister, she would definitely help you too."

Xiao Churan has always been kind-hearted and doesn't hold grudges, so if she saw Xiao Weiwei in this state, she would certainly lend a hand.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiwei felt both moved and ashamed, choking up as she said: "Brother-in-law, I used to treat you so badly, yet you're still willing to help me... I really... I really..."

Saying this, Xiao Weiwei couldn't help but burst into tears.

Today, she finally truly understood what it means to repay resentment with virtue.

If it were someone else, after I had offended them before, they would now surely wish to step on me and laugh at my misfortune.

But Ye Chen not only didn't mock or ridicule me—he even wanted to help me, which is truly beyond my expectations.

Ye Chen then said: "Alright, stop crying, stop refusing—hurry up and add me on WeChat; I still have things to do, so I need to leave soon."

Only then did Xiao Weiwei frantically nod, but when she reached into her pocket to pull out her phone, she realized she didn't even have a phone...

Her phone had already been confiscated by Wu Donghai's people.

So, she said awkwardly: "Brother-in-law... that... I... I... I don't have a phone..."