Chapter 2290: Sharing a Fortune

In the eyes of the vast majority of people, wealth is a symbol of strength, but Ye Chen has never looked at money that way.

Facts have also proven to him countless times that money, in many specific situations, is actually not omnipotent.

Take Fei Jianzhong, for example. Even with a net worth of a trillion, so what? He still had to scramble to come up with over two hundred billion US dollars to buy a Rejuvenation Pill.

Even his own eldest uncle, An Chongqiu, was willing to pay a price of over three hundred billion US dollars to exchange for a mere Rejuvenation Pill.

Theoretically speaking, as long as Ye Chen is willing, he could use Rejuvenation Pills to sweep up the wealth of all the elderly wealthy people in this world.

If that were the case, his wealth would probably soon surpass his grandfather's family, surpass the Saudi royal family, and even surpassing the Rothschild family would be a piece of cake.

However, when Tang Sihai gave him ten billion back then, he didn't even know how to spend it. Even if he were richer than the Rothschild family, so what?

Selling Rejuvenation Pills without restraint would definitely push him to the forefront of the storm, and the extra money earned would not only fail to bring him any substantial use but would instead attract much covetousness and prying eyes.

Therefore, in Ye Chen's view, the most important thing for him next is not to rack his brains to earn more money, but to do more accumulation of strength beyond wealth.

Only in this way can he accumulate enough power to deal with those unknown behemoths.

At this time, Fei Kexin, who was on the side, also finally understood what Ye Chen was truly concerned about.

Thus, she said to Ye Chen very firmly: "Mr. Ye, don't worry. No matter what kind of opponent we have to face in the future, as long as I am still in the Fei family, the Fei family will definitely be by your side, advancing and retreating with you!"

Ye Chen nodded gently and smiled indifferently: "Advancing and retreating together... perhaps it is sharing a time of adversity; or perhaps it is sharing a fortune. I hope I can live up to your trust."

Fei Kexin said without hesitation: "Mr. Ye, I believe in your strength. Under your protection, the Fei family will definitely be able to obtain a monstrous fortune!"

Ye Chen smiled noncommittally, then pointed to the pill in her hand and said earnestly: "Your grandfather is a shrewd person. He must know that since you went to Hong Kong specifically to help me, I certainly wouldn't have no response. So after you go back, you must not let him know that I gave you a Blood-Dispersing Heart-Saving Pill. If he asks you, just say that when I see him, I will naturally have a gesture for the Fei family."

Fei Kexin did not expect Ye Chen to be so thoughtful, and said gratefully and respectfully: "Okay, Mr. Ye, Kexin will follow your instructions in everything!"

After a twelve-hour flight, Fei Kexin's Boeing 747 finally landed at Providence Airport in the United States.

Ye Chen declined Fei Kexin's request to send him off the plane. He got off the plane alone, and after watching Fei Kexin's plane take off again and head to New York, he went through customs by himself.

Because Fei Kexin's plane enjoyed super VIP treatment at all airports across the United States, Ye Chen, as a passenger on a hitchhiking flight, also received VIP treatment at the airport.

Every airport has one or more state guest motorcades. When there are major diplomatic activities, they provide free escort services for political dignitaries from various countries, and at other times, they operate commercially. As long as one can afford the money, one can hire them to serve oneself.

Ye Chen did not want to be too ostentatious, so he took the initiative to request that this state guest motorcade reduce the eight vehicles to one Cadillac.

In this way, it appeared much more low-key.

Returning this time, Ye Chen did not tell Xiao Churan in advance.

The main reason was that Ye Chen knew Xiao Churan's personality very well. If he told her the exact return time, she would definitely drive to the airport to pick him up. On one hand, Ye Chen did not want to trouble her, and on the other hand, he was also worried that Xiao Churan coming to the airport to pick him up would reveal the truth.

After all, the flight number of a private jet would not appear on the airport's large screen.

When the full-size Cadillac SUV sent Ye Chen to the Hilton Hotel, it was already eight o'clock in the evening local time.

The driver first moved two large suitcases down from the trunk; these two boxes were Hong Kong specialties prepared for him by Liu Jiahui.

Subsequently, the driver moved a 20-inch small suitcase out from inside; this was Ye Chen's own carry-on luggage.

The Patek Philippe given to him by Liu Manqiong was also put into this box by him.

The hotel bellhop saw that he had three large boxes and quickly pushed a luggage cart over, put all three of Ye Chen's suitcases on it, and followed Ye Chen to the top floor of the Hilton Hotel.

At this time, Xiao Churan had just finished dinner with Ma Lan.

Ma Lan had been in the United States for a few days and had already become familiar with the city of Providence. Not only could she go out for walks and shopping by herself, but she even got to know many Chinese women living locally and soon hit it off with them.

In just a few days, Ma Lan had joined multiple organizations. First, she mixed into a square dance troupe organized by a group of older women, going to the city center park every night to dance to Phoenix Legend with them, and then joined a brisk walking team composed of middle-aged Chinese men and women, wearing the same sportswear every day, shouting slogans and brisk walking on the streets of Providence.

Ma Lan even made a schedule for herself, saying that she would dance on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights, brisk walk on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights, and stay in the hotel on Sundays to rest and enjoy life.

Tonight, it just happened to be the day to check in at the brisk walking team.

After eating, Ma Lan wiped her mouth and said to Xiao Churan: "Churan, Mom is going to change clothes and go to the brisk walking team. Do you want to come along?"

"I don't want to..." Xiao Churan shook her head: "The presidential suite Ye Chen booked has a mini gym. If you want to walk or run, there's no need to go to the street and walk in a group, right?"

"What do you know." Ma Lan said earnestly: "Your mom, I am mainly for socializing. I just arrived here, and I don't know anyone except you and Ye Chen. As a result, you have to go to class every day, and Ye Chen goes out to look at Feng Shui for others again. Always leaving me alone in such a big presidential suite makes me feel creepy. You still have to stay here for more than half a month. If I don't get to know a few more friends, won't the days ahead be boring to death? In Jin Ling, at least there is a Qian Hongyan who calls me Sister Lan every day. Here, I don't know anyone, it's really boring..."

Xiao Churan said helplessly: "Mom, you've only been here for a few days, and you're already complaining that it's boring here... If I had known this, you might as well have lived well in Jin Ling..."

Because Ma Lan came to Providence and lost the fairy life of living in a luxury mansion and driving a luxury car alone, she was also full of resentment, and subconsciously blurted out: "I wish I could!"

Xiao Churan asked with some surprise: "Mom, what do you mean? Do you really want to go back to Jin Ling?"

Ma Lan panicked, hurriedly changed her words with a serious face and said: "Who said that? I don't mean that! I came to the United States to find you because I missed you. If I go back, wouldn't I be alone again?"

In fact, Ma Lan was thinking: "Do you think your mom doesn't want to go back? The key is that my pockets are cleaner than my face now. If I go back, let alone buying a plane ticket, I don't even have the money to take a taxi to the airport. Besides, even if you and Ye Chen bought me a ticket back, I wouldn't have money to eat after landing, let alone having to refuel that Cullinan..."

Xiao Churan did not doubt it, and said earnestly: "Mom, if you want to live with us in the United States, don't always say it's boring here. The more you say it, the more you will think so in your heart, and then you will be even less happy."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Ma Lan bit the bullet and said: "You are right, Mom knows!"

As she said that, she hurriedly changed the subject and said: "Mom won't talk to you anymore, it's time to change clothes and go to the brisk walking team to gather."

Just as Ma Lan wanted to go back to her room to change clothes, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Ma Lan said with some dissatisfaction: "Didn't we turn on the Do Not Disturb? Why are they still knocking on the door? It's really annoying!"

As she said that, she cursed and walked to the door... ===== CHAPTER 2291 =====