Chapter 316: Dreams of getting rich

Ma Lan knew very well that if this matter were exposed, even if she could clear herself of other suspicions, it would at least be illegal gambling. Once her husband and daughter knew she was gambling so big outside and had lost all their family assets, they would probably be extremely angry.

If that happened, she wouldn't have an easy life either.

Now, although the money was gone, those people were in a worse situation, all sent to dig coal in the black coal mine, and they wouldn't be able to get out for ten or twenty years. They were much more miserable than her.

So, by comparison, she wasn't that miserable.

It was just that the money and the bracelet were gone, which was really heartbreaking.

It was easy to say the bracelet was gone; she had the fragments anyway, so she could just tell her family that the bracelet had fallen and broken.

But this money was a bit hard to swallow.

All the family's money was stored in her account. Xiao Changkun didn't have much money himself, and even the few hundred thousand he earned from reselling antiques was in her hands.

And she had lost all the family's savings. If her husband found out, he would probably be furious, right?

Ma Lan sighed endlessly, feeling both regretful and miserable about today's events.

On the way back, Master Hong Wu called Ye Chen and said, "Master Ye, I personally sent the convoy onto the highway just now. The convoy is already heading to Jinxi. I should have gone personally to handle the things you ordered, but there's something going on at Tianxiang Mansion tonight. Someone important has booked the diamond private room for a banquet, so I have to go and check..."

As he spoke, Hong Wu added, "But don't worry, I'll fly there tomorrow. I estimate that by the time I arrive in the afternoon, their convoy will have arrived too."

Ye Chen gave a hum and asked curiously, "Important guests at Tianxiang Mansion tonight? Who are they?"

Hong Wu hurriedly said, "Wu Donghai of the Wu family in Jiangnan, and his son, Wu Xin."

Ye Chen frowned. They've been here for several days, and the people from the Wu family haven't left yet?

Could it be that they are staying in Jin Ling because they want to find him?

After all, the psychological suggestion that Wu Qi must eat shit every hour was something he had caused.

It's estimated that the Wu family also realized there must be a hidden story behind this, so they wanted to get to the bottom of it.

However, Ye Chen wasn't worried. The Wu family might be powerful, but they weren't as powerful as the Ye family.

Besides, with his current strength, even without bringing out the Ye family's background, the Wu family couldn't do anything to him.

If the Wu family insisted on acting tough with him, then don't blame him for being impolite.

So Ye Chen said to Master Hong Wu, "Fine, you go ahead and get busy."

"Alright, Master Ye!"

After hanging up, the car was almost home.

Ma Lan said to Ye Chen, "Pull over, I'll drive back myself. You walk back, so you don't get seen by your dad and Churan coming back together!"

Ye Chen nodded indifferently, pulled the car over, and got out.

Just right, he could buy some vegetables on the way.

While buying vegetables, Ye Chen called his father-in-law to ask if his gathering at the Brilliant Club was over.

His father-in-law told him that he had just finished the gathering and returned home, and also thanked Ye Chen, because Ye Chen had earned him plenty of face today.

When Ye Chen returned home after buying vegetables, Xiao Changkun was sitting in the living room, holding a cup of tea in one hand and listening to a novel on his phone with the other.

Xiao Changkun was particularly obsessed with audiobooks. In his words, listening to novels not only saves his hands but also his eyes.

Moreover, the immersion is strong, the sense of presence is stronger, and it's more convenient for him to substitute himself as the protagonist in the book and show off in various ways.

Seeing Ye Chen return, he immediately paused the playback and said with a smile, "Oh, my good son-in-law, you're back!"

Ye Chen smiled and called out "Dad," then found that Xiao Churan and his mother-in-law Ma Lan were not in the living room, so he asked, "Are Churan and Mom back?"

"Churan isn't back, but your mom is."

Xiao Changkun waved his hand and said, "Your mom went into her room as soon as she got back, saying she wasn't feeling well. Who knows what's wrong? Maybe she lost money playing mahjong and feels bad!"

Ye Chen nodded and asked deliberately, "Do you want to go and check? Show some concern?"

"Concern my ass." Xiao Changkun curled his lips and said, "She only knows how to play mahjong all day long, it's so annoying. If she really lost ten or twenty thousand, let her feel bad herself. After feeling bad for two days, she'll know to restrain herself!"

Ye Chen laughed dumbly.

Ten or twenty thousand?

You have to multiply that by eight thousand!

Today, Ma Lan lost a full 60 million!

Thinking of this, Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh that his mother-in-law was truly brainless. Playing mahjong with a few old women, she could lose over 60 million. What kind of idiot would make such a mistake?

At this moment, Xiao family villa.

Xiao Changqian was sitting comfortably on a recliner, sipping tea and listening to the little tunes playing on his phone, waiting for Qian Hongyan to return in triumph.

Xiao Changqian and Xiao Changkun are brothers, and their ways of celebrating good news are almost identical.

Xiao Changqian was playing with his phone, repeatedly looking at the WeChat message Qian Hongyan sent an hour ago, his mouth almost crooked from smiling.

The WeChat message said: "Husband, Ma Lan's 2 million in savings, the 1 or 2 million house she's living in now, and that jade bracelet worth 4 or 5 million have all been lost to us! And that Tang Chen villa worth 130 million is also confirmed to be mortgaged to us! Ye Chen will send the property deed over soon! We're rich this time!"

Xiao Changqian calculated that even without mentioning those miscellaneous things, just this villa alone, if sold, would fetch at least 120 million. At that time, his family would get 40%, which is nearly 50 million!

50 million, that's already enough!

At that time, if you add the cash, the old house's property deed, and the jade bracelet, he could get a few million more. By then, the harvest would be well over 50 million!

Plus the 15 million in savings his family already had, it would add up to over 60 million, nearly 70 million!

Even if the Xiao family went bankrupt, this money would be enough for him to live comfortably for a long time!

Xiao Changqian had even planned the use of this money.

First, he had to give the old lady 8 million.

Because the old lady had been urging for that 8 million for the past two days, Xiao Changqian had been making excuses that the money was being redeemed by the fund manager and that he promised to transfer it to the Xiao Group's account tomorrow.

He originally planned to give the old lady 8 million after Qian Hongyan finished scamming Ma Lan, just to get rid of her.

As for the rest of the money, he decided to hold onto it tightly and never let the old lady know. He would buy a villa first, and when the Xiao family went bankrupt, he would move directly.

Thinking of this, Xiao Changqian's mood was extremely pleasant, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Ma Lan, this stinking woman, she dares to show off in front of me just because she has a villa? Now she's cooled down, right? She really deserves it! This money can be considered my mental damage compensation!"

For him, scamming Ma Lan out of everything had no psychological burden at all.

This kind of stinking woman needs to be scammed, and scammed a lot, scammed hard, scammed to death!

It would be best if this stinking woman had money, and he could think of some way to scam all her money and turn her into a long-term money bag!