Chapter 486: Brothers in Adversity

When the three of them came out of the welfare institute and were about to go to the restaurant, a pleasantly surprised voice suddenly sounded in their ears: "Ye Chen, Xiaofen!"

The two turned around and saw several figures walking toward them.

These people were all buddies who grew up with him in the welfare institute.

However, for Ye Chen, there were many people here whom he had basically not seen since he left the welfare institute.

The only one he had contact with after leaving the welfare institute was his buddy from back then, Zhao Hao.

In his early years, when Ye Chen lived in the welfare institute, due to the accidental death of his parents, his personality became silent and even a bit isolated, and he might not say a word to others all day.

Because of his incompatibility, he was often isolated by other children.

Ye Chen remembered that every time he was isolated, Zhao Hao, who was a little older than him, would always be the first to stand up and take him to play together.

So over the years, the relationship between the two was very deep.

Zhao Hao was the same age as Ye Chen, but Zhao Hao was a few months older than him.

The two left the welfare institute one after another, and then both chose to work at construction sites together, suffering and working hard together, standard brothers in adversity.

However, unlike Ye Chen, Ye Chen sent all the money he earned secretly to the welfare institute, while Zhao Hao saved some money himself, then left the construction site and went to Haicheng to do some small business.

For Ye Chen, Zhao Hao's approach was also understandable.

After all, everyone was an orphan, and when they left the welfare institute, most people had no one to rely on.

Everyone wanted to earn some money to lay a foundation for themselves, because orphans were not like others. Others had parents, relatives, and a house that could shelter them from the wind and rain, but orphans had nothing.

If they had no money today, they wouldn't be able to eat today, and they would only be able to sleep on the street at night.

The reason Ye Chen didn't consider himself after leaving the welfare institute was mainly because of his father's teaching, which made him feel that being able to live to 18 was already the kindness of the welfare institute and Aunt Li to him, so he naturally had to find a way to repay the kindness.

Moreover, this also had a lot to do with the education Ye Chen received in his childhood.

In his childhood, Ye Chen was a young master of the Ye family, living a life of luxury, and received education in Confucian thought and classic national studies, so in his bones, there was a spirit of dedication, compassionate for the world, like an ancient great Confucian.

It was precisely this point that made him different from everyone in the welfare institute.

At this time, Zhao Hao walked up excitedly and said excitedly: "Ye Chen, my good brother, it's been a long time!"

Back then, he lived in the construction shed with Ye Chen, carrying cement and bricks together, and the two supported each other and walked for several years.

Later, Zhao Hao saved tens of thousands of yuan, met a girl he liked at the construction site, and followed that girl to Haicheng.

Not seen for several years, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a little excited, saying: "Zhao Hao, it's been three or four years since we last met, right? How have you been in Haicheng these past few years?"

Hearing Ye Chen's question, Zhao Hao laughed and said: "Okay, okay! I can manage to have enough food and clothing!"

Ye Chen asked again: "What about the girl you met at the construction site back then? Are you two married?"

"Hey." A trace of sadness flashed across Zhao Hao's eyebrows, but he smiled indifferently: "Married? We dated for two or three years, but when it came to talking about marriage, I couldn't afford the bride price, and I couldn't afford a house. The girl's parents looked down on me and often whispered in her ear. After whispering for a long time, she looked down on me too, and then we broke up."

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 that she didn't choose you."

After speaking, he added: "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, aren't you in Haicheng? How did you come to Jin Ling so quickly?"

Zhao Hao laughed: "It's a coincidence, the unit arranged for me to come here on a business trip. I just arrived this afternoon. As soon as I got off the bus, I saw you guys chatting in the group, so I hurried over."

Ye Chen asked curiously: "Aren't you doing business yourself? Why are you working again?"

Zhao Hao gave a wry smile and said: "The business failed. Business isn't that easy to do nowadays, especially with the poor economic situation in the past two years. Everything is not easy to do, and my small business was even harder to do."

After speaking, he looked at Xiao Churan and smiled: "Ye Chen, is this the sister-in-law?"

Ye Chen nodded and said: "This is my wife, Xiao Churan."

After speaking, he introduced to Xiao Churan: "Churan, this is Zhao Hao, my best friend when I was at the welfare institute."

Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Ye Chen, you are really lucky, sister-in-law is really too beautiful."

Xiao Churan smiled and said: "Thank you."

Zhao Hao nodded, then pretended to complain to Ye Chen: "Ye Chen, you guy are not kind! You haven't taken the initiative to contact us for these past few years. After Aunt Li got uremia, I heard Aunt Li say that you often went to see her, but every time you avoided us brothers and sisters, why?"

Ye Chen laughed and said seriously: "Life hasn't been good these past few years, I didn't want everyone to see."

Ye Chen also had self-esteem. Ever since he married Xiao Churan, he was often ridiculed, saying he was a loser, a loser, a live-in son-in-law. Although he didn't care how outsiders looked at him, he didn't want these buddies who grew up with him to know his predicament.

Zhao Hao said seriously: "My good brother, we lived in a construction shed for a long time back then, and we could even break a bun in half, half for each. What are you embarrassed about in front of me? Besides, brother, I haven't been doing well these past few years either. Look at me, I'm still laughing every day."

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

At this time, Li Xiaofen also looked at Zhao Hao with a smile and said: "Brother Mouse, why haven't you greeted me?"

Zhao Hao saw Li Xiaofen only then, stared at her for a long time, and then said in surprise: "You... are you Xiaofen?!"

Like Ye Chen, Zhao Hao hadn't returned since he left the welfare institute at eighteen.

At that time, Li Xiaofen was only thirteen or fourteen years old, still a little girl, but now Li Xiaofen had grown into a generous beauty, and the gap was still very obvious.

Li Xiaofen smiled and said: "It's me, why are you so surprised!"

Zhao Hao laughed: "It's really true that a girl changes eighteen times. At that time, you were yellow and thin, and you were short. You looked like a tomboy every day. I didn't expect you to become so beautiful now!"

Li Xiaofen said shyly: "Brother Mouse, don't praise me randomly. With sister-in-law here, how can I be considered beautiful."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but look at Xiao Churan, and the envy on her face was beyond words.

Zhao Hao laughed: "Don't be so self-deprecating, you are also a one-in-a-million beauty now."

Li Xiaofen was shy and didn't know how to speak, when she suddenly received a phone call.

She picked up the phone and listened, her face immediately became anxious, and she said to everyone: "The restaurant owner called and said that the restaurant's wiring is aging and it tripped. It can't be repaired today, and it will have to wait until tomorrow, so it can't be open for business..."

"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's very difficult to find a private room temporarily..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen wanted to call Hong Wu to ask if there were any private rooms in Tianxiang Mansion.

At this time, a black Mercedes-Benz car stopped beside the crowd...