"What?! You're married?!"

Xie Yiting was shocked upon hearing this, then flew into a rage, raising her small pink fists and pounding Ye Chen wildly: "You damned bastard, how could you get married, how could you get married!"

Ye Chen was speechless. Was there anything wrong with his marriage? The way Xie Yiting was beating him now made it seem like he was the one having an affair! Girls these days are not only promiscuous, but their thinking is also bizarre!

"Girl!"

Xie Donghui was terrified when he saw this. He quickly grabbed his daughter and glared at her sternly: "How could you hit Doctor Ye? Do you want to die?!"

"Dad, didn't you hear? He's married!"

Xie Yiting pointed at Ye Chen, looking like a wronged woman. Ye Chen was still speechless, covering his forehead with his hand. His second senior sister suddenly pinched his waist hard again, glaring at him fiercely as if asking if he had done something to offend the girl, otherwise why would she be so agitated! Ye Chen shook his head vigorously. How could he do such a thing? Even if he was starving, he wouldn't be like this. To pounce on a girl the moment he saw her—wouldn't that be 'promiscuity'?

Leng Qingqiu was about to pinch him again, but seeing Ye Chen's aggrieved expression, she stopped. She then looked at Xie Yiting with a rather speechless expression. What was wrong with this girl? Her junior brother had nothing to do with her, yet she acted like he was the first wife. Her junior brother's charm was truly immense!

"What business is it of yours what other people's marriage is? Is their marriage abnormal?"

Xie Donghui looked at his daughter speechlessly. Was it because she had never been in a relationship since she was a child that his daughter was in such a hurry now?

"Since Young Friend Ye is already married, I will not insist."

"grandfather……"

"Shut up!"

Old Master Xie abruptly interrupted his granddaughter, then continued speaking seriously to Ye Chen: "I have two important matters to discuss with you today. One is about my wife; young friend Ye promised to take me to her. The other is about young friend Ye's birthday. I really didn't know that this grand birthday celebration in Pengcheng was for young friend Ye. Otherwise, I should have gone to the hotel yesterday to present you with a gift to show the Xie family's respect. Now that I've missed it, I want to make up for it."

After finishing his words, Master Xie gestured to his son, Xie Donghui, who immediately took out a brocade box from his person, opened it, and revealed a pearl inside. The pearl was perfectly round, smooth as jade, and exuded an ancient aura; to look at it seemed to invigorate and soothe the mind.

The moment Ye Chen saw it, he felt his spiritual energy surge. This was a great treasure! Abundant in spiritual energy! It looked to be at least a thousand years old! And it had definitely fallen into the hands of a Taoist priest and undergone Taoist transformation! It would be of great benefit to his cultivation!

“Young friend Ye, this is a family heirloom passed down through my ancestors. My father once said that it is priceless and needs to find a destined person. In other words, although this item is kept in our Xie family, its final ownership does not belong to our Xie family. I thought about it for a long time, and just last night, I finally figured out its ownership. It is for you, young friend Ye!”

"I'm very serious," Master Xie said, looking intently at Ye Chen. Ye Chen was astonished. He hadn't expected the Xie family to possess such a treasure, and that he himself was the destined owner? Thinking about it, it made sense. Aside from its value, this thing was practically useless to the Xie family, who were certainly not short of money. But for him, it was a different story. It would greatly benefit his cultivation and could even be used in conjunction with acupuncture techniques to treat more difficult patients, such as those afflicted by the King Gu poison.

Seeing such a treasure, Ye Chen really wanted to put it in his pocket right away, but then he thought it wouldn't be appropriate, so he put on the ancient Chinese custom: "Oh, thank you, Master Xie, you're too kind. How can I accept such a valuable thing!"

"No, young friend Ye, you are a perfect match, and you..."

"Then thank you very much, Elder Xie!"

Before Master Xie could finish speaking, Ye Chen grabbed the beads without even taking the box, and stuffed them into his pocket.

Everyone: "..."

After realizing what had happened, Ye Chen looked embarrassed! Damn it, he had grabbed it too hastily! And he only grabbed the beads, which made him look too hungry! He really wanted to put the beads back and start over, but then he thought better of it; he was already starving!

Perhaps sensing Ye Chen's embarrassment, Master Xie laughed heartily and said that young friend Ye was truly straightforward, which he liked very much. With one sentence, he eased Ye Chen's awkwardness. However, Ye Chen suddenly asked, "Master Xie, about your matter of finding a spouse..." He glanced at the Xie father and daughter.

"Oh, it's nothing, I've already reached an agreement with them."

Master Xie spoke frankly, and the Xie father and daughter showed no unusual expression. While the third concubine had indeed been despicable, after hearing the old man's account, they realized she was also a pitiful person. Now that she was no longer alive, they set aside their prejudices and agreed to let the old man boldly pursue his love!

Seeing this, Ye Chen felt relieved, lest he disappear with the old man and the Xie family still be searching for him without knowing what was going on!

"Mr. Xie, don't I remember your wife has passed away?"

Shangguan Haokun couldn't help but ask, "Old Master Xie had three wives, and I remember they've all passed away. Why do you still need Ye Chen to take him to find his wife?"

In fact, in this universe of China, wealthy people or those who have made significant contributions to China can have multiple wives. However, they need to be wealthy (in the tens of billions) and have made substantial contributions, at least in some area that has propelled China to the forefront of the world, or have achieved great success during the reform and opening-up period, enabling people to live and work in peace and contentment, and contributing to the country's prosperity and development.

Both the Shangguan and Xie families achieved these two points, which is why they could marry many concubines. As for ordinary people, they could only marry one. This wasn't unfair; it was simply a matter of reaping what you sow. Those who climbed to such high positions naturally received different treatment.

So Ye Chen actually had this privilege as well. As the master of the Dragon Soul Hall, he could marry at least ten wives. However, he had never heard of this benefit before, so he hadn't applied for it. As for Elder Xie and the others being able to marry multiple concubines, Ye Chen assumed it was because they married after divorce; otherwise, it would constitute bigamy.

In his eyes, as a citizen of China, one can only marry one wife. Even Yan Jun only has one wife, so he had never heard of such a benefit.

The main reason is that although China has this benefit, it is not strongly encouraged. Therefore, the powerful and wealthy who marry multiple wives are still a minority. They have not explained to the world that all of them are wives and concubines, and they are only considered to be married after marriage.

That's how things are, so Ye Chen was kept in the dark. Otherwise, he would have gone to Yan Jun long ago to apply for a hundred wives!