Ye Cheng quickly took out the water heater and changed the subject.
"Huh? Why buy a water heater? I can just boil some water. I heard those things use a lot of electricity," Jiang Yunxiang said with a pained expression.
"Sister-in-law, in the future, our family will not only have a water heater, but we will also build a house, a three-story one, and buy a car. Don't worry, okay?"
Before Jiang Yunxiang could be persuaded, Xiao Hu, without a care in the world, got excited first, "Brother, what about me? Can my house be built into a three-story building?"
"Yes, your house can build a ten-story building, okay?"
"Brother, can you give me a straight answer? My mom said it'll be easier to find a wife after the house is renovated."
"You're already thinking about finding a wife before you've even grown your pubic hair yet."
“They’re all grown out already, brother, look.”
As he was saying this, that idiot Xiao Hu actually stood up and tried to take off his pants; he must have gotten drunk.
Startled, Jiang Yunxiang quickly spat at the object, saying, "What are you doing? There are women and children here."
Ye Cheng quickly stood up, grabbed the idiot, and gently scolded, "You've had too much to drink, haven't you?"
"No, brother, it's just that I also want to live in a villa."
"Alright, hurry up and eat. Once you're full and ready to sleep, you'll have a villa."
The three men, Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu, were both in their prime. They finished all the vegetables but were still not satisfied, so they pulled out a few more handfuls of greens from the ground to cook in the broth.
The hot pot meal lasted until 10 p.m., and they drank two cases of beer and a bottle of baijiu. In the end, Ye Cheng himself was also dizzy.
He took Xiaohu home with him, and halfway there he suddenly became interested. He looked at Xiaohu and the other person understood instantly.
The two looked up at the sky and suddenly began to sing at the top of their lungs.
"Little sister, go forward boldly, go forward!"
Don't look back!
The sound of a wolf ripped through the village's silence, and a torrent of curses erupted.
"Are you trying to kill yourself? What time is it?"
"The child still has to go to school, why should he sing?"
"Who is it? Who is so immoral? Don't they have any sense of public morality?"
Some people hurled long insults, while others used simpler and more direct language. Ye Cheng pretended not to hear them.
The two lowered their heads and quickened their pace, slipping back home as fast as they could.
This kind of thing can't be discovered, or I'll get splashed with water.
After returning home, Ye Cheng was too lazy to even take a shower. He went straight to bed, wrapped himself in the blanket, and fell asleep.
Being young is great; I can still sleep after drinking so much.
Nothing happened that night. When Ye Cheng was woken up again by the urge to urinate, it was already past 8 a.m., a rare moment of sleeping in.
He was still lying in bed smoking and recovering when he heard a very rude voice coming from the doorway.
"Ye Lao Er, come out here."
Holy crap!
Who is it that's eating shit so early in the morning?
It was because I ruined him last night.
Ye Cheng came out wearing slippers. It was Duan Yong, who was standing at the door with an impatient look on his face.
I just lent them money, and instead of being grateful, they seem to be here to seek revenge.
"I'm out, what are you going to do about it?" Since the other party was being impolite, Ye Cheng was too lazy to be polite either.
When Duan Yong saw Ye Cheng, his eyes blazed with fury, leaving Ye Cheng bewildered. He wondered if he had really done something to Ye Cheng last night.
Fortunately, Duan Yong pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket and said stiffly, "This is the 3,000 yuan you lent to my family. I'm returning it to you now. Give me back the IOU."
Dude, you've really mastered the art of paying back money so confidently.
"Your family is going to buy a boat, right? Do you have enough money?" Ye Cheng asked, puzzled.
Seeing Ye Cheng's puzzled look, Duan Yong became even angrier. Suppressing his anger, he said, "We don't want your stinking money even if it's not enough. If you hadn't been shouting about a storm, we wouldn't have come back at all, and we wouldn't have encountered the storm."
Well, it's all my fault now.
It seems that what Big Brother and Little Tiger said last night was true; someone really is talking badly about me.
I was clearly just trying to help others, but you all say I'm gilding the lily.
Since the other party wanted to repay the money, Ye Cheng didn't bother arguing with him. He went back inside, retrieved the IOU, and handed it to Duan Yong.
"Then, take a look for yourself."
Duan Yong snatched the IOU, glanced at it, then handed the money to Ye Cheng. He then tore up the IOU in front of Ye Cheng and looked at him provocatively.
Ye Cheng was speechless. "What, is it my fault for borrowing money from your family?"
Duan Yong snorted coldly, pointed at Ye Cheng and cursed, "Let me tell you, if my father hadn't said he would pay you back, we wouldn't have paid you back at all, and you would have had to pay for the boat."
"Really? It's not because I have an IOU, is it?"
To put it nicely, it was just an IOU, and it was borrowed in front of the whole village, so the Duan family was too embarrassed not to pay it back.
If it was borrowed privately, Ye Cheng was 100% certain that the money would not be repaid.
Duan Yong's face flushed red as he realized what had happened, and the veins on his neck bulged. "Ye Lao Er, you've done so many wicked things, be careful, or heaven will punish you."
Having said that, he ignored Ye Chengcheng, shook his head, and left.
"I don't know if Heaven will take it or not, but it's true that Heaven will take your boat." Ye Cheng shouted at Duan Yong's back.
Duan Yong stopped in his tracks, turned around and glared angrily at Ye Cheng.
"Don't look at me. When you have time, put in a few drops of Zhenshiming eye drops and cure your blindness."
"Second Brother Ye, you think you'll fall into my hands, or else I..."
"What else?" Ye Cheng lowered his expression, took two steps forward, pointed to the sky and said, "I am a law-abiding citizen, hardworking and prosperous, helpful and caring for the community. You are heartless, incapable of distinguishing right from wrong, a complete ingrate. What can you do to me?"
Duan Yong was overwhelmed by the sheer number of idioms coming at him. He could only glare at Ye Cheng fiercely before turning and leaving.
"Tch, what can you do to me? You've really been exposed and now you're the one who's been tricked. You've borrowed money and then lent it to the wrong person."
Ye Cheng shook his head, returned to his room, and after repaying the money, his savings returned to over 8,000.
It's good that the money was returned. Lending money is never a good thing; there are always disputes involved.
However, judging from Duan Yong's attitude today, he seems to harbor deep resentment towards himself.
His family is like this; I wonder what the other villagers think.
If everyone thought that way, Ye Cheng also felt a bit of a headache.
Who wants to walk through the village and be cursed by everyone?
Forget about that for now; the real priority is to expand and strengthen my beachcombing business and achieve even greater success.
Ye Cheng opened the system and took a look:
Luck: 30+20
Points: 323
Thankfully, I had a base luck bonus, otherwise I probably would have gone home empty-handed again today.
With a luck value of 50, one can only say that hard work leads to wealth, and little by little, one accumulates wealth.
After quickly eating a couple of bites of breakfast, Ye Cheng leisurely took his things and went out, too lazy to even bring the water tank.
It doesn't deserve a luck value of 50.
When I passed by Xiaohu's house, Xiaohu's parents were still home.
"Uncle, Aunt, where's Xiaohu?"
"He's in the room, I'll call him." Aunt Wang turned and went back into the room to call him.
Ye Cheng handed a cigarette to Xiao Hu's father and lit it.
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