We agreed not to date, so why are you crying now that I've become the richest man?

Ye Chen smiled.

"Dad, Mom, don't get agitated. Let's negotiate properly tomorrow and save every penny we can."

"Yes, let's negotiate."

Chen Xiulan immediately perked up.

"We can't let them take advantage of us."

Seeing the enthusiasm in his parents' eyes, Ye Chen felt a little relieved.

The purpose of bringing them to see the store was not just to convince them that the clothing business has potential.

More importantly, he wanted to help his parents gradually get used to one thing:

They won't be working in factories earning a meager microwave wage anymore.

……

1:30 PM.

Realizing it was about time, Ye Chen led his parents away from the pedestrian street and took a taxi back to the First Municipal Hospital.

When he walked into the medical examination center again, the relaxed look on his face was gone.

"Dad, Mom, please sit here for a moment. I'll go get the report."

"it is good."

Ye Chen walked to the triage desk alone.

"Ye Jianguo, Chen Xiulan."

The nurse flipped through the records and handed over a thick brown paper bag.

Ye Chen reached out and took it.

The paper bag is very light.

But when you hold it in your hand, it feels like you're pressing down on a stone.

Two weeks ago, he was in his office in Central, Hong Kong Island, watching over a hundred million US dollars fluctuate under a hundredfold leverage, and he wasn't this panicked.

But at this moment, cold sweat slowly seeped from his palms.

The images of my father suddenly collapsing in my past life, and my mother's hair turning white overnight by her bedside, all flooded my mind.

What he feared most was never being poor.

Instead, even after becoming wealthy, regrets may still remain.

"Let's go, let's take it to the doctor."

Ye Chen tightened the paper bag and turned to call his parents.

The three of them went to the chief physician's office on the second floor.

The old doctor put on his reading glasses, first picked up the film and looked at it against the lightbox for a few moments, then flipped through the blood report.

The consultation room was quiet.

The only sound was the rustling of paper.

Ye Chen stood to the side, staring intently at the doctor's expression.

The doctor's brow twitched.

Ye Chen's heart also jumped.

"Your daily life is quite regular?"

The old doctor looked up at Ye Jianguo and Chen Xiulan.

Ye Jianguo quickly replied, "I go to get off work and leave work on time, and I don't often stay up late. Doctor, is there something wrong?"

The old doctor glanced at him and suddenly smiled.

"no problem."

He pushed the report back onto the desktop.

"The test results are very good. Your cardiovascular health is good, no abnormalities were found in your lungs, and the tumor screening was also normal. Just eat less oily food in the future."

Chen Xiulan quickly asked, "Are you sure there's nothing seriously wrong?"

"No, don't worry."

The old doctor looked at Ye Chen again.

"Young people, it's a good thing to take your parents for a physical exam. Many people don't get checked regularly and only regret it when health problems arise. It's good for you to maintain your current lifestyle."

Ye Chen did not speak immediately.

He looked down at the report in his hand, and the tension that had been building up in his chest for over a decade finally began to ease.

At least in this life, because of his rebirth, everything in the family is moving in a positive direction.

"Thank you, doctor."

Ye Chen took the report and turned to look at his parents.

"Dad, Mom, let's go."

Stepping out of the hospital, the afternoon sun was shining brightly.

Chen Xiulan was still saying that she should eat less fried food in the future, while Ye Jianguo was muttering about how much the physical examination cost.

Hearing the two voices, Ye Chen's steps became much lighter than when he arrived.

He flagged down a taxi and headed straight for the car dealership.

……

Twenty minutes later, in the backyard of the Volkswagen 4S store.

Salesman Xiao Wang greeted Ye Chen with a big smile and handed him two brand-new car keys.

"Mr. Ye, the temporary license plate is affixed, the insurance is in effect, and the gas tank is full. You can drive away anytime."

Ye Jianguo circled the black Passat twice, touched the car door, but didn't dare to open it.

"Chenchen, why don't you drive? I'm not very good at it, what if I scratch it?"

"OK."

Ye Chen opened the driver's side door and got in.

In his previous life, he drove for more than ten years.

The moment I put my hands on the steering wheel, that sense of familiarity returned immediately.

He rolled down the car window and turned his head to look at his parents.

"Get in the car, let's go home."

Ye Jianguo and Chen Xiulan carefully sat down in the back row.

The car door closed, and the leather seats and quiet cabin shut out the noise from outside.

Ye Chen shifted into drive and gently pressed the accelerator.

The black Passat smoothly drove out of the 4S store and headed towards the highway leading to Huaicheng County.

"I still feel a pang in my heart after spending over 200,000 yuan."

Chen Xiulan sat in the back row, her body tense. She gently touched the leather seat beneath her. Although she muttered that it hurt, her eyes were full of wonder.

"The money spent on this car could buy an apartment in our county. But... you know what, you get what you pay for. It's really comfortable to ride in, there's not a single sound, and it's smooth and stable when it's moving. Old Ye, this car is really good, it's a world of difference compared to that old loaf of bread in our factory."

"Of course! This is a Passat!"

Ye Jianguo sat beside him, gently stroking the wood trim on the car door, his eyes shining like a child who had just received a new toy.

"When important guests came to the factory in the past, the factory manager treated his old Santana like a treasure, not letting anyone touch it. I never imagined back then that I would be able to ride in such a nice car in my life, and even drive it myself in the future..."

The couple sat in the back row as if they had entered a grand garden, touching the thick leather armrests here and looking at the air conditioning vents there, their eyes full of novelty and undisguised pride.

Ye Chen gripped the steering wheel with one hand, and looking at his parents' joyful expressions through the rearview mirror, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

The black Passat exited the highway and turned into Huaicheng County.

Ye Chen didn't drive towards home, but instead turned the steering wheel and headed east along the ring road.

Ye Jianguo, who was in the back row, was the first to react.

"Chenchen, did you go the wrong way? You have to go west to get home."

"You didn't go to the wrong place."

Ye Chen glanced at the rearview mirror.

"Go to the factory first and get your paperwork done."

The car fell silent immediately.

Chen Xiulan subconsciously straightened her collar and then looked down at her clothes.

She changed into this outfit specifically before going out.

My original intention was to go to the factory to complete the procedures, so that people wouldn't look down on me.

But when it really came down to it, she still felt uneasy.

"You want to do it today?"

"I always felt uncertain; those people in the factory are such gossips."

"It's today."

Ye Chen spoke calmly.

"Zhang Jianping called so urgently yesterday, wasn't he just waiting to see you beg him?"

"We don't need to beg him."

Ye Jianguo rubbed his hands on his knees twice.

Just a few days ago, he was so worried about things at the factory that he smoked in the middle of the night.

Now that I'm actually at the factory gate, I'm finding it hard to take my steps.

The Passat was parked 20 meters outside the factory gate.

Ye Chen shifted the car into neutral, pulled the handbrake, and looked back at his parents.

"Once inside, there's no need to say more."

"Sign, collect the money, and then leave."

"Don't argue with them, and don't quarrel with them."

Ye Chen paused.

"We're going to get the paperwork done today. That will make our lives better from now on, and it'll be more effective than arguing with them a hundred times."