Power and wealth bring fragrance

"What the hell are you doing, squeezing yourself like that?"

The shouts and curses from the surrounding people startled Wei Yuan awake. Wei Yuan narrowed his eyes, turned around, and at the same time, he jabbed the foul-mouthed guy hard in the ribs with his elbow.

The man's face instantly turned red, and he clutched his ribs tightly, slowly bending over and taking a deep, long breath.

Wei Yuan had already walked over to the trembling little girl and bent down to pick up the ore from the ground.

After gently knocking and listening to the echo to confirm his guess, Wei Yuan felt much more at ease and looked coldly at the middle-aged man and the administrator.

"Two grown men, bullying a minor girl, aren't you ashamed?"

"Is there any explicit rule in this trading market that prohibits the sale of other ores here?"

Not only those two, Wei Yuan turned his gaze and went all out, cursing everyone who was watching the show.

"This young girl is selling a stone to pay for her family's medical treatment. She doesn't need your help, but you're kicking her when she's down."

"There are tons of counterfeit goods sold in this market, why don't you guys go and yell at them to leave?"

"A bunch of bullies who only dare to act tough around a little girl, yet they dare to bark like dogs here!"

"I'd like to see who dares to kick her out today!"

Wei Yuan showed no regard for manners, launching into a vicious and sarcastic tirade that utterly humiliated the two men, leaving them utterly humiliated.

Even the other onlookers who had started the commotion were blushing and quite embarrassed.

"You, you..."

The greasy man pointed at Wei Yuan for a long time, but was intimidated by Wei Yuan's sharp aura and couldn't utter a single coherent word.

The administrator, however, was used to being domineering. Unable to win an argument, he simply resorted to violence, rolling up his sleeves and lunging at Wei Yuan while cursing.

"Whose dog cage wasn't closed properly and let you, you mad dog, escape? And you dare to order me around?"

"Trying to protect her, huh? Then both of you get out of here!"

As he spoke, the administrator shoved Wei Yuan hard in the chest, cursing him fiercely.

However, Wei Yuan didn't take him seriously at all, and easily grabbed the administrator's wrist with just two fingers.

With a slight exertion, the administrator immediately began to scream in agony, like a pig being slaughtered.

"You snobbish bastard, get out of my sight!"

Wei Yuan kicked the administrator in the butt, sending him sprawling face-first into the dirt and rolling several times.

The administrator scrambled to his feet, his left hand supporting his right hand, which was severely numb and immobile. He looked at Wei Yuan with a mixture of fear and anger, uttered some harsh words, and then turned and ran.

"You son of a bitch, don't you dare leave! This isn't over!"

Wei Yuan didn't take his threat to heart and glanced sideways at the dumbfounded, greasy man.

"Get lost! You want a beating too?"

The greasy man shuddered, but didn't dare utter a sound, and turned away in a slightly embarrassed manner.

The other onlookers, having witnessed Wei Yuan's prowess, also slunk away.

Everyone's here to browse the market and gamble on stones; watching the excitement is fine, but there's no need to actually cause trouble for yourself.

After dispersing the onlookers, Wei Yuan looked at the little girl who was keeping her head down and not daring to look at him, and his eyes softened.

Wei Yuan weighed the ore in his hand and spoke softly.

"Little sister, how much for your stone?"

The little girl, who had been keeping her head down, trembled and instinctively tried to dodge, but stopped after taking only one step back.

She witnessed Wei Yuan standing up for her, protecting her, and driving away the administrator, and knew that Wei Yuan was on her side.

So she mustered her courage, slowly raised her head, and timidly whispered.

"Five...five thousand...is that alright?"

Wei Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you say it was a gold mine? How come it's only selling for such a small amount of money?"

The little girl looked away slightly, cautiously observing Wei Yuan, her voice barely audible.

"Yes... Grandpa said this is a gold mine..."

"Grandpa is still in the hospital...we still need 5,000 yuan for medical expenses..."

Wei Yuan suddenly realized what was happening and couldn't help but feel sorry for the little girl.

He had originally intended to ask some other questions, but suddenly lost interest.

"I'll buy this stone."

Wei Yuan's words made the little girl excitedly raise her head, and Wei Yuan couldn't help but smile and pat her hair.

"But I don't have any money on me. How about you come with me to the bank to withdraw some money later?"

The little girl nodded eagerly, her large, clear eyes crinkling with laughter.

We're rich!

Grandpa can finally have the surgery!

Just then, a crisp voice came from the side.

"I'll pay the five thousand yuan."

The little girl, who was still laughing happily, was suddenly stunned.

Weren't those adults just laughing at her? How come they're fighting over her now?

Wei Yuan also looked in surprise in the direction from which the sound came.

At the end of the line of sight, Chu Xinrou, wearing a moon-white silk cheongsam with dark patterns and 0D flesh-colored stockings, smiled at Wei Yuan. Her long, black, wavy hair was styled into a bun, and a pearl earring hung on her delicate earlobe.

Just standing there, she seemed to have stepped out of a painting of court ladies, exuding an elegant aura.

Wei Yuan watched this scene with great pleasure, but when he saw Liu Gang, who was following closely behind Chu Xinrou with an arrogant look on his face, he couldn't help but grin.

Burning the zither and boiling the crane are such a spoilsport.

Wei Yuan suppressed the urge to complain and looked at Chu Xinrou with some surprise.

"Boss Chu, what are you doing here?"

Chu Xinrou looked at Wei Yuan with a grin, "I was strolling around the antique street next door when I heard there was some jade gambling here, so I came over to take a look out of curiosity."

"I didn't expect to see you making such a splash as soon as I arrived."

Chu Xinrou stared at Wei Yuan with her beautiful eyes full of surprise.

Hearing Chu Xinrou's intimate tone, Liu Gang, who was standing behind her, immediately turned pale and cursed Wang Sanyuan in his heart.

That bastard said he found the person, but he only gave him a name and couldn't even find out where he lived, so he couldn't find anyone to deal with Wei Yuan.

Who would have thought that we would run into each other here again.

As Liu Gang pondered this, a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.

Wei Yuan suddenly realized, and gave an awkward laugh.

"I just couldn't stand them bullying a little girl, please excuse my behavior."

Chu Xinrou looked at Wei Yuan, who seemed like a friendly boy next door and hadn't shown any of the domineering aura he had when he chased away the administrator. She smiled knowingly and her eyes fell on the stone in his hand.

"I heard you didn't bring any money. Do you want me to lend you some?"

Wei Yuan quickly waved his hand.

This stone is of great importance. If someone else's money is used to buy it, even someone like Chu Xinrou, with whom they have a decent relationship, could potentially cause trouble.

After all, this is a genuine gold ore!

Money can sway people's hearts; no human relationship can be trusted.

"I'll just go get the money and give it to her later, no need to bother."

Chu Xinrou didn't mind being rejected. Just as she was about to say something more, Liu Gang impatiently spoke up.

"Xinrou, didn't you want to see jade gambling?"

"I specifically asked my friend to reserve a large piece of the goods, let's hurry up and go."

As he spoke, Liu Gang glanced at Wei Yuan with disdain.

"Why waste time with these penniless losers who can't even come up with five thousand yuan?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yuan's smile froze, and Chu Xinrou was instantly so angry that her nose twisted in anger.