Chapter 48: Meeting an Old Classmate

  After listening to her sister's words, Ye Pingyu smiled and assured her that she would absolutely not make any mistakes, letting her rest assured, even if she was being used.

  She looked at her brother with a bit of suspicion, as he was acting like a nouveau riche, and didn't take his money. Instead, she took out some cash from her own pocket and said: "Brother, how can I use your money? I still have some here, you help me take it back home to give to mom and grandpa, and you can also give some to sister. I don't need much money usually, but you just got promoted to this official position, so be careful not to make any mistakes. Even if our family doesn't have much money, we can't do anything improper, understand?"

  Ye Pingyu saw that his sister had really misunderstood him, and if he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have given her the money to spend. He had no choice but to tell her about the situation with You Zhi Bing and the others. As soon as Ye Jing heard about it, her mouth opened wide in shock - she hadn't expected them to be so wealthy, giving two hundred thousand yuan at once, this was truly a big spender!

  After chatting with her sister for a while, Ye Pingyu saw that his sister was very busy at work and it wasn't convenient to disturb her anymore. Since his sister didn't need money, he wouldn't give her any either. Instead, he took some money from her hand and brought it back home.

  After leaving the county hospital, Ye Pingyu was about to take a car back, but he hadn't gone far when two men wearing black sunglasses suddenly blocked his way. As the saying goes, "a good dog doesn't block the road", so he didn't pay much attention and tried to slip away, but they really blocked him from leaving.

  "What do you want to do?" Ye Pingyu felt that the other party was looking for trouble, but thinking that he had no enemies in the county town.

  He supported his chin, sneered and said: "You're quite capable, aren't you? Are you asking for a beating?"

  As soon as he heard the other party's impolite words, Ye Pingyu's anger rose and he said: "A good dog doesn't block the way, I don't know you, get out of my way!"

  The other person's face suddenly fell, and he stretched out his hand to hit Ye Pingyu. Although the other side was two people, Ye Pingyu was not afraid of them. He had a foundation in martial arts, and although he couldn't beat many people, these two were nothing to him.

  Seeing the opponent's hand coming over, Ye Pingyu grabbed the opponent's hand and gently pulled it. The opponent was caught off guard and almost fell to the ground. Another person saw Ye Pingyu take action and also rushed over to attack.

  Seeing the two of them coming up, Ye Pingyu didn't panic. With a few flying kicks, he knocked both of them to the ground. The first person who made a move was still not satisfied and got up to fight again. He jumped over in one step and stepped on his body, saying fiercely: "Do you want me to cripple you?"

  In a small county town, after mixing for so long, today I met a fierce person, a ruthless person. They thought Ye Pingyu was also mixed in the Tao, and hummed: "Friend, which Tao are you mixed with? Brothers admit defeat today!"

  Ye Pingyu didn't answer his words, but instead stared at him and asked: "I don't know you, why are you looking for me?"

  That person first looked at him, then turned his head to look elsewhere. Ye Pingyu followed his gaze and before he could see clearly, a person nearby saw that something was amiss and took off running. Only then did he realize that the man was actually the young man he had seen in his sister's office.

  Good kid, can't even catch his own sister, and yet he's so quick to turn against himself. Ye Pingyu pointed in the direction he ran off in and asked: "Is it this person who made you come beat me up?"

  The man under him nodded repeatedly, and Ye Pingyu let him go, saying: "We have no grudges or grievances. That kid was once beaten by me for flirting with my friend's wife, so he thought of letting you come to avenge me. You are all in the underworld, and what you value is just one word - righteousness. Don't you think that such an unrighteous scoundrel deserves a beating?"

  Those two people are now convinced, hadn't heard about this matter before, but after listening to Ye Pingyu's words, they nodded repeatedly and said it was right to fight.

  Seeing them being honest and no longer causing trouble for themselves, Ye Pingyu waved his hand and said: "You can go now, don't let me see you again!"

  Two people hastily got up and prepared to leave. Before they had taken two steps, they suddenly saw someone walking towards them from the front. The two of them hurriedly paid their respects, saying: "Brother Ming!"

  Ye Pingyu heard the sound and looked over, only to see a familiar figure appearing in front of him, also wearing sunglasses, with a black leather bag tucked under his arm, walking down the street with a swaggering air, looking like he was on top of the world.

  When he heard someone calling him, he slowly raised his head, but his eyes were very sharp and he saw the two people and Ye Pingyu at a glance. Ye Pingyu naturally also recognized him, and they stared at each other with wide eyes, their hands stretched out together.

  "Ping Yu, how are you here?" The man walked over with a smile, extending his large hand to Ye Ping Yu.

  Ye Pingyu also laughed and said: "Ye Ming, I didn't expect to run into you here. I heard you're doing well!"

  Ye Ming chuckled and said, "What's the point of mixing around? It's just for a mouthful of food. I heard you became a minor official in the countryside, not bad! Going to university or not going makes all the difference!"

  Ye Pingyu smiled and said: "If you hadn't dropped out of school back then, wouldn't you have graduated from university long ago?"

  Ye Ming chuckled and said: "One person, one life, what's the point of saying anything? That's just how things are. No matter where you go, you can always make a living!"

  Looking at Ye Ming's very mature appearance, Ye Pingyu sighed that fate was indeed playing tricks on people. In the past, Ye Ming and he were together in the village primary school, and his studies were also very good. However, due to poverty and a large family, they couldn't afford to continue their education, so they dropped out after fifth grade of primary school and went out into society. Later, they ran to the county town to make a living, and in recent years, it was said that they had become wealthy, rebuilding all the houses in their hometown. The villagers were very envious, and originally, he had always been on good terms with Ye Ming, and now when they met again, they were still very familiar.

  Ye Ming patted Ye Pingyu's shoulder, smiling and saying something, then turned to look at the two little rascals. After figuring out what had just happened, he hastily made them apologize to Ye Pingyu. It turned out that these two little rascals were very familiar with him, usually calling him "Big Brother Ye" when they met. His status on the road was far higher than theirs, so they seemed particularly respectful.

  He didn't expect his words to be so effective, and Ye Pingyu saw the two little rascals really walking over to apologize to him. Thinking that he couldn't just let it go with these people either, he waved his hand to tell them not to mind, no fight no acquaintance.

  Ye Ming criticized them again and then let them go. After they left, he pulled Ye Pingyu's hand to invite him to dinner. Originally, he planned to return to the countryside immediately, but now that he had met an old acquaintance, there was no way out. Ye Pingyu could only sit with him for a while and chat before going back.

  He found a small restaurant and sat down, Ye Ming ordered a few dishes, and chatted with Ye Pingyu, who only then learned from his mouth that in the past few years, Ye Ming had gathered many brothers in the county town, and his power was growing bigger and bigger. He had undertaken many engineering projects and made a lot of money from them, and in Donglin County Town, he was also considered a celebrity, of course, this was only a celebrity in the underworld.

  Hearing about his current situation, Ye Pingyu felt a faint sense of worry. Although he had managed to save face and gain some prestige by coming out on top, it was all just a facade that couldn't be sustained in the long run. Moreover, the number of people he had offended would only continue to grow, and eventually, he would end up falling flat on his face.

  After some thought, Ye Pingyu advised him that since he now had some money on hand, why not change his ways and do some legitimate business? It's better than constantly fighting and killing. The country's laws are so strict, once you break the law, it's all over.

  Ye Ming smiled and said, "Ping Yu, my world is completely different from yours. Countries have their own laws, and we have our own rules. You don't need to worry about it. Just focus on your career and if you need any help, feel free to ask. If there's anything going on at home, please also let me know. We're old classmates, no need for formalities!"

  As for the affairs of Ye Ming's family, Ye Pingyu was also aware that their family had never gotten along with Yang Leyi's family. Although he was doing well now, Yang Leyi was the village secretary and had many brothers in his family, so he didn't dare to do anything to Yang Leyi's family, or else it would be their own family who would suffer.

  "Yue Ming, don't worry about this, I still have some say in the countryside. As long as it's reasonable and legal, just mention it and I can take care of it for you. The only thing is that my sister works at the county hospital and there's a deputy director's son who keeps harassing her. I ran into him earlier at my sister's office, and then this happened. I'm worried he might harm my sister again. If you have any connections, can you scare him off and tell him to leave my sister alone?" Yue Pingyu thought for a moment before sharing his sister's situation.

  "Your sister works at the county hospital, you should have told me earlier! Your family is really impressive, two university students came out of your household all at once. I'll take care of this matter, if that kid dares to harass your sister again, I'll make him useless!" Ye Ming said with a pat on his chest.

  Ye Pingyu hastily said: "This can't be done, just warn him and it's fine, it's no big deal!"

  Ye Ming smiled and said, "I've got this under control. My sister is still working at the county hospital. If anything happens to her, can you help me keep an eye on her? She's the most capable one in our family. If you have time, can you also help take care of her?"

  Ye Ming's sister Ye Meina works as a nurse at the rural clinic, and Ye Pingyu has never gone to the rural clinic to look for her. Although Ye Ming looks rough and unrefined, his sister is actually very slender and elegant, and she hasn't found a partner yet. After going back, he can go find her and meet her.

  "Meina is very obedient, there shouldn't be any problems, if there are any problems, I will help her deal with them. You should also go back home more often and do some good deeds for the village. As long as you do good deeds for the village, the villagers will definitely look at you in a different light, and your social status will immediately rise. Otherwise, having only money is useless. Yeming, you must also learn to have some political sense!" Ye Pingyu still wants Yeming to take the right path, rather than always mixing on the road.

  Upon hearing this, Ye Ming burst out laughing and said it was good, but whether it was truly good or just pretending to be good, no one could tell. A person's thinking couldn't possibly change that quickly.