Insufficient balance

  The next morning, Ye Jun called Caishen and invited him to lunch together.

  Su Wen Yu was particularly well-dressed today, wearing a fitted professional outfit, with some bright red lipstick that made her already alluring lips even more captivating and added an unusual charm.

  This time, the chosen dinner location was a genuine Western restaurant. It's said that the boss is a foreigner and personally oversees the kitchen as the head chef. Even the waiters serving tea and water inside the restaurant were all foreigners. Su Wen Yu noticed that since Ye Jun entered the Western restaurant, he had been chatting with the waiter in a familiar manner, speaking fluently, giving off an air of being a regular customer.

  As Su Wen Yu, who has lived in the United States for three years, faced the tedious formalities of Western restaurants with ease. However, Ye Jun had always lived in a closed school in Guangnan City, and even on weekends, he would return home early. Dong Suning often praised her son in front of Su Wen Yu for doing this well. But as soon as she thought about Ye Jun's strange behavior, Su Wen Yu wisely dispelled the doubts in her mind, otherwise, she would have felt very shallow if she had pursued it further.

  He glanced at his watch and found that the hands were already pointing to 12 o'clock. The God of Wealth was always punctual, never late, so Ye Jun couldn't help but feel suspicious - could it be that the rumors were false? Just as he was wondering, a heavenly voice sounded in his ear: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Ye?"

  Ye Jun listened intently, turned around, and saw a stunningly beautiful young woman. Her innocent and lovely face was refreshing to the eyes, her high and upright breasts were not inferior to Su Wen Yu's cherry lips, and a tight-fitting dress that thoroughly revealed her crystal-clear white legs.

  Ye Jun inadvertently gave an evaluation: Elf!

  Ye Jun suddenly remembered that the beautiful woman in front of him was the one who had answered the phone yesterday when he called Caishen's brother. He calmly averted his gaze, stood up, pulled out a chair and bowed with great gentlemanly demeanor, saying: "Beautiful miss, please sit down, where is Mr. Caishen?"

  "Little rascal!"

  The beautiful young woman drew out a slender finger, lightly tapping on Ye Jun's brow, completely disregarding Su Wen Yu's gaze that was a mix of sour and sweet, bitter and spicy. With a smile, she grasped Ye Jun's arm and pointed towards the entrance of the Western restaurant: "You see him? He's squatting outside smoking secretly. This uncultured guy says he can't understand foreigners yelling, afraid to follow us in and lose face, so let me go in first to break the ice."

  "Sister, wait, you sit down first, I'll go invite the God of Wealth in."

  "Alright, kiddo, is this your girlfriend?"

  The beautiful young woman flashed a hint of surprise, not expecting Ye Jun to remain so calm under her teasing, and couldn't help but glance at Su Wenyu sitting beside her, while quietly releasing the lotus-like jade hand.

  "Hello, I am Ye Jun's girlfriend, Su Wen Yu."

  Ye Jun thought to reveal Su Wen Yu's identity, but unexpectedly this cold-faced Su sister smiled and stretched out her hand, shaking hands with the beautiful young woman. The two pairs of beautiful big eyes met, producing a fierce collision, with a hint of gunpowder smell that would ignite a great war. Although shocked by Su Wen Yu's words, Ye Jun felt the atmosphere was not quite right and wisely turned to leave.

  "God of Wealth?"

  He has a rough and bald appearance, without the typical image of a nouveau riche, giving people a sense of stability, even with a hint of evil.

  It seemed like someone was calling him, and the bald man turned his face around, immediately throwing away the cigarette in his hand. In this Western restaurant where he might not have run into anyone for eight lifetimes, there weren't many people who knew him and had such good taste. In their circle, Caishen always thought of himself as a master of using underhanded tactics to make money, a scoundrel with no conscience, and even the buddies who called him brother had to lower themselves by one level. However, these buddies didn't dare complain; following Caishen to make money was worth it, even if they were cursed at and insulted.

  Taking all these factors into account, Caishen immediately guessed that the young man in front of him was Mayor Ye's young master: "Hey, Master Ye, we are uneducated people, please ask us to come to such a high-end place, it scares us and we don't dare to enter this door."

  Ye Jun couldn't help but laugh, if he hadn't known that the God of Wealth was a ruthless and cunning person who made money without using his brain, he would have almost been deceived by this foolish appearance. He stretched out his hand and smiled: "God of Wealth, we meet for the first time, I didn't know you were not good at this, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have wasted my money, please go to the big stall, it can save a lot."

  "Hey! Kid, you're speaking to my appetite! Otherwise, let's get out of here immediately, how about it?" The God of Wealth's eyes lit up, seemingly not expecting Ye Jun to say something so much to his liking, and pulled him towards the Hummer.

  "God of Wealth, we two old men don't have much, but we also need to take care of the two ladies, right?"

  Ye Jun hastily called a halt, under the inexplicable gaze of the God of Wealth, pointing to a certain table inside the restaurant where people were chatting and laughing.

  "Anyway, Ye Gongzi was thoughtful, this time I'll just take a loss, eat some beef cooked by the foreigners and drink some red wine that's as weak as grape juice."

  Caishen patted Ye Jun's shoulder with a big smile, his face full of get-rich-quick schemer's arrogance. But Ye Jun was well aware that many people had been deceived by Caishen's seemingly lowly and vulgar appearance, if they didn't know beforehand what kind of background this bald-headed man had, they would definitely be fooled by this 'young and inexperienced' facade, especially those shallow yet self-proclaimed high-society types.

  Ye Jun was about to pull Caishen inside, but was held back by him. Seeing Ye Jun's surprised gaze, Caishen smiled and said: "Young Master Ye, since we have a good rapport, let's not speak as if we're from different families. From now on, don't shout 'Caishen' at me again, I don't like it and will get angry! Isn't that too formal? I'm only slightly older than you, so when you're happy, call me 'Finance Brother', and when you're not, call me 'A-Cai'."

  "Alright! Wealthy brother, but don't keep calling me young master this and young master that, it sounds pretty sour. Just call me Xiao Jun."

  Ye Jun also knew that the god of wealth on Jiangling Road, who was unknown to anyone, was actually named Hu Youcai. This name not only meant having wealth but also having real talent! Those who thought Hu Youcai was foolish and tried to take advantage of him would be unlucky, and it's better if they just suffered a minor setback; what's worse is that they might end up losing everything and becoming disabled.

  When Ye Jun returned to the Western restaurant, he was surprised to find that Su Wen Yu and the beautiful young woman had already 'buried the hatchet', chatting and laughing together, with a hint of a deep connection. He thought to himself that given Su Wen Yu's personality, it was unlikely that she would compromise so quickly, and the reason must lie with this unassuming yet beautiful young woman. Rumor has it that the God of Wealth is a frequent patron of nightclubs, but Ye Jun suddenly remembered that in his past life, he had only heard about the God of Wealth's romantic conquests, but never anything about him being involved in scandals or affairs, and that he never went to nightclubs, always returning home by 7pm and going to bed by 10pm.

  It seems that this beautiful young woman is not simple! Just by quickly breaking through Su Wen Yu's defense line, this move is enough to surprise Ye Jun.

  He inadvertently glanced at Hu Youcai beside him, and found that the other party's attention was focused on the beautiful young woman. As for Su Wenyu, who was not inferior in appearance, he was completely ignored as if she were air. A faint smile appeared on Ye Jun's mouth, it seemed that the God of Wealth not only had wealth and talent but also a romantic playboy.

  "Huh? You dare to come in? Didn't you just say that Ah Wang's seafood restaurant is the place to eat?" The beautiful young woman had a smile all over her face, seemingly joking, but it didn't quite sound like one.

  Hu Youcai rubbed his shiny head, and with a loud slap on Ye Jun's shoulder, he burst out laughing: "For Xiao Jun's sake, I'll make an exception and try the foreigners' craftsmanship."

  "Hmph! Stop making a scene, sit down quickly, don't embarrass me. You like to lose face, but I don't, and let Xiao Jun and Wen Yu laugh at us, do you think I'm also so shallow?" The beautiful young woman stood with her hands on her hips, seeing the waiter glancing over from afar, she hastily scolded with a smile.

  He didn't get angry even when Hu Youcai was being unreasonable in front of a large crowd, but instead, the beautiful young woman smiled and pulled out a chair to sit down, holding the menu full of foreign words and pretending to be refined. This move made Ye Jun look at her with a hidden smile.

  Su Wen Yu smiled and said: "This should be Cai Ge, right? Yang Jie has been telling me how good Cai Ge is, I'm really envious of Yang Jie."

  "Hey, hello!"

  Hu Youcai smiled and put down the menu, but suddenly looked at the beautiful young woman with a hint of grievance: "Who is this?"

  "What's wrong with you? Can't you see? One look and I knew she was Xiao Jun's girlfriend. Not only is she beautiful, but also kind and a returnee with great culture!" The pretty young woman cried and laughed, obviously having no way to deal with Hu Youcai's 'pretentious' behavior.

  It was Su Wen Yu who was being lavishly praised by the beautiful young woman, and even though she had seen her fair share of storms, she couldn't help but blush. This wasn't because the beautiful young woman's praise was over-the-top, but rather it was the words 'Xiao Jun's girlfriend' that made her think back to her earlier unwillingness to admit defeat, her stubborn fabrication of a 'lie', and now that she had calmed down, seeing the person in question stirring his coffee with an absent-minded expression, for a moment she felt a little embarrassed.

  During this time, the people at the table were chatting and laughing, mostly talking about some trivial matters they encountered in their daily lives, but never mentioning anything related to money or financial interests. Ye Jun was holding back, and Hu Youcai was also holding back, both knowing that whoever spoke first would definitely be at a disadvantage. Of course, after some conversation, Ye Jun also learned the name of the beautiful young woman, Yang Wei, whose surname was Yang and whose given name was Wei. The name sounded somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite recall it. Yang Wei was much more elegant than Hu Youcai, always chatting with Su Wenyu in a lively atmosphere, so as not to let the table fall silent. And Su Wenyu also saw some signs, pretending not to know, and cooperating with Yang Wei's actions.

  After having a full meal, Hu Youcai suddenly patted his thigh and smiled at Ye Jun: "The foreigners' beef is not bad, it's just that the wine is a bit bland, but it still tastes good. As they say, 'a cigarette after a meal is like being in heaven', shall we go outside for some fresh air and have one? How about it?"

  "Good!" Ye Jun smiled and nodded, thinking that what was supposed to come had finally arrived.