Chapter 149: Chapter 119: I’ll Do My Best
"What made you guys think of coming over to hang out?"
Looking at the two men sitting around the stove drinking tea, he was a little curious. ’Why did these two young masters suddenly decide to come see me?’
"Sigh, we’re getting ready to leave," Ye Feng said, a look of helplessness on his face.
Yun Tianqi, who was beside him, nodded in agreement.
Su Chen raised an eyebrow. It sounded like they were preparing to head home.
"What’s wrong? You’re just going home, it’s not like it’s a life-or-death parting. Why the long faces?"
Ye Feng and Yun Tianqi glanced at each other, both showing wry smiles. They sighed and shook their heads. "You have no idea what’s waiting for us back home. If you did, you wouldn’t be so calm!"
Hearing this, Su Chen’s interest was piqued.
He scanned the two of them before speaking. "Seeing the state you’re in... don’t tell me your families are making you bring wives home?"
"It would be great if we had wives to bring back. The problem is, we don’t have any!" Yun Tianqi said helplessly.
Su Chen understood their plight. They were fine with playing around, but asking them to settle down and seriously develop a relationship? That was like a death sentence to them.
"My mom called me yesterday. She said she’s already arranged five blind dates for me and I have to pick one. It’s going to be the death of me!" Ye Feng leaned back limply in his chair, looking as if he’d lost the will to live.
The moment Su Chen heard "blind dates," his mind conjured an image of his own mother nagging him when he went home for the New Year...
’Probably not,’ he thought. ’After all, I’m only 25. I’m still young. I can still mess around for a few more years!’
The thought was terrifying. Su Chen quickly changed the subject. "Ahem... So, why did you guys come over today? Don’t tell me you just came here to complain..."
As soon as Su Chen asked this, the two of them instantly perked up.
"Su Chen, my man, tell me, are we good brothers or what!" Yun Tianqi said, draping an arm around Su Chen’s shoulder.
"Uh... I guess... you could say that!" Su Chen felt like punching them both. ’What a great question...’
"And good brothers should be willing to take a bullet for each other, right?"
Su Chen felt a phantom twinge in his kidney... He silently wriggled free from Yun Tianqi’s grip.
His gaze shifted back and forth between the two of them. "Don’t give me that routine. If you have something to say, just say it. If I can help, I will!"
"Great! You said it!" the two chorused.
"I said it," Su Chen nodded helplessly.
"It’s not a big deal, really. It’s just... we wanted to grab a few cases of wine from you to take back!" After saying this, even Ye Feng felt a little embarrassed and averted his gaze.
It wasn’t that they were short on money, but this kind of world-class wine, aged for decades, wasn’t something you could buy just because you had cash.
The two of them didn’t want the wine entirely for themselves. It’s said that wine has beautifying and anti-aging effects, so they planned to take some back as a filial gift for their mothers, hoping it would make them scold them a little less about the blind dates.
Hearing they wanted wine, Su Chen let out a long sigh of relief. "Thank god it’s just wine. For a second, I thought you were going to ask me to go seduce your blind dates for you..."
Ye Feng’s eyes lit up at his words. He grinned and said, "That’s not out of the question, you know. With your fortune, you’re more than qualified to date them. Want me to set you up?"
He even gave a suggestive wink as he spoke.
"Forget it. I can’t handle that kind of high-society princess. Don’t drag me into your mess!" Su Chen refused without a second thought. Girls born into those kinds of wealthy families... he had no confidence he could handle them.
"What a shame. You should know, they’re all drop-dead gorgeous!" Ye Feng said with a feigned sigh.
Su Chen shot him a look. ’He doesn’t want to jump into the fire pit himself, but he’s trying to drag me in with him? What a piece of work.’
"Do you still want your wine or not..."
"I do!" Ye Feng immediately shut his mouth.
Su Chen did a quick mental calculation. He had about forty cases left. He didn’t have many of the other vintages, only about three cases of each.
After a moment of deliberation, Su Chen said, "I can give you nine cases at most. Eight cases of the thirty-year vintage and one case of the fifty-year. As for how you split it, you guys can figure it out yourselves."
"Nine cases! Perfect, perfect!" The two of them hadn’t held out much hope of getting a lot, which was why they had asked for the moon in the first place.
They hadn’t expected Su Chen to be so generous and give them nine cases, one of which was even a fifty-year vintage. Even if they split it, they were making out like bandits!
Seeing how excited they were, Su Chen knew he had miscalculated.
But he couldn’t possibly take back what he’d already said.
He called over Jiang Hui and Chen Fei and gave them their instructions. Only then did the three of them resume their idle chat.
"Su Chen, you have to come visit Peng City when you have time! I’ll take care of everything for you!" Ye Feng said, patting his chest with an air of utmost loyalty.
Yun Tianqi shot Ye Feng a disdainful look. "Tch, like he needs you to arrange things? With his money, he can go anywhere he wants in Peng City. If you ask me, you should wait for spring next year and come visit the great Northwest. I’ll take you to experience galloping across the grasslands!"
Ye Feng’s tongue was as sharp as a tack. He shot back, "What’s so fun about riding horses? One wrong move and you’ll end up in the hospital. What, are you trying to murder Su Chen?"
Listening to them bicker, Su Chen tapped his fingers on the table. "Why don’t you two take it outside?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng and Yun Tianqi stopped arguing.
Although Su Chen was a bit annoyed by their bickering, Ye Feng’s words served as a reminder. Peng City was a major metropolis where modern technology was developing at an incredible pace. Many of the country’s top high-tech companies were gathered there, making it a place teeming with talent.
This would be very helpful for some of his future plans.
"Alright, I’ll come find you guys after the New Year," Su Chen said, effectively ending the topic.
"Deal!" The two looked at each other and nodded in unison.
Jiang Hui and Chen Fei were very fast. In ten minutes... all nine cases of wine had been loaded into their cars.
Just as Ye Feng and Yun Tianqi were about to say thanks, Su Chen’s phone rang.
Seeing that the call was from Xiao Chen, Ye Feng and Yun Tianqi exchanged a look and nodded with a tacit understanding.
Su Chen didn’t notice their silent exchange and picked up the phone.
Xiao Chen’s reason for calling was simple: the higher-ups had agreed to Su Chen’s previous request. He was asking if Su Chen was home, as he was preparing to come over to handle the matter they had discussed.
"Sure, come on over."
When Su Chen hung up the phone, he realized that Ye Feng and Yun Tianqi had vanished.
Looking outside, he saw two figures stealthily making their way toward the front courtyard.
Su Chen was completely baffled. What on earth were those two up to?
"Ye Feng! Yun Tianqi! What the hell are you two doing?" Su Chen shouted as he walked to the door.
"Su Chen, we’re leaving! My mom’s calling me back for my blind dates! You have to call me when you get to Peng City!" As soon as the words were out, the two figures disappeared through the Hanging Flower Gate.
"Blind dates?" Su Chen shook his head, speechless. "What’s wrong with those two? Acting all weird."
"Sir, perhaps they were worried about Mr. Xiao Chen’s arrival," Jiang Hui said from the side.
"Afraid of Xiao Chen for wh—" Before he could finish, Su Chen understood.
They were worried that after Xiao Chen arrived and found out they’d made off with nine cases of vintage wine, he would demand a piece of the action!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Old Jiang, the youth these days have no shame!"
Jiang Hui was completely baffled.
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Su Chen didn’t know if Xiao Chen was already nearby or if he had called just as he was about to arrive...
Less than three minutes later, Xiao Chen arrived at the courtyard house, perfectly missing Ye Feng and Yun Tianqi.
Noticing the uncleaned teacups on the table, Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow. "You had guests?"
Su Chen shrugged helplessly. "Ye Feng and Yun Tianqi just left. You guys must have just missed each other."
At these words, Xiao Chen’s brow furrowed instantly...
’Just missed each other? That means they had just left when I called.’
’Were they avoiding me? But why?’
’Unless they got something good from Su Chen and were afraid I’d find out!’
Su Chen never would have thought that his simple sentence would allow Xiao Chen to guess ninety percent of the truth.
"What were those two little brats doing here? Aren’t they supposed to be heading home today?" Xiao Chen asked, sitting down and feigning nonchalance.
"What else? They came to ask for wine. The two of them carted off nine cases..."
Su Chen hadn’t even finished speaking when Xiao Chen shot to his feet. "Fuck! I’ll deal with those two bastards the next time I see them!"
If you want wine, just ask for wine. What was the meaning of hiding from him? Were they afraid he, Xiao Chen, would ask them to share a little?
’Am I that kind of person?’
Su Chen didn’t know if he was or not, but if Ye Feng and Yun Tianqi were there, they would have definitely nodded in unison.
Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Su Chen’s lips. He felt a little smug. ’Heh, two can play at that game.’
Ye Feng and Yun Tianqi never would have imagined that Su Chen would sell them out the moment he met with Xiao Chen.
......
Xiao Chen quickly composed himself. He knew he had important matters to discuss today. This was related to the implementation of the plan, and if Su Chen’s part was successful, it would multiply the positive effects on the rest of the plan several times over!
"The higher-ups are still hoping you can negotiate with Mr. Arno. It would be best if you could get them to step forward personally. Even if they can’t, we hope to get their authorization to use their name for publicity."
Xiao Chen’s expression was extremely serious when he said this, as if to say that failure was not an option.
Su Chen also felt a strange pressure, not from Xiao Chen, but from within himself. It was as if a sense of responsibility had settled on his shoulders.
Taking a deep breath, Su Chen looked up at Xiao Chen and said, "I can only say I’ll do my best. You know how powerful the Arno family is."
Xiao Chen nodded, the hope in his eyes dimming considerably.
Picking up his phone, Su Chen found Arno’s contact and dialed the number.
The phone rang a full seven times before the call connected...
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