From Wage Slave to Tycoon

Chapter 160: Chapter 128: Inside Story: Family Dispute

SMACK!

"What, still haven’t snapped out of it?"

Chen Fei teased, looking at Boss Yu’s dazed expression.

Feeling the clap on his shoulder, Boss Yu’s vacant gaze slowly came into focus. It took him a good while to recover.

"Hey, it’s just... I was scared stiff by Bro... Brother Su!" The look of utter despair was written all over Boss Yu’s face.

After visiting the Ice and Snow World the day before yesterday, there wasn’t much else to do in Ice City. Su Chen had originally planned to leave for another destination yesterday, but Boss Yu insisted they still hadn’t tried all the authentic local delicacies.

Delicious things like Demoli fish stew, pork and sauerkraut stew, and braised pork bones, not to mention they had yet to experience the Northeast’s famous bathhouse culture...

At Boss Yu’s repeated insistence, Su Chen had no choice but to stay and play for another day, eating, seeing, and experiencing everything there was to do. In the bathhouse, especially, Su Chen learned a whole new meaning to the phrase "laying it all bare."

During his body scrub, Su Chen watched as the scrub master picked up his "little fella" and scrubbed it back and forth twice. Afterward, the master even patted his butt and said, "This young man is quite well-capitalized! You’d rank in the top five of all the ones I’ve seen!"

Su Chen didn’t know if he should be happy... or just happy.

He also bought plenty of local specialties, like red sausage and smoked chicken. Su Chen ended up with two whole large boxes.

..............

Early this morning, Boss Yu was waiting in his car at the hotel entrance to take them to the airport. When he learned on the way that their next stop was Qiqihar, he declared without a second thought that he would go with them.

His excuse was that he could be their guide and help them avoid any tourist traps.

Su Chen was amused by his excited expression and agreed to his request, thinking it would be more lively with more people.

After getting Su Chen’s approval, Boss Yu even offered to cover all three of their plane tickets. But after asking about it... he was told it wasn’t necessary.

At the time, Boss Yu was puzzled. ’How can you board a plane without buying tickets? Is there some other way?’

Full of doubt, he followed Chen Fei’s directions and drove into the private jet terminal. After passing through security and entering the tarmac, he finally understood why they didn’t need to buy tickets when he saw Su Chen’s massive private jet.

Boss Yu was so shocked that when it was time to board, he was like a wooden mannequin, and Chen Fei had to practically pull him up the stairs.

"Hahaha! Have some fruit!" Chen Fei said with a laugh, placing a fruit platter on the table in front of him.

"Thanks," Boss Yu said, recalling his earlier behavior. He really wished he could dig a hole and bury himself in it.

You couldn’t blame Boss Yu for his strong reaction. The number of people in the entire Northeast who owned a private jet could be counted on one hand. The most famous was, of course, Uncle Benshan, and even his private jet was only worth two hundred million.

But the price of Su Chen’s private jet was more than double Uncle Benshan’s. That alone was enough to show just how powerful Su Chen was.

Boss Yu’s gaze drifted toward the back of the cabin, where Su Chen was casually lounging on a sofa and playing on his phone. His eyes were filled with a complex mix of emotions.

’When I first met him, I just thought he was some young kid out to see the world,’ he thought. ’Who knew that as I got to know him, I’d realize I was only seeing the tip of the iceberg.’

This further solidified Boss Yu’s determination to ride Su Chen’s coattails. After spending the past few days together, he could see that Su Chen was an easygoing person. There was no need to be overly solicitous; just interacting normally like a friend would be enough.

He wasn’t looking to gain any major benefits from Su Chen. He just wanted to be able to call him a friend. That way, when he was bragging to his old buddies back home, he could puff out his chest and say, "My brother has a massive private jet, and I’ve even flown in it a few times!"

At this thought, Boss Yu pulled out his phone and immediately started taking a flurry of selfies, perfectly demonstrating what it meant to "document one’s life."

Chen Fei, who was standing nearby, was dumbfounded by Boss Yu’s baffling behavior. ’An old guy who loves taking selfies?’

"Boss Yu, what’s good to eat in Qiqihar? As the second-largest city in Hei Province, it must have a lot of great food, right?" Su Chen’s voice suddenly came from behind them.

Hearing this, Boss Yu immediately put down his phone and said, "Brother Su, the most famous thing in Qiqihar is barbecue!"

"Barbecue?" Su Chen hadn’t expected that at all.

Boss Yu quickly explained, "It’s because Qiqihar has its own vast grasslands. The quality of both the beef and mutton is excellent, especially the beef. Its quality can rival top-tier Wagyu!"

"Especially the marbled beef! You grill it and sprinkle on some seasoning... just thinking about it makes my mouth water. And the price of beef is incredibly cheap there."

Listening to Boss Yu’s description, Su Chen licked his lips. He felt the urge to go eat some the moment they landed.

......

The flight from Ice City to Qiqihar wasn’t very long. The plane landed at the Qiqihar airport in about an hour.

This airport was different from the others Su Chen had been to. There was no private jet terminal, no express lanes, or anything like that. Commercial airliners and private jets all used the same exit.

Overall, it was very small. As they walked out of the terminal building, Su Chen realized the airport was quite old.

"Is this the only airport in all of Qiqihar?" Su Chen asked, a bit puzzled.

"There’s another one under construction. It should be operational in another two years or so!"

Su Chen was just curious. After all, for the second-largest city in Hei Province to have only one old airport seemed a bit like a loss of face.