From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 312

Chapter 312: Chapter 182: Watching the Winds Rise (Part 2)

After spending a night in Shanghai, Su Chen headed for Suzhou the next morning in a business van arranged by Pei Rang.

They say, "Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below." The water towns of Jiangnan were a place many longed to see.

Su Chen’s Suzhou Gardens-style estate was located near Tongli Ancient Town, an area filled with many gardens, manors, and former residences of famous people from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

"Boss, we’ve arrived. This is the place you mentioned." The driver was Pei Rang’s personal chauffeur, Old Liu. He looked to be in his forties, with the simple and honest appearance of a good-natured man.

"We’re here?" Su Chen looked through the car window and saw they had stopped at the main entrance of a place called Bamboo Garden.

Jiang Hui was standing at the entrance, craning his neck to look at the vehicle, seemingly trying to determine if it was Su Chen inside.

A smile touched the corners of Su Chen’s lips. He opened the car door and stepped out. "You can head back to Shanghai. Drive safe!"

"Boss, President Pei specifically instructed me to stay with you during this time!" Old Liu said, shaking his head.

Hearing this, Su Chen didn’t refuse. Having a car would certainly be more convenient. "Alright, then. Just park the car over there."

There happened to be an empty lot right next to the main entrance, sectioned off into several parking spaces. It seemed they were specifically designated for this garden estate.

"Sir~" As soon as Su Chen got out of the car, Jiang Hui hurried over.

Su Chen nodded slightly, his gaze falling upon the exterior of Bamboo Garden.

Whitewashed walls and black tiles, blue bricks paving the ground, carved beams and painted rafters—one look was enough to stir an irresistible urge to explore the scenery within.

"Bamboo Garden... Old Jiang, this estate isn’t just filled with a lot of bamboo, is it?" Su Chen asked, turning his head to look at Jiang Hui beside him.

A cryptic smile flashed across Jiang Hui’s face. He deliberately kept Su Chen in suspense, saying, "Heh heh... You’ll have to go inside and see for yourself, Sir!"

Su Chen glanced at Jiang Hui, smiling as he tapped a finger in the air. "I’m curious to see what kind of scenery could make the ever-so-serious Chief Steward Jiang act so coy."

With that, he strode toward the entrance of Bamboo Garden. Seeing this, Jiang Hui quickly followed.

Flanking the entrance were two half-man-high stone lions, strikingly similar to the ones at the gate of Su Chen’s courtyard house in the Imperial Capital.

After passing through the main gate, he entered the front courtyard of Bamboo Garden. It was very open, with only a small landscaped feature in one corner: a lush, green Buddhist pine, shaped so uniquely it resembled a Ganoderma mushroom.

"Huh? Why does this all look so modern?" Su Chen asked, puzzled, as he observed the thoroughly modern style of the front courtyard’s design.

"Sir, from what I understand, this garden estate was in a state of disrepair before. It was completely renovated to preserve the original scenery as much as possible, but the interior decorations are all in a modern style!"

Hearing this, Su Chen immediately thought of his own courtyard house in the Imperial Capital, the one designed in the style of the Suzhou Gardens.

’Don’t tell me this is another Suzhou Gardens-style courtyard house,’ Su Chen couldn’t help but mutter to himself inwardly.

There were two doors in the front courtyard. On the left was a moon gate, which seemed to lead to the central courtyard. The other door led inside the building.

Su Chen thought for a moment, then walked toward the door that led indoors.

The entrance was a set of double wooden doors. Pushing them open, he found himself in a room that resembled a reception hall, with a covered corridor to the side connecting to other areas.

Seeing this, Su Chen’s expression grew even more peculiar. It seemed his earlier suspicion was about to come true.

Su Chen quickened his pace. After a full tour, his initial anticipation had completely vanished. He sat on the living room sofa, staring blankly at the view of the central courtyard.

He was now two hundred percent certain that this Suzhou Gardens estate was just an enlarged version of his courtyard house in the Imperial Capital. The residential area was a third larger, and the lotus pond in the central courtyard was nearly fifty percent larger than the one in the Imperial Capital.

Most importantly, this Suzhou Gardens estate also had a basement level. However, this one wasn’t as luxuriously decorated as the one in the Imperial Capital; it just had things like a home theater, a karaoke room, and a card and mahjong room.

As for other differences, his courtyard house in the Imperial Capital had three successive courtyards arranged vertically, while this garden estate simply had four arranged horizontally.

"This is the surprise you were talking about?" Su Chen said, shooting a sideways glance at Jiang Hui.

"Ahem... Sir, isn’t it? At least you won’t find it too unfamiliar!" Jiang Hui said with perfect composure.

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