From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Let the Family Live a Good Life

Haiyi River View!

Su Chen walked into the residential complex, pulling his suitcase behind him.

"Well, if it isn’t Shufen’s boy. What are you doing back? I heard from your mom... Didn’t you go to Shanghai a while ago? Why are you back so soon? And where’s your car?"

"That’s right, Xiaosu. I remember you drove a nice car last time you were back. What happened this time...?" The speaker glanced at Su Chen, then at his suitcase, her eyes filled with mockery.

"Xiaochen, why are you back with a suitcase? Did something happen?"

Before he had even gotten far into the complex, Su Chen had run into three aunties.

He took a closer look and realized they were the same three who had been playing cards with his mom the first time he returned.

Hearing their passive-aggressive remarks, a flicker of annoyance crossed Su Chen’s eyes. Just as he was about to retort, a booming voice rang out.

"Which one of you bitches is spouting nonsense? I’ll rip your mouth right off!"

Chen Shufen stalked toward them with a bag of groceries, her face dark.

When the three women saw Chen Shufen approaching, they clammed up like mice that had seen a cat.

They had witnessed Chen Shufen’s combat prowess before. Once at the mahjong parlor, a sore loser tried to weasel out of paying, and she berated him so badly he never played mahjong again.

"Hmph!" Chen Shufen huffed loudly in front of the three women but said nothing more.

Seeing his mom’s "ferocious" demeanor, Su Chen gulped. ’I had no idea Mom had such a reputation!’

Chen Shufen glanced at Su Chen, then turned and headed for their apartment building with her groceries. Su Chen hurried to catch up.

"Mom, what are you doing home? Don’t you have to be at school?"

"Have you looked at a calendar? It’s Saturday!"

Once the two were out of earshot, one of the women muttered viciously, "Something must have happened to the Su family’s kid. Why else would he be back so soon?"

The other two murmured in agreement before they all went their separate ways.

The moment they got home, the calm expression on Chen Shufen’s face was instantly replaced by worry.

"Xiaochen, why are you back? Did something really happen?"

Seeing the concern on his mother’s face, a warmth spread through Su Chen’s heart.

"Mom, don’t worry, nothing happened! I just spent a few days on vacation in Lijiang. I came back this time to take care of something."

As he spoke, Su Chen opened his suitcase and took out the flower cakes and the milk tea ingredients that Boss Yu had given him.

Seeing the flower cakes in the suitcase, Chen Shufen breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Xiaochen, you said you came back to take care of something? What is it?" Chen Shufen asked, her expression curious.

Su Chen didn’t answer right away. Instead, he asked, "Mom, are Second Uncle and Third Uncle in town?"

"They are. Why?" Chen Shufen looked at Su Chen, confused.

Su Chen led Chen Shufen to the sofa to sit down before asking, "So what are Second Uncle and Third Uncle doing these days?"

"Your second uncle’s family is the same as always. He and his wife run a noodle shop, and business is just so-so."

"As for your third uncle, because of his age... he was transferred to logistics at the spandex factory. And for some reason, your third aunt just got a job... as a waitress at a restaurant."

Hearing this, Su Chen nodded thoughtfully.

Now he finally understood... why Su Qingya had been so determined to make money before.

"Why are you asking about this?" Chen Shufen was now full of questions.

Su Chen grinned cheekily. "I’ll tell you both tonight when Dad gets home!"

At this, Chen Shufen shot him an annoyed look but didn’t press further. She got up and headed to the kitchen.

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