From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Afraid? Afraid of a Pineapple

Shichahai, Houhai!

Tang Ren Teahouse!

Su Chen and Jiang Hui were leisurely drinking tea, appreciating the view of Houhai and... the sea of people.

There were far too many people visiting Houhai, the vast majority being tourists from out of town, holding up their phones and snapping pictures nonstop.

Fortunately, the teahouse Su Chen had chosen was in an elevated position, offering a nice view of Houhai from its windows.

"Old Jiang, didn’t you schedule the meeting with the homeowner for three p.m.? Why haven’t they called yet? It’s almost three-thirty! Don’t tell me they’re standing us up," Su Chen said, glancing at his watch.

Hearing Su Chen’s form of address, Jiang Hui could only swallow his anger. At first, he had resisted with all his might, but he was ultimately no match for a single glance from Su Chen.

Helpless, he could only silently endure the nickname "Old Jiang."

"Sir, the traffic is probably bad because of the holiday. I imagine they’ll be here soon."

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a call came in.

Jiang Hui answered the phone, said a few words, and hung up.

"Boss, the homeowner has arrived. We can head over now."

"Let’s go." Su Chen picked up his teacup and drained it in one gulp.

The courtyard house wasn’t far from the teahouse, only a two- or three-minute walk.

Soon, Su Chen and Jiang Hui arrived in front of a courtyard house.

On either side of the entrance stood a drum-shaped stone lion doorstop. The wide main gate projected the courtyard’s grandeur.

Just as Jiang Hui was about to step forward and knock, the main gate swung open.

A young man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, dressed in casual clothes, walked out.

"You’re the ones here to see the house?" The man looked at Su Chen and Jiang Hui, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

His gaze swept over the two. ’The one in the lead is so young, maybe twenty-four or twenty-five. The middle-aged man behind him looks like a professional butler. Tsk, tsk. Looks like this kid’s background is anything but simple!’

Su Chen had no idea the man before him had already analyzed him from head to toe.

"Hello, I’m Su Chen," Su Chen said with a smile.

When the man heard Su Chen’s name, a smile bloomed on his face. "What a coincidence. My name also has the character ’Chen’ in it. Hello, I’m Xiao Chen."

"Hahaha, it really is fate!" Su Chen hadn’t expected such a coincidence either.

The two even shared an enthusiastic handshake.

The passing crowd occasionally glanced their way. Xiao Chen knew this wasn’t the time for a chat, so he gestured for Su Chen and Jiang Hui to enter the courtyard house.

"This house used to be my dad’s. He tossed it to me later on."

"The old courtyard house design didn’t really fit the aesthetic of modern young people, so I just had the whole place renovated. I just don’t know if you’ll like the style!"

With Xiao Chen leading the way, Su Chen began his tour of the courtyard house.

The entire complex was a three-entry courtyard house. The front courtyard was where staff like the nanny and butler lived, decorated in a relatively simple style. But when Su Chen passed through the Hanging Flower Gate and entered the central courtyard, he was stunned by the sight before him.

A small bridge over flowing water, pavilions and terraces, all connected by a winding covered corridor!

"You’ve basically moved the Suzhou Gardens to the Imperial Capital!" Su Chen said, looking at Xiao Chen beside him.

"Hahaha, I wish! It’s just that this courtyard is a bit on the small side. Otherwise, I would have definitely replicated the Suzhou Gardens."

The central courtyard was about five hundred square meters, and the garden alone took up half that space.

The rear courtyard was the owner’s residence, a small two-story building. From the second floor, you could not only see the entire central courtyard but also gaze out at nearby Houhai.

"Waking up to a view like this every morning would put anyone in a better mood," Su Chen remarked with a sigh.

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