From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Secret Base??

"Meow~ Meow~"

"Hm?"

Su Chen was sitting by the fishpond, admiring the koi, when a faint meow reached his ears. He looked in the direction of the sound but saw nothing.

"Old Jiang, did you just hear a cat meow?"

Standing outside the pavilion with his hands behind his back, Jiang Hui nodded in agreement. "Sir, it sounded like a kitten..."

"Find it," Su Chen said, casually grabbing a handful of fish food and sprinkling it into the pond, instantly attracting a school of koi.

"Yes, Sir!"

Jiang Hui headed in the direction the sound had come from.

Su Chen watched as Jiang Hui began searching among the stones of the rockery.

Soon, he pulled a small, orange creature from a crevice. Its four legs kicked wildly in the air as it meowed nonstop, clearly frightened by Jiang Hui.

"Sir, it looks like a little stray, probably abandoned by its mother. But the little guy is pretty cute!"

"Hm, it really is cute." A smile touched Su Chen’s lips as he watched the little orange cat kicking its legs in the air.

Seeing the smile on Su Chen’s face, Jiang Hui bit the bullet and asked tentatively, "Sir, why don’t we adopt it? Having a small pet around would liven up the place a bit."

Su Chen gave Jiang Hui a slightly surprised look, not expecting him to be the one to make the request...

’Perhaps when people reach a certain age, they start to feel compassion for these little creatures.’

"Sure. I was thinking of getting a cat anyway." As he spoke, he reached out and patted the kitten’s head a couple of times.

The little orange cat tried to fight back with its paws, but its tiny, frail body was no match. After a couple of wiggles, it gave up the struggle.

"First, give it some milk. Then take it to the vet for a check-up. Get all the necessary vaccines, and while you’re at it, buy the little guy some supplies...

"Also, this little one’s still a bit wild. Remember to train it well."

Hearing this, Jiang Hui quickly said, "Thank you, Sir!"

Su Chen gave a calm wave, gesturing for him to go feed the kitten.

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"What are you doing here?"

Su Chen was a little surprised to see the visitor when he opened the main gate to the courtyard house.

"Now that my business is done, I came to find you for a drink! I even sent someone to let you know ahead of time." The visitor was none other than the previous owner of the house, Xiao Chen.

The mere mention of drinking gave Su Chen a headache. He was well aware of his own alcohol tolerance, which was leagues below Xiao Chen’s.

"Ahem. We’ll talk about drinking later. Come in first."

"Hey, where’s that butler of yours? Where’d he go? Why are you personally opening the door for me? Don’t tell me you came out specially to welcome me!" Xiao Chen teased.

Su Chen shot him a look. ’I’ve never met anyone so narcissistic.’

"In your dreams! We found a kitten in the central courtyard this morning. No idea if a stray from the neighborhood brought it over. We’re planning to adopt it, so Old Jiang took the little one for a check-up."

"Oh, a kitten? That’s pretty normal. A lot of families in the surrounding hutongs keep cats to catch mice. It’s not strange for there to be strays."

Xiao Chen didn’t find it strange either. After all, he’d had cats wander into his house before, but they were always adult cats. He’d never seen a kitten.

"Yeah, it’s pretty cute. All orange," Su Chen said casually.

As soon as he walked into the central courtyard, Xiao Chen made himself right at home, plopping down on Su Chen’s recliner and crossing his legs, looking utterly content.

"Hey, Old Su! Go brew that tea I gave you. That’s from my grandfather’s private stash! I have no idea what he was thinking, giving you three taels of it!"

The words "Old Su" made Su Chen’s lips twitch. But when he heard the tea was a treasure from Xiao Chen’s grandfather’s collection, a flicker of confusion crossed his eyes.

’What is this old gentleman after?’ Su Chen didn’t think there was anything about him worth scheming over.

"Old Su, why are you still just standing there? You’re not going to make your guest do it himself, are you?"

Xiao Chen’s words snapped Su Chen back to reality. "Hmph. You really know how to order people around, Uncle Xiao."

Although Su Chen was complaining, he still went inside and brought out a tea set, taking two trips to get everything.

He didn’t forget to bring out a recliner for himself, either.

The autumn breeze on their faces, tea brewing over a stove, watching the koi in the pond... Life was good.

"You didn’t really call me over just for drinks, did you? Spit it out. What’s up?" Su Chen asked, picking up his freshly brewed tea and taking a small sip.

Xiao Chen, however, ignored him. He just kept drinking from his cup as if he’d never had tea before.

He only stopped after downing two or three cups in a row.

"Tsk, tsk. The old man’s tea really is the best. He’s usually so stingy with it. I’m going to drink my fill today!"

After sighing with satisfaction, Xiao Chen finally remembered Su Chen had been talking to him. "Right, what were you saying?"

Su Chen felt thoroughly exasperated.

"I asked, what did you really come to find me for today?" Su Chen said, enunciating each word through gritted teeth.

Xiao Chen put down his cup, looking a bit awkward. "Ahem... How about I take you to do something exciting? You in?"

"Exciting? Is it... legit? I’m not into anything shady!" Su Chen’s eyes were full of suspicion. He wondered if Xiao Chen was about to drag him into some kind of group sport.

Seeing Su Chen’s "you’re acting weird" look, Xiao Chen was speechless. "Holy shit, what’s with that look? It’s totally legit! The kind that’ll get your adrenaline pumping, I guarantee it!"

Su Chen was tempted. After a moment of thought, he said, "Fine. But if it’s not legit, I’m out."

"You’ll know whether it’s legit or not when we get there!"

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